Basketball Intelligence For 6/14/26
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
THE FINALS
Note: On a typical day, we peruse approx 2500 stories to select the best ones to link to. With today’s estimated 375,000 stories having been posted online about the NBA Finals we need more perusal time. Stay tuned for additional Finals links over the next few days.
5 stats that define the New York Knicks’ championship run
John Schuhmann, NBA.com
Knicks vs. Spurs NBA Finals: It all started with Jalen Brunson, and it all ended with him as well — as NBA champion
Dan Devine, Yahoo Sports
The 2026 NBA Finals prove historically clutch
John Schuhmann, NBA.com
How do Victor Wembanyama, Spurs learn from NBA Finals loss and take the next step?
Jared Weiss, The Athletic
For Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs, inexperience remains undefeated
Jared Weiss, The Athletic
OG Anunoby’s whole life prepared him for this Knicks moment
Katie Heindl, SBNation
Four Takeaways As Knicks Win NBA Championship
Sports Illustrated
4 takeaways
Jeff Zillgitt, NBA.com
How The Finals Were Won: The Difference Between Having Answers and Hoping to Find Them
Con Brennan, Wait For The Screen
Jalen Brunson Fulfilled the Knicks’ Dream
Chris Mannix, Sports Illustrated
‘Nova Knicks’ step up to help the franchise end its 53-year championship drought
Steve Aschburner, NBA.com
The Morning After
Iztok Franko, digginbasketball
The New York Knicks are NBA champions
Marc Stein, The Stein Line
The Knicks Are the Perfect Champ For the NBA’s Weirdest Era
Neil Paine
De’Aaron Fox Had No Good Answer for His Brutal Shooting Woes in Finals Game 5 Loss
Kristen Wong, Sports Illustrated
Victor Wembanyama’s first NBA Finals trip ends with regrets
Ben Golliver, ESPN
How the Knicks won the NBA Finals
Zach Kram, ESPN
THE DRAFT
NBA mock draft 2026: Updated projection after NBA Finals ends
Ricky O’Donnell, SBNation
Darius Acuff Jr. wants to be the next Jalen Brunson: A star with more heart than height
Myron Medcalf, ESPN
AJ Dybansta Scouting Report
Max Rosenberg, Draftstack
Jack Kayil Scouting Report
Owen Jury, Draftstack
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TEAM-SPECIFIC
BKN: What The Nets Can Learn From Knicks Envy
Steve Lichtenstein
CHI: Maximizing the Bulls Cap Space - 2026 Offseason Preview
Yossi Gozlan, The Third Apron
PHX: Suns forward Ryan Dunn had extra interest in Spurs-Knicks NBA Finals
Duane Rankin, Arizona Republic
LEAGUEWIDE
Post-Finals NBA Power Rankings: Stacking 30 teams for 2026-27 season
ESPN
Free Agency Officially Starts
Sean Deveney, heavy.com