Basketball Intelligence For 6/17/26
The day's best basketball news and analysis.
FEATURES OF THE DAY
“Oh No! It’s The Consequences Of The NBA’s Own Actions!” Part 1: How We Got Here
Hardwood Paroxysm
Darius Acuff Jr. accepts ‘tough love’ from father, turns into top NBA draft prospect
Marc J. Spears, Andscape
Way more than a Brunson story
Henry Abbott, TrueHoop
The Streets Don’t Forget: When Both Teams Won the Trae Young Trade
Con Brennan, Wait for the Screen
TEAM NEWS
ATL: Hawks Rising
Jonas Plaut, The Cap Crunch
CHA: The Charlotte Hornets and the Timing of Contention
James Plowright, Buzz Beat
GSW: Polish or potential: Warriors work out centers on opposite ends of NBA draft spectrum
Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News
GSW: Everything we know about a pivotal Golden State Warriors offseason
Anthony Slater, ESPN
IND: Should the Pacers prioritize offense or defense in free agency/via trade?
Caitlin Cooper, Basketball, She Wrote
LAL: Lakers Draft Series: Players and Archetypes for Pick No. 25
Iztok Franko, Diggin Basketball
