Basketball Intelligence For 6/3/26
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
THE FINALS
The Spurs Defense Might Be Unsolvable
Gibson Pyper, Half Court Hoops
PODCAST: Finals preview with Dean Oliver and Mike Shearer
Ray LeBov, No Weak Stuff
The Nova Knicks: Inside the Brunson-Bridges-Hart brotherhood
James Edwards III, The Athletic
Spurs have 4 major problems to fix against the Knicks
Eamon Cassels, Fansided
How Knicks plan to pull Victor Wembanyama away from the rim — unlocking their offense
Fred Katz, The Athletic
The Big Batch of Knicks-Spurs Questions
Jared Dubin, Last Night In Basketball
Tight-knit Spurs look to the past while working toward their own golden future
Jared Weiss, The Athletic
The Spurs’ regular season struggles vs. the Knicks are irrelevant in the Finals
Pounding The Rock
Brunson vs. Castle (and Wemby): Breaking Down Key Matchup Before NBA Finals
Tom Petrini, Sports Illustrated
NBA Finals preview
Kelly Dwyer
5 pressing questions about the Knicks-Spurs NBA Finals matchup
Zach Harper, The Athletic
Knicks, Spurs continue depth and effort era for another year
Tom Lewis, Indy Cornrows
Gregg Popovich a welcome resource for Finals-bound Spurs
Michael C. Wright, ESPN
Obvious Josh Hart strategy is a trap that could cost the Spurs a championship
Jahlil Williams, Air Alamo
The Wemby Rules
Jonathan Macri, Knicks Film School
Ranking every player in the 2026 NBA Finals
Ben Golliver, ESPN
Brunson’s final boss isn’t Wembanyama, it’s Stephon Castle
Kristian Winfield, Daily News
Jalen Brunson wary of Stephon Castle’s defensive prowess
Vincent Goodwill, ESPN
Notable Quotes from Spurs - Knicks Finals Media Day
Paul Garcia, The Spot Up Shot
The Spurs Rebuilt Their Dynasty in Fast-Forward
Neil Paine
Ideological Enemies Face Off Tonight
Sports Square News
Mitchell Robinson’s status holds outsized importance for the Knicks
Sam Quinn, CBS Sports
LEAGUEWIDE
NBA News Roundup
Jacob Sutton, JSutt Hoops
TEAM-SPECIFIC
GSW: Warriors Work Out Massive Rim-Protecting Center Prospect
Joey Akeley, Sports Illustrated
NOP: Why Does Everyone Want Trey Murphy?
Garrison Giddens, Gidd Hoops
ORL: 2026 Orlando Magic Player Evaluations: Wendell Carter is good, but good enough?
Philip Rossman-Reich, World R Squared
TOR: Collin Murray-Boyles’ defense should take him far in the NBA.
Amos Caesar Mina, Raptors Rapture
UTA: For the Jazz, the teardown and rebuild are finally over. The time is now
Tony Jones, The Athletic
WAS: Want to go to the NBA Finals? Add a former Washington Wizard to your team
David Aldridge, The Athletic