Basketball Intelligence For 7/11/26
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
TEAM-SPECIFIC
ATL: Takeaways from Hawks’ Summer League win over Spurs
Lauren Williams, AJC
BKN: Nets smoke Knicks in Las Vegas Opener
Collin Helwig, SBNation
BKN: Egor Dëmin is acting different, and the Nets should be encouraged
C.J. Holmes, Daily News
BOS: Two Man Game: Hugo Gonzalez & Amari Williams
Adam Taylor, Celtics Chronicle
CHI: Caleb Wilson Checks All Boxes with 35 in Summer League Debut
Elias Schuster, Sports Illustrated
DAL: Mavericks Summer League Observations: Getting to Know The Newbies
Bryan Porter, SBNation
DET: Where does Jalen Duren go from here with Pistons in restricted free agency?
Hunter Patterson, The Athletic
LAL: Cameron Carr embracing defensive mindset in Las Vegas Summer League
Benjamin Royer, OC Register
LAL: Lakers Summer Notes: Summer Dreaming
Iztok Franko, digginbasketball
MIA: Davion Mitchell is Greece-bound to work out with Giannis
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald
MIN: Why the Timberwolves had to trade for LaMelo Ball
Eamon Cassels, Dunking With Wolves
ORL: Desmond Bane confirms the Magic’s biggest offseason focus
Philip Rossman-Reich, Orlando Magic Daily
ORL: Magic begin to come together in Las Vegas
Philip Rossman-Reich, World R Squared
POR: Ja Morant’s stock has never been lower, but that doesn’t mean Portland got a steal
Above The Break
SAS: Tarris Reed Jr. embraces the Spurs’ enforcer role and so much more
Jahlil Williams, Air Alamo
TOR: About Kawhi Leonard and the state of the paused Raptors trade
Sam Amick/Eric Koreen/Law Murray, The Athletic
WAS: Trae Young keen to prove skeptics wrong, believers right by winning in Washington
Josh Robbins, The Athletic
LEAGUEWIDE
Cameron Boozer - Caleb Wilson in Vegas duel
Krysten Peek, NBA.com
Summer League: Standout players from Day 2
Krysten Peek, NBA.com
The NBA’s seven biggest non-LeBron James and Kawhi Leonard questions left to be answered this offseason
Sam Quinn, CBS Sports
Victor Wembanyama’s hometown discount has NBPA calling for second-apron changes
Jared Weiss, The Athletic
Ranking the NBA’s Best Young Cores
Zach Buckley, Bleacher Report
NBA Teams With Hard Caps For 2026/27
Luke Adams, Hoops Rumors
Victor Oladipo Announces Pro Day Amid NBA Comeback Attempt After 2023 Injury
Julia Stumbaugh, Bleacher Report
Examining the Jaylen Brown Trade
Yossi Gozlan, Third Apron
Come for Dybantsa vs. Peterson, stay for McNeeley vs. Penda
Mike Shearer, Basketball Poetry