Basketball Intelligence For 7/18/25
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
NOTE: We will be playing “catch-up” for the next few days due to our limited available time for production during our visit to the LVSL.
*FEATURE OF THE DAY*
Joel Embid Sees You
Dotun Akintoye, ESPN
TEAM SPECIFIC
BOS: Beyond the Slump, Scheierman is Thriving
Adam Taylor, The Celtics Chronicle
BOS: Miles Norris makes several splashes in Celtics’ Summer League win over Lakers
Gary Washburn, Boston Globe
BOS: The person putting the most pressure on Hugo González to perform is González himself
Gary Washburn, Boston Globe
BOS: Celtics hopeful back on NBA radar after MVP season in China
Souichi Terada, Mass Live
CLE: Tyrese Proctor Shows Potential at Summer League
Danny Cunningham, The Inside Shot
DAL: Mavericks two-way signee Ryan Nembhard has NBA model: his older brother Andrew
Christian Clark, The Athletic
GSW: Summer League takeaways: Warriors rookies suffocated by Raptors
Joseph Dycus, Mercury News
IND: Kam Jones gets to the point (up to a point)
Caitlin Cooper, Basketball She Wrote
LAC: Clippers need Yanic Konan Niederhäuser to keep channeling his ‘barbarian’ side
Law Murray, The Athletic
LAC: Yanic Konan Niederhauser showing growth in Summer League
Broderick Turner, LA Times
LAC: Clippers get steal in Bradley Beal and look good – on paper
Mirjam Swanson, OC Register
MIL: GM Jon Horst on retaining Gary Trent Jr. and Bobby Portis and signing Cole Anthony
Eric Nehm, The Athletic
MIL: GM Jon Horst on bold Damian Lillard move, Myles Turner acquisition
Eric Nehm, The Athletic
MIN: Terrence Shannon Has Showcased His Offensive Development At Summer League
Jonah Maves, Zone Coverage
NYK: Knicks summer league: Watching Tyler Kolek, Pacôme Dadiet and more
James Edwards III, The Athletic
ORL: Three Takeaways: The Magic remained winless at Summer League as their team continues to struggle with its shot despite energetic efforts.
Philip Rossman-Reich, World R Squared
ORL: How Tyus Jones gets his assists
Philip Rossman-Reich, World R Squared
PHI: Joel Embid Sees You
Dotun Akintoye, ESPN
PHX: Where Are We Going?
Jared Dubin, Last Night In Basketball
I am confused not just by what the hell it is the Suns are doing these days, but by what they think they're doing.
They can't possibly think that they're contending in the West. That is wildly unrealistic to begin with given the state of the roster, but beyond that, if you think you're contending, you don't trade Kevin Durant and/or buy out and then waive and stretch Bradley Beal. You keep those guys and make another run at things.
But they also can't possibly think that they're rebuilding. They are wildly over-leveraged in terms of future draft assets and can't really take advantage of their own ineptitude if they wind up being really bad. But beyond that, you don't trade multiple picks for Mark Williams if you think you're rebuilding, after having already drafted a center at No. 10 overall. You just let that lottery pick play and learn from his mistakes.
PHX: How Bradley Beal and the Phoenix Suns finalized their contentious divorce
Brian Windhorst, ESPN
POR: Grading Damian Lillard’s $42 million reunion with Trail Blazers in NBA free agency
Ricky O’Donnell, SBNation
POR: Damian Lillard is Coming Back
Sean Highkin, Rose Garden Report
SAC: Kings advance to NBA Summer League semifinals
Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee
SAS: Observations on Carter Bryant, David Jones Garcia, Riley Minix, and Harrison Ingram in the Summer Spurs' first loss in the Las Vegas Summer League
Paul Garcia, The Spot Up Shot
TOR: Inside the Raptors’ defensive blueprint: What fuels them and who they look up to
Eric Koreen, The Athletic
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