Basketball Intelligence For 7/2/26
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
TEAM-SPECIFIC
BKN: Danny Wolf ready for his shot to help fill Nets’ Nic Claxton void
Brian Lewis, NY Post
BKN: Egor Demin seeks to make quick connection with Nets’ 2026 top draft pick
Brian Lewis, NY Post
BOS: Trading Jaylen Brown for Paul George and picks sure makes it seem like Celtics have ceased to be about winning
Gary Washburn, Boston Globe
BOS: The Celtics’ Jaylen Brown trade actually makes sense
Oliver Fox, SBNation
BOS: The Celtics Better Be Right About Trading Jaylen Brown
Chris Mannix, Sports Illustrated
BOS: Breaking Down the Blockbuster Celtics-Sixers All-Star Swap
Paul Czarnecki, Medium
CLE: Newly signed Cavs rookie arrives in Cleveland with untapped potential, ready to compete in crowded backcourt
Ethan Sands, cleveland.com
DAL: ‘Unselfish’ Cooper Flagg made Mavericks job too appealing for Dusty May to pass up
Christian Clark, The Athletic
DEN: Nuggets to sign Marvin Bagley III to veteran minimum contract in NBA free agency
Bennett Durando, Denver Post
GSW: The problem Steve Kerr was hoping to avoid is back. Even if the Warriors sign LeBron James
Nick Friedell, The Athletic
IND: On whether Kelly Oubre is fit to size as a wing for the Pacers
Caitlin Cooper, Basketball She Wrote
LAL: What will Walker Kessler bring to the Lakers, and is he worth the price?
Sam Vecenie, The Athletic
LAL: First impressions of the retrofitted Los Angeles Lakers.
Iztok Franko, digginbasketball
LAL: Post-LeBron Lakers are built with Luka Dončić as top priority. Will it work?
Dan Woike, The Athletic
LAL: Do all those moves make L.A. a contender?
Nekias Duncan, Yahoo Sports
PHI: Resetting the Sixers’ roster
Gina Mizell, The Inquirer
PHI: The 76ers finally have a reason to dream again after landing Jaylen Brown
Tony Jones, The Athletic
PHI: Can Jaylen Brown lift the Sixers and prove his doubters wrong? Breaking down Philadelphia’s big swing
Dan Devine, Yahoo Sports
PHI: What to know about new Sixers forward Dean Wade
Conor Smith, The Inquirer
POR: Morant, Blazers coach already on same page, ready ‘to get the best version of Ja’
Jason Quick, The Athletic
SAC: The Kings are making a small bet on Mogbo
Josh Cornelissen, Raptors Rapture
TOR: Kawhi’s heart never fully left Toronto. Now he’s going back to the Raptors
Law Murray, The Athletic
TOR: Kawhi Leonard trade gifted the Raptors a new death lineup opponents will hate to see
Chris Lambert, Raptors Rapture
TOR: The Kawhi Leonard trade is a big risk for the Raptors. It’s worth it
Eric Koreen, The Athletic
LEAGUEWIDE
Free agency 2026: Winners, losers, big questions for teams
Ben Golliver, ESPN
Ranking five best moves of NBA offseason (so far)
Brad Botkin, CBS Sports
Ranking the Top 10 Realistic NBA Trade Targets After Jaylen Brown Blockbuster
Zach Buckley, Bleacher Report
The “Mutual Option”
Luke McCartney
THE DRAFT
Environment-Adjusted Big Board | 2026 NBA Draft
Stephen Gillaspie, No Ceilings