Basketball Intelligence For 7/29/26
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
FEATURE OF THE DAY
Peyton Watson, Christian Braun, and the Restricted Free Agency Problem Denver Should Have Seen Coming
Nathan Grubel, No Ceilings
TEAM-SPECIFIC
BKN: Demin 2026 NBA summer league highlights
Sharif Phillips-Keaton, USA Today
BOS: Looking ahead for the post-Brown Celtics
Adam Taylor, Celtics Chronicle
BOS: Celtics have a complex minutes puzzle for Joe Mazzulla and his staff to solve
Ben Handler, Hardwood Houdini
BOS: Sam Hauser
Rich Jensen, SBNation
CLE: Does Mario Hezonja solve the Cavs’ wing problem or signal another move is coming?
Ethan Sands/Chris Fedor, cleveland.com
DAL: Stars align just right for Moussa Cissé to remain with Mavs
Dwain Price, Mavs.com
DEN: Peyton Watson, Christian Braun, and the Restricted Free Agency Problem Denver Should Have Seen Coming
Nathan Grubel, No Ceilings
Watson is good enough to keep. Figuring out what that means for the rest of the Denver Nuggets is where the conversation becomes much more difficult
DEN: Did Nuggets make the right decision by re-signing Spencer Jones?
Troy Renck/Sean Keeler, Denver Post
DET: Kevin Huerter Video Breakdown
Bryce Simon, Motor City Hoops
GSW: Warriors projected starting lineup and rotation looks overmatched
Ian Levy, Fansided
GSW: Gui Santos led the NBA in this shocking stat
Mack Baltes, USA Today
IND: On what comes “after” for Kobe Brown
Caitlin Cooper, Basketball She Wrote
LAL: Can Sandro Mamukelashvili Take The Next Step?
Iztok Franko, digginbasketball
MIA: Inside Giannis Antetokounmpo’s first day with Heat, including talks with Spoelstra and Jovic
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald
MIN: Summer League | Joan Beringer vs New Orleans Pelicans🚨
Bryce Simon, Game Theory
MIN: Tim Connelly Leaves Jaden McDaniels With Minnesota’s Toughest Job
Zakir Hassan, LWOS
MIN: LaMelo Ball Is Entering A Perfect Environment In Minnesota
Charlie Walton, Zone Coverage
NYK: Jalen Brunson has exceeded expectations at every level. Five words explain why
Jayson Jenks, The Athletic
ORL: Magic’s season will determine their potential
Philip Rossman-Reich, World R Squared
PHI: Year 2 is when LeBron James teams hit their championship stride. Here’s how they did it.
Gina Mizell, The Inquirer
PHI: Seven Charts That Show What LeBron Can—and Can’t—Do for the Sixers
Kirk Goldsberry, The Ringer
PHI: Inside LeBron James’ decision to join the 76ers
Dave McMenamin, ESPN
SAS: Devin Vassell’s new role opened the door for the Spurs’ return to dominance
Ty Small, Air Alamo
LEAGUEWIDE
Breaking down the best offseason move by each team in 2026
Mark Giannotto, USA Today
Ranking the best NBA starting 5s for next season
Christopher Kline, Fansided
Best unders for 2026-27 season
Stephen Noh, Sporting News
THE DRAFT
Scouting Report: Arkansas’ Guard Jordan Smith Jr.
Derek Parker, Sports llustrated
There’s more to hoops than being tall (though it obviously helps!)
Sam Wilson
Breaking Down Stefan Joksimovic vs. Fabian Kayser
Rafael Barlowe, NBA Big Board