Basketball Intelligence For 8/10/26
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
TEAM-SPECIFIC
DEN: Jokic really needs to stop being Mr. Nice Guy to Josh Kroenke
Sean Keeler, Denver Post
GSW: Draymond Green: Basketball’s Greatest Amplifier
Zach Magoon
HOU: New Rockets Shooting Coach: A 2026-27 Game Changer?
Jimmy Vik, LWOS
LAL: The Lakers Doubled Down on Guard Play and Paint Pressure
Iztok Franko, digginbasketball
LAL: Walker Kessler is the offensive fit at center the Lakers have been searching for.
Raj Chipalu, Silver Screen and Roll
MIL: Tyler Herro begins new chapter with hometown team
Steve Megargee, AP
MIL: Herro stresses ‘biggest chip on my shoulder,’ downplays extension Heat bypassed
Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel
MIN: Anthony Edwards Still Can Take Another Leap Next Season
Eric Forga, Zone Coverage
OKC: Step-by-Step Breakdown of the Thunder’s Summer of Savings
Yossi Gozlan, Third Apron
OKC: 2025-26 Thunder player grade: Isaiah Joe
Clemente Almanza, USA Today
OKC: 2025-26 Thunder player grade: Aaron Wiggins
Clemente Almanza, USA Today
ORL: Paolo Banchero: The Burden That Was Granted Before It Was Earned
Zach Magoon
ORL: 1 Thing The Orlando Magic Needs Most From Each Starter
Matt Hanifan, Sports Illustrated
ORL: Anthony Black has another statement to make for the Magic
Philip Rossman-Reich, Orlando Magic Daily
ORL: Anthony Black: The Magic’s most important reserve
Matt Hanifan, Sports Illustrated
PHI: Building lineups Sixers head coach Nick Nurse can lean on in 2026-27
Adam Aaaronson, Philly Voice
SAS: Answers from Prior Offseason Questions: Spurs Reserves in the Frontcourt
Paul Garcia, The Spot Up Shot
LEAGUEWIDE
The NBA & the Ten-Minute Quarter
Omar Zahran, Deep Cover
Who won the NBA offseason? Grading all 30 teams for signings, deals and draft
Lorenzo Reyes, USA Today
Ranking the Atlantic Division Shooting Guards
Zach Hiney, Sports Illustrated
Ranking the Atlantic Division Point Guards
Zach Hiney, Sports Illustrated
DON NELSON, R.I.P.
Don Nelson was an NBA original, one who experienced the game from all angles
Steve Aschburner, NBA.com
Nellie Ball
Marc Stein, The Stein Line
Don Nelson Changed the NBA Forever With Four Landmark Innovations
Blake Silverman, Sports Illustrated
Don Nelson Followed His Bliss And Changed Basketball
Ray Ratto, Defector
In Part One of our 2020 interview, Marques Johnson spoke of playing for Nellie
HOF CLASS OF 2026
Mike D’Antoni discusses coaching career, style that helped reshape NBA
Jeff Zillgitt, NBA.com
‘Doc’ Rivers
Steve Aschburner, NBA.com
Pick-and-roll powerhouse Amar’e Stoudemire left opponents powerless
Jeff Zillgitt, NBA.com
Joey Crawford
Steve Ashburner, NBA.com
THE DRAFT
Names to Know for the 2026-2027 Season, Part One
Stephen Gillaspie, No Ceilings