Basketball Intelligence For 8/11/26
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
NOTE: We are experiencing sporadic tech issues/interruptions this a.m., so we are publishing today’s edition now and will play catch-up tomorrow
TEAM-SPECIFIC
CHI: Q & A: Norman Powell
Mark Medina, Fadeaway World
HOU: Rockets offseason recap, early 2026-27 season preview
ESPN
MIA: Can Heat surround Giannis, Bam Adebayo with enough 3-point shooting?
Eric Nehm, The Athletic
MIN: What would a successful Rudy Gobert season look like?
Charlie Walton, Zone Coverage
NOP: Joe Dumars on why the Pelicans have been so quiet this offseason
Rod Walker, NOLA.com
ORL: Is Franz Wagner Good Enough To Be A Leading Man?
Con Brennan, Wait For The Screen
PHI: 5 Sixers thoughts
Adam Aaronson, Philly Voice
PHX: Keys for Devin Booker, Phoenix Suns to have 50-win season
Duane Rankin, Arizona Republic
SAS: Spurs offseason recap, early 2026-27 season preview
ESPN
LEAGUEWIDE
2026-27 NBA season: Under-the-radar concerns for title contenders
ESPN
The 7 riskiest moves of the offseason
Mike Shearer, Basketball Poetry
9 most underrated moves of the offseason
Ricky O’Donnell, SBNation
The 5 NBA teams who did basically nothing this offseason
Mike Phillips, Fansided
New Kawhi Leonard Cap-Circumvention Allegations Raise The Stakes For The NBA
Bryan Topporek, Forbes
Ben Simmons Angling for NBA Comeback: How Real Is It and Which Teams Could Be Interested?
Liam McKeone, Sports Illustrated
THE DRAFT
2027 NBA Mock Draft
Jonathan Wasserman, Bleacher Report