Basketball Intelligence For 8/18/26
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
TEAM-SPECIFIC
BKN: The Day’Ron Sharpe Experience
Con Brennan, Wait For The Screen
BKN: Nets Offseason Check-In
Rory Maher, Hoops Rumors
CHA: Film Findings | Dennis Schröder
Richie Randall, Buzz Beat
CHI: 3 Bulls weaknesses for next season
Cem Yolbulan, Da Windy City
LAC: Sources: NBA has no evidence Ballmer funneled money to Leonard via sponsors
Don Van Natta/Baxter Holmes/Ramona Shelburne, ESPN
LAL: Fallout from the Lakers’ sale already reverberating throughout the organization
Dan Woike, The Athletic
NOP: Herb Jones’ healthy return could play a large role in the Pelicans’ success.
Terry Kimble, Sports Illustrated
ORL: Wendell Carter’s quiet game needs to be much louder for the Orlando Magic
Philip Rossman-Reich, Orlando Magic Daily
PHI: LeBron James could be the ideal connective piece between the Sixers’ other stars.
Jackson Frank, SBNation
PHI: How Sixers develop and deploy their young talent will be major X Factor for 2026-2027
Will Rucker, SBNation
SAS: Free Agent Addition: Tobias Harris
Paul Garcia, The Spot Up Shot
SAS: Finals blunders aside, Fox was one of the Spurs’ best players this season
Jacob Douglas, Pounding The Rock
LEAGUEWIDE
Predicting which teams will improve and which will decline this season
Greg Swartz, Bleacher Report
NBA Summer Forecast 2026-27: Projecting rookie MVPs, future impact
ESPN
Russell Westbrook Never Chilled
Tyler Parker, The Ringer
These 5 unsigned NBA free agents can still help a contender
Brennan Sims, Fansided
NBA Kawhi Leonard-Clippers Investigation Could Open A Salary-Cap Loophole
Bryan Toporek, Forbes
PODCAST: What makes a good GM, Coach, and Star Player in the NBA.
Ray LeBov/Wes Goldberg/Nick Agar-Johnson, No Weak Stuff
Wes Goldberg of RealGM Radio joins Ray and Nick to discuss what makes a good GM, Coach, and Star Player in the NBA. They start out by discussing the GM role, including managing up to the owner, setting expectations, having a plan, being flexible, and understanding their team's status in comparison to the rest of the league. Then, they talk about coaching, the importance of personnel management, the value of in-game adjustments, and maintaining balance in the locker room. Finally, they wrap up by discussing the important duties of a star player on an NBA team, focusing on the concept of leadership by example and how to spot the impact of that kind of behind-the-scenes leadership.