Basketball Intelligence for 8/22/24

The day's best NBA reporting and analysis

LEAGUE STORIES

NBA offseason grades: Pacific division
Sean Keane, Yardbarker

8 NBA teams that can win the 2025 championship
Ricky O’Donnell, SB Nation

Ranking: The Top 30 small forwards for the 2024-25 season
Frank Urbina, HoopsHype

NBA predictions 2024-25: Win-loss records for Warriors, Thunder and every West team
Staff, ESPN+

Is Jamal Crawford the top NBA broadcasting free agent available?
Brendon Kleen, Awful Announcing

Often ignored in the chatter around the NBA broadcasting musical chairs is that there is an open seat at ESPN dating back to the layoffs of Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson last summer. Replacement Doc Rivers jumped back to coaching after a half-season, and then Plan C JJ Redick was hired to coach the Los Angeles Lakers after the NBA Finals. That leaves only Mike Breen and Doris Burke in place at ESPN, and executives have opted not to commit even to Burke in the top booth next season.

Could Crawford be the latest splashy hire by ESPN to patch holes in its basketball broadcasts?

Which team has the most picks in the 2025 NBA Draft?
Ian Levy, Fansided