Basketball Intelligence For 8/30/25
The day's best basketball reporting and analysis.
*FEATURE OF THE DAY*
Passed Out: A New Metric to Preview the League's Best (and Worst) Playmakers
Jacob Sutton, JSutt Hoops
TEAM NEWS
DAL: Mavericks' brutal cut saves them from disastrous trade trap
Jaren Boslow, The Smoking Cuban
DEN: Nuggets' Jonas Valanciunas trade somehow just got even better
Jordanna Clark, Nugg Love
DEN: Nuggets finally grant Nikola Jokic his longtime wish
Tyler Watts, Nugg Love
DET: the ambush in motor city
bang!
HOU: Alperen Sengun's Passing has been on Full Display in FIBA EuroBasket
Lachard Binkley, SI.com
HOU: Rockets star thriving in big lineups at EuroBasket
Sean Keane, Yardbarker
IND: Pacers Guard T.J. McConnell Uses Chemistry To Break Norms. Can He Keep Doing It?
Tony East, Forbes
