Basketball Intelligence for 8/7/24
USA advances, Captain Brunson, and more!
PODCAST: French Basketball, the Olympics, and the NBA, with Dr. Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff
Mike Shearer/Ray LeBov, Basketball Intelligence
TEAM SPECIFIC
UTA: Lauri Markkanen, Jazz expected to reach long-term contract extension: Sources
Shams Charania/Tony Jones/Anthony Slater, The Athletic
OKC: Can the Thunder challenge the Wolves to be the NBA's best defense?
Jared Dubin,
NYK: Was Donte DiVincenzo the second-best shooter in the NBA last season?
Mike Shearer,
NYK: Jalen Brunson’s captaincy is a remnant of an old era
Michael Zeno, Posting and Toasting
As far as I can tell, only a few teams have active formal captains. The Bucks have had Giannis as captain for seven years. Trae Young and Bam Adebayo are captains of their respective teams. There is very little on captains of everyone else. The Celtics have a documented captain history, with Rajon Rondo being their last one in 2014. There are informal captains, like Stephen Curry with the Warriors and Luka Doncic in Dallas, but formal captaincy is a lost art in the NBA.
NOP: New Orleans Pelicans Need to Show More Patience with Recent First-Rounder
Kenneth Teape, New Orleans Pelicans on SI
MIN: Chris Finch Has Three Interesting Options For His Rotations This Season
Charlie Walton, Zone Coverage
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