Basketball Intelligence for 9/11/24
Instant replay fixes, expansion news (?), Klay Thompson's fit, and more
LEAGUE STORIES
Three NBA Teams That Could Surprise This Season
Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes
Adam Silver defends new media rights deal, discusses NBA, European expansion at board of governors meeting
Mike Vorkunov, The Athletic
Silver said the NBA has not yet created a committee to examine expansion and there was not much talk of it at the BOG meeting Tuesday. The league, he said, is not yet ready to decide if it will expand, let alone which markets. He believes that process will be addressed later this season.
“It get a bit complicated in terms of selling equity in the league,” he cautioned. “What that means for the existing television relationships, etc. What we’ve told interested parties is, ‘Thank you for your interest, we’ll be back to you.'”
NBA changes instant replay rules after controversial call in 2024 playoffs
Jasmyn Wimbish, CBS Sports
The Wildest Lineup Every NBA Team Could Really Try In 2024-25
Dan Favale, Bleacher Report
Broken Records
Justin Kubatko,
Every NBA Team's Biggest Question Before The 2024-25 Season Starts
Fran Leiva, Fadeaway World
TEAM STORIES
BOS: One Area of Improvement for each Boston Celtics Player: Bigs
Adam Taylor,
BOS: Giving flowers: Jaylen Brown’s mastery of the step-through
Nate Moskowitz, CelticsBlog
BRK: The Nets Have a Cam Johnson Contract Conundrum
Frederick Okocha, Last Word On Sports
CHA: 2 Youngsters’ roles with the Hornets this season have become clear
Orel Dizon, Swarm & Sting
CHA: Hornets Sign Marcus Garrett, Joel Soriano, Caleb McConnell
Luke Adams, Hoops Rumors
DAL: Mavs Film Study: How Klay Thompson Can Thrive with Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving
Grant Afseth,
Thompson totaled 432 off-screen plays that led to a scoring possession last season, which led the NBA by a massive margin. In fact, his former teammate, Curry, was the closest behind him with 285. Only six players even reached the 150-mark. There are many more plays where Thompson didn’t receive the ball but provided value to Golden State’s offense by commanding attention through his shooting gravity. Going to the Mavericks’ offense, Thompson will experience a clear reduction in volume, but there are still many ways he can enhance what Dallas does in the half-court.
DAL: Klay Thompson is already devouring Mavericks' alarming kryptonite from Finals
Noah Weber, The Smoking Cuban