*FEATURES OF THE DAY*
PODCAST: Western Conference Preview
Bob Bellotti/Ray LeBov/Nick Agar-Johnson, Basketball Intelligence
Bob Bellotti, author and longtime NBA analytics consultant, joins Ray and Nick to discuss the Western Conference and break down the conference into tiers. They cover the conference from top to bottom as they give their thoughts on where each of the 15 teams stands as the start of the season approaches.
Who In Western Conference Can Threaten OKC Thunder?
Rylan Stiles, Sports Illustrated
TEAM-SPECIFIC
BOS: Celtics’ roster has room for players to break out. Who are the most likely candidates?
Jay King, The Athletic
CHI: Josh Giddey's Contract, Coby White's Future, and the Bulls 2026 Cap Space Plans
Yossi Gozlan, Third Apron
DEN: Nuggets get encouraging performance from new backup big man
Sean Keane, Yardbarker
IND: Pacers’ Season Preview
Jared Dubin, Last Night In Basketball
LAC: Adam Silver strikes bold tone, for him, on Clippers investigation
Sam Amick, The Athletic
LAL: Lessons from Slovenia’s run, and what might translate to the Lakers and the NBA
Iztok Franko, digginbasketball
The rest of the team-specifics as well as leaguewide, draft and international stories follow for paid subscribers