Basketball Intelligence For 9/30/24
Dikembe Mutombo dies at 58, Thunder's defensive potential is sky high, and more
LEAGUE STORIES
Dikembe Mutombo, Basketball Hall of Famer and NBA global ambassador, dies at 58
David K. Li, NBC News
2024 NBA training camp: Storylines, extensions, depth charts
Bobby Marks, ESPN
Power Ranking Every NBA Starting Lineup After Blockbuster Karl-Anthony Towns Trade
Andy Bailey, Bleacher Report
The highest-paid players for the 2023-24 NBA season
Pat Heery, Yardbarker
ESPN is wrong about what type of NBA content they think Gen Z wants
Oliver Fox, SB Nation
I do not consider short-form content better, more accessible or in any way more modern than written work, well-produced TV segments or podcast content. I consider it trash; abundant but valueless, often produced from the scraps of other content like the Pat McAfee or Stephen A. Smith shows, or from breakout clips from First Take; please enjoy these 2 minutes and 54 seconds of Smith, Shannon Sharpe and Dan Orlovsky incomprehensibly screaming about if the Dallas Cowboys have a winning culture.
The Karl-Anthony Towns Trade Could Haunt the Knicks and Wolves
Michael Pina, The Ringer
Three surprise players who could join the NBA MVP race
Addam Goldman, Yardbarker
Ex-Rockets AJ Griffin reveals he retired young from NBA ‘to follow Jesus’
Antonio Kozlow, Basketball Insiders
TEAM STORIES
UTA: Five burning questions as Jazz head into training camp
Sarah Todd, Deseret News
TOR: What to know as Raptors training camp begins for season No. 30
Ryan Wolstat, Toronto Sun
TOR: Raptors can learn from the Randle, Towns trade how to use a weapon in the new CBA
Josh Cornelissen, Raptors Rapture
That's not meant as a putdown of the organization but rather an acknowledgment that the league's new Collective Bargaining Agreement, only full phased in this summer, is deep and detailed and its implications and permutations are vast. It takes a lot of time to get to know it, and even longer to see all of the ways to use it to your team's advantage.
TOR: Branden Carlson might be a real contributor for the Raptors
Ian Finlayson, Raptor Republic
SAS: 2024-2025 Spurs defensive preview
K Kearney, Spurs Fan Cave
SAS: NBA 2024 Offseason Check-In: San Antonio Spurs
Luke Adams, Hoops Rumors
SAC: Domantas Sabonis Q&A: Kings Future, DeMar DeRozan, De’Aaron Fox, Starting 5 Netflix Series
Michael Scotto, Hoops Hype
POR: 5 Pressing questions Trail Blazers must address at Media Day
Reese Kunz, Rip City Project
ORL: Anthony and Black backcourt will give Magic underrated boost off the bench
Omar Cabrera, Orlando Magic Daily