Basketball Intelligence for 9/5/24

The day's best NBA reporting and analysis

TEAM STORIES

BOS: Ranking Boston Celtics Players Into 14 Different Categories Ahead Of 2024-25 Season
Eddie Bitar, Fadeaway World

BRK: 30 Teams in 30 Days: Nets seem primed for a rebuilding season
Shaun Powell, NBA.com

CHI: Predicting Billy Donovan's starting 5, Bulls' rotation
K.C. Johnson, NBC Sports

CLE: Cavaliers Complete Coaching Staff
Staff, NBA.com

GSW: Do the Warriors Have a Plan to Get Steph Curry Back to the Top?
Michael Pina, The Ringer

MEM: Big Dream, Small Guard
Conrado Pascual, The Center Hub

To date, there have been only 14 players listed at 5’8″ or under that have suited up for an NBA team and logged regular season playing time. And the two most recent of those 14 players (Markquis Nowell and Jacob Gilyard) have yet to find a definitive spot in the league – bouncing between the G-League and the NBA on Two-Way contracts or playing on nonguaranteed and/or 10-day deals.

MIN: Nickeil Alexander-Walker's Game Relies On His 3-Point Consistency
Jonah Maves, Zone Coverage

NOP: Brandon Ingram’s Pelicans future is as hazy as ever, and the clock is ticking
William Guillory, The Athletic