For paid subscribers, an AMA with analytics godfather (and creator of the forthcoming Basketball Past Paper) Dean Oliver! Ship questions you prefer to Dean to reply to us at data@basketballintelligence.internet.
19 unlikely-but-plausible predictions for the 2024-25 NBA SeasonMike Shearer,
A part of the Blazers’ extraordinarily modest success was a reliance upon uncommon defenses: they ranked third in zone frequency and first in full-court presses, which form of labored? The Blazers have the personnel to play havoc in passing lanes and apply great ball stress. Matisse Thybulle led the league in deflections final yr, and rising second-year participant Toumani Camara is a bear entice with a 7’1” wingspan who pressed extra typically by himself than a number of groups did as a complete.
Key storylines: Is the LeBron-Curry-Durant period nearing its sundown?Shaun Powell, NBA.com
2024-25 NBA.com GM Survey: 50 questions forward of latest seasonJohn Schuhmann, NBA.com
Japanese Convention Win TotalsMarc Campbell,
Predicting 11 NBA breakout gamers for the 2024-25 seasonJeremy Woo, ESPN
Does Preseason Matter? That Relies upon On Your Perception In Probability.Jacob Sutton,
NBA offseason grades: Japanese ConventionWorkers, theScore
A fragile thread of human reciprocationKatie Heindl,
ATL: 5 sizzling takes following Hawks’ win over Pacers in preseason openerJoshua Buckhalter, Hovering Down South
ATL: 2024-25 Atlanta Hawks participant preview: Kobe BufkinMalik Brown, Peachtree Hoops
BOS: Drew Peterson is staking a declare to make the Boston Celtics rosterAdam Taylor,
BOS: The semi-realistic path for Payton Pritchard to win Sixth Man of the YrMike Shearer, CelticsBlog
CHA: Recap/Evaluation: Tidjane Salaün scores 15 in win over WarmthJon DeLong, On the Hive
If the expansion we noticed between summer season league and preseason is suggestive of his profession arc, the Hornets obtained themselves a participant in Tidjane Salaün. He’s removed from a completed product, however the improvement in simply a few months is noticeable. His deal with is tighter, he performs extra beneath management, and the 3-point photographs are entering into. He hit 4 triples, together with two by which he created house for himself through the use of his shoulder to nudge away his defender and pulling up with out the necessity for a dribble. He added eight rebounds and three assists as properly
CHI: Recreation notes: Matas Buzelis shines in Bulls preseason openerWill Gottlieb, CHGO
