ATL: The AJC’s Hawks quarter-century workforce: A have a look at the third-team alternativesLauren Williams, The Atlanta Journal-Structure
BOS: Why tempered expectations for retooling Celtics are price embracingChris Forberg, NBC Sports activities Boston
May the 2025-26 Celtics have an identical glow up?
OK, possibly a deep playoff trek is formidable. However we’d submit that this yr’s workforce with Jaylen Brown, Derrick White, and Payton Pritchard on the helm may need extra top-end expertise than that 2016-17 group. You possibly can fret over the potential depth of this squad, however 1) We don’t suspect it is a completed roster, and a pair of) Gerald Inexperienced was beginning key playoff video games for the 2016-17 group, so it wasn’t like that workforce was swimming in depth, both. James Younger and Jordan Mickey mixed to play 54 video games that yr.
BOS: Celtics simply clarified what followers missed a few essential offseason improvementBobby Krivitsky, Hardwood Houdini
DAL: Mavericks flip the NBA’s greatest draft mistake into an limitless goldmineNoah Weber, The Smoking Cuban
DEN: Adelman passes ‘crash first take a look at’ — now the enjoyable beginsKerry Eggers, The Dean Of Portland Sports activities
DEN: Nuggets’ most intriguing offseason query nonetheless stays to be answeredBen Handler, Nugg Love
MIA: Good resolution to Warmth’s greatest downside may already be on the rosterZach Buckley, All U Can Warmth
MIL: Bucks are throwing Doc Rivers a layup (he can’t afford to overlook it)Dalton Promote, Behind The Bucks Go
OKC: Making Sense of OKC Thunder’s Backup Level Guard ScenarioMichael Stamps, SI.com
ORL: Jase Richardson’s dad is an NBA dunk contest legend, however he was coached by his motherMartenzie Johnson, Andscape
Paul-Richardson is a basketball junkie. Each her mother and father performed basketball at junior faculties in Michigan. She is aware of the who’s who of the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL), and despises the trendy recreation of basketball, which emphasizes 3-pointers. Rising up, Paul-Richardson didn’t need to be like Mike; she needed to be Michael Jordan.
ORL: Tyus Jones is insurance coverage for the Orlando Magic’s by-committee methodPhilip Rossman-Reich, World R Squared
PHI: Stunning Cam Thomas replace exhibits why 76ers aren’t budging with Quentin GrimesJacob Moren, The Sixer Sense
PHX: What chasing Kuminga says in regards to the SunsJon Voita, Brilliant Facet Of The Solar
SAC: Kings star DeMar DeRozan reveals ‘cheat code’ to his elite mid-range recreationJoaquin Ruiz, NBC Sports activities
SAS: Victor Wembanyama’s Very Fascinating No-Basketball Summer seasonDanny Chau, The Ringer
