Basketball Intelligence For 8/3/26
NBA free company 2026: Let’s play truth vs. fiction
Bobby Marks, ESPN
7 NBA groups who will likely be method higher than final 12 months
Ricky O’Donnell, SBNation
Offseason WC Energy Rankings
John Schuhmann, NBA,com
From Thunder (1) through Kings (15)
NBA East Energy Rankings
Dustin Dopirak, Indy Star
From Knicks (1) through Nets (15)
2026 NBA offseason rankings: the underside 10
David Aldridge, The Athletic
The aftermath of the Jaylen Brown commerce uncovered the fallacy of the analytics vs. eye take a look at debate
Michael Pina, The Ringer
Be aware: For additional dialogue of this problem, take a look at this podcast with Dean Oliver
NBA gamers’ Achilles tendon tears are linked to small spikes in taking part in time, examine finds
David Ok. Li, NBC
PODCAST: Cincinnati Royals Historical past
Gerry Schultz/Ray LeBov/Nick Agar-Johnson, Kings Weekly Podcast
Writer Gerry Schultz joins Ray and Nick to debate the historical past of the Sacramento Kings earlier than they have been the Sacramento Kings, specializing in the Cincinnati Royals period of the franchise. Ray and Nick talk about Maurice Stokes and Jack Twyman, Oscar Robertson and Jerry Lucas, Tiny Archibald and Sam Lacey, and far more in a wide-ranging dialog with Schultz, the creator of Cincinnati’s Basketball Royalty. Schultz, who has written 4 books together with the aforementioned guide in regards to the Royals in addition to Jerry Lucas, Mr. Ohio Basketball in regards to the Cincinnati star, discusses the origins of the Kings franchise with the Rochester Royals, earlier than diving deep into the 15 years of Royals basketball throughout Ohio because the Cincinnati Royals. They cowl the heyday of Robertson and Lucas at size, the devastating Stokes harm and the way it affected each his teammates and the franchise, and the affect of Bob Cousy on the staff. Lastly, they wrap up by masking the tip of the franchise’s tenure in Cincinnati and the transfer to Kansas Metropolis and Omaha that ultimately led to the staff’s transfer to Sacramento.
Banner Yr: 1957, two superb rookies arrive, and the Celtics’ dynasty begins
Mike Dynon, SBNation
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