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Basketball Intelligence For 8/6/24



Group Stage Takeaways
Tyler Metcalf, No Ceilings

Olympics’ 8 men’s basketball teams still standing, ranked by gold medal chances
Ricky O’Donnell, SBNation

Men’s quarterfinal preview
Marc Stein, The Stein Line

Ranking biggest threats to USA winning gold
Kurt Helin, NBC Sports

Will Team USA bring home gold? Stiff competition awaits in knockout stage of Olympics
Dan Devine, Yahoo Sports

Stephen Curry on his first Olympics
Gary Washburn, Boston Globe

Stephen Curry, LeBron James and the ‘too small’ action that unlocks Team USA’s offense
Joe Vardon, The Athletic

Breaking Down Importance Of Thunder Duo In Canada’s Quarterfinal Game Against France
Nick Crain, Forbes

Anthony Edwards is having more fun than anyone at the Olympics
Marc J Spears, Andscape

‘Whirlwind’ year continues as Jayson Tatum chases Olympic gold
Jeff Zillgitt, USA Today

David Blatt on Olympics role, MS diagnosis and being ‘thankful’ for brief NBA tenure
Sam Amick, The Athletic

Rudy Gobert is a hero in his hometown
Marc J Spears, Andscape

French Basketball, the Olympics, and the NBA, with Dr. Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff
Mike Shearer/Ray LeBov, Basketball Intelligence

5 Things We Learned About Team USA Basketball Heading into Olympic Quarterfinals
Chris Kirsch, Give Me Sport

DEN: Where the Nuggets stand in the Western Conference after an eventful offseason
Tony Jones, The Athletic

DET: Jaden Ivey, Jalen Duren and their potentially fascinating seasons ahead
James Edwards III, The Athletic

GSW: How the Warriors fit into the Lauri Markkanen deadlines and scenarios
Tim Kawakami, The Athletic

HOU: The “No-Stats All Star”: A breakdown of Shane Battier and the 2007-08 Houston Rockets.
Joseph George, The Zone Master

IND: From draft night snub to pace setter: Johnny Furphy’s ascent continues
Tom Hersz, The Pick And Roll

IND: Can Cole Swider get a move on with the Pacers?
Caitlin Cooper, Basketball She Wrote

LAL: Lakers finalize JJ Redick’s coaching staff
Khobi Price, OC Register

MEM: The Grizzlies are primed to make prognosticators either look dumb or smart
Aaron Bollwinkel, Live.Breathe.Ball

There is a world where Memphis’ epically torturous injury luck turns and we get a run of relative health that allows this team to again show how damaging they can be, as we witnessed in the ’22 and ’23 regular seasons, where they averaged 53.5 wins. There is also a world where due to the nature of the players involved, the Grizzlies’ injury luck is permanently downtrodden with perpetual DNPs

NOP: Pelicans Need to Find Late-Game Solutions in 2024-25 Season
Kenneth Teape, Sports Illustrated

NYK: Are the Knicks elite? Talking defense, centers, Julius Randle’s future and more
Fred Katz/John Hollinger, The Athletic

NYK: Why Mitchell Robinson could be X-factor for Knicks during 2024-25 NBA season
Rafael Canton, SNY

ORL: Healthy summer will be key to successful 2024-25 season for Jonathan Isaac
Philip Rossman-Reich, Orlando Magic Daily

PHX: Can Oso Ighodaro be the Suns’ version of Draymond Green?
Matt Escobar, Valley Of The Suns

UTA: What to know about the Jazz, Lauri Markkanen’s next contract
Bobby Marks/Tim MacMahon, ESPN

UTA: Breaking down the Lauri Markkanen extension situation
Jake Fischer, Yahoo Sports

Eastern Conference Power Rankings
Omari Sankofa II, Free Press

U18 EuroBasket 2024’s Top NBA Draft Prospects
Rafael Barlowe, NBA Big Board

2025 NBA Draft Big Board: Ranking the Top Prospects
Jonah Kubicek/Svyatoslav Rovenchuk, Give Me Sport