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Basketball Intelligence for 8/28/24 – by Mike Shearer



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10 players with a surprising skill
Mike Shearer,

Naji Marshall jumping on grenades. Tyrese Haliburton’s very specific defensive skill. Kyle Kuzma’s hooking excellence. And so much more!

Every NBA Team’s Biggest Win and Loss of the 2024 Offseason
Dan Favale, Bleacher Report

Six Offseason Signings That Were Bargains
Blake Stern, The Center Hub

Senators ask NBA about Rwanda relationship
Mark Fainaru-Wada, ESPN

As Amazon nixes $115 million investment in embattled RSN operator Diamond, what comes now?
Evan Drellich, The Athletic

Multiple industry officials suspected Amazon backed away for the opposite reason: because it did not like what Diamond’s still-evolving business plan presented, particularly considering how the landscape has changed since January.

Amazon recently reached an 11-year deal with the NBA and WNBA worth about $1.8 billion per year.

“They got the NBA deal and they said, ‘Why do we need this?’” said an industry executive who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

Longest-Tenured NBA Players By Team
Luke Adams, Hoops Rumors