Here's the latest installment of our Daily Duncs: a curated list of writing, video, and podcasts on a near-daily basis for subscribers. You can read, watch, and listen to exactly what Danny and I are consuming every day if you so choose.
Rockets trade deadline notebook 2.0: Maneuvering Houston’s cap with an expert (The Athletic)
- Kelly Iko and Danny go back and forth on the Rockets.
When do we worry about the Bucks? Plus, Cavs’ cap exception and how it might be used (The Athletic)
- John Hollinger on the Bucks, Marquette’s Justin Lewis, and more.
Double trouble: Bucks’ defensive strategy plays into Nuggets’ hands in lopsided loss (The Athletic)
- Eric Nehm on Milwaukee’s rough night against the Nuggets.
Podcast: Lakers roller-coaster & why Simmons-for-Harden might happen (Posted Up)
- Chris Haynes and Vincent Goodwill on the Lakers, Ben Simmons, and the latest chatter leading up to the deadline.
Video: The Offensive Genius of Nikola Jokic | Thinking Basketball (NBA)
- Ben Taylor on Nikola Jokic.
Power Rankings, Week 16: Suns hold top spot as East standings tighten (NBA.com)
- New week, new power rankings from John Schuhmann.
Does holding on to Ben Simmons actually help? (The Daily Six)
- Derek Bodner on Philly’s long game with Simmons.
Source: Kings move on from Ben Simmons pursuit, set sights elsewhere (The Kings Beat)
- James Ham on the Kings moving on from Simmons as a trade target.
Amir Coffey’s playmaking has been an unexpected key to the Clippers offense (Clips Nation)
- Sabreena Merchant on Amir Coffey.
On the instinctual play of Chris Duarte (Indy Cornrows)
- Caitlin Cooper on Chris Duarte.
- James Edwards III on Isaiah Stewart.
Video: Jaren Jackson Jr.'s versatility is key for the red hot Grizzlies (Thinking Basketball)
- Ben Taylor on Jaren Jackson Jr.
Video: The Golden State Warriors Need Klay Thompson to Be Great (The Ringer)
- J. Kyle Mann on the Warriors and Klay’s return.
Four takeaways on Klay Thompson's play through his first eight games (ESPN+)
- Kendra Andrews and Kevin Pelton with more on Klay.
Video: Mid-Season All Rookie Teams | Rookie Watch Ep. 4 (Hoop Intellect)
- Hoop Intellect brings you up to speed on the play of this year’s rookie class.
Seth Partnow Q&A: A sit down with the author of “The Midrange Theory” (Basketball News)
- Mat Issa chats with Seth Partnow.
- Marcus Thompson on Steph’s shooting slump.
NBA mailbag: Are Stephen Curry's shooting woes a bad sign for the Golden State Warriors? (ESPN+)
- Kevin Pelton answers reader questions on Steph’s recent rough stretch, injury reports, and more.
- Brian Windhorst, Tim Bontemps and Tim MacMahon discuss some upcoming supermax candidates.
- Niku Mistry with a comprehensive statistical review of Kobe Bryant’s career.