Monday Daily Duncs

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.

Podcast: Matt Moore On NBA Tiers (RealGM Radio)

  • Danny and Matt Moore size up the league as we approach the All-Star break.

Dear Portland (The Players Tribune)

  • CJ McCollum pens a letter to Portland. 

Everything that didn’t happen at the NBA trade deadline, featuring the Lakers and Thunder (The Athletic)

  • John Hollinger looks back on deadline week, shares some deadline-related salary cap notes, and more.

‘He does things that cannot be topped’ — the rise and rise and rise of the Warriors’ Jonathan Kuminga (The Athletic)

  • Tim Kawakami on Jonathan Kuminga. 

How Paul Reed is keeping it simple in renewed opportunity with Sixers (Philly Inquirer)

  • Gina Mizell on Paul Reed. 

Power Rankings, Week 18: Sixers, Nets switch gears as Suns, Grizzlies hold top spots (NBA.com)

  • John Schuhmann delivers a fresh power rankings with the trade deadline now in the rearveiw mirror. 

A ‘majestic’ Klay Thompson performance rises to the moment for Warriors (The Athletic)

  • Marcus Thompson on a big performance from Klay Thompson over the weekend. 

Who Improved, Who’s Rebuilding And Who’s Treading Water After The NBA Trade Deadline? (FiveThirtyEight)

  • Jared Dubin takes a look around the league post-deadline. 

2022 NBA Trade Deadline: Notes and numbers to know (NBA.com)

  • John Schuhmann on some numbers you need to know about players that were on the move at the deadline. 

Why a James Harden for Ben Simmons trade might save the Nets' season (Sporting News)

  • Steph Noh on the Simmons addition for the Nets. 

James Harden And Ben Simmons Got The Moves They Wanted. Will They Work Out For Their Teams? (FiveThirtyEight)

  • Jared Dubin on Harden and Simmons with their new teams. 

Can Ben Simmons unlock his inner Draymond Green? How will James Harden fit next to Joel Embiid? (The Athletic)

  • Sam Vecenie on last week’s blockbuster. 

The Sacramento Kings might not be crazy for selling high on Tyrese Haliburton (Sactown Royalty)

  • Alex Saenz on the Kings’ decision to trade Tyrese Haliburton.

Podcast: NBA Trade deadline show (The Kings Beat)

  • James Ham and Brenden Nunes discuss last week’s happenings in Sacramento. 

LaVine to visit specialist for lingering knee soreness (NBC Sports)

  • K.C. Johnson with an update on Zach LaVine. 

Norman Powell’s injury the latest reset for a Clippers team that can’t seem to have nice things (The Athletic)

  • Law Murray on some more injury news for the Clippers. 

Milwaukee Bucks' Pat Connaughton to have hand surgery, is expected back before end of regular season, sources say (ESPN)

  • Woj on Pat Connaughton’s status looking ahead to the postseason for the Bucks.