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: Jared Dubin On The Regular Season (RealGM Radio)

  • Danny and Jared Dubin recap the regular season and look ahead to the playoffs.

From Jalen Green to Kristaps Porzingis, identifying the heroes of the 2021-22 NBA tanking season (The Athletic)

  • John Hollinger on the season’s top tanking-adjacent performances. 

Between Nikola Jokic and Joel Embiid, who’s the best center in the NBA? Nine big men weigh in (Denver Post)

  • Mike Singer gathers some feedback on Embiid vs. Jokic for MVP. 

How Ime Udoka became the Can Man: Behind the scenes of how a Portland connection reshaped the Celtics (The Athletic)

  • Jason Quick on Ime Udoka. 

What Doesn’t Kill You (Sportsnet)

  • Michael Grange on Pascal Siakam. 

Little big league: The rise of the NBA's ... 6-foot-4 big man? (ESPN+)

  • Kevin Pelton on an emerging archetype in today’s NBA. 

Series preview: Sixers, Raptors seem primed for a lengthy series (NBA.com)

  • John Schuhmann previews Raptors-Sixers. 

The Triple Team: Which Jazz players had an impressive regular season, and which ones disappointed? (Salt Lake Tribune)

  • Andy Larsen on Luka’s injury heading into round 1, plus a recap of Utah’s season.

Podcast: What to expect when the Spurs face the Pelicans in the play-in tournament (Alamo City Limits)

  • Damien Bartonek and Noah Magaro-George preview Pels-Spurs. 

The Bucks Looked Different Without Brook Lopez. Now That He's Back, Can Milwaukee Repeat? (FiveThirtyEight)

  • Jared Dubin on the return of Brook Lopez and his impact on the playoffs. 

Warriors playoff question: How often will Steve Kerr deploy Jonathan Kuminga? (The Athletic)

  • Anthony Slater on Jonathan Kuminga’s potential role in the playoffs. 

‘He just has a charisma about him’: Jamahl Mosley brings passion, energy to Magic (Andscape)

  • Marc J. Spears on Jamahl Mosley.

Jakob Poeltl shares how to think like a high-level NBA defender (Sporting News)

  • Steph Noh breaks down film with Jakob Poeltl. 

The case for Franz Wagner as the Rookie of the Year (Orlando Pinstriped Post)

  • Garrett Townsend on Franz Wagner’s rookie season. 

Warriors trumpet Poole for Most Improved Player (ESPN)

  • Kendra Andrews on Jordan Poole’s season. 

Do not worry that the Bulls are really bad now (Blog A Bull)

  • Bulls Blogger on the Bulls’ last week of the regular season. 

Vogel out as coach of Lakers, sources say (ESPN)

  • Woj on the Lakers moving on from Frank Vogel. 

Why this Los Angeles Lakers season was doomed from their first team outing in October (ESPN+)

  • Ramona Shelburne on the Lakers.

Jalen Green saved his best performance for last as Rockets wrap up 2021-22 season (The Athletic)

  • Kelly Iko on Jalen Green’s big night. 

What is Jae’Sean Tate’s future with the Rockets? (The Dream Shake)

  • James Piercey on Jae’Sean Tate. 

​Views from the bottom: 4 young NBA players to keep an eye on (Basketball News)

  • Nekias Duncan on Killian Hayes, Brandon Williams, and more. 

NBA Rookie Power Rankings: Our 10 best first-year players in 2021-22 (ESPN+)

  • Mike Schmitz with a final edition of his rookie power rankings for this season. 

Juancho Hernangomez, a surprising bright spot for the Utah Jazz (SLC Dunk)

  • Calvin Chappell on Juancho Hernangomez. 

Nikola Jovic, 18-year-old top prospect from Serbia, to enter 2022 NBA draft (ESPN)

  • Jonathan Givony on Nikola Jovic declaring for the draft. 

Ep. 49 of The Kings Beat Podcast: Is Donte DiVincenzo in Kings' long term plans? (The Kings Beat)

  • Brenden Nunes and James Ham discuss Donte DiVincenzo’s future with the Kings, and much more. 

Video: Cade Cunningham breaks down his go-to moves (ESPN)

  • Mike Schmitz breaks down film with Cade Cunningham. 

NBA Offseason Guide 2022: The Detroit Pistons' rebuilding process is starting to show results (ESPN+)

  • Bobby Marks on Detroit’s offseason.