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.
Sources: Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic to be named NBA MVP for second consecutive season (ESPN)
- Woj on the MVP.
Hollinger: In the NBA playoffs, everybody is angry at everyone … and it’s wonderful (The Athletic)
- John Hollinger on tensions rising in these playoffs.
- Fred Katz and Anthony Slater preview GSW-MEM Game 4.
- Chris Herrington with more on the state of the series.
The Ja Rules: What the Warriors should try to slow down Grizzlies star Ja Morant (Sporting News)
- Steph Noh on game planning for Ja.
The Warriors Needed Jordan Poole More Than We Knew (FiveThirtyEight)
- Mike Prada on Jordan Poole.
What We Saw, What It Felt Like: Mavs-Suns, Game 4 (D Magazine)
- Iztok Franko on PHX-DAL Game 4.
- Tim MacMahon on Dorian Finney-Smith.
Dorian Finney-Smith’s historic night (Mavs Moneyball)
- @CBAMavs with more on DFS.
The Mavericks' Coaches Have Been Here Before, Even If The Players Haven't (FiveThirtyEight)
- Dorothy J. Gentry on the Mavs’ coaching staff.
5 takeaways from Sixers' big Game 4 victory against Heat (NBA.com)
- John Schuhmann on Philly’s Game 4 win.
The Tyler Herro Counters Coming Against Philly (Five Reasons Sports)
- Brady Hawk on how the Sixers are planning for Tyler Herro.
Beauty is in the (finger to the) eye of the beholder during NBA playoffs (The Athletic)
- David Aldridge on the physicality of MIL-BOS.
NBA playoffs 2022: How the Boston Celtics discovered the blueprint that changed their season (ESPN)
- Tim Bontemps on the Celtics.
- Steph Noh on coaching adjustments in the playoffs.
- Sam Amick on the Suns’ motivation to win it all this year, and more.
Sources: Sacramento Kings to hire Golden State Warriors assistant Mike Brown as head coach (ESPN)
- Woj on Mike Brown as the new Kings head coach.
Source: Mike Brown set to become Kings new head coach (The Kings Beat)
- James Ham on Mike Brown’s fit in Sacramento.
Latest from the NBA coaching carousel (The Stein Line)
- Marc Stein on the latest coaching buzz.
- John Hollinger and Fred Katz preview the Knicks’ offseason.
Listing the Current NBA Trade Exceptions (Sports Business Classroom)
- Eric Pincus on the available trade exceptions around the league.
2023 NBA mock draft: Gearing up for next summer's Victor Wembanyama sweepstakes (ESPN+)
- Jonathan Givony and Mike Schmitz look ahead to the 2023 draft.