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.

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. 

Warriors-Grizzlies Game 4 preview: Possible adjustments, key players, who steps up if Ja Morant can’t play? (The Athletic)

  • Fred Katz and Anthony Slater preview GSW-MEM Game 4. 

As a fog descends over the series, remember — Grizzlies-Warriors was supposed to be fun (Daily Memphian)

  • 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. 

Dorian Finney-Smith's eight 3-point field goals fuel Dallas Mavericks in Game 4 win over Phoenix Suns (ESPN)

  • Tim MacMahon on Dorian Finney-Smith.

Dorian Finney-Smith’s historic night (Mavs Moneyball)

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. 

The art of in-game coaching adjustments: Former video coordinators explain why making changes during NBA Playoffs isn't always easy (Sporting News)

  • Steph Noh on coaching adjustments in the playoffs. 

NBA playoffs with Kings ties, ‘revenge tour’ for the Suns and Steph Curry’s Oracle tradition revised (The Athletic)

  • 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. 

Knicks offseason projections: Julius Randle’s future, roles of young players, free agency and more (The Athletic)

  • 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.