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.

Jrue Holiday’s Defense May Have Saved The Bucks’ Title Dreams (FiveThirtyEight)

• Jared Dubin on Jrue Holiday’s brilliant Game 5 performance. 

Jrue Holiday reached another level as Bucks needed him most, leading Milwaukee to a 3-2 NBA Finals lead (The Athletic)

• Eric Nehm with more on Holiday’s big night. 

The Suns let Game 5 — and probably an NBA title — slip away in a nightmare second quarter (The Athletic)

• Anthony Slater on the pivotal stretch from Game 5. 

Can the Suns stave off elimination in Game 6 of the NBA Finals against the Bucks? These 3 factors are key (The Athletic)

• Jovan Buha on what needs to happen for the Suns to force a Game 7. 

Suns Fans Find Meaning—and Connection—in Devin Booker and His Mexican Heritage (The Ringer)

• Don’t miss Paolo Uggetti on Devin Booker. 

The Bucks And Suns Didn’t Build Like Recent NBA Finalists (FiveThirtyEight)

• Neil Paine on how this season’s finalists were built. 

Wizards bringing in a familiar face and name in Wes Unseld Jr., but more importantly a coach who has put in the time (The Athletic)

• Fred Katz on the Wes Unseld Jr. hire for the Wizards. 

‘We’re moving in the right direction’: Black coaching hires in NBA bring excitement (The Undefeated)

• Marc J. Spears on this offseason’s coaching hires. 

2021 NBA free-agency point guard rankings by BORD$: Chris Paul, Kyle Lowry top a deep field (The Athletic)

• John Hollinger ranks the free agent point guards. 

All the extension-eligible players in 2021-22 (HoopsHype)

• Yossi Gozlan has a rundown of the extension-eligible players this offseason.