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: Nekias Duncan, Mike Prada On The Southeast Division (RealGM Radio)

  • Nekias Duncan and Mike Prada join Danny to preview the Southeast Division. 

Agent: Porter agrees to max deal with Nuggets (ESPN)

  • Woj and Tim Bontemps have the story on Michael Porter Jr. agreeing to a max extension with the Nuggets. 

Karl-Anthony Towns Opens Up About His Season of Grief (Sports Illustrated)

  • Michael Pina profiles Karl-Anthony Towns. 

Assessing Timberwolves fallout after Gersson Rosas’ dismissal, from ownership’s role to a potential Ben Simmons trade (The Athletic)

  • Jon Krawczynski on where the Wolves go from here. 

Superstar shopping: LeBron, Russell Westbrook and the Lakers’ summer of recruiting (The Athletic)

  • Bill Oram, Shams Charania, and Sam Amick with a deep dive on this season’s Lakers roster and how it was built. 

Zion had foot surgery, should be ready for season (ESPN)

  • Andrew Lopez on Monday’s news on Zion’s offseason foot injury. 

Understanding Zion Williamson's Foot Fracture (In Street Clothes)

  • Jeff Stotts with more on Zion’s foot fracture. 

Sources: Kyrie to skip media day amid vax rules (ESPN)

  • Brian Windhorst reports from Brooklyn’s media day. 

Is The Mere Threat Of A Three Enough To Affect A Defense? (FiveThirtyEight)

  • Caitlin Cooper takes a closer look at how defenses react to the threat of 3-point shots and how they impact a team’s spacing. 

DeMar DeRozan keeps moving forward by looking backwards (Noh’s Notebook)

  • Stephen Noh on the continued evolution of DeMar DeRozan’s game. 

Why Anthony Davis will play a lot more center this season, explained (Silver Screen & Roll)

  • Darius Soriano on seeing more of AD at center this season.

Courtney Vandersloot: The Dime Machine (Synergy Sports)

  • Todd Whitehead on Courtney Vandersloot's prolific playmaking.

The WNBA's 25 all-time greatest players, according to the stats (ESPN)

  • Kevin Pelton on the top 25 WNBA players of all time according to his championships added metric. 

Podcast: The 75th anniversary team Part 1 (Thinking Basketball)

  • Ben Taylor and Cody Houdek predict the NBA’s 75th-anniversary team. 

Leader of the Pack (Cleaning The Glass)

  • Ben Falk on what he learned from his time working with Sachin Gupta. 

NBA Hierarchy Tiers: Where Every Team Really Fits Heading into 2021-22 Season (Bleacher Report)

  • Mo Dakhil on where each team stands heading toward the start of a new season.

Warriors add Avery Bradley, Jordan Bell and Langston Galloway to compete for 15th roster spot (The Athletic)

  • Anthony Slater on the competition for the final roster spot with the Warriors.