Wednesday 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.

NBA salary-cap projections: What can each team afford to offer free agents in the 2022 offseason? (The Athletic)

  • Danny with an updated outlook for the 2022 offseason. 

Knicks and Lakers begin blame game; Beverley’s extension; Scouting Keegan Murray (The Athletic)

  • John Hollinger on the Lakers, the Knicks, scouting Iowa’s Keegan Murray, and more. 

Chris Paul out 6-8 weeks: What the Point God's absence means for the Phoenix Suns (ESPN+)

  • Kevin Pelton reacts to the news of Chris Paul’s thumb injury. 

The Many Dimensions of DeMar DeRozan (The Ringer)

  • Mirin Fader on DeMar DeRozan. 

Power Rankings, Week 19: Top 10 sees shake-up as season resumes after break (NBA.com)

  • John Schuhmann with a fresh edition of his power rankings heading out of All-Star break. 

On a night for legends, Stephen Curry stole the show (The Athletic)

  • Marcus Thompson on Steph putting on a show Sunday night in Cleveland. 

NBA All-Star Game 2022: Grading every player on Team LeBron and Team Durant (ESPN)

  • Kevin Pelton dishes out grades for All-Star weekend. 

A prophecy fulfilled: Karl-Anthony Towns, Zach LaVine, Andrew Wiggins together again at All-Star weekend (The Athletic)

  • Jon Krawczynski on the former Wolves trio together at All-Star weekend. 

Jimmy Butler On Why Kyle Lowry Is His Perfect Counterbalance And Not Taking Celebrity Crypto Advice (Dime)

  • Katie Heindl chats with Jimmy Butler. 

Hidden Gems: Seth Curry could be the Nets' new glue guy (Sporting News)

  • Steph Noh on how Seth Curry will help the Nets. 

How Luka Doncic Got His Groove Back (D Magazine)

  • Iztok Franko on Luka hitting his stride offensively. 

Solving the Miami Heat’s Clutch Time Mystery (Five Reasons Sports)

  • Brady Hawk on Miami’s offense in crunch time. 

Who Refs The NBA’s Referees? (FiveThirtyEight)

  • Ben Dowsett on NBA officials and how they are evaluated. 

With Anthony Davis out, the Lakers need to prioritize adding a center on the buyout market (Silver Screen & Roll)

  • Darius Soriano on what the Lakers need while AD is sidelined. 

Golden State Warriors week-in-review: 1/31 - 2/6 (Warriors by the Numbers)

  • Kelly O'Meara Morales on the recent play of Jonathan Kuminga and Moses Moody, some notes on the Warriors’ rotation, and more. 

The Rookie Scale: Early Concerns Over Cade Cunningham and Jalen Suggs Miss the Big Picture (The Ringer)

  • J. Kyle Mann checks in with members of this rookie class. 

Lakers Need to Figure out Their LeBron James Problem Sooner Than You Think (Bleacher Report)

  • Eric Pincus on LeBron and the Lakers’ future. 

The Cavs, the Lakers and the final years of LeBron James’ career (The Athletic)

  • Jason Lloyd on LeBron’s All-Star weekend remarks.

Is LeBron’s Lakers tenure in peril? Plus more on the Harden-Simmons saga and MVP talk: All-Star weekend revelations (The Athletic)

  • Sam Amick on LeBron and more from All-Star weekend. 

Adam Silver, the NBA and the Unsaid Reason for Stopping Locker Room Access (House of Strauss)

  • Ethan Strauss on Adam Silver’s remarks over the weekend on media locker room access.