- [Thinking Basketball] The 52nd pick who guards Jokic AND Dame (!) https://youtu.be/LRVnEiSldeI 56 comments nba
- [Thinking Basketball] OKC's 5-guard defense is unreal https://youtu.be/i19h-aO8KtU 125 comments nba
- [Thinking Basketball] Ep. #287: The KAT Knicks are fascinating https://open.spotify.com/episode/04JC3cTBfjh3M9aparwqvi?si=1b0d564a149f419c 12 comments nba
- [Thinking Basketball] Can you read the game like Nikola Jokic? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbbyIK5tXzI 84 comments nba
- The incredible Anthony Davis-Steph Curry chess match. [Thinking Basketball] https://youtu.be/mKHvsg3JdhY?t=496 6 comments nba
- [MacMahon] Luka Doncic: “It’s really frustrating. I think you can see it with me on the court. Sometimes I don't feel it’s me. I'm just being out there, you know? I used to have really fun smiling on court, but it's just been so frustrating for a lot of reasons, not just basketball.” https://twitter.com/espn_macmahon/status/1639475419698143232 259 comments nba
- Thinking Basketball #117: A rock and a hard place | Offensive vs. defensive weaknesses https://open.spotify.com/episode/6ltgmzLF9Jme5K058lzlhu 6 comments nba
- Bucks GM Jon Horst on Game 3: ‘That wasn’t a quality playoff basketball game, and I think officiating played a role’ https://theathletic.com/3300354/2022/05/09/bucks-jon-horst-game3-officiating/ 159 comments nba
- [Thinking Basketball] Podcast #90: The 75th anniversary team - Part 2. With all the renewed talk about the selection and possible snubs, it's worth a listen. https://open.spotify.com/episode/3055Hw73x55MOawRf3YrZF 11 comments nba
- Thinking Basketball showing examples of how 90s illegal defense rules made help defense impossible https://streamable.com/u4egnw 283 comments nba
- [Ganguli] Stan Van Gundy on Dwight Howard's NBA 75 snub: “Whatever the reason that he got left out, there’s something more than basketball to it. I have people ask me like, ‘Oh, do you think he’s a Hall of Famer?’ Do I think he’s a Hall of Famer? Are you kidding me?” https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/14/sports/basketball/nba-dwight-howard-lakers.html 1041 comments nba
- [Zach Lowe, Lowe Post] “Karl-Anthony Towns should be, at some point in his career, a top 10 player in the NBA. He has not been so far, mostly because of his defense. I think he’s the most skilled scoring big man, probably in basketball history.” None 161 comments nba
- Dikembe Mutombo on inaugural season of Basketball Africa League: “I think I’m going to cry on that first day. I think it’s a dream come true.” https://www.opencourt-basketball.com/interview-dikembe-mutombo-is-going-to-cry-when-the-basketball-africa-league-tips-off-its-a-dream-come-true/ 208 comments nba
- Former FC Barcelona Captain Carles Puyol: "If you ask me who Michael Jordan is, I will say that he is the best basketball player in history, I think Messi will have the same status–the best footballer of all time." https://everythingbarca.com/2020/12/24/barcelona-carles-puyol-lionel-messi-best/ 11 comments nba
- [Guardian]Scottie Pippen:'I told Michael Jordan I wasn’t too pleased with The Last Dance'.I don’t think it was that accurate in terms of really defining what was accomplished in one of the greatest eras of basketball. I thought it was more about Michael trying to uplift himself and to be glorified. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/06/scottie-pippen-the-last-dance-michael-jordan-chicago-bulls-faces-of-2020 2276 comments nba
- Chuck on PG, "I don’t think guys making millions of dollars should be worried just because they’re stuck in a place where they can go fishing, play golf, and play basketball to make millions of dollars. That’s not a Dark Place." https://streamable.com/369wwv 505 comments nba
- [Thinking Basketball] GOAT: the value of longevity and defense https://backpicks.com/2018/04/13/goat-meta-thoughts-and-longevity/ 168 comments nba
- Rui Hachimura says he may wear a cup: "I'm thinking like something, wearing [a cup]. Like in football, everybody wears [a cup]. I think in basketball, we need to start wearing that type of stuff, too." https://streamable.com/07eru 322 comments nba
- Can the N.B.A. Find a Basketball Superstar in India? The league thinks India could be its next billion-dollar market. But first it needs to convince young Indians to fall in love with the game. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/03/magazine/india-basketball-nba.html 322 comments nba
- Thinking Basketball's top playmakers in NBA history https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/cold5s/thinking_basketballs_top_playmakers_in_nba_history/ 48 comments nba
- [Thinking Basketball Podcast] Top playmakers in NBA history https://soundcloud.com/thinkingbasketball/23-top-playmakers-in-nba-history 20 comments nba
- Thinking Basketball https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/ce9dmh/thinking_basketball/ 16 comments nba
- Andre : "I have never seen a guy [Steph] who changed the game of basketball receive so much hate. We feel that hate from the guys in the league & from the media. I think it's got to with jealousy." https://streamable.com/slki3 164 comments nba
- I think player drama has been turned up to 11 this year because the actual basketball being played has so little of it https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/am50l2/i_think_player_drama_has_been_turned_up_to_11/ 22 comments nba
- Do you think Bol Bol will have a stellar College Basketball and NBA Career? https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/9wbocx/do_you_think_bol_bol_will_have_a_stellar_college/ 35 comments nba
- David Griffin on the Lakers: "I don't really understand exactly where they're going from the standpoint of playoff basketball... I don't think LeBron thrives with playing with non-floor spacing ball-dominant guys, especially in the playoffs." https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/why-didnt-lakers-sign-demarcus-cousins-ex-cavs-gm-seems-perplexed 207 comments nba
- What is the best name for a fictional basketball player you can think of? https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/7v01c6/what_is_the_best_name_for_a_fictional_basketball/ 84 comments nba
- [Mark Medina] Draymond Green on when people say "stick to sports" and not speak about politics. Draymond: "That’s funny because I see everyone thinks they can speak basketball." https://twitter.com/markg_medina/status/931232276612108289 1768 comments nba
- Kevin Durant responds to a YouTube comment asking why he cares what people think: "I play basketball, I got acne, I grew up with nothing, in still figuring myself out in my late 20, I slide in DMs, I make fun of my friends, I drink beer and play Xbox. I'm closer to you than u think" http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/09/kevin-durant-critics-haters-youtube-comments-twitter-account-warriors-nba 2365 comments nba
- Young athletes' brains show changes due to repeated head contact, according to a new study. These changes, even from games less violent than football, like basketball and soccer, start to appear earlier than most people think. http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2017.00390/full 11 comments science
- How many shots do you think it would take an nba player to beat the basketball carnival game? https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/6pz3qy/how_many_shots_do_you_think_it_would_take_an_nba/ 19 comments nba
- Shaq was asked in 2010 "Do you think you’ll ever be a sports announcer, like Charles Barkley?" Shaq: "Hopefully not. When I’m done playing basketball, I want do something bigger." http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/15/magazine/15fob-q4-t.html?ref=magazine 161 comments nba
- [McMenamin] Lue: "I think a lot of people wanted to see Boston and the Lakers back in the day. I think nowadays, a lot of people want to see Golden State-Cavs. And it's not a problem. Right now, it's two of the teams playing some of the best basketball right now." http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/19352202/tyronn-lue-likens-cleveland-cavaliers-golden-state-warriors-boston-celtics-los-angeles-lakers 266 comments nba
- Carmelo on practicing pick-and-roll vs. triangle: "Regardless of if we want to admit to it or not, that’s the game of basketball. Everybody runs it. If you can figure out a way to stop that, then I think you can be successful in this league." http://www.newsday.com/sports/basketball/knicks/triangle-also-hurting-knicks-on-defensive-end-1.12571944 15 comments nba
- Kevin Durant on Oladipo (2015) ""I think he's a tremendous player, a guy that brings so much to an organization. He's a great kid off the floor. Just humble, hard-working. He loves the game of basketball. " http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/orlando-magic/os-orlando-magic-news-1216-20131215-story.html 13 comments nba
- Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel: "I think Chris Bosh will never play another NBA Basketball game." http://clutchpoints.com/ira-winderman-believes-chris-bosh-will-never-play-another-nba-game/ 84 comments nba
- Derrick Rose on Curry: "He's playing great basketball. If anything he pushes, I think not only me, but the whole league to work on their game. The way he's been working out, the way he's focused and how consistent he's been playing, I think he's pushing the entire league.'' http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/14179693/jimmy-butler-chicago-bulls-says-wants-guard-stephen-curry-golden-state-warriors 264 comments nba
- Sources with knowledge of Erman's thinking say he suspected someone else on the basketball staff was talking behind his back http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2045944-news-of-coachs-secret-recording-spotlights-warriors-off-court-turmoil 3 comments nba
- Jeremy Lin: "the advantage of being an Asian basketball player in America is that no one expects anything from you, and no one thinks you are going to be good" http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2012/08/jeremy-lin-says-being-asian-is-an-advantage-in-the-nba/1 175 comments nba
- IDK about you guys, but i think this is the best looking ball court in all of basketball... what is yours? http://www.wnba.com/sun/new_court_unveiled_2011_05_17.html 4 comments sports