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Injuries (still) suck
And they won’t leave us alone at the start of the season when we just want to enjoy NBA basketball being back in our lives
The latest Late Night NBA Intel
The Thunder’s opening week turns grim as forward Jalen Williams suffers a likely season‑ending injury and rookie Cason Wallace incurs a long‑term shoulder setback, dashing hopes for a celebratory start to the NBA season. GM Sam Presti acknowledges the “punches” the team must endure ahead of a back‑to‑back against Phoenix. Marc Stein also notes Denver’s aborted trade attempt for Kevin Porter Jr., highlighting shifting league spending trends. The piece assesses Oklahoma City’s depth, the psychological toll on the defending champs, and upcoming roster moves, offering insider analysis on the fallout.
An inside look at an NBA trade that was seriously discussed but ultimately unraveled
The Jake Fischer Latest explains what the proposed deal and its collapse tells us about the league’s current transaction marketplace
Happy 25th, PTI
A salute to one of my favorite shows, two legendary mentors and that time The Stein Line blipped onto their radar
It’s an NBA Power Rankings Tuesday!
Here’s a fresh 1-to-30 ladder on Opening (Day and) Night and (gulp) nearly 6,000 words’ worth from The Committee (of One)
MORE of the latest Late Night NBA Intel
It’s the Sunday Best edition ... with the regular season just two sleeps away
The people’s League Pass favorites
We can’t talk NBA LP like Zach Lowe does it ... so we asked readers about the teams (besides their favorite teams) that they’re looking most forward to watching
The NBA’s latest Late Night Intel
The Jake Fischer Latest is a special Thursday evening edition of “what I’m hearing”
The latest Late Night NBA Intel
Sunday Best edition ... freshly served and double-bylined for your (reading) nourishment
Bonus treat for The Stein Line’s subscribers: Full access to Sportico’s annual NBA franchise valuations report
Check it out here
The NBA is now a Mutual Admiration, er, Mutual Option Society
The Jake Fischer Latest digs into a contract structure that had seemingly gone dormant for 25 years but was suddenly employed on multiple occasions this past offseason
Gettin’ Glossy wit it
Athlon Sports’ 2026-27 NBA Preview edition is out and The Stein Line is thrilled to be a part of it
Yes: MORE of the latest Late Night NBA Intel
No: We can’t call these the Sunday Best notes on this particular Sunday because that honor belongs to the Nikola Jokić behind-the-back pass that I hope you’ve seen by now
A loud (and complicated) convergence
For the author, at least, when it comes to the Clippers and Manchester City
MORE of the latest Late Night NBA Intel
On the night before 28 NBA Media Days unfold
The East's top eight teams
Let's do this Community Style. You tell us in the comments below: Who is going to the playoffs in what projects to be the strongest Eastern Conference in years?
LOTS of the latest (albeit not as Late Night as usual) NBA Intel
Forget the clock because we have much new material to discuss with NBA training camps finally (almost) here
Sleeping with two stadiums
Soccer-watching trips abroad don’t get much better than the one I just enjoyed ... and definitely aren’t supposed to finish with this kind of swanky flourish
Late Night NBA Intel takes on Monday Night Football
We had too much to share and frankly love the challenge
The latest Late Night NBA Intel*
*We pushed publishing back from Wednesday night to Thursday in daylight hours because we decided it was unwise to try to go head-to-head with Patriots at Seahawks
International Basketball Travel Tales … continued
This is the story of how and why I recently ended up in faraway Romania to watch a Bulls assistant coach and his new team try to contain the reigning EuroLeague MVP
Sunday Read: How will we remember Kawhi Leonard?
Is it basketball accomplishments first for you? Or his role in the most severe sanctions ever meted out to an NBA team?
London Calling ... 30 years later
The full explanation for the headline follows … in both written and video form
The latest Late Night NBA Intel
It’s a Monday Best edition rather than Sunday Best … but still a pretty stacked around-the-league notebook
Let’s play two ... but not as often as before
What we like to refer around here to as The Baseball Series in the NBA will be seen less frequently in the season to come
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