Some brief thoughts on the Bulls' interest in Bennedict Mathurin: stephnoh.substack.com/p/quick-thou...

Quick thoughts on Bulls interest in Bennedict Mathurin

The pros and cons of going for the former No. 6 pick

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Yesterday, I hit on the three teams I think will underperform expectations. Today, here's why I'm the highest on the Rockets and Raptors overperforming: www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/...

NBA over/under predictions Part Two: Best overs for 2026-27 season, including Rockets and Raptors | Sporting News

The best win total over bets for the 2026-27 NBA season.

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There are two teams that I am way lower on than consensus for the 2026-27 season, plus another that I think has a good chance of hitting their under on regular season wins. Why I think the Wizards, Mavericks, and Pacers might underperform expectations: www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/...

NBA over/under predictions: Win totals and best unders for 2026-27 season, including Wizards, Pacers, and Mavs | Sporting News

The best win total under bets for the 2026-27 NBA season.

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It is so refreshing to see Olivia Miles going viral every night for beautiful basketball plays rather than agenda-pushing. If you love basketball, you can't help but get swept away by how brilliant her game is.

Do the Sixers have enough to make the Finals in the East? Here's what will need to go right for them, and what could go wrong: www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/phila...

Can 76ers win title with LeBron James? What needs to go right, what could go wrong in Philadelphia | Sporting News

Evaluating the Sixers' title chances with LeBron James.

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Winners and losers from the LeBron James free agency saga, and some quick thoughts on how much he changes things for the Sixers: www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/...

LeBron James free agency winners and losers: Sixers on the rise; Heat, Cavs, Steph Curry miss out | Sporting News

How LeBron's latest decision affects several teams around the league.

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On Day 22 of the LeBron free agency saga, I went through how good he would make the Cavs, Warriors, Heat, and Sixers along with what I think the best and worst fits are for him: www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/...

LeBron James fits: How much Heat, Warriors, Sixers, Cavs would improve according to win model | Sporting News

A win projection model forecasts the best fit for LeBron.

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A few weeks ago, I released a free win projection model which, to my knowledge, is the only one that allows you to publicly create your own projections. Here's how to use it to see how good your team will be, or to project records for all 30 teams. winprojectionmodel.com

With their roster mostly set, I made a prediction for how good I think the Bulls will be and best/worst case scenarios for them next year: www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/chica...

How good will the Bulls be? Predictions for the 2026-27 season | Sporting News

TSN's Steph Noh gives his prediction for the Chicago Bulls in the 2026-27 season

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Here's a fresh batch of power rankings post-summer league and with most of free agency wrapped up: www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/...

NBA Power Rankings: How every team's free agency, trades, and draft moves changed the league's landscape | Sporting News

A look at NBA power rankings with rosters mostly set for the 2026-27 season.

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My summer league winners and losers from the first slate of games: www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/...

NBA Summer League 2026 Winners and Losers: Caleb Wilson shines in debut, Aday Mara struggles | Sporting News

The best and worst Summer League first week performances from notable first round prospects, including AJ Dybantsa, Kingston Flemings, Keaton Wagler, and more.

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Today at Thomas and Mack, I saw God disguised as Caleb Wilson

My report from Las Vegas on the Darryn Peterson vs. AJ Dybantsa showdown: www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/...

AJ Dybantsa gets upper hand over Darryn Peterson in Las Vegas Summer League debuts | Sporting News

A trip report from Las Vegas Summer League's marquee game on Thursday featuring AJ Dybantsa vs. Darryn Peterson, the No. 1 and No. 2 picks in the 2026 NBA Draft.

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Jaren Jackson Jr. and Keyonte George are standing up for every big shot that the summer league team takes

Anthony Davis in the building to watch Dybantsa vs Peterson

Jayden Quaintance in the warm up line for the Spurs wearing slides

Fans started lining up at 7am for Peterson vs. Dybantsa. Still an hour until the first game in the big gym kicks off and more than five hours until Jazz vs. Wizards. The diehards are here for first come first serve seating.

Found the world's biggest Jordan Poole fan

More subdued opening to summer league than I'm used to seeing. Plenty of open seats at tipoff for the opener, Wolves vs Pels

NEW PROJECT ALERT: I built a free simple win projection model for NBA fans. Check it out to estimate how good your team will be next season. Link is in the thread below 👇

Here's how some of the most prominent signings of the summer grade out in my salary model that translates expected impact --> dollar value. Green is a good contract, red is bad. Most contracts have been either good or neutral-ish, with one notable exception:

I looked at the best and worst contracts handed out so far this summer. -Best contract: Neemias Queta, four years, $56 million -Worst contract: Trae Young, four years, $212 million Rest of the top/bottom five are here: www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/...

NBA free agency 2026: Trae Young, Neemias Queta highlight best and worst contracts handed out during first week | Sporting News

Ranking the top five best and worst contracts handed out during the first week of free agency.

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Initially, I was lukewarm on the Celtics' return for Jaylen Brown. After sleeping on it, I think they're in great shape. Here's why I think they'll hit high 50's in wins, plus some ideas of what they could get if they wanted to flip Paul George: www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/bosto...

What's next for the Celtics? Evaluating Boston with Paul George, and also what PG could bring back | Sporting News

The Celtics may still be a strong regular season team with Paul George, but if they want to be in title contention, they may need to flip their newly acquired star.

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How good would the Warriors even be if they added LeBron and AD? I built a simple win projection model (will eventually be publicly available!) and made a reasonable estimate of their regular season win total based on their depth chart: www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/golde...

LeBron James and Anthony Davis Warriors depth chart: How good Golden State would be after star acquisitions | Sporting News

Projecting how good the Warriors would be if they were able to land LeBron James in free agency and acquire Anthony Davis from the Wizards.

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My trade grades for the Jaylen Brown and Paul George swap are live. Celtics: C- Sixers: B Here's my analysis: www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/...

Jaylen Brown-Paul George trade grades: Celtics sell low on star; Sixers add talent, get younger | Sporting News

Grading the perplexing Jaylen Brown and Paul George trade for the Sixers and Celtics.

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Some longer thoughts on the Bulls free agency decisions here: open.substack.com/pub/stephnoh...

Evaluating the Bulls' free agency decisions

On Norman Powell, Nic Claxton, and bringing Zach Collins back

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My free agency Day One winners: Kawhi, Clippers, Lakers, Warriors, Blazers, Sixers Day one losers: Bulls, Kings, Jalen Duren www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/...

NBA free agency 2026 winners and losers from Day 1: Raptors bet on Kawhi Leonard, Lakers set to transform team | Sporting News

The best and worst from an eventful day including the Kawhi Leonard trade, LeBron's free agency announcement, and other trades and a slew of signings across the league.

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Reminder that you can use nbasalarymodel.xyz to see what fair market value is for any free agent. Adjust the slider bars for games played and mpg to create a minutes estimate, then see what a player is worth in the model. Here's what it has for Norman Powell:

2026 NBA free agency officially opens at 6:00 PM ET. We're almost there! For @spotrac.com I broke down where each of the 30 teams falls with spending power. This factors in agreed-to signings and trades, as well projections for the cap space teams. Enjoy! www.spotrac.com/news/_/id/34...

Free agency isn't even starting for another hour. We've already gotten -Kawhi trade -LeBron leaving Lakers -Ja trade -Warriors "big four" plan -LaMelo trade -Julius Randle trade -Giannis trade