I use shotcut, it's free. There are better ones out there but I'm used to it by now.

Meanwhile, the Hawks were doing the same thing with CJ McCollum, trying to target Jalen Brunson on three straight trips.

The Knicks also switched up their coverage (threw in a double), got CJ to turn the ball over.

A ton of cool strategies down the stretch of this one.

Fun chess match at the end of Hawks/Knicks.

Brunson was trying to get the Okongwu matchup almost every time down. Hawks mixed coverages up very nicely to try and keep him off balance. Sprinkled in hedges, hedge-and-unders, blitzing, switching, hard doubling.

Guess they weren't dead.

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Hawks bench was also brutal. Risacher was rough, might be on ice the rest of the series. They need one more guy to step up (Kispert?)

For now, Hawks have to play their starters huge minutes and are gonna be in trouble if any of them are ever in foul trouble.

Knicks did a great job of cleaning that up in the 2nd half. Way less of two defenders rotating to the same spot. But I also felt like the Hawks let them off the hook a bit by trying to hero ball more instead of waiting for better openings to develop.

Seeing a lot about the Hawks being dead against the Knicks.

There were cracks in the Knicks' defense in the 1st half of G1. Hawks screening actions were causing miscommunication on a ton of switches/rotations. Hawks gotta figure out how to get back to that.

Cool Lakers ATO from last night. LeBron saw that the Rockets had switched into zone, so he called the audible and made sure everyone knew exactly where to go.

Sure but he's no Alex Groza

NBA Mock Draft 2026: Where AJ Dybantsa, Darius Acuff Jr., Yaxel Lendeborg land at the end of regular season | Sporting News A new mock draft after the regular season standings have been finalized.

On the eve of the playoffs, here's my latest mock draft for @sportingnews.com :

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Kon Knueppel and Cooper Flagg true shooting percentage compared to every Rookie of the Year winner in NBA history.

Kon had one of the best rookie shooting seasons ever.

NBA playoff picks, predictions for 2026 bracket from first round games to NBA Finals | Sporting News Predictions for every series from the first round to the NBA Finals.

Playoff predictions time! My guesses for the first round through the Finals:

www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/...

The story isn't about Vrabel at all. He's not even mentioned. It's about media needing to be better across the board, both men and women.

Misogynists are taking the wrong lessons from the Dianna Russini story: Women aren't to blame for media issues | Sporting News The Russini allegations should shed a light on the problems in our industry rather than the problems with women in media.

I'm usually a stick to basketball guy, but the conversation around Dianna Russini has made me uncomfortable enough to speak out.

Women shouldn't be taking the brunt of the blame for ethical dilemmas facing sports media. We all need to be much better:

www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/...

Best player in the NBA poll: 53 votes from media members and league insiders results in dominant winner | Sporting News The Sporting News polled 53 voters comprised of media members and league employees to determine the best player in the NBA this season. Surprisingly, the final results weren't remotely close.

We know who is probably winning MVP. But who is the best player in the league?

I polled a group of 53 media members and team employees asking for their pick. The vote was not as close as I expected:

www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/...

Sporting News NBA Coach of the Year: Joe Mazzulla gets an award he doesn't want | Sporting News Why the Celtics have overachieved so much under Joe Mazzulla.

Joe Mazzulla thinks that coach of the year is a stupid award that shouldn't exist. He's winning our @sportingnews.com
award whether he likes it or not:

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These names fluctuate a lot year over year. With that said, top three coaches at ATOs this season:

1) David Adelman
2) JJ Redick
3) Billy Donovan

New for @theathletic.com - The Bulls' biggest problem wasn't any specific transaction -- it was an inability to be honest about where they stood.

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Hurley sprinted to be the first guy to pick up UConn's Silas Demary

Ranking 6 best Bulls GM candidates to replace Arturas Karnisovas, from Bob Myers to Matt Lloyd | Sporting News Who should be the next general manager of the Bulls?

Whipped up a quick list of GM candidates that I'd like to see the Bulls interview:

www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/chica...

Arturas Karnisovas firing was way overdue: Getting rid of worst GM in the NBA gives Bulls new hope | Sporting News The Bulls future is looking as bright as it's ever been.

There are bad GMs, and then there's Arturas Karnisovas. The worst decision-maker in the league was way overdue to get fired:

www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/chica...

Bec Allen on playing for the Chicago Sky and sharing a locker room with the public:

"I was really overwhelmed by that. I had a random lady getting changed next to me. I was like, 'Hey, Wendy!'"

(via /r/wnba)

Great read here, notes that the Bulls have the best record since the ASG of this group against playoff teams… at 3-15. Just some ugly stuff happening on the court since mid February.

NBA Mock Draft 2026: How March Madness impacted Cameron Boozer, Aday Mara, Keaton Wagler, others in Round 1 | Sporting News A new 2026 NBA mock draft at the conclusion of March Madness.

Which prospects have helped or hurt their draft stock the most during March Madness? Check out my updated first round mock:

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Arturas Karnisovas did the Simpsons meme

Column: The Jaden Ivey debacle is another embarrassing failure for Artūras Karnišovas and the Chicago Bulls If Artūras Karnišovas can’t vet his trades, why should he be empowered to continue running the Chicago Bulls front office?

As a queer person covering the Bulls, the team’s response to Jaden Ivey's homophobic comments came as a relief.

But the guard’s beliefs — and willingness to vocalize them — were not a surprise.

If Artūras Karnišovas can’t vet his trades, why should he continue running the Bulls front office?

Luka Garza is always moving. Doing exercises during timeouts while everyone else is chilling.

Wemby's revenge