Jake Fischer

Making a BS return to say this Phillies run is ~exactly- why I stopped following the team. The torment! Man, fandom’s a painful trip. I can only do the Birds. I know why y’all get mad at little reports here and there, I totally get it, but like… man, at the same time why do we do this to ourselves?

The Knicks, it appears, are closing in on a head coach at last New York has begun to signal that the NBA's last remaining coaching vacancy will soon be filled

The Knicks, it appears, are closing in on a head coach at last ... full story via @jakelfischer.bsky.social and me: tinyurl.com/59aus7dv

📷: @nypostsports.bsky.social

The hottest and freshest NBA free agency and trade talk The Jake Fischer Latest dishes on what to look for next after a wilder-than-anticipated start to the summer marketplace

A (nearly) 2 AM ET serving of the latest, hottest and freshest NBA free agency and trade talk as only
@jakelfischer.bsky.social can deliver it?

Yup. We ain't sleeping anyway.

Full Jake column: tinyurl.com/aumvajdf

"Analytics darling" might be my favorite draft-ism. Let's all be in the business of calling people "darling" more often.

Hey Michael, I appreciate you. The graphic was just repurposed from the Hornets. We know he measured less than 6’8”

Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper and Egor Demin in the same NBA Draft sentence? Former Suns assistant-turned-BYU head coach Kevin Young explains why he says Demin belongs ... via this Jake Fischer feature on the lanky point guard hoping to crash the lottery on Wednesday night

A strong candidate for Brooklyn at No. 8, per sources: BYU’s supersized playmaker Egor Demin.

Read our profile on the greatest Real Madrid prospect since… Luka Doncic. tinyurl.com/4ezvff2k

How far might Ace Bailey fall? With less than a week to go before the NBA Draft, no draft topic is buzzier than the Bailey situation. We cover it extensively here along with lots more new lottery-range Intel, too

The biggest story of the NBA Draft right now:

LOTS of the latest NBA Draft Intel The whispers are only getting louder with the first round just a week (and a day) away

ICYMI: Our latest on next week’s NBA Draft, where the next tier behind Cooper Flagg and Dylan Harper has begun to crystallize: tinyurl.com/yr2kka7v

Orlando, Memphis, Kevin Durant and MORE of the latest NBA trade talk and draft chatter Toronto and the LA Clippers also feature in the Jake Fischer Latest

On the Desmond Bane blockbuster, how it impacts the Kevin Durant sweepstakes, and more out of Phoenix, others: tinyurl.com/yc4p7bs

TONS of new around-the-NBA Intel The Jake Fischer Latest is filled with so much freshly reported leaguewide goodness that you can't call it a mere appetizer for Wednesday night's Game 3 of the NBA Finals

Tons of draft discussion, trade talk and fresh league Intel in this Wednesday reporting feast from @jakelfischer.bsky.social as we slowly build our way up to tonight's Game 3 of the NBA Finals: tinyurl.com/2s4et8ay

On NBA Free Agency 2025's most interesting man: Minnesota's Julius Randle The Jake Fischer Latest delves into the overlapping futures of Randle and Kevin Durant heading into a hugely anticipated offseason

The peaks and valleys of Julius Randle’s season in Minnesota set the stage for one of the biggest lynchpins of the summer, connecting the Wolves, Knicks, Suns and so many more: tinyurl.com/4s8h8w43

Moody and Podz are so ridiculously good on the boards, it might be as important as Draymond’s switchability to GSW playing small.

The internal unraveling of the Denver Nuggets ... and where the 2022-23 champs go from here Taking you behind the scenes of the rare NBA dismissal of both coach and GM on the same day

One of the young players vs. veterans anecdotes within: Up until the 2024 trade deadline, Michael Malone was pushing to deal Christian Braun, sources say, before Braun since emerged as Denver’s premier perimeter defender this season. tinyurl.com/54hpebew

A lot of attention on David Griffin in New Orleans this weekend…

The internal unraveling of the Denver Nuggets ... and where the 2022-23 champs go from here Taking you behind the scenes of the rare NBA dismissal of both coach and GM on the same day

Here’s my detailed account on the team-building battle between Calvin Booth and Michael Malone, which both men ended up losing in Denver: tinyurl.com/54hpebew

Luka Dončić. In Dallas. As a Laker This is the second half of our two-part preview setting up Luka's return game Wednesday night ... two months and change removed from the trade that rocked the NBA

Part 2 of my mega-preview as Luka Dončić nears his return to Dallas ...

🏀 Last days as a Maverick ... on and off the floor
🏀 Key disconnect before the trade
🏀 AD and Luka with their new teams
🏀 How the Mavs plan to honor Dončić

MUCH new reporting: tinyurl.com/mr43c9ar

Sunday Read: Luka Dončić. In Dallas. As a Laker It happens Wednesday night, two months and change after the trade that rocked the NBA, and this is Part 1 of our special two-part preview with lots of new reporting

🏀 Why Mark Cuban hired Nico Harrison ...
🏀 How Harrison amassed so much power in Dallas ...
🏀 What happened to Cuban's basketball control ...
🏀 Patrick Dumont's role in The Trade ...
🏀 And much more!

Full Sunday Read: tinyurl.com/2vaa8kak

To airball a one-footer and cash a half court buzzer beater in the span of a minute…

What you need right now: NIL explained to NBA fans as well as it’s ever been explained To supplement your NCAA Tournament viewing: Veteran agent Daniel Poneman breaks down the fast-changing college landscape and how it affects the NBA Draft, college programs nationwide and March Madness

We’re taking you behind the NIL curtain at The Stein Line: tinyurl.com/bd8ut3fz

What you need right now: NIL explained to NBA fans as well as it’s ever been explained To supplement your NCAA Tournament viewing: Veteran agent Daniel Poneman breaks down the fast-changing college landscape and how it affects the NBA Draft, college programs nationwide and March Madness

The best breakdown I've ever read on the inner workings of the NIL Era and how the college hoop marketplace really functions for the March Madness participants you're watching now ... courtesy of @jakelfischer.bsky.social and NBA (and now NCAA) agent Daniel Poneman: tinyurl.com/bd8ut3fz

Question for the people: If you use Chromecast for all your streaming needs, and you churn League Pass, does your TV better connect with the NBA app on your phone, or when you cast games from your laptop? Or am I the only one who watches this way?

Jake Fischer Latest: The GM who boldly traded for his former teammate Mike Dunleavy Jr. has brought Jimmy Butler to Golden State and Butler says there is a "lifelong respect ... and a bond" between them

I spoke with Mike Dunleavy Jr., Jimmy Butler and more, about cheesecake, poker, split action, and the unbreakable relationships that fueled Golden State's blockbuster and reinvigorated a contender: tinyurl.com/yc62f5p9

Gui Santos becoming a three-point shooting Anderson Varejao is so sick, dude.

Jake Fischer Latest: Three-team (and larger) trades are only becoming more common A detailed look, with statistical backing, at an emerging NBA trade trend

My latest for The Stein Line examines one of several themes I’ve been studying from the 2025 trade deadline: tinyurl.com/mrhjuzmk

The Spencer brothers aren’t here to fuck around lol.

Jake Fischer Latest: The Sixers need another stroke of Muscala Magic And maybe, as explained here, they actually just got it

With the Sixers’ 2025 first-rounder hanging in the pick-protected balance, I spoke to Tyrese Maxey… and Mike Muscala, about the Bubble jumper that changed the course of Philadelphia history. Only at The Stein Line: tinyurl.com/cmfpthtv

Someone please report an investigative piece on the cultural resurgence of Uncrustables.

Jake Fischer Latest: On the rising Spanish prospect trying to jump from the G League to the NBA Draft An exclusive story and conversation with Isaac Nogués Gonzaléz of the Rip City Remix

In a rare mid-season move, Rip City Remix guard Isaac Nogués Gonzaléz is submitting paperwork to enter the 2025 NBA Draft. “I can defend a lot of positions. Not only the point guard. Not only the best player,” he told me. More here: open.substack.com/pub/marcstei...

Jake Fischer Latest: Inside the 76ers' waiting game for Joel Embiid A lengthy look at the many challenges Philadelphia faces -- as well as the Sixers' limited options -- makes for difficult but necessary reading

My latest on Joel Embiid and the Sixers: tinyurl.com/38mw5yms

Jake Fischer Latest: Inside the Brandon Ingram contract extension Read on for a deeply detailed look at how Ingram's trade to Toronto and new deal came together and the various other teams involved along the way

Our latest on Substack on Brandon Ingram, Toronto, New Orleans and Atlanta: open.substack.com/pub/marcstei...