{"id":802066,"date":"2026-08-04T04:44:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T04:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/802066\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T04:44:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T04:44:29","slug":"late-night-nba-intel-for-the-first-time-in-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/802066\/","title":{"rendered":"Late Night NBA Intel &#8230; for the first time in August"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!affh!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7f0549b0-039b-443b-a4dc-64aca3690c42_1100x220.png\" data-component-name=\"Image2ToDOM\" class=\"image-link image2 can-restack\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/7f0549b0-039b-443b-a4dc-64aca3690c42_1100.png\" width=\"1100\" height=\"220\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/7f0549b0-039b-443b-a4dc-64aca3690c42_1100x220.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:220,&quot;width&quot;:1100,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:105351,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/marcstein.substack.com\/i\/208918422?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7f0549b0-039b-443b-a4dc-64aca3690c42_1100x220.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"   fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"sizing-normal\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Quiet time in the NBA?<\/p>\n<p>Says who?<\/p>\n<p>The full schedule for the 2026-27 NBA regular season will soon be released and Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremonies are less than two weeks away in Springfield, Mass.<\/p>\n<p>Plus you never know when the inspiration will strike for a fresh burst of Late Night NBA Intel.<\/p>\n<p>Example: This Monday night became a must. Jaylen Brown hosted a Twitch stream on which he modeled his new No. 7 jersey issued by the Philadelphia 76ers and, well, we decided when it was over that the party must continue.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FCHWPO\/status\/2084455134957056429?t=oeQ8nHQuiokH314XNoNTIQ&amp;s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-component-name=\"Twitter2ToDOM\" class=\"pencraft pc-display-contents pc-reset\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/https:\/\/pbs.substack.com\/profile_images\/2072778212019474432\/C7DG-Vj_.jpg\" alt=\"X avatar for @FCHWPO\"  width=\"40\" height=\"40\" draggable=\"false\" class=\"img-OACg1c object-fit-cover-u4ReeV pencraft pc-reset\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jaylen Brown@FCHWPO<\/p>\n<p>@sixers \ud83e\udee1 <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HO145fDWkAApBjt.jpg\" class=\"image-c_FmAR\"\/><\/p>\n<p>1:43 AM \u00b7 Aug 4, 2026 \u00b7 317K Views<\/p>\n<p>326 Replies \u00b7 1.23K Reposts \u00b7 10.5K Likes<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So \u2026<\/p>\n<p>Here it is: My latest around-the-league Intel on NBA trade and free agency matters. Let&#8217;s begin \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!e8kB!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdccfd35-e988-45c8-9972-c7f1c1cdd5dd_1384x280.png\" data-component-name=\"Image2ToDOM\" class=\"image-link image2 can-restack\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/cdccfd35-e988-45c8-9972-c7f1c1cdd5dd_1384.png\" width=\"252\" height=\"50.982658959537574\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/cdccfd35-e988-45c8-9972-c7f1c1cdd5dd_1384x280.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:280,&quot;width&quot;:1384,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:252,&quot;bytes&quot;:53185,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/post.substack.com\/i\/194570960?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdccfd35-e988-45c8-9972-c7f1c1cdd5dd_1384x280.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"   loading=\"lazy\" class=\"sizing-normal\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I really don&#8217;t love to wade into the predictions realm at my, uh, advancing age, but I think I fared pretty well with this lengthy column about LeBron James&#8217; future in late July 2025:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/marcstein.substack.com\/p\/whats-next-for-lebron-james\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/80a4b132-7a08-4b00-a4af-dea049d40434_1290.jpeg\"  alt=\"What's next for LeBron James\" width=\"140\" height=\"140\" class=\"img-OACg1c smSquare-NGbPBa pencraft pc-reset\"\/>What&#8217;s next for LeBron James<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Quiet time in the NBA? Says who? 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