Thinking Basketball’s Ben Taylor breaks down the best chess moves and counters from the first three rounds of the playoffs, including Luka’s mastery of the pick and roll and the brilliant ...

JJ Redick praised James Harden before the Los Angeles Lakers played against the L.A. Clippers tonight. He named Harden one of the smartest players of his generation. Redick added that Harden has also ...

Ben Taylor from Thinking Basketball breaks down some of the highest basketball IQ plays of the season, from ghost screens and misdirections to no-look dimes to throw off the defense.

“He’s one of the smartest players that has played in this generation ... surpassing Oscar Robertson to move into 14th place on the NBA’s all-time points list with 26,711 career points.

Kon Knueppel made one of the smartest plays you’ll ever see on a basketball court on Monday night against NC State and it had nothing to do with a basketball. Well, kind of. NBA MOCK DRAFT ...

"If they were to ask me, 'Who's the smartest player you ever played with?' I'd say it was Mike Vrabel and it wasn't even close," Johnson said. "Who had the most energy and came to work every ...