Steph Noh
@stephnoh.bsky.social
Senior NBA writer at @sportingnews.bsky.social. Previously Bulls stuff at The Athletic. Same username on most socials.
Here are my favorite landing spots for Trae Young:
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Trae Young trade destinations: Wizards, Mavericks, Hornets among best possible spots for star guard | Sporting News
Where Trae Young could land as the star and team work together towards making a trade
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January 6, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Here are my favorite landing spots for Trae Young:
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There's been a lot of talk about Hawks' play with and without Trae Young.
Not enough focus on their play with and without Kristaps Porzingis.
Not enough focus on their play with and without Kristaps Porzingis.
January 2, 2026 at 6:12 PM
There's been a lot of talk about Hawks' play with and without Trae Young.
Not enough focus on their play with and without Kristaps Porzingis.
Not enough focus on their play with and without Kristaps Porzingis.
Luke Kornet was a beloved role player in Boston, and he's doing the same in San Antonio. It wasn't always that way.
I spoke to Kornet about dark times early in his career, the process of reinventing himself, and how he found success by embracing joy:
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I spoke to Kornet about dark times early in his career, the process of reinventing himself, and how he found success by embracing joy:
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Luke Kornet found success by letting go: Inside Spurs big man's evolution away from 3-point specialist | Sporting News
Luke Kornet completely reinvented himself in order to become one of the most dependable role players in the league.
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December 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Luke Kornet was a beloved role player in Boston, and he's doing the same in San Antonio. It wasn't always that way.
I spoke to Kornet about dark times early in his career, the process of reinventing himself, and how he found success by embracing joy:
www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/san-a...
I spoke to Kornet about dark times early in his career, the process of reinventing himself, and how he found success by embracing joy:
www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/san-a...
Mitch Johnson says that there's no hard minutes limit on Victor Wembanyama in Atlanta, but the Spurs need to be mindful. Expects him to play a few more minutes tonight.
December 19, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Mitch Johnson says that there's no hard minutes limit on Victor Wembanyama in Atlanta, but the Spurs need to be mindful. Expects him to play a few more minutes tonight.
Nobody wants to shoot a transition layup over Wemby
December 19, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Nobody wants to shoot a transition layup over Wemby
LaMelo Ball takeover in the last two-ish minutes to get the Hornets the win over the Hawks.
Hornets ran the same action for him every time - Stack out for Knueppel, followed by a ballscreen by Diabate to get him the space he needed to work with.
Hornets ran the same action for him every time - Stack out for Knueppel, followed by a ballscreen by Diabate to get him the space he needed to work with.
December 19, 2025 at 2:51 AM
LaMelo Ball takeover in the last two-ish minutes to get the Hornets the win over the Hawks.
Hornets ran the same action for him every time - Stack out for Knueppel, followed by a ballscreen by Diabate to get him the space he needed to work with.
Hornets ran the same action for him every time - Stack out for Knueppel, followed by a ballscreen by Diabate to get him the space he needed to work with.
Find someone in your life that cheers for you as loudly as Eric Collins cheers for the Hornets
December 19, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Find someone in your life that cheers for you as loudly as Eric Collins cheers for the Hornets
I ranked the top NBA rookies with 1/3 of the regular season in the books:
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Ranking NBA rookies: Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel in a race for highest mark in draft class grades | Sporting News
We are ranking the top rookies of the 2025 draft class with one third of the regular season complete.
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December 18, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I ranked the top NBA rookies with 1/3 of the regular season in the books:
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Beautiful ATO from Billy Donovan using the "screen below stay below" tactic to beat the Cavs coverage and create an easy dunk.
Watch Huerter - screening low, then sealing his man to create an easy path to the rim when the Cavs switch.
Watch Huerter - screening low, then sealing his man to create an easy path to the rim when the Cavs switch.
December 18, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Beautiful ATO from Billy Donovan using the "screen below stay below" tactic to beat the Cavs coverage and create an easy dunk.
Watch Huerter - screening low, then sealing his man to create an easy path to the rim when the Cavs switch.
Watch Huerter - screening low, then sealing his man to create an easy path to the rim when the Cavs switch.
How did Anunoby make this shot??
December 17, 2025 at 2:49 AM
How did Anunoby make this shot??
Eight foot wingspan
December 17, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Eight foot wingspan
Wemby torched the Knicks for 42 and 18 the last time he played them, with KAT as his primary defender.
Knicks are staying away from that tonight, putting Anunoby on him to start and having Mitchell Robinson guard him now.
Knicks are staying away from that tonight, putting Anunoby on him to start and having Mitchell Robinson guard him now.
December 17, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Wemby torched the Knicks for 42 and 18 the last time he played them, with KAT as his primary defender.
Knicks are staying away from that tonight, putting Anunoby on him to start and having Mitchell Robinson guard him now.
Knicks are staying away from that tonight, putting Anunoby on him to start and having Mitchell Robinson guard him now.
What a pass from KAT
December 17, 2025 at 2:01 AM
What a pass from KAT
With 2025 wrapping up, @sportingnews.com has named its Male Athlete of the Year: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
How the star was made, using a unique training regimen including studying YouTube videos ranging from Michael Jordan to Al Jefferson (!):
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How the star was made, using a unique training regimen including studying YouTube videos ranging from Michael Jordan to Al Jefferson (!):
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is The Sporting News 2025 Male Athlete of the Year | Sporting News
How Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's training transformed him from unheralded high school player to the best male athlete in the world.
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December 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
With 2025 wrapping up, @sportingnews.com has named its Male Athlete of the Year: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
How the star was made, using a unique training regimen including studying YouTube videos ranging from Michael Jordan to Al Jefferson (!):
www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/oklah...
How the star was made, using a unique training regimen including studying YouTube videos ranging from Michael Jordan to Al Jefferson (!):
www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/oklah...
Pels shot 24% from 3 and still beat the Bulls by double-digits. They're 2-0 against Chicago, 3-22 against the rest of the league
There are 10 teams with worse season records, but nobody has been worse than the Bulls over the past three weeks.
There are 10 teams with worse season records, but nobody has been worse than the Bulls over the past three weeks.
December 15, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Pels shot 24% from 3 and still beat the Bulls by double-digits. They're 2-0 against Chicago, 3-22 against the rest of the league
There are 10 teams with worse season records, but nobody has been worse than the Bulls over the past three weeks.
There are 10 teams with worse season records, but nobody has been worse than the Bulls over the past three weeks.
Loved seeing this from Vit Krejci.
Game on the line, Grimes is waving like a lunatic to try and target Krejci. Sixers get Krejci switched onto Paul George with nowhere to hide, clear out an entire side of the floor.
Krejci plays perfect D, Hawks get the win.
Game on the line, Grimes is waving like a lunatic to try and target Krejci. Sixers get Krejci switched onto Paul George with nowhere to hide, clear out an entire side of the floor.
Krejci plays perfect D, Hawks get the win.
December 15, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Loved seeing this from Vit Krejci.
Game on the line, Grimes is waving like a lunatic to try and target Krejci. Sixers get Krejci switched onto Paul George with nowhere to hide, clear out an entire side of the floor.
Krejci plays perfect D, Hawks get the win.
Game on the line, Grimes is waving like a lunatic to try and target Krejci. Sixers get Krejci switched onto Paul George with nowhere to hide, clear out an entire side of the floor.
Krejci plays perfect D, Hawks get the win.
Tired: Predicting a Thunder win
Wired: Predicting a Spurs win
Inspired: Predicting a Spurs vs. Thunder West Semifinal matchup six weeks ago, with the Spurs coming out on top
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Wired: Predicting a Spurs win
Inspired: Predicting a Spurs vs. Thunder West Semifinal matchup six weeks ago, with the Spurs coming out on top
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December 14, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Tired: Predicting a Thunder win
Wired: Predicting a Spurs win
Inspired: Predicting a Spurs vs. Thunder West Semifinal matchup six weeks ago, with the Spurs coming out on top
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Wired: Predicting a Spurs win
Inspired: Predicting a Spurs vs. Thunder West Semifinal matchup six weeks ago, with the Spurs coming out on top
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New for @theathletic.com - Is the league undervaluing 'dawgs'? Talked to players and coaches about seven of them in my recent travels.
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Gamers, grinders and a 'pit bull': How 7 undervalued NBA players are making an outsized impact
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December 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
New for @theathletic.com - Is the league undervaluing 'dawgs'? Talked to players and coaches about seven of them in my recent travels.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/687...
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Bulls 7 game losing streak is the longest in the NBA. They've lost to:
-Pels (3-21)
-Hornets (7-17)
-Pacers 2x (5-18)
-Magic (14-10)
-Nets (6-17)
-Zombie Warriors (13-12)
Vooch called the team soft and not playing to NBA standards after their last win. Boy was he right.
-Pels (3-21)
-Hornets (7-17)
-Pacers 2x (5-18)
-Magic (14-10)
-Nets (6-17)
-Zombie Warriors (13-12)
Vooch called the team soft and not playing to NBA standards after their last win. Boy was he right.
December 8, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Bulls 7 game losing streak is the longest in the NBA. They've lost to:
-Pels (3-21)
-Hornets (7-17)
-Pacers 2x (5-18)
-Magic (14-10)
-Nets (6-17)
-Zombie Warriors (13-12)
Vooch called the team soft and not playing to NBA standards after their last win. Boy was he right.
-Pels (3-21)
-Hornets (7-17)
-Pacers 2x (5-18)
-Magic (14-10)
-Nets (6-17)
-Zombie Warriors (13-12)
Vooch called the team soft and not playing to NBA standards after their last win. Boy was he right.
This is the Giannis trade I'd like to see.
Bucks get:
-Four unprotected Spurs firsts
-Three pick swaps
-Castle, Vassell, Barnes
Spurs get:
-Antetoukoumnbros
Bucks get:
-Four unprotected Spurs firsts
-Three pick swaps
-Castle, Vassell, Barnes
Spurs get:
-Antetoukoumnbros
December 3, 2025 at 10:36 PM
This is the Giannis trade I'd like to see.
Bucks get:
-Four unprotected Spurs firsts
-Three pick swaps
-Castle, Vassell, Barnes
Spurs get:
-Antetoukoumnbros
Bucks get:
-Four unprotected Spurs firsts
-Three pick swaps
-Castle, Vassell, Barnes
Spurs get:
-Antetoukoumnbros
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New for @theathletic.com - caught up with Charlotte's hoop purist and ball-knower Kon Knueppel. Here's how he's much more than shooter.
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Think Hornets rookie Kon Knueppel is just a shooter? Think again
The Duke product entered the league with a rep for shooting, but we've seen so much more through the first quarter of the season.
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December 3, 2025 at 12:36 PM
New for @theathletic.com - caught up with Charlotte's hoop purist and ball-knower Kon Knueppel. Here's how he's much more than shooter.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/685...
Nice adjustment here by Quin Snyder at the end of the first OT, playing around with the spacing to get Jalen Johnson more room to operate.
December 1, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Nice adjustment here by Quin Snyder at the end of the first OT, playing around with the spacing to get Jalen Johnson more room to operate.
Fifteen minutes later, Nick Nurse called timeout in the funniest way I've ever seen.
December 1, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Fifteen minutes later, Nick Nurse called timeout in the funniest way I've ever seen.
Nick Nurse crash out when the refs didn't grant him a timeout to advance the ball and set up a play.
December 1, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Nick Nurse crash out when the refs didn't grant him a timeout to advance the ball and set up a play.
Spencer Jones is having a nice year for Denver, shooting 40 percent from 3 (low volume).
Can't unsee what @dnvr-nuggets.bsky.social pod said about his shooting form though (h/t: @nateduncannba.bsky.social). It looks like he's trying to add new letters to the alphabet when he takes a shot.
Can't unsee what @dnvr-nuggets.bsky.social pod said about his shooting form though (h/t: @nateduncannba.bsky.social). It looks like he's trying to add new letters to the alphabet when he takes a shot.
November 30, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Spencer Jones is having a nice year for Denver, shooting 40 percent from 3 (low volume).
Can't unsee what @dnvr-nuggets.bsky.social pod said about his shooting form though (h/t: @nateduncannba.bsky.social). It looks like he's trying to add new letters to the alphabet when he takes a shot.
Can't unsee what @dnvr-nuggets.bsky.social pod said about his shooting form though (h/t: @nateduncannba.bsky.social). It looks like he's trying to add new letters to the alphabet when he takes a shot.