{"id":701217,"date":"2026-04-06T10:59:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T10:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/701217\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T10:59:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T10:59:58","slug":"the-nbas-latest-around-the-league-intel-as-changes-loom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/701217\/","title":{"rendered":"The NBA&#8217;s latest around-the-league Intel &#8230; as changes loom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!vcNc!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F70db047c-7e6f-413e-9f5e-587e35827e55_1100x220.png\" data-component-name=\"Image2ToDOM\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"image-link image2 can-restack\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/70db047c-7e6f-413e-9f5e-587e35827e55_1100.png\" width=\"1100\" height=\"220\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/70db047c-7e6f-413e-9f5e-587e35827e55_1100x220.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:220,&quot;width&quot;:1100,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:105351,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image\/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/marcstein.substack.com\/i\/193268651?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F70db047c-7e6f-413e-9f5e-587e35827e55_1100x220.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}\" alt=\"\"   fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"sizing-normal\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Around-the-league NBA notes on a Sunday?<\/p>\n<p>On Easter Sunday even?<\/p>\n<p>As it should be!<\/p>\n<p>To the latest from my notebook on Giannis Antetokounmpo as well as the maiden assemblage of meaningful whispers about what awaits this offseason when it comes to the league&#8217;s coaching carousel (and other related changes) \u2026 plus an update on the forthcoming formal challenge from Luka Don\u010di\u0107&#8217;s to the NBA&#8217;s 65-game rule:<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/$s_!WZQl!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb694b120-2340-423e-921b-855a8cc794b5_1384x280.png\" data-component-name=\"Image2ToDOM\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"image-link image2 can-restack\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/b694b120-2340-423e-921b-855a8cc794b5_1384.png\" width=\"264\" height=\"53.410404624277454\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/b694b120-2340-423e-921b-855a8cc794b5_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;:264,&quot;bytes&quot;:53299,&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\/192362967?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb694b120-2340-423e-921b-855a8cc794b5_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>Giannis Antetokounmpo wants to play after missing the past 11 games in the wake of a knee hyperextension. The Bucks continue to say that Antetokounmpo is not healthy enough to play.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Around-the-league NBA notes on a Sunday? On Easter Sunday even? As it should be! 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