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Steph Noh
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Senior NBA writer at @sportingnews.bsky.social. Previously Bulls stuff at The Athletic. Same username on most socials.
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Steph Noh @stephnoh.bsky.social · Jun 4
Alex Caruso has been overlooked at every single stage of his basketball career. Now, it's impossible to ignore him.

Here is Caruso's unbelievable journey, from Texas A&M ballboy to one of the best defenders in the NBA:

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Alex Caruso's wild basketball journey, from 'a nice little camp player' to NBA superstar stopper | Sporting News
Alex Caruso has overcome adversity in every single stop of his basketball journey.
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Steph Noh @stephnoh.bsky.social · 2h
Part two of my top 100 defenders in the NBA is out!

Here's the top 10, along with a full list of the top 100:

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NBA top 100 defenders rankings (1-10): Victor Wembanyama, Draymond Green, and Alex Caruso land on 2025-26 list | Sporting News
Who are the best defenders in the NBA for the 2025-26 season? In Part 2 of this project, Steph Noh runs from No. 1 to No. 10.
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Steph Noh @stephnoh.bsky.social · 1d
My third annual top 100 defenders list is out! Part 1 covers players 11-100. This is my favorite part of doing this exercise, giving praise to the guys who don't get enough of it:

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NBA top 100 defenders rankings (11-100): Where do Jimmy Butler, Scottie Barnes land on list for 2025-26? | Sporting News
Giannis Antetokounmpo may not be a top 10 defender anymore, but he ramps things up in the playoffs and is still fierce.
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Steph Noh @stephnoh.bsky.social · 2d
Many teams will try to be the next Pacers. Most won't be able to pull it off, but the Hawks just might.

How Atlanta could copy Indiana's blueprint and become this year's storybook team:

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Hawks could be next Pacers: Why Trae Young, Kristaps Porzingis and company may be poised for a leap | Sporting News
There is a case to be made for the Hawks to be a surprise team in 2025-26.
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Steph Noh @stephnoh.bsky.social · 4d
Wrapping up my positional rankings with centers today. Here's every team's starting center, ranked from best to worst: www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/...
Best NBA centers for 2025-26: Ranking all 30 starters from Nikola Jokic to Victor Wembanyama | Sporting News
Ranking every starting center in the league for 2025-26
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Morten Stig Jensen @msjnba.bsky.social · 5d
And then there's @stephnoh.bsky.social who came on the show to continue our recent tradition of predicting NBA Awards for the season!

Come for the Wemby chatter, stay for the Tyus Jones bit.

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NBA Awards Predictions - Featuring Stephen Noh
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Steph Noh @stephnoh.bsky.social · 5d
Third straight year of the Bulls barely registering in the league's annual GM survey
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Steph Noh @stephnoh.bsky.social · 6d
Starter rankings Day Four: Here's every team's power forwards, from best to worst: www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/...
Best NBA power forwards for 2025-26: Ranking all 30 starters from LeBron James to Jimmy Butler | Sporting News
Ranking every starting power forward in the league for 2025-26
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Daniel Mader @danielmader.bsky.social · 7d
A near-upset of Team USA. Titles at four levels. Top 10 draft pick.

Butch Lee's distinguishing feat? Becoming "El Primero," the NBA's first Hispanic player and a Puerto Rican pioneer.

“If you know the history, you know who Butch Lee is.”
From Puerto Rico to Los Angeles, how Butch Lee became the NBA's first Hispanic player and a basketball pioneer | Sporting News
Basketball took Butch Lee to Rucker Park, Marquette, the Olympics and more. Along the way, he quietly became a trailblazer for Hispanic players.
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Steph Noh @stephnoh.bsky.social · 7d
Starter rankings Day Three: Here are all 30 small forwards, from best to worst: www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/...
Best NBA small forwards for 2025-26: Ranking all 30 starters from Kawhi Leonard to Josh Hart and Cooper Flagg | Sporting News
Ranking every team's starting small forward for the 2025-26 season
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Steph Noh @stephnoh.bsky.social · 7d
To cap it off, refs put 0.3 back on the clock. Bryant gets it again, and gets annihilated at the rim
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Steph Noh @stephnoh.bsky.social · 7d
Amazing ending to Bulls/Cavs

-Dalen Terry blocks a game-winner from Thomas Bryant
-Bryant slaps the camera
-Reggie Miller highlights outstanding help defense from Noa Essengue as the replay shows Essengue standing still
-Then calls out Patrick Williams, who isn't in the game
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Steph Noh @stephnoh.bsky.social · 7d
YUKI
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Steph Noh @stephnoh.bsky.social · 8d
Starter rankings continue this week with shooting guards. Here's every team's starter, ranked 1-30:

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Best NBA shooting guards for 2025-26: Ranking all 30 starters from Anthony Edwards to Austin Reaves | Sporting News
Anthony Edwards and Donovan Mitchell lead the way among off-ball guards.
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Steph Noh @stephnoh.bsky.social · 9d
I'm rolling out my annual starter rankings by position this week. First up is point guard:

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Best NBA point guards for 2025-26: Ranking all 30 starters from Luka Doncic to Stephen Curry and Jalen Brunson | Sporting News
This position is the strongest in the NBA.
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Steph Noh @stephnoh.bsky.social · 14d
Probably somewhere in the 80s
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Steph Noh @stephnoh.bsky.social · 14d
No great way to do it. I just tried to predict how much they'd play, erring on optimism.
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Steph Noh @stephnoh.bsky.social · 15d
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I ranked every starter in the NBA 1-150. Here's what the Bulls look like. Fair or unfair?

Full list including every team's starting five:
www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/...
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Steph Noh @stephnoh.bsky.social · 15d
Part two of my top 150 list dropped today. Here's the full list of every single team's starters, ranked.

Check where each member of your favorite team's starting five lands:

www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/...
NBA top 150 starter rankings Part 2: Where LeBron James, Stephen Curry fall in the top 10 for 2025-26 | Sporting News
Sporting News is ranking every projected starter across the league.
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Steph Noh @stephnoh.bsky.social · 15d
I'm trying something new at @sportingnews.com. Top 100 player lists have been done. How about 150?

I ranked every team's projected starters ahead of the 2025-26 season. Check out Part 1 here (11-150):
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NBA top 150 starter rankings Part 1 (150-11): Ranking every team's starting players for the 2025-26 season | Sporting News
Ranking every single projected starter in the NBA from 1-150
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Steph Noh @stephnoh.bsky.social · 21d
More on how Paige Bueckers is the last of a dying breed of players who wanted to play like Kobe:

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Paige Bueckers is keeping Kobe Bryant's game alive: How Wings star is one of last Kobe disciples remaining | Sporting News
Nobody plays like Kobe any more, except Paige Bueckers.
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Steph Noh @stephnoh.bsky.social · 21d
Kobe Bryant took 27 percent of his shots as long 2's over the course of his career.

Paige Bueckers is the last elite young guard who is still succeeding with that kind of shot diet:
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Steph Noh @stephnoh.bsky.social · 22d
It's been a decade since we saw Kobe play. Paige Bueckers is the last rising superstar who is staying true to his playstyle in 2025:

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Paige Bueckers is keeping Kobe Bryant's game alive: How Wings star is one of last Kobe disciples remaining | Sporting News
Nobody plays like Kobe any more, except Paige Bueckers.
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Steph Noh @stephnoh.bsky.social · 22d
Paige Bueckers is the closest thing that we have to Kobe in 2025
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Steph Noh @stephnoh.bsky.social · Sep 10
Here are my thoughts (and a grade) for Josh Giddey's new deal:

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Josh Giddey contract grade: Is Bulls guard worth $100 million over the next four years? | Sporting News
Grading Josh Giddey's new four year, $100 million deal for the Bulls
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Steph Noh @stephnoh.bsky.social · Sep 8
Those of us paying attention to Chicago know that Angel Reese's comments about the Sky weren't wrong: www.sportingnews.com/us/wnba/news...
Angel Reese's Sky criticisms are completely valid to those who have paid attention to Chicago's franchise | Sporting News
Angel Reese's frustrations with her struggling franchise are valid.
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