Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 10/2/20

- LAL-MIA:

  From Logan Murdock, The Ringer: https://www.theringer.com/nba/2020/10/2/21498308/jimmy-butler-miami-heat-nba-finals

  From Ramona Shelburne, ESPN:  https://tv5.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30018798/nba-finals-mind-games-miami-heat-andre-iguodala

  From ESPN Panel: https://tv5.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30016966/nba-finals-relationships-history-bind-lakers-heat

  From John Hollinger, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/2107702/2020/10/01/why-the-nba-should-be-rooting-for-the-miami-heat/   and   https://theathletic.com/2108109/2020/10/02/hollinger-why-tyler-herros-rookie-season-has-been-like-no-other/

  From Mike Prada, Substack: https://mikeprada.substack.com/p/lateral-size-matters

  From David Aldridge, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/2102899/2020/10/01/the-godfather-pat-rileys-back-in-the-finals-at-75-with-the-unexpected-heat/

  From Jonathan Tjarks, The Ringer: https://www.theringer.com/nba/2020/10/2/21498251/anthony-davis-small-ball-lakers-heat

  From Leonard Kreicas, Hot Hot Hoops: https://www.hothothoops.com/2020/10/2/21498392/nba-finals-miami-heat-los-angeles-lakers-kelly-olynyk-kendrick-nunn-lebron-james-anthony-davis

  From Mick Smiley, At The Hive: https://www.atthehive.com/2020/10/2/21497515/what-the-hornets-can-learn-from-the-heat-in-building-a-competitive-roster

  From Colin Ward-Henninger, CBS Sports:  https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/heat-vs-lakers-jimmy-butler-knows-miami-must-play-perfect-to-win-game-2-but-injuries-make-that-unlikely/

  From Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel: https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/2020/10/01/jimmy-butler-honed-marquette-buzz-williams/5882247002/

  From Kyle Goon, OC Register: https://www.ocregister.com/2020/10/01/nba-finals-4-lessons-from-an-emphatic-lakers-win-in-game-1/

  From Shlomo Sprung, Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/shlomosprung/2020/10/01/miami-heat-nba-finals-odds-can-improve-in-three-ways-jeff-van-gundy-mark-jackson-say/#7b21ff7a729c

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- BOS: Takeaways From Ainge's Press Conference (from Adam Himmelsbach, Boston Globe):

Read it here: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/10/01/sports/celtics-president-danny-ainge-we-learned-that-were-not-good-enough/

- DEN: The Nuggets Future With The New Jamal Murray (from Gage Bridgford, Denver Stiffs):

Read it here: https://www.denverstiffs.com/2020/10/1/21495504/the-denver-nuggets-future-jamal-murray-nikola-jokic-michael-porter-jerami-grant-bol-bol-gary-harris

- ORL: Fultz Turned His Career Around With The Magic (from Tim Monaghan, Orlando Magic Daily):

Read it here: https://orlandomagicdaily.com/2020/10/01/markelle-fultz-turned-career-around-orlando-magic/

-PHI: How Rivers Could Manage The Simmons-Embiid Tandem (from Kevin Arnovitz, ESPN):

Read it here: https://tv5.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30018816/how-doc-rivers-manage-ben-simmons-joel-embiid-tandem

From Chris Ryan, The Ringer: https://www.theringer.com/nba/2020/10/1/21498021/doc-rivers-sixers-clippers-joel-embiid-ben-simmons

From Brad Botkin, CBS Sports: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-finals-why-you-shouldnt-write-off-jimmy-butler-and-this-heat-team-against-lebron-james-lakers/

From Kevin Pelton, ESPN: https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/30018759/how-doc-rivers-help-philadelphia-76ers-contend

From Noah Levick, NBC Sports: https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/sixers/ben-simmons-sixers-offense-doc-rivers-hired-head-coach

From Kyle Neubeck, Philly Voice: https://www.phillyvoice.com/sixers-76ers-new-coach-who-is-doc-rivers-netflix-documentary-the-playbook

- PHI: Next Moves For The Sixers (from Bobby Marks, ESPN):

Read it here: https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/29718382/next-moves-philadelphia-76ers-joel-embiid-ben-simmons-era-over

- TOR: Season Review: Chris Boucher (from Joseph Strauss, Raptors HQ):

Read it here: https://www.raptorshq.com/2020/10/1/21457681/nba-player-review-2019-20-toronto-raptors-chris-boucher

- 2020 Draft Prospect RJ Hampton (from Sam Vecenie, The Athletic):

Read it here: https://theathletic.com/2093647/2020/10/01/vecenie-why-im-buying-r-j-hampton-stock-after-changes-to-his-shot-mechanics/