Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 10/23/20

- BKN: Medical Experts Believe KD Will Rebound Well From Injury (from Brian Lewis, NY Post):

Read it here: https://nypost.com/2020/10/22/experts-nets-kevin-durant-will-rebound-well-from-achilles-injury/

- BOS: Celtics' Best Drafted Players Under Age 25 (from Jay King, The Athletic):

Read it here: https://theathletic.com/2155776/2020/10/23/jayson-tatum-jaylen-brown-celtics-young-player-rankings/?source=emp_shared_article

- BOS: Season Review:  Carsen Edwards (from Daniel Poarch, Celtics Blog):

Read it here: https://www.celticsblog.com/2020/10/23/21525545/boston-celtics-exit-interview-carsen-edwards

- DEN: Film Study: Exploring MPJ (from Gage Bridgford, Denver Stiffs):

Read and watch it here: https://www.denverstiffs.com/2020/10/23/21530204/film-friday-exploring-michael-porter-jr-nikola-jokic-bol-bol-jamal-murray-gary-harris-will-barton

- DET: Q & A: Draft Expert Matt Babcock (from Omari Sankofa II, Free Press):

Read it here: https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nba/pistons/2020/10/23/detroit-pistons-killian-hayes-nba-draft-isaac-okoro/3729776001/

- HOU: Q & A: Rockets' Broadcaster Matt Bullard (from Ray LeBov, Basketball Intelligence):

Read it here: http://basketballintelligence.net/2020/10/22/interview-houston-rockets-tv-analyst-matt-bullard/

- HOU: How Much Did Morey's Trades Help The Rockets?  (from Jared Dubin, FiveThirtyEight):

Read it here: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/daryl-morey-made-a-lot-of-trades-how-much-did-they-help-the-rockets/

- IND: Pacers Hire Bjorkgren To Be Next HC (from Tony East, Forbes):

Read it here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/tonyeast/2020/10/23/indiana-pacers-hire-nate-bjorkgren-to-be-the-teams-next-head-coach/#1ed6cdf854d6

- LAC: How Doc Rivers And Other Legendary Coaches Influenced Tyronn Lue (from Andrew Greif, LA Times):

Read it here: https://www.latimes.com/sports/clippers/story/2020-10-22/how-doc-rivers-and-other-legendary-coaches-influenced-tyronn-lue

- MIN: What's The #1 Pick Worth? (from Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic);

Read it here: https://theathletic.com/2153600/2020/10/22/timberwolves-no-1-pick-draft-value/?source=dailyemail

- NOP: How SVG Transformed Rafer Alston's Career (from Cristian Clark, The Advocate):

Read it here: https://www.nola.com/sports/pelicans/article_32fdd682-1498-11eb-93c6-eb837e4fa69d.html

- NOP: David Griffin On Building The Slow & Mindful Way (from Christopher Dodson, Forbes):

Read it here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherdodson/2020/10/23/david-griffin-believes-new-orleans-pelicans-will-age-into-championships-like-fine-wine/#1ccf7b2e59ec

- PHI: 3 Things We Learned About Sixers' Lineups In 2019-20 (from Noah Levick, NBC Sports):

Read it here: https://sports.yahoo.com/3-things-learned-sixers-lineups-220656247.html

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- The Top 125 NBA Players, Tier One (from Seth Partnow, The Athletic):

Read it here: https://theathletic.com/2090827/2020/10/23/nba-player-rankings-tiers-lebron-james-giannis-antetokounmpo-kawhi-leonard-steph-curry/

- Should NBA Contenders "Size Up" To Match The Lakers? (from Mo Dakhil, Bleacher Report):

Read it here: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2914779-should-nba-contenders-size-up-to-match-the-los-angeles-lakers

- Best And Worst Cases For The "Excluded Eight" Teams (from ESPN Panel):

Read it here: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30169274/best-worst-cases-warriors-knicks-teams-seen-march

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- 2020 Draft Prospect Tyrese Haliburton (from Michael Swain, 247Sports/Mike Schmitz, ESPN):

Read and watch it here: https://247sports.com/college/iowa-state/Article/Mike-Schmitz-Iowa-State-basketballs-Tyrese-Haliburton-the-best-all-around-player-in-2020-NBA-Draft-153414965/

From Timberwolves.com: https://www.nba.com/timberwolves/2020-nba-draft-profile-tyrese-haliburton

- Q & A: 2020 Draft Prospect Isaiah Stewart (from Bryan Kalbrosky, Hoops Hype):

Read it here: https://hoopshype.com/2020/10/23/isaiah-stewart-nba-draft-sleepers-washington-huskies/

- 2020 Draft Prospect Desmond Bane (from CJ Moore, The Athletic):

Read it here: https://theathletic.com/2153018/2020/10/23/desmond-bane-nba-draft-mock-tcu-prospect/?source=dailyemail

- 2020 Draft Prospect Onyeka Okongwu (from Mike Schmitz, ESPN):

Read it here: https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/30170591/nba-draft-2020-case-onyeka-okongwu-class-best-big-man

- 2020 Draft Prospect Isaac Okoro (from Wes Goldberg, Mercury News):

Read it here: https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2020/10/22/warriors-draft-isaac-okoro-next-andre-iguodala

- 2020 Draft Prospect Deni Avdija (from Jonathan Wasserman, Bleacher Report):

Read it here: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2886912-is-2020-nba-drafts-top-euro-prospect-deni-avdija-a-safe-bet-or-a-future-star

- 2020 Draft Prospects With Rising Stocks (from Joe Tansey, Bleacher Report):

Read it here: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2914581-nba-draft-2020-analyzing-jalen-smith-more-prospects-with-rising-stocks

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- Offseason Needs: SW Division (from Raphielle Johnson, Rotoworld):

Read it here: https://sports.yahoo.com/offseason-needs-southwest-division-181958723.html

- The Best Free Agents (from Kevin Pelton, ESPN):

Read it here: http://insider.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/30153524/nba-free-agent-rankings-25-best-players-2020

- Trevon Duval Is Not Done Yet (from Clevis Murray, Bleacher Report):

Read it here: https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/2912558-trevon-duval-undrafted-duke-one-and-done-tries-to-keep-his-hoop-dreams-alive.amp.html

- Best Places To Find NBA Data Online (from Todd Whitehead):

Read it here: https://twitter.com/CrumpledJumper/status/1319449671689932801

- History Of The D/G League: 2017-Present (from Dakota Schmidt, Ridiculous Upside):

Read it here: https://www.ridiculousupside.com/2020/10/23/21529289/a-brief-history-of-the-nba-d-g-league-the-era-of-the-g-2017-present-abdur-rahim-ingram-robinson-cook

- Remembering BJ Johnson (from Spencer Davies, Basketball News):

Read it here: https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/nba-remembering-brent-bj-johnson-family-friends-share-heartfelt-thoughtful-words-houston-rockets-scout