Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 10/23/18 PART ONE

- BOS: The Celtics' Offense Is Failing Them (from Liam O'Brien, Hardwood Houdini):

Read it here:  https://hardwoodhoudini.com/2018/10/23/boston-celtics-shooting-woes-orlando/

- BOS: Takeaways From Loss To ORL  (from Keith Smith, Celtics Blog):

Read it here:  https://www.celticsblog.com/2018/10/23/18012580/boston-is-bad-right-now-and-9-other-takeaways-from-celtics-magic-orlando-nba

- CLE: Give The Defense A Bit More Time For Corrections (from Dan Gilinsky, King James Gospel):

Read it here:  https://kingjamesgospel.com/2018/10/23/cleveland-cavaliers-give-defense-bit-more-time-corrections/

- MIA: The Rise Of Rodney McGruder (from Simon Smith, Hoops Habit):

Read and watch it here:  https://hoopshabit.com/2018/10/22/miami-heat-incredible-rise-rodney-mcgruder/

From Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald: https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article220314740.html

- MIL: How The Bucks Have Reshaped Their Identity To Get The Best From Giannis (from Michael Shapiro, Sports Illustrated):

Read it here:  https://www.si.com/nba/2018/10/23/giannis-antetokounmpo-mike-budenholzer-milwaukee-bucks-identity-eastern-conference

- MIN: Tom Thibodeau & The Theory Of Defensive Evolution (from Dane Moore, Zone Coverage):

Read and watch it here:  https://zonecoverage.com/2018/timberwolves/the-new-nba-finally-tom-thibodeau-and-the-theory-of-defensive-evolution/

- MIL: DiVincenzo Is Making A Strong Early Impression  (from Kane Pitman, The Step Back):

Read and watch it here:  https://fansided.com/2018/10/23/donte-divincenzo-early-impression-milwaukee/

- MIN: Thibodeau: DRose, When Healthy, Will Be One Of Assn's Best (from Jace Frederick, Pioneer Press):

Read it here:  https://www.twincities.com/2018/10/22/thibodeau-says-derrick-rose-when-healthy-will-be-one-of-nbas-best-players/

- NYK: Dissecting The Ntilikina Question (from Jonathan Macri, Knicks Film School):

Read and watch it here:  https://knicksfilmschool.com/2018/10/23/what-is-a-point-guard-anyway-dissecting-the-frank-ntilikina-question/

- PHI: Inside The Embiid/Redick Two-Man Game (from Rich Hoffman, The Athletic):

Read it here:  https://theathletic.com/605358/2018/10/22/its-just-a-feel-inside-the-dance-the-unique-joel-embiid-and-jj-redick-two-man-game/

- PHI: Observations From Wins Over CHI & ORL (from Jackson Frank, Liberty Ballers):

Read it here:  https://www.libertyballers.com/2018/10/23/18013206/beyond-the-box-score-sixers-wins-over-bulls-and-magic

- PHI: Fultz & The Sixers Have A Problem Of Overlap (from Ben Ladner, The Step Back):

Read and watch it here:  https://fansided.com/2018/10/23/markelle-fultz-76ers-problem-overlap/

- PHI: Q & A: Landry Shamet (from Rich Hoffman, The Athletic):

Read it here:  https://theathletic.com/607066/2018/10/23/qa-with-landry-shamet-on-the-transition-to-playing-nba-defense-staring-contests-with-team-executives-and-his-love-of-spongebob-squarepants/

- PHI: Covington Has Offered Most Return On Investment (from Josh Wilson, The Sixer Sense):

Read it here:  https://thesixersense.com/2018/10/23/philadelphia-76ers-robert-covington-offered-return-investment/

- SAS: DeRozan, Spurs Embracing New Normals (from Sean Highkin, Bleacher Report):

Read it here:  https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2802124-demar-derozan-spurs-embracing-new-normals-no-one-ever-saw-coming

- SAS: Popovich Dials Up Old Play To Sink Lakers In OT (from William Lou, The Score):

Read and watch it here:  https://www.thescore.com/news/1635124

- TOR: Kawhi: It Didn't Take Long For it To Look Like 2017 Again (from Andrew Sharp, Sports Illustrated):

Read it here:  https://www.si.com/nba/2018/10/23/kawhi-leonard-raptors-spurs-trade-nba-free-agency-demar-derozan

- Notes From NBA-TV's Open Court,  2018 Coaches Edition (from Zak Boisvert/Jeff Steines, Pick And Pop):

Read it here:  https://pickandpop.net/2018/10/nba-tv-open-court-2018-coaches-edition/

- Answering The Big Questions After The First Week (from MacMullan, Arnovitz, Pelton, MacMahon, Herring, ESPN):

Read it here:  http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/25058032/nba-biggest-surprises-disappointments-5-5

- Answering Questions About The Scoring Binge (from Kevin Pelton, ESPN):

Read it here:  http://www.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/25049194/is-nba-scoring-surge-real-does-mean-kevin-pelton

- Full Team-By-Team Roster & Salary Breakdown (from Bobby Marks, ESPN):

Read it here: http://www.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/25052536/nba-team-team-salary-roster-breakdown

- Q & A: Chris Bosh (from Sekou Smith, NBA.com):

Read it here:  http://www.nba.com/article/2018/10/22/chris-bosh-esports-qa

- Projecting The Leading Shooters At Each Position (from Adam Fromal, Bleacher Report):

Read it here:  https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2801058-nba-metrics-101-projecting-the-best-shooter-at-every-position#slide0

- What Is The NBA Maximum Salary? (from Frank Urbina, Hoops Hype):

Read it here:  https://hoopshype.com/2018/10/21/nba-maximum-salary/