Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 11/16/16
- How Fake NBA Rumors Become News (from Seth Rosenthal, SBNation):
Read it here: http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2016/11/15/13629660/nba-trade-rumors-fake-news-klay-thompson
- Giannis Antetokounmpo Q & A (from Steve Aschburner, NBA.com):
Read and watch it here: http://www.nba.com/article/2016/11/15/q-and-a-milwaukee-bucks-giannis-antetokounmpo
- How Giannis Became A Big-Time Scorer Without A Jumper (from Scott Rafferty, Fan Sided):
Read and watch it here: http://fansided.com/2016/11/16/giannis-antetokounmpo-scorer-jump-shot/
- DeRozan Is Dominating Despite Defying Analytic Trends (from Tim Cato, SBNation):
Read it here: http://www.sbnation.com/2016/11/15/13626592/demar-derozan-stats-highlights-shooting-raptors-analytics
- Towns Joins Wiggins, LaVine As 21-Year Old Wolves (from Jerry Zgoda, Star Tribune):
Read it here: http://www.startribune.com/towns-to-join-wiggins-lavine-as-21-year-old-wolves-on-tuesday/401209545/
Mind Games (from Stanley Johnson, The Players Tribune):
Read and watch it here: http://www.theplayerstribune.com/stanley-johnson-detroit-pistons-nba/
- Cousins, George, Wall, Davis: Will Anyone Save The NBA's "Stranded Stars"? (from Ben Golliver, Sports Illustrated):
Read it here: http://www.si.com/nba/2016/11/16/nba-stars-trades-demarcus-cousins-john-wall-anthony-davis
- How The Clippers Are Dominating (from Adam Spinella, Bball Breakdown):
Read and watch it here: http://bballbreakdown.com/2016/11/15/coaching-spin-meet-clippers-best-west/
From Kristian Winfield, SBNation: http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2016/11/15/13636960/la-clippers-stats-highlights-chris-paul-deandre-jordan
From Gerald Bourguet, Hoops Habit: http://hoopshabit.com/2016/11/16/los-angeles-clippers-5-reasons-year/
- This Week's Insiders Notebook (from CSN Beat Writers):
Read it here: http://www.csnnw.com/nba/turner-struggling-lakers-risethis-weeks-nba-insider-notebook
- An Analytical Look At 5 Red-Hot Teams (from Buddy Grizzard, BBall Breakdown):
Read it here: http://bballbreakdown.com/2016/11/16/contender-or-pretender-five-teams/
- Embiid Is Already On The Cusp Of Being Elite (from Dan Favale, Bleacher Report):
Read it here: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2676252-joel-embiid-is-already-on-the-cusp-of-being-an-elite-nba-center
- A Look At Some Of The Most Efficient Pick-And-Roll Guards (from Jake Raucbach, Bleacher Report):
Read it here: http://www.basketballinsiders.com/nba-pm-most-efficient-pick-and-roll-guards/
- The Hornets' Precarious Balance (from Jonathan Tjarks, The Ringer):
Read it here: https://theringer.com/the-precarious-balance-of-the-charlotte-hornets-8c6b0a3f09d7#.z6mex1dnu
- How Danny Ainge Accelerated The Celtics' Rebuild (from Chris Forsberg, ESPN):
Read it here: http://insider.espn.com/blog/boston/celtics/post/_/id/4724423/how-trader-danny-accelerated-the-boston-celtics-rebuild
- Celtics' Rebounding Has Been Poor But Avery Bradley is Boarding At An Historic Rate (from Jay King, Mass Live):
Read it here: http://www.masslive.com/celtics/index.ssf/2016/11/avery_bradley_is_rebounding_at.html
- Grizzlies Play Breakdown: Flex Action Vs Utah (from Andrew Ford, Grizzly Bear Blues):
Read and watch it here: http://www.grizzlybearblues.com/2016/11/16/13646294/memphis-grizzlies-offense-play-breakdown-nba
- Hasheem Thabeet Isn't Giving Up On Returning To The NBA (from Marc J. Spears, The Undefeaed):
Read it here: http://theundefeated.com/features/nba-or-bust-hasheem-thabeet-refuses-to-give-up-on-going-back-to-the-league/
- ZaZa Pachulia Is Making Strides (from Connor Letourneau, SFGate.com):
Read it here: http://www.sfgate.com/warriors/article/Zaza-Pachulia-making-strides-with-Warriors-10617290.php
- How The Lakers Became Playoff Contenders (from Andrew Lynch, Fox Sports):
- The Evolution Of Julius Randle (from Cole Zwicker, Fan Sided):
Read it here: http://fansided.com/2016/11/16/evolution-julius-randle-passing-finishing/
- Walton Trusts Ingram To Finish Games (from Mark Medina, LA Daily News):
Read it here: http://www.ocregister.com/articles/ingram-735597-walton-game.html
- Player Of The Night: LBJ (from Chris Ryan, The Ringer):
Read it here: https://theringer.com/lebron-james-killed-the-dinosaurs-4bc3b0b91008#.u38rurtsc
- SVG Approves Of Gbinije's D-League Approach (from Keith Langlois, pistons.com):
Read it here: http://www.nba.com/pistons/features/gbinijes-workmanlike-approach-d-league-trek-wins-svgs-approval
Knicks: Noah Or KP At The 5? (from Steve Popper, USA Today Network):
Read it here: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/knicks/2016/11/16/joakim-noah-kristaps-porzingis-jeff-hornacek-knicks/93951374/
- Rookies Who Are Already Rewriting Their Scouting Reports (from Jonathan Wasserman, Bleacher Report):
Read it here: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2675936-2016-17-nba-rookies-who-are-already-making-us-rewrite-their-scouting-reports
- How Calipari Helped Unlock KAT's Talent And Potential (from Sports Illustrated):
Read it here: http://www.si.com/college-basketball/john-calipari-book-excerpt-kentucky-karl-anthony-towns
- In Drummond's Absence, Baynes Is A Warrior For The Pistons (from Matthew Mowery, oakpress.com):
Read it here: http://www.macombdaily.com/sports/20161114/baynes-is-a-warrior-for-pistons-in-the-absence-of-the-injured-drummond
- Felton Tops 3-Point %age Leaderboard (from Dan Woike, OC Register):
Read it here; http://www.ocregister.com/articles/felton-735501-clippers-shooting.html
- Jerian Grant Shines After Inactivity (from Vincent Goodwill, csnchicago.com):
Read it here: http://www.csnchicago.com/chicago-bulls/bulls-jerian-grant-shines-after-early-season-inactivity
- Tom Thibodeau, Offensive Genius (from Philip Rossman-Reich, Fan Sided):
Read it here: http://fansided.com/2016/11/16/tom-thibodeau-minnesota-timberwolves-offensive-genius/
- Tony Parker Has Always Been Underappreciated (from Mike Monroe, Bleacher Report):
Read it here: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2676225-critics-san-antonio-spurs-will-never-agree-on-tony-parkers-true-value
- How To Fix Thunder's Offensive Problems (from Joshua Lea, Hoops Habit):
Read it here: http://hoopshabit.com/2016/11/16/oklahoma-city-thunder-cannot-live-3/
- DWade On Witnessing Butler's "Path To Greatness" (from Joe Cowley, Chicago Sun Times):
Read it here: http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/dwyane-wade-is-playing-witness-to-jimmy-butlers-run-at-greatness/
- The Bulls' Dominant Offensive Rebounding (from blogabull.com):
Read it here: http://www.blogabull.com/2016/11/16/13650672/chicago-bulls-offensive-rebound-leaders