Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 12/21/19
- 10 Things (from Zach Lowe, ESPN):
Read it here: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28313228/ten-nba-things-like-including-philadelphia-76ers-big-question
- The Most Interesting Teams Of The Week (from Dan Devine, The Ringer):
Read it here: https://www.theringer.com/nba/2019/12/20/21031781/five-most-interesting-teams-raptors-injuries
- Early MIP Candidates (from Quinn Davis, Basketball Insiders):
Read it here: http://www.basketballinsiders.com/nba-daily-most-improved-watch-12-20-19/
- BOS: Takeaways From Win Over Pistons (from Keith Smith, Celtics Blog):
- CHA: Rozier Has Found What He Was Looking For With The Hornets (from James Herbert, CBS Sports):
- CHA: Devonte' Graham "Isn't Supposed To Be Here" (from Jonathan Abrams, Bleacher Report):
Read it here: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2867608-devonte-graham-isnt-supposed-to-be-here
- CHI: Markkanen's Shots Are Starting To Fall (from Rob Schaefer, NBC Sports):
Read and watch it here: https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/bulls/lauri-markkanens-shots-are-starting-fall
- CHI: Ask Sam Smith (from bulls.com):
Read it here: https://www.nba.com/bulls/news/ask-sam-mailbag-122019
- DAL: The Rest Of The Mavericks Are Really Good, Too (from Tim McMahon, ESPN):
Read it here: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28343465/it-turns-rest-mavericks-really-good-too
- DEN: Film Study: Jokic's Return To Form (from Ryan Blackburn, Denver Stiffs):
Read and watch it here: https://www.denverstiffs.com/2019/12/20/21031181/nikola-jokic-is-returning-to-form-after-a-slow-start
- DET: Drummond Is The Real Board Man (from Jared Dubin, Five Thirty Eight):
Read it here: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/andre-drummond-is-the-real-board-man/
- DET: Bruce Brown's Stifling Defense (from Matthew Hallett, Hoops Habit ):
Read and watch it here: https://hoopshabit.com/2019/12/20/detroit-pistons-bruce-brown-defense-stifling/
- GSW: Inside Smailagic's Development (from Wes Goldberg, Mercury News):
Read and watch it here: https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/12/20/inside-the-development-of-alen-smailagic-who-is-a-long-term-play-for-the-warriors/
- IND: Bitadze Needs More Game Action, Either In The NBA Or The G (from Tony East, Forbes):
Read it here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/tonyeast/2019/12/20/indiana-pacers-find-minutes-goga-bitadze/#2cdca4b7b7cd
- MIL: No Team Defends The Paint Like The Bucks (from Joe Wolfond, The Score):
Read it here: https://www.thescore.com/nba/news/1909936
- MIL: Mathews Stepped Up To The Challenge Of Defending LBJ (from Matt Velazquez, jsonline.com):
- MIL: George Hill, Unspoken Hero (from Connor Schmidtke, Sir Charles In Charge):
Read it here: https://sircharlesincharge.com/2019/12/21/milwaukee-bucks-unspoken-hero-hill/
From Adam McGee, Behind The Buck Pass: https://behindthebuckpass.com/2019/12/21/milwaukee-bucks-george-hill-late-stage-sharpshooting-prowess/
- PHI: How Do You Make Sense Of The Sixers? (from Rob Mahoney, The Ringer):
Read it here: https://www.theringer.com/nba/2019/12/20/21030815/philadelphia-76ers-joel-embiid-ben-simmons
- PHI: How Facing Zone Defenses Is Affecting The Sixers (from Tim Bontemps, ESPN):
Read it here: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28343444/joel-embiid-sixers-playing-scared-recent-skid
- PHO: Rubio Sounds Off Following Loss To OKC (from Duane Rankin, Arizona Republic):
- SAS: Mills & Poeltl's Magical Two-Man Game (from CharlieOCharles, Pounding The Rock):
Rae and watch it here: https://www.poundingtherock.com/2019/12/20/21031682/how-patty-mills-and-jakob-poeltl-are-becoming-the-spurs-next-great-foreign-connection
- UTA: How Mitchell Can Improve His Scoring Efficiency (from Andy Larsen, Salt Lake Tribune):
Read and watch it here: https://www.sltrib.com/sports/2019/12/20/donovan-mitchell-is/