Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 12/20/18
- BKN: Nobody Does The Dirty Work Like Ed Davis (from Howard Megdal, The Step Back):
Read it here: https://fansided.com/2018/12/20/ed-davis-nets-offensive-rebounding/
- BKN: Nets Are Red-Hot & The League Is Noticing (from Laura Albanese, Newsday):
Read it here: https://www.newsday.com/sports/basketball/nets/nets-are-red-hot-and-the-league-seems-to-be-taking-note-of-it-1.24757158
- BOS: Celtics Have Just Two Healthy Big Men (from Gary Washburn, Boston Globe):
Read it here: https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/celtics/2018/12/20/danny-ainge-needs-add-big-man/eiL4yJpiiun2iGhLOlCeJN/story.html
- BOS: Robert Williams Has A Long Way To Go, But Has All The Tools To Get There (from Tom Westerholm, Mass Live):
- BOS: Takeaways From Loss To Suns (from Keith Smith, Celtics Blog):
Read and watch it here: https://www.celticsblog.com/2018/12/20/18150409/missed-opportunity-and-9-other-takeaways-from-boston-celtics-phoenix-suns
- DAL: Behind Doncic & A Deep Bench, The Mavs Have Staying Power (from Ben Ladner, The Step Back):
Read and watch it here: https://fansided.com/2018/12/20/luka-doncic-deep-bench-mavs-staying-power/
- DAL: Doncic Isn't Your Average Rookie (from Tim MacMahon, ESPN):
Read and watch it here: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/25566382/luka-doncic-your-average-nba-rookie-knows-it
- DAL: Boucek Is Blazing Trails As Mavs' 1st Female Coach (from Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News):
- DEN: How Jamal Murray Has Grown As A Distributor (from Nick Kosmider, The Athletic):
- DET: Time For Everyone To Get To Know Reggie Bullock (from James Edwards III, The Athletic):
Read it here: https://theathletic.com/725681/2018/12/20/dont-call-him-randy-why-its-time-for-everyone-to-get-to-know-reggie-bullock/
- LAL: Lonzo Ball's Strengths & Weaknesses (from Jeff Siegel, Dime Mag):
Read and watch it here: https://uproxx.com/dimemag/lonzo-ball-analysis-strengths-weaknesses-los-angeles-lakers/
- LAL: Who Are The Real Lakers? (from Rob Mahoney, Sports Illustrated):
Read it here: https://www.si.com/nba/2018/12/19/lakers-lebron-james-lonzo-ball-luke-walton-warriors-rockets
- MIA: Derrick Jones, Jr Is Finding A Role (from David Yapkowitz, Basketball Insiders):
Read it here: http://www.basketballinsiders.com/derrick-jones-jr-finding-a-role-in-miami/
- MIL: Bledsoe's Ability To Beat Screens (from Eric Nehm, The Athletic):
Read and watch it here: https://theathletic.com/717470/2018/12/19/bucks-eric-bledsoe-is-terrorizing-opposing-guards-with-his-ability-to-beat-the-screens/
- MIL: Lopez Has Revamped The Bucks' System But Can't Change Everything (from Jonathan Tjarks, The Ringer):
Read and watch it here: https://www.theringer.com/nba/2018/12/20/18148908/brook-lopez-bucks-giannis-budenholzer
- MIL: Is Giannis Built To Break The Mold? (from Howard Beck, Bleacher Report):
Read it here: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2811435-is-giannis-built-to-break-the-mold
- MIN: Okogie's Shining Light Potential (from Cooper Langby, Dunking With Wolves):
Read and watch it here: https://dunkingwithwolves.com/2018/12/20/minnesota-timberwolves-josh-okogie-is-wolves-best-draft-pick-since-kat/
- OKC: Jerami Grant Is A Key To Thunder's Recent Success (from Jonathan Saponara, Hashtag Basketball):
Read and watch it here: https://hashtagbasketball.com/oklahoma-city-thunder/content/jerami-grant-key-thunders-success
- ORL: Without Vucevic, The Magic's Future Is Still Far Away (from Philip Rossman-Reich, Orlando Magic Daily):
Read it here: https://orlandomagicdaily.com/2018/12/20/without-nikola-vucevic-orlando-magics-future-still-far-away/
- PHI: Film Review: How Embiid Can Beat Double Teams (from Noah Levick, NBC Sports):
Read and watch it here: https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/76ers/sixers-film-review-how-joel-embiid-can-beat-double-teams
- PHI: Sixers Still Need Bench Help (from Tom Moore, Morning Call):
Read it here: https://www.mcall.com/sports/basketball/sixers/mc-spt-sixers-knicks-20181219-story.html
- PHI: The Process Is Over (from TJ McConnell, The Players' Tribune):
Read it here: https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/tj-mcconnell-nba-sixers-process
- PHO: Film Room: Ayton In The Kokoskov Offense (from Yusuf Saleem, BBall Index):
Read and watch it here: http://bball-index.com/film-room-deandre-ayton-in-the-igor-kokoskov-offense/
- PHO: Interview: Interim GM James Jones (from Duane Rankin, Azcentral.com):
- PHO: Suns Dispel Notion That Young Teams Need Veterans (from Dan Volpone, Valley Of The Suns):
Read it here: https://valleyofthesuns.com/2018/12/20/phoenix-suns-dispel-notion-young-team-needs-veterans/
- The Best Player At Each Spot On The Floor (from Kirk Goldsberry, ESPN):
Read and watch it here: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/25571846/best-nba-players-every-spot-basketball-court
- The Five Most Interesting Teams In Week 10 (from Dan Devine, The Ringer):
Read it here: https://www.theringer.com/nba/2018/12/19/18148309/most-interesting-nba-rockets-thunder-pacers
- Five First-Time All-Star Candidates (from Ben Golliver, Washington Post):
Read it here: https://www.denverpost.com/2018/12/20/nikola-jokic-nba-all-star-analysis/
- Video: The Top 5 Low-Post Scorers & What Makes Them So Successful (from Coach Nick, The Athletic):