Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 2/16/19

- BKN: D'Lo: Marrying Creativity & Structure (from Kelly Whiteside, NY Times):

Read it here:

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/16/sports/basketball/nets-dangelo-russell-poet.html

From Greg Logan, Newsday: https://www.newsday.com/sports/basketball/nets/nets-d-angelo-russell-1.27354309

- DEN: Michael Malone Has Let Self-Belief Guide His Path  (from Nick Kosmider, The Athletic):

Read it here:  https://theathletic.com/818498/2019/02/15/how-michael-malone-from-foot-locker-to-denver-to-all-star-stage-let-self-belief-guide-his-path/

- DET: Griffin Had No Doubt He'd Return To All-Star Level (from Ansar Khan, MLive):

Read it here: https://www.mlive.com/pistons/2019/02/pistons-blake-griffin-had-no-doubt-he-would-return-to-all-star-level.html

From Rod Beard, Detroit News: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/nba/pistons/2019/02/15/pistons-blake-griffin-recovers-place-among-nba-elite/2880226002/

From James Edwards III, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/817570/2019/02/15/blake-griffin-is-feared-like-never-before/

- DET: Reggie Jackson Could Push Pistons To Playoffs (from Vince Ellis, Detroit Free Press):

Read it here:  https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nba/pistons/2019/02/16/detroit-pistons-reggie-jackson/2858825002/

- MIL: How Giannis & Khris Developed Their Bond (from Eric Nehm, The Athletic):

Read and watch it here:  https://theathletic.com/816860/2019/02/14/bucks-all-star-tandem-has-developed-beneficial-bond-that-began-years-ago-with-practice-court-combat/

- MIL: Middleton & The Virtues Of Doing Less (from Rob Mahoney, Sports Illustrated):

Read it here:  https://www.si.com/nba/2019/02/15/khris-middleton-bucks-all-star-giannis-antetokounmpo-mike-budenholzer

- NOP: Demps Is Gone, But The Tumult Is Far From Over  (from Dan Devine, The Ringer):

Read it here:  https://www.theringer.com/nba/2019/2/15/18226666/dell-demps-fired-new-orleans-pelicans-gm

From Scott Kushner, The Advocate:  https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/sports/pelicans/article_fa13a8a2-317b-11e9-bcdf-1b7ec3b21ac7.html

- OKC: The Talent & Fit Of Markieff Morris (from Stephen Dolan, Thunderous Intentions):

Read and watch it here:https://thunderousintentions.com/2019/02/16/okc-thunder-talent-fit-markieff-morris/2/

- SAS: LaMarcus Aldridge Is Boxing Out Like A Champ (from Jesus Gomez, Pounding The Rock):

Read it here:  https://www.poundingtherock.com/2019/2/14/18225471/lamarcus-aldridge-san-antonio-spurs-rebound-box-out

- UTA: Gobert Never Stops Working (from Tony Jones,The Athletic):

Read it here: https://theathletic.com/818674/2019/02/15/cest-la-vie-rudy-gobert-tries-to-take-his-all-star-snub-in-stride-but/

- WAS: How Beal Went From Shooter To Complete Player (from Fred Katz, The Athletic):

Read it here:  https://theathletic.com/818517/2019/02/15/its-not-just-the-jordan-spin-how-bradley-beal-went-from-shooter-to-complete-player/

- Ten Things (from Zach Lowe, ESPN):

Read it here:  http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/25995187/10-things-like-including-mvp-race-nba

- Q & A: Kevin Garnett (from Alex Wong, Yahoo Sports):

Read it here: https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/qa-kevin-garnett-raptors-free-agency-drama-yao-ming-bounty-170009733.html

- Great Sets From The Nets-Cavs 3OT Game (from Adam Spinella):

Watch it here: https://twitter.com/Spinella14/status/1096131308747665408