Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 2/20/19

- BKN: How The Nets Found Kurucs (from Michael Scotto, The Athletic):

Read it here: https://theathletic.com/825863/

- BOS: Hayward's Season By The Numbers (from Travis Babcock, Hardwood Houdini):

Read it here: https://hardwoodhoudini.com/2019/02/20/boston-celtics-gordon-hayward-numbers/

- DEN: Jokic: Serbian At Heart (from Andrea Cassini, Sporting News):

Read it here: http://www.sportingnews.com/us/fiba/news/nikola-jokic-serbian-at-heart/13iextlhvnki618zbrx3gy22ge

- GSW: Storylines For Stretch Run (from Logan Murdock, Mercury News):

Read and watch it here:  https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/02/19/three-warriors-storylines-for-the-stretch-run/

- IND: Turner's Elite Defense Crucial To Playoff Push (from Spencer Davies, Basketball Insiders):

Read it here:  http://www.basketballinsiders.com/nba-daily-turners-elite-defense-crucial-to-pacers-playoff-push/

- LAC: Q & A: Darius Miles & Quentin Richardson  (from Nathaniel Friedman, GQ):

Read it here:  https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/darius-miles-quentin-richardson-open-130000131.html

- LAL: LBJ Is Posting Up Less & Shooting Many More Deep 3s  (from Bryan Kalbrosky, Hoops Hype):

Read it here:  https://hoopshype.com/2019/02/20/los-angeles-lakers-lebron-james-scouting-report-analysis/

- MIL: Giannis Is Figuring Out The Three-Pointer (from Adam McGee, Behind The Buck Pass):

Read it here:  https://behindthebuckpass.com/2019/02/19/milwaukee-bucks-giannis-antetokounmpo-figuring-three-pointer/

-  *MIL: Who Can Stop The Bucks? (from Nekias Duncan, The Basketball Writers):

Read and watch it here:  https://bballwriters.com/analysis/who-can-stop-the-milwaukee-bucks/

- MIL:  Q & A: Wayne Embry  (from Eric Nehm, The Athletic):

Read it here:  https://theathletic.com/826723/

- NOP: It Wasn't All Demps' Fault (from Alejandro Danois, The Shadow League):

Read it here:  https://theshadowleague.com/dell-demps-was-the-scapegoat-of-new-orleans-mess/

- OKC: Inside The Thunder's Voracious Defense (from Matt Moore, The Action Network):

Read it here: https://www.actionnetwork.com/nba/oklahoma-city-thunder-defense-paul-george-adams-westbrook-matt-moore-2019

- PHI: How Should Sixers Adjust If They Meet BOS In The Playoffs? (from Noah Levick/Paul Hudrick, NBC Sports):

Read it here:  https://sports.yahoo.com/face-celtics-again-playoffs-sixers-235024990.html

- TOR: Kyle Lowry, Unconventional Star (from Mike Bossetti, Raptors Rapture):

Read and watch it here:  https://raptorsrapture.com/2019/02/20/toronto-raptors-kyle-lowry-star/

- TOR: Siakam Is Already A Star (from Louis Zatzman, Raptors Republic):

Read and watch it here:  https://www.raptorsrepublic.com/2019/02/20/pascal-siakam-is-already-a-star/

- WAS: Q & A: Bradley Beal (from Alex Kennedy, Hoops Hype):

Read it here:  https://hoopshype.com/2019/02/19/nba-rumors-allstar-brad-beal-bradley-washington-wizards-trades/

- Video Breakdown: SAC Vs DEN (from Mo Dakhil):

Watch it here:  https://twitter.com/MoDakhil_NBA/status/1097961733270908933

- 12 Unappreciated Players (from Spencer Lund, Complex):

Read it here:  https://www.complex.com/sports/2019/02/12-most-unappreciated-players-in-nba-today/

The Basketball Writers

-  *MIL: Who Can Stop The Bucks? (from Nekias Duncan, The Basketball Writers):

Read and watch it here:  https://bballwriters.com/analysis/who-can-stop-the-milwaukee-bucks/