Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 2/7/19

- BKN: As Injuries Start To Catch Up To The Nets, What The Pending Returns Of Caris LeVert And Allen Crabbe Mean (from Michael Scotto, The Athletic)

Read it here:https://theathletic.com/803123/

- BKN: Behind The Nets' Success Is A Carefully Crafted Culture And, Finally, A Clue (from Harvey Araton, New York Times)

Read it here: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/06/sports/nets-sean-marks.html

- BOS: Marcus Smart Is East's Most Accurate Three-Point Shooter Since January 1 (from Bryan Kalbrosky, HoopsHype)

Read it here: https://hoopshype.com/2019/02/07/boston-celtics-marcus-smart-shooting-analysis-scouting-report

- CHI: After The 200th Loss Of His NBA Career, Zach Lavine Can Only Hope Otto Porter Will Help Him Win (from Jon Greenberg, The Athletic)

Read it here: https://theathletic.com/805605/2019/02/07/after-the-200th-loss-of-his-nba-career-zach-lavine-can-only-hope-otto-porter-will-help-him-win/

- DAL: Dallas Mavericks' Salary Breakdown (from HoopsHype Salary Database)

Read it here: https://hoopshype.com/salaries/dallas_mavericks/

- DET: Pistons Deal With Lakers Better Positions Them To Fill Needs For 2020 And Beyond (from Keith Langlois, Detroit Pistons Web Editor)

Read it here: https://www.nba.com/pistons/features/pistons-deal-lakers-better-positions-them-fill-needs-2020-and-beyond

- GSW: NBA Daily: Alfonzo McKinnie's Road To The NBA (from David Yapkowitz, Basketball Insiders)

Read it here: http://www.basketballinsiders.com/nba-daily-alfonzo-mckinnies-road-to-the-nba/

- LAC: Clippers' Big Trade Has Brought Them Assets To Build For The Future, Now Or This Summer (from Andrew Grief, LA Times)

Read it here: https://www.latimes.com/sports/clippers/la-sp-clippers-20190206-story.html

- LAC: The Clippers Pivot Again, This Time To Build The West's Next Super Team (from Wes Goldberg, FanSided)

Read it here : https://fansided.com/2019/02/07/clippers-pivot-west-next-super-team/

- LAL: How The Stabbing Death Of His Transgender Sibling Shaped Newest Laker Reggie Bullock (from Arash Markazi, LA Times)

Read it here: https://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/la-sp-lakers-reggie-bullock-arash-markazi-20190206-story.html

- LAL: Lakers Understand The Cautionary Tale Of Giving Up Too Many Draft Picks For A Star (from Tania Ganguli, LA Times)

Read it here: https://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/la-sp-lakers-20190206-story.html

- MIL: Brook Lopez Is The Bucks' 3-Point Shooting Avenger (from Martenzie Johnson, The Undefeated)

Read it here: https://theundefeated.com/features/brook-lopez-is-the-bucks-3-point-shooting-avenger/

- ORL: Inside The Magic: Want To Trade Nikola Vucevic, Orlando Fans? Be Careful What You Wish For (from Josh Robbins, The Athletic)

Read it here: https://theathletic.com/803804/2019/02/06/be-careful-of-trading-nikola-vucevic/

- ORL: Stress Fracture Could Cost Magic's Mo Bamba Remainder Of His Rookie Season (from Josh Robbins, The Athletic)

Read it here: https://theathletic.com/802423/2019/02/05/mo-bamba-stress-fracture/

- PHI: The 76ers Upcoming Offseason Will Have Historic Luxury Tax Obligations (from yossinba, SixersWire)

Read it here: https://sixerswire.usatoday.com/2019/02/07/philadelphia-76ers-tobias-harris-trade-cap-space-2019-offseason/

- PHI: In Trading For Tobias Harris, The Sixers Have Chosen Their Course (from Dan Devine, The Ringer)

Read it here: https://www.theringer.com/nba/2019/2/6/18214009/tobias-harris-philadelphia-sixers-los-angeles-clippers-trade-deadline

- PHI: 8 Possible Reasons For The 76ers Going All-In With The Tobias Harris And Jimmy Butler Trades (from Kristian Winfield, SB Nation)

Read it here: https://www.sbnation.com/2019/2/6/18213733/philadelphia-76ers-trade-tobias-harris-clippers-all-in-why-did-sixers-trade-for-tobias-harris

- PHI: Will The Sixers' Big Deal Be Enough? (from Chris Herring, FiveThirtyEight)

Read it here: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/will-the-sixers-big-deal-be-enough/

- SAC: Kings Trades: When Human Emotions Collide With Business Side Of Basketball (from Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee)

Read it here: https://www.sacbee.com/sports/nba/sacramento-kings/article225904580.html

- WAS: Otto Porter Jr. Was A Luxury The Cap-Strapped Wizards Could No Longer Afford (from Ben Golliver, Washington Post)

Read it here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/02/07/otto-porter-jr-was-luxury-cash-strapped-wizards-could-no-longer-afford/

- WAS: After 7 Years, Washington Was More Than Just Place Of Business For Otto Porter (from Ben Standig, NBC Sports)

Read it here: https://www.nbcsports.com/washington/wizards/after-7-years-washington-was-more-just-place-business-otto-porter

- WAS: Why Bobby Portis And Jabari Parker Were Exactly What The Wizards Were Looking For (from Chase Hughes, NBC Sports Washington)

Read it here: https://www.nbcsports.com/washington/wizards/why-bobby-portis-and-jabari-parker-were-exactly-what-wizards-were-looking

- Forbes Says Knicks Most Valuable Team, Worth $4B (from The Associated Press)

Read it here: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/25938309/forbes-says-knicks-most-valuable-nba-team-worth-4b

- Trade Grades: Sixers Go All-In For Tobias Harris While Clippers Reload For The Offseason (from Jeremy Woo, Sports Illustrated)

Read and watch it here: https://www.si.com/nba/2019/02/06/tobias-harris-sixers-clippers-trade-grades-ben-simmons-joel-embiid-jimmy-butler-free-agency

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- You Know It's Coming, But You Can't Stop These NBA Sets (from Adam Spinella, The Basketball Writers):

Read it here: https://bballwriters.com/analysis/dissecting-3-frequent-but-effective-ato-sets/

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