Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 4/13/16
- The Players No One Passed To This Season (from Kyle Wagner, fivethirtyeight.com): Read it here: http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-nba-players-no-one-passed-to-this-season/ - Film Session: Avery Bradley Defends (from Scott Rafferty, Sporting News): Read and view it here: http://www.sportingnews.com/nba-news/4701706-avery-bradley-boston-celtics-defense-damian-lillard-stephen-curry - Knicks Focus Is To Get Players Who Fit The System (from Stefan Bondy, NY Daily News): Read it here: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/knicks-players-fit-triangle-system-article-1.2597885
- Terry Stotts' Playoff Guarantee Changed The Blazers' Season (from Joe Freeman, Oregon Live):
Read it here: http://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/index.ssf/2016/04/a_guarantee_from_terry_stotts_changed_trail_blazer.html
- The Mavs Shouldn't Have Made The Playoffs - But They Did (from Tim Cato, Mavsmoneyball.com):
Read it here: http://www.mavsmoneyball.com/2016/4/12/11414984/mavericks-should-not-have-made-the-playoffs-but-they-did
- Recapping Tuesday's Games (from SBNation):
Read it here: http://www.sbnation.com/nba-scores
- NBA Releases Playoff Scenarios (from Dan Feldman, NBC Sports):
Read it here: http://nba.nbcsports.com/2016/04/12/nba-releases-playoff-scenarios/
- Kings' Season Is Down To How Many Games They Can Lose (from Jason Jones, Sacramento Bee):
Read it here: http://www.sacbee.com/sports/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-blog/article71505337.html
Additional Player Notes, Updates, Profiles:
- J.J. Redick (from Mirin Fader, SBNation): http://www.sbnation.com/2016/4/12/11393874/jj-redick-profile-feature-clippers-biography-obsessive
- Kevin Love (from Chris Fedor, cleveland.com): http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2016/04/chat_with_tyronn_lue_has_ignit.html
- Giannis Antetokuonmpo (from Ian Thomsen, NBA.com): http://www.nba.com/2016/news/features/ian_thomsen/04/12/giannis-antetokounmpos-bright-future-with-milwaukee-bucks/
- Aron Baynes (from Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press): http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nba/pistons/2016/04/13/detroit-pistons-aron-baynes-key-aquisition/82969948/
- Mario Hezonja (from Josh Robbins, Orlando Sentinel): http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/orlando-magic/os-orlando-magic-mario-hezonja-0413-20160412-story.html and from John Denton, magic.com: http://www.nba.com/magic/news/mario-hezonjas-confidence-never-wavers-20160412
- DeMarre Carroll (from Toronto Sun): http://www.torontosun.com/2016/04/12/raptors--carroll-slowly-surely-rounding-into-form
- George Hill (from Mark Monteith, pacers.com): http://www.nba.com/pacers/news/hill-finds-and-fills-another-role
- Jerian Grant (from Ryan Weinkauf, thelotterymafia.com): http://thelotterymafia.com/article/time-to-shine-for-jerian-grant.html
- Cody Zeller (from Reinis Lacis, atthehive.com): http://www.atthehive.com/2016/4/13/11415430/cody-zeller-2016-nba-playoffs-preview
- John Holland (from Brian Rzeppa, Ridiculous Upside): http://www.ridiculousupside.com/2016/4/12/11396520/john-holland-coming-through-for-canton