Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 5/17/20

- DAL: Boban The Great (from Zac Crain, D Magazine):

Read it here: https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/2020/may/boban-marjanovic-dallas-mavericks/

- DEN: Questions Facing The Nuggets If The Playoffs Take Place (from Nick Kosmider, The Athletic):

Read it here: https://theathletic.com/1818322/2020/05/17/seven-questions-facing-the-nuggets-if-the-nba-playoffs-take-place/

- GSW: Q & A: Mychal Mulder (from Tommy Call III, USA Today):

Read it here: https://warriorswire.usatoday.com/2020/05/16/qa-mychal-mulder-talks-quarantine-kentucky-hoops-the-last-dance-playing-with-steph-curry-and-his-long-journey-to-the-nba/2/

- HOU: Covington Explains His Elite Defense (from Kelly Iko, The Athletic):

Read it here: https://theathletic.com/1810597/2020/05/15/defending-for-dummies-robert-covington-explains-the-method-to-his-madness/?source=user_shared_article

- IND: Oral History Of The 1997-98 Pacers, Part Two (from Mark Monteith, pacers.com):

Read it here: https://www.nba.com/pacers/running-at-the-bulls-oral-history-1997-98-pacers-pt-2

- MIA: Meyers Leonard Is In A Good Place With The Heat (from Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald):

Read it here: https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article242728511.html

- PHI: Coaching The Sixers During The Pause (from Rich Hofmann/Derek Bodner, The Athletic):

Read it here: https://theathletic.com/1817497/2020/05/15/how-is-brett-brown-coaching-during-the-pause-takeaways-from-his-availability/

- G League MIP Candidates (from Dakota Schmidt, Ridiculous Upside):

Read and watch it here: https://www.ridiculousupside.com/2020/5/16/21261084/ridiculous-upsides-2019-20-g-league-most-improved-player-of-the-year-finalists-vincent-watson-adams

The Last Dance

- How Jordan Would Have To Adjust His Post-Up Game In The Modern NBA (from Pete Zayas, The Athletic):

Read  and watch it here: https://theathletic.com/1805635/2020/05/11/how-michael-jordan-would-need-to-adjust-his-post-up-game-in-the-modern-nba

- How Rodman Went From Unknown To NBA Legend  (from Joe Mussatto, USA Today):

Read it here: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2020/05/16/dennis-rodmans-road-nba-oklahoma-college/5205329002/

- NBA Voices Who Covered Jordan Share Their Views Of The Last Dance (from Allison Courtney, Sports Broadcast Journal):

Read it here: https://www.sportsbroadcastjournal.com/nba-voices-who-covered-jordan-share-their-pointed-views-of-the-player-person-and-the-last-dance/

- Some Top Moments From TLD (from Colin Ward-Henninger, CBS Sports):

Read it here: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/michael-jordan-documentary-ranking-10-best-moments-from-the-last-dance-from-raw-emotion-to-pure-spite/

The first four interviews in our NBA broadcaster series (from Ray LeBov, The Basketball Writers):

- Jared Greenberg: https://bballwriters.com/basketball-intelligence/meet-jared-greenberg-nba-medias-mr-everywhere/

- Mark Jones:  https://bballwriters.com/basketball-intelligence/meet-mark-jones-from-college-player-to-nbas-play-by-play-ringer/

- Jim Barnett:  https://bballwriters.com/hoops/history/meet-jim-barnett-across-six-decades-as-an-nba-player-broadcaster-part-1/   and  https://bballwriters.com/hoops/history/meet-jim-barnett-across-six-decades-as-an-nba-player-broadcaster-part-2/

- Bob Rathbun:  https://bballwriters.com/opinion/meet-bob-rathbun-just-a-12-year-old-chasing-a-broadcasting-dream/

Today's BI is dedicated to the memory of Jim Tucker:  https://twitter.com/sixers/status/1261715196663533572