Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 6/14/18

- Wizards' Offseason Preview (from Jeff Siegel, Early Bird Rights):

Read it here: https://earlybirdrights.com/2018/06/13/30-teams-in-30-days-washington-wizards-offseason-preview/

- Celtics' Offseason Preview (from Jeff Siegel, Early Bird Rights):

Read it here:  https://earlybirdrights.com/2018/06/14/30-teams-in-30-days-boston-celtics-offseason-preview/

- How Will The Celtics Use Gordon Hayward? (from Jay King, The Athletic):

Read and watch it here:  https://theathletic.com/381050/2018/06/13/king-breaking-down-how-the-celtics-will-use-gordon-hayward/

- Mavs' Assistant VP Michael Finley (from Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News):

Read it here: https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-mavericks/mavericks/2018/06/14/prepared-will-michael-finleys-name-called-run-team-one-day

- Rod Strickland Praises Trae Young (from Sam Smith, bulls.com):

Read it here:  https://www.nba.com/bulls/news/rod-strickland-praises-trae-youngs-ability-and-work-ethic

- Suns: Pros & Cons Of Ayton At #1 (from Gerald Bourguet, Hoops Habit):

Read it here:  https://hoopshabit.com/2018/06/14/phoenix-suns-pros-cons-drafting-deandre-ayton-no-1-overall-2018-nba-draft/

From Matt Ellentuck, SB Nation:  https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2018/6/13/17382358/deandre-aytons-nba-draft-2018-defense-big-man

- 2018 Draft Superlatives In Various Categories (from Chris Johnson, Sports Illustrated):

Read it here:  https://www.si.com/nba/2018/06/14/nba-draft-superlatives-trae-young-mo-bamba-michael-porter-jr

- Strengths, Weaknesses, Comps For Top Draft Prospects (from Jonathan Givony/Mike Schmitz, ESPN):

Read it here:  http://www.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/23746371/2018-nba-draft-first-round-prospects-comps-projections-strengths-weaknesses

- Q & A: Landry Shamet (from Seerat Sohi, SB Nation):

Read it here:  https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2018/6/12/17449074/nba-draft-landry-shamet-wichita-state-training-interview

- Who Is Dzanan Musa? (from Ed Odeven, court-side.com):

Read it here:  https://www.court-side.com/news/who-is-dzanan-musa/

From Matthew Van Tryon, Indy Star: https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nba/pacers/2018/06/11/pacers-draft-2018-european-forward-dzanan-musa-works-out-indiana/688734002/

- Bagley: Most NBA-Ready Player In The Draft? (from Mark Titus, The Ringer):

Read it here:  https://www.theringer.com/nba/2018/6/14/17461374/marvin-bagley-draft-prospect-potential-versus-readiness

- The Four PGs Likely To Be Drafted Mid-First Round (from Kevin O'Connor, The Ringer):

Read and watch it here:  https://www.theringer.com/nba/2018/6/14/17462490/trae-young-short-nba-draft

- Breaking Down Jaren Jackson Jr's Potential (from Nick Sciria, Cleaning The Glass):

Read it here:  https://cleaningtheglass.com/spread-spartan/

From Jeff Siegel, Peachtree Hoops:  https://www.peachtreehoops.com/2018/6/14/17462632/2018-nba-draft-scouting-report-jaren-jackson-jr-michigan-state-atlanta-hawks

- The Michael Porter Mystery (from Ben Falk, Cleaning The Glass):

Read and watch it here: https://cleaningtheglass.com/the-michael-porter-mystery/

- Malik Pope & The Perils Of Early Expectations (from Jonathan Tjarks, The Ringer):

Read it here:  https://www.theringer.com/nba/2018/6/14/17461764/malik-pope-nba-draft-san-diego-state

- Dakota Mathias' Skill Set Extends Beyond The Three-Point Line (from Jake Fischer, Sports Illustrated):

Read it here:  https://www.si.com/nba/2018/06/14/dakota-mathias-nba-draft-2018-purdue-matt-painter

- Cherokee Parks' Inspirational Journey Back To Basketball (from Yaron Weitzman, slamonline):

Read it here:  https://www.slamonline.com/nba/cherokee-parks-story/

- The Celtics And The Repeater Tax (from Keith P. Smith, Celtics Blog):

Read it here:  https://www.celticsblog.com/2018/6/14/17458634/the-boston-celtics-and-the-repeater-tax-free-agency-trades-luxury-tax-danny-ainge-wyc-grousbeck

- Video: Shot Fake Side-Step 3 (from Zak Boisvert, Pick And Pop):

Watch it here: https://pickandpop.net/2018/06/shot-fake-side-step-3/

- Nurse's First Boss Says Raptors Made The Right Move (from Lori Ewing, The Globe And Mail):

Read it here:   https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/basketball/article-nick-nurses-first-boss-says-raptors-made-the-right-move-in-making-him/

- Thaddeus Young: More Than Just The Glue Guy For The Pacers (from Ben Gibson, 8 Points, 9 Seconds):

Read it here:  https://8points9seconds.com/2018/06/13/thaddeus-young-glue-review-pacers/

- Mavs: Rick Carlisle Is Key To Successful Rebuild (from Sean Bush, The Smoking Cuban):

Read and watch it here:  https://thesmokingcuban.com/2018/06/13/rick-carlisle-key-successful-rebuild/

- George Galanopolous' Unlikely Journey From Basketball Dreamer To Uganda Head Coach (from Jake Fischer, Sports Illustrated):

Read it here:  https://www.si.com/nba/2018/06/13/george-galanopoulos-mavericks-bulls-bakersfield-jam-uganda-world-cup