Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 6/21/19

Recapping/Grading The Draft:

- League-Wide:

From ESPN: https://www.espn.com/nba/draft/rounds

From Trevor Magnotti, The Step Back:  https://fansided.com/2019/06/21/nba-draft-2019-winners-losers/

From Ricky O'Donnell, SB Nation: https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2019/6/20/18693450/nba-draft-grades-2019-first-round-zion-williamson-trades-pelicans-ja-morant

From Brad Botkin, CBS Sports: https://madison.com/wsj/sports/basketball/professional/tom-oates-keeping-core-together-tops-offseason-priorities-for-bucks/article_c324d5cf-9b95-55c7-8c6a-a22ab4d7ff81.html

From Benjamin Hoffman, NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/20/sports/nba-draft-picks-results.html

From Pelton/Givony/Schmitz/Marks, ESPN: https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/celtics/celtics-murky-future-gets-bit-clarity

From Daniel O'Brien, The Basketball Writers: https://bballwriters.com/nba-draft/key-takeaways-from-2019-nba-draft/ From Josh Planos, FiveThirtyEight: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-most-interesting-and-surprising-takeaways-from-the-nba-draft/ From Maurice Moton, Bleacher Report: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2842047-nba-draft-picks-2019-list-of-results-grades-and-analysis

From Grey Papke, Larry Brown Sports:  https://larrybrownsports.com/basketball/biggest-takeaways-2019-nba-draft-pelicans-lakers/500934

From Cork Gaines, Business Insider: https://www.businessinsider.com/nba-draft-vs-expert-mock-2019-6

From Tim Bontemps, ESPN: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/27015402/how-nba-draft-sets-league-altering-free-agency

- Individual Teams:

From Ricky O'Donnell, SBNation: https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2019/6/4/18635931/cam-reddish-nba-draft-2019-atlanta-hawks-duke-scouting-report-stats-high-school-recruiting

From Kevin O'Connor, The Ringer: https://www.theringer.com/nba/2019/6/21/18700640/atlanta-hawks-2019-nba-draft-deandre-hunter-cam-reddish-trae-young

From Gary Washburn, Boston Globe: https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/celtics/2019/06/20/nba-draft-represents-fresh-start-for-celtics/0n3yrk1MEy5qFnXor953nK/story.html

From Chris Forsberg, NBC Sports: https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/celtics/celtics-murky-future-gets-bit-clarity

From Adam Himmelsbach, Boston Globe: https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/celtics/2019/06/20/celtics-select-indiana-guard-romeo-langford-nba-draft/k7fvJzFbEWZg691ZN2EFhI/story.html

From Ricky O'Donnell, SBNation: https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2019/6/13/18661634/coby-white-nba-draft-2019-chicago-bulls-highlights-video-stats-recruiting-story-north-carolina

From John Glennon, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/1040067/

From Ricky O'Donnell, SBNation: https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2019/6/5/18645315/bol-bol-nuggets-nba-draft-2019-scouting-report-stats-wingspan-mo-bamba

From Neil Greenberg, Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/06/21/bol-bols-slide-could-result-an-nba-draft-heist-denver-nuggets

From Vince Ellis, Detroit Free Press:  https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nba/pistons/2019/06/21/detroit-pistons-nba-draft-grades-2019/1521091001/

From Mark Medina, Mercury News: https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/06/21/nba-draft-bob-myers-hopeful-and-unsure-on-what-impact-draft-picks-will-make/

From J. Michael, Indy Star: https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nba/pacers/2019/06/20/2019-nba-draft-goga-bitadze-pick-leaves-pacers-center-deal-myles-turner-domantas-sabonis/1362720001/#/questions

From Bryan Toporek, The Basketball Writers: https://bballwriters.com/analysis/grizzlies-just-found-their-new-era-with-ja-morant-brandon-clarke/ From Sarah Todd, The Inquirer: https://www.inquirer.com/sixers/sixers-nba-draft-2019-matisse-thybulle-marial-shayok-scouting-report-76ers-pick-20190621.html From Kristian Winfield, SBNation: https://www.sbnation.com/2019/6/21/18698332/phoenix-suns-nba-draft-reaction-tj-warren-trade-devin-booker-future-wtf - Draft Day Trades

From Jose Martinez, Complex: https://www.complex.com/sports/2019/06/2019-nba-draft-day-trades

From Rob Mahoney, Sports Illustrated: https://www.si.com/nba/2019/06/20/nba-draft-trade-grades-jarrett-culver-suns-wolves - Best Undrafted Players: From Joseph Nation, The Step Back:  https://fansided.com/2019/06/21/nba-draft-2019-best-undrafted-players/ From Paul Kasabian, Bleacher Report: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2842103-undrafted-nba-free-agents-2019-latest-details-on-top-rookie-signings From Rob Goldberg, Bleacher Report: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2842116-tacko-fall-brian-bowen-and-the-top-2019-undrafted-nba-free-agent-prospects From Matt John, Basketball Insiders: http://www.basketballinsiders.com/nba-daily-the-undrafted-list-who-got-missed/ From Kurt Helin, NBC Sports: https://nba.nbcsports.com/2019/06/21/ten-best-players-not-taken-in-2019-nba-draft/

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- BKN: Nets Prepared To Take Their Shot In Free Agency (from Mike Mazzeo, Yahoo Sports):

Read it here:  https://sports.yahoo.com/with-tons-of-cap-space-nets-prepared-to-take-their-shot-in-free-agency-061025662.html

- IND: Acquiring Warren Shifts Pacers Towards Offense (from Caitlin Cooper, Indy Cornrows):

Read it here:  https://www.indycornrows.com/2019/6/20/18659874/acquiring-t-j-warren-would-shift-pacers-toward-offense

- MIL: Keeping The Core Together Is Top Offseason Priority (from Tom Oates, Wisconsin State Journal):

Read it here:  https://madison.com/wsj/sports/basketball/professional/tom-oates-keeping-core-together-tops-offseason-priorities-for-bucks/article_c324d5cf-9b95-55c7-8c6a-a22ab4d7ff81.html

From Eric Nehm, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/1038347/2019/06/20/its-not-you-its-the-cba-why-the-bucks-traded-tony-snell/