Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 6/8/19

-TOR-GSW:

From Zach Lowe, ESPN: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26923847/what-kawhi-raptors-done-warriors

From Ben Cohen/Joshua Robinson, Wall Street Journal:  https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-nba-finals-have-never-seen-a-coach-like-nick-nurse-11559905200

From Scott Rafferty, NBA.com: https://ca.nba.com/news/nba-finals-2019-recap-from-game-4-victory-toronto-raptors-golden-state-warriors/17lz7a95sw2wz15xdq23u91ucr

From Anthony Slater, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/1017193/2019/06/08/five-observations-from-the-warriors-105-92-game-4-loss-to-the-raptors/?source=weeklyemail

From Joe Viray, Golden State Of Mind: https://www.goldenstateofmind.com/2019/6/8/18657600/nba-finals-2019-game-4-warriors-raptors-steph-curry-klay-thompson-draymond-green-video-breakdown

From Mark Medina, Mercury News: https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/06/08/warriors-explain-what-it-will-take-to-overcome-3-1-series-deficit-to-raptors/

From Doug Smith, Toronto Star:  https://www.thestar.com/sports/raptors/2019/06/07/raptors-use-a-third-quarter-surge-and-a-whole-lot-of-serge-to-move-within-a-win-of-nba-crown.html

From Ethan Strauss, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/1017428/2019/06/08/the-warriors-now-face-a-3-1-hole-to-the-raptors-in-the-finals-how-did-the-franchise-arrive-at-this-point/?source=weeklyemail

From John Schuhmann, NBA.com: https://www.nba.com/article/2019/06/07/finals-stat-game-4

From Danny Chau, The Ringer: https://www.theringer.com/2019/6/8/18657545/kawhi-leonard-nba-finals-game-4

From Mike Bossetti, Raptors Rapture: https://raptorsrapture.com/2019/06/08/toronto-raptors-takeaways-game-4/

From Scott Stinson, Toronto Sun: https://torontosun.com/sports/basketball/nba/toronto-raptors/stinson-nurse-turns-thinking-on-the-fly-into-a-key-weapon-for-the-raptors

From Tim Bontemps, ESPN: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/26922607/kawhi-season-rest-key-availability-finals

From Tom Haberstroh, NBC Sports: https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/nba-insider-tom-haberstroh/kawhi-leonards-regular-season-rest-could-topple-warriors-dynasty?cid=NBAInsiderBoston

From John Gaudes, RaptorsHQ: https://www.raptorshq.com/2019/6/8/18657519/nba-finals-2019-toronto-raptors-vs-golden-state-warriors-game-4-recap

From Kurt Helin, NBC Sports: https://nba.nbcsports.com/2019/06/08/serge-ibaka-has-become-the-player-toronto-needed-against-golden-state/

From Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News: https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/06/07/kurtenbach-these-reeling-warriors-dont-look-like-a-team-bound-for-a-miracle/

From Curtis Uemura, SFBay: https://sfbay.ca/2019/06/07/raptors-shove-worn-out-warriors-to-the-brink-of-elimination/

From Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee: https://www.sacbee.com/sports/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/article231336788.html

From Gary Washburn, Boston Globe: https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/celtics/2019/06/07/onhoop/rLMn7Ea3e20gh3tgr25xMI/story.html

From Andrew Sharp, Sports Illustrated: https://www.si.com/nba/2019/06/08/raptors-defeat-warriors-game-4-kawhi-leonard-nba-finals

From Stephen Loung, sportsnet.ca: https://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/nba/four-defining-plays-raptors-game-4-win-warriors-nba-finals/

From Arden Zwelling, sportsnet.ca : https://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/nba/relentless-raptors-use-big-third-quarter-push-warriors-edge/

From Marc Stein, NY Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/08/sports/warriors-raptors-finals.html?emc=rss&partner=rss

From Jacob Lorinc, Toronto Star: https://www.thestar.com/sports/raptors/2019/06/08/kawhi-leonard-before-the-toronto-raptors-a-dedicated-introverted-teen-who-loved-basketball.html

From Blake Murphy, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/1017094/2019/06/08/raptor-recalibration-game-4-grinding-it-out-in-oakland-fred-vanvleet-as-a-second-half-starter-and-more/

From Eric Koreen, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/1017372/2019/06/08/nobodys-antsy-in-the-mayhem-of-oracle-arena-raptors-show-again-that-calmness-is-their-defining-trait/

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- Oh, The Stories Hubie Brown Can Tell (from Michael Powell, NY Times):

Read it here:  https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/07/sports/hubie-brown.html

- 2019 Free Agency Primer (from Colin Ward-Heninger, CBS Sports):

Read it here:  https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/2019-nba-free-agency-primer-top-20-available-free-agents-start-date-and-everything-to-know-about-this-summers-market/

- BKN:Potential Impact Of Crabbe Trade (from Evan Decruz, Nothin' But Nets):

Read it here: https://nothinbutnets.com/2019/06/08/brooklyn-nets-impact-allen-crabbe-trade/

From Kristian Winfield, SBNation: https://www.sbnation.com/2019/6/7/18656471/kyrie-irving-rumors-brooklyn-nets-free-agency-kevin-durant-dangelo-russell-nba

- IND: Pacers' Offseason Preview (from Keith Smith, RealGM):

Read it here: https://basketball.realgm.com/analysis/254102/Indiana-Pacers-2019-NBA-Offseason-Preview

- MIL: Building Bucks DNA  (from Kane Pitman, bucks.com):

Read it here:  https://www.nba.com/bucks/features/pitman-building-bucks-dna

- 2019 Draft Scouting Videos (from Mike Schmitz, ESPN):

Read and watch it here: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/page/NBADraftplayerspotlight26921535/watch-2019-nba-draft-scouting-videos

- 2019 Draft Sleepers (from Brian Schroeder, Dime Mag):

Read it here:  https://uproxx.com/dimemag/2019-nba-draft-sleepers-analysis/

-2019 Draft: Top Mid-Major Players (from Jason Burgess, Busting Brackets):  https://bustingbrackets.com/2019/06/08/ncaa-basketball-top-10-mid-major-players-2019-nba-draft/