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Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 7/25/20
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Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 7/25/20

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Jul 25, 2020
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- ATL: Lloyd Pierce Is Leading NBA Coaches in Fight For Racial Justice (from Sarah Spencer, Journal-Constitution):

Read it here: https://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-hawks/how-lloyd-pierce-is-leading-nba-coaches-in-the-fight-for-racial-justice/OSCCWK4DEZHODL6W2C3P3MIDWE/

- BOS: Observations From Scrimmage Vs. Thunder (from Jared Weiss, The Athletic):

Read and watch it here: https://theathletic.com/1950697/2020/07/24/celtics-observations-thunder-scrimmage/

From Gary Washburn, Boston Globe: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/07/24/sports/celtics-are-vocal-about-need-turn-up-intensity-nba-bubble/

From Mark Murphy, Boston Herald: https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/07/24/0724-bh-s-celtics-2/

- DAL: Seth Curry's Career Sample Size Has Reached Validity Status (from Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News):

Read and watch it here: https://www.sunherald.com/sports/nba/article244487907.html

From Adithya Prabakaran, Sport DFW: https://sportdfw.com/2020/07/25/dallas-mavericks-has-playoff-seth-curry-landed/

- HOU: Harden, Westbrook Still Look Like MVPs (from Jonathan Feigen, Houston Chronicle):

Read it here: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/rockets/article/James-Harden-scores-24-points-in-25-minutes-of-15433169.php

- MIL: After Long Layoff, Bucks Get Back To Where They Left Off (from Matt Velazquez, jsonline.com):

Read it here: https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/nba/bucks/2020/07/23/bucks-113-spurs-92-first-scrimmage-looks-like-regular-nba-season/5492546002/

From Adam McGee, Behind The Buck Pass: https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/nba/bucks/2020/07/23/bucks-113-spurs-92-first-scrimmage-looks-like-regular-nba-season/5492546002/

- MIL: Korver's Role In Promoting Social Justice (from Shaun Powell, NBA.com):

Read it here: https://www.nba.com/article/2020/07/23/kyle-korver-white-nba-player-promotes-racial-justice

- NOP: Williamson, Hayes Still Need Help Patrolling The Paint (from Christopher Dodson, Forbes):

Read it here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherdodson/2020/07/24/zion-williamson-jaxson-hayes-still-need-help-patrolling-paint-for-new-orleans-pelicans/#22910b3c4e9e

- NYK: Knicks Close To Hiring Thibodeau As HC (from Mike Vorkunov, The Athletic):

Read it here: https://theathletic.com/1919883/2020/07/25/sources-knicks-close-to-hiring-tom-thibodeau-to-be-their-next-head-coach/

From Marc Berman, NY Post: https://nypost.com/2020/07/25/knicks-reportedly-hiring-tom-thibodeau-as-next-head-coach/

From Adrian Wojnarowski, ESPN: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29536798/sources-tom-thibodeau-finalizing-5-year-deal-coach-new-york-knicks

- OKC: Roberson Makes Triumphant Return (from Tamberlyn Richardson, Thunderous Intentions):

Read it here: https://thunderousintentions.com/2020/07/25/okc-thunder-andre-roberson-return-2/

- ORL: Magic Players Each Moving At Own Pace (from Philip Rossman-Reich, Orlando Magic Daily):

Read it here: https://orlandomagicdaily.com/2020/07/24/orlando-magic-are-still-moving-at-their-own-pace/

- PHI: Reactions From Scrimmage Win Over Grizzlies (from Christopher Kline, The Sixer Sense):

Read it here: https://thesixersense.com/2020/07/24/philadelphia-76ers-5-reactions-scrimmage-win-memphis-grizzlies/

From Tim Bontemps, ESPN: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29532683/brett-brown-says-ben-simmons-underwent-3-pointer-paradigm-shift

From Michael Kaskey-Blomain, CBS Sports: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/76ers-ben-simmons-shows-willingness-to-be-a-floor-spacer-at-new-position-in-scrimmage-victory-over-grizzlies/

From Kyle Neubeck, Philly Voice: https://www.phillyvoice.com/instant-observations-sixers-grizzlies-orlando-ben-simmons-three-joel-embiid-shake-milton/

- POR: Observations From 1st Scrimmage (from Aaron Fentress, Oregon Live):

Read it here: https://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/2020/07/five-observations-from-portland-trail-blazers-first-scrimmage-in-nba-bubble-heading-into-sundays-second-outing.html

- TOR: How VanVleet Reaches Great Heights On Defense (from James Herbert, CBS Sports):

Read and watch it here: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/giant-slayer-how-raptors-fred-vanvleet-reaches-great-heights-on-defense/

- TOR: Raptors Looked Like Themselves In Return To The Court (from Josh Lewenberg, tsn.ca ):

Read it here: https://www.tsn.ca/toronto-raptors-look-like-themselves-in-return-to-the-court-1.1499686

From Michael Grange, Sportsnet.ca: https://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/nba/raptors-takeaways-ibaka-picks-left-off-exhibition-win/

From William Lou, Yahoo Sports: https://sports.yahoo.com/10-things-kyle-lowry-serge-ibaka-look-sharp-in-first-scrimmage-023747099.html

- UTA: Thoughts On The Jazz's 1st Scrimmage (from Tony Jones, The Athletic):

Read it here: https://theathletic.com/1949221/2020/07/24/thoughts-on-the-jazzs-first-scrimmage-the-good-and-the-not-so-good/

- WAS: Wizards' Restart Team Preview (from Ben Rohrbach, Yahoo Sports):

Read it here: https://sports.yahoo.com/yahoo-sports-nba-2019-20-season-restart-team-previews-washington-wizards-162017214.html

- Notes From The Scrimmages (from David Thorpe, True Hoop):

Read and watch it here: https://www.truehoop.com/p/there-is-basketball

- How All 30 Teams Are Set Up For The Next 3 Years (from Dan Favale, Bleacher Report):

Read it here: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2901218-future-power-rankings-how-all-30-teams-are-set-up-for-the-next-3-years

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