Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 7/27/16
- The Magic Hit Reset (from Zach Lowe, ESPN):
Read it here: http://www.espn.co.uk/nba/story/_/id/17145557/the-orlando-magic-fighting-become-viable-again
- Next Level Warriors Already Forming (from Monte Poole, csnbayarea.com): http://www.csnbayarea.com/warriors/durant-green-klay-give-preview-next-level-warriors
- DerMarr Johnson Is Alive And Well And Dominating (from Tim Casey, VICE Sports):
Read it here: https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/dermarr-johnson-is-alive-and-well-and-dominating
- USA 107, China 57 (from Tim Cato, SBNation):
Read and view it here: http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2016/7/27/12294056/usa-basketball-china-2016-results-scores-kevin-durant-oracle-oakland-carmelo from Tim Kawakami, Mercury News: http://www.eastbaytimes.com/tim-kawakami/ci_30174110/kawakami-first-many-happy-moments from Zach Harper, CBS Sports: http://www.cbssports.com/olympics/news/usa-beats-china-107-57-takeaways-from-durants-oracle-homecoming/ and from Grant Hughes, Bleacher Report: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2654219-golden-state-warriors-dreams-get-real-as-kevin-durant-lights-up-oracle-arena
- Rookies To Watch In Rio (from NBA.com):
Read it here: http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2016/07/27/blogtable-rookies-eager-to-watch-in-rio/
- Introducing Dredge: A Play-by-Play Derived Metric (from Justin Willard, Nylon Calculus):
Read it here: http://nyloncalculus.com/2016/07/26/introducing-dredge-a-play-by-play-derived-metric/
Additional Player Notes, Updates, Profiles:
- Joakim Noah (from Chris Herring, Wall Street Journal): http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-the-knicks-can-make-the-most-out-of-an-aging-joakim-noah-1469562935
- Rudy Gay (from Blake Ellington, Sactown Royalty): http://www.sactownroyalty.com/2016/7/26/12283364/sacramento-kings-rudy-gay-frustration
- Solomon Hill (from John Reid, NOLA.com): http://www.nola.com/pelicans/index.ssf/2016/07/solomon_hill_eager_to_expand_h.html from Justin Verrier, ESPN: http://espn.go.com/blog/new-orleans-pelicans/post/_/id/488/solomon-hill-sees-an-opportunity-to-spread-his-wings-with-pelicans and from Brett Dawson, The Advocate: http://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/sports/pelicans/article_2c7f9592-536e-11e6-9ab9-37c501f974bc.html
- Semoj Christon (from Nick Gallo, Thunder.com): http://www.nba.com/thunder/summersitdown-semajchriston-160715
- Langston Galloway (from Pelicans.com): http://www.nba.com/pelicans/news/langston-galloway-introductory-conference-call-transcript-july-25-2016
- Josh Richardson (from Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel): http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-heat/sfl-miami-heat-josh-richardson-s072616-story.html
- Zach LaVine (from Kyle Ratke. Timberwolves.com): http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/zach-lavine-has-been-putting-work-summer/
- Harrison Barnes (from Earl K. Sneed, mavs.com): http://www.mavs.com/mavs-see-harrison-barnes-tapping-full-potential-dallas/
- CJ McCollum (from Casey Holdahl, forwardcenter.net): http://forwardcenter.net/mccollum-talks-extension-and-staying-hungry-on-rip-city-radio/
- Dion Waiters (from Barry Jackson, Miami Herald):
" A veteran scout, on what the Heat is getting in guard Dion Waiters: “The reigning perception is he's a knucklehead, but I have heard otherwise from one of Oklahoma City’s scouts who said he wasn’t. He's a streak shooter, can get to the basket, can get his own shot. He is not bad defensively. He can get into guys. I’ve always liked his passing. He can make plays. He's got a pretty good feel.
“The reservations about him are he was such an erratic player. He had a terrific playoff [this past season] at different points. He's a good backup on a very good team. If he's starting, his warts are going to come to the forefront more.
“He’s a talent, better than Tyler Johnson and Wayne Ellington, different than Josh Richardson. Richardson is the better defender. Waiters has got a got a game off the dribble. Ellington has no game off the dribble; he’s a spot up guy, end of story.”
- Troy Williams (from Chip Williams, Jr, Grizzly Bear Blues): http://www.grizzlybearblues.com/2016/7/27/12290504/memphis-grizzlies-sign-troy-williams-analysis
- James Farr (from Jake Hyman, Ridiculous Upside): http://www.ridiculousupside.com/2016/7/25/12208648/james-farr-xavier-big-east-basketball
- Michael Stockton (from Quenton Albertie,King James Gospel): http://kingjamesgospel.com/2016/07/27/summer-league-player-report-michael-stockton/