Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 7/3/19
- CLE: Blossongame Is Looking For An NBA Home (from Chris Manning, The Step Back):
Read it here: https://fansided.com/2019/07/02/jaron-blossomgame-cavaliers-free-agent/
- GSW: How Will The Dubs Fare With A Young Roster? (from Mark Medina, Mercury News):
Read it here: https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/07/02/nba-free-agency-how-will-the-warriors-fare-with-a-young-roster/
- GSW: There Was No Ideal Path Once KD Left (from Zach Lowe, ESPN):
Read it here: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/27100698/why-collapse-warriors-feels-abrupt
- GSW: Dubs' Demise Has Been Greatly Exaggerated (from Neil Greenberg, Washington Post):
- GSW: What The Warriors Lose Without Iguodala (from Ethan Strauss, The Athletic):
- IND: CJ Wilcox: Preparing For His Final Shot (from Mark Monteith, pacers.com):
Read it here:https://www.nba.com/pacers/news/wilcox-preparing-his-final-shot
- MIA: Butler Will Help Improve Heat's Clutch Shooting (from Barry Jackson, Miami Herald):
Read it here: https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/barry-jackson/article231882093.html
- MIL: Get To Know Robin Lopez (from Adam McGee, Behind The Buck Pass):
Read it here: https://behindthebuckpass.com/2019/07/02/milwaukee-bucks-get-know-center-robin-lopez/
- MIL: Get To Know Wesley Matthews (from Adam McGee, Behind The Buck Pass):
Read it here: https://behindthebuckpass.com/2019/07/03/milwaukee-bucks-get-know-wing-wesley-matthews/
From Brian Sampson, Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/briansampson/2019/07/02/wesley-matthews-milwaukee-bucks-three-strengths-and-weaknesses/#7e67910a3232
- MIN: Using FA Signings To Upgrade Wolves' Defense (from Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic):
- NOP: How Griffin Is Building Around Zion (from Preston Ellis, Bleacher Report):
Read it here: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2843869-anthony-davis-never-had-the-squad-zion-williamson-already-has-in-nola
- NYK: How Randle Will Fit With Robinson (from David Vertsberger, SNY):
- NYK: How The Knicks Did In Free Agency (from Tim Bontemps, ESPN):
Read it here: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/27106207/sliding-doors-how-knicks-did-did-not-botch-free-agency
- NYK: Knicks' Newcomers Can Fit The Rebuild (from Daniel O'Brien, The Basketball Writers):
Read it here: https://bballwriters.com/analysis/yes-ny-knicks-newcomers-can-fit-the-rebuild/
- PHI: Are The Sixers Too Big To Succeed? (from Ben Detrick, The Ringer):
Read it here: https://www.theringer.com/2019/7/3/20680171/sixers-embiid-simmons-horford-too-big
From Ben Golliver, Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/07/02/ers-emerge-inventive-free-agency-true-contenders/?utm_term=.4fb126a9598f
- PHI: How Richardson Benefits The Rotation (from Christopher Kline, The Sixer Sense):
Read it here: https://thesixersense.com/2019/07/03/philadelphia-76ers-3-ways-josh-richardson-benefits-rotation/
- PHI: Brand's Sixers: Culture & Defense (from Stuart London, The Sixer Sense):
Read it here: https://thesixersense.com/2019/07/03/philadelphia-76ers-turning-elton-brand-culture-club/
From Tom West, Liberty Ballers: https://www.libertyballers.com/2019/7/3/20678569/philadelphia-76ers-sixers-nba-free-agency-al-horford-josh-richardson-embrace-identity-elite-defense
- PHI: Statistical Overview Of Al Horford (from Andrew Patton, Liberty Ballers):
Read and view it here: https://www.libertyballers.com/2019/7/3/20678689/al-horford-statistical-overview-nba-sixers-celtics
- PHO: Assessing The Suns' Upgraded Roster (from Duane Rankin,Arizona Republic):
- POR: Whiteside Is Worth The Risk (from Ty Delbridge, Hoops Habit):
Read it here: https://fansided.com/2019/07/02/jaron-blossomgame-cavaliers-free-agent/
From Sean Highkin, Bleacher Report: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2843970-hassan-whiteside-reclamation-project-will-be-damian-lillards-greatest-test-yet
- SAS: DeMarre Carroll's Fit With The Spurs (from Dylan Carter, Air Alamo):
Read it here: https://airalamo.com/2019/07/02/san-antonio-spurs-making-case-demarre-carroll-perfect-fit/
- UTA: Q & A: Joe Ingles (from Eric Woodyard, Deseret News):
- 5 Lineups To Look Forward To After Free Agency (from Rohan Nadkarni, Sports Illustrated):
Read it here: https://www.si.com/nba/2019/07/03/nba-free-agency-warriors-sixers-celtics-jazz-pelicans-lineups
- Greg Oden Is Happy, Healthy & Sober (from Bob Kravitz, The Athletic):
- Predicting Rookie Stats With Machine Learning (from Sidhessvar Kannan, Towards Data Science):
Read it here: https://towardsdatascience.com/predicting-nba-rookie-stats-with-machine-learning-28621e49b8a4