Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 7/4/18

- Losing Ariza Is Huge Loss For Rockets (from Mo Dakhil, The Jump Ball):

Read it here:  https://thejumpball.net/2018/07/03/losing-ariza-is-a-huge-loss-for-the-rockets/

- Kevon Looney: Family & Basketball (from Max Whittle, Give Me Sport):

Read and watch it here:  https://www.givemesport.com/1346032-kevon-looney-family-and-basketball

- Best FAs Left (from Kevin Pelton, ESPN):

Read it here:  http://www.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/23996185/2018-nba-free-agent-rankings-top-10-players-available

- Free Agency Day Three (from The Ringer):

Read it here:  https://www.theringer.com/nba/2018/7/3/17532762/free-agency-nba-wilson-chandler-76ers-trade-tyreke-evans-pacers

From Kevin Pelton, ESPN: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23975397/nba-free-agency-rating-latest-moves-deals-contracts

- Sixers: Trade For Chandler Makes Too Much Sense (from Isaac Gutierrez, The Step Back):

Read it here:  https://fansided.com/2018/07/03/philadelphia-76ers-trade-for-wilson-chandler-nuggets-kawhi/

From Liberty Ballers:  https://www.libertyballers.com/2018/7/4/17533146/new-look-sixers-front-office-has-filled-in-admirably-this-offseason

From Matt Ellentuck, SBNation: https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2018/7/3/17532586/wilson-chandler-trade-sixers-nuggets

- How Chandler Trade Affects Nuggets' Roster (from Nick Kosmider, The Athletic):

Read it here:  https://theathletic.com/419600/2018/07/03/how-the-trade-of-wilson-chandler-the-nuggets-longest-tenured-player-affects-the-teams-roster-going-forward/

- Zhaire Smith: Early Impressions (from Noah Levick, NBC Sports):

Read it here:  https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/76ers/zhaire-smiths-freak-athleticism-jumper-and-more-early-impressions

- The Trials Of Enes Kanter: "I Got No Country"  (from Robert Silverman, The Daily Beast):

Read it here: https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-trials-of-nba-star-enes-kanter-erdogans-public-enemy-no-1-i-got-no-country

- First Impressions Of Sacramento & Utah Summer Leagues (from Kevin Arnovitz/Marc J Spears, ESPN):

Read it here:  http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23992218/first-impressions-sacramento-utah-summer-leagues-nba

From Kurt Helin, NBC Sports:  https://nba.nbcsports.com/2018/07/04/nba-summer-league-notes-from-salt-lake-city/

From NBA.com:  http://www.nba.com/article/2018/07/04/summer-standouts-day-2

- Q & A: Bam Adebayo (from Couper Moorhead, Heat.com):

Read it here:  https://www.nba.com/heat/newsrecap/summer-catch-bam-adebayo

- Warriors' SL Notes (from Anthony Slater, The Athletic):

Read it here: https://theathletic.com/417819/2018/07/04/warriors-notes-jordan-bells-jumper-jacob-evans-debut-demarcus-cousins-trade-value/

- How LBJ's Move Changes Leonard Trade Talks (from Kevin Pelton/Bobby Marks, ESPN):

Read it here:  http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23973940/kawhi-leonard-trades-lakers-do-now-lebron-james

- Why DMC's Market Barely Existed (from Mike Prada, SBNation):

Read it here:  https://www.sbnation.com/2018/7/3/17530634/demarcus-cousins-contract-warriors-market-salary-cap-free-agency

From David Aldridge, NBA.com: http://www.nba.com/article/2018/07/03/demarcus-cousins-golden-state-warriors-tweet-thoughts-reported-deal

- Lakers' Offseason Running Notes (from Cranjis McBasketball):

Read it here:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kXdiUKyMB2gEMzY9z0FCUi38hur6ksFpWNIIfSXpYOY/edit

- "Sources Say"? How Insiders Actually Break Stories (from Greg Esposito, Bright Side Of The Sun):

Read it here:  https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2018/7/4/17533612/sources-say-how-phoenix-suns-insiders-actually-break-stories

- Playoff Format Seeding Change Would Add 40,000 Travel Miles (from Brian Mahoney, AP):

Read it here:  http://www.nba.com/article/2018/07/03/nba-estimates-40000-more-travel-miles-top-16-playoffs