Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 8/1/2019

– DET: Pistons Offseason Moves Garner Mixed National Reviews (From Ansar Khan, MLive.com)

Read it here: https://www.mlive.com/pistons/2019/08/pistons-off-season-moves-garner-mixed-national-reviews.html

– GSW: Golden State Warriors Need To Disprove History Without Klay Thompson (from Dylan Gonsalves, FanSided):

Read it here: https://bluemanhoop.com/2019/08/01/golden-state-warriors-disprove-history-klay-thompson/

– GSW: Warriors’ ‘Strength In Numbers’ Gives Way To ‘Faith In Youngsters’

Read it here: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/27251903/warriors-strength-numbers-gives-way-faith-youngsters

– IND: On Malcolm Brogdon And Victor Oladipo Sharing Point Guard Duties (from Caitlin Cooper, SB Nation):

Read it here: https://www.indycornrows.com/2019/8/1/20703587/on-malcolm-brogdon-and-victor-oladipo-sharing-point-guard-duties

– IND: Pacers Take A Second Holiday (from Mark Montieth, Pacers.com):

Read it here: https://www.nba.com/pacers/news/pacers-take-second-holiday

– LAL: Can Frank Vogel Turn Around The Lakers Defense? (from Mo Dakhil, Bleacher Report):

Read and watch it here: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2847145-can-frank-vogel-turn-around-the-lakers-defense

– MIA: Adebayo Named To USA Basketball National Team (From NBA.com)

Read it here: https://www.nba.com/heat/news/bam-named-to-usa-national-team-190801?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter_heat&utm_campaign=heatdotcom_pressrelease

– MIA: Heat Makes Decision On Derrick Jones Jr. And Kendrick Nunn. Here's Where The Roster Stands (from Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald):

Read it here: https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nba/miami-heat/article233335122.html

– MIN: Jordan Bell's New Opportunity In Minnesota (from David Yapkowitz, Basketball Insiders):

Read it here: http://www.basketballinsiders.com/nba-daily-jordan-bells-new-opportunity-in-minnesota/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

– NOP: How David Griffin Rebuilt The Pelicans And His World (from Jake Fischer, Sports Illustrated):

Read it here: https://www.si.com/nba/2019/08/01/david-griffin-pelicans-rebuild-zion-williamson-anthony-davis-trade-lebron-james-cavaliers

– PHI: Breaking Down Josh Richardson's Career, Why He Fits With 76ers (from Kevin Condit, Sports Talk Philly):

Read it here: https://www.sportstalkphilly.com/2019/07/breaking-down-josh-richardson-76ers.html

– PHX: Playoff Experience Quite High On James Jones' Criteria For Roster Building (from Dave King, SB Nation):

Read it here: https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2019/8/1/20748462/playoff-experience-is-apparently-quite-high-on-james-jones-list-of-needs-phoenix-suns

– POR: A Statistical Comparison Of Hassan Whiteside To Jusuf Nurkic (from Robert Flom, Bleacher Report):

Read it here: https://www.blazersedge.com/2019/8/1/20749038/hassan-whiteside-jusuf-nurkic-stats-style-comparison-portland-trail-blazers-roster

– POR: In Era Of NBA Player Empowerment, CJ McCollum Bucks Trend, Stays Loyal To Portland Trailblazers (from Joe Freeman, The Oregonian):

Read it here: https://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/2019/07/in-era-of-nba-player-empowerment-cj-mccollum-bucks-trend-stays-loyal-to-portland-trail-blazers.html

– SAC: Is This The Year The Sacramento Kings Finally Make The Leap? (from Jared Dubin, FanSided):

Read it here: https://fansided.com/2019/07/31/this-year-sacramento-kings-finally-make-leap/

– TOR: Grading Every Toronto Raptors Move This Offseason (from Mike Bossetti, Raptors Rapture):

Read it here: https://raptorsrapture.com/2019/08/01/toronto-raptors-offseason-grades/

– TOR: The Wide-Ranging Raptors (from Ben Falk, Cleaning The Glass):

Read it here: https://cleaningtheglass.com/the-wide-ranging-raptors/

– WAS: The Wizards View The Clippers As A Model For Their Restructure, But The Work Has Just Begun (from Ben Golliver, Washington Post):

Read it here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/08/01/wizards-view-clippers-model-their-restructure-work-has-just-begun/

– 2019 NBA Head Coaching Carousel Recap (from Luke Adams, HoopsRumors):

Read it here: https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2019/07/2019-nba-head-coaching-carousel-recap.html

– During Africa Trip, Tacko Fall Learned From Joel Embiid And Dikembe Mutombo (from Adam Himmelsbach, Boston Globe):

Read it here: https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/celtics/2019/07/31/during-africa-trip-tacko-fall-learned-from-joel-embiid-and-dikembe-mutombo/CemvyFTSJ3tSULX4MzuhdJ/story.html

– Lance Stephenson Reaches One-Year, $4 Million Deal With Chinese Team Liaoning (from Michael Shapiro, Sports Illustrated):

Read it here: https://www.si.com/nba/2019/08/01/lance-stephenson-liaoning-contract-chinese-basketball-association

– NBA Rookies Who Could Shock Us This Season (from Jonathan Wasserman, Bleacher Report):

Read it here: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2847186-nba-rookies-who-could-shock-us-this-season

– Seton Hall Great Andre Barrett's New Chapter: NBA Front Office (from Jerry Carino, Asbury Park Press):

Read it here: https://www.app.com/story/sports/college/2019/08/01/andre-barrett-nba-seton-hall/1886553001/

– These Are The NBA's Most Lethal Signature Moves (from Grant Hughes, Bleacher Report):

Read it here: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2847558-these-are-the-nbas-most-lethal-signature-moves

– 'You Can't Plan Beyond Next Year': Coaching In An NBA Where Stars Call The Shots (From Jackie MacMullan, ESPN)

Read it here: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/27282369/you-plan-next-year-coaching-nba-where-stars-call-shots

– PODCAST: How Well Do The Denver Nuggets Matchup With The Rockets, Thunder, and 76ers? (from Adam Mares, SB Nation):

Listen here: https://www.denverstiffs.com/2019/8/1/20750260/how-well-do-the-denver-nuggets-match-up-with-the-rockets-thunder-and-76ers

– PODCAST: Mo Dakhil On NBA Video Coordinators, The Lakers' Defense And Clippers Weaknesses (from Mo Dakhil & Bryan Toporek, The NBA Podcast):

Listen here: https://www.spreaker.com/user/10896631/s5e10-mo-dakhil-on-nba-video-coordinator

Today's Basketball Intelligence was curated by Farhan Dhanani (@offhandscoop).