- Olympic Update (from Kyle Neubeck and Harrison Faigen, SBNation):

- Paul George's Defense Propels US Into Semifinals (from JohnSchuhmann, nba.com):

- Argentina's End Of An Era (from Marc Stein, ESPN):

- What Makes Team Australia So Good? (from Miles Wray, fansided.com):

- Fringe Players Have Tough Decisions (from Cody Taylor, Basketball Insiders):

- Symbiosis Of 76ers & 87ers (from Bret Stuter, The Sixer Sense0:

- Each Team's Most Underappreciated Player (from Dan Favale, Bleacher report):

- Position Counts In Determining Defensive Value (from Abraham Budow, Sir Charles IN Charge):

- The Clippers' Offseason (from James Polazzon, Sir Charles In Charge):

Additional Player Notes, Updates, Profiles:

- Jae Crowder (from A. Sherrod Blakely, csnne.com): http://www.csnne.com/node/598376

- Nikola Mirotic (from George Eisner, BBall breakdown): http://bballbreakdown.com/2016/08/17/nikola-mirotic-is-hoibergs-best-hope/

- Channing Frye/James Jones/Richard Jefferson (from Joe Gabriele, cavs.com): http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/features/review-reserves-160818

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