Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 9/2/18

- Video Breakdown: De'Anthony Melton (from Spencer Pearlman, Front Office Eye):

Read and watch it here:  https://twitter.com/frontofficeeye/status/1035874177914417152

- The HOU-PHO Trade (from Danny Leroux, The Athletic):

Read it here:  https://theathletic.com/499830/2018/08/31/salary-cap-analysis-what-the-four-player-rockets-suns-trade-means-for-the-roster-flexibility-of-both-teams/

From Jeremy Woo, Sports Illustrated:  https://www.si.com/nba/2018/08/31/rockets-suns-trade-ryan-anderson-brandon-knight-marquese-chriss-grades

- Lakers Stretching Deng Q & A (from Danny Leroux, The Athletic):

Read it here:  https://theathletic.com/500685/2018/09/02/leroux-lakers-stretching-luol-deng-qa/

- Celtics: Key Stats To Track This Season (from A. Sherrod Blakely, NBC Sports):

Read it here:  https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/celtics/30-celtics-questions-30-days-what-are-cs-stats-track-season

- Not Enough Minutes For The Heat's Deep Roster?  (from Ira Winderman, Sun-Sentinel):

Read it here: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-heat/fl-sp-ira-nba-column-20180901-story.html

- How Will Valanciunas Fit In Raptors' Rotation?  (from Darien, Raptors Cage):

Read it here:  http://www.raptorscage.ca/raptors-projection-2018-19-the-tragic-tale-of-jonas-valanciunas/

- Melo's Fit With The Rockets (from Scott Rafferty, Sporting News):

Read and watch it here:  http://www.sportingnews.com/ca/nba/news/carmelo-anthony-fit-houston-rockets-james-harden-chris-paul-thunder-russell-westbrook/y14fywl4yu1s1ur2stva8ia6n

- The Spain Pick-And-Roll (from KJ Smith, Medium):

Read it here:  https://medium.com/@KJ_THE_SCOUT/spanish-flavor-on-the-pick-and-roll-174be1c7fa5

- Suns' Stats Thread: Deep Dive Into Exum, Niang, Bradley, Allen  (from Andrew Bailey, SLC Dunk):

Read it here:  https://www.slcdunk.com/research-statistics-analytics/2018/9/1/17785192/nba-utah-jazz-analytics-deep-dive-dante-exum-georges-niang-tony-bradley-grayson-allen-performance

- Players Who Could Breakout In Big Way Next Season (from Zach Buckley, Bleacher Report):

Read it here:  https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2793550-nba-players-who-could-break-out-in-a-big-way-next-season#slide0

- Spencer Dinwiddie: 6MOY Candidate?  (from Jac Manuell, Nets Republic):

Read and watch it here:  https://netsrepublic.com/spencer-dinwiddie-sixth-man-candidate/

- Special Factors That Will Make 2019 Free Agency Even More Interesting (from Danny Leroux, The Athletic):

Read it here:  https://theathletic.com/489589/2018/08/29/leroux-a-special-confluence-of-factors-will-make-2019-free-agency-even-more-interesting/

- Updated Salary & Roster Sheets (from Keith P. Smith):

View it here:  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1T2Eg_zvqNqQD_5TpE4Ns6xhElatXdLpYG1roZtRLyvE/htmlview

- Steve Nash: Prodigal Sun (from Matt Petersen, NBA.com):

Read it here:  http://www.nba.com/article/2018/09/01/steve-nash-prodigal-sun-hall-fame

- Hawks' Season Preview (from DefPen):

Read and watch it here:  https://defpen.com/atlanta-hawks-season-preview-2018-19/

-  Video: Teodosic's Best 2017-18 Dishes (from NBA.com):

Watch it here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNIAFTA9qzw

- Q & A: Mo Dakhil  (from Daniel Volkov, SlamDunk3):

Read it here:  https://slamdunk3.wordpress.com/2018/08/31/mo-dakhil-draymond-green-has-one-of-the-highest-defensive-iqs-ive-seen-in-a-long/

- Pelicans: Trevon Bluiett Hoping To Make A Splash (from Scott Kushner, The Advocate):

Read it here:  https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/sports/pelicans/article_7bb568c0-ad6d-11e8-b51e-eb8993f70424.html

- How Lanard Copeland's Final NBA Play Set Up 27 Years In Australia (from Roy Ward, Sydney Morning Herald):

Read it here:  https://www.smh.com.au/sport/basketball/how-lanard-copeland-s-final-nba-play-set-up-27-years-in-australia-20180826-p4zzu8.html