Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis, PART ONE 12/16/20
- ATL: Team Ownership Wants Collins Long Term, But At What Cost? (from Chris Kirschner, The Athletic):
Read it here: https://theathletic.com/2263687
- ATL: How Each New Hawk Will Affect Trae Young (from Bre'Ana Singleton, Soaring Down South ):
Read it here: https://soaringdownsouth.com/2020/12/16/atlanta-hawks-new-player-affect-trae-young
- BOS: Pritchard Shines In NBA Debut (from Bill Sy, Celtics Blog):
- BOS: Highlights From Nesmith, Pritchard In Their Preseason Debuts (from Darren Hartwell, NBC Sports):
Read and watch it here: https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/celtics/how-payton-pritchard-aaron-nesmith-fared-celtics-preseason-debuts
From Tom Westerholm, Boston.com: https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-celtics/2020/12/16/celtics-rookies-payton-pritchard-aaron-nesmith
- BOS: Celtics' Big Men Start Their Rotation (from Mark Murphy, Boston Herald):
Read it here: https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/12/16/1215-bh-s-celtics/
- DAL: Josh Green Will Be One Of The Steals Of The Draft (from Tyler Watts, Mavs Moneyball):
Read and watch it here: https://thesmokingcuban.com/2020/12/16/dallas-mavericks-josh-green-steals-draft/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=flipboard
- DAL: Mavs' Season Preview (from John Hollinger, The Athletic):
- DET: Player Preview: Jahlil Okafor (from Sean Corp, Detroit Bad Boys):
Readand watch it here: https://www.detroitbadboys.com/2020/12/16/22175558/detroit-pistons-jahlil-okafor-player-preview-2020-21
- GSW: Observations From Tuesday's Game (from Anthony Slater, The Athletic):
- HOU: Wall: "It Was Cool" To Play With Harden, But No Sales Pitch Coming (from Jonathan Feigen, Houston Chronicle):
Read it here: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/rockets/article/James-Harden-John-Wall-preseason-debut-15806344.php
- IND: Pacers' Season Preview (from John Hollinger, The Athlletic):
- LAC: Clippers' Season Preview (from John Hollinger, The Athletic):
- LAL: Kuzma A Preseason Standout (from Daniel Lubofsky,Hoops Habit)::
Read and watch it here: https://hoopshabit.com/2020/12/15/los-angeles-lakers-kyle-kuzma-a-preseason-standout/
- LAL: THT Has Been The Talk Of The Town (from Dan Woike, LA Times):
Read it here: https://www.latimes.com/sports/newsletter/2020-12-16/talen-horton-tucker-lakers
- LAL: AD is Still Evolving (from Rohan Nadkarni, Sports Illustrated):
Read it here: https://www.si.com/nba/2020/12/16/anthony-davis-lakers-daily-cover
- MIL: Holiday Should Make Bucks Better In The Playoffs (from Brendon Kleen, The Step Back):
Read it here: https://fansided.com/2020/12/15/jrue-holiday-trade-milwaukee-bucks-better-playoff-team/
- MIL: Inside The Largest Deal In NBA History (from Shams Charania/Eric Nehm/Sam Amick):
Read it here: https://theathletic.com/2263457/2020/12/15/giannis-antetokounmpo-largest-contract-in-nba-history/?source=user_shared_article
- ORL: Magic Season Preview (from John Hollinger, The Athletic):
Read it here: https://theathletic.com/2256796/2020/12/15/john-hollinger-magic-preview-2021-lineup-predictions-jonathan-isaac-injury/
- PHI: Maxey Shines In Preseason Debut (from Keith Pompey, The Inquirer):
Read it here: https://www.inquirer.com/newsletters/sixers/philadelphia-sixers-tyrese-maxey-joel-embiid-giannis-antetokounmpo--20201216.html
- PHI: Why Seth Curry Is Perfect Shooter For Sixers (from Tom West, Liberty Ballers):
- PHI: Takeaways From Preseason Opener (from Keith Pompey, The Inquirer):
Read it here: https://www.inquirer.com/sixers/philadelphia-sixers-joel-embiid-shake-milton-tyrese-maxey-20201215.html
From Sean Kennedy, Liberty Ballers: https://www.libertyballers.com/2020/12/16/22177641/six-observations-from-the-sixers-preseason-win-over-boston-celtics-philadelphia-76ers-nba
- SAS: Interview: Mo Dakhil: Ex-Video Coordinator On Joining Spurs After Stint With Clippers (from Jeff Garcia, Spurs Zone):
Read and listen to it here: https://news4sanantonio.com/sports/it-was-a-complete-180-ex-spurs-video-coordinator-on-joining-spurs-after-clippers-stint
- TOR: 5 Lineups That Could Define Raptors' Success (from Louis Zatzman, Sportsnet):
Read and watch it here: https://www.sportsnet.ca/nba/article/five-raptors-lineups-define-success-season/
- TOR Takeaways From Win Over Hornets (from Blake Murphy, The Athletic):
Read it here: https://theathletic.com/2260549/2020/12/14/raptors-preseason-malachi-flynn-shines-again-deandre-bembry-finds-a-fit-more/
From Aaron Rose, Sports Illustrated: https://www.tsn.ca/lewenberg-deandre-bembry-could-emerge-as-toronto-raptors-x-factor-this-season-1.1564277
- TOR: Bembry Could Emerge As X-Factor This Season (from Josh Lewenberg, TSN):
Read it here: https://www.tsn.ca/lewenberg-deandre-bembry-could-emerge-as-toronto-raptors-x-factor-this-season-1.1564277
- TOR: Player Preview: Stanley Johnson (from Conor McCreery, Raptors HQ):
Read and watch it here: https://www.raptorshq.com/2020/12/16/22175450/nba-2020-21-player-previews-toronto-raptors-stanley-johnson-questions
- The Season's Most Intriguing Players (from Zach Lowe, ESPN):
Read it here: https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/30453357/nba-five-most-intriguing-players-2020-21-including-kevin-durant
- The Most Impressive Rookies Of The Preseason (from Ian Levy, The Step Back):
Read it here: https://fansided.com/2020/12/15/nba-rookie-preseason-impressive-malachi-flynn/
- Season Preview: NW Division (from Nekias Duncan, Basketball News):
- Grading Each Team's Offseason Moves (from Matt Eppers/Jeff Zillgitt/Mark Medina, USA Today):
Read it here: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2020/12/16/nba-team-by-team-offseason-grades/6401730002/
- G League Ignite Scrimmage Box Score: https://gleague.nba.com/box-score-december-15-2020/
- G League Is Still An Open Question (from enbiejowiec, Detroit Bad Boys):
Read it here: https://www.detroitbadboys.com/2020/12/16/22165722/detroit-pistons-g-league-grand-rapids-drive-ignite
- Today's BI is dedicated to the memory of Bruce Seals:
https://www.nola.com/sports/article_b3f627e2-3f38-11eb-9421-57d06a637e19.html
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