Basketball Intelligence For 2/18/22
Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis
TEAM-SPECIFIC STORIES
- ATL: The Gall & Glory Of Trae Young (from Dotun Akintoye, ESPN): https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/32912328/trae-young-next-big-shot
From Mat Issa, Basketball News: https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/trae-young-made-himself-the-villain-and-hes-leveled-up-accordingly
- BKN: Drummond Will Be Featured Center When He's Ready To Handle The Minutes (from Kristian Winfield, Daily News): https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/nets/ny-nets-andre-drummon-featured-center-ready-handle-minutes-20220218-gaefr5mzjre2lknf7zp7gjxrh4-story.html
- BOS: The Celtics Are Humming (from Nekias Duncan, Basketball News): https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/the-celtics-are-coming
From Jay King, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/3136838/2022/02/18/celtics-winning-streak-provides-blueprint-of-how-we-want-to-play-heading-into-the-postseason/
- BOS: Grant Williams Has Flipped The Script (from Ethan Fuller, Basketball News): https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/stats-notebook-grant-williams-boston-celtics
- CHI: The Many Dimensions Of DeMar Derozan (from Mirin Fader, The Ringer): https://www.theringer.com/nba/2022/2/18/22939702/demar-derozan-chicago-bulls-all-star
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