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Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis

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Feb 21, 2022
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TEAM-SPECIFIC STORIES

- CHI:  Ayo Rode The Dosunmu Family Network To NBA Success (from Mike McGraw, Daily Herald):  

- CLE: Jarrett Allen Proves Cavs' Big Experiment Is For Real (from Katie Heindl, DIME):  https://uproxx.com/dimemag/jarrett-allen-all-star-2022-cleveland/

- CLE: Garland's Elite Play Has Helped Transform The Cavs (from Jared Ebanks, SLAM):  https://www.slamonline.com/the-magazine/darius-garland-slam-all-star-vol-2/

- GSW: Coaching Andrew Wiggins In The 2014 Summer League (from James Posey, Basketball News):  https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/coaching-andrew-wiggins-in-the-2014-summer-league-made-me-a-believer

- GSW: Andrew Wiggins Paved The Way For Canadian Hoops (from Connor Letourneau, SF Chronicle):  https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/warriors/article/Wait-this-guy-is-Canadian-All-Star-Andrew-16932698.php

From Doug Smith, Toronto Star:  https://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/2022/02/19/it-might-have-taken-eight-years-but-andrew-wiggins-is-living-up-to-expectations-in-golden-state.html

- LAL: Malik Monk Finds Redemption With Lakers (from Jovan Buha, The Athletic):  https://theathletic.com/3136212/2022/02/21/malik-monk-finds-redemption-and-home-with-lakers-hes-literally-trying-to-kill-every-time-he-touches-the-floor

- MIL: Marques Johnson Named HOF Finalist Again (from Sam Connon, Sports Illustrated):  https://www.si.com/college/ucla/mens-basketball/ucla-marques-johnson-named-basketball-hall-of-fame-finalist-yet-again

- MIL: Assessing Ibaka With The Bucks: Early Returns (from Dalton Sell, Behind The Buck Pass):  https://behindthebuckpass.com/2022/02/19/assessing-early-returns-serge-ibakas-milwaukee-bucks/

- MIL: Takeaways From Loss To Sixers (from Jack Maloney, CBS Sports):  https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/76ers-star-joel-embiids-dominant-performance-highlights-bucks-growing-concerns-on-defensive-end/

- NOP: The Pels Have Found An Answer In Willie Green (from Christian Clark, The Advocate):  https://www.nola.com/sports/pelicans/article_0ffdea40-90df-11ec-a077-ebd7a3495275.html

- NYK: Top 5 Questions For The Rest Of The Season (from Jonathan Macri, Knicks Film School):  

Knicks Film School
Top 5 Questions for the Rest of the Season
Good morning! First things first: as I noted last week, I’m taking a few days off this week, but that doesn’t mean this newsletter won’t be hitting your inbox every day. Monday (today): Normal newsletter. Tuesday - Wednesday: A two-part guest column from a very special scribe whose work I’ve long admired, plus any pertinent news and the next entrant into …
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a year ago · 2 comments · Knicks Film School

- NYK: The NBA's Most Disappointing Team (from Marc Stein, The Stein Line):  

Marc Stein
The NBA's most disappointing team is ...
CLEVELAND — This was not a sign I expected to see at All-Star Weekend here in Northeast Ohio. Not so soon after Tom Thibodeau and Co. endured a humbling string of fall-from-ahead losses to Portland, Oklahoma City and Brooklyn…
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a year ago · 8 likes · 10 comments · Marc Stein

- OKC: The Thunder's Emerging Defensive Identity (from Mark Schindler, Basketball News):  https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/the-oklahoma-city-thunders-emerging-defensive-identity

- OKC: Giddey's Rise Makes Thunder's Rebuild Even More Intriguing (from Evan Sidery, Basketball News):  https://www.basketballnews.com/stories/josh-giddeys-rise-make-thunders-rebuild-even-more-intriguing

- SAC: How Should The Kings Approach The Final 22 Games?  (from James Ham, The Kings Beat):  

https://kings-beat.beehiiv.com/p/sunday-musings-kings-approach-final-22-games

LEAGUE-WIDE STORIES

- Towns, LaVine, Wiggins Together Again At All-Star Weekend (from Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic):  https://theathletic.com/3132053/2022/02/21/a-prophecy-fulfilled-karl-anthony-towns-zach-lavine-andrew-wiggins-together-again-at-all-star-weekend/

- 2022 Draft: The Race To Be The 1st Overall Pick (from Nathan Grubel, No Ceilings):  

No Ceilings
The Race For No. 1 | The Morning Dunk
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a year ago · 6 likes · 2 comments · Nathan Grubel

- Power Rankings (from ESPN):  https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33336996/nba-power-rankings-week-19-where-all-30-teams-stand-all-star-break

From Duane Rankin, Arizona Republic:  https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nba/suns/2022/02/21/nba-power-rankings-can-grizzlies-pass-suns-warriors-lead-west/6875910001/

From Zach Harper, The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/3128535/2022/02/21/nba-power-rankings-all-star-break-takeaways-plus-what-net-rating-breakdowns-tell-us-for-all-30-teams

- Salary Cap Projections: What Can Each Team Afford To Offer Free Agents This Offseason? (from Danny Leroux, The Athletic):  https://theathletic.com/3136578/2022/02/21/nba-salary-cap-projections-what-can-each-team-afford-to-offer-free-agents-in-the-2022-offseason/

-The Elam Ending (from Robby General, Muncie Star Press):  https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/2022/02/19/nick-elam-ending-ball-state-professor-nba-all-star-game/6852362001/

TWO YEARS AGO TODAY: from the BI archives:

http://basketballintelligence.net/2020/02/22/todays-best-nba-reporting-analysis-2-22-20/

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