Basketball Intelligence For 7/30/24

Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis

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DAL: Dereck Lively II on his breakout rookie season in the NBA and a whole lot more
Katie Heindl, SBNation

DAL: Dinwiddie stat shows why he's perfect for Mavericks
Lorenzo Almanza, The Smoking Cuban

DET: For the Pistons to surprise this season, growth on defense is a must
James Edwards III, The Athletic

GSW: How new Warriors assistant coach Stackhouse looks to improve defense
Monte Poole, Yahoo Sports

IND: Q&A: Agent Todd Ramasar on Andrew Nembhard, Pascal Siakam signing new contracts
Mark Medina, Sportskeeda

MEM: 6 things from 2024 Grizzlies Summer League
Parker Fleming, SubTsak

PHI: Behind the Scenes of the 76ers’ Go-for-Broke Summer
Howard Beck, The Ringer

PHX: Tyus Jones Changes Everything For the Suns
Nic Thomas, The Stretch Six

PHX: How Tyus Jones can help boost the Suns’ hopes for contention
Doug Haller, The Athletic

SAS: Spurs great Sean Elliott recovering after heart procedure
Tom Orsborn, Express-News

TOR: Jonathan Mogbo reflects on 'amazing' first taste of NBA in summer league
Marc Berman, Palm Beach Post

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