Basketball Intelligence For 8/17/24
Today's Best NBA Reporting
TEAM-SPECIFIC
BOS: Inside Joe Mazzulla's journey to the top of the basketball world
Justin Turpin, Audacy
CHA: Hornets’ Offseason Check-In
Luke Adams, Hoops Rumors
DAL: Must-watch games from Mavericks’ schedule release
Mike Curtis, Morning News
DET: What is the ideal lineup for the Detroit Pistons around Cade Cunningham?
Max Sturm, Detroit Bad Boys
HOU: Toughest Stretches in the Houston Rockets' 2024-25 NBA Season Schedule
Jed Katz, Sports Illustrated
MEM: 1 Area each core Grizzlies player must improve upon heading into 2024-25
Panagiotis Getsos, Beale St. Bears
MIA: Things to know about the Heat’s season schedule
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald
MIL: Damian Lillard reflects on a transitional year in Milwaukee, looks forward to big season
Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel
MIL: The Bucks’ underrated 2024 offseason
Brett Siegel, Clutch Points
MIL: Bucks Once Again Get Maximum Value for the Minimum
Mitchell Skurzewski, The Lead
MIN: How Is The Wolves Competition Shaping Up In the West?
George Fallon, Zone Coverage
ORL: Banchero Eager for the Orlando Magic to ‘Make Some Noise’ This Upcoming Season
Dan Savage, Magic.com
ORL: Who could end up being a difference maker for the Magic next season?
Elaine Blum, Orlando Magic Daily
PHX: ‘Solid’ Tyus Jones ‘Huge Addition’ to Suns
Kerrie Jacobs-Bryant, Give Me Sport
SAS: Three moves Victor Wembanyama must learn from Kevin Durant to be unguardable, including the hesi pull-up jimbo
Stephen Noh, Sporting News
Victor Wembanyama didn't get the gold medal that he wanted from the Paris Olympics, but he came away with silver and something that could potentially be even more valuable — an opportunity to learn something from Kevin Durant.
The two stars embraced after Team USA defeated France, and Wembanyama gave some insight into the conversation between them.
"I made it clear to him that I wanted to learn from him and perhaps only steal one or two of his secret techniques," Wemby said.
Wembanyama has long admired Durant and has studied his game. That makes sense given their similarities in size, shooting and fluidity. It's scary to think of how much better Wemby could be if he were to incorporate some lessons from Durant.
UTA: Why Patty Mills makes sense with the Jazz at this stage of his career
Tony Jones, The Athletic
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