LEAGUEWIDE
Forecasting Four Factor Impact: What Actually Predicts Next Season
Cranjis McBasketball, BBall Index
Here is “part one” of this feature: https://www.bball-index.com/projecting-impact/
Q & A: Montrezl Harrell
Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson
TEAM-SPECIFIC
BOS: Celtics notebook: Joe Mazzulla being ‘crazy,’ Sixers trade, feeling reborn
Souichi Terada, Mass Live
CLE: What can Peyton Watson become with the Cavs?
Ethan Sands/Jimmy Watkins, cleveland.com
CLE: Peyton Watson won’t be defined by the 3-and-D label
Ethan Sands, cleveland.com
DEN: Burning Nuggets Questions as Training Camp Approaches
Chris Dempsey, Demps and Circumstance
DET: Notes on Ausar Thompson’s Extension
Jacob Sutton, JSutt Hoops
GSW: Tweaked Warriors roster puts onus on Steve Kerr and his revamped coaching staff
Monte Poole, NBC Sports
MIA: Heat’s Mitchell reveals being ‘messed up,’ his weight loss and Riley’s message
Barry Jackson, Miami Herald
After failing the Heat’s preseason conditioning test last year, Mitchell revealed this week that team president Pat Riley told him, in May, that he needs to reduce his body fat this season. “The crazy thing,” Mitchell said on the “Deuce and Mo” podcast, “is him and Spo [Erik Spoelstra] didn’t say anything about basketball at the end of the year, when you have your exit meeting, there was no basketball [talk]. It was ‘get your weight down. Be in shape. That’s all we want.’ This is Heat culture to the T.” According to Mitchell, Riley told him bluntly: “We understand the situation but this year, we’ve got to get you back down.” Mitchell listened; he said he has lost “a lot” of weight.
MIA: Notes on Pelle Larsson’s Extension
Jacob Sutton, JSutt Hoops
NOP: Unfiltered NBA Scout’s Thoughts on the Pelicans
Tom Dierberger, Sports Illustrated
ORL: Paolo Banchero Shines Light on Skills Honed with Kevin Durant this Summer
Ryan Kaminski, Sports Illustrated
PHX: Player Preview: Khaman Maluach
Brandon Duenas, Bright Side Of The Sun
POR: The Best Version of Donovan Clingan Changes the Blazers’ Chances
Adrian Bernecich, Blazer’s Edge
UTA: Inside the Jazz Trip to Finland
Eric Spyropoulos, Jazz.com
UTA: Keyonte George Commits to the Jazz and the Future
Eric Spyropoulos, Jazz.com