The NBA's middle class

From Mark Deeks at SBNation:

The right and wrong way to float in the NBA's middle class

"There are three places to be in the NBA -- the top, the middle and the bottom. If you're in the middle, there are three ways you can go with it. Don't choose the third way.

"...the teams at the very bottom have only one direction to go, but need a lot of positioning a…