Today's Best NBA Reporting And Analysis 6/23/20
- Q & A: Marques Johnson, Part One (from Ray LeBov, The Basketball Writers):
Read it here: https://bballwriters.com/basketball-intelligence/meet-marques-johnson-from-l-a-to-milwaukee-everywhere-in-between-part-1/
(Note: This is the 7th Installment in our NBA broadcaster interview series)
- CLE: Pros & Cons Of Trading Sexton Or Garland (from Tony Pesta, Hoops Habit):
Read it here: https://hoopshabit.com/2020/06/22/cleveland-cavaliers-sexton-garland-2/
- GSW: Mulder Needed Only 6 Games To Impress Kerr (from Connor Letourneau, SF Chronicle):
Read it here: https://www.sfchronicle.com/warriors/article/Mychal-Mulder-Why-Warriors-guard-needed-only-6-15355517.php
- LAL: Anthony Davis' Jump Shot: An Exploration (from Alex Regla/Dr. Rajpal Brar, Throwdowns):
Read and watch it here: https://throwdowns.substack.com/p/anthony-davis-jump-shot-an-exploration
- MEM: Josh Jackson Made His Case In Memphis (from Nathan Chester, Grizzly Bear Blues):
Read and watch it here: https://www.grizzlybearblues.com/2020/6/22/21295054/josh-jackson-made-his-case-in-memphis-grizzlies-nba-jaren-jackson-jr-brandon-clarke
- MIA: 10 Stats That Show Why The Heat Should Be Feared In Orlando (from Kenneth Wilson, All U Can Heat):
Read it here: https://allucanheat.com/2020/06/23/miami-heat-stats-feared-orlando/
- MIL: Q & A: Marques Johnson, Part One (from Ray LeBov, The Basketball Writers)
Read it here: https://bballwriters.com/basketball-intelligence/meet-marques-johnson-from-l-a-to-milwaukee-everywhere-in-between-part-1/
- NOP: Player Profile: Derrick Favors (from Jim Eichenhofer, pelicans.com):
Read it here: https://www.nba.com/pelicans/news/pelicans-2020-seeding-games-profile-derrick-favors
- NYK: Projecting The Knicks (from Danny Leroux/Seth Partnow/Dave DuFour/Sam Vecenie, The Athletic):
- OKC: Film Analysis: Steven Adams (from JD Tailor, Welcome To Loud City):
Read and watch it here: https://www.welcometoloudcity.com/2020/6/22/21285872/film-analysis-steven-adams
- ORL: Projecting The Magic's Future, Part One (from Josh Robbins/John Hollinger, The Athletic):
Read it here: https://theathletic.com/1882764/2020/06/22/orlando-magic-future-john-hollinger-part-1/
- The Top Replacement Players For Teams To Sign This Week (from Bobby Marks/Kevin Pelton, ESPN):
Read it here: http://insider.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/29278925/the-top-replacement-players-nba-teams-sign-week
- What Will Life Look Like Inside The Bubble? (from Haley O'Shaughnessy, The Ringer):
Read it here: https://www.theringer.com/nba/2020/6/22/21298581/nba-safety-disney-world-campus-guidelines
- Why Every Player is Getting A Ring (from Ben Cohen, Wall Street Journal):
Read it here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/nba-oura-ring-disney-bubble-11592809399
- COVID-19 Spike: One More Reason To Hesitate (from Marc Stein, NY Times):
Read it here: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/22/sports/basketball/coronavirus-nba-florida.html
From James Herbert, CBS Sports: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/floridas-covid-19-cases-are-surging-and-that-could-ruin-the-nbas-disney-world-bubble-plan/
From Henry Bushnell, Yahoo Sports: https://sports.yahoo.com/nba-florida-coronavirus-disney-orlando-orange-county-cases-162243057.html
- 2019-20 Rookie Scale Prospect Team Rankings (from Sam Vecenie, The Athletic):
Read it here: https://theathletic.com/1255114/2020/06/22/sam-vecenies-2019-nba-rookie-scale-prospect-rankings/
- A Look At The 2020 Free Agency Landscape (from James Herbert, CBS Sports):
Read it here: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/2020-nba-free-agency-70-players-who-could-be-available-in-upcoming-offseason/
- Best 2020 Bargain-Bin Free Agents (from Zach Buckley, Bleacher Report):
Read it here: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2897092-the-best-bargain-bin-2020-nba-free-agents-for-next-season
- Basketball You Can Watch Today (from Alberto De Roa, Hoops Hype):
Read it here: https://hoopshype.com/2020/06/23/watch-basketball-streams-tv-jeremy-lin/
- The Professional Collegiate League Experiment Just Might Work (from Michael Cunningham, Atlanta Journal-Constitution):
- Why NBA Stars Are Fighting To Save Death Row Inmate Julius Jones (from Royce Young, ESPN):
Read it here: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29318748/why-blake-griffin-russell-westbrook-other-nba-stars-fighting-save-julius-jones
- 2020 WNBA Offseason Tracker (from Ben Dull, Floor Game):
Read it here: https://floorgame.substack.com/p/updated-2020-offseason-tracker