The 10-man rotation, starring the NBA’s insane free agency shopping spree
A look around the league and the Web that covers it. It’s also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren’t always listed in order of importance. That’s for you, dear reader, to figure out.
C: The Triangle and SB Nation. Zach Lowe identifies eight major questions we’re about to see answered in free agency, and Tom Ziller ranks every last flippin’ free agent available or theoretically available, from No. 1 to No. 179.
PF: The Cauldron. Jared Dubin with a nice-and-quick look at every team’s top questions/concerns/issues of note entering free agency.
SF: The Miami Herald. Late on this, but I really enjoye Dan Le Batard on the parry and thrust of the LeBron James/David Blatt storyline, and how James’ return to Cleveland has been and continues to be about subverting the traditional NBA power structure: “A coach yells at a player, that’s the job. A player yells at a coach, that’s disrespectful. But only if you insist on holding on to old constructs.”
SG: Nylon Calculus. A plus-minus-and-salary-based statistical look comparing how NBA teams value players who perform on offense and those who perform on defense. The takeaway: you can typically find impact defenders cheaper than impact scorers.
PG: Sports Illustrated. Lee Jenkins on Stephen Curry, which is really I need to say.
6th: The Toronto Star. Bruce Arthur talks with Steve Nash about the NBA Finals and the experience of watching the style with which he helped change the NBA finally win the game’s highest prize.
7th: The Starters. Trey Kerby continues his wonderful tradition of assigning nicknames to all 60 draftees, and I’m deeply into “Satnam Claus.”
8th: Memphis Commercial-Appeal ($). If you’re looking for a comprehensive perspective on the state of the Memphis Grizzlies after the draft and before the start of free agency, you need look no further than Chris Herrington’s Pick and Pop.
9th: NetsDaily. Twenty years removed from Kevin Garnett’s preps-to-pros leap and 10 years after Commissioner David Stern instituted an age minimum for entering the NBA draft, Brian Fleurantin takes a look back at the consequences, intended and otherwise, of the “one-and-done” system.
10th: The Oklahoman. Jenni Carlson profiles Amanda Green of the Oklahoma City Thunder, one of the highest-ranking female front-office employees in the NBA.
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