*FEATURE OF THE DAY*
Jazz lessons: How do you teach NBA players to improvise?
David Thorpe, True Hoop
TEAM-SPECIFIC
BKN: Cam Thomas is betting on himself with a one-year Nets deal. Will it pay off?
Mike Vorkunov, The Athletic
DET: Examining the second-most-important Piston
Mike Shearer, Basketball Poetry
Jalen Duren brings a lot of questions, and his answers this season may well determine Detroit’s ceiling — and his future with the team.
GSW: Steve Kerr on life balance, bench players, Mike Dunleavy Jr and Bob Myers and Gregg Popovich
Eric Apricot, Dub Nation HQ
HOU: Sengun’s Development Shows He Has Moved on From His ‘Baby Jokic’ Days
Lachard Binkley, Sports llustrated
LAC: Plenty ‘unusual’ about Kawhi Leonard sponsorship deal: ‘This does not happen’
Sam Amick, The Athletic
LAC: Questions over Kawhi Leonard payments put focus on NBA salary cap
Steve Henson, LA Times
MIA: Bam Adebayo is the key to one of Erik Spoelstra’s secret weapons
Michael Saenz, AUCH
ORL: EuroBasket is amazing playoff prep
Philip Rossman-Reich, World R Squared
SAS: Extension options for the Spurs and Jeremy Sochan
Paul Garcia, The Spot Up Shot
TOR: Raptors’ Season Preview
Jared Dubin, Last Night In Basketball
UTA: Can Lauri Markkanen Revitalize His Trade Value?
Above The Break
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