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Inside: Isaiah Austin, Bronson Koenig, eSports, Nike HyperAdapt, Stephen Curry & more...

5-Minute Breakdown: The Stephen Curry Relocate

Welcome to issue #020 of Roundball Weekly! In this week's article on the RB Journal, I'm doing a quick breakdown of how Stephen Curry gets some of his open shots. He's great at moving without the ball--especially after the drive-and-kick.

This will be the third time I’ve written about Stephen Curry in the past 3 months. Back in August, I looked at his pregame warm up routine. Then in October, I talked about why he’s one of my favorite players to watch. Now, I want to take a quick look at how he gets some of his open shots.

Stephen Curry is the best shooter on the planet. This is a fact even your grandmother probably knows. How then, does he continue to get wide open shots seemingly every game?

Is it poor defense? Sure, I mean when the best shooter on the floor gets an open look, the defense must’ve had a breakdown somewhere.

But what about the times when the defense was pretty good and he still got an open look? How exactly is he getting open?

Stephen Curry is great at moving without the ball. He’s especially great at moving after a drive-and-kick. Defenders seem to relax a little after the kick out, just enough to give Curry time to find the open spot. And when you can shoot it like he does, finding open areas on the floor is no chore at all.

Here's how he does it.

Remember Isaiah Austin? He was ceremonially picked in the 2014 NBA draft. It was just days before the draft in which he found out he had Marfan syndrome, a genetic disease that would no longer allow him to play basketball. Well, on Wednesday he announced that he's been medically cleared to play basketball again and looks to looks to continue his journey overseas.

Yesterday, Wisconsin senior guard Bronson Koenig detailed his experience traveling to the Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota, the site where the battle over the Dakota Access Pipeline is taking place. Being Native American myself, I can tell you that Bronson touched on some excellent topics. It's well worth a read.

Waving the white flag. Did you know Doc Rivers once considered forfeiting a game back in 2014?

I Noah guy. Speaking of the Clippers, this season they've partnered with Noah Basketball and their Noahlytics Data Service. The technology allows players to get instant feedback on their shooting arc and shooting depth via camera sensors placed in the gym.

For the past few months, I've been keeping my eye on the eSports movement within the NBA. The Houston Rockets are the latest franchise to dive into the world of eSports, as they've become the first team to dedicate a front office spot to competitive video gaming. The job entails guiding "the franchise into the rapidly growing world of competitive video gaming."

Manu Ginobili's first season in the NBA (2002-2003) happened to coincide with Michael Jordan's last. Earlier this week, he chronicled his lone showdown with MJ, which was anything but.

ESPN's NFL insider Adam Schefter, will be doing some NBA sideline reporting for the network later this season. As a guy who had no interest in the NBA, it was his recent take up of daily NBA fantasy games that ended up getting him the side gig.

Have you heard? Chris Webber started his own podcast called, Fearless or Insane with Chris Webber.

The Warriors are looking for fan input on the technology they'd like to see in the new arena being built in San Francisco, which is set to open in 2019.

Yesterday, Nike released the HyperAdapt 1.0, the very first functional self-lacing shoe. It retails for $720, so you either gotta be a sneakerhead or really not like tying your shoes to drop that much money on an alright looking pair of kicks.

Here's the MKBHD review of these innovative shoes if you're curious.

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