🏀📊 Still on the theme of his impending retirement, a little more love towards Chris Paul, showing how his peak offensive impact ranks along with the other great players of the last 20 years: ➡️X: On Court ORTG ⬆️Y: On / Off ORTG 🟡Color: On / Off Teammate TS%

🏀📊 Hey, here's Amen Thompson's evolution as a driver and pick-and-roll scorer as this season has gone along, and he shakes off what was a less effective start. That's all. Have a good Thursday. #Rockets

🏀📊 Sochan got lost in the shuffle of the many young players in San Antonio. His offensive limitations make it really difficult to play him next to these driving guards and Wembanyama, as he would give an easy helping point for the defense to clog the paint. (1/2) ⏬

🏀📊 Hey, here's Amen Thompson's evolution as a driver and pick-and-roll scorer as this season has gone along, and he shakes off what was a less effective start. That's all. Have a good Thursday. #Rockets

🏀📊 Sochan got lost in the shuffle of the many young players in San Antonio. His offensive limitations make it really difficult to play him next to these driving guards and Wembanyama, as he would give an easy helping point for the defense to clog the paint. (1/2) ⏬

🏀 You know what? Let's nerd out and dive a bit deeper into this. If you will indulge me, I'm about to ramble a bit about Shaedon Sharpe and what the data says about his impact on this team: 🧵⏬

🏀📊 I don't usually focus a ton on defensive rebounding as a part of your defensive value, but it is a very obvious reason why Jaren Jackson isn't suited to play the 5, despite having the size to do so. He's now playing with Nurkic and I can't wait to see him with Kessler.

🏀📊 I don't usually focus a ton on defensive rebounding as a part of your defensive value, but it is a very obvious reason why Jaren Jackson isn't suited to play the 5, despite having the size to do so. He's now playing with Nurkic and I can't wait to see him with Kessler.

Miles Bridges trying a sucker punch is very on brand. Would not expect better from him... but surprised he would swing at a man. It's shameful because violence isn't justice, but Isaiah Stewart has now done more than the commissioner to handle Bridges.

🏀🧵 A thread with the posts relating to the NBA trade deadline moves where I had some data visualizations made, in chronological order: 1. Starting with Krejci to the Blazers: bsky.app/profile/memp...

So much pointless conversations about tanking while players are actively and publicly working with gambling companies that profit from rumors, innuendo and narratives that they themselves control - not to mention the actual games! THIS is actually what is wrong with the NBA.

🏀🧵 A thread with the posts relating to the NBA trade deadline moves where I had some data visualizations made, in chronological order: 1. Starting with Krejci to the Blazers: bsky.app/profile/memp...

I have not given up yet!!

🏀📊 Cam Thomas never had the offensive impact to match his scoring ability. And he basically brought very little in other aspects of the game, not to mention truly damaging defense. When he made it clear he didn't want to sign a "bench guard" deal, this was always on the cards.

🏀I like it. Tyus Jones still has all the marks of the PG he once was. The issue was how his scoring went fully missing in Orlando. But I assume this is some Magic curse because players go there and unlearn shooting. And Tyus suffered more than almost anyone (📊⬇️)

🏀For the Kuminga trade, I still would've rather seen some kind of rotation forward, even if one lesser talented as a player than Porzingis. Kristpas fits great next to Draymond & Steph, but he's played 6 games since Dec 1st and 44% of regular season games since 2024-25 started.

Bulls FO has been absolutely miserable. They held too long to every player that had any value and ended up selling low on all of them, getting themselves even more stuck in mediocrity and getting no real future assets for it. Someone got get Ayo for a tuna sandwich. He's good.

The NBA keeps letting the Bulls make trades, so here we are again... Coby White now adds more fuel to the perimeter-heavy Hornets offense (who needs rim pressure, I guess) as the Bulls get a worse Coby White[*] and a few 2nds. Fair enough.

🏀📊 I know the Wizards have taken over the conversation but let me go back to the Garland / Harden trade for a second - as well as mapping out where both of them have been in terms of offensive impact for the last 2.5 seasons: Looking at Offensive Rating and teammate impact:

Has this thing with the Jazz and Wizards ever happened before? Two teams that have been bad for a while, and are ostensibly tanking the season of a big draft (and will continue to do so!), absolutely load up at the deadline for a 'we want to win NOW season' the following year?

What the flying fuck?! (I guess my post on the Garland / Harden trade can wait a little longer...)

🏀1st reaction is how much I love his fit next to Markkanen and how the pairing with Kessler is absolutely perfect. Jaren Jackson is at his best with a rebounding, paint-first defensive presence next to him - and a healthy Kessler is one of the best in the NBA at that. (cont.)

🏀📊I wanna focus here on the Pistons because I have been begging for the 2nd unit to fully give Jenkins the backup ball handler spot and this trade clarifies what was already becoming obvious. Happy to see the journey of Sasser and Jenkins assert themselves over Ivey and LeVert

🏀📊Vucevic joins the Celtics and he should fit right in on the Mazulla offense, both last season's version and the current one. I like that it gives them a shot to actually play 5-out, which they were lacking this season. Pritchard, White, Hauser, Brown and Vuc could be viable.

... Agora a sério, mas esta gente não tem uma gota de noção quando abrem a boca? Em que ponto é que achamos colectivamente que isto é tudo demasiado mau?

🏀📊 Vit Krejci in Portland! For the Blazers, I like this cost for acquiring a premier off-the-catch shooter, while in line with their bet on positional size. Certainly, the kind of player needed for a team that has been at the bottom of the shot-making charts all season.

I understand the Aspiration ordeal and how serious it is, but it's very weird to me that the NBA investigation has not produced any rulings yet, Kawhi Leonard still plays, and it all counts the same... only for him to be basically soft-barred from the All-Star game?! Seems silly.

The Kings doubling down on this team wasn't on my bin- lol I'm kidding. Sacramento gave up a pick in this! Happy we get a chance to see Keon Ellis in a bigger setting. Cavs clearly do this looking to him as a 3rd G, providing another bite at what they'd hoped to get from Lonzo.

🏀📊Cam Spencer has been impeccable off the bench, averaging 17.6 PTS + 10.3 Adj AST per 75, with a 44.5 3P%. Only he and LaMelo have both a 3P Shooting Quality & Creation Volume >= 95th percentile. And unlike Ball, Spencer's shooting comes a ton from movement. #Grizzlies #NBA

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Aprendi com o Sr. Leitao Amaro uma infalível maneira de se mostrar que se faz muita coisa.

🏀📊 Sadly, this is then the final update on the glass dominance of Steven Adams, once again one of the truly elite rebound collectors. Have a good recovery big man.

🏀📊 Sadly, this is then the final update on the glass dominance of Steven Adams, once again one of the truly elite rebound collectors. Have a good recovery big man.

There is a case that I follow US politics closer than recommended for someone across an ocean. But hell, there is a federal militia murdering citizens in pesidential-sponsored gang violence / militarily terrorism. Fuck all this. Fuck the Trumps, Millers and Noems of this world. Fuck ICE.

Happy 20 years to an absolute classic, a staple of 00s rock and the best Arctic Monkeys album 🔥

🏀 🎙 Regressado ao Queta Report para assumirmos a dose de humildade face ao que se preveu no começo da época. Grande obrigado ao Ricardo por me receber de novo 🙌

🏀 🎙 Regressado ao Queta Report para assumirmos a dose de humildade face ao que se preveu no começo da época. Grande obrigado ao Ricardo por me receber de novo 🙌

Hey, NBA GMs, take a lesson from The Settlers of Catan: Nobody wants your ****ing sheep. On Ja Morant, Anthony Davis, Jonathan Kuminga, Trae Young, and more. www.basketballpoetry.com/p/nobody-wan...

Nobody talk to me today...

I believe an apologie to Donovan Mitchell is in order. The one thing I remain properly curious about is hwo much will the league have to tinker with selections once it's all said and done

🏀📊 I feel pretty good about focusing early on Houston's offense being so carried by an impossible overperfomance from beyond the arc. With them being .500 across their last 20 games, we can pull up this visualization again and see where the Rockets now sit. #NBA

🏀📊 His defense has been outstanding from day 1, but with his role, the change in his ability to stay out of foul trouble is a big development compared to his rookie season. I love Clingan. Though I'll confess that young elite rim protectors are a favorite archetype of mine. #Blazers #Portland

🏀📊 His defense has been outstanding from day 1, but with his role, the change in his ability to stay out of foul trouble is a big development compared to his rookie season. I love Clingan. Though I'll confess that young elite rim protectors are a favorite archetype of mine. #Blazers #Portland

🏀📊The Wizards have given Kyshawn George a bigger shot creation role in his 2nd season. And looking at the changes in context and outcomes, his growth shows the potential is there. We don't yet see a positive impact on the offense globally but the trend is rewarding the bet from FO/coaching staff.

Something so obvious and so explicit for weeks that it didn't deserve a breaking news graphic from Shams lol. (As if the team didn't want to trade him as well) I think I speak for everyone when I say everyone wants the saga around Kuminga to finally end.

While the expectations of this trio were higher than what we've seen this season, I will also say that Moody does feel like a different situation than what we're seeing with Hield and with Podz.

Despairing how the Warriors are so out of step with an NBA that has realized attacking early is a marginal advantage on possessions. Golden State is bottom 5 in avg time to shot after both defensive and offensive rebounds... and dead last after an opponent turnover!

🏀📊 Trae Young was traded for shockingly low value. Ja Morant is now openly on the market. The rumour mill still around LaMelo Ball continues... Worth seeing how, for the last 1.5 years, what their place has been in the NBA offensive "operators" in terms of impact:

🏀📊 Considering the expected points for an average player this season, only Shaedon Sharpe and Amen Thompson have a worse gap between the total expected points from their jumpshots and their actual point totals. Ja Morant has had a nightmare scoring season thus far.