Even if you don’t believe in the ethic of “love thy neighbor,” it’s important to remember that the core goal of USAID is to use soft power (foreign aid) to complement our nation’s hard power (the U.S. military) in a shared effort to make America safer. 🧵 8/8

Next up: I wrote about the Hornets, LaMelo-as-weathervane, and a squint-and-you-can-see-it core: yhoo.it/3KA0Za1 And Ben wrote about the Blazers, and whether Scoot Henderson's time has come (or, whether it will once his hamstring heals): yhoo.it/3IBIC47

Yep. There are really solid cases to be made for all three as the GOAT (depending on what you value most), and basically no one else.

Addendum to this: Jonathan Kuminga's deal may come in a bit lower than initially reported. If so, that will add to the space the Warriors are under the second apron. Every little bit helps to re-sign Seth Curry earlier. Per day veteran min amount is just over $13K.

This is a very elegant, very well-thought-out declaration of war.

I hope we get a true reminder season from De’Aaron Fox. The blend of driving, growing pull-up comfort, playmaking, and POA defense when locked in is tantalizing. Gotta stay healthy, gotta find a better balance of PUs & drives from when we saw him. An understandable gamble from SA.

Smart - easier to keep hair than muscle

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That's what he do!!

John Havlicek just misses this list with 16 seasons with the Celtics. Even more impressive: he averaged 79 games played per season for his entire career.

Why might Mitchell Robinson's status in the starting lineup or off the bench have nothing to do with the on-court product? What schematic changes might we see in Knicks preseason? Linked up with @jledwardsiii.bsky.social to talk Knicks. Story: www.nytimes.com/athletic/666...

People of Bluesky. Let's get to know each other better. What is your favorite movie? Quote share your answer only in gif form.

J Williams are making it to the NBA at higher rates than 7 footers do

Sometime soon, a field storming is going to end very very badly. For three hours, they put up barriers between fans and teams to protect both sides, but as soon as the last play ends and emotions are the highest and most raw, anything goes? Nah man.

If an alien landed on Earth and saw 3 mins of Nerlens Noel highlights, they'd go back to their home planet cowering in fear of the perfection of mankind

If an alien landed on Earth and saw 3 mins of Nerlens Noel highlights, they'd go back to their home planet cowering in fear of the perfection of mankind

"success"

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How do you possibly vote for Luka over SGA and Jokic right now?

Dude, just from the blurbs on BlueSky I'm like halfway through this. Clowney from BKN said 14lbs but I'm counting it.

Happy NBA Media Day to those who celebrate

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Just a reminder that H1B's create an average of 8 high-quality US-based jobs per visa granted, through research and entrepreneurship. This dipshit administration cannot stop shooting itself in the foot.

Fingersh but he only uses his feet 🤔

Something that particularly irks me about the overwrought response to Adam Silver's comments on the cost of national TV streaming options where he referenced "highlights": it never comes up that the idea of watching national games on a daily basis is a purely modern notion.

Feel terrible for all the other Uncle Dennis's out there

Thunderstruck (Taylor's version)

Giants-Cowboys feels like prison labor

It's impossible for any artist today to be as big as Michael in his prime, because every part of culture is more fragmented now (esp music). We don't collectively listen to the same stuff like we used to. With that said, I'm cool with "Taylor has maxed out in her era (ha) as much as MJ did in his"

NEW: We were blessed to witness all-time great seasons by A'ja Wilson, Napheesa Collier, and Alyssa Thomas. But I could only pick one for MVP. Who I chose in my official ballot, how I ranked them, and why: www.sbnation.com/womens-sport...

BG talking Heels? Yessssss

Shooting people, no matter if you dislike them with all your heart, is not a good thing to do. That is all.

Most seasons leading the NBA in field goal attempts without leading in scoring Kobe Bryant: 3 Allen Iverson: 3 Most seasons leading in scoring without leading in FGA Kevin Durant: 3 Anyone surprised?

No, since 1. A lot of their stuff is pretty good, esp for that price point 2. No one was yelling about their food quality four days ago

Great stuff as always from Justin. Also, this is where I was reminded that Zion Williamson has still never played in a playoff game 😮

Maybe I'm just too demanding Maybe I'm just like my father, too bold Maybe you're just like my mother She's never satisfied Why do we scream at each other? This is what it sounds like when

When Kevin Durant was on the trade market, the conversation was as much about what it would take to sign him long-term as it was about a trade. Now that KD is on the Rockets, I broke down what his Next Contract might look like for @spotrac.com: www.spotrac.com/news/_/id/29...

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The article in which Mike set my heart aflutter by suggesting Al Horford to the Hornets

Should've gone pro smh

1. Good for Givony. DX was so good when it was independent 2. ESPN is just going to replace his insight with another talking head, aren't they

Cam is a perpetual class act

Great stuff from Owen. One big takeaway: the ability to get up lots of good 3's is waaaay more stable than your 3P%. So why do we care so much about whether a guy shot 32% or 37% in a small sample?

Imagine going from having the worst contract in the NBA (from a team perspective) to possibly the very best

New: I’m emptying the notebook from Las Vegas in this week’s 5 Sixers thoughts. Some takeaways from the play of Johni Broome and Justin Edwards so far in Sunmer League, plus what I’ve learned about Dominick Barlow, Judah Mintz and Izan Almansa: www.phillyvoice.com/5-sixers-tho...

This sentence took a disconcerting turn

#1 rule of Summer League roster construction: make sure you have actual points guards who can distribute to the young guys you want to evaluate. I don't understand how teams still drop the ball on this

Oooh Amazon is packing heat for their NBA coverage

YES. It's past time to replace McEnroe with Roddick or Agassi or any other analyst who brings preparation and enthusiasm.

Can’t get over how happy Joel looks when he’s with Arthur (who is getting quite big!). Video is from his wife, Anne De Paula