ja morant when/if embiid gets to seven consecutive games

i think we'll still see those "fun maxes" handed out fairly liberally but negotiations on third and fourth contracts are going to get stingier moving forward.

becauswe we are young and hip clearly, we are also live....VERTICALLY www.youtube.com/live/ZQuhZMN...

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my official trae young trade reaction

the hawks turned luka doncic into (basically) cj mccollum and corey kispert.

shams: trae young has the washington wizards as his top preferred trade destination, sources tell espn. trae choosing between possible destinations:

wemby: *still on a minutes restriction* also wemby:

one of the "possible solves" that comes up in here is losses count toward lotto odds before the trade deadline, and wins boosts lotto odds after it. topically enough, a team like the wizards poking around trae young was one of our potential unintended consequences of such a move.

‼️NEW POD‼️ 📋 The Tanking Talk Why tanking matters (1:08) Potential solutions (11:07) —Limit PK protections —Limit top-4 lotto appearances —Lock in lotto odds early —Wins after trade deadline —Flatter odds —Abolish the draft? —MORE 🍎 apple.co/4aMVyQm ✳️ bit.ly/49nlGif 📺 youtu.be/M9Ie5HMzfNQ

Which NBA players had a 50-point game before they turned 21?

“VJ Edgecombe's immediate emergence as a legitimate difference-maker changes everything for the Sixers. They not only have a Big Three with Maxey, Embiid and Paul George; they now have a Big Four.” - @btoporek.bsky.social on the Sixers being the biggest dark horse in East www.si.com/nba/76ers/on...

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nobody: joel embiid:

‼️NEW POD‼️ 📋 And The Biggest Threat To The Thunder Is... OKC thoughts (4:04) Nuggets (7:15) Spurs (20:23) Rockets (31:13) Wolves (37:45) Knicks (52:23) Pistons (58:33) Cavs (1:12:08) So...WHO IS IT (1:18:07) STAT PADDING (1:24:25) 🍎 apple.co/4q6j9jK ✳️ bit.ly/3LiwNB9 📺 youtube.com/live/C1Ltr7gKChI

mohamed diawara and tyler kolek

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“We don’t need a 65-game qualifier to determine who the MVP is, or who’s All-NBA. Let us decide what 55 games at Level X means against 71 at Level Y. We can do that. It’s not hard.” - @granthughes.bsky.social

“We don’t need a 65-game qualifier to determine who the MVP is, or who’s All-NBA. Let us decide what 55 games at Level X means against 71 at Level Y. We can do that. It’s not hard.” - @granthughes.bsky.social

if i were an nba general manager

by the way: Justin Champagnie, Julian's brother, is on a highway robbery of a deal as well

julian champagnie's contract by % of the salary cap: '23-24: 2.21% '24-25: 2.13% '25-26: 1.94% '26-27: 1.81% just a monster heist by the spurs.

Guess the NBA team’s all-time leader in 50-point games!

keyonte george this season

‼️NEW POD‼️ 📋 Can The Bucks Do The Unthinkable? 🍎 apple.co/3MZxyj5 ✳️ bit.ly/4pe5aH9 📺 youtu.be/YFy06oWhRSw

related: jamal murray-plus-all-bench-player lineups have been outscored by 104 points in 242 minutes this season (minus-15.7 net rtg)

rob pelinka coasting off the lebron signing and luka doncic trade

Good heavens, I’m about to waste a lot of time on this

Hali, JDub, Caruso, Derrick White, and Josh Hart

If the only goal is defense, Daeqwon Plowden!

i just want to point out that josh hart was mentioned because of the rebounding specifically and not because i threatened @granthughes.bsky.social off-cam

I swiftly had to look up Jordan Walsh’s listed height

Can you build a top 5 NBA defense using ONLY players 6’5” and under?

enjoying improvement from noah clowney on that end, including near basket. nic claxton remains an every-level monster. danny wolf's been better there than i thought. ditto for demin/powell/saraf. day'ron sharpe just kinda comes in and effs stuff up for 15-20 minutes per game. i am intrigued.

the best defense in the nba since december 1 belongs to...the brooklyn nets.

‼️NEW POD‼️ 📋 Trade Candidates Nobody's Talking About...YET PK 1 (3:12) PK 2 (9:38) PK 3 (18:09) PK 4 (26:11) PK 5 (35:54) PK 6 (39:54) PK 7 (52:36) PK 8 (58:17) PK 9 (1:04:20) PK 10 (1:11:17) PK 11 (1:16:30) PK 12 (1:34:37) PK 13 (1:45:11) 🍎 apple.co/49dvc7s ✳️ bit.ly/4pPOhnm 📺 youtu.be/b7gZvcWRcYA

‼️NEW POD‼️ 📋 Trade Candidates Nobody's Talking About...YET PK 1 (3:12) PK 2 (9:38) PK 3 (18:09) PK 4 (26:11) PK 5 (35:54) PK 6 (39:54) PK 7 (52:36) PK 8 (58:17) PK 9 (1:04:20) PK 10 (1:11:17) PK 11 (1:16:30) PK 12 (1:34:37) PK 13 (1:45:11) 🍎 apple.co/49dvc7s ✳️ bit.ly/4pPOhnm 📺 youtu.be/b7gZvcWRcYA

"explain the 2025-26 chicago bulls"

niklola jokic played 19 minutes without rudy gobert in the game on christmas. the nuggets scored 74 points. SEVENTY-FOUR. in NINETEEN minutes. that is insane. denver in this stretch: 14/23 on 2s (60.9%) 9/16 on 3s (56.3%) 19/22 on FTAs 157.4 ORTG +22

jimmy butler’s kink being confrontation/dysfunction is shocking(ly on-brand)

"the knicks' search for a backup point guard is over. tyler kolek has ended it." dailyknicks.com/tyler-kolek-...

my bravest, most correct take yet

Which NBA players have run more than 900 PnRs in a single season? 🤔⤵️

‼️NEW POD‼️ 📋 MAILBAG! Draymond/Dubs (1:38) Draft picks (20:30) Tanking (29:32) Bringing back role-player icons (45:00) Harden, LeBron, Trade (1:00:23) Kings (1:26:39) STAT PADDING (1:31:46) 🍎 apple.co/494Gn2k ✳️ bit.ly/3L129w2 📺 youtube.com/live/WHlrrijkfus

‼️NEW POD‼️ 📋 MAILBAG! Draymond/Dubs (1:38) Draft picks (20:30) Tanking (29:32) Bringing back role-player icons (45:00) Harden, LeBron, Trade (1:00:23) Kings (1:26:39) STAT PADDING (1:31:46) 🍎 apple.co/494Gn2k ✳️ bit.ly/3L129w2 📺 youtube.com/live/WHlrrijkfus

it’s time for the thunder to tear it down and rebuild again, i fear

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