Matt Modderno

On the latest Shell Games, I discuss Pharrel Payne being granted his waiver for an extra year, Baba Oladotun's placement on 2027 NBA Mock Drafts, the finalization of the Georgetown game, & the addition of Alexandre K'Medehouto to finish off the roster 🔗 is 👇

Today is my birthday and all I want is a @WashWizards win

@relmyers Happy birthday!

Twitter never puts balloons on my page for my birthday, but you can pin some money on my shirt. 🙏🏾😂🥳

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Just played basketball for the first time in a few weeks and literally had to crawl on my hands and knees to get up to the 3rd floor after

@chrisrudy777 Great point!

@MattModderno The best thing since sliced bread is definitely sliced butter.

Will Riley is "coming right at you like sliced butter" I don't fully know what that line means but I LOVE that Drew Gooden is in peak mid-season form already

@Mjax21 Couple of ballknowers!

@MattModderno It’s only SL but damn if it doesn’t seem we were spot on about Meleek @MattModderno

Guys I'm higher on than consensus in the 2026 #NBADraft: Mikel Brown Jr Koa Peat Meleek Thomas Joshua Jefferson Trevon Brazile Elijah Mahi Michael Ajayi Keyshawn Hall Nick Martinelli Dillon Mitchell Rafael Castro Tamin Lipsey Kylan Boswell Tre White Bryce Harris Lamar Wilkerson

Drew Timme? 👀

@Happy_Chillmore Yeah, I didn't fully get it...but I also kinda get it. And I'm certainly not mad at it

@MattModderno But you know what? Sliced butter sounds like the correct adjective to describe how he moves on the court lol

AJ to the rest of the league:

@AbovetheRhim I like it. If he's 75% of that I'd be happy

@MattModderno He’s honestly like a Tatum/Brown hybrid which is crazy to say. He has the court vision of Tatum with the rim pressure of Brown

Once AJ realizes how easily he can create looks for his teammates and, in turn, how much easier that'll make his own scoring, I think he can grow into a 5-6 assist per game guy

@chrisrudy777 I say we lean into it and make it a new catch phrase

@MattModderno I think he was trying to say the adage “like a hot knife through butter” but he slipped…

@K__M__A__C Still reading his copy of "Point Guard 101 for beginners" that Tommy bought him

@MattModderno What's Johnny Davis up to?

I get that it's "only Summer League" but I would still like to see the Wizards play more with a real point guard out there. Someone to organize a little better

@DCsportsftw2 So true. I liked the pick but def thought it'd be Year 4 before he really contributed

@MattModderno Wild to think we all saw him as a project pick. Who would’ve guessed he’d look wayyyyyyy too good to be playing SL in year 2

Will Riley right now:

@jinbahji77 Something about those Illini!

@MattModderno Riley is gonna be a problem next season

I had fun watching the Washington Wizards tonight.

WILL RILEY IS ON FIRE RIGHT NOW 🔥🔥 30 POINTS AND 6 THREES 😳😳

Kyshawn George on Prime 👀 “Just know that we’re coming.”

@whshg It has to tie hack to the whole slipperiness of his game, right? If so, I dig it. And even if it makes no sense, I dig it anyway

@MattModderno Hahaha. My watches almost no basketball. Was walking through the family room. She said “is coming at you like sliced butter somehow intimidating?” Then walked out as I said simply, “Drew Gooden”