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Ten Takeaways From 10/22/25 ONE) The Kids Can Play This rookie class has been hyped up as a potential all-timer. Most of them lived up to expectations. Some performances from the lottery picks: Cooper Flagg - 10 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists, 32 minutes Dylan Harper - 15 points, 4 rebounds, 7-14 FG, 23 minutes Kon Knueppel - 11 points, 5 rebounds, 25 minutes VJ Edgecombe (starter) - 34 points, 7 rebounds, 42 minutes (!!!) Ace Bailey - 2 points, 4 rebounds, 20 minutes Tre Johnson - 16 points, 5 rebounds, 4-8 3PT, 26 minutes Jeremiah Fears - 17 points, 7-10 FG, 18 minutes Egor Demin - 14 points, 5 rebounds, 22 minutes Cedric Coward - 14 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, 22 minutes Derik Queen - 3 points, 5 rebounds, 1 block, 15 minutes Other notables: Ryan Kalkbrenner (starter) - 10 points, 11 rebounds, 2 blocks, 27 minutes Ben Saraf (starter) - 8 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 20 minutes Walter Clayton Jr. - 10 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 18 minutes Nique Clifford (starter) - 2 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 block, 24 minutes Flagg was rough, but come on. They’re trying him at PG, and he’s dealing with Wemby. No concerns here. Bailey’s apparently been sick for “5-6 days” and looked winded from the start. He’ll be fine. Coward was a team-best +24 in a game they won by six. VJ is the real story here. Whew, 42 minutes is pretty wild for your first game. His 34 points are a new Sixers rookie debut record. The hints have been there for weeks, but it's still surprising to see. He’s going to be a household name in no time. As for Queen, I’m just happy he played. “It was really fun.” - Kon Knueppel on his first NBA game TWO) Embiid’s Minute Restriction We all saw the same notification on Joel Embiid’s minute restriction. It’s just some of us didn’t buy it. Nick Nurse has historically lied about restrictions, and Embiid wasn’t listed on the Injury Report. Well, it didn’t take long to find out that Nurse was telling the truth. The ten 1H minutes were a huge tell. It was later reported that his minutes restriction was 20 minutes. As for how he looked, what can I say? Not great. He was 1-of-9 from the field, didn’t contest shit, and wasn’t going after boards. “I’m good. You know, it’s going to take a while, you know, obviously, being on a minute restriction, playing shorter stints, it’s harder to kind of get into a rhythm. But I got to figure it out. That’s the way they got it set up. There’s still so much more I can contribute to other than scoring. So just using myself as a decoy to allow all these guys to do whatever they have to do to win.” - Joel Embiid Yikes. THREE) In Too Deep As we begin to receive more and more information, I think it’s a valuable exercise to keep track of how teams utilize their benches. Seven went more than 10-deep on Wednesday night: Nets (13) Knicks (11) Raptors (11) Grizzlies (11) Wizards (11) Bucks (11) Kings (11) The hell with the Nets, man. They used all four first-rounders that were avail. Who knows? If Danny Wolf had played, they probably would have gone 14. "When we faced adversity, we all went our separate ways... We're just doing things with no purpose [defensively]. Just running around." - Jordi Fernandez FOUR) Shams vs Bondy The Mike Brown-Knicks era has gotten off to an awkward start. Brown told us that Mitchell Robinson was being held out of their opener because of “load management." Then Shams went on the Pat McAfee show and said this: “Mitchell Robinson & Josh Hart out…I think there’s a very real chance they’re missing very real time to start the year…” Still can’t believe they played Mitch 18 1H minutes in their first preseason game with his injury history, but maybe that’s why they’re hiding things. They don’t want to be caught with egg on their face. Then, on Wednesday morning, Shams tweeted this out: “Development: New York Knicks star Karl-Anthony Towns has been downgraded to doubtful to play in tonight's season opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers, sources tell ESPN.” - Shams Charania Shortly after that, the Knicks beat writer Stefan Bondy tweeted: “Despite being downgraded to doubtful, I’m hearing Karl-Anthony Towns will indeed play for the Knicks in tonight’s season opener.” - Stefan Bondy Shams followed with: “The Knicks, an hour later, are now listing Karl-Anthony Towns as questionable again. He is essentially a game-time decision.” - Shams Charania “Final ruling: Karl-Anthony Towns is playing in Knicks' season opener versus Cleveland tonight at Madison Square Garden (7 pm ET on ESPN).” - Shams Charania Only posting cause this might be the highlight of Bondy’s life. Shams Charania - 0 Stefan Bondy - 1 Ariel Hukporti started for MitchRob and played 18 minutes. FIVE) It’s Over, Isn’t It? Victor Wembanyama vs the Mavericks: 40 PTS 15 REB 77.4% TS 3 BLK +31 36.2% USG As impressive as that looks, the highlights are better, trust. It looked like an adult playing with kindergartners. Anthony Davis should never remind me of a kindergartner. “I’m much more in control of myself. The mind, I’m not worried about, because I saw what it was light to be confronted with potentially losing a lot, whether it’s your career or your health. So I’m not taking this for granted anymore. But the body, I’m having more fun. I’m not struggling to move as much, and I know I still need to get better, and I’m still going to get better.” - Wemby on how his summer of self-discovery prepared his mind and body for this season SIX) Usage Check If you think Wemby’s usage is high, wait till you see Giannis’ against the Wizards. Notable usage rates from Opening Night (min > 20): Giannis Antetokounmpo - 45.3% Cade Cunningham - 36.8% Ja Morant - 35.1% Dylan Harper - 33.9% (rookie) Shaedon Sharpe - 32.9% Brandon Miller - 32.9% Stephon Castle - 31.3% Desmond Bane - 30.5% Zion Williamson - 30.3% VJ Edgecombe - 30.1% (rookie) SEVEN) Injuries Kevin Porter Jr. sprained his ankle in the first quarter and did not return. Ryan Rollins started the second half in his place, not Cole Anthony. Doc Rivers says there's no further update on KPJ, but added it didn't look good and was a pretty bad sprain. Luka Garza was ruled out after being placed in concussion protocol in the second quarter. Neemias Queta played 17 2H minutes. Zaccharie Risacher wasn’t able to put much weight on his right leg after a collision with Jakob Poeltl. He went to the locker room and was cleared to return with an ankle sprain, but sat out the 4th quarter. Updates: Darius Garland is “pretty close” to returning, according to his on-air interview. Chris Haynes said that he thinks we’ll see Jayson Tatum on the court against at some point this season. Still have a hard time buying it, but that’s all everyone’s been talking about, so maybe I’m in the wrong. EIGHT) Rotation Notes Some macro notes on sub patterns: CLE: Tyrese Proctor (16 minutes) made his way into the rotation with De’Andre Hunter (knee) out. Jaylon Tyson (20 minutes) started. BKN: Noah Clowney (20 minutes) played a lot of center. CHA: Sion James (17 minutes) was the 7th man. Tre Mann (21 minutes) was the 10th. Ryan Kalkbrenner (27 minutes) and Moussa Diabate (21 minutes) split the center minutes. MIA: Kel’el Ware (14 minutes) was strictly Bam’s backup. Pelle Larsson (4 minutes) was the 10th man. ORL: Jalen Suggs (17 minutes) started and played in short stints. PHI: Dominick Barlow (34 minutes) started for PG13. Andre Drummond played three minutes, and that was only to help Embiid stay under his minutes limit. BOS: Anfernee Simons (32 minutes) came off the bench. Xavier Tillman (16 minutes) was the first sub for Neemias Queta (25 minutes). CHI: Tre Jones (32 minutes) started for Coby White (not Ayo). Patrick Williams (17 minutes) was the 8th man. NOP: Almost eight minutes of Zion/Queen overlap (+/- 0). Hunter Dickinson (5 minutes) was Yves Missi’s backup in the first half and then disappeared. MEM: Olivier-Maxence Prosper (15 minutes) was Jaren Jackson Jr.’s primary backup. MIL: Cole Anthony plays 12 minutes despite KPJ’s injury. Ryan Rollins (29 minutes) started the second half. Myles Turner and Bobby Portis do not overlap. LAC: It looked like Zubac (27 minutes) and Lopez (17 minutes) were splitting the center minutes before garbage time. Bogdan Bogdanovic was a DNP-CD. UTA: Things are already all out of whack. Ace’s minutes are gonna suck until he’s over his illness. Kyle Filipowski (25 minutes) started ahead of Taylor Hendricks (19 minutes). Cody Williams was going to be a DNP-CD, but played garbage time. SAS: We saw about three minutes of ‘French Vanilla’ (Wemby and Kornet). Carter Brytant saw 4 1H minutes but didn’t check back in until garbage time. DAL: D’Angelo Russell (15 minutes) was the 8th man. Elite Best Ball fade. Rookie Ryan Nembhard (16 minutes) and DLo checked in together. SAC: Rookie Dylan Caldwell (15 minutes) was the 11th man. Keon Ellis (13 minutes) was the 10th man. Malik Monk (27 minutes) scored 19 points off the bench. PHO: Oso Ighodaro (19 minutes) starts ahead of Mark Williams (24 minutes). Rookie Khaman Maluach was a DNP-CD. MIN - Donte DiVincenzo (20 minutes) starts ahead of Mike Conley (13 minutes). Terrence Shannon Jr. (25 minutes) closes over both of them. Rob Dillingam is a DNP-CD. Bones Hyland (8 minutes) is even ahead of him. POR - Donovan Clingan started and touched 30 minutes. He said at Media Day that his goal was to play 30 minutes per game this season. Rookie Hansen Yang played only five 1H minutes. NINE) Matas You didn’t think I’d leave here without talking about Matas, did you? Sorry, he’s just the best thing to happen to the Bulls since DRose. Lemme have this. Matas Buzelis vs the Pistons: 21 PTS 6 REB 3 BLK 7-12 FG 69.6% TS 34 MIN If he’s getting 34 minutes on opening night, he’d most definitely live for his goal of winning Most Improved Player. Currently lined at +1400 on FD, that’s only going up. It’s not just what he’s doing. It’s how he’s doing it. Everything looks so much easier for him. The Beef Stew (Isaiah Stewart) poster has been on repeat all night. "I'm not really worried who's there. I'm athletic enough to finish over anybody so I don't really care who's there." - Matas Buzelis on postering Isaiah Stewart. TEN) Three Other Standouts Okay, before I get outta here, allow me to give these three guys their flowers. It’s been a long day/slate, so I can’t jam everything in here that I’d like, but I don’t wanna leave out… Donovan Mitchell scored 21 of his 31 points in the 3rd quarter to help erase a 15-point lead. They still lost to New York. Ja Morant scored 24 of his 35 points in the second half on 82.0% TS (9-12 FG) to help Memphis beat New Orleans. Davion Mitchell picks up where he left off last season, with 16 points and 12 assists in 35 minutes. Maybe we just need to accept that this is who he is now. Miami lost to Orlando, but man, that game somehow totaled 246 points. Maybe that’s the read headline.

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