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@pointmadebball Thoughts on Ced Coward?

NBA Sophomores who have impressed me the most in Summer League: — Will Riley, WAS — Egor Dëmin, BKN — Tre Johnson, WAS — Khaman Maluach, PHX — Chaz Lanier, DET — Chaney Johnson, BKN — Jase Richardson, ORL — Noah Penda, ORL — Sean Pedulla, LAC

@DraftDeeper Just quietly, you also just described Cam Boozer …

Before we go saying “find the Jared McCain in the 2026 NBA Draft”, let’s consider why McCain is a great talent (and shouldn’t have been traded): McCain’s lower base is as strong of a foundation of any guard in the league. Dude has tree trunks for legs. He’s always on balance on both ends of the floor. You can get around him, but can’t go through him or knock him off course. His strength always makes him viable on the glass despite not having plus height as a guard. Then factor in his unbelievable touch from every level on the floor that he’s had since high school. Along with his passing vision. You have a guard who can’t be moved off his spot, can play in traffic, helps win the possession battle, and can shoot the lights out. Good luck finding that every year in the draft.

@DraftDeeper ‘Strength’ is so under-rated … speed and vertical in a vacuum really don’t illustrate functional athleticism you can access while facing NBA defense

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@anthonyVslater @JonesOnTheNBA 9% lottery odds for play in teams, Bottom 10 split the remainder (c6%) Incentivise improvement and the ancillary nonsense (terrible coaching / front office hires, ‘resting’ 20 year olds, shutting down healthy veterans…) stops.

The NBA has a tanking problem that has spread into an epidemic. Here’s a wide-ranging look at the worsening tactics, the impact and the call for a fix. Reporting from our ESPN group. espn.com/nba/story/_/id…

@KevinOConnor I had a similar idea - play in teams get 9% odds and the bottom ten split the rest (c6%) Lottery teams compete for a 50% odds boost AND get playoff experience Top 6 seeds avoid both the play in and the Top 2 seeds in Round 1.

During the NBA GM meeting this week, one person suggested make the bottom three teams ineligible for the top picks entirely. The league, per multiple sources, found this to be way too extreme. But then another person on the call offered a softer version of the same concept: What if the bottom three teams just had slightly lower odds than the teams ranked four through 10? Not zero. Just a little less. Sources on the call say Adam Silver responded enthusiastically to this idea. Which speaks to the state of lottery reform. The 18 team/8% odds for the top 10 concept is simply still just the concept. The specifics of it will change by the time the league votes on it in late May. And adjustments — like this one — are still in heavy consideration. I think it’s brilliant. Under that structure, with the bottom three teams having slightly worse odds, there is no longer a single point in the standings where losing helps you. Tanking all the way to the bottom hurts you a bit. It’s not quite relegation that you’d see in the Premier League, but it’s the NBA’s own form that would punish being the worst in the league. And much like Premier League teams have entertaining games to prevent relegation, NBA teams would too. Picture two bad teams in late March, both within a game of the bottom three, both desperate to win. That's a win for the fans. Picture the front office of the Wizards doing the calculus on whether to shut down Trae Young and Anthony Davis and realizing that, actually, no, the vets need to go play, because falling in the standings is a real cost now, not a reward. That's a win for the sport. Picture Sacramento intentionally fouling Seth Curry late in a game, and the conversation around it shifting from "nefarious tanking" to "bad coaching." That's a win for the league. More on @YahooSports:

@ChuckingDarts @bjpivonka The water is too muddy on being intentionally bad. Shut off ‘losing’ as the most certain path to improvement and you force teams to turn to better coaching, player development in games that matter, sharper cap management etc etc

@bjpivonka Nah that isn’t the issue imo. Teams aren’t “stuck”in a tank, they choose to be there bc they are convinced it’s the best way to get much better. I do think this makes that a bit less attractive, but prob increases the pool of semi-tanky teams. So still not good.

Better but still does not solve the problem, which is that fans have no reason to watch games at end of season. And teams have no reason to go all out. They still won’t, even if lineups are not as egregious. Tie the odds to winning in March-April and you get an actual change.

@ChuckingDarts I’d like to see play in teams get higher odds - say 9% - and bottom 10 split the remainder equally (c6%). Lottery teams compete for the 50% boost by making the play in, and get valuable playoff experience Top 6 playoff seeds avoid the play in, and the 1 or 2 seed in Rnd 1

@Sam_Vecenie Do you think POR considers just trading for Giannis? Scoot + control of Bucks draft to MIL, plus Grant/ expirings? Maybe POR pushes for Rollins too, or MIL shops him for more picks elsewhere POR need a way out of ‘the middle’ - not sure they’ll ever have more leverage?

Best Giannis deal I could come up with. -Sixers get Giannis for VJ and a pick, get off PG and get out of the tax (lol) -Milwaukee takes the Scoot flyer, gets all their picks back from POR, gets an extra unprotected 1st from PHI -POR gets VJ for the MIL picks and Scoot

@AskManuNation @HiddenUpside @NBADynastyADP Celtics at #9 baby!! Let’s gooooooo 🍀

So, in the wonderful Fantasy Basketball International (FBI) run by @NBADynastyADP and @HiddenUpside I'm currently running the startup draft of a 30t real salary 9-cat roto Dynasty where you pick 5 players from one franchise (PG to C), compare performance against the IRL team...

@tmetcalf11 @NoCeilingsNBA Totally sold. Never seen it mocked, but looking at the depth chart I’m surprised there’s no ‘Pistons at 5’ talk. Respect to Keegan, but a Johnny / Cade backcourt for the next decade?? I’m sprinting to the podium …

Johnny Davis was a dominant force this season. Few, if any, had the same level of responsibility and production. Stop making his evaluation overly complicated. He's the best two-way guard in the class #NBADraft My breakdown for @NoCeilingsNBA: noceilingsnba.com/p/johnny-davis

@HawksDraftNerd Might be just recency bias, or even Aussie bias lol, but I feel like Hayes’ opportunities to improve (LH dominance, at rim finishing) are more difficult than Dyson’s. I’d be surprised if Dyson doesn’t become a starter / third guard on a good team.

Better pre-draft prospect?

@atrupar The ‘larger problem’ is politicians prioritising their own benefit over public safety.

John Cornyn says mass shootings "are a symptom of a larger problem," which isn't guns but "is the failure of our mental health system in America."

@NoCeilingsNBA Really like this!! I think Sharpe at 8+ is more reasonable than Top 5. The opportunity cost over any of the Top 7 feels too high to me.

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@StacyPatton89 I’m high on Davis too, love it. He seems to be slipping though and it makes no sense. The guy who just showed EXPONENTIAL improvement has less upside?!? I think people are under-rating him in favour of the mystery box

@HoopsTalk13 Newton’s third law, 2022 remix: active shooters are the result of inactive politicians.

There was a SUPER loud bang at the office today and my first instinct was it’s an active shooter. Being an American is exhausting.

@HoopsTalk13 I’m so sorry that your elected officials continue to put your lives at risk for their own benefit.

Of all the bad faith gun debates, this one might take the cake lol

@RussBrick44 @BaumBoards I think you can project more efficiency in a simpler (at least initially) role. Off ball threat, deep range / gravity, secondary creation, competes defensively. young guy, big step up in level of opposition, showed growth. I think he’s being under valued

@_undertheboards @BaumBoards What makes you say Hardy passes the eye test?

Who do you think will be the "wild card" player that gets taken way higher than anticipated on draft night?

@redrock_bball Surely the 2nd amendment was never intended to provide children a constitutional right to get murdered.

Guns, huh? Another day, another shit story