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@JonathanLo723 @PensareBBall Barnes can never shoot. He's the Ben Simmons.

@PensareBBall Cavs got two first pick in a roll after they lose LeBron, that’s luck. Drafting carefully with whatever pick they have is skills.

The Toronto Raptors are one of the luckiest draft teams in recent memory. In 2021, Scottie Barnes falls to 4 because of a very clearly defined top 3. He'd easily have gone top 3 in most drafts. In 2024, Collin Murray-Boyles who was projected to go top 4 goes back to school.. comes out a year later in a stronger draft and falls to 9 after concerns about his combine results... Ja'Kobe Walter in 2024 gets mocked from 3-14 range for the whole year only to fall ass backwards to 19 and gets drafted by a team that didn't even work him out. And then there's 2026. Allen Graves, an analytics darling from Santa Clara University decides to reject a mega NIL offer from Duke and enters the draft without a single top 20 promise because..."faith". Him coming off the bench for SC was due to an injury which pushed him into the backup 5 role instead of the starting 4. If he starts all year at a more natural position instead of coming off the bench out of position he probably goes top 15. IF* he'd gone to Duke, he probably goes top 10 next year in a weaker draft. Not even kidding. So now Toronto has 4 foundational building block pieces for their young core to pair with Kawhi. All under 25. All of them draft steals at their position. Luck matters.

@BlueJaysExpress @JimBowdenGM @KingJames NHL? That's varsity league.

@JimBowdenGM @KingJames It took the Dodgers game 7 extra innings to be the first repeat MLB team to win a championship in 25 years. The NHL, another cap league, has had 3(!) back to back champions the last decade alone. This is the dumbest argument I’ve ever seen.

One of the reasons #MLB is pushing for a salary cap was best articulated by a quote this week by LeBron James @KingJames when referring to the #NBA "There's been eight straight years of different champions," James said. "So everyone feels coming into the season, thinking, 'This could be our year.' Every fanbase feels like this could be our year as well." #MLB wants this

@xel6 @EmpireJeffTV Good players will show that they are better than their peers. If Vargas is good, Max Muncy is playing 2nd or sitting on the bench. It is like Dodgers traded Paul Konerko for Jeff Shaw and he became multi times all star.

@EmpireJeffTV if he was still in LA, he wouldn't of been an all star, no spot for him to be an everyday player, it's good he found success when he had some playing time.

People keep saying the Dodgers lost the Miguel Vargas trade. I disagree. Miguel Vargas becoming an All-Star is awesome, and I hope he has a great career. But the Dodgers turned that trade into Michael Kopech, Tommy Edman, and ultimately back-to-back World Series championships. If one team gets the rings, they won the trade. Flags fly forever. 💙⚾ #Dodgers

@KirbyLovesPizza @EmpireJeffTV It is 25-man roster and many fans think Edman was the reason they won 2 champships.

@EmpireJeffTV You never lose a trade if you win a chip. Like the old question goes you want a hall famer or a championship?

@EmpireJeffTV @Andres_ElChiva Yes, you take Robert Horry career over Steve Nash or Charles Barkley any day, right? That's so stupid.

@Andres_ElChiva Yessir

@EmpireJeffTV @niceguyswin1 Would they still won with Miguel Vargas? That's the question. If yes, and Vargas is all star at 3rd base for next 5 years, you lost the trade.

@niceguyswin1 Agreed

@EmpireJeffTV Why mentioned Kopech if he didn't do anything. Edman doesn't carry the team to win. He was part of allstar team.

@statmuse Max Muncy, Andy Pages was picked as Allstar stater was a joke. Why didn't the fans pick Mookie Best also?

In the ASG: 4 — AL runs 3 — NL hits

@imtweetn @TheMaineWonk Why are you posting from India? You must be a bot.

@TheMaineWonk People can still be dangerous when they’ve been shot. These people are all just exposing how their only experiences in life aren’t in life at all, everything they know is from movies and video games. After they kill the bad guy he glows so they know they can pick up ammo.

@acnewsitics He probably wanted Ivanka slap his name on her ass.

The same guy who slapped his name on casinos, steaks, water, vodka, planes, and buildings wants you to believe he isn't into self-promotion.

@kael_v92956 @Rattshrakk @acnewsitics My bad...I am wasting my time talking to a rock.

@johnpcc @Rattshrakk @acnewsitics Your ignorance is really showing brother I appreciate that thanks for the continued laugh if you want to pathetically embarrass yourself some more feel free to I'll continue laughing.

South Carolina now has a DEI Hire for Senator.

@kael_v92956 @Rattshrakk @acnewsitics She can wait to run for his seat in January if she think she's qualified. But because she's Graham's sister, she want to jump the line.

@johnpcc @Rattshrakk @acnewsitics Exactly my point you fucking clown. Democrats really do know about qualifications with all their dei nonsense. She's temporary until November why the fuck are you crying about it? Come on precious let them tears flow I'll bucket them up and send them to California for their fires

@kael_v92956 @acnewsitics A bartender was elected by her district. Graham's sister was appointed because she's family. It's classic DEI hired.

@johnpcc @acnewsitics How did a bartender become qualified for the job? Keep blessing me with tears you ignorant clowns are so sad and it's amusing.

@gtconway3d Elected Trump twice is the most fuc*ed up things Americans did, twice.

Trying to think of post-WWII major f-ups by major powers: * GBR-FR/Suez 1956 * USSR/Cuba 1962 * US/Vietnam 1965 * USSR/Afghanistan 1979 * RUS/Ukraine 2022 Any others? Can't see how the current Iran situation doesn't rank up there with any of these ….

@thucnhi21 @BA_Turner 15th roster spot, is that called benchwarmer?

The Lakers fill their 15th roster spot woth Ziaire Williams, who is coming home and rejoining his high school teammate. From @BA_Turner: latimes.com/sports/story/2…

@kael_v92956 @Rattshrakk @acnewsitics What are talking about? Harris was not elected as president. Did you a brain injury? This is classic DEI hired as Graham's sister is not qualified for this job.

@Rattshrakk @johnpcc @acnewsitics Speaking of qualified how's president Kamala working out for you? Bless me with more tears over somebody that's temporary until an election is held. Come on you're qualified greatly with sadness so I know you can do it.

@kael_v92956 @acnewsitics She doesn't qualify for this job to get paid as a clown.

@johnpcc @acnewsitics With your clown ignorance explain how she will be doing nothing while getting paid to hold the job that she was chosen to do? I bet you would go to work for somebody and tell them no no no I don't want to be paid for this job? 🤔

@kael_v92956 @acnewsitics So US congress will have a clown sitting in their office and doing nothing for 5 months? And pay her salary?

@acnewsitics Are you so ignorant do you not understand what the term temporary means? She's sitting in until November when the election occurs a hard concept for morons like yourself to understand I guess.

@jazmineulloa @nytimes There's mention of him working hard to support his family, but there's no mention by his family that he pay taxes. So where all the cash went? He probably doesn't own a house, so he's basically not paying any taxes for last 20 years?

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo loved to belt out mariachi songs and wept whenever his beloved Chivas lost. He ran a construction crew framing homes, and he was the was master of “chiflidos,” the sharp, high-pitched whistling the men often used to signal each other on job sites.

@whodat_tom @UnderdogNBA A former lottery pick signed for minimum. He's a benchwarmer. He's signed on reputation. He will play in China next year.

@UnderdogNBA Damn.. we were dreaming with Payton Watson or Kuminga and ended up with Ziaire Williams. Rob Pelinka is really a terrorist.

Shams: Ziaire Williams to sign a 1-year, $3M deal with the Lakers.