Steve T
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MLB's combined 2026 payrolls by division: NL West — $1.135 billion NL East — $1.077 billion AL East — $1.044 billion AL West — $856 million NL Central — $691 million AL Central — $627 million Average team is $181 million. NL out-spending AL by $376 million. (Data: FanGraphs)


Seems the takeaway for any team that falls short it to “open up the check books” Not sure how you can watch Indiana play and think “more money” will be the difference. Indiana is so good at soooo many things that have nothing to do with $$. IU Not even top 10 NIL spend




Donte DiVincenzo's most alarming comment from yesterday's Wolves debacle in Atlanta: "It's the compete factor. You compete, and then you give yourself a chance every single night. You don't compete, and you're relying on talent, and sometimes shots don't fall, sometimes you turn the ball over. The competing factor is the biggest thing. You compete, and it covers up so much, and it's just not there."


Rudy Gobert on how the team is currently playing: "Not like a team wants to play for a championship. That's for sure."













