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@ShamsCharania This is silly. If u want more teams to try and win, then incentivize winning.

The NBA presented three comprehensive anti-tanking concepts to its Board of Governors on Wednesday, with modifications expected to each before a formal vote in May, per ESPN sources. 1. 18 teams in draft lottery (seeds 7-15 in each conference) – flattened odds, with bottom 10 teams having an 8% chance, the remaining 20% odds distributed in decreasing order for 11 through 18, and and a lottery drawing for all 18 picks. 2) 22 teams in lottery using 2-year record (seeds 7-15, plus the four playoff first round exits in both conferences). Lottery teams would reach a minimum win total floor in each season, such as 25 wins. If a team falls short of the floor, it gets slotted to meet the floor. Top 4 drawn as part of lottery, as is currently. 3) 18 teams in a "5 by 5" lottery – bottom 5 teams have equal odds for the top pick, with lottery formed for picks 1-5. Bottom 5 teams have a floor at 10; those that fall out of top 5 get sorted in a separate drawing.

@WizardsMuse1 He about incentivize winning? You win, you get paid. You lose, you don’t get paid (as much).

bad teams should be able to get good players through the draft! stop trying to fix something that doesn't need to be fixed to systematically prop up big markets

@Free_Thinking1 2-way He is a one dimensional…ok, two dimensional player. Rebounds and putbacks. There is room in the NBA for someone with that skill set. However, to be successful, he will need to add at least one more, preferably two, things to his bag. Till then, keep him 2-way.

Hey Wiz Fans. What do you want the Wizard's to do with Juju Reese for next season. These are the options:

@allenanalysis Republicans are good at turning actual crimes into political fodder. It cheapens the country, erodes trust, devalues public roles. All of the people who are doing this should be voted out of office.

🚨 BREAKING: Republicans are investigating Jack Smith— not what he found. Smith’s investigation uncovered: - A classified map allegedly shown on a private plane - A 37-count indictment - Documents so sensitive only a handful of officials could access them - Hundreds of classified records recovered at Mar-a-Lago after subpoenas - Possible motive for keeping them - Top-secret docs tied to Trump’s business interests

@jkeeter82 @DHSgov … Checking to see who is running all 3 branches of govt right now…

Democrats are forcing TSA officers — like single mother of three Tatiana — to work without pay. She is struggling to pay her bills, pay her rent, and afford food for her family. Enough is enough: Democrats must end the DHS shutdown.

@DHSgov Republicans have all 3 branches of govt, and they still scream “Biden” and “democrats”. Maybe republicans are just inept, don’t know what to do, or would rather keep the people fighting each other, so that their corruption and ineptitude isn’t so easily exposed.

@BBCNews Cool! So the penalty is still worth the crime.

Meta told to pay $375m for misleading users over child safety bbc.in/4bKmcZ0

@C_3C_3 …said the folks who have control of all 3 branches of govt, and still can’t get anything done… other than scream “Biden” and “democrats”. Should be quite apparent that Republicans are just incompetent and have no desire to improve the country.

The Democrats have made it harder for Americans to get through TSA than they made it for illegals to get through our border. Think about that.

@WhiteHouse @DHSgov Last I checked the republicans control all 3 branches of govt. Yet all I hear is “Biden” and “democrats” this and that. It’s like republicans can’t and won’t govern. All reps do is complain and point fingers. What else do u need to do your job beyond the complete control u have?

400+ TSA officers have quit. $2.5 BILLION lost. Airports in chaos. Americans stuck in the fallout. All because of Democrats’ political games. Fund @DHSgov. Now.

@officer_Lew Last I checked, republicans have all 3 branches of govt. Yet, all they do is scream “Biden” and “democrats”. Maybe republicans are just incompetent, & have no real ideas on governing. All they do is pointing the finger. We need action, solutions… not more crap. Stop your crap.

The ongoing chaos from the forced TSA staffing crisis and potential airport shutdowns perfectly captures the left's real priorities in action: 1. Crushing everyday Americans' quality of life….turning routine travel into hours-long nightmares, endless lines, and outright disruptions for millions of law-abiding citizens just trying to get where they're going during spring break and peak travel season. 2. Opening the door wider for non-citizens to exploit vulnerabilities….with reduced screening capacity and security personnel stretched thin (or quitting in droves), it becomes far easier for illegal entrants or bad actors to move through public transit hubs and airports with less oversight. This isn't incompetence; it's a feature of their agenda: punish regular Americans while making the country more porous and less safe. The "shutdown" pain is hitting hard right now…long lines, resignations, even threats of small airports closing…and Democrats own every minute of it. Time to call it what it is: deliberate sabotage of normal life and border security. 🇺🇸

@GregFinberg I like the 3 for 1 return. Champ for Williams, Mitchel, and Walace.

Justin Champagnie has been ejected for hitting Mitchell. Jaylin Williams, Ajay Mitchell and Cason Wallace have all been ejected for escalating the situation.

@Domo8186 I want to buy the narrative that he is being asked to do something diff (b a scorer) on this team. However, I look at how the team plays without him- they pass ok and score ok. Maybe his passing skills r not as good at this level? I don’t know. He is still good at D and scoring.

Still don't see the playmaking or burst from HS

@SykesCharlie What is the remedy?

My shocked face. Elon Musk misled Twitter investors ahead of $44 billion acquisition, jury says cnb.cx/47cCYhQ

@ScottNover That’s nice. And the remedy is…? Is this another ruling without teeth?

BREAKING: A federal judge ruled in favor of the New York Times, finding that the Pentagon's press policy violated its First and Fifth Amendment rights, and that of reporter Julian E. Barnes:

@oelma__ You haven’t seen the roaches in my house

@HQNewsNow Only way to prove one way or the other is to release the files to the public. All the files, with only the VICTIM names and pictures blacked out. It’s simple. But Comer will not do it. So the narrative must be true.

GOP Rep. Comer on the Epstein files: "They have created a narrative, a false narrative that there's a cover-up. And they've created a false narrative that Donald Trump somehow [has] some type of liability in this"

@RpsAgainstTrump So who is feeling his bones…?? I mean, that’s the only way we can tell, right?

Gabbard: The only person who can determine what is or is not an imminent threat is the President

@ThisNarrowWay @JoJoFromJerz Think about what was just said…. The leader for counter intelligence is a leaker. But we should keep him on the job.

@JoJoFromJerz “Senior admin official says Joe Kent was “a known leaker” - and was cut out of POTUS intelligence briefings months ago. He has not been part of any Iran planning discussions or briefings at all.” He wouldn’t know what was or wasn’t a threat.

Joe Kent’s resignation letter confirms what we already knew to be true — there was no imminent threat from Iran. There was no national security threat to our country. Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, Pete Hegseth, JD Vance, etc… are lying to the American people. And to the world.

@JoJoFromJerz @GavinNewsom Well, now we know what he thinks about his son (you pick)

Donald Trump said yesterday that people with dyslexia are “dumb.” That Gavin Newsom was “unfit” because of it. Trump is a bully. He’s an asshole. And he’s wrong. When I interviewed @GavinNewsom recently, he spoke about his struggles with dyslexia openly and honestly. The things he said on the subject are extremely important to so many. This is the way leaders speak. jojofromjerz.substack.com/p/breaking-i-i…

@WonzoTV The screen was not the best. Defender stayed with Bub, so he couldn’t create separation. Only thing left to do was take the bad 3pt shot.

I just don't understand the process from Bub here. holds the ball for basically the entirety of the shot clock, calls a screen, doesn't use it then settles for a 30 foot step back three sets up GSW for a two for one and on a run to end the Q