I’ve seen too many Johnny Furphy posters to not be a Johnny Furphy stan.
Making a BS return to say this Phillies run is ~exactly- why I stopped following the team. The torment! Man, fandom’s a painful trip. I can only do the Birds. I know why y’all get mad at little reports here and there, I totally get it, but like… man, at the same time why do we do this to ourselves?
The Knicks, it appears, are closing in on a head coach at last ... full story via @jakelfischer.bsky.social and me: tinyurl.com/59aus7dv
📷: @nypostsports.bsky.social
A (nearly) 2 AM ET serving of the latest, hottest and freshest NBA free agency and trade talk as only
@jakelfischer.bsky.social can deliver it?
Yup. We ain't sleeping anyway.
Full Jake column: tinyurl.com/aumvajdf
"Analytics darling" might be my favorite draft-ism. Let's all be in the business of calling people "darling" more often.
Hey Michael, I appreciate you. The graphic was just repurposed from the Hornets. We know he measured less than 6’8”
A strong candidate for Brooklyn at No. 8, per sources: BYU’s supersized playmaker Egor Demin.
Read our profile on the greatest Real Madrid prospect since… Luka Doncic. tinyurl.com/4ezvff2k
ICYMI: Our latest on next week’s NBA Draft, where the next tier behind Cooper Flagg and Dylan Harper has begun to crystallize: tinyurl.com/yr2kka7v
On the Desmond Bane blockbuster, how it impacts the Kevin Durant sweepstakes, and more out of Phoenix, others: tinyurl.com/yc4p7bs
Tons of draft discussion, trade talk and fresh league Intel in this Wednesday reporting feast from @jakelfischer.bsky.social as we slowly build our way up to tonight's Game 3 of the NBA Finals: tinyurl.com/2s4et8ay
The peaks and valleys of Julius Randle’s season in Minnesota set the stage for one of the biggest lynchpins of the summer, connecting the Wolves, Knicks, Suns and so many more: tinyurl.com/4s8h8w43
Moody and Podz are so ridiculously good on the boards, it might be as important as Draymond’s switchability to GSW playing small.
One of the young players vs. veterans anecdotes within: Up until the 2024 trade deadline, Michael Malone was pushing to deal Christian Braun, sources say, before Braun since emerged as Denver’s premier perimeter defender this season. tinyurl.com/54hpebew
A lot of attention on David Griffin in New Orleans this weekend…
Here’s my detailed account on the team-building battle between Calvin Booth and Michael Malone, which both men ended up losing in Denver: tinyurl.com/54hpebew
Part 2 of my mega-preview as Luka Dončić nears his return to Dallas ...
🏀 Last days as a Maverick ... on and off the floor
🏀 Key disconnect before the trade
🏀 AD and Luka with their new teams
🏀 How the Mavs plan to honor Dončić
MUCH new reporting: tinyurl.com/mr43c9ar
🏀 Why Mark Cuban hired Nico Harrison ...
🏀 How Harrison amassed so much power in Dallas ...
🏀 What happened to Cuban's basketball control ...
🏀 Patrick Dumont's role in The Trade ...
🏀 And much more!
Full Sunday Read: tinyurl.com/2vaa8kak
To airball a one-footer and cash a half court buzzer beater in the span of a minute…
We’re taking you behind the NIL curtain at The Stein Line: tinyurl.com/bd8ut3fz
The best breakdown I've ever read on the inner workings of the NIL Era and how the college hoop marketplace really functions for the March Madness participants you're watching now ... courtesy of @jakelfischer.bsky.social and NBA (and now NCAA) agent Daniel Poneman: tinyurl.com/bd8ut3fz
Question for the people: If you use Chromecast for all your streaming needs, and you churn League Pass, does your TV better connect with the NBA app on your phone, or when you cast games from your laptop? Or am I the only one who watches this way?
I spoke with Mike Dunleavy Jr., Jimmy Butler and more, about cheesecake, poker, split action, and the unbreakable relationships that fueled Golden State's blockbuster and reinvigorated a contender: tinyurl.com/yc62f5p9
Gui Santos becoming a three-point shooting Anderson Varejao is so sick, dude.
My latest for The Stein Line examines one of several themes I’ve been studying from the 2025 trade deadline: tinyurl.com/mrhjuzmk
The Spencer brothers aren’t here to fuck around lol.
With the Sixers’ 2025 first-rounder hanging in the pick-protected balance, I spoke to Tyrese Maxey… and Mike Muscala, about the Bubble jumper that changed the course of Philadelphia history. Only at The Stein Line: tinyurl.com/cmfpthtv
Someone please report an investigative piece on the cultural resurgence of Uncrustables.
In a rare mid-season move, Rip City Remix guard Isaac Nogués Gonzaléz is submitting paperwork to enter the 2025 NBA Draft. “I can defend a lot of positions. Not only the point guard. Not only the best player,” he told me. More here: open.substack.com/pub/marcstei...
