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Oh man, I lived in Seattle for a couple of years and the "kids named after minerals" hits so hard. Put down the periodic table, homie!

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Co-creator of an all-time celebration

God help us if the Raptors ever trade for a Ball brother

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After 26 years of being a Belichick hater

YEAH WE BACK

Perfect Pacific NW vibes

Easily the most fascinating team in the NBA for me this season

Three Things NBA Preview: Houston Rockets As I detailed a few weeks ago, I’m once again re-appropriating the Three Things I Noticed on League Pass format to preview the upcoming season. Instead of three things I noticed, it’ll be something mo...

3️⃣ Things NBA Preview: Houston Rockets

⏭️ Reed Sheppard, come on down
🌎 Amen Thompson, all over
👣 Big ball, overwhelming?

Sheppard is suddenly one of the most important players in the NBA this season.

Thompson is my favorite player in the NBA.

Are the Rockets going to play four PF/Cs at once?

This article makes me want to drink heavily. Not that Howard didn't do a great job with it - of course he did - but bc it points to how much of NBA glory comes down to luck, and navigating the unexpected.

Thanks for locating the one good thing about being a Mets fan right now 🙏🏾

Really taking your talents to South Beach

And he shot 67% in the paint for a 15-year stretch! LeBron's like if Shaq and J Kidd had a baby.

Guarantee he asked either Uncle Jeff or DeAndre this his rookie season 🤣

From "teenager with a fake id" to "bouncer booting the teenager with a fake id"

😭

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Even if you don’t believe in the ethic of “love thy neighbor,” it’s important to remember that the core goal of USAID is to use soft power (foreign aid) to complement our nation’s hard power (the U.S. military) in a shared effort to make America safer.

🧵 8/8

Charlotte Hornets 2025-26 season preview: Can LaMelo Ball lead his team to a 6-7 seed? Breaking down the biggest question, best- and worst-case scenarios, and win projection for the Hornets in 2025-26.

Next up: I wrote about the Hornets, LaMelo-as-weathervane, and a squint-and-you-can-see-it core: yhoo.it/3KA0Za1

And Ben wrote about the Blazers, and whether Scoot Henderson's time has come (or, whether it will once his hamstring heals): yhoo.it/3IBIC47

There isn't a day in my life that I forget about George Mikan

Yep. There are really solid cases to be made for all three as the GOAT (depending on what you value most), and basically no one else.

Addendum to this:

Jonathan Kuminga's deal may come in a bit lower than initially reported. If so, that will add to the space the Warriors are under the second apron. Every little bit helps to re-sign Seth Curry earlier. Per day veteran min amount is just over $13K.

This is a very elegant, very well-thought-out declaration of war.

I hope we get a true reminder season from De’Aaron Fox. The blend of driving, growing pull-up comfort, playmaking, and POA defense when locked in is tantalizing.

Gotta stay healthy, gotta find a better balance of PUs & drives from when we saw him.

An understandable gamble from SA.

2002: plenty of green cars, Jets win a playoff game
2025: no green cars, Jets on their way to 2-14

BRING THEM BACK

Still too soon

Or maybe let us Jets fans have one (1) thing

Smart - easier to keep hair than muscle

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Side-swiping the Pelicans lol

If they can steal Anfernee Simons, no one is safe