Kevin Pelton

Kevin Pelton

@kpelton.bsky.social

NBA and WNBA writer for ESPN. Co-host of the Fabulous @peltoncast.bsky.social. Pocket square enthusiast. Using numbers to learn about the game.

49,729 Followers 388 Following 2,615 Posts Joined Oct 2023
6 hours ago

Should be noted every time we see these kinds of photos that for all the impact the late Philadelphia statistician Harvey Pollack had on NBA history, handing Wilt Chamberlain the famous "100" paper is probably his greatest influence.

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7 hours ago

Quite a night in NBA ordinary time

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1 day ago

With about five minutes left in the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl

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2 days ago

Do not taunt Cameron Crazies

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3 days ago

Somebody needs to mash up Holly Rowe's delightful "I'm accidentally in a team huddle" with the "You're probably wondering how I got here" meme.

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3 days ago

Your move, Hilary Knight

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4 days ago

Need to expland to add Glen Rice

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4 days ago

Not only was Ken Loeffler wrong about the shot clock, his joke every 30 seconds example was also disproven by "30 Rock."

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4 days ago
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The Sports Guy Never come between an NBA stat geek and the truth.

Also immortalized in the "Dorkapalooza" column: www.espn.com/espnmag/stor...

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6 days ago

Everybody makes the Big Ten tournament this season!

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2 weeks ago
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Predicting the 2028 USA Olympic basketball roster: Top 12 players In a time of transition for USA basketball, here's what the 12-man squad that will go up against a competitive international slate could look like.

With the Winter Olympics coming to a close, I peered ahead to the 2028 Summer Games—and projected a 12-man Team USA men's basketball roster, full of youth and defense

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2 weeks ago

Had that thought and it appears the answer is yes. The 1980-81 Blazers were previously second on this list, having given up 162 on Feb. 13 and 84 on Feb. 15 (78-point drop). The 2019-20 Hawks had the record before today with 158 points on Nov. 30 and 79 on Dec. 2, a 79-point swing.

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2 weeks ago

Looks like bad All-Star jersyes.

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3 weeks ago

Probably since the 2020 Elam ending?

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3 weeks ago

100% agreed when I've seen her broadcast work.

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3 weeks ago
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How WNBA's Toronto Tempo are embracing role as 'Canada's team' The Carter effect helped popularize the NBA in Canada. The Tempo hope to similarly supercharge women's basketball.

Ahead of the Toronto Tempo's inaugural WNBA season, I took a look at the Tempo's work to become "Canada's team" like the Raptors have and how that might boost the women's basketball pipeline from Canada as we've seen in the NBA: www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...

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3 weeks ago

Since you are likely not an aggregator, you surely understand that this piece offers analysis and not reporting.

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3 weeks ago
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Luka Doncic as a Laker: What we've seen a year in and what's next Let's revisit the first 365 days of the Luka Doncic era in Los Angeles and examine how the Lakers can return to championship contention.

Wrote yesterday about what we learned during Luka's first year with the Lakers and how they can look to history -- both their own and Dallas with Doncic -- to build a championship contender: www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

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1 month ago

Make him change his name to Dev or something. The two are problem enough.

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1 month ago

Congrats! You did the Jazz Trib beat proud during that run.

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1 month ago

This this this

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1 month ago

Same! With the wind, I think we're just going to stay at the hotel bar, but seems like we're going to have the numbers advantage just about anywhere.

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1 month ago
Farewell to Jermaine Kearse with Natalie Weiner | The Fabulous Peltoncast

Need him to listen to this: sonicscentral.com/peltoncast/2...

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1 month ago

I did mention it!

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1 month ago
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Trade Deadline Winners and Losers Spotify video

Great to podcast again with @zachlowenba.bsky.social on the Zach Lowe Show recapping my winners and losers from the NBA trade deadline. Felt like riding a bike: open.spotify.com/episode/27aH...

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1 month ago

I bet if Giannis had played, they would have put KAT on one of the US teams.

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1 month ago

Representing which foreign country?

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1 month ago

Be careful what you wish for asking for more WNBA deadline trades!

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1 month ago
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NBA trade deadline: Reactions and grades for every transaction Kevin Pelton grades every deal on deadline day, including big moves by the Pacers, Lakers, Wolves and Warriors.

We've now got grades for every trade involving NBA players (sorry, Balsa Koprivica) made before today's deadline: www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

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1 month ago
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NBA trade deadline: Reactions and grades for every transaction With the NBA trade deadline come and gone, we graded every deal including big moves by the Pacers, Lakers, Wolves and Warriors.

Grades for the trade sending Ivica Zubac to the Pacers are up: www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

Still working back through today's smaller, financially motivated trades.

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