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@kagami
kuminga’s situation has been fascinating to watch
he’s always wanted a larger role and believed in himself, but felt the warriors squandered a lot of his potential
he initially turned down a 3 year $75m deal (3rd year team option) and settled for a 2 year $48m (2nd year team option which was declined) and now signs a 2 year $13m deal
in terms of math, he’s gave up a 3/$75m and ended up with a 3/$37m
not sure that initial bet on himself paid off, but hopefully the wolves can help him grow into his potential
side note: wolves really revamped to be way more athletic
https://x.com/shamscharania/status/2092744769914945842?s=46&t=dGdml54Bn5gAjlxSoZTivg
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@genuinejack
gunna need a subscription to just about all the services to catch games this season... 😮💨
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@tempetechie.eth
I think Kawhi needs to escape to China while he still can 😅
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7498147/2026/08/06/kawhi-leonard-clippers-scandal-daktronics/
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@tempetechie.eth
Here's my first perpetual opinion market on PoV (made by @jacek & his team):
Is Michael Jordan the NBA GOAT? 🏀 🐐
Let's see what people think 😎
https://pov.co/markets/is-michael-jordan-the-nba-goat-3
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@kagami
probably the best analytically driven analysis of the brown (jb) trade
- while jb puts up points, he’s not “elite” in terms of scoring efficiency
- jb dropped a career high in assists, but he still shoots far more than “elite” ball handlers based on shots to potential assists per 100 possessions
- jb also saw his turnovers increase (a career high) and led to a much higher scoring turnover rate
based on those analytics, jb’s big year is more a product of volume and high usage than being an elite player
when you look at his super max contract, then he’s getting paid to be an “elite” player, but actually a very good one
this also doesn’t mean jb can’t improve his ball handling, efficiency, or assist ratios in philly. considering his age, there’s a good chance he could make the celtics regret trading him for pg + picks
https://x.com/databallr/status/2072840519890391207?s=46&t=dGdml54Bn5gAjlxSoZTivg
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@garrett
The Celtics got absolutely FLEECED in this trade.
I actually feel bad for Celtics fans (and it takes A LOT to feel bad for them)
https://x.com/shamscharania/status/2072443555113468324?s=46&t=LNZpH03544B952EdXOUs2w
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