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I find him funny in different formats- his conversational humor (like podcasts) and his skit humor are my favorites. I find his “stand up” skills to be hit or miss. He’s a dude that tends to be funnier and more appreciated the more familiar one is with him. I could totally see how people with...

There is a lot to dissect here—but I will say this. When the United States creates products in other countries—both sides benefit from it. The size of China’s middle class growing was largely correlated to foreign investments from international companies like Apple, Tesla, Starbucks and others...

He does. One of the reasons why I think the Lakers have a chance to be right there in the tier of teams just below the Thunder to compete for the west is based on how serious Luka seems to be taking his offseason fitness goals. He looks slimmer and I have read reports that he’s been really...

I think that both avenues have some validity in regard to extending him or trading him now. My guess is that the Suns probably explored every option this offseason as they were clearly in talks with all sorts of teams in regard to guys like KD and Beal. I highly doubt that the topic of...

I don’t expect the Suns to be anything super relevant for a while and I think that in the wide scope of the NBA that the Booker thing can easily look like an overpay. However, I think that in the case of the Suns—I think they had two options. Either pay him big 2 year extension (as he’s still...

Thanks for breaking it down. Aside from watching Celtics games, I don’t follow the salary cap/future roster stuff much. So what is their overall plan here? Do they think that Tatum (who will be coming off an Achilles in 26-27) , Brown, and perhaps Pritchard are enough for them to stay...

Interesting. Looks like several reports that the Celtics have already been actively shopping Anfernee Simons. https://sports.yahoo.com/article/celtics-reportedly-actively-shopping-guard-002151169.html

1. Again, Ayton was bought out because the 12th seeded Blazers didn't think he was worth having around. Not to say that I don't think Ayton is useful, but two teams have given up on him in three years because both because of his play and his off the court antics. He's a very good defensive...

The Denver Nuggets were one of the worst defensive teams in the league last season and took the defensive juggernauts championship winning thunder to 7 games in the playoffs. They were clearly a contender even with their laughably bad defense. This was due to having a player that is absolutely...

Do you want to talk about Denver’s defensive performance in the regular season last year? Were the Pacers a defensive juggernaut? Who is the Lakers 4th best player is your question? How many teams have a best player that is better than an in-shape Luka? How many teams have a 2nd best...

I agree with most of this except for the Lakers. I think health will be the biggest concern for the Lakers—and if they stay reasonably healthy—I personally would put them right up there with Denver and Houston—and possibly slightly ahead of Minnesota. Here is my rationale—even if Lebron drops...

That’s a bit surprising as his contract is not terrible for what he provides. I’m guessing that the rest of the league knows that the Kings are motivated to move him and are holding back. Myself personally—and I’m not sure if it’s feasible for either—but I think he would be a nice fit for the...

A lot of potential egos on that roster as well. If Lue can manage those personalities and extract maximum output out of them—the talent is there. The ability to stay healthy will certainly be a key factor. One thing that I like about the Collins and Lopez pairing is that those are bigs that...

If the Clippers can land Beal—I think that they are really trying to make a run on maybe a 2 year window. Kawhi, Harden and Beal are not spring chickens—but I do think they all still have some in their tank. Beal’s biggest issues are his contract and staying healthy. His numbers are not...