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Reading news into a microphone for WHYY, Philly's NPR station. Co-host of Studio 2, T-Th at noon. awolfmanarent at whyy dot org.
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I know many people think the draft picks from around 3-7 are in the same tier, so there’s little harm in trading down, but that’s not how things typically end up working. I’d rather the Sixers just take their guy at 3. quantimschmitz.com/2023/04/02/h...

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Ok what do you find at the end of a south Philly rainbow??

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ah i see. now it's a foul to grab the jersey of the guy trying to catch the inbounds pass

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Barring injury, it's hard for me to see how Edgecombe doesn't become a good NBA player. Even if his shot somehow regresses he seems like at least a Josh Hart type. He does almost everything well.

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Back with the totals and a recap…

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On the flip side of this...Ace Bailey had a BPM of 4.5. Here are recent one-and-done lottery guards and wings who posted a BPM of 6 or lower: Zach LaVine (2.9) Jaylen Brown (3.6) Marquese Chriss (4.9)* Kevin Knox (5.1) Cam Reddish (4.5) Anthony Edwards (5.5) Patrick Williams (5.5) ...

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

Great piece on PHA's ambitions by @jblumgart.bsky.social www.inquirer.com/real-estate/...

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This is without a doubt the craziest interview we've run in my three years at the magazine.

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Think I've landed here: If the Sixers wanna take a big upside swing at 3...I'd prefer Queen to Bailey. Queen was *way* better in college and does things on the court that you rarely see. His highlights wow me more than Bailey's -- and Bailey is supposed to be the highlights guy.

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I do podcasts! Thanks to @cherrigregg.bsky.social and @avi-wa.bsky.social at @whyy.org Studio 2 for having me on to discuss the tough job market for recent graduates. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyA4...

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Kon Knueppel (10.8) and V.J. Edgecombe (11.4) both posted BPMs over 10 last year. Here are the one-on-done players drafted in the lottery since 2018 who posted BPMs over 10 (with non-bigs highlighted): *Reed Sheppard (11.4)* *Brandon Miller (12.0)* Chet Holmgren (15.0) Jabari Smith (11.1) ...

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The Sixers' chances of getting a starter-level player at Pick 35 is low. Looking at every player drafted in that spot since 2000...only about 5 (20%) reached that threshold. But about 40% of players drafted with that pick became regular rotation guys. Huge opportunity for a cash-strapped team

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The job market facing recent college grads has grown increasingly bleak. Why? And is this a blip or a sign of things to come? We'll discuss today on Studio 2. Tune in at noon on WHYY or You Tube: www.youtube.com/live/TyA4eW0...

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am i to understand that Josh Harris now has two successful football teams on two continents...and zero successful basketball teams? because that would be extremely not fun for me as a fan of the basketball team he owns.

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