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I write about basketball. And watch movies. Senior Writer at @TheAthletic on the NBA/NBA Draft. Host of the Game Theory Podcast. Email: [email protected]
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Going live here momentarily with @motorcityhoops.bsky.social to talk Thunder winning the NBA Title (!!!), Haliburton getting hurt, and the Kevin Durant deal to Houston from earlier today! youtube.com/live/tXe1QNs...

Going live with @motorcityhoops here momentarily to talk about that absolute beat down that the Pacers gave to the Thunder, then also some NBA Draft stuff and KD stuff as we sort through it all! youtube.com/live/RbcsoD2...

Going live here momentarily with @motorcityhoops.bsky.social to talk about the Thunder being one win away from an NBA championship after a JDub masterpiece in OKC. youtube.com/live/5VhGJRI...

Going live with @motorcityhoops.bsky.social here and we're digging into the Thunder tying the series with the Pacers 2-2! youtube.com/live/kGjxZAY...

Hello! @motorcityhoops.bsky.social and I are going live here momentarily! Come join! We'll talk Game 3 and some NBA Draft stuff! youtube.com/live/rf0Nxlk...

The 2025 NBA Draft Guide is here. -198 pages and 160,000 words of evaluations and breakdowns on prospects in this draft class. Very deep dives on player scouts, tendencies, etc. -My final top-100 rankings (barring surprise international entrants). t.co/tEabJRwmkC

#soon

Going live to talk about Game 2 of the NBA Finals here with @motorcityhoops.bsky.social! Might be a couple of other things to talk about! youtube.com/live/lD_2b5y...

Going live with @motorcityhoops.bsky.social to talk about the Pacers stealing Game 1 Also some Thibs stuff, some Utah stuff, some Suns stuff. youtube.com/live/H4DckUY...

The Offseason Preview series continues with... The Minnesota Timberwolves! Enormous summer forthcoming, with big decisions on Julius Randle, Naz Reid, NAW, and two important draft picks. youtu.be/5H72S5H18es

The Offseason Preview Series continues today with... The Sacramento Kings! They look way too much like the 2020s Chicago Bulls West to contend right now in the West. So can they adjust the roster to fix that? Or is entering a rebuild the right call? youtu.be/hzTIpPXNOBs

The Offseason Series continues with... The Portland Trail Blazers! A team that @motorcityhoops.bsky.social and I have loved to talk about over the last six months. Lot of decisions this summer, from Simons, to a potential Camara extension, to the vets, and more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYJC...

Hello! @motorcityhoops and I are about to go live to talk NBA Finals Preview! Pacers-Thunder, and what we think happens! youtube.com/live/XCwVyVy...

The Offseason Preview Series continues with... The Orlando Magic! The Magic have one of the most exciting young duos in the NBA with Paolo/Franz, but have quickly gotten expensive. They need to get busy this offseason. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KenW...

The Offseason Series continues today with... The Chicago Bulls! The Bulls actually had a fun close to the year led by Josh Giddey. But where is the actual long-term direction heading? youtu.be/KfZbYYi4leI

Going live now with @motorcityhoops.bsky.social to talk Knicks-Pacers, OKC in the Finals, and some final NBA Draft decisions. youtube.com/live/BsrjR9H...

Today's Offseason Preview Series: The Memphis Grizzlies! Explained the Jaren Jackson Jr. extension situation in-depth, and what their plans should look like to help the core. youtu.be/7mK7VpDgdks

The Offseason Preview series continues with... The Detroit Pistons! It will surprise no one @motorcityhoops.bsky.social and I went longer on Detroit than we have on any other team so far. But they have a TON of options this summer! (also up on Podcast feeds!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMIU...

Honestly, thinking more about that Haliburton game, it’s just one of the best offensive games in a big spot in the playoffs that I have seen in forever. A total masterpiece.

Going live here momentarily with @motorcityhoops.bsky.social to talk about Tyrese Haliburton's masterpiece against the Knicks and the Pacers being up 3-1. Then, Thunder-Wolves series, and some stuff on NBA Draft Early Entrants. youtube.com/live/_pim5sK...

The Offseason Preview series over at @gametheorysamv.bsky.social rolls on today. The Denver Nuggets. What are their moves? Can they move Porter to create some depth? Bring Russ back? Braun extension? All that and more! (Also up on podcast feeds!) youtu.be/It-y9nkPT78

Hello! @motorcityhoops.bsky.social and I are going live to talk about Game 3 of the Knicks-Pacers series and Game 3 of Thunder-Wolves. Come hang out! youtube.com/live/J2oruhE...

The Offseason Preview Series continues. Philadelphia 76ers. What should they do with No. 3? How do they retain their free agents while improving AND staying under the second apron? Most important offseason for Daryl Morey (Also up on podcast feeds) www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2u0...

The Game Theory Offseason Preview Series rolls on. Cleveland Cavaliers are up. Should they look at breaking up their core four? How do they go about the Ty Jerome/Sam Merrill decisions? Can they move expensive bench pieces? Important summer ahead! www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwuK...

Going live after this Knicks-Pacers game with @motorcityhoops. Come join us and hang out while we break down the Conference Finals Game 2s, and All-NBA picks. youtube.com/live/CzlB4h4...

The Game Theory Offseason Preview Series is here. We'll have 30 of these going up over the course of the next 30-ish days. Our first one: Boston Celtics. To me, the most interesting offseason of any team in the NBA. (Also up on Podcast feeds) youtu.be/-2c8lnYJoF0

Hello! @motorcityhoops.bsky.social and I are going live to talk about Pacers/Knicks and an absolute CLASSIC. Also some Wolves/Thunder thoughts and SGA winning MVP youtube.com/live/d9CzALW...

The All-American Rejects house party thing is one of the smartest things I've seen in a long time. Like, the perfect band to do it because they have the right energy for it. And just a brilliant idea to get new, younger fans.

Hey! @motorcityhoops and I answered YOUR NBA Draft Questions yesterday. We had some fun ones on evaluating defenders, Khaman Maluach, NIL and the NBA Draft, and more! www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFIy...

Broke down Pacers-Knicks with @motorcityhoops.bsky.social. I'm so excited for this. Think it's going to be an incredible chess match. The key we talked a ton about: can the Knicks avoid cross-matches in transition on defense with how they attack offensive glass? www.youtube.com/watch?v=41cG...

Hello! @motorcityhoops.bsky.social and I are gonna go live and break down the Knicks advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals, as well as some NBA Draft Combine stuff! Come hang out! www.youtube.com/live/T1YL5Qr...

Did a write up on what I’m hearing from folks in Chicago at the combine this week. Unsurprisingly, way more focus is on overall roster building league wide versus the prospects on court. Stuff on Spurs, Bucks, 76ers at 3, and point guard prospects. www.nytimes.com/athletic/635...

Did a write up on what I’m hearing from folks in Chicago at the combine this week. Unsurprisingly, way more focus is on overall roster building league wide versus the prospects on court. Stuff on Spurs, Bucks, 76ers at 3, and point guard prospects. www.nytimes.com/athletic/635...

Hello! @andrewjclaudio.bsky.social and I are going live to catch up on the playoffs, including tonight's two comeback wins, Tatum's achilles tear, the Pacers moving on, and more. youtube.com/live/ffxeL1C...

The Dallas Mavericks have won the right to select Cooper Flagg with the No. 1 pick. But the surprising NBA Draft order impacts the other lottery teams immensely. @samvecenie.bsky.social's post-lottery mock draft ⤵️ www.nytimes.com/athletic/634...

Updated the 2025 NBA Mock Draft post-lottery with the reality that is the Dallas Mavericks having the No. 1 overall pick. www.nytimes.com/athletic/634...

Going live now to talk about the NBA Draft Lottery. WHAT IN THE WORLD JUST HAPPENED. youtube.com/live/6sNMU4E...

To preview the NBA Draft Lottery, I broke down how Cooper Flagg would fit on all 13 teams that have a chance to get him tonight when the lottery occurs. (And also did a quick thing at the top on where he ranks among top prospects of the last decade) www.nytimes.com/athletic/634...

Going live now! Talking the OKC-DEN game, and the rest of the last two nights of the playoffs: youtube.com/live/Ho1fy0U...

Genuinely pretty stunned that I can't remember the last time OKC legit brought Jokic into a ball-screen action. This is wild from Daigneault and Shai to not bring him into the action and instead go and try to hit mismatches and isolate.