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Here's our story on all the teams who are grounded. There are a lot of teams still trying to travel.
Free link: nytimes.com/athletic/7780034…
Great insight from Josh as always. I'm struck by how good AD looks, and how poorly the Wizards move the ball with Young and AD off the court.
It wasn’t perfect by any stretch, but for one of his first times with the Wizards, Trae Young last night displayed a bit of the flair of his best moments with the Hawks. Now the task for him and the Wizards is to be more consistent. Story in @TheAthletic:
nytimes.com/athletic/7778229…
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The spotlight on an @NBA No. 1 overall draft pick is relentless. In this exclusive piece in @TheAthletic, past No. 1 picks Patrick Ewing, John Wall, Anthony Davis, Cade Cunningham and Paolo Banchero explain how AJ Dybantsa should approach his rookie year.
nytimes.com/athletic/7764628…
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The Miami Heat are now 3-6 to open the season.
And nowhere are their issues more apparent and significant than on the wing.
At @TheAthletic: nytimes.com/athletic/7758668…
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A discussion with Draymond Green about the Warriors’ Kristaps Porziņģis situation, a look at the Heat’s hellish start, and a scout’s (unflattering) look at the Spurs’ new starting lineup, at @TheAthletic
nytimes.com/athletic/7758885…
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Josh King has been called up to the England squad! 🤍🏴
ALT Josh King has been called up to the England squad
Caleb Slinkard retweeted
The NBA’s got an injury problem. Stars and players who are critical to a team’s success are out for extended periods.
With nearly 60 players listed as out since Oct. 1, what’s really at the root of it?
unlocked for all:
nytimes.com/athletic/7753473…
Caleb Slinkard retweeted
We need to take a moment to appreciate the full context of Wembanyama's output tonight. He had a Wilt statline crossing the 50-point, 20-rebound, 5-block treshold. The fewest minutes Wilt ever did that in was 45. Wemby did it in 34 minutes. And he only hit one three, so it's not like it's a modern basketball thing that helped him get his scoring up so high. This was just old school post work and pick-and-roll madness. Wilt stuff.
Even if you loop in a bunch of other players and cut it down to 40 points, only Bob Lanier ever did it in under 40 minutes (38). Wembanyama did this mostly through foul baiting in the post. It's a monumental achievement in his development.
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Blame Election Day.
One ballot led to another on Tuesday night, and a way-too-early look at MVP and Coach of the Year emerged, at @TheAthletic
Sorry, not sorry.
nytimes.com/athletic/7752545…
Caleb Slinkard retweeted
This is the hardest shot taken in the NBA over the last seven days, according to the league's new public facing shot difficulty data. Toronto Raptors forward RJ Barrett's jumper here against the Lakers had just a 6.5 expected FG%. He drained it.
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Trade J Dubb? Put Shai in bubble wrap and call it a gap year? The Thunder can both grieve and not panic over the injury devastation that befell them last week. Last night in Cleveland showed what picking up the pieces looks like @TheAthleticNBA nytimes.com/athletic/7749774…
What a win @etamuniversity! #WeAreLions
UPSET ALERT: East Texas A&M goes into Norman and knocks off Oklahoma, 68-64.
East Texas A&M, which went 11-21 last season, led by as many as 16 in the second half before Oklahoma came all the way back. Sooners' final lead, however, came just seven minutes into the game.
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After dropping their first four games, the Miami Heat have won two in a row. But they embark on a five-game West Coast trip starting tonight.
What needs to improve over the next nine days?
Picked out three things to watch on this trip, at @TheAthletic: nytimes.com/athletic/7744103…
Caleb Slinkard retweeted
The NBA won the ratings battle this year. The Finals and World Series both went to 5 games. The average viewership number for each championship clinching Game 5:
NBA Finals: 24.5 million
World Series: 12.2 million
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Big news out of Miami, where a wrong has been righted on the infamous Dwyane Wade statue (via @eric_nehm)
nytimes.com/athletic/7737657…
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We talked preseason contenders who've started slow with @sam_amick @talkhoops and @Kofie 🔗👇 youtu.be/TcdwfrJTHt4
"[Miami] emptied the cupboard quite a bit to get Giannis to town in the first place.
Giannis is not trying to wait... the gap between where they are currently and where they wanted to be at this stage is kind of troublingly wide."
@sam_amick answers questions about potential Heat trades after their 1-4 start to the season.