Courtside Cre8ives

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[Courtside Cre8ives @CourtCre8ives]

@omegachaosonfn @BradyHawk305 @EternalBast And the multi DPOY finalist (Bam). And Davion Mitchell, Wiggins, Larsson, Portis, Dru Smith, etc. But Bill Simmons had to question who plays defense on this team. 🤷‍♂️

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@arusan_uthayan @Bodybagz696 @BradyHawk305 @EternalBast This 👆

[Courtside Cre8ives @CourtCre8ives]

@AustinHeff @Bodybagz696 @BradyHawk305 @EternalBast Thank you 😆

[Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat]

Dennis Smith Jr. will be signing with the Heat, an NBA source confirms to the Sun Sentinel, but Smith will not be with Heat for start of training camp. Smith closed last season with the Heat's G League affiliate, the Sioux Falls Skyforce, which is likely where this is headed.

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@TJames312 Because we had Dwayne Dedmon, Cody Zeller and Thomas Bryant, duh!

[BBall Index @The_BBall_Index]

These players added the most aggregate impact on winning post-all star break last season with their Wins Above Replacement:

1) Victor Wembanyama: +5.43 WAR
2) Nikola Jokic: +5.35
3) Bam Adebayo: +4.34
4) Luka Doncic: +4.15
5) Kawhi Leonard: +3.88

https://t.co/94kO3eTjL2

[Courtside Cre8ives @CourtCre8ives]

@Od3hAllDay I can see how Paul deserves to be over Kidd. My pick was more of a stylistic preference in Kidd (highlight worthy passing) rather than based on stats (which Paul wins most categories).

[🌴🇺🇸🇨🇴🌴 @Birdey954theWin]

Heat guards, get ready to learn late angle-flip screening buddy

[Courtside Cre8ives @CourtCre8ives]

The Freak 8 “Inferno” color way looks clean!

[Giannis Antetokounmpo @Giannis_An34]

Pardon the interruption, coach 😂🔥🔥

[BBall Index @The_BBall_Index]

Pelle Larsson last season produced:

$16.9M in on-court value ($12.1M if his A- optimization were moved to average).

~$13.3M in Y1 of the new deal is reasonable.

Leaderboards: https://t.co/JKt6Rp2O7i

[Courtside Cre8ives @CourtCre8ives]

Before the Heat, Miami had the Floridians.

An ABA team with a wild statewide identity, a visual system way ahead of its time, and uniforms that still look tougher than most modern alternates.

We dive into them here: https://t.co/25ehLZsORY

[Courtside Cre8ives @CourtCre8ives]

@Od3hAllDay Why do that when you can just re-sign Sadiq Bey and call it a day?

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@DraftDeeper @TJames312 Have to consider Ajay Mitchell’s contract in this discussion but this should be great value based on Larsson’s trajectory.

[Courtside Cre8ives @CourtCre8ives]

@Birdey954theWin The narrative: "Heat missed on another major piece"

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@IIQHoops Bookmark it. The receipts keep stacking.

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@TJames312 There’s no salt in those Milwaukee waters but that segment of the fanbase has enough to match the beaches in Miami.