Some 2024 NBA Draft thoughts:
— Stephon Castle to Spurs at #4 is the best pick of the draft
— Glad to see the Ron Holland slide didn't happen
— Good on OKC to take advantage of having a billion future picks by taking Nikola Topic
— Dalton Knecht should not still be on the board
When Donovan Mitchell & Damian Lillard went for 71 last year, I pulled together the kicks behind some of the highest-scoring games in NBA history but never did anything with it.
Shoutout to Embiid. Here it is:
Joel Embiid's 70 vs. SAS: Under Armour "Goldmind" Embiid 1s
Trade deadline summary:
James Harden to Cavs
Anthony Davis to Wizards
Trae Young to Wizards
Jaren Jackson Jr. to Jazz
Darius Garland to Clippers
Ivica Zubac to Pacers
Kristaps Porzingis to Warriors
Nikola Vucevic to Celtics
Coby White to Hornets
Anfernee Simons to Bulls
Jonathan Kuminga to Hawks
CJ McCollum to Hawks
Jared McCain to Thunder
Bennedict Mathurin to Clippers
Luke Kennard to Lakers
Giannis to offseason trade rumors
Vit Krejci to Blazers
Ousmane Dieng to Bucks
Nigel Hayes-Davis to Bucks
Jaden Ivey to Bulls
Collin Sexton to Bulls
Guerschon Yabusele to Bulls
Rob Dillingham to Bulls
Nick Richards to Bulls
Leonard Miller to Bulls
Dennis Schroder to Cavs
Keon Ellis to Cavs
Isaiah Jackson to Clippers
Walter Clayton to Grizzlies
Kyle Anderson to Grizzlies
Taylor Hendricks to Grizzlies
Eric Gordon to Grizzlies
Corey Kispert to Hawks
Buddy Hield to Hawks
Jock Landale to Hawks
Gabe Vincent to Hawks
Malaki Branham to Hornets
John Konchar to Jazz
Vince Williams Jr. to Jazz
De'Andre Hunter to Kings
Jose Alvarado to Knicks
Khris Middleton to Mavs
Tyus Jones to Mavs
AJ Johnson to Mavs
Marvin Bagley to Mavs
Ochai Agbaji to Nets
Josh Minott to Nets
Hunter Tyson to Nets
Kobe Brown to Pacers
Dalen Terry to Pelicans
Kevin Huerter to Pistons
Dario Saric to Pistons
Trayce Jackson-Davis to Raptors
Cole Anthony to Suns
Amir Coffey to Suns
D'Angelo Russell to Wizards
Jaden Hardy to Wizards
Dante Exum to Wizards
Chris Paul sent home again
Cam Thomas waived
Mike Conley traded and waived
Lonzo Ball traded and waived
Mason Plumlee traded and waived
Georges Niang traded and waived
Chris Boucher traded and waived
Duop Reath traded and waived
makes no sense Celtics-Lakers would be scheduled on the second night of a B2B (for both teams!) when LeBron has a limited number of these rivalry games left smh
Nikola Jokic on Derik Queen's career night, via @VicLombardi:
"He has some moves ... He's unorthodox. Great touch around the rim, feel for the game. It's good to see somebody different."
On if he sees some of himself in Queen:
"I can see it, yeah."
LeBron James records entering Year 23:
1st in PTS
1st in MP
1st in All-Star selections
1st in All-NBA selections
1st in First-Team All-NBA selections
1st in seasons played (soon)
1st in 30-point games
1st in 20-point games
1st in 10-point games
1st in playoff PTS
1st in playoff W
1st in playoff MP
1st in playoff GP
1st in playoff FGM
1st in playoff STL
1st in playoff FTM
1st in playoff DREB
1st in Finals triple-doubles
Only player with 50K combined PTS
Only player with 40K PTS
Only player with 10K REB & 10K AST
Only player with 8K playoff PTS
Only player with 7K playoff PTS
Only player with 6K playoff PTS
Only player with 25 PPG in 20 seasons
Only player with a 40-PT game vs. every team
Only player to win FMVP with 3 franchises
Only player to avg. a triple-double in Finals
Only player to lead both teams in PTS, REB, AST, STL, BLK in a playoff series
Youngest No. 1 overall pick
Youngest to win ROY
Youngest to score 40 PTS in a game
Youngest to score 30 PTS in a game
Youngest to average 30 PPG
Youngest to average 25 PPG
Youngest to average 20 PPG
Youngest to earn All-NBA
Youngest to earn All-NBA First Team
Youngest to hit every milestone 1K-40K PTS
Oldest to average 30 PPG
Oldest to average 25 PPG
Oldest to average 20 PPG
Oldest to score 40 PTS in a game
Oldest to record a 30-point triple-double
Oldest to earn All-NBA
30 teams. 30 days.
For each team, we're rolling out:
- Projected starting lineups
- Storylines to watch
- One stat to know
Starting tomorrow, here @UnderdogNBA.