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@RTNBA @ohnohedidnt24 Running some of the best offenses of this generation to running the household🫡

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Over the last 8 years, 13 different teams have made the NBA Finals.

That’s nearly half the league.

What an unbelievable era of parity.

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Over the last 8 years, 13 different teams have made the NBA Finals.

That’s nearly half the league.

What an unbelievable era of parity we’re witnessing.

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One single coin flip decided who got Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

One franchise won.

The other never recovered.

Let me explain 👉

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A coin flip decided who got Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

One franchise won.

The other never recovered.

Let me explain 👉

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One coin flip decided who got Kareem Abdul Jabbar.

One franchise won.

The other never recovered.

Let me explain 👉

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One coin flip decided who got Kareem
Abdul-Jabbar.

One franchise won.

The other never recovered.

Let me explain 👉

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A single coin flip decided who got Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

One franchise won.

The other never recovered.

Let me explain 👉

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One coin flip decided who got Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

One franchise won.

The other never recovered.

Let me explain 👉

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The Thunder once had 3 future MVPs on the same roster.

Somehow, it still wasn’t enough.

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A broken nose accidentally gave us this version of Kobe.

And fans never forgot it.

Let me explain 👉

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Players with the most 40+ PTS Playoff Games since Jalen Brunson was drafted:

10 — Jalen Brunson (2018 Draft)
8 — Donovan Mitchell (2017 Draft)
8 — Giannis Antetokounmpo (2013 Draft)
8 — Luka Doncic (2018 Draft)
8 — Jimmy Butler (2011 Draft)
8 — Devin Booker (2015 Draft)

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Cavaliers stars Donovan Mitchell and James Harden are actively looking to recruit LeBron James back to Cleveland for next season.

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Crazy but true: The last 4 teams to lose in the ECF went on to make the NBA finals the following season

- 2022 Heat -> 2023 ECF champs
- 2023 Celtics -> 2024 ECF champs
- 2024 Pacers -> 2025 ECF champs
- 2025 Knicks -> 2026 ECF champs
- 2026 Cavs -> ???

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Jalen Brunson now has the HIGHEST FINALS PPG by a Point guard ever (32.6 PPG) 👑

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Only 4 players standing 6’2” or shorter have ever won Finals MVP:

🏆 Jalen Brunson (6’2”) — 2026

🏆 Stephen Curry (6’2”) — 2022

🏆 Tony Parker (6’2”) — 2007

🏆 Isiah Thomas (6’1”) — 1990

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4 years before Jalen Brunson arrived:
• No Playoffs
• No Playoffs
• 1st Round L
• No Playoffs

4 years since Jalen Brunson arrived:
• East Semis
• East Semis
• East Finals
• NBA Champions

He's Top 2 in Knicks history.
And he’s not 2.

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Age of 1st Championship:

Duncan — 23 (5x)

Giannis — 26 (1x)

Shaq — 28 (4x)

Jokic — 28 (1x)

Hakeem — 31 (2x)

KG — 32 (1x)

Dirk — 32 (1x)

History says even the greatest bigs usually have to wait.

Tim Duncan was the exception.

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Tim Duncan never had a losing season.

Made the playoffs in all 18 seasons of his career.

Won 5 championships.

All while competing against Kobe and Shaq.

This dude was the definition of sustained greatness.

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The only No. 1 overall pick drafted in the last 28 years to win Finals MVP:

LeBron James (4x).

That’s the list. There’s nobody else.

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I don’t care what anyone says, making the finals for EIGHT STRAIGHT years is not easy to do.

This is genuinely insane.