really this is ideal, Giannis and Bam aren't winning anything, Giannis on the Celtics would've been really annoying, and now the Celtics have the whole passive-aggressive Jaylen Brown thing to deal with, 10/10 outcome
Trae Young will forever be one of my favorite players, and I was genuinely sad to see him leave Atlanta.
I’m also incredibly glad my franchise didn’t commit $200+ million to him.
Both things can be true.
Quick takeaways…
1) Totally reasonable deal for both sides. I like the Hawks avoiding the downside risk of a multi-year commitment.
2) This very likely ensures the Hawks will operate as an over-the-cap team.
Draymond on helping Thomas Haugh with his NBA Draft Decision
“When he (Will Richard) told me the number in millions that he'd make if he stayed at Florida, I was like "oh no question he should go back", once we got on the phone with Thomas the number was actually higher than Will thought or had told me it was...He's gonna solidify himself as one of the greatest Gators ever at his dream school, I just don't know it gets much better than that.”
JUST A REMINDER.
Paraguay beat Brazil and Argentina and had the best defensive record in South American World Cup qualifying.
They just lost 4-1 to the USMNT in their opening match at the 2026 World Cup final.
the hawks have back-to-back MIP winners and an All-NBA player drafted at 20th who barely played for almost two years
and every single day, without fail, somebody tells me this coaching staff “can’t develop players”
“We saw the dumbest basketball team in the history of civilization. … The San Antonio Spurs helped the New York Knicks win this game.”
Charles Barkley after the Spurs allowed the largest comeback in NBA Finals history 👀