Sam Baker

senior legal editor at Politico, big fan of walkable cities. there is nothing to be gained from tweeting, so this is mostly basketball

[Sam Baker @sam_baker]

I can confidently say I’ve never looked forward to a Bill Simmons podcast more.

[Sam Baker @sam_baker]

My opening bid is you should give me about half of your cool stuff, but if that doesn’t work for you I’ll just settle for a $5 Starbucks gift card — thanks, nice doing business with you!

[NBACentral @TheDunkCentral]

The Celtics originally asked the Sixers for five first-round picks, VJ Edgecombe, and Paul George in exchange for Jaylen Brown, per @ShamsCharania

[Sam Baker @sam_baker]

Everyone except Philly and Charlotte is really making horrible trades this offseason!

[A.J. Perez @byajperez]

The latest reminder that news orgs often prepare stories/packages well in advance—and another reason to post one of my favorite SNL sketches.

[Sam Baker @sam_baker]

Trump keeps losing the Supreme Court cases he cares about the most

https://t.co/RAj87qUn3D

[Sam Baker @sam_baker]

@StijnWenders You are certainly correct that changing zoning law would not immediately lead to a boon in the construdtion of better housing, but for Americans who want to see the construction of more, better housing, making it legal obviously needs to come first.

[subscribe to the state of the league patreon @JoestarJokic]

the fact that the wizards didn’t have a rebrand ready to go this offseason is genuinely shocking to me

[Sam Baker @sam_baker]

@QuixProductions @ShamsCharania Mara will be a rookie. All players need time to develop, especially into championship-caliber players, and many never do. The Thunder want to win now. And it’s good to have options, especially when you’re up against Wemby. Hope this helps.

[Sam Baker @sam_baker]

@trevorstweetss Not once you saddle them with the biggest clown in the NBA and leave them with no front court. O

[Sam Baker @sam_baker]

Did not really expect Mara to be there at 12 but this seems promising!

[Sam Baker @sam_baker]

I know he was unpopular, but I hope the next prime minister will carry on Keir Starmer’s most important legacy — looking rather a lot like me.

[Financial Times @FT]

Breaking news: Keir Starmer has announced that he will step down as prime minister amid a collapse in his popularity less than two years after he swept the Labour Party back to power with a promise to rebuild Britain. https://t.co/6vbtc8mbdQ

[Mark R. Brown, AICP, CNU @CompletedStreet]

My new Substack article: Autocentric Cities Make People Lonely. (link in reply)

[Sam Baker @sam_baker]

@pdxbrocialite I am a Simmons listener and think your overall theory is broadly very plausible, but the man loves trade rumors more than life itself. He was making up fake Fox trades literally the first pod after the Finals.

[Sam Baker @sam_baker]

In this way and in so many others, we should all strive to be more like New York

[Joe Bernstein @Bernstein]

Every other city after winning a sports title: That was awesome. I hope we do it again

New York writers after winning an NBA title: it was as if humanity rediscovered its hidden social potentiality, rescuing a lost Weltanschauung from the depths of neoliberal anomie

[derek guy @dieworkwear]

what a great city

[Hayden @the_transit_guy]

In its most simplistic form, people just want community

[Sam Baker @sam_baker]

Its take, however weirdly delivered, is correct.

[Sam Baker @sam_baker]

Turns out my pal Chat has seen my favorite band (Explosions In the Sky) in concert more times than I have! Who woulda thunk? And in a real diversity of venues, apparently!

[Sam Baker @sam_baker]

Crazy play by Fox in the first possession. extending his non-shooting arm to create separation while driving. Crazy because Spurs fans have somehow convinced themselves and NBA Twitter that’s (a) the same thing as flopping and (b) deeply unethical, unwatchable basketball

[Sam Baker @sam_baker]

Wemby is a villain.