Michael

I like to ramble about the NBA and economics.

[Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA]

I absolutely LOVED the way this game was refereed. We probably saw 10x guys felt some contact and went up with a shot they wouldn't normally take and I don't recall a single time the call was given.

[Michael @selfdefeating]

@PaulTassi Mostly trying to get portal drops with the extra intrinsic perk. I came back this week after 4 months off.

[Michael @selfdefeating]

I want nothing more than for the Heat to contend for a title.

I don’t Miami to pay an arm and a leg for Giannis.

[Henry Abbott @TrueHoop]

Would a superstar make your NBA team better? https://t.co/9acxHXIgS1

[Michael @selfdefeating]

@1933WasABadYear This is awesome as hell and I’m sure you’ll love it.

[Zach Lowe @ZachLowe_NBA]

From overnight: New Zach Lowe Show! Mike Breen on a life with the Knicks leading to this moment, calling these Finals, secret conference finals broadcast swap talks, stories galore; then @MoDakhil_NBA and I preview Spurs-Thunder G6:

Spotify:

https://t.co/Fy2wK9w4Gv

[Michael @selfdefeating]

Li-Ning makes loads of excellent products. They’ve done it for a while with basketball and now they do it with running. I hope this deal will get more of their stuff in more stores.

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry has signed a shoe endorsement contract with Chinese company Li-Ning -- a landmark 10-year deal, sources tell ESPN. Li-Ning extends his Curry Brand venture globally and encompasses basketball products, athleisure, the ability for Curry to sign athletes under his brand, and a full golf line.

[Michael @selfdefeating]

This is terrific. A bunch of young players will have 2 lucrative options each year.

[Bobby Marks @BobbyMarks42]

NIL vs. Draft

Picks 20-30: $2.9 to $4M

Second round: $1.3M

Two-Way: $665K

[Michael @selfdefeating]

@PaulTassi They expressed it well.

[Lev Akabas @LevAkabas]

Remember when pushoffs weren't legal? (most of NBA history)

Remember the awesome crackdown on unnatural shooting motions for a few months in 2021-22?

Now a defender gets shoved backwards and then basically isn't allowed to contest the shot. Plays like this are bad for the game

[Michael @selfdefeating]

Wonder how this could affect the NBA. If Wembanyama were to apply for permanent residency, would he have to miss a season or two?

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

Most green-card applicants will need to go abroad to apply for permanent residency at an American consulate, rather than filing from within the U.S. as they do now, the Trump administration announced Friday. https://t.co/mTQSCLMRUK

[Michael @selfdefeating]

@tomhaberstroh They just dropped your stat about SGA!

[Michael @selfdefeating]

@1933WasABadYear I think a lot of the oldest throwbacks look nice but have never worn stuff like AF1s or dunks. I got into sneakers in 2010 and don’t have any from before then.

[Michael @selfdefeating]

@1933WasABadYear Do you want to see the Pistons or Cavs face the Knicks? You gonna be rooting hard during Game 7?

[Tom Haberstroh @tomhaberstroh]

I want this series to go 7. But genuinely don’t know if there would be any healthy players left

[Alex Tabarrok @ATabarrok]

Politicians should be paid in America. Require their assets to sit in a blind trust of broad US index funds—so their wealth rises with the whole economy, not with the firms they regulate.

[ALL NBA Podcast @ALLCITY_NBA]

OKC generates the best quality shots at the rim. The Spurs allow the worst quality shots at the rim. Going to be a hell of a series

[Michael @selfdefeating]

@1933WasABadYear It must feel like crap to come up in trade talks like this. He was excellent last year in the playoffs, and then they tried to move him.

[Michael @selfdefeating]

@1933WasABadYear Randle has had a rough time.

[Carson Breber @Carsobi]

Julius Randle career playoff stats: 18.4 PPG, 7.6 RPG, 3.9 APG, 3.4 TOV, 52.3% TS.

6 of 8 series have been a total disaster. 39.2% EFG on jumpers overall. Frequently negative AST-TOV ratio.

Large sample of jumper + decision-making breaking down. He's a major dropper.

[Michael @selfdefeating]

Strong evidence from Goldsberry on how and why today’s NBA is more dangerous.

[The Ringer @ringer]

It doesn’t just seem like calf and hamstring injuries are plaguing the NBA. The data confirms it. What’s behind this worrying trend, and what can the league do about it?

@kirkgoldsberry: https://t.co/Wt6jAv4HC8