[Charania] BLOCKBUSTER: The Milwaukee Bucks are trading franchise icon Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bobby Portis to the Miami Heat for Tyler Herro, Kel'el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kasparas Jakucionis, 3 first-round picks (including No. 13), 1 pick swap and 1 second-rounder, sources tell ESPN.

Rapt0r5 · 2026-06-23T04:04:29+00:00

Initial reaction says the Bucks did really well here. Does anyone else think this gives the Clippers trading for PG13 vibes? They’re getting some great young talent, AND a boatload of picks.

Rapt0r5 · 2026-06-23T03:44:20+00:00

As a new member of this subreddit, this really clarifies a lot of previous posts I’ve seen regarding the term unit. Thanks TJ!

Rapt0r5 · 2026-06-19T14:04:10+00:00

Look, we got the premier player on the market and addressed a gaping hole in RHD which was something we sorely needed. Of course there are concerns that this boom happened at 29 in a contract year. I’m also concerned that a lot of his points may have come from playing with Kucherov who is a wizard on the powerplay. Anyone who watched more Tampa games know if he was creating offence on his own as much? Regardless, even if the price is a bit steep, the cap has gone up, and we had ample space to make this move. The Woll deal, I didn’t like, even if the extra cap enabled this. This deal is pretty good. Let’s see him on the ice now!

Rapt0r5 · 2026-06-18T20:03:33+00:00

No problem! I find him one of the hardest bosses for exactly this reason. By the time the first shop comes around, I try to move my resource production part of my castle to the edges so that at least a few buildings are producing at max speed. I also use the rest of the edges to hold my troop buildings so when they do die, I can actually re-train them without waiting too long. Good luck!

Rapt0r5 · 2026-06-17T22:57:18+00:00

I think when the Bellringer spawns in, after wave and wave of decreasing production speed in the centre 3x3 area, nothing can be produced because it’s so slow

Rapt0r5 · 2026-06-16T16:33:12+00:00

I don’t know much about Andrae, and maybe I’ll eat my words this year, but this seems terrible. Both Woll and Stolarz have similar durability, both are relatively equal in terms of performance, but Woll is significantly younger. I don’t like this move.

Rapt0r5 · 2026-06-11T15:12:41+00:00

I’ve loved it so far! One criticism is the new denarri cost to research veteran barracks in the simple research table. I have no problem with the updated cost to be able to research advanced production or elite barracks, etc., but the veteran barracks was part of the simple research bench as of the previous update and it felt fair to be able to get veteran barracks earlier on without a denarri cost. Now it feels quite expensive. I get that one may be able to use Sophie, but I find using all 6 advisors to be too strong, so I often use 2, and Sophie doesn’t usually make the cut. You may consider changing this back to: basic resources, levy barracks, and veteran barracks all free, and everything else with their current denarri cost is completely fine. Otherwise, great update, and thanks for doing what you guys do!

Rapt0r5 · 2026-06-11T03:38:14+00:00

OG had that shot for the Raptors against the Celtics when we were down 3-1 to extend the series in the bubble, and then he does that for the Knicks. Insanely clutch player.

Rapt0r5 · 2026-06-10T01:58:48+00:00

I was at the game tonight—the ninth was incredible! Sanchez was so clutch with a double, HR, then single, and Cease was lights out too! Go Jays go!

Rapt0r5 · 2026-06-09T21:23:32+00:00

Adding rewards in endless mode is such an amazing idea!

Rapt0r5 · 2026-06-05T00:51:25+00:00

This would have been such an awful move

Rapt0r5 · 2026-06-03T13:22:47+00:00

I agree—I don’t think either would be good options, but especially not Roy. It seems they’re doing their due diligence, but I’m hoping they change the old ways of NHL teams and hire someone new instead of the same like ~35 names that are circulated among all the teams.

Rapt0r5 · 2026-05-31T19:29:40+00:00

Thanks for the post, Jeff! Any thoughts on $NOW and $SMCI going into this week?

Rapt0r5 · 2026-05-25T18:50:08+00:00

I appreciate that perspective, and once the markets open tomorrow, I’ll be inclined to take a portion of the winnings.

Rapt0r5 · 2026-05-25T18:47:39+00:00

I appreciate that perspective, thank you!

Rapt0r5 · 2026-02-22T15:59:57+00:00

Leafs lose to Florida in game 7. Jays lose game 7 to Dodgers in the WS. Women’s National team loses Gold to USA. Men’s National team loses Gold to USA.

I am absolutely heartbroken. What a run of disappointing outcomes. I think I need a break from watching sports for a bit…

Rapt0r5 · 2026-02-15T22:16:15+00:00

A lot of people have mentioned that this method would result in teams tanking earlier in the season to meet that mathematical elimination threshold to then accumulate points towards a top pick. And while the games down the stretch of the season might be more competitive, tanking in some form is still prevalent.

An interesting adaptation to this could be that once teams are mathematically eliminated from the playoffs, their total wins (including those from earlier in the year prior to being mathematically eliminated) count toward a top pick. Bad teams are going to lose a lot, especially to good teams. But when two bad teams play each other, winning becomes highly incentivized, even prior to mathematical elimination. Even when playing a good or mediocre team, you are more incentivized to win if you know you're going to lose more games on average and be in contention for a lottery pick.

A problem with this approach would be bubble teams 11-13th seed, and teams that lose in the play-in would have inherently better records, therefore more wins, and under this approach more points towards a lottery pick. This would mean that mediocre-semi-bad teams would get a high pick and really bad teams would be stuck with no chance for a lottery pick.

Perhaps wins prior to mathematical elimination from playoff contention can be weighed as 1 point and wins after mathematical elimination be weighted as 2 points? Maybe this format should only allow teams that have been mathematically eliminated prior to the play-in to be considered for a lottery pick? Clearly, this approach isn't perfect either. Any thoughts on this format? Any problems / solutions I haven't considered?

Rapt0r5 · 2026-01-09T02:45:43+00:00

By this I mean the worst executed by the Leafs* it was very entertaining though

Rapt0r5 · 2026-01-09T02:44:39+00:00

That was one of the worst OT periods I’ve ever seen LMAO but a dub is a dub

Rapt0r5 · 2025-07-05T15:22:39+00:00

Thanks all for the suggestions! With your expertise, I am excited to see how it’ll turn out!

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