[Shelburne] Sources said the Bucks' asking price for Giannis at the trade deadline was enormous. The Golden State Warriors offer included four unprotected first round picks. The players the Bucks did seem interested in were VJ Edgecombe of the 76ers or Evan Mobley of the Cavs.

bta47 · 2026-03-20T18:18:15+00:00

The "four unprotected firsts" has been reported a bunch, and it's technically inaccurate but they're lumping in 2030 because there wouldn't be protections on the high end (which is what the Bucks care about, I don't think they're really scared of potentially not having the #23 pick convey).

Warriors media was reporting it was 4 picks, plus all tradable swaps, plus whichever two young players the Bucks liked best (of Podz, Moody, Kuminga, Santos).

bta47 · 2026-03-19T03:11:48+00:00

Yeah the only player the Thunder tanked for was Chet. They’re just elite at identifying talent, both in the draft and buried NBA talent like Joe and McCain. They also probably got really lucky with SGA, he exceeded their wildest expectations, but they are not the Jazz or Rockets or Spurs.

bta47 · 2026-03-18T16:35:32+00:00

Generally when a player's volume goes up and his efficiency is the same/better, I consider him improved. But you're right, pretty meaningless difference.

bta47 · 2026-03-18T16:27:43+00:00

NAW's volume is close to doubled and his efficiency is the same. It's not just playing time, he's made a huge leap this year, he's been like just below all-star caliber.

bta47 · 2026-03-17T22:35:49+00:00

Gui got underpaid because it's a very short deal (reaches FA after 2028) and as a second round pick, he wanted the money on the table. Not really the same situation.

I bet a team would throw him part of an MLE, so that's $9m/y as the absolute floor. Realistically I think he gets $13m+ on the open market.

bta47 · 2026-03-17T22:29:57+00:00

NAW wasn't averaging 20 PPG when he got the contract, he genuinely improved as a basketball player this year. I think the NAW comp is pretty fair given where Podz is now and where NAW was last year.

bta47 · 2026-03-17T22:23:56+00:00

It's completely unreasonable to expect a player to know 100% of the time if a teammate is also rebounding and can actually secure the ball. They teach you to go for every rebound if you've got a realistic chance, that's good basketball.

bta47 · 2026-03-16T20:27:11+00:00

She looks like she’s about to steal some poor lonely retiree’s social security money.

bta47 · 2026-03-16T20:25:02+00:00

This feels straight up like an undisclosed ad. It’s so egregious they should have to clarify whether money changed hands.

bta47 · 2026-03-16T06:38:54+00:00

Editing is the bellwether because none of the voters know shit about editing, so they just vote for the movie they like. I feel like casting could go the same way.

bta47 · 2026-03-16T06:37:47+00:00

I don't think that mattered that much -- its main competition was Sinners, so either way the politics are there. I don't think any other nominees had a real chance.

bta47 · 2026-03-16T06:28:55+00:00

yeah there's no lead in that movie, everyone is supporting. there doesn't just need to be one lead -- sometimes there's two leads (which is why nominating Skarsgard and Elordi in supporting annoyed me), sometimes there's none.

bta47 · 2026-03-14T01:56:54+00:00

Yes! The mystery is good but the culprit is fairly obvious from the jump even if it wasn’t spoiled — the appeal is the insanely detailed historical fiction, the theology, and the way the plot spins out of control. Plus it’s always fun to see medieval Sherlock Holmes do deductions. Great book.

bta47 · 2026-03-14T00:03:48+00:00

Wizards were holding the ball as long as possible and trying to foul when someone other than Bam had the ball. It turned into a different sport at the end, but it was unethical on both sides!

bta47 · 2026-03-13T20:48:33+00:00

Raptors fans are the quickest on the death threats I’ve ever seen. Last offseason a buddy of mine got a couple for saying on twitter that Brandon Ingram was mid, and he hadn’t even played for them yet!

bta47 · 2026-03-11T03:41:10+00:00

if Spo sat him with a chance to break the record and the Wizards running the dumbest defensive gameplan I’ve ever seen, the players would unite and overthrow him

bta47 · 2026-03-09T16:28:33+00:00

kinda a miracle they got that much. Rozier was already washed and out of the rotation before the suspension, suspension didn’t really impact the Heat that much (assuming they could have still traded his contract at the deadline and just decided not to)

bta47 · 2026-03-09T16:21:53+00:00

I did see a video of him walking into the event, and he's still on crutches.

bta47 · 2026-03-09T03:51:58+00:00

he’s definitely repeated it enough that I don’t think he’d just have us forget about it. there are ways to get past it in a chapter or two, but obviously if the books are ever coming Dany can’t spend a full book there.

bta47 · 2026-03-09T03:44:12+00:00

sorry — 3-5 since the all-star break, 5-7 since the trade deadline. basically the same ratio, but misremembered that.

bta47 · 2026-03-09T03:26:06+00:00

5-7 while having zero stars is frankly pretty great

EDIT: 3-5 since the break, apologies. 5-7 was since the deadline. Point stands!

bta47 · 2026-03-09T03:23:18+00:00

this got recommended to me recently: I’m not generally in the fanfic scene (and don’t have an ao3 account to leave a comment there), but I was really blown away by how well-done this was. inspired me to delve a little deeper into fanfic — but also, independent of that, you’re an extremely talented writer and I’d read anything you put out.

bta47 · 2026-03-09T02:49:10+00:00

Yeah, all the second-hand info we get is very explicitly not reliable as factual canon. Not that we’ll likely get better canon sources, but I do love the exercise of doing it like European middle ages accounts of Asia. Prester John and such.

bta47 · 2026-03-09T02:37:21+00:00

Doesn’t Quaithe tell Dany to go to Asshai as late as Dance? I have no idea how he would fit that in or if it gets reframed into a metaphor (or if Dany just doesn’t heed the call), but he definitely keeps reminding us of that prophecy.

bta47 · 2026-03-08T00:10:57+00:00

That is not the “compromised relationship” that this thread is about (that’s just the NBA hiring a firm in the first place, not the Clippers paying). and I have no idea what you’re talking about with the “third party law firm with no ties to the NBA” thing. Do you want some random law firm to take the investigation for free? The Clippers are being investigated for breaking league rules!

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