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Myles Turner just released an article on The Player’s Tribune on his journey over the past 10 years. The story itself was great, but also loved him using his platform to share about his struggles with mental health as well. Hope the Pacers can keep him around for life!

The Wizards had two first round picks in 2011. Number 6 and 18. They chose Jan Vesely and Chris Singleton. They had the opportunity to get Klay that went 11 or Kawhi at 15 instead. And Jimmy Butler was available at 18. He was the last pick in the first round that year. Imagine John Wall with 2 of those 3 possible picks.

By WAR/82 1. Anthony Edwards : +17.5 2. Jayson Tatum : +16.2 3. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander : +13.9 3. Alex Caruso : +13.9 3. Jarrett Allen : +13.9 6. Jaden Mcdaniels : +13.6 7. Donovan Mitchell : +13.2 8. Jalen Williams : +13.1 9. Nikola Jokic : +12.6 10. Josh Hart : +12.0 11. Tyrese Haliburton : +11.9 12. Andrew Nembhard : +10.8 13. Jimmy Butler : +10.4 14. Chet Holmgren : +9.7 15. Ty Jerome : +9.7

Other notable players:

Curry : +7.1

Brunson : +6.1

Mobley : +6.3

Murray : +7.4

Randle : +9.2

KAT : +5.8

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The mavericks went through a gauntlet west, clippers, thunder, Timberwolves. Whilst Celtics went through an injured east every round of the playoffs. Luka was severely injured and limited however got way more backlash than Tatum for being in the losing team. Kyrie had 48 TS% whole series.

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When the Brunson Burner heats up he's unstoppable

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Playing at home just doesn’t mean what it used to. This spring, NBA teams are just 26-24 at home in the playoffs. That’s the lowest playoff winning percentage among home teams since 1981 (the 2020 playoffs were in the bubble).

While home teams were a game under .500 in the 1981 NBA playoffs, it was a blip. The very next year, home teams won about 60 percent of their playoff games and kept climbing back up each year, right around historical precedent. In fact, home teams won at least 60 percent of their games in 56 of the first 78 postseasons.

But not recently. Home teams haven’t crossed the 60 percent threshold since the 2018 playoffs — though they were close in 2022.

Home-court advantage has also eroded this decade in the most critical circumstance: Game 7. Getting to play the do-or-die game at home used to be a ballast for higher seeds. They won 79.1 percent of Game 7s over the league’s first 73 seasons. Home teams are just 5-10 in a Game 7 since 2021.

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As Kerr said, 3-point shooting has invariably had an impact on the changing structure of the league. Home-court advantage started to wane during the 2016-17 season, right as the NBA hit its 3-point revolution and has not recovered since, as 3-point volume has gone up.

Taking more 3s as a road team has correlated with higher winning percentage in recent years. This postseason, road teams that have taken at least one more 3-pointer than the home team are 12-9, winning at the same rate as they did last spring.

For me, this is an interesting question because they both are outstanding defenders, with some probably saying Dwight is better defensively than Ewing based off of accolades.

D12 is the better lob threat offensively, and possibly a better rebounder, but Patrick is easily the better offensive player all around.

Both lead a team to the Finals once, even though I know they’ve both been to the Finals more than once but past their primes, so who would you rather have lead your team?

This was inspired by the post defending Tatum while listing this award

It’s not about him though, just got me wondering since many people seemed to not respect it because it’s new and even people comparing it to an in season tournament championship

But looking at it, is it not kind of a prestigious award? It’s given to the best player on a Finals bound team, it should certainly hold more weight than an All-Star appearance for example

What does everyone think?

His performances in the playoffs have been great so far.

Elite defense and his offense is efficient. He lacks a consistent 3P but apart from that he's a very complete player.

Where do you see his ceiling?

Brandon Ingram, Michael Porter Jr., De’Andre Hunter, Jalen Johnson, Deni Avdija

Honestly, right now I would probably say De’Andre Hunter is the best of these guys right now all the way around.

What do yall think?

On the Rights to Ricky Sanchez podcast at 7:30. Later in the pod:

Michael Levin: "Have you been pushing ownership to rig the lottery, and if not, is it an indication you don't care about winning enough?"

Morey: "I can say this: We're doing all we can."

Also, later in the pod:

Levin: "I'm excited for whatever jersey you're going to send me this offseason (context: Daryl sent him a jersey that said “cap space” last year which they joke about aging poorly). It's going to be good."

Morey: "Hopefully it says #1. Or Flagg."

So here’s a list of trades that almost happened or were at least talked about, but didn’t end up happening.

Which trade, considering the time, would have been more huge?

Chris Paul to the Lakers in 2011, Scottie Pippen to the SuperSonics in 94, Tim Duncan to the Magic in 2000,
Kobe to the Bulls in 2007, Tracy McGrady to the Bulls in 97

Most clutch points this postseason:

1. Jalen Brunson: 41
2. Karl-Anthony Towns: 21
3. Tyrese Haliburton: 18
4. Aaron Gordon: 16
5. Donovan Mitchell: 16

It figures that Knicks top this list, but Brunson is in a league of his own. A commentator said he isn't on the same level as the Celtics top players, but IDK ...

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