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not rational but i was more sad about the end of lob city than this one despite its greater success
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not end all be all but high school prospect grades is interesting context (via espn):
aj dybantsa (2025): 98
darryn peterson (2025): 98
cameron boozer (2025): 98
nate ament (2025): 97
cooper flagg (2024): 97
ace bailey (2024): 97
chet holmgren (2021): 97
paolo banchero (2021): 97
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all teams do this as an unwritten rule. approx 10 years ago a new owner tried not to do it and offended their draft pick and agent and the team backed down
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if you combined the 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026 drafts, who would be the top 10 picks? I need context for Dybantsa and Peterson
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s/o @NickDePaula who brought the story to us years ago
The Black Mamba brand, mindset and legacy has been tied to Kobe Bryant for decades, but the origin of the name didn't start with him 🐍
Here's the untold story of how the Black Mamba was initially meant for another NBA superstar.
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Jackie MacMullan spoke to several coaches (including the winningest coaches in recent decades) to find out where NBA plays come from. Turns out it's a thievery corporation: espn.com/nba/story/_/id/2994…
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It's the conference finals and Jackie MacMullan spoke to Nikola Jokic's old Mega Basket coach (the "Serbian Barkley") just before Game 3 of Lakers-Nuggets. He predicted a Nuggets win. espn.com/nba/story/_/id/2994…
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This week, Jackie MacMullan remotely watched Game 5 of Celtics-Raptors with Danny Ainge. On the Anunoby Game 3 winner and feeling FOMO being outside the bubble: espn.com/nba/story/_/id/2983…
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Last week, Jackie MacMullan remotely watched Game 1 of Nuggets-Jazz with Hawks big man John Collins. On watching the playoffs from the outside and the motivation to be a part of it: espn.com/nba/story/_/id/2968…
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Jackie MacMullan remotely watched Game 4 of Lakers-Blazers with Trevor Ariza, who opted out to spend time with his son. On Kobe, life outside the bubble and his Blazers: espn.com/nba/story/_/id/2973…
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From Jackie MacMullan: The Nets have been waiting a basketball lifetime for a chance to be in the conversation. KD and Kyrie finally on the court will plant them there -- and now the clock starts ticking. espn.com/nba/story/_/id/2972…
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I think the difficulty is quantifying how the NBA is being consumed. NBA demo skews younger, has larger social/digital footprint. Viewership is probably larger but in non-traditional venues we're not good at tracking/monetizing yet.
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this is good for Prim but bad for asians trying to fend off their moms insisting they get an md/phd
2) I GOT ACCEPTED INTO @FordhamNYC’s Ph.D. COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAM!!! Bc the application process is so arduous (a <1% to 7% acceptance rate depending on the program), I spent literally all of 2019 applying to a number of doctoral programs throughout the country.
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Jackie MacMullan (no Twitter) shares some of what it was like to cover Michael Jordan. espn.com/nba/story/_/id/2904…
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