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At some point you've got to throw the recruiting rankings out for guys that have actually played multiple seasons of college ball. If TJ Power were still on the team, I don't think it would be odd to project Cayden to be ahead of him in the pecking order, even though they were ranked similarly...

Paolo gets paid. Also, I checked, and Paolo's agent is THAT Mike Miller. The jock-to-agent pipeline is a thing, but it's usually, like, Lee Melchionni, not a guy who made nine figures in NBA salary over 17 seasons. Mike must love that grind.

Correct. He's played four years. The COVID bonus year was 20-21, his first season was 21-22.

That's.... some comparison.

Of note for Immaculate Grid players is that Dennis Schroeder is joining the Sacramento Kings, which will be his 10th team (ATL, OKC, LAL, BOS, HOU, TOR, BKN, GS, DET, and now SAC). Not quite Ish Smith level, but he's closing in.

That makes more sense. I wasn't thinking of Suggs as a PG, but like you say, the Magic haven't relied on a traditional 1. They probably just slot Bane into the role KCP played last year, while Tyus is the new (and, it should be stressed, improved) Cole Anthony. Suggs hasn't been super durable...

Yeah, I really like this for the Magic. A crazy stat is that Orlando has been bottom ten in the league in offense for 13 consecutive seasons. A rental on Tyus should raise their offensive floor. He'll either be their point guard if Anthony Black still isn't ready for prime time, or he'll resume...

Tre Jones re-ups with the Bulls on a three year deal.

Is there some height inflation going on with Sarr? ESPN's recruiting profile lists him as 6'6". Wikipedia says the same thing. His profile on the ACB website lists him as 1.98 meters, which is just shy of 6'6" in freedom units. 247 says he's 6'7". Givony called Sarr 6'8" back in May, but he...

Just to keep on adding to how insanely well set up OKC is, they have last year's #12 draft pick, Nikola Topic, who a lot of people were very high on, waiting in the wings after missing last season with an ACL injury. So even if the Thunder trade out of this draft entirely, they'll still have a...

They're in different tiers at this point in their careers, but Dame being out (and Milwaukee having zero flexibility to replace him) means the Bucks aren't serious contenders to win the East, which is what I meant.

ESPN reports that shipping out Porzingis and Jrue will save the Celtics $180,000,000 in luxury tax next year. Given next year is a wash without Tatum, hard to disagree with that. Meanwhile, Porzingis ends up on the Hawks. Not a bad pickup for Atlanta, and the East will be wide open next year...

If I'm reading that correctly, next year OKC potentially has FOUR first round picks in the 2026 draft? I doubt that the Utah pick conveys (something really surprising has happened if the Jazz aren't picking in the top 8 next year) but still, that's an embarrassment of riches for an already very...

Maybe Hubert can try the "come to Carolina, where our players aren't dismembered in the weight room" pitch.

Sure, but in the scenario where e.g. junior Tahaad Pettiford plays his way to a late first round pick, whoever would otherwise have been pick #30 becomes a second rounder, making a second round selection that much more valuable. Whereas if Pettiford's college play eventually reveals he won't be...

Is the devaluation of second round picks thing permanent? Eventually the second round caliber guys that are sticking around college will run out of eligibility. Instead of drafting 19 year old Pettiford, Fland, etc. in 2025 teams will be drafting 22 year old Pettiford, Fland, etc. in 2028.

Jalen Williams and Chet were part of the same draft class, so they should be eligible for their rookie extensions at the same time. Williams was 3rd team All NBA this year which mean's he's eligible for a rookie extension that pays 27% of the cap. Chet would have to settle for the standard...

Right now, the league treats the Sonics and Thunder as the same franchise for records purposes (the Thunder's all time rebounder is Jack Sikma, for example), but the Thunder themselves do not claim Seattle's history (no banners etc from the Seattle years). If and when basketball returns to...

The reporting a year or so ago is that the league wanted to wait for the sale of the Celtics before getting the ball rolling on expansion, since that sale would reset the market for what a franchise is worth. Boston went for a then record sum, $6.1 billion, and this dwarfs that. If the league...

This is a really big get for the Hokies. A versatile 6'8" guard who projects as a first round pick next year and already has experience against high level competition.