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Avi Wolfman-Arent

@avi-wa.bsky.social
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Reading news into a microphone for WHYY, Philly's NPR station. Co-host of Studio 2, M-Th at noon. awolfmanarent at whyy dot org.

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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
On Atlanta... This feels like the first roster truly built in OKC's image...right down to the fact the SGA's literal cousin is on the team. They are super deep, super switchy, and should be a steals machine. Plus, they have nice versatility in the front court.
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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
On Indiana... I just think ppl are putting way too much stock in that one fairytale finals run. In the regular season they had a +2.2 net rating. Yes, they leveled up. But they also got insanely hot shooting + even more insane end-game performances. Just doesn't feel repeatable.
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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
For Utah... I just love the offensive infrastructure here. They're so versatile. They have shooting all over the floor. And I think the coach is really good. The defense probably won't be good. But they're gonna play hard. And I think that get them to 45 wins in the regular season
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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
NBA team I'm higher on than consensus: Utah Lower: Indiana Can't Figure Out: Atlanta
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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Assuming decent health, here are the rough benchmarks the Sixers would have to hit in the regular season for me to buy them as a Finals contender. Wins: 50 Net Rating: +4.5 Offensive Rating: Top 6 Defensive Rating: Top 13
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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
If you pounced last night I bet you coulda gotten a seat at tonight's Phils game and a roundtrip ticket to Atlanta for less than it costs to buy a playoff ticket at CBP
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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is a subtly hilarious quote because when he signed here we didn't have Jaylen Brown or LeBron
Tweet from NBA Central (via SI.com):

Dean Wade explains why he left the Cavs for the Sixers.

“I knew why I was coming here. I wanted to compete for a championship…”
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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I don't know how you process a loss like that if you're the Atlanta Braves fan
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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Did anyone tell Atlanta they have a baseball team in the playoffs?
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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
so, about that coaching
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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Because I know I'm gonna complain about the coaching somewhere down the road...let it be said... that was brilliant
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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
makes sense that a marginal holding penalty and an attempted decapitation should be treated as roughly the same thing
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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Tickets to the Sixers Blue-White scrimmage sold out...immediately? Man this season is gonna be crazy
Screenshot showing tickets are sold out. Taken 30 secs after they weny on sale
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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I know this makes me sound like a psycho... But I'm pretty sure LeBron also dropped this line when asked about the process like 13 years ago
Tweet from Legion Hoops (via ESPN reporter Dave McMenamin):

LeBron on building the 76ers’ chemistry:

“Everyone wants instant oatmeal… it’s going to take time.”
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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Man that's gonna look great on a 2027 NBA Champions mural in South Philly
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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
If you think this is all some sort of 4D chess marketing campaign I think you're giving these guys way too much credit www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/t...
nytimes.com
How OpenAI’s Rogue A.I. Agents Tried to Trick a Robot Detector
A new report by a Bay Area start-up called Parse adds details to an incident that has shocked the A.I. world and led to calls for closer government regulation.
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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Two comedies better than 30 Rock? I think not. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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The 100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century
More than 500 influential stars, showrunners and other notable names in the world of TV voted on the best series released since Jan. 1, 2000. See what they chose.
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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Philadelphia 76er LeBron James reminiscing about his legendary high school game at The Palestra. I'm...I'm sorry. I'm gonna need a moment.
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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
For the second year in a row...here's my pre-season ranking of the players on the Sixers roster (if healthy).
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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Asking about AI extinction scenarios is pointless to me. Does a fly understand how fly paper works?? No. It dies because a being with superior intelligence and resources wants to eliminate it for reasons the fly cannot possibly comprehend. That's the great advantage of intelligence.
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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
i don't understand soccer all that well...but every highlight i see of this cavan sullivan kid is mesmerizing. and he's only 16?!? best sports prospect from the philly region since...?
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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
here's a thought: Let's tell the guys building the self-described death machine they have to stop
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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Friend of mine just brought this up...and I think it may be true... Look back at TJ McConnell's draft class. Would he go top 10 in a re-draft? He'd at least be close...
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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
my first impressions are: safe. uninspiring. looks like one of those old carousel slide projectors. maybe don draper can sell me on it?
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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
If only Ben had gone to Sacramento 4.5 years ago...
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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
From the NBA Cup to the 2nd Apron to lottery reform to the new injury rules, Adam Silver is clearly trying to increase the number of competitive games and create more parity. Cap circumvention is a major threat to that project. And I think that's why Silver hammered the Clippers
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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Even in a best-case scenario, the odds of this pick being top 3 are around 25%. So what we have here is clear and obvious disinformation published by a company that profits off people thinking they have insight into future outcomes.
Tweet from the "Polymarket Hoops" account:

"The Celtics essentially traded Jaylen Brown for Paul George, a TOP 3 pick (Clippers pick) in the 2028 draft, and another first-round pick.

Wow, wow, wow."
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DFAntastic @phillytradesman.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Paul Reed’s infamous tweets “fuck having hoes I want a relationship” followed 50 minutes later by “fuck a relationship where the hoes at?” 

But sloppily edited to say “fuck having chaos I want a normal backup 5” and “fuck a normal backup 5 where the chaos at”.
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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
In the utopia of my mind, he's already been swapped for Simons at the deadline.
Jake Fischer reporting on X that Detroit has fully guaranteed Paul Reed's $5.6 million salary for the upcoming season
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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
This is what fan impact looks like
Guy dressed as Santa Clause encouraging Bryan De La Cruz literally MOMENTS before the latter's game-tying single during an epic Phillies comeback.
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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
The guy dressed as Santa Clause sitting behind the visitors dugout stayed til the end. If we're giving credit...let's start there.
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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
you think you're a hater? well i saw a guy today wearing a "daryl morey sucks" hat. appeared to be custom made
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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The following joke has been approved for those who know too much about basketball and regional transit: "This is the biggest MARC train since MDOT took over commuter rail services in and around Baltimore!!!!
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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
The Philadelphia Water Department when they realize the sound of a running shower is the only thing that reliably comforts my newborn at night
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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
You all remember that time Stairs ripped one into the night?
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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Every once in a while you think "maybe Other Philly Team actually has more eyeballs than the Eagles right now." And then there's a whole news cycle about whether the team should have posted a video online of the quarterback getting picked off in practice and you realize that's impossible
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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
It's funny to hear all the Brunson-Pritchard talk...which feels like a visual, play-style comp that ignores a lot of other stuff. In terms of outcome/impact, I think he's much closer to Maxey...another efficient scorer who spaces the floor off ball and is low assist/low turnover on ball.
Chart from the ALL CITY NBA podcast plotting players who have a high time of possession. X axis is potential assists. Y axis is TOV per 100 possessions. Maxey and Pitchard are both low on potential assists and turnovers.
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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Fourth quarter. Sixers up 20. The Garden is dead. The celebs are looking at their phones. "It's just one game," they'll say. "Parade hangover," they'll chuckle. But deep inside they'll know...it's over.
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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Crazy they're making the Knicks pass the torch like that on Opening Night. But I don't make the schedule or the rules.
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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
ah ok they just forgot to invite me. funny mix up. but we will get it sorted out 🤣
Tweet from Derek Bodner:

"Jaylen Brown says they all (Maxey, Embiid, Brown, VJ and LeBron) are in a group chat and communicate every day."
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Y🎃ur Hardc🎃re Dad @dansbadsky.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
As someone gets very mad at and knows the Sixers, I have thought exactly this. As a Sixers fan: fuck this GM and I'll see you in hell after the parade
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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Noted
Tweet from NBA reporter Sam Amico:

NBA GM: "He’s still LeBron, or still has moments where he’ll remind you he was once LeBron. But this is gonna be the chapter where we watch him and say that he stuck around too long. Someday we’ll ask, ‘Remember when LeBron played for Sixers?’ and laugh.”
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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
smiling through it all. just the biggest, dumbest smile.
The basketball player LeBron James reposting an instagram of his teammate, Joel Embiid. Under it he writes "Trust The Process!"
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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
i've developed a genius way to beat the broad street cameras. it's called not speeding.
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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
i swear there's a machine somewhere that randomly matches former NBA role players with hot takes and feeds them into social media algorithms. like why all of a sudden am i seeing that olden polynice has serious questions about the Sixers starting five? how does that occur?
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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Even as someone who's a little Jaylen Brown skeptical...I think you gotta draw a clear line between guys like Brown and other high-usage stars who don't grade out well analytically like Westbrook and Banchero. When Brown is off the ball you have to guard him. That makes a major difference
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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
My feeling on the Knicks is the same feeling I had after Denver's title run. Ppl focus too much on one dominant playoff run and disregard all prior evidence. The Knicks were an excellent-but-not-dominant team before the 2026 playoffs. And I think that's what they'll be moving forward.
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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Still can't wrap my mind around the fact that the last game Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown played together -- after a decade of blinding success -- was a blowout playoff loss...to the freaking Sixers. And ever since then we've been in the upside down realm
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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
fine i'll do it www.inquirer.com/sixers/lebro...
inquirer.com
With LeBron James joining the Sixers, NBC Sports Philadelphia looks to staff up
While the Sixers are expected to max out with national games, NBC Sports Philadelphia will broadcast the bulk of LeBron's first season in Philly.
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Avi Wolfman-Arent @avi-wa.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
King James 🤝 This King
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