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Jonah Maves @hunchojman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

TJ Shannon on improvement areas he worked on this summer. "Finishing, with my right hand, I improved that a lot. It was a big start to my summer. For my first full month of training, it was all right-handed stuff."

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Hoop Informatics @hoopinformatics.com · 28/09/2026

Pin this feed and it will appear alongside your other feeds, making it easy to catch up on how former Fighting Illini players are performing in the NBA.

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Drew @drew-h-stevens.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I thought the hardest part about stepping away from covering the Bulls and Sky would be losing access. I was wrong. One last piece for @thebigs.bsky.social. www.thebigs.us/single-post/...

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The Best Part Was Never the Access

As I step away, I find myself thinking less about the games than the people who made covering them such a rewarding experience.

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Hoop Informatics @hoopinformatics.com · 28/09/2026

I’m not sure the NBA is ready for Goatee Rudy Gobert

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Hoop Informatics @hoopinformatics.com · 25/09/2026

Find someone that loves you like Troy Weaver loves players from the DMV

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Keerthika Uthayakumar @keerthikau.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A bunch of aggregators make something up without any context, none of them bother to listen to the clip before re-aggregating, google proceeds to also aggregate always check yours sources kids

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Krishna Narsu @knarsu3.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I'm super excited to be joining the Charlotte Hornets as an Analytics Researcher. It has been a life long dream of mine to work in the NBA and I'm super excited about joining the team in Charlotte. Can't wait to get to work. Go Hornets!

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Varun Shankar @byvarunshankar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Steven Adams predicts that performance for players, coaches and scouts across sports leagues will dip in November. Why? GTA VI comes out.

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Sarah Todd @nbasarah.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

To Timberwolves fans, I want to hear from you and want to know what you want covered, what you want more of, what you're thinking. I want to be your eyes, ears and voice. The transition to Minneapolis is happening asap, which is very overwhelming. So I'm open to all suggestions and recommendations!

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Sarah Todd @nbasarah.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Some very exciting personal news! I am overjoyed to announce that I have accepted the position as the new Timberwolves reporter at the Minnesota Star Tribune! I'm so excited to be joining a staff of incredible journalists, to move to a wonderful city, and to cover a wildly interesting team!

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Matt Hackenberg Basketball @coachhack.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

New! The Mismatch Game Behind Illinois: youtu.be/j-qqFCg07nA

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"she [jae mordant] understands it now" - lethal shooter @mo333.myatproto.social · 15/09/2026

ive worked out twice today and this is making me want to run thru a wall

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Hoop Informatics @hoopinformatics.com · 15/09/2026

Ayo Dosunmu sharing wisdom. “You gotta do double work. Like a MF Stojakovic they looking to kill you ass off the strength of what your pops did” “Underwood loved psychotic MF’ers” Also said Illinois facility is better than all but 2-3 NBA facilities and names Clippers/Warriors facility as better

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Hoop Informatics @hoopinformatics.com · 05/09/2026

Some are saying @kornhub.bsky.social is the peoples most influential poster winner Cast your ballot: bsky38.com

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Law Murray 📘 @lawmurraythenu.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

LA Clippers first round picks 2022: to OKC (Paul George trade) 2023: swap to OKC 2024: to OKC 2025: swap to OKC 2026: to OKC 2027: swap to OKC 2028: to BOS/PHI (James Harden trade) 2029: FORFEIT 2030: FORFEIT 2031: FORFEIT 2032: FORFEIT 2033: FORFEIT 2034: LAC own (a year that exists)

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Matt Hackenberg Basketball @coachhack.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

NEW! The Shot Selection System Behind Illinois: youtu.be/4Tl1zgs5g-c

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Hoop Informatics @hoopinformatics.com · 28/08/2026

When thinking of Jonathan Kuminga in a vacuum, it may not be that appealing to Wolves fans. But when comparing him to Julius Randle and realizing while there is a drop off, it’s not actually as steep as we might assume it is. Screenshot: Dunksandthrees.com

Dunks & Threes EPM & Estimated Skills table comparing Julius Randle (MIN, F-C, age 31) and Jonathan Kuminga (ATL, F, age 23), dated Jun 13, 2026, with percentile ranks below each stat. Randle: 35.8 MPG (94), 25.6 USG (91), +0.7 OFF (82), +0.1 DEF (69), +0.7 EPM (79), 28.3 PTS (88), 58.0 TS% (68), 15.3 2PA (91), 53.1 2P% (41), 5.4 3PA (29), 33.4 3P% (39), 8.5 FTA (95), 78.2 FT% (56), 2.9 ORB (68), 6.7 DRB (63), 4.9 AST (64), 4.3 TOV (4), 1.3 STL (25), 0.3 BLK (8). Kuminga: 23.7 MPG (61), 22.3 USG (82), -1.4 OFF (45), +0.8 DEF (87), -0.5 EPM (66), 26.2 PTS (83), 56.6 TS% (53), 12.6 2PA (81), 54.8 2P% (58), 7.3 3PA (51), 32.7 3P% (28), 7.3 FTA (92), 71.0 FT% (21), 2.5 ORB (62), 7.5 DRB (74), 3.6 AST (43), 3.1 TOV (23), 1.4 STL (40), 0.7 BLK (48). Below, an Estimated Plus-Minus line chart by age from 19 to 31.5, with scatter points behind each trend line. Randle's green line starts near -2.8 at age 19, dips to about -3.0 around 21, then climbs steadily to a peak near +2.5 at age 26, oscillates between roughly +1.0 and +2.7 through his late twenties, and ends at +0.7 at age 31.5 (Gm 1014). Kuminga's blue line starts near -2.9 at 19, rises sharply to about +1.0 at 21.5, spikes again near +1.0 at 22, then falls to -0.5 at age 23.7 (Gm 463).

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Ryan Eichten @reichten.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Here's how the Wolves salary cap would look like if they waived and stretched Josh Green I'm not a big fan of putting $4.9 million of dead money on the books, but that's likely the cost for Kuminga Wolves would have two open roster spots they could use on vet minimum contracts

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Shams Charania Tweets @shamsbot.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

BREAKING: Jonathan Kuminga has agreed to a two-year, $13 million deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves, plus a player option, agent Aaron Turner tells ESPN. Kuminga will be a starter alongside Anthony Edwards, LaMelo Ball, Jaden McDaniels and Rudy Gobert on the West contender.

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The Detroit News @detroitnews.com · 24/08/2026

One day after falling to the Lithuania national team, the shorthanded Wolverines were handed a similar result against the country’s reserve squad.

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Michigan basketball drops second exhibition on its overseas trip

One day after falling to the Lithuania national team, the shorthanded Wolverines were handed a similar result against the country’s reserve squad.

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Lucas Seehafer @seehafer.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

This is a true meniscus repair then. Much better long-term outcomes if it holds.

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Hoop Informatics @hoopinformatics.com · 22/08/2026

Newly acquired Milwaukee Bucks guard Kasparas Jakucionis was one of the most efficient catch and shoot players in the NBA in his rookie season. Farther right = more efficient Higher = higher attempt rate Tool: courtsketch.com/scattergen

Scatter plot on a black background titled "Catch and Shoot FGA vs Catch and Shoot EFG% Per 100," labeled 2026 RS. Notes at top read "Player Filter: Min 10 MPG, Min 10 GP" and "Stat Cutoffs: 10th pctile Catch and Shoot EFG%, 10th pctile Catch and Shoot FGA." Credit reads @GabeLeftBrain. The x-axis is Catch and Shoot EFG%, running from about 40 to 75. The y-axis is Catch and Shoot FGA, running from about 2 to 12. Roughly 300 teal dots form a broad cloud centered near 55 EFG% and 6 to 8 FGA, with a magenta trend line rising gently from about 5 FGA at 40 EFG% to about 7.3 FGA at 74 EFG%, indicating a weak positive relationship. One dot is highlighted in salmon pink and labeled in yellow: Kasparas Jakučionis, at roughly 72 Catch and Shoot EFG% and 6.2 Catch and Shoot FGA, sitting near the far right edge of the distribution at a slightly below-average shot volume.

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Evollve @evollve.net · 21/08/2026

🚨2026 site is live 🚨 Just in time for the start of the season tonight, we've launched the updated Evollve.net including 🏐new features such as player impact metrics like RAPM 🏐game projections including for both games tonight 🏐much more! Our preseason top 10:

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Hoop Informatics @hoopinformatics.com · 21/08/2026

The 2024 TV deal increasing valuations and with it locked in for 11 years it’s a good time to sell now combined with the loosening of restrictions this decade of who can buy stakes in teams is my guess on why so many sales.

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Hoop Informatics @hoopinformatics.com · 21/08/2026

It is interesting. Some of it is age related on the sellers, but I wonder how much the change is the NBA allowing private equity, sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, and university endowments to have a stake in the team now.

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HoopsAnalyst @hoopsanalyst.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Random POTD Dee Brown. Illinois G teamed w/Deron Williams to almost win 05 NCAA title. Brown was drafted 46th by UTA in 06. Had 2 ppg as rookie & went to Turkey. Had cameos w/WAS & PHO in 08-09 before returning to Europe from 09-15. Now coaches Division 2 college Roosevelt U.

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Hoop Informatics @hoopinformatics.com · 20/08/2026

In my headcannon, this will be the shot that ended the Jokic era Nuggets as contenders.

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 18/08/2026

I’m really loving @bookhive.buzz, which is a well-designed GoodReads substitute that works directly with the Bluesky account you already have: bookhive.buzz/profile/fain...

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BookHive | @faineg.bsky.social

@faineg.bsky.social's reading profile — 279 books read on BookHive

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[Utah] Jazz Man Mark @jazzmanmark.com · 17/08/2026

Okay actually reading the article and I don't think this changes much in practice The NBA--nor Pablo Torre--has never had DISPOSITIVE proof. It's all aggressive circumstantial evidence (still important!) The NBA is still looking at whether this conduct is punishable www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

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Sources: NBA has no evidence Ballmer funneled money to Leonard via sponsors

The NBA has found no evidence showing LA Clippers owner Steve Ballmer funneled money through team sponsors to pay Kawhi Leonard, according to three people with knowledge of discussions between the two sides in recent days.

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Evan Zamir @evanzamir.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

This is a thing I'm working on. Consider it a beta version. The idea is to separate linear player effects from non-additive lineup interactions in a way that I don't think has been done before (to my knowledge!). There's a lot of stuff here already. Enjoy or not enjoy! gestalt.toplines.app

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NBA GESTALT | Lineup Lab

A whole whose properties emerge from the relationships among its parts.

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Hoop Informatics @hoopinformatics.com · 17/08/2026

Anthony Edwards is one of the most efficient catch and shoot players in the game, but is near the bottom of the league in catch and shoot attempts per 100 possessions. That frequency should move up. Tool: courtsketch.com/scattergen Farther right = more efficient Higher = higher attempt rate

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Hoop Informatics @hoopinformatics.com · 17/08/2026

Example: Wolves Every NBA team typically has at least one starter who assists on 25% or more of their teammates' shots while on the floor, except for the Wolves. Randle led them with 22.7% last season. Now they will have LaMelo Ball who is pushing a 40% assist% setting up Anthony Edwards.

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Hoop Informatics @hoopinformatics.com · 17/08/2026

I’m excited for the upcoming NBA season, so I put together two things I’m most looking forward to watching for each team.

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What I'm Most Excited to Watch for All 30 NBA Teams This Season - Hoop Informatics

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Hoop Informatics @hoopinformatics.com · 15/08/2026

Knicks fans chasing Victor Wembanyama while Benny the Bull defeats Jalen Brunson with popcorn

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alex benzer @alexbenzer.com · 13/08/2026

big video update today! 🚢 now in beta: - you can upload videos up to 10 min long - video uploads should be much faster than before - upload progress indicator should be more accurate try it by enabling beta features here: bsky.app/settings/bet... may take a bit to fully roll out. lmk how it goes!

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Glenn McComb @lenymo.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I need one more Android beta tester for the HoopsJunkie mobile app. Would be grateful if anyone could help out and install it. hoopsjunkie.io/mobile-apps?...

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Get the Hoops Junkie app (beta) - Hoops Junkie

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Hoop Informatics @hoopinformatics.com · 09/08/2026

The Substack AI detection tool does not appear to be functional. Perhaps if it gives a very high percentage, then yes. I just wrote some paragraphs to test and @pangram.com said it was 8% AI. Example: “Blossom” was a word I used that once I replaced it with the word “grow” it lowered the AI%.

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Hoop Informatics @hoopinformatics.com · 08/08/2026

Yes. I will get that fixed tomorrow. Thanks for giving me a heads up. I knew there would be some stuff I needed to clean up.

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Hoop Informatics @hoopinformatics.com · 08/08/2026

Instead of just a google sheet, I now have the basketball resource database here as well. Mostly all sites with stats, visuals, or game notes. I may eventually expand it to include other resources.

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Hoop Informatics — The Basketball Resource Database

67 stats sites, models, and visual tools for the NBA, WNBA, and college game. Searchable, sorted, and kept current.

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Hoop Informatics @hoopinformatics.com · 04/08/2026

A projected top-5 college basketball team just loss their offensive engine to a foot injury. Illinois basketball announced that David Mirkovic had surgery on his left foot after sustaining an injury in practice and is expected to make a full recovery, although no time table was given.

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Hoop Informatics @hoopinformatics.com · 04/08/2026

Everything I post is free, but I started using buymeacoffee.com if someone really likes a certain thing I wrote or wants to throw some dollars my way to help cover data/software subscriptions I utilize. So if Leaflet had that built in I would offer it as an option.

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Hoop Informatics @hoopinformatics.com · 04/08/2026

Or the hockey goalie who makes the spectacular save but never would have needed it with better positioning in the net. I’m focusing on what the basketball versions of these are this season. Flash vs. the players who routinely make the simple right play.

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Hoop Informatics @hoopinformatics.com · 04/08/2026

Something I’ve been thinking a lot about is separating what’s flashy from what actually impacts winning. The basketball equivalent of a shortstop whose diving catch draws the highlight, while a better shortstop, with sharper reactions and more range, turns the same ground ball into a routine play.

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