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🏀🧵They actually did it! He got $22M AAV! I like Podz more than most Warriors fans. He's well-rounded and someone who can fit a 4th-6th slot in a rotation very well. This is about the limit of what I'd consider a neutral deal given his impact, age and iron-man availbaility.

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Normalizing cap hit % to discuss deals is going to be a long process but an important one.

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Trust the process, my friends ahah

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I mean, I did have him with my (untested) salary model at around ~$22M and he's only *really* crossing that by a considerable margin on a year that is a mutual option. He's starting the deal just below $2M above the cap hold. Yeah, I'm good. bsky.app/profile/keit...

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He's not a floor raiser but he can always play. His impact will look better the better the team around him is but he's usually not taking anything away either. It's a long-term deal, with somewhat neutral value and he's locked in for potentially his entire prime. Works for me.

This contract also seems like the result of some faith he can still grow from where he's been the last couple of years. The news from camp have been encouraging. There's certainly a world where he stagnates and the deal becomes a heavy load. But this isn't a Zeke Nnaji contract.

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Do I wish his shot and agressiveness were more consistent? Sure. I also wish he had more ways to get his own shot when attacking the paint because he's almost exclusively looking for the pass, and if the defense knows that you aren't forcing them to collapse.

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I also don't want to ignore that he actually is adept at moving the ball and he's a very active screener for a guard:

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He works well both on and off the ball, with solid results all around. Though he's always at his best when he acts quickly off a catch than as an initiaor. My first sign of how washed Bruce Brown looked last season was Brandin blowing by him twice in their October matchup.

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This is starter money for someone who's probably not a needle-mover, but there is value in his versatility and easy fit with most lineups. Decent shooting, quickness of his decisions comes and goes, small but tries hard on defense and is elite at drawing charges...

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I'm just so happy Tyrese Haliburton is back ❤️

Martim 🏀 @mempire25.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I'm just so happy Tyrese Haliburton is back ❤️

Martim 🏀 @mempire25.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

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🏀📊 LeBron, even far from his best self, stands out as clearly the best playmaker on this Sixers squad. The thing is I'm actually excited about the possibility of a full point LeBron season. I like these "vet on his last legs controlling the game with his mind and organizing the offense" seasons.

Martim 🏀 @mempire25.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I mean, I liked CP3 on the Spurs ahah. And LeBron will have more than that to offer, naturally. I just hope he stays healthy enough for a full-ish season.

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Love this. Massive steal for the Raptors. Shead being small makes it hard for him to impact defense at all levels, but he has incredible hands and he seemingly teleports around the court. With a variety of deflections, charges drawn & passes stolen, you have a walking generator of feedback loops.

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Martim 🏀 @mempire25.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

He's a very rare combo in terms of how he both suppresses your team's turnovers, while creating all sorts of troubles for the opposite guards. It gives him fantastic value as a backup point, even if his own scoring efficiency has always been awful (which is what caps his value).

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Martim 🏀 @mempire25.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Woke up to this. I was never really concerned but it's particularly nice I won't get clickbait for a year about "well, what if...? 👀". Also, it's a solid 20M discount and I am curious to see what the FO does with that. I'm sure there were specific intentions outlined.

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Martim 🏀 @mempire25.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

32. Julian Reese signs a two-way deal with the Pelicans. We're in *that* part of the offseason but I am moderatly intrigued by the flashes he showed with the Wizards. bsky.app/profile/memp...

Martim 🏀 @mempire25.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I see the game. I see the goal. I get it. But I cannot help but fall for it. It gets reactions out of me.

Martim 🏀 @mempire25.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

.... I have very real, potentially controversial, thoughts about a world where Doctor Who is not included (or a bunch of great animated shows that aren't R rated) but we have shows like Stranger Things.

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I don't fully know what else Julian Reese does that will get him minutes in a rotation right now, but I sure know he can go grab himself some rebounds...

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It's hard to think about the 2021-22 Bulls and not grieve for Lonzo suffering such a catastrophic injury as he was playing the best basketball of his life. Also, Ball and Caruso together were a dream pairing. Creating paint touches involved dodging the hands of these two lunatics.

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Well, it's fair to say he has good hands to strip bigs trying to post him up and he'll get to any lazy passes you throw near him. But we are going very deep into it. I wouldn't call his defense "impactful".

I don't fully know what else Julian Reese does that will get him minutes in a rotation right now, but I sure know he can go grab himself some rebounds...

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Martim 🏀 @mempire25.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

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"Ontem julguei ter visto a luz Nas horas brancas conduzi o despertar E fui subindo a escada Que me separava do meu fim Abandonei quem já passou Fechei os olhos e previ o que encontrei E foi nesta viagem Que eu percebi que não estou só" A próxima ronda é em teu nome, Palma ❤️

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Martim 🏀 @mempire25.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Ok, at this point I already think this would be a clear overpay - and it's more than what he can get with a QO + 4y max with a new team. Detroit has no reason to go higher. Unless Duren is willing to take this amount but in a 2+1 or 3+1, this relationship seems truly finished.

31. It is now the other Thompson twin that gets his bag, and I make my case on Ausar deserving the trust of the Pistons. bsky.app/profile/memp...

30. Keyonte George commits to a future with the Jazz and I look at some of his growth over his young career bsky.app/profile/memp...

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🏀📊Great summer in the Thompson family There just aren't many defenders of this caliber alive Maybe the only time where being the best defender in your family is by itself huge praise Ausar is one of the very few non-bigs I could see as a defense onto himself I'm on board

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🏀📊Keyonte George had to adapt to a new role when asked to be more of a playmaker, and his growth on that front - and on his scoring - has been remarkable. In that sense, 15%-17% of the cap starting in 27-28 doesn't shock me. I get the excitement there. However, this (...)

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(...) you can't tell me there isn't a world where he develops a game similar to Dyson Daniles in this latest season. Being a wing screener, short roll passer, etc. Only reason they aren't exploring it yet is because they have another non-shooter with Duren who is doing all that.

I naturally understand the fears with his offensive limitations, but I thought he showed enough ability as a baseline cutter and crashing the boards that you can continue to develop that. Not every game is going to be easy, but (...)

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And there's a solid chance I'm on the wrong side of history here, but I'd rather pay Thompson than Duren. Ausar's defense is much better than Jalen's offense (or defense), and if a team is to reach their highest upside, I believe you must bet on the highest upside skillset.

So I hope this deal ends up paying off for Utah. The Jaren Jackson trade was in many ways a reflection of this FO believing they have in Keyonte their main initiator for the foreseeable future. And this deal is a good compromise between that promise and what he's shown already.

Very skewed filters but here's the list of players last season with 25+ Points Per 75, 80+ Movement Scoring percentile & 90+ percentile in volume-weighed PPP as pick-and-roll ball handler: Stephen Curry, Jamal Murray, Keyonte George

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I do like that Keyonte, despite all his work in pick and roll, he also shows skills that fit in a system that requires him to play away from the ball.

(...) still inconsstent but he gained a lot of efficiency back by becoming a free-throw machine. He's got a good 1st step, great lateral shiftiness and he's great at timing his shooting motion to when a defender is reaching or commits to something that will generate contact.

(...) contract is also betting that he can turn himself into a survivable piece on a defense... instead of one of the most statistically damaging players in the NBA on that end. The value gained in just that jump would be gigantic. His pull-up is (...)