this man is a moron and incompetent to the highest degree.

[Windhorst] The Heat’s Jimmy Butler has communicated to the Warriors that he’s unwilling to sign an extension there & therefore trade talks to send him to Golden State have ended for now, sources told ESPN.

[Los Angeles Lakers] Luka Dončić has arrived in LA!

SGA on Luka being traded: “I learned that lesson the hard way in my first year in the NBA. I got traded out the blue. Didn’t see it coming. It doesn’t surprise me anymore than myself getting traded a long time ago. I found out it was a business my first season.”

[Speers] Love that Nico Harrison backed himself into a corner where winning the championship is the only way to win that trade and meanwhile his team is a game out of 11th and the team in 12th just got significantly better. If the Warriors/Suns make a move, this could get REALLY bad for the Mavs.

The Dallas Mavericks had a core of Luka Dončić, Jalen Brunson, and Kristaps Porzingis. All three now play for the most historic big market teams in the league: Lakers, Knicks and Celtics.

[Russillo] “He could have been smoking cigarettes taking the fucking ball up the court”

[Russo] LA Clippers announcer Brian Sieman on the Luka Doncic trade: "In a related story, because the Mavericks are now focused only on defense, they gave up 50 points in the first quarter to the Cleveland Cavaliers."

[McMenamin] After the Lakers and Mavericks agreed to the Luka Dončić deal late Saturday night, Lakers GM Rob Pelinka made three calls in quick succession, sources told ESPN: a joint call with Anthony Davis and JJ Redick; a call to Davis' agent, Rich Paul; and a call to LeBron James.

[Aldridge] I’ve been covering the NBA for 37 years. Almost nothing that happens - deals, free agent signings, draft choices, coach hiring/firings - rises to the level of, as the great Ben Bradlee used to call them, “Holy S—t” stories. You just used to crazy. This is a “Holy S—t” trade.

In 2023, the Dallas Mavericks placed a statue of Dirk Nowitzki with the words "Loyalty Never Fades Away" into it. 2 years later, they traded their loyal generational talent to the Lakers.

[Spears] The Lakers will always make sure they have a showstopper on their roster. And after LeBron James departs or retires, they have their next one in Luka Doncic.

Is America a serious country

[McMahon] “I believe that defense wins championships,” Mavs GM Nico Harrison told ESPN regarding his motivation to trade Doncic for AD. “I believe that getting an All-Defensive center and an All-NBA player with a defensive mindset gives us a better chance. We’re built to win now and in the future.”

So close yet so far

Pair of Fours - Augment Discussion #59

Utah Firefighters Watch as Their Republican Representatives Take Away Their Rights to Collectively Bargain

Golden Retriever livestreams his orange-picking job.

In denial despite proof in front of them

Trump administration fires members of cybersecurity review board in 'horribly shortsighted' decision

Reddit is banning X links. Could Europe be next?

Senator Chuck Schumer responds to President Trump’s JFK executive order: “Now do UFOs.”

Reddit has finally become nearly unusable due to this latest tantrum

X.com links are now banned on the sub. (Please read in full).

Seems we've pissed of Twitter lmao.