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1 pitch into the at bat. The only way Ron's Abreu hatred makes sense is if you think Ron is Abreu and can only succeed by creating a separate persona to give himself bulletin board material.

Hitting .253/.307/.795 That's not raking at all.

For real!

Thing is, when the "AD is the next great Lakers big man" photos were going around social media, I felt like they were missing the guy they were so ready to anoint last time. They won't have max cap, so no Kemba. 538 broke down where they stand - and it's uncertain territory. Way more uncertain than you'd like for having AD and LeBron.

Rick Ankiel is a weird, weird fucking story.

So it could ultimately be 2 additional picks. The Top 8 protection to push them all back a year is genius.

If that's true, it becomes a fleece unless LeBron becomes Kareem with his durability and production into old age.

If I'm reading this right...the Pelicans got pick swaps...for the years they didn't get first rounders? Cause Stepien rule would mean they'd be getting firsts in 2019, 2021, 2023. There's no way they got 4 pick swaps, right?

That's what happens when your generational superstar doesn't obliterate his legs and you win another generational talent. I imagine New Orleans trades #4 to the Hawks for #8 and #10 to shore up their front court behind Zion and Randle.

We Are Alec Hansen

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There's a lot of hot takes in here.

Hansen finally starting again!

NASHVILLE CAN WAIT

This. If we're gonna throw an asterisk on the Raptors victory, then throw one on the entire Warriors dynasty. They still had three All-NBA players at the end of Game 6.

That's huge. Might snag one of the later guys now.

Mize, no. But it reinforces the danger of injuries for those who won't get it.

Draymond with the most unclutch play of all time to seal it for Toronto.

Klay's knee did not look good on that landing.

Yeah, hard pass. If the #3 were in play, sure, but now you're opening up a hole at SG, you're not drafting and developing Garland when you have Ball-Dunn...that's just a terrible trade. And LaVine isn't overpaid at $18M, especially when the cap will keep going up. He's basically the same player as Devin Booker, while making an average $13M less.

Mize just provided the counter argument to his go to college tweet. Hope it's nothing serious.

The Athletic is well worth the subscription, especially if you catch it during one of its frequent sales. A snippet.

I mean, we literally had the President of the United States as a Sox fan for eight years, wearing an old tattered Sox cap and jacket to throw out the first pitch at Nationals' games.

Instead, the need to get Congress to pass the Save America's Pastime Act, which allowed them to pay minor leaguer's below minimum wage. The name of that bill will forever infuriate me.