This is an incredible rundown of where the Huskies are at following their first open practice: UConn begins again on road to potential fourth Final Four in five seasons dalydoseofhoops.com/2026/08/07/u...

UConn begins again on road to potential fourth Final Four in five seasons - A Daly Dose Of Hoops

By Joe Budzelek (@JBudzelek) STORRS, Conn. — UConn opened the doors to its practice Friday, providing an early look at a roster that features ten newcomers, seven of which are underclassmen.  While th...

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@lucaskaplan.bsky.social loved your and Erik’s review of the Nets offseason on the LockedOn Pod. One topic I’d love your thoughts on is the potential impact of Randle on Mikel & Egor’s development. Does his ability to slot them into roles help more than his propensity to hold the ball hurts?

And I would do anything for clicks Oh, I would do anything for clicks Oh, I would do anything for clicks But I won't Douthat

Live look at Sean Marks learning the news that a 6’10” positionless forward with iffy NBA athleticism but a proven offensive skillset at lower levels will be available on waivers in two days if he can resist the urge to trade for him

Boy Holding Fart with Red Face

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KeithSmithNBA@keithsmithnba.bsky.social · 2w ago

The Philadelphia 76ers have been looking for a trade for Johni Broome. If they can’t find one, the team may waive and stretch Broome’s salary. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope wont clear waivers until tomorrow. The Sixers have time to work out the move to clear room to sign KCP.

Just remembered the Nets have Philly’s 2028 pick (top 8 protected). BURN IT DOWN LEBRON!

This is chock full of really interesting quotes. I thought this one in particular gave a lot of insight into the state of the league and deal making at the moment

KeithSmithNBA@keithsmithnba.bsky.social · 3w ago

One of my favorite parts of Summer League is seeing everyone in one place. I talk with at least one person from every team, plus agents. The result: an overflowing notebook! Here is the East, plus notes on the second apron, cap growth and more! www.spotrac.com/news/_/id/34...

I can’t believe the WWE calls it “Hell In A Cell” and not “The Stamford Prison Experiment.”

With Summer League complete went ahead and ranked the top 10 rookies coming out of Vegas sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/...

NBA Rookie Rankings: Who's at the head of the class after Summer League?

AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson, Cameron Boozer and Caleb Wilson all showcased why their teams should be excited. But who's No. 1?

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🚨🚨 Alright #Netsworld I feel like it’s worth calling out that we have something resembling positive buzz around this rebuild: Lowe/Mahoney relegation draft - open.spotify.com/episode/2unF... Game Theory Sophomore summer league evals - open.spotify.com/episode/0EPw...

The Relegation Zone Draft With Rob Mahoney!

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This story is crazy. It would appear Trump admin officials rigged their nationally televised high school civics contest to keep a young man from a Sikh family out of the finalists. www.notus.org/national/ame...

Suspicion and Doubt at the National Civics Contest

America’s finest young scholars competed to mark their country's birthday. It led to a disputed finish in the age of mistrust.

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“League sources confirmed it was no coincidence Dëmin's biggest areas of improvement coincided with his biggest rookie struggles. The guard isn't afraid of his weaknesses. Instead, he embraces them — seeing through as his only way out.” Words on Egor Dëmin's Nets: clutchpoints.com/nba/brooklyn...

#NetwWorld nice little (Mikel-focused) Brooklyn Backcourt discussion at the ~16:10 mark or so. Great to hear some enthusiasm from national guys (although Dunker Spot is quite thorough so it’s no surprise!) Stay for the meditations on a potential Libs v Valkyries first round series as well

Nuh-KAI-us Duncan@nekiasnba.bsky.social · 4w ago

🚨 NEW POD ALERT🚨 @stevejones20.bsky.social & I are BYKE w more Dunker Spot! We bounced around: -More Summer League shoutouts -Way Too Early ROY thoughts -LeBron, pls -THE VALKYRIES JUST KEEP WINNING -Diabolical Free Throws NBA: youtu.be/Iy7M5qFCi6c?... WNBA: youtu.be/6PpKf-aLigo?...

Mikel hitting this gear with ease vs traps/hedges is not something Nets fans are very familiar with. The whole sports car simile is overdone, but he really does feel like a Sweet Sixteen present..

Egor Demin: too good for summer league. 16 pts 3 assists just in the first quarter, Nets lead Kings 38-18 after 1.

Watching clips from today of Egor looking big and faking the three and driving successfully to the hoop

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Saw a few different instances of this today. Granted it’s summer league (and the game was a derp-fest) and it’s nothing crazy, but assertively pressing advantages is growth for him. Even saw one off a pump fake and drive. Baby steps!

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strong start to the summer for @whoisegor3 Original post

They’re going to write a book about this trade but chapters 1-5 are just going to be detailing the swap rights on the Sixers ‘28 FRP.

KeithSmithNBA@keithsmithnba.bsky.social · last mo.

Here are the options for the 2028 swap/pick BOS got in the trade with PHI: 1. If LAC is 1-16 AND PHI is 1-8, then BOS gets the best of LAC/PHI/[lesser of BOS (top-1 protected)/SAS] 2. If LAC is 1-16 and PHI is 9-30, then BOS gets the best of LAC/[lesser of BOS (top-1 protected)/SAS] 1/4

If Jeezy’s payin Lebron, I’m paying Dean Wade

NBA Daily News@insidenbanews.bsky.social · last mo.

Fischer: Cavs have held trade conversations regarding Max Strus, Dennis Schroder. Those potential moves would help free up space to try and add LeBron James and retain Dean Wade.

Mikel Brown Jr. high and low cases from the *phenomenal* Swish Theory draft guide: theswishtheory.com/2026-nba-dra...

Sean Marks is like if Bruce Wayne witnessed his parents killing and instead of seeing a bat it was a jack-of-all-trades tweener big/fwd who lacks NBA athleticism

Michael Scotto@mikeascotto.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The Brooklyn Nets will select Tyler Bilodeau with the No. 43 pick in the 2026 NBA Draft.

So quick recap of my speed run of pod recaps: -LockedOn Nets: palpable enthusiasm -Game Theory: they would’ve gone Acuff, but think Mikel has all star upside -Dunc’d On: Duncan lists the Nets as a draft winner, Leroux is more skeptical

Idk if this will make him feel good but I found @andrewjclaudio.bsky.social’s breakdown of the Randle trade extremely gracious (and insightful) from the Nets perspective.

Extremely important draft day question for #Netsworld: if the Nets do take the 6’10” Tennessee F (either at 6 or via trade down) who will be first to make a “Whatever and Ever Ament” joke? A. @howardbeck.bsky.social, B. @norlander.bsky.social, or C. @johnhollinger.bsky.social ?

they paid $13.5 million annually (for two years) to get a much better player (sorry Nic love you) and move up five spots in the draft while opening a pathway for Nic's potentially better, lower-cost backup to start games they're not gonna engrave it on Marks' headstone but it's solid

@carlsincharge.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Can you expand on the “good nets trade” part? Reaction seems pretty down in general. Do you like it in a vacuum or in the context of other stuff that’s coming? I’ll buy it on the merits of: JR does stuff last years team couldn’t do (self create, rebound, play w/ force) even if he’s a placeholder

Alright, I wrote about the Knicks title, the NYC, the Mikal of it all, and that's that: www.netsdaily.com/nets-feature...

the knicks winning a championship... only in new york

I mean the Brunson walk off is anticlimactic at this point

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Why is New York City Rallying Behind a Kalshi Advertisement?

An investigation

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Sean Marks circling the potential Chet buy-low opportunity like a bloodthirsty shark.”I can get him slimmed down and he’ll be UNSTOPPABLE”