Held isn’t the right word, he tapped it for sure.

Well the Shark Tank reputation has been tanking in recent years, with all their stars getting involved in all sorts of shady deals around crypto, real estate and training dealings outside of the show.

Kevin O’ leary for example advocated for Bankman Fried all the way to his prison cell, and a number of his crypto companies like WonderFi(branded to his moniker) had Bankman’s backing before hiding it after Sam got exposed.

Some sharks ran real estate “camps” with false adverstising where it was implied they would be there, but they never turned up etc.

List goes on, but it was smart of Cuban to jump off the sinking ship.

Risky passing lanes, both defenders are expecting that pass.

He could have tried a speedy no look pass like those Jokic likes to toss and Giddy has done it before, but then Chet came by for an easier transition within a second.

Pretty sure 100m is what he wanted, not what was offered.

He was talking about wanting a similar contract to Draymond.

Exactly, Jokic wasn’t even playing in the NBA for the entire first year after he got drafted and couldn’t benefit from the advanced NBA facilities/staff earlier.

They were just living in different circumstances. Jokic and the Nuggets had to prove the point-center system was viable against the small ball era.

No doubt scouts now also keep an eye for “Jokic-type” players and they get drafted higher up and given more chances early on, after seeing Jokic’s success.

Paid court jester

Yeah ngl, Giannis was pretty underwhelming offensively that match.

Dame had to carry HARD anytime it went to half court offense, which was most of the 2nd half.

Pretty much the Dame and Lopez show, Giannis probably needs some time to figure out how to play a more dynamic game now that they have a better offensive weapon on the team.

Luka schooling Wemby and the young Spurs the entire game.

Beautiful masterclass on reading the floor and baiting reactions.

I’m more interested in how the hell do you get a 3 year old account with 0 Karma and history?

The saddest part is, he’s a 10 year old reddit user and yet he still doesn’t know the basics of customizing his feed.

Okay old man, don’t need to tell us your age while flashing your ignorance.

I thought tennis was supposed to have the more refined sport, thanks for proving otherwise.

Skip already has Paul Pierce for actual commentary so he hired a clown to round off his roster.

How do you overrate someone who you yourself consider an “all time great/best player/ Hall of Famer”?

Sounds like he can’t achieve more than what you already mentioned.

Superstars at their peak most likely won’t want to, but upcoming rookies and slightly washed vets will lineup to join to prove their value.

Although I won’t exclude those skillful players who just want to show off their 1v1 skills, probably like a Luka or Kyrie if it’s a short form and fun tourney.

Maybe even people with mad beef like Poole or Dillion Brooks will be interested to make a statement.

So many ways to sell it tbh.

Plenty of players talk about enjoying and growing up playing streetball in that format, some even brag about being the best at it.

1v1s(sometimes 2v2/3v3s when its a grp issue) are also how many players use to settle beef and compare skills during practice.

It’s nothing like the dunk contest where points are arbitrary.

I’m sure there will be players jumping in to prove themselves just for bragging rights if nothing else. (along with claiming their team is just holding them back, which is gonna be hilarious)

3v3 is also the most popular version of street ball.

I wonder why the NBA doesn’t have mini-events during all-stars doing 1v1s and 3v3s, I am sure there are players who would LOVE to take part.

There are a multitude of stars in the league that do that with Giannis. Trae, Booker, Dame, Kyrie, Luka, Shai etc

Lmao, you are just naming random all-star guards that play entirely differently and some of them aren’t even considered elite shooters.

Jokic can’t iso so you can’t build a heliocentric offense around him.

Jokic smashes people in iso all the time, that’s like step 1 to even being an offensive threat.

Last year he literally went through every franchise big in the Western conference, and scored on them both under the post and from the wing.

What made him so good was that, his passing game is even better than his already top tier iso.

Why is Giannis easier to build around than Jokic?

I personally think Giannis’s biggest advantage over Jokic is off the court. Giannis knows how market himself and build an interesting presence online. That sells more jerseys and tickets. He even has his own ETF and other financial instruments you’ll never see an NBA player do.

But on the court? I am looking for reasons.

Never made sense why I HAD to root for a team just because they are nearby.

I tend to root for players whose game I want to develop or just enjoy watching.

Though it’s also fun watching potential history in the making, like Wemby. So I can say “I was there when Jordan played the first game” 20 years later etc.