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Transfer Portal Madness has begun. The chart below ranks the portal success of Big Ten HCs in the NIL era – based on transfers that have earned All-Big Ten Honors. Perhaps the ONLY Big Ten HC evaluation that ranks Tom Izzo and Matt Painter last. 🧵 (1/10)

An underrated positive impact of NIL! In contrast to prevailing sentiment among analysts and fans regarding NIL policies that tends to be overwhelmingly negative Check out the free article 👇 👇

KD turns 37 in September. Out of all NBA players who have retired in the last 10 years, 25 of them have at least 3 career All-Star Game appearances. The average age of their final All-Star selection is 31.8 years old. The average age of retirement is 37.6 years old.

5 of the most ridiculous stats & takeaways from the 2025 NBA Playoffs you NEED to see! 🧵

A ridiculous Pascal Siakam stat 🔥 TWICE as many FGA as anyone else in the Conference Finals in the first 6 seconds of the shot clock. He converted at 71.0%. The Pacers have one of the best transition offenses we've seen in a long time and Siakam is at the center of it.

Highest 3P% from a teammate duo in the history of the NBA Playoffs: 1) Nesmith 53.8% Nembhard 51.1% (2025, IND) 2) Fisher 61.7% Bryant 40.3% (2003, LAL) 3) Allen 57.1% Pierce 44.7% (2011, BOS) 4) Frye 56.5% Irving 44.0% (2016, CLE) *Min. of 45 3P attempts each*

Makes a lot of sense that the Lions are the team that proposed this rule change NFC North is the toughest division in football The current playoff seeding format is most punishing towards teams that finish 2nd or 3rd in their division with an elite overall record

Denver career Game 7s (total of 24) Jokic: 6 Murray: 6 Braun: 2 Gordon: 2 MPJ: 4 Westbrook: 4 OKC career Game 7s (total of 2) SGA: 1 Williams: 0 Chet: 0 Dort: 0 Hartenstein: 1 Caruso: 0

KAT’s 3P Shotmaking in the Playoffs: 6 games vs. DET: 12/25 (48%) 3 games vs. BOS: 1/7 (14%) The Knicks are -50 in the First Half through 3 games in this series. NY needs more 3P production from KAT as they look to go up 3-1 tonight in MSG.

Total Playoff Minutes from 5 Starters as a Percentage of Total Team Playoff Minutes: 81% Knicks 78% Nuggets 68% Timberwolves 67% Celtics 66% Pacers 64% Thunder *Cavs and Warriors intentionally left out (key starters have missed significant time)*

Celtics’ WIDE-OPEN 3P Shotmaking in Game 3: 12/19 (63.2%) Game 2: 5/24 (20.8%) Game 1: 7/24 (29.2%) Can’t remember, does anyone know which team has won which games?

Odds to get Cooper Flagg tomorrow: Jazz, Wizards, Hornets: 14% Pelicans: 12.5% 76ers: 10.5% Nets: 9% Raptors: 7.5% Spurs: 6.8% Rockets, Trail Blazers: 3.8% Mavericks, Bulls: 1.8% Kings: 0.8%

Anthony Edwards attempted two pull-up jump shots in Game 2. In Game 1, he took 3. Averaged 11.2 per game (3rd highest in the NBA) this year… His confidence in his jumper is very low right now, something to keep an eye on.

Anthony Edwards ranked 3rd in the NBA this year in pull-up jump shots (11.2 per game) In Game 1, Ant took ONLY THREE 3 pull-ups is the fewest he’s taken in his last 121 games 😳 (dating back to March 4th, 2024) Celtics aren’t alone in feeling the playoff nerves right now…

Alex Caruso in the 2025 NBA playoffs: #1 in deflections per game (4.5) #3 in steals per game (2.3) He’s been historically disruptive on defense this postseason. He’s only averaging 19.8 minutes per game!!!

Celtics’ WIDE-OPEN 3PA/g in 5 games vs Orlando: 10.6 3PA/g — 41.5% Celtics’ WIDE-OPEN 3PA/g in 2 games vs New York: 24.0 3PA/g — 25.0% Getting more than 2x as many wide open looks from 3. Whole team has the yips right now. (besides Pritchard)

@BarstoolBigCat here is the answer to your question: Nikola Jokic is the best player in the world. In the NBA, winning is everything and +/- is the most important metric to analyze. Here are the Top 15 players in the NBA based on this stat:👇

Garland, Mobley, and Hunter combined for 53.4 PPG on average this year. 2nd, 3rd, and 4th leading scorers behind Spida. Not to mention the downgrade defensively… The spread on @FDSportsbook has dropped from -8.5 to -6 in the past 30 mins.

Cade Cunningham ranks in the Playoffs: **among 200+ players** #1 in drives per game (20.0) #2 in FGA from 0-9 feet per game (12.5) #3 in FGM from 0-9 feet per game (6.2) #54 in 3PA per game (4.7) #99 in 3PM per game (0.8)

Seeing a lot of "maybe Nico Harrison was right" on Twitter today... My article dissects the Luka Doncic trade against six blockbuster deals from 2019–2025, proving its historic failure through precise data. Free, 3-minute read!👇 samschwartz71.substack.com/p/the-luka-tra… Highlights below 🧵

On the other side of this… 89.1% of Cade Cunningham’s FGM have been unassisted in the playoffs. Only starter to record a higher % than Cade in the last 7 postseasons is Luka Doncic. Luka was at 91.7% in 2021 and 90.6% in 2020.