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kinda crazy dame didn’t shoot one of those threes
who’d rather be with his horses than playing basketballIt’s got to be frustrating for Lebron. He’s the Chosen One. He picked to play with the guy who looked like he would be the best big man of the 2020s (if healthy). And the legacy at the end of his career will be getting dominated by some random Serbian 2nd round pick.
I don’t even get what the shai/chet commercial is supposed to be
what a pro wants???
maybe my least favorite commercial of all time.
uh, no way?Kyrie isn't a superstar?
Yeah the West is potentially set up for some great matchups the next two roundsPlayoff Jamal Murray vs. Ant with a heaping side of Jokic vs. Gobert/KAT/Reid will be spectacular. I really hadn't considered it because I didn't have much confidence in the T-Wolves (because T-Wolves).
And Shai vs. Luka could be fantastic as well.
Ant tied KG for the most 30+ point games in T-Wolves history with 7. KG had 47 playoff games with the T-Wolves. Ant has 14. Different eras but still very impressive.
Must be nice to be a pro league mvp in your hobby.Jokic gets MVPs in-between horse season.
Reading the tea leaves, it looks like the NBA will be on Amazon, ESPN/ABC, TNT, and maybe NBC. I think there will be far more national TV games starting in 2025. The Athletic article suggests Amazon could host Thursday night games after the NFL regular season is over. I'm curious what this means for Amazon Prime taking over the regional Bally Sports broadcasts.
Marchand: Amazon has shown its strategy with the NFL. It added credibility at play-by-play with the legendary Al Michaels. I think it will try to go with that approach again, so I could see Ian Eagle at the top of its list. He and Mike Breen are the two best basketball play-by-play announcers, and Breen is locked up with ESPN for five more years after this one. Eagle is already the voice of the Final Four and does TNT, so he would seem like a similar prestige choice as Michaels.
As far as analysts go, Eagle and Grant Hill have been good together, but I also could see them having an interest in someone like JJ Redick, another Duke alum. Richard Jefferson is also out there. One name, if you want to think really big — and aggregators, hold your rewrites for now — is LeBron James, if he were to retire by 2025-26. Amazon, notably, has already established a relationship with James by occasionally having his “The Shop” as an alternate broadcast on “Thursday Night Football.” Amazon also got Fred Gaudelli to kick off Thursday nights, so I think it will add a top producer and then probably look to work with one of the other networks for the production, again similar to football.
But if relationships are involved, TNT Sports will have a choice. In November 2022, WBD CEO David Zaslav said, “We don’t have to have the NBA.” Maybe so, but the NBA didn’t love hearing that, and TNT Sports’ affiliate fees on cable, satellite and even in the skinny bundle with Disney and Fox are based largely on having the NBA. So he might have to pay up big time if he wants to keep the league on his network and streaming services.
Ugh I really do not want to subscribe to Amazon prime and rumored Disney/Fox/WB sports bundle (?)