Ben Becker

Ben Becker

@beckerben.bsky.social

Putting the mental in judgmental. You're only young once, but you can be immature forever.

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THREAD: Just brilliant asset management by the Wizards resulting in them acquiring the #19 pick. They traded GSW's 25 2nd rounder and SAC's 28 2nd along with the expiring contracts of Marvin Bagley and Johnny Davis for the Grizz's 19 first and Marcus Smart's $21.6M next year.

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Winger, Dawkins, et all arrived in the spring of 2023. They continue to stack assets and find opportunities. Remember, they have an extra late first in 2026 that they got for cashing in 4 seconds that they had collected.

They're being patient, not skipping steps, and amassing impressive depth of young, high character workers. I haven't been more optimistic as a Wizards fan in my life. It's a matter of when and not if with this franchise.

THREAD: Just brilliant asset management by the Wizards resulting in them acquiring the #19 pick. They traded GSW's 25 2nd rounder and SAC's 28 2nd along with the expiring contracts of Marvin Bagley and Johnny Davis for the Grizz's 19 first and Marcus Smart's $21.6M next year.

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Gallo's expiring deal came to DC in the June 2023 trade that sent Kristaps Porzingis to Boston (and ironically, Marcus Smart to MEM). Porzingis was set to become a free agent before the Wizards swung the deal. The Wizards got two more 2nd rounders in that deal.

THREAD: Just brilliant asset management by the Wizards resulting in them acquiring the #19 pick. They traded GSW's 25 2nd rounder and SAC's 28 2nd along with the expiring contracts of Marvin Bagley and Johnny Davis for the Grizz's 19 first and Marcus Smart's $21.6M next year.

They had Bagley's expiring money because last year (Jan 24) they acquired two seconds from Detroit as payment for taking on the final year of Bagley's contract. The Wizards sent out the expiring contract of Danilo Gallinari in the deal.

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I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.

If you're the Magic -- 3rd in defense, 28th in offense, woefully deficient in shot creation and shooting, lots of tradable picks and contracts -- how are you not calling on Jordan Poole? He'll be 26 next year, cost you way less -- in both salary and assets -- than someone like Trae Young.

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This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH

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Real talk.... Below is our referral traffic from Bluesky by month. We're invested in this platform and appreciate you following and visiting the site. Thank you! Sept: 17,313 Oct: 20,292 Nov: 143,288 De: 228,467 Jan: 247,731 Feb: 235,423 (shorter month!)

2019 World Series vibes continue to be immaculate

The Athletic@theathletic.com

Remember last week, when Max Scherzer lamented the new robot-ump challenge system? Trea Turner did. So of course he challenged Scherzer's first pitch Sunday. http://dlvr.it/TJJDBc

Oh hell yeah

Chelsea Janes@chelseajanes.bsky.social

Big news this morning: The long Nationals nightmare is over. The Nats and Orioles have resolved the MASN dispute, MLB announced. Nats get their TV rights back for next season. It’s over. Seriously. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...

I love the sentiment behind Melo's KD2DC idea, but rather than trade for him the Wiz should just sign him as a FA next summer. We'll have this year's high lotto pick already in the fold and the 26 pick will be on the way. Hell, give him a 3 year deal and a NTC and let the young core grow with him.

How would one characterize what Jimmy Butler is doing to Bradley Beal? Jimmy only wants to go to PHX. PHX can only land Jimmy by trading Brad. Brad doesn’t want to leave. Jimmy keeps agitating for a trade to PHX. At what point does Brad call Jimmy and tell him to fuck off?