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Brian WindhorstBrian Windhorst

Amen Thompson is a 'freak amongst freaks' and will soon be a household name

I feel like the basketball public is going to figure out who Amen Thompson is over the next two, three weeks. This guy is an absolute freak amongst freaks. Like all the great athletes that you see in the NBA, he's like the great athlete's great athlete.

Amen Thompson showed flashes of his athletic ability but has not yet become a true 'household name' in the NBA. He's a promising young player but the prediction was premature.

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Apr 18, 2025
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Cooper Flagg is a choker

Even though [Cooper Flagg] is a choker. That's fine.

Cooper Flagg averaged 18.9 PPG at Duke, scored 27 in Final Four, was drafted #1 overall, averaging 21 PPG as NBA rookie. Not a choker.
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Apr 18, 2025
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Paying Josh Giddey $35 million a year would be a massive mistake for the Bulls

They also have a guy named Josh Giddey who they're gonna probably pay $35 million to, which would be a very big mistake... Josh Giddey is just good enough to get you in the play-in game and not the playoffs.

The Bulls signed Giddey to a 4-year, $100M extension ($25M/year), less than the $35M predicted. Whether it's a mistake depends on Giddey's future performance, but the contract was more modest than feared.
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Apr 18, 2025
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The Chicago Bulls are a joke of an organization with no path forward

This franchise [the Bulls] is a joke and it should be called out as a joke and stop pretending that March and April basketball means something and actually pick a lane and go for it. They do not know how to tank. They do not know how to win.

The Bulls' performance over the last decade supports the claim of mediocrity, though 'joke' is subjective.

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Brian WindhorstBrian Windhorst

Trae Young's contract is one of the worst in the NBA

In this current day and age in the NBA... you cannot afford to have a contract on your books that's a massive overpay. And there was nobody bidding that for Trae Young. To give Trae that contract, it just, it kills you... if I would amend my statement to 'It's one of the worst contracts,' if that's what you consider a victory, then I'll concede that.

Whether a contract is the 'worst' is a subjective value judgment based on performance and cap mechanics.
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Brian WindhorstBrian Windhorst

The Wizards only gave Trae Young a max contract so they could bench him and secure the #1 pick

They already promised him they were going to sign him when they traded for him. And the reason that they did that was because they needed him to not play. Because if he had played, they might have won a bunch more games and they might have not gotten the number one pick. So they told him like, Trae, we're going to take care of you, don't worry. So we're on the same page, we're invested in you, we're going to bench you.

This is an internal report that is difficult to verify but stated with high conviction by an insider.
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Brian WindhorstBrian Windhorst

Jaylen Brown's trade value around the NBA was shockingly low before his trade to Philly.

I did not have a feel for how low of a value that Jaylen Brown was in the NBA. I just didn't have a feel for it. Teams were rejecting Jaylen Brown, the offers, even for the draft picks, like three and four picks. They were rejecting it.

Windhorst is reporting directly on the offers and rejections he heard from NBA front offices during the trade sweepstakes.