This is the first positive mention they’ve ever made of the Magic. Their last mention was saying Franz isn’t a top 100 player (or top 25 under 25 years old) ahead of the 22/23 season

Makes sense for sure but I think we might get Paolo voted in regardless due to our record. Crazy that he’d be an absolute lock if we had a few less bench guys to spread shots to, our team-first mentality is unbelievable

On the Magic, Franz is the obvious answer. Six inches shorter, he’s still 6’4” with no discernible weakness

He pronounces his own name the ‘correct’, German way - Brown. More than one language on this planet

But still, get outta here with “should be pronounced”. Names adapt and can be pronounced any way their owner wants them to

The wifebeater going off unfortunately

Boos for Miles Bridges 😋

Massive team in a massive city, massive fanbase, but some of the least frequent success of any team in the NBA over the past few decades.

Usually big-market teams have an immensely easy time building talented squads, but they’ve somehow managed to be a non-factor in the league

GOGAAAAA

That’s just awful lol

What a fuckin awesome game, must be great for neutrals

Disgusting excuse of a gameplan. Absolutely ashamed

The two lowest-scoring halves by any team in the league this season, and they’re both by the Bulls against the Magic lol

ORs are the most underrated stat in basketball. Look at how the Grizzlies are doing without Adams - hint, it’s not Ja’s absence that’s tanking the team and killing their identity

Defense was absolutely unbelievable (second best DRTG in the league). Offense doesn’t match but a couple consolidating moves will solve that

Yeah, it’s worth noting OFC has had some fantastic results at age-group tournaments.

Fiji beating Honduras 3-0 in the 2015 U20 World Cup was a huge one, and Vanuatu taking Germany all the way (losing 3-2) in 2017 U20s was big too

if we lose this i’m checking out of basketball

Not this shit again fuck me

Man his NBA debut was special… those four 3s in a row, this sub went wild. He’s gotta channel that again

I am Fultz’s biggest fan (probably the only guy in New Zealand with a Fultz jersey), and he was the Magic’s best player (and our best guard by a large distance) last season… but unfortunately he might just be the odd man out.

He’s fallen off a cliff this season and I hope to hell it doesn’t continue, otherwise it’s an easy choice with Black’s emergence

So flop calls don’t exist anymore?