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Sabreena Merchant @sabreenajm.bsky.social · 11h

Annual plug for Good Morning, It’s Basketball from @teamziller.bsky.social, which is my favorite way to start the day, and today was a lovely way to remember some guys, coaches edition!

Good Morning It's Basketball

A daily meditation on the sacred and profane of the NBA.

www.teamziller.com

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Evollve @evollve.net · 1d

🏐USC Upstate's historic comeback
🏐Kensley Haneline coming up big when it counts
🏐North Carolina enters the top 25

Weekly recap ⤵️

evollve.substack.com/p/weekly-rec...

Weekly Recap: Week 7

Thank you for supporting Evollve!

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Her Hoop Stats @herhoopstats.com · 15h

Our breakdowns of where WNBA teams stand heading into 2026 reach the Storm, who have significant decisions to make before next season.

Newsletter by @richardcohen.bsky.social: bit.ly/4ha8hOd

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Aaron Barzilai | basketballvalue @aaronbarzilai.bsky.social · 12h

Also a great line.

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✶ MarcusD ✶ @marcusd.bsky.social · 2d

Bruh

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Justin Russo @flybyknite.bsky.social · 2d

I don't know if this stat should make me laugh or cry.

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Aaron Barzilai | basketballvalue @aaronbarzilai.bsky.social · 2d

Smart man(?) 😉

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Her Hoop Stats @herhoopstats.com · 2d

Our series of team-by-team offseason guides reaches Los Angeles and looks at where the Sparks stand heading towards 2026.

Newsletter by @richardcohen.bsky.social: bit.ly/3KFxnbB

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Aaron Barzilai | basketballvalue @aaronbarzilai.bsky.social · 2d

Did not reveal your name though! I thought you might.

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Aaron Barzilai | basketballvalue @aaronbarzilai.bsky.social · 2d

So sorry to see this Meghan. Will be thinking of you and your family.

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Her Hoop Stats @herhoopstats.com · 5d

We can’t do it without you. If you enjoy our team’s hard work, please consider paying for a subscription to our stats site herhoopstats.com or our newsletter herhoopstats.substack.com to help keep Her Hoop Stats sustainable. Subscribe to our podcast too at podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... !

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Her Hoop Stats @herhoopstats.com · 5d

Congrats to the Las Vegas Aces, your 2025 WNBA champions.

Set the record for most wins in the WNBA Finals!

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Richard Cohen @richardcohen.bsky.social · 5d

Apparently they were saying "No big deal, we're gonna win the next 16 and then take the Finals in a sweep." What an absolutely mind-boggling turnaround. #WNBA

Richard Cohen @richardcohen.bsky.social · Aug 2

I want a mic on this conversation. What the hell are your stars and head coach saying to each other in the fourth quarter of this one? #WNBA

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Aaron Barzilai | basketballvalue @aaronbarzilai.bsky.social · 5d

Exactly what I was thinking. Trying to remember other midseason nba trades that worked. Midseason trades in WNBA so rare (but picking up!)

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Aaron Barzilai | basketballvalue @aaronbarzilai.bsky.social · 5d

Mid season trade for NaLyssa Smith made a difference! Not many do.

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Her Hoop Stats @herhoopstats.com · 5d

19 FTA for A’ja is now 2nd most all time. Passed Penny Taylor who has most FTM, she went 18-18 in 2007 Game 5!

Her Hoop Stats @herhoopstats.com · 5d

In case you’re wondering, the record for FTA in the Finals is 21 by Angel McCoughtry in 2011.

A’ja with 17 now, tied for 3rd

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Aaron Barzilai | basketballvalue @aaronbarzilai.bsky.social · 5d

Not all the way back yet, but another night of resilience by the Mercury. Battling to the end.

Aaron Barzilai | basketballvalue @aaronbarzilai.bsky.social · 7d

What is happening?!? Such resilience by Phoenix.

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Her Hoop Stats @herhoopstats.com · 5d

In case you’re wondering, the record for FTA in the Finals is 21 by Angel McCoughtry in 2011.

A’ja with 17 now, tied for 3rd

herhoopstats.com/stats/wnba/r...

WNBA reSEARCH | Player Single Games WNBA

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Seerat Sohi @seeratsohi.bsky.social · 5d

had a good time talking playoffs with @jsteyz.bsky.social here!

Her Hoop Stats @herhoopstats.com · 5d

The Aces take a commanding 3-0 lead over the Mercury into tonight's Game 4 of the 2025 WNBA Finals. @jsteyz.bsky.social is joined by The Ringer's @seeratsohi.bsky.social to preview tonight’s matchup.

🍎 bit.ly/4mZDoNE
📺 youtu.be/oumG_5TNYIw

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Her Hoop Stats @herhoopstats.com · 5d

The Aces take a commanding 3-0 lead over the Mercury into tonight's Game 4 of the 2025 WNBA Finals. @jsteyz.bsky.social is joined by The Ringer's @seeratsohi.bsky.social to preview tonight’s matchup.

🍎 bit.ly/4mZDoNE
📺 youtu.be/oumG_5TNYIw

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timkawakami.bsky.social @timkawakami.bsky.social · 6d

Always awesome stuff from this annual poll, and this note got me:

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John Schuhmann @johnschuhmann.bsky.social · 6d

The 2025-26 NBA.com GM Survey: www.nba.com/news/2025-26...

2025-26 NBA GM Survey: 49 questions ahead of new season

The annual survey is here. NBA general managers react to key topics before the 2025-26 season tips off.

www.nba.com

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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 7d

Totem Inschrift, by Carl Heidenreich, 1963, 📸 by @GoslingPhoto

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Michael Lopez @statsbylopez.bsky.social · 7d

Open role with our Football/Media Data & Analytics teams at the NFL - please reach out if this seems like a good fit

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Aaron Barzilai | basketballvalue @aaronbarzilai.bsky.social · 7d

So, we’ll call it a gentlewoman’s sweep if Phoenix wins Game 4 and Vegas clinches at home right? Gentleladies sweep doesn’t have the same ring to it I think.

(If you’re not familiar, they call it a gentleman’s sweep on the NBA side if that happens)

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