Mark Deeks
@markdeeks.bsky.social
"How many other people can say they changed the way that people understand and follow a multi-billion dollar sport?"
Writer for HoopsHype, scout for myriad others. Niche basketball stuff. Both sides of the media/team divide. https://linktr.ee/markdeeks
Writer for HoopsHype, scout for myriad others. Niche basketball stuff. Both sides of the media/team divide. https://linktr.ee/markdeeks
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Mark Deeks
@markdeeks.bsky.social
· Nov 29
» Mark Deeks: The Englishman Who Went Up the Internet But Came Down an NBA Contracts Expert
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Hello! I'm Mark. I used to do pioneering work on the NBA's Collective Bargaining Agreement...
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Now, I help build non-NBA teams. 👋
Still got the CBA fastball; it's just not the rich vein of fun it was, because everyone does it now. Although I do have a plan for that.
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Now, I help build non-NBA teams. 👋
Still got the CBA fastball; it's just not the rich vein of fun it was, because everyone does it now. Although I do have a plan for that.
"Defense wins championships" yeah maybe but it's also really boring
February 9, 2026 at 2:13 AM
"Defense wins championships" yeah maybe but it's also really boring
The real winner of the Super Bowl will of course be the well-trimmed ginger moustache, which is having its best season since 1978.
February 9, 2026 at 2:08 AM
The real winner of the Super Bowl will of course be the well-trimmed ginger moustache, which is having its best season since 1978.
They stopped for a song at one point which perked things up a bit but now there's just lots of whistle-blowing and walking around.
February 9, 2026 at 1:58 AM
They stopped for a song at one point which perked things up a bit but now there's just lots of whistle-blowing and walking around.
It can't be THAT hard to move a ball up ten yards, can it?
February 9, 2026 at 1:44 AM
It can't be THAT hard to move a ball up ten yards, can it?
ALF TIME SCORE:
Seattle Seahawks: 9
New England Patriots: 0
Puerto Rican women: 10/10
Seattle Seahawks: 9
New England Patriots: 0
Puerto Rican women: 10/10
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
ALF TIME SCORE:
Seattle Seahawks: 9
New England Patriots: 0
Puerto Rican women: 10/10
Seattle Seahawks: 9
New England Patriots: 0
Puerto Rican women: 10/10
Turns out I was thinking of Bhad Bhabie.
February 9, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Turns out I was thinking of Bhad Bhabie.
Watching my one NFL game of the season and wondering it if is always this boring.
February 9, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Watching my one NFL game of the season and wondering it if is always this boring.
At last, we can all stop talking about Jonathan Kuminga.
February 5, 2026 at 4:35 AM
At last, we can all stop talking about Jonathan Kuminga.
Five years ago on Friday, the Lakers gave away Ivica Zubac for a three-month rental of Mike Muscala #neverforget
February 4, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Five years ago on Friday, the Lakers gave away Ivica Zubac for a three-month rental of Mike Muscala #neverforget
Shout-out to everyone who remembers the 2007 Trade Deadline in which Fred Jones was traded straight up for Juan Dixon and that was literally it.
February 4, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Shout-out to everyone who remembers the 2007 Trade Deadline in which Fred Jones was traded straight up for Juan Dixon and that was literally it.
Vanja Marinkovic is a decent but not elite shooting specialist currently averaging 7.0 points per game in the EuroLeague at age 29. You won't be hearing of him again.
February 4, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Vanja Marinkovic is a decent but not elite shooting specialist currently averaging 7.0 points per game in the EuroLeague at age 29. You won't be hearing of him again.
Having acquired both Trae Young and Anthony Davis, the Washington Wizards are the biggest winners at the 2019 Trade Deadline.
February 4, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Having acquired both Trae Young and Anthony Davis, the Washington Wizards are the biggest winners at the 2019 Trade Deadline.
After the trade of Anthony Davis to the Wizards, it is really starting to look as though the Dallas Mavericks got the worst end of the Luka Doncic deal.
February 4, 2026 at 8:24 PM
After the trade of Anthony Davis to the Wizards, it is really starting to look as though the Dallas Mavericks got the worst end of the Luka Doncic deal.
They weren't all bad moves in isolation, but the fact that the Bulls turned Coby White, Nikola Vucevic, Zach LaVine, Lonzo Ball, DeMar DeRozan and Alex Caruso into just one first-rounder is emblematic of the problem here.
February 4, 2026 at 8:19 PM
They weren't all bad moves in isolation, but the fact that the Bulls turned Coby White, Nikola Vucevic, Zach LaVine, Lonzo Ball, DeMar DeRozan and Alex Caruso into just one first-rounder is emblematic of the problem here.
The Thunder gave up three first round picks for Ousmane Dieng only for it to not hold them back whatsoever.
February 4, 2026 at 8:17 PM
The Thunder gave up three first round picks for Ousmane Dieng only for it to not hold them back whatsoever.
Hard to open a title window when you're 13-36 but dress for the job you want etc
February 4, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Hard to open a title window when you're 13-36 but dress for the job you want etc
Harden, who the Cavaliers acquired at the February 2026 trade deadline, is said to have requested a trade.
(don't mind me, just getting the inevitable tweet in there there early)
(don't mind me, just getting the inevitable tweet in there there early)
February 4, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Harden, who the Cavaliers acquired at the February 2026 trade deadline, is said to have requested a trade.
(don't mind me, just getting the inevitable tweet in there there early)
(don't mind me, just getting the inevitable tweet in there there early)
Imagine taking a year to salary-dump Luka Doncic
February 4, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Imagine taking a year to salary-dump Luka Doncic
February 2025: Anthony Davis involved in the worst trade you ever saw.
February 2026: Anthony Davis involved in one of the weirdest trades you ever saw.
February 2026: Anthony Davis involved in one of the weirdest trades you ever saw.
February 4, 2026 at 6:50 PM
February 2025: Anthony Davis involved in the worst trade you ever saw.
February 2026: Anthony Davis involved in one of the weirdest trades you ever saw.
February 2026: Anthony Davis involved in one of the weirdest trades you ever saw.
Three years ago, I was right about Neemias Queta. Best to assume I'm just always right and don't go looking for any contradictory evidence.
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February 4, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Three years ago, I was right about Neemias Queta. Best to assume I'm just always right and don't go looking for any contradictory evidence.
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Cooper Flagg out here playing defense tonight like he's V.J. Edgecombe or something
February 4, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Cooper Flagg out here playing defense tonight like he's V.J. Edgecombe or something
Despite what they said on the broadcast, James Harden isn't extension-eligible.
February 4, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Despite what they said on the broadcast, James Harden isn't extension-eligible.
My middle-age brain still struggles to understand a modern NBA in which a bottom-five offense averages 114.1 points per game.
February 4, 2026 at 2:13 AM
My middle-age brain still struggles to understand a modern NBA in which a bottom-five offense averages 114.1 points per game.
Just paused for a second to reflect on quite how brilliant of a name Latrell Sprewell is.
January 25, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Just paused for a second to reflect on quite how brilliant of a name Latrell Sprewell is.