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Analyst · #14

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TakeScoreC+#14

ACCURACY

29%

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BOLDNESS

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VOLUME

48

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BEST TAKEMAY 21, 2026
ARIGHT

SHAI GILGEOUS-ALEXANDER: BEST PLAYER ON THE PLANET. NOBODY MORE CLUTCH.

SGA won his second consecutive NBA MVP award in a landslide with 83 of 100 first-place votes, was a unanimous All-NBA First Team selection for the fourth straight year, won the Clutch Player of the Year award, and led the NBA with 175 clutch points — all fully satisfying the resolution criteria. Every single condition for a TRUE verdict was met.

WORST TAKEMAY 8, 2026
FWRONG

The Timberwolves should not fear Victor Wembanyama because he is still only half a player

The Spurs defeated the Timberwolves in six games, with San Antonio winning the series 4-2 and outscoring Minnesota by 97 points across the series. Wembanyama posted 19.8 PPG and 12.0 RPG in the series per NBA.com, set an NBA single-game playoff record with 12 blocks in Game 1, and delivered a 27-point, 17-rebound, 5-assist, 3-block performance in Game 5. The Spurs advanced to the Western Conference Finals largely on the strength of Wembanyama's dominant two-way play, directly contradicting the 'only half a player' narrative.

MOST RECENTJUL 19, 2026
PENDING

After basically giving away Dort/Joe/Wiggins, the Thunder won't be quite as good during the reg season, unless they stay completely healthy. But the addition/rise of Jared McCain, and with Dub and Ajay healthy, I like their chances of winning it all even if SA has home court.

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TAKE MADE MAY 30RESOLVED MAY 29, 2026
DGRADE
WRONG ↘↘

This is it. And this, I believe, will be the night that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finally aces the Spurs test

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TAKE MADE MAY 29RESOLVED JUN 29, 2026
DGRADE
WRONG ↘↘

"Jaylen Brown should've made 1st team All-NBA in place of Luka" @RealSkipBayless

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TAKE MADE MAY 28RESOLVED MAY 28, 2026
DGRADE
WRONG ↘↘

JDub reportedly active tonight ... but I still expect the Spurs to win. Last year in Game 6 at Denver, the Nuggets won 125-93. In Game 6 at Indiana, the Pacers won 103-91. But you know what happened in both Game 7s back in OKC. Thunder in 7.

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TAKE MADE MAY 25RESOLVED MAY 24, 2026
DGRADE
WRONG ↘↘

The NBA is safe! The boring Thunder are down an All-Star scorer-defender (Dub) and a 20-a-game playoff scorer (Ajay) - down TWO STARTERS. Spurs should win this by at least 25.

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