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Dan Devine
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I bomb atomically. Senior NBA writer, Yahoo Sports. Member, WGA East. He/him. | dan.devine@yahooinc.com | IG: yourdandevine
Wow — so he did!
November 21, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Thinking about how we got to this F/M/K spot in the conversation on THE BIG NUMBER in April and ... stuff has just kind of stayed there
November 21, 2025 at 2:26 AM
A fun little thing: As Bilal Coulibaly lines up this 3, watch Corey Kispert on the Wizards bench. Before the shot's even up, Kispert stands and starts clapping — because Marvin Bagley III caught it in the pocket and went across his body to the corner, a good read, tough pass and area of growth:
November 20, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I was reminded earlier today about when Kevin Garnett talked about Hakeem Olajuwon's trash talk, and it improved my day considerably. I share it now with you, in hopes that it will improve yours.
November 20, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Watching this Flagg drive-and-kick like Hubie Brown. "THEEEEEEERE you go."
November 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Mentioned in the story that Adelman has decreased (slightly) Jokić's post touches in favor of working through him more up top: yhoo.it/4oDTQ7V

Makes it tougher to crowd him, easier to move into split actions/DHOs and, with such great spacing, kicks the backdoor open:
November 13, 2025 at 7:32 PM
This makes me think, as many things do, of the Oscar-winning* film "Little Big League."

* citation needed
November 12, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Entering Wednesday, the Mavs were last in the NBA in offensive efficiency, by a lot. Their offensive rating when Flagg was at PG was in Process Sixers/7-59 Bobcats territory.

Last night, Kidd started D'Angelo Russell ... but kept the ball in Flagg's hands down the stretch:
November 6, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Rewatched Hart's minutes last night, and was struck by how much he seemed to be returning to the basics: attack the defensive glass, start the break, HB dive, finish when it's there, pass when it isn't.

You can make an awful lot happen that way:
November 4, 2025 at 6:41 PM
... you can also see that he's not quite there yet. (Which is fine! He is 18 years old and has never played point guard before!) yhoo.it/4oR9kVT
October 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM