Mike Muscala

Alex, oh, what's up?

Uh, what's up? Yeah, what do you think about them giving Mike Muscala's number to Kristaps Tilie? Do you think ...

Is this on the level of P.J. Dozier, Kevin Durant?

It's a little Dozier.

That combination of skills, not all that common.

So the fact that the Pistons not only have a guy that can play the stretch five, right, can play pick and pop, but also doesn't have to be like this isn't Mike Muscala, right? Like this isn't Luke Cornett.

Does Luke Cornett shoot all that

much? He shoots a little, right? He shoots a little.

Shaq's exit reshaped the NBA, and it all started with those wild, lucky ping pong balls.

Mike Muscala gave the Sixers Tyrese Maxey, and every step of it is built on facts.

Back in 2016, the Sixers acquired a future first-round pick from the Thunder, and by the 2020 NBA draft, that pick came with a catch.

It was top 20 protected, meaning if it landed, picks 1 through 20, the Thunder kept it.

For the Sixers to get that pick, the Thunder needed to finish with a strong enough record for their pick to fall outside the top 20.

On August 12th, 2020, the Thunder were playing the Heat.

With under a minute left, Mike Muscala, who had barely done anything all game, knocked down a three to tie.

Seconds later, he hit another three to take the lead.

I did find this hilarious clip, though, in our Meme Team.

It's, uh, Mike Muscala rapping.

[laughs]

[laughs]

I clicked it, and the, it was still active.

I was like, "Oh, okay, this, this is pretty funny.

We just saw Mike Muscala cleaning out his house-

Oh, I know

It's sad to see, though, great players should get credited not for their 2K ratings, but for how good they are and how much they drive winning.

People talk about Halliburton's playmaking, but not How'd they do it? They praised Zubats for becoming a great starter after being included as a throw-in, a deal for Mike Muscala, but failed to consider how he got there.

So many basketball conversations focus on player development and excellence as monolithic as opposed to the truth of the matter that basketball is like art.

Trying to define a player's value only by their best and not by their total image is why AI art is somehow popular despite its soulless nature.

not good at it, which is a problem.

He did trade Avicii Zubac for Mike Muscala.

He did draft Lonzo Ball over De'Aaron Fox.

He did give them no notice when he was leaving.