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Absolute smooth-brained amateur statistician
Nets fan in the winter
Yankees fan in the summer
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Last day of games before the all star break! Got 11/14 right yesterday, here's who I have today:
Thunder
Trail Blazers
Lakers

#nba #nbasky
February 12, 2026 at 5:35 PM
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Got 3/4 right yesterday (lolknicks). Here's who I have picked as winners today:
Hornets
Magic
Cavs
Knicks
Pistons
Nets
Celtics
Rockets
Timberwolves
Heat
Thunder
Nuggets
Jazz
Spurs

#nba #nbasky
February 11, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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Updated my rookie ladder that is trying to take a statistical and objective approach to rating rookie performance. Here's the top 5, more in the link:
1. Cooper Flagg
2. Kon Knueppel
3. VJ Edgecombe
4. Dylan Harper
5. Derik Queen

What stands out?

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#nba #nbasky
DeadBoi's Rookie Ladder 2/10/2026
A look at how the rookies are doing halfway through the season
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February 10, 2026 at 5:21 PM
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Good morning everyone! Got 7/10 last night with my predictions, here's who I have today.
Knicks
Rockets
Suns
Spurs

#nba #nbasky
February 10, 2026 at 3:27 PM
deadboidonut.bsky.social
Last time I made predictions was on Friday and I went 4/6. Here's who I have today:
Pistons
Magic
Heat
Bulls
Pelicans
Timberwolves
Cavs
Sixers
Warriors
Thunder

#nba #nbasky
February 9, 2026 at 4:10 PM
deadboidonut.bsky.social
Happy Friday! I got 4/8 games right yesterday. Here's my picks for today.
Pistons
Celtics
Bucks
Timberwolves
Clippers
Grizzlies

#nba #nbasky
February 6, 2026 at 5:38 PM
deadboidonut.bsky.social
Cam Thomas really fell on his own sword, dude burnt his career down because he downright refused to pass the ball. #nets #netssky
February 5, 2026 at 8:48 PM
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Truly one of the Nets players of all time
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The Brooklyn Nets have waived forward Haywood Highsmith.
February 5, 2026 at 5:07 PM
deadboidonut.bsky.social
Got 6 of 7 games right yesterday, here's my picks for today:
Magic
Pistons
Raptors
Hawks
Rockets
Spurs
Suns
Sixers

#nba #nbasky
February 5, 2026 at 4:28 PM
deadboidonut.bsky.social
Went 7 for 9 with last night's batch of games, here's my picks for today:
Knicks
Timberwolves
Bucks
Celtics
Thunder
Grizzlies
Cavaliers

#nba #nbasky
February 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM
deadboidonut.bsky.social
Got 2 of 4 yesterday, here's my picks for today:
Knicks
Pistons
Pacers
Heat
Lakers
Celtics
Bulls
Thunder
Warriors
Suns

#nba #nbasky
February 3, 2026 at 4:36 PM
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Updated my power rankings for the 50 game mark
1. OKC
2. DET
3. BOS
4. HOU
5. NYK

What else stands out?

open.substack.com/pub/deadboid...

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Power Rankings 50 Games In
The outlook at the halfway point
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February 2, 2026 at 5:50 PM
deadboidonut.bsky.social
Bad case of the flu came through my house and took me out for the past week 😣 got 5 of 6 games right last time I made a prediction, here's my picks for today:
Hornets
Rockets
Timberwolves
Clippers

#nba #nbasky
February 2, 2026 at 4:16 PM
deadboidonut.bsky.social
Been feeling sick lately, haven't been able to make predictions in a while! Here's my picks for today:
Trail blazers
Knicks
Sixers
Thunder
Suns
Pistons
Clippers

#nba #nbasky
January 27, 2026 at 5:14 PM
deadboidonut.bsky.social
Another day of wins I didn't see coming yesterday, only got two games right. Here's my picks for today:
Pistons
Cavaliers
Celtics
Suns
Grizzlies
Thunder
Nuggets
Raptors

#nba #nbasky
January 23, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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A fifth ninja turtle named Caravaggio that's just an absolute dick to everyone.
January 22, 2026 at 10:59 PM
deadboidonut.bsky.social
Had a bad time last time I made predictions (on Tuesday), only got two right. Here's my picks for today:
Rockets
Magic
Nuggets
Warriors
Timberwolves
Spurs
Lakers
Heat

#nba #nbasky
January 22, 2026 at 8:32 PM
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Got a new rookie ladder out! What stands out to you?

open.substack.com/pub/deadboid...

#nba #nbasky
DeadBoi's Rookie Ladder 1/21/2026
Some small changes in the Joan Beringer era
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January 21, 2026 at 11:43 PM
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Hope everyone had a good weekend! Here's my picks for today:
Suns
Clippers
Rockets
Timberwolves
Warriors
Nuggets
Heat

#nba #nbasky
January 20, 2026 at 4:29 PM
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Happy Friday! Here's my picks for today:
Cavs
Pelicans
Clippers
Nets
Rockets
Kings

#nba #nbasky
January 16, 2026 at 3:29 PM
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I'm thinking I don't expect a lot of big moves at the trade deadline, but I'm wrong often. Here's my picks for the day:
Magic
Pistons
Celtics
Thunder
Spurs
Mavericks
Hawks
Knicks
Lakers

#nba #nbasky
January 15, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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Here's my picks for today:
Cavs
Raptors
Bulls
Nets
Nuggets
Knicks
Clippers

#nba #nbasky
January 14, 2026 at 4:23 PM
deadboidonut.bsky.social
My guess is Ja Morant to the Timberwolves. Anyway here's my picks for today:
Cavs
Raptors
Celtics
Nets
Lakers
Clippers

#nba #nbasky
January 12, 2026 at 8:12 PM
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A couple of teams hit the 40 game mark, which means I updated my power rankings. What stands out?
#nba #nbasky

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NBA Power Rankings 40 Games In
We're just about halfway through, what's the league look like?
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January 10, 2026 at 8:51 PM
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I think the nets Achilles heel is going to be teams with a high average age. Experience is going to beat up on rookies, it is what it is 🤷

#nba #nbasky
January 10, 2026 at 2:53 AM