Dan Devine
@yourmandevine.bsky.social
I bomb atomically. Senior NBA writer, Yahoo Sports. Member, WGA East. He/him. | [email protected] | IG: yourdandevine
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How the Suns are turning the page on the Kevin Durant era — and enjoying unexpected success in the process
Phoenix is off to a surprising 11-6 start in the West while building a new identity.
yhoo.it
At Y! Sports: Wrote about the Suns, whose response to having arguably the worst future outlook in the NBA was to start focusing on kicking ass in the present: yhoo.it/48kHnit
Amen Thompson just took an inadvertent elbow to the chin trying to stop the ball in transition, and as he fell backward, his neck snapped back and it looked like he hit the back of his head on the ground. That looked gnarly, but he got up and walked off under his own steam.
November 25, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Amen Thompson just took an inadvertent elbow to the chin trying to stop the ball in transition, and as he fell backward, his neck snapped back and it looked like he hit the back of his head on the ground. That looked gnarly, but he got up and walked off under his own steam.
Amen Thompson moves like the stream is glitching
November 25, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Amen Thompson moves like the stream is glitching
Great read from Oso Ighodaro, seeing the Rockets a little scattered in transition and finding Royce O'Neale on the skip pass for the 3.
November 25, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Great read from Oso Ighodaro, seeing the Rockets a little scattered in transition and finding Royce O'Neale on the skip pass for the 3.
Suns running Spain with Devin Booker setting back screens, and getting free runways for layups out of it. All that is old is new again.
November 25, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Suns running Spain with Devin Booker setting back screens, and getting free runways for layups out of it. All that is old is new again.
probably a pretty chill convo
November 25, 2025 at 3:32 AM
probably a pretty chill convo
come on, dude
November 25, 2025 at 3:13 AM
come on, dude
Just said, "Ohhhhhh, Max," like a disappointed parent when Max Christie caught the ball with his foot out of bounds down by two with a minute and a half left. I had no idea I cared. But then, I guess caring is what I do best.
November 25, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Just said, "Ohhhhhh, Max," like a disappointed parent when Max Christie caught the ball with his foot out of bounds down by two with a minute and a half left. I had no idea I cared. But then, I guess caring is what I do best.
I'm still getting my head around "13 straight wins for the Pistons" being a real thing. What an incredible turnaround over this past year and change for that franchise. Just a complete blood transfusion.
November 25, 2025 at 2:50 AM
I'm still getting my head around "13 straight wins for the Pistons" being a real thing. What an incredible turnaround over this past year and change for that franchise. Just a complete blood transfusion.
As role distributions for the Raptors go, "Hey Brandon, create our looks in the half-court, and hey Scottie, go just kind of be everywhere else" is pretty neat
November 25, 2025 at 2:25 AM
As role distributions for the Raptors go, "Hey Brandon, create our looks in the half-court, and hey Scottie, go just kind of be everywhere else" is pretty neat
Jarace Walker just had a chance for a pick-6 runout dunk, but he bobbled the ball and wound up just laying it up. Tyrese Haliburton gave that effort two thumbs down. Leadership, even in street clothes.
November 25, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Jarace Walker just had a chance for a pick-6 runout dunk, but he bobbled the ball and wound up just laying it up. Tyrese Haliburton gave that effort two thumbs down. Leadership, even in street clothes.
From earlier, at Y! Sports: I wrote about the Suns' bold first step in building something new from the ashes of the Kevin Durant-Bradley Beal era: fielding a team that plays its ass off and is fun to watch. (What a concept!) yhoo.it/48kHnit
How the Suns are turning the page on the Kevin Durant era — and enjoying unexpected success in the process
Phoenix is off to a surprising 11-6 start in the West while building a new identity.
yhoo.it
November 25, 2025 at 12:32 AM
From earlier, at Y! Sports: I wrote about the Suns' bold first step in building something new from the ashes of the Kevin Durant-Bradley Beal era: fielding a team that plays its ass off and is fun to watch. (What a concept!) yhoo.it/48kHnit
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If, as my pal Paul Flannery used to say, the best time you can have in the NBA is right before you get good, maybe the second-best time you can have is when, after being very unfun, you start to rediscover a spark of joy. That’s where the Suns are right now. And that ain’t nothing.
yhoo.it/48kHnit
yhoo.it/48kHnit
How the Suns are turning the page on the Kevin Durant era — and enjoying unexpected success in the process
Phoenix is off to a surprising 11-6 start in the West while building a new identity.
yhoo.it
November 24, 2025 at 7:50 PM
If, as my pal Paul Flannery used to say, the best time you can have in the NBA is right before you get good, maybe the second-best time you can have is when, after being very unfun, you start to rediscover a spark of joy. That’s where the Suns are right now. And that ain’t nothing.
yhoo.it/48kHnit
yhoo.it/48kHnit
Reposted by Dan Devine
At Y! Sports: Wrote about the Suns, whose response to having arguably the worst future outlook in the NBA was to start focusing on kicking ass in the present: yhoo.it/48kHnit
How the Suns are turning the page on the Kevin Durant era — and enjoying unexpected success in the process
Phoenix is off to a surprising 11-6 start in the West while building a new identity.
yhoo.it
November 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
At Y! Sports: Wrote about the Suns, whose response to having arguably the worst future outlook in the NBA was to start focusing on kicking ass in the present: yhoo.it/48kHnit
Ah, crud — had meant to link @nekiasnba.bsky.social's story about the double-team book on Wemby that the Suns were first to write somewhere in the chunk on how they swarm, send hard doubles in the post, etc.
Nekias' full piece! sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/...
Nekias' full piece! sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/...
November 24, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Ah, crud — had meant to link @nekiasnba.bsky.social's story about the double-team book on Wemby that the Suns were first to write somewhere in the chunk on how they swarm, send hard doubles in the post, etc.
Nekias' full piece! sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/...
Nekias' full piece! sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/...
This was literally in the pitch to my editor:
November 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
This was literally in the pitch to my editor:
At Y! Sports: Wrote about the Suns, whose response to having arguably the worst future outlook in the NBA was to start focusing on kicking ass in the present: yhoo.it/48kHnit
How the Suns are turning the page on the Kevin Durant era — and enjoying unexpected success in the process
Phoenix is off to a surprising 11-6 start in the West while building a new identity.
yhoo.it
November 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
At Y! Sports: Wrote about the Suns, whose response to having arguably the worst future outlook in the NBA was to start focusing on kicking ass in the present: yhoo.it/48kHnit
new zen koan loading
November 23, 2025 at 6:34 PM
new zen koan loading
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My dad is texting on a level that the deepest irony posters spend a lifetime chasing
November 22, 2025 at 3:50 PM
My dad is texting on a level that the deepest irony posters spend a lifetime chasing
Yeah, that's the thing. "What an immaculately crafted Necronomicon! Thanks for having me open it!"
a hell of a film. i kind of wish i'd never seen it
November 22, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Yeah, that's the thing. "What an immaculately crafted Necronomicon! Thanks for having me open it!"
Just spent a precious fleeting weekend night watching HEREDITARY despite not liking scary movies because I am married to someone who does like them and, if I had to guess, I'd wager I am going to be pretty upset for a pretty long while
November 22, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Just spent a precious fleeting weekend night watching HEREDITARY despite not liking scary movies because I am married to someone who does like them and, if I had to guess, I'd wager I am going to be pretty upset for a pretty long while
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Hey I need 17 more paid subscribers to reach my end-of-2025 goal. It would be very cool if you became one of those subscribers.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Hey I need 17 more paid subscribers to reach my end-of-2025 goal. It would be very cool if you became one of those subscribers.
www.lastnightinbasketball.com/#/portal/sub...
www.lastnightinbasketball.com/#/portal/sub...
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Scott Simpson opened the live Bullseye in Santa Cruz with hearty reassurance for these trying times. You can watch the full show now! Okay thank you very much see you later bye bye: buff.ly/1uksrMi
November 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Scott Simpson opened the live Bullseye in Santa Cruz with hearty reassurance for these trying times. You can watch the full show now! Okay thank you very much see you later bye bye: buff.ly/1uksrMi
I can get why the Hornets' decision-makers, none of whom drafted or extended LaMelo, might feel unsure about banking on someone who's rarely on the floor.
Also: Charlotte's scoring like a bottom-5 offense without LaMelo this season, and like a top-5 O with him.
Gift, curse, etc.
Also: Charlotte's scoring like a bottom-5 offense without LaMelo this season, and like a top-5 O with him.
Gift, curse, etc.
LaMelo Ball had 25 points + 8 assists in the Hornets' win over the Knicks last night. Charlotte's now 16-29 with him in the lineup ... and 2-22 without him.
From yesterday's Y! Sports piece on the NBA's worst teams — on LaMelo, the gift and the curse: yhoo.it/4hoO1H8
From yesterday's Y! Sports piece on the NBA's worst teams — on LaMelo, the gift and the curse: yhoo.it/4hoO1H8
November 21, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I can get why the Hornets' decision-makers, none of whom drafted or extended LaMelo, might feel unsure about banking on someone who's rarely on the floor.
Also: Charlotte's scoring like a bottom-5 offense without LaMelo this season, and like a top-5 O with him.
Gift, curse, etc.
Also: Charlotte's scoring like a bottom-5 offense without LaMelo this season, and like a top-5 O with him.
Gift, curse, etc.
cannot overstate how excited I was to open YouTube and see fresh Spider League chatter www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY4y...
Brooks Wheelan Got Suspended from Spider League for Calling a Spider Jewish
YouTube video by Late Night with Seth Meyers
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
cannot overstate how excited I was to open YouTube and see fresh Spider League chatter www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY4y...