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Mark Deeks
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"How many other people can say they changed the way that people understand and follow a multi-billion dollar sport?"

Writer for HoopsHype, scout for myriad others. Niche basketball stuff. Both sides of the media/team divide. https://linktr.ee/markdeeks
Few sneak peaks of a project I'm working on. The CBA FAQ is dead/in a permanent vegetative state; long live the CBA Glossary. Given my usual punctuality with timeliness and tendency to leave things unf, expect this to be ready just before the heat death of the universe.
November 30, 2025 at 10:56 PM
@watsoncomedian.bsky.social of course, the most impressive part of the Beam's refurbishment was watching you open the show while standing under a wall-mounted collage of C3PO's nipples.
November 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Live look at Chet Holmgren after gaining about three pounds or whatever
October 21, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Thing is, a violation occurs as soon as a request was made, even if it is rejected. Per the CBA:
September 25, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I received this slightly indelicate solicitation the other day. Stung a bit.
September 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
John iBroom.
June 27, 2025 at 12:47 AM
June 26, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Considering all the fuss about him attending the draft, could Noa Essengue at least look like he wants to be there?
June 26, 2025 at 1:36 AM
And today in Unflattering Graphics:
June 26, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Can smell the Axe body spray through the screen.
June 26, 2025 at 12:37 AM
V.J. Edgecombe is at the draft while also apparently off to shoot a Boyz II Men video.
June 25, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Let's do this.
June 25, 2025 at 12:35 AM
🙃
June 23, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Competitive price. The ideal gift for the Rick Barry fan in your life.
June 19, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Today I learned that former Portland Trail Blazer Ha Seung-Jin is now a YouTuber, and does streams of himself playing 2K, telling NBA stories and maintaining a grudge against Terry Stotts, who he (perhaps jokingly?) blames for ending his Blazers career.

www.youtube.com/@bigha/videos
June 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
June 18, 2025 at 2:14 AM
And today in Oh Yeah I Totally Forgot That Guy Played There:
June 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
And now for the latest news from Bill Cartwright.
June 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Sometimes as a scout, you just have to see a guy and straight away you think "basketball'.
June 6, 2025 at 11:35 PM
The Puerto Rican All-Star game is done with a domestic-vs-imports format. And the starting line-up for the import team has some NAMES.
June 3, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The hair has changed somewhat in 20 years.
May 31, 2025 at 5:30 PM
1-0 in the Finals, so far!
May 31, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Jarule Holiday
May 28, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Reached a new low yesterday by going to Tesco wearing two left shoes. It's sad when they get so old that their minds go, isn't it?
May 26, 2025 at 5:21 PM
How DARE you
May 24, 2025 at 1:49 PM