The place I have always wanted to go is north of Barcelona in the Pyrenees.

I loved with a Basque family for a month when in high school. They had an apartment in Gijon, but we went to the Pyrenees on the weekends. I’ll never forget two things from those visits: the ethereal beauty of those mountain lakes, so pristine they looked like renderings, not the real thing, and the utter terror of the drive as my host’s father turned to talk to me in the back seat while poised on the precipice of a mountain path. Perhaps my appreciation of the beauty of that place was enhanced by the near-death experience getting there, I don’t know…but I’ve seen few places as beautiful in all the years since.

“2. I’ve never been (was over-served from wine-tasting when they went), but friends recommend Bagdad Club for adult entertainment”

Don’t think the missus would approve…and never really my thing even aside from that, but thanks anyway!

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5680645/2024/08/05/knicks-elite-julius-randle-future/

I did like this quote:

“I realize some of those Anunoby minutes likely will come at the four, but finding genuinely good wing players as opposed to just guys you ask to hang out in the corner, is arguably the biggest roster-building challenge for an NBA team. Via three trades and the use of the midlevel exception, the Knicks have aced this test.”

1. Strongly recommend doing a day of wine-tasting. You can get a minivan and driver to take you around to 2-3 wineries, where you’ll have good wine and spectacular food.

2. I’ve never been (was over-served from wine-tasting when they went), but friends recommend Bagdad Club for adult entertainment

what do you think Randle’s market rate will be next Summer if :
1) He stays healthy all year,
2) He plays at a similar level to the last two years (which includes a few bad stretches between mostly all-star level play), and
3) He has an “okay” playoffs where he helps more than he hurts and never looks lost the way he has in the past?

Pretty high. I referred to Siakim as his benchmark earlier. With cap inflation that would make it around 4/200.

And since we are talking about Spain, I have to mention my hometown, Salamanca, which is an absolutely lovely university town with a golden colour, which I am sure any of you will like (also quite far from Barcelona, but a two hour drive from Madrid)

Oh, you’re a lot closer to me than i thought. 😉 🙂

Edit: I’ve been to Salamanca twice, and found it very beautiful, but i was only passing by, so one of these days i must go there to really know the city.