While I have no real regrets about the Mikal trade, because I think he fits this team from the glove, part of the reason the deal was seemingly made was because Leon and his team decided there was no point waiting for a true “star trade” when all the potential targets seemed very firmly entrenched in their various homes. And now Milwaukee is imploding, and there’s a chance Giannis gets moved. And also, that top-4-protected Bucks pick feels like it could be the single best pick we sent Brooklyn in that deal.

But OKC can, as discussed, more easily blow Milwaukee away with a package, and it remains unclear whether Giannis still has bad blood towards the Knicks over how we “mistreated” his brother, and sometimes you just have to go all in instead of waiting.

I’m pretty damn happy with Wingstoppers, to be honest.

In 112 minutes, the Karl-Anthony Towns/Jalen Brunson pairing has a:

130.22 OffRtg
113.57 DefRtg
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+16.65 NetRtg

Towns has a 73 TS% with Brunson on the floor.

@ShamsCharania
76ers’ Joel Embiid got in an altercation with a columnist following tonight’s game in Philadelphia. Embiid took issue with a recent column that referenced his late brother and son, and Embiid shoved the columnist. No punch.