The NBA Draft is horrible television and the league needs to make changes.
Last night's broadcasts were a mess of insiders spoiling their own show's drama, players wearing hats from teams for which they'll never play, and very little useful analysis.
The Jimmy Butler effect (win percentages):
Bulls:
last season with: .500
since: .315
Timberwolves:
with: .537
since: .398
76ers:
last season with: .627
this season: .608
Miami:
last season without: .476
this season: .694
Disney memo: "the reason so many consumers value our programming above others is because we invest in the best talent, creators and content in the world"
No, we like ESPN because it has live games, not because they spend a ton of money on hot take hacks.
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