Founder, Servant, Teacher, Student, Friend, Agent, @WEAVE š§¶
Chicago, IL
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I started in this business 18 years ago, at age 14. I didnāt make enough money to support myself until I was 24. I never did it for the money. I did it because I love this game with every fiber of my being.
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āI donāt trust anyone whoās nice to me but rude to the waiter. Because they would treat me the same way if I were in that position.ā - Muhammad Ali
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Should I release a āschools that still owe players a lot of NIL money they promised and never paid this season, but now are recruiting new players promising even bigger money they likely wonāt pay eitherā list?
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Earlier this week, Tyrell Terry retired from the game of basketball at 22 years old.
I was Tyrellās agent. Give me a minute to unravel all this power.
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I just spoke to Jacobās cousin @PaulyG103 in the hospital. He said they need your prayers and not condolences. He is out of surgery and in the ICU. He can make it through this. He is fighting for his life. Please please please pray for Jacob Blake. #Kenosha #PrayForJacobBlake
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For people asking how I know Jacob, we grew up together. We are friends. We went to school together from Kindergarten through high school.
His family asked me to deliver the message that he is still alive and he can make it through this, and that reports of his death are false.
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I donāt know exactly what the future will bring to this amazing 22-year-old human. But Iām honored to be walking this path alongside him. I canāt wait to see whatās to come in the Tyrell Terry story.
Congrats Tyrell, the rest of your life has begun.
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Jacob Blake is NOT dead. I spoke to his family 5 minutes ago. He is in the ICU and expected to make it. Please stop the disinformation. #Kenosha #JacobBlake
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Tyrell has incredible gifts to give to the world aside from putting a ball in a hoop. When he told his story thousands of athletes & non-athletes alike started to share their own stories about mental health struggles. His story made it ok for people to admit theyāre not ok. (6/7)
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I saw him struggle, not wanting to disappoint those who lived vicariously through him, even when his heart kept telling him he was going in the wrong direction. Now, he has the courage to live for himself. Everyone has their dharma, and your job as a human is to live yours. (5/7)
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This is what Caleb Swanigan looked like as a 360 lb 14 year old. Now he's a college All-American and NBA bound. Anything is possible!!!
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Tyrell struggled with severe anxiety throughout his career. I was there alongside him, watching him try & try again ā going to practice when he was hours removed from crippling anxiety attacks, playing in games when his heart was in another place, going through the motions. (4/7)
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This is the official GoFundMe from @PaulyG103 and Jacob Blakeās family. No other GoFundMe is legitimate.
All donations will go toward Jakeās medical costs, legal fees, support for his children, and therapy costs. Please share and support #JacobBlake gofundme.com/f/justiceforjacā¦
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Tyrellās bravery to live his truth is beautiful ā and his courage to share his story with the world is powerful & inspiring. The life of a pro athlete isnāt for everyone. And being an NBA player ā the money, fame, attention and competition doesnāt guarantee fulfillment. (3/7)
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In 2020, Tyrell was picked 31st in the NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks, making Ty the first draft pick Iād officially represent in my young career.
He signed a $6m contract, we celebrated like brothers, and just two years later, heās stepping away from the game for good. (2/7)
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If I hadnāt discovered @AntDavis23, someone else surely would have. AD did more for me than I ever did for him. Being attached to his star as a young kid, being part of his legend, was one of the greatest thrills of my life & opened doors that led to the life I have today. š§µ 1/4
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PSA: Iām tired of people using the āShanghai Sharksā joke for struggling NBA players. I see the humor in it, but most of you donāt realize import players (Americans) on the Shanghai Sharks make well over $1m net (after taxes) ie more than NBA minimum salary.
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Fardaws is a gentle, kind hearted person. When he left Texas Tech, his DMs filled with horrible, unimaginable things from fans, and he didnāt react. This fan hurled racist insults all game, called him a terrorist and told him to leave the country. I would never encourage a player to confront a fan in the stands. But on a human level, this fanās behavior is far worse than the reaction.
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Jeff Van Gundy is a real one for giving love to Howard Moore and his family on air during the broadcast tonight
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There are scores of D1 players across who were promised an NIL # by a coaching staff or collective, and are now realizing they will never see that $$.
This is one of the sad things about the lack of regulation and transparency in the current NIL climate.
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Tip for NIL collectives: it is possible to sign college athletes to multi year deals with buyouts.
Player X is a freshman in the portal with 3 to play. He wants a 3 year guaranteed deal. You want to make sure he doesnāt blow up and leave after one year.
How to make it work:
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Andy Reid finally accomplished the goal heās been working for his entire life, at age 61. Success doesnāt happen overnight. Be patient. Stay focused. Have faith. Donāt give up.
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Quick āļø to Dallas today to get in the gym with @tyterry05 and @TylerRelph10!
Year 2 coming š š¦š«ā³ @beyond_am @dallasmavs #mffl
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Dave Chapelle needs to update the Sticks and Stones special with bonus material, so we can hear his thoughts on the 69 trial. I wonāt be able to make sense of this until I hear from Dave.
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In 45 hours ONE MILLION PEOPLE will be watching our movie at once, and we made it as 3 kids from Chicago with a camera, no money & an idea!! Anything is possible, just go do it!! Thank you @FOXSports @DwyaneWade @chancetherapper @dusty_tho @BennyV_ @dpdooze @TyquoneG @IAMMARQUISE
Chance the Rapper and Dwyane Wade co-produced a documentary and it looks amazing.
nitter.app/Devin_Walker5/status/9ā¦
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10 years and 6 months later... congrats @AntDavis23 š
April 2010... āYou know who I am ā this is Anthony Davis, remember the name...ā #tbt #swagair #eybl #lakers #richpaulrule @AntDavis23 @nikemeanstreets @D1Circuit
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.@Polo_Capalot a legend in the making!!! North Pole šChicago
Yoo this Polo G album is different! He was snapping on this joint. I didnāt know what to expect, but my dude @DanielPoneman was repping for his Chi town native and told me to listen. It definitely smacks!
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Text I just got from a financial advisor friend ā80% of the college kids I talked to made enough NIL $$$ that they needed to file a tax return for 22, only 2 of them actually did.ā
š¤Æš¤Æš¤Æ who is your agent and why are you not filing your taxes ššš IRS gonna have a field day
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Chucky Okafor (Jahlil's dad) has started a parade in the streets of Indy. A literal parade. He hired a bucket boy. Can't make this up.
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Shout out to the @MemphisHustle commentator for this exhilarating Missy Elliot cover. Gotta love the @nbagleague
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They said the NBA restart wouldnāt be a distraction, that it would be a bigger platform to elevate the movement.
But all I see on my timeline right now are tweets about Jamal Murray. And nothing about Jacob Blake.
#JusticeForJacob #Kenosha #PrayForJacobBlake #NoJusticeNoPeace
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The no jump jumpshot. This is amazing. I'm obsessed.
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To anyone feeling stuck in life look at Mark Adams. At age 41 he was fired from UTRGV after 5 seasons & 41-90 record. Probably never thought heād get a D1 job again. At age 64 he was hired as the head coach at his alma mater, Texas Tech. At 65 he coached in the Sweet-16 v Coach K
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If youāre on this list, do the right thing and take care of your guys, even if you didnāt win as many games as you hoped.
All my guys have been paid, and paid on time.
But Iām here to advocate for ALL athletes, not just my clients.
If you have unpaid debts, Iām
not answering.
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Mac McClung (@McclungMac) improved his 3PT% by an average of 3.3%/year during his three college seasons (27.7%ā”ļø32.3%ā”ļø34.3%)
Now heās working with @DrewHanlen as he prepares for the NBA Draft + improving daily. See the progress yourself šÆ @beyond_am @andrew_canavos #NBAdraft
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Damn the NFL really made Kendrick censor āand we hate Popoā thatās the most NFL move ever
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Last Dance episodes 3-8 leaked... had 3 people send me the link yesterday... no Iām not going to watch them and neither should you! Letās be patient, watch together as a basketball community... last Sunday was fun! We get 4 more of those...
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In memory of Greg Tucker, a loving father, age 25, killed on the North Side of Chicago in a random act of gun violence. We love you Tuck. šš¾
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True story, Iāve seen Twitter fans lose a key recruit for a coaching staff that put in a lot of effort and really wanted the player.
When a kid opens up Twitter and sees fans of one school trashing him for visiting another school, it can affect their decision making process.
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The great irony in the #RichPaulRule is that the players this rule is designed to protect - ball players who leave school early for the NBA - wonāt ever be able to become NCAA certified agents themselves to advise players in their shoes, due to their lack of a bachelors degree š¤Ø
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My senior year at @ETHSWildkits I didnāt get to walk the stage. I finished two credits short, and didnāt graduate with my class.
Tomorrow, Iām honored to be delivering the commencement address for the class of 2024.
Tune in at 10:30 CST, got šs to share piped.video/live/3Jc4EXAsvIoā¦
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Quinn Cook (@QCook323) looks for Nolan Smith (@NdotSmitty), finds him, beautiful moment ensues. Heartwarming shit.
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Cutest thing that's ever happened at an NBA press conference vine.co/v/eAt7r6OquY3
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One trend Iām seeing pop up this time of year in NIL land: collectives including academic and behavioral requirements in NIL contracts.
Grad students blowing off second semester classes: say bye to your last few payments.
Failed drug test or breaking team conduct code: šš¼ šµ š¢
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Texas A&M commit Savion Flagg (@__hvmble) dunks from the free throw with James Harden watching, days after dropping 51 on Jarred Vanderbilt!
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Chicago starting 5
PG D Rose
SG D Wade
SF Jabari Parker
PF Ant Davis
C Jahlil Okafor
Your city don't want none
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#ChicagoLingoChallenge in my Glo, Thots, Decent, Tweakin, Merch, Opps... Lowkey Chicago invented like half the lingo rappers use these days
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Couldnāt be more appreciative of @ByScottPowers for the time & care he put into this feature in @TheAthleticCHI.
This 15 year journey has been a long and winding road. Scott really encapsulates it in this piece. I learned about myself while reading it.
theathletic.com/2237494/2020ā¦
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At the Tulsa airport. Every rental car sold out, canāt catch an Uber within 30 miles, someone just drove by and yelled at me to ātake your f*ckin mask off!!!āSometimes you gotta just take a step back and laugh at life. At least the sun is shining. Can someone come pick me up tho?
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One weekend on the south side of Chicago... 220 high school seniors, 60 Juco sophomores, 130+ coaches from 110 colleges and universities, 40+ volunteers, 100% free for the kids!!!
@ETurnerShowcase 2019 was a success!!!
@thekidet x @JUCOadvocate x šš
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Niche take, but just want to say Iām happy for Austin Reavesā agent. Aaron Reilly is an independent agent, not affiliated with a big firm. Austin went undrafted and stuck with him, Aaron navigated him to the Lakers, and now theyāre both about to get š°. Love to see underdogs win.
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Marshall Plumlee and Frank Kaminsky came out the same year. Plumlee was a McDonald's All-American, Frank was unranked. Anything is possible.
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At Ohare airport watching a guy in a short sleeved bears hooded sweatsuit eat a personal deep dish pizza with a 16 oz beer at 9am #chicago
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I love my job. And Iām really good at it.
Iām good at it - because I love it.
If you do something you love, every day for long enough, eventually youāll be good at it.
Sounds simple, but itās true.
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To compare the highest paid players in one league, to the lowest paid in another, is disingenuous, Fran.
Stars in college make $1m-$3m. Stars in the NBA make $30m-$50m.
Both leagues generate billions in TV & sponsor revenue.
Itās not ābroken,ā the players deserve every penny
I am guessing there are 500 D-1 players that will make than the @Suns Collin Gillespieās 578K salary this year. One of the best college guards of last decade. This fact along is indicative of a broken system that wonāt sustain itself long-term. Where are the administrative āadults in roomā who can help fix this? Gone.
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Next time I hear about a college coach manipulating a kids class schedule to push back their graduation date so that itās harder for them to transfer out, Iām telling @trillydonovan and youāre getting called out for that shit
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Excited to announce, "Shot in the Dark" is coming to FOX, February 2018. Love & Gratitude to my team: @dusty_tho @BennyV_ @dpdooze and Derek nitter.app/foxsports/status/93084ā¦
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No disrespect to UT, but this is upsetting. What message does it send? I preach that NIL money can give you financial freedom, a post college runway, $ to someday buy a house, to invest, save for retirement. This sends the message to impressionable kids to succumb to materialism
The Lamborghinis are out on display at #Texas this afternoon as the first batch of official visitors enter Moncrief. Sarkisian at the front door to greet Josiah Sharma here.
Nice touch with the Kendrick x Not Like Us blasting for the west coast DL.
Via: drizzy.suge / IG
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Kasean Pryor: the first D1 player with at least 25 points, 5 steals and 5 blocks in a game since 2008.
Kasean Pryor: 6ā10 guard.
Kasean Pryor: NBA prospect.
@1kasean
Kasean Pryor tonight in the win vs Rice:
29 points
5 blocks
5 steals
4 rebounds
2 assists
7/14 FG
15/16 FT
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Here is Rayshard Brooks. 4 months before being murdered. Shedding light and dropping pearls of wisdom...
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Dan Gilbert.. Danny Ainge.. Dana Whiteā¦ Dave Portnoyā¦ Dan Ponemanā¦
they say you should always find clubs to join where youāre not the richest or smartest person in the room. Given this list, I guess Iāve succeeded at that.
Thanks @SilverWaveMedia for including me
Congratulations to NBA Agent Daniel Poneman on being named to the 2024 Revolutionizers in Sports Technology list.
@DanielPoneman
silverwavesmedia.com/2024-reā¦
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Three rules to live by:
1) If you donāt go after what you want, youāll never get it.
2) If you donāt ask, the answer will always be no.
3) If you donāt step forward, youāll always be in the same place.
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Amazing initiative from Shaun King!
In response to the horrible bait truck operation by CPD this month, letās buy shoes & backpacks for every kid in Chicago who needs them for the start of the school year!
Please click the link and help, and to my influencers: please retweet!
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12 years ago last month. And just like that, my life was never the same. To some, Iāll always be the Boy Scout...
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I know youāre probably tired of me posting about Shot in the Dark, but it comes out on FOX in 5 days and I need all of you to support! We spent 6 years on this project, trying to tell a true Chicago story for the world to see. Need all of you to post & RT leading up to Saturday!!
"Films like this start discussions." ā @DwyaneWade on "Shot in the Dark," a FOX Sports Magnify film with co-executive producer @chancetherapper
#ShotInTheDark premieres this Saturday on FOX
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I encourage you to take the time today to read about my friend @MahmoudFattah30, who at age 31 became the first Palestinian & Muslim head coach in the G-League/NBA. Heās also a Chicagoan through and through. From Taft to Wright. From Perspectives to NLP.
closeup360.com/insiders/mahmā¦
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Zach Hankins, Israeli League MVP. When you know Zachās story, this moment is especially momentous.
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I met Zach in 2017. I drove Tyquone Greer to Ferris State U for a visit. I met Zach there, not knowing then that our stories would be tied together forever @hankymckspanky
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April 2010... āYou know who I am ā this is Anthony Davis, remember the name...ā #tbt #swagair #eybl #lakers #richpaulrule @AntDavis23 @nikemeanstreets @D1Circuit
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Damn, we got nominated for an Emmy.
The #SportsEmmys nominees for Outstanding Long Documentary are: Strokes of Genius @TennisChannel, Crossroads @30for30 @espn @CP3, Shot in the Dark @FOXSports (EPs @chancetherapper and @DwyaneWade), Momentum Generation @HBO @MomGenFilm @BillSimmons, Love Means Zero @SHOsports
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I love my job. I love basketball. I love helping people. Iām so grateful. God is the best
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The official trailer for our film, Shot in the Dark... 6 years in the making... a true Chicago story... tune in February 24th at 4:30 eastern time on Fox nationwide shotinthedarkfilm.us
Check out the exclusive trailer for SHOT IN THE DARK, a @FoxSports MAGNIFY film. Iām proud to executive produce this inspiring Chicago story alongside @chancetherapper. Airs 2/24 on FOX. #shotinthedark
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Growing up a basketball obsessed kid in Chicago, I never imagined Iād see my name in a @RickTelander column. Well, it happened today, and his piece about our movie premier is the best thing Iāve read about our movie to date. Please take a minute to read: google.com/amp/s/chicago.sunā¦
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Fardaws Aimaq is the sweetest guy in the world, never heard of him throwing a punch or harming a fly. But now people are making him out to be a thug because he finally spoke up, after years of this kind of abuse. The reactions always go viral, but the cause never gets addressed.
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Calipari succeeded at Kentucky because he embraced one and done (to the NBA) when others were resisting it.
Low and mid majors can succeed by embracing one and done (to high majors).
High majors are built with LM/MM transfers. Be the program that thrives being a stepping stone.
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There has never been a Swedish guard in the 76 year history of the NBA. Now there is one āš¼šøšŖšĀ @PelleLarsson_
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Saieed loved his mother as much as anyone I know. The way he lived his life was an inspiration. A really special kid
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Blake Griffin's Austin Rivers impersonation will never get old #SoAccurate vine.co/v/OLMU1U3hvT9
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Since 2009, Iāve run an annual free showcase for unsigned high school seniors in Chicago. Every year, we pack 150-300 of the best unsigned seniors into a gym, to play in front of hundreds of college coaches with available scholarships to offer at Jucos, D2s, D3s & NAIAs.
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Advice on entering the portal: look for āFitā and not just āProfit.ā
Make a list of the things that matter to you: development, playing time, coaching style, conference, roster fit, etc
Look for a school that checks your boxes.
Donāt take the bag at the expense of your future.
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Lately Iāve often been getting calls from college coaches, saying theyāre hiring a GM on their staff, and asking for hiring recommendations.
The āGMā job theyāre hiring for however, is usually very different than how GMās function in the NBA, NFL or international leagues. š§µ 1/6
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Iāll do the blackout on IG, but we canāt blackout twitter. This platform is too important to share information & raise funds.
Yesterday I retweeted a fundraiser & raised $600+ in 2 hours. We canāt black out twitter.
Theyāll kill 10 more people while weāre not posting about it.
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Didnāt realize how many people Zeke had an impact on until today. The outpouring of love has been intense. Between Lab school, Mac Irvin Fire, First Step, ISU, Hofstra, G-League/NBA fam, he touched so many of us. He was such a cool, kind dude. A really special human. Love u Zeke.
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So no one watched āBecoming Anthony Davisā after it dropped on Disney+ today huh. I only got one text about it all day ššš Iām selling all my Disney stock, not enough people using their streaming platform
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Mac McClungās 2023:
- Two-Way with the 76ers
- 10 points in Rising Stars game
- Dunk Contest Champ
- 19.8 PTS 2.7 REB 5 AST to 1.6 TOV in 26.8 min in GLeague season on 48/55/82% shooting
- G League Champ (playoff sweep)
- 32.5p 7.5a 3.5r in the finals
#StayTheCourse @McclungMac
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Unfortunately Iāve seen too many coaches post empty statements, afraid to upset boosters.
Failing to use the words āblackā and āpoliceā - failing to call the issues by their name - is failing to take a stand.
Do Black Lives Matter? Or do all lives matter. What side are you on?
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