@SamQuinnCBS

@CBSsports NBA reporter. Contact at [email protected]

 New York
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Joined August 2013
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Some personal news: I have acquired Homer Simpson’s Wonderbat.
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I did not expect to leave the "Ty Jerome scores 45" game marveling at a Utah defender... but Ace Bailey was so freaking good defensively and the difference between him and literally anyone else who tried their luck with Ty was flat out night and day.
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I'm gonna enjoy every facet of the Yaxel Lendeborg experience. He's just a delightful ingredient to throw into the NBA stew.
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Pretty surprised that Grimes isn't starting. Ziaire and Thybulle was definitely the best defensive duo for the fourth and fifth spots of the realistic options, so JJ seems to be taking the "we have Luka and Austin our offense is gonna be fine" approach to lineup decisions.
Legion Hoops
@LegionHoopsOct 22
JUST IN: Lakers announce their starting five: Luka Doncic Austin Reaves Ziaire Williams Matisse Thybulle Walker Kessler
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I remember seeing someone talk... idk maybe a year ago? about how basically no players get true appreciation or memorability outside of the top top guys and niche role players who are beloved in a specific city. Cited T-Mac as the example. I think about that a lot.
NBACentral
@TheDunkCentralOct 21
Donovan Mitchell believes NBA fans won’t truly appreciate him until he retires. 👀 “I’m really good. I’m really talented. I’ve done a lot. At the end of the day, when I’m done playing in 10 years, 15 years, whatever that is, people will be like, I could have appreciated this dude a little bit more.” (Via cleveland.com/cavs/2026/10/i…)
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Well now there's reporting that Ja and Lillard will start together after all so... never mind I guess.
Sam Quinn
@SamQuinnCBSOct 21
Good for Micah Nori. This is the sort of decision coaches often make after a handful of losses just to prove to everyone involved that it has to happen. Nori said himself Ja in the starting five didn’t make sense, and he’s not wasting games proving what we already knew.
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Good for Micah Nori. This is the sort of decision coaches often make after a handful of losses just to prove to everyone involved that it has to happen. Nori said himself Ja in the starting five didn’t make sense, and he’s not wasting games proving what we already knew.
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“We don’t want you” chants have to be a new one for LeBron.
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Andre Drummond leading the Knicks in points, rebounds, blocks and steals through a quarter like we all predicted.
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@YossiGozlanOct 20
Rookie Extensions & Predictions for the 2026-27 Season: Part II | Third Apron Podcast xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1qKDzWgen…
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Rookie Extensions & Predictions for the 2026-27 Season: Part II | Third Apron Podcast

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@SamQuinnCBSOct 20
New pod! Yossi and I are reacting to the contracts of the last few days (Cason Wallace, Brandon Miller, Jaden McDaniels etc...), and then finishing up our season predictions! youtube.com/live/4aZCu5HjmiI

Rookie Extensions & Predictions for the 2026-27 Season: Part II |...

We go over the last few extensions given to Brandon Miller, Cason W...

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Sam Quinn
@SamQuinnCBSOct 20
New pod! Yossi and I are reacting to the contracts of the last few days (Cason Wallace, Brandon Miller, Jaden McDaniels etc...), and then finishing up our season predictions! xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1qKDzWgen…
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Rookie Extensions & Predictions for the 2026-27 Season: Part II | Third Apron Podcast

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New pod! Yossi and I are reacting to the contracts of the last few days (Cason Wallace, Brandon Miller, Jaden McDaniels etc...), and then finishing up our season predictions! youtube.com/live/4aZCu5HjmiI

Rookie Extensions & Predictions for the 2026-27 Season: Part II |...

We go over the last few extensions given to Brandon Miller, Cason W...

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New pod! Yossi and I are reacting to the contracts of the last few days (Cason Wallace, Brandon Miller, Jaden McDaniels etc...), and then finishing up our season predictions! xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1qKDzWgen…
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Yossi Gozlan

Rookie Extensions & Predictions for the 2026-27 Season: Part II | Third Apron Podcast

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There are benefits to getting KPJ off the team. I don't think he's a winning player, independent of the off-court stuff. Bucks have other guys who need the ball. He's just clearly better than who Trent was last year and making way less.
Sam Quinn
@SamQuinnCBSOct 19
Wouldn't have had to do this without that ridiculous Gary Trent contract. I'm not even a KPJ guy, but like, he was way better than Trent last year and making 1/3rd as much.
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Ngl this is kind of a bar.
NotMalikG@NotMalikgVidsOct 19
“Statistics don’t lie, but liars use statistics.” - Sean Sweeney
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For my birthday, one of my friends just sent me a box of fortune cookies where the fortunes are Uncle Iroh quotes and I’m just deeply delighted by this gift.
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Maybe Cameron Carr turns out to be good. I'm pretty optimistic about him, frankly. He hasn't played a single regular-season game yet, and the last two first-rounders have been colossal busts.
shey hamilton@SheyDeluxeLoveOct 19
All this bitching about draft picks that didn't turn out but the question is did he miss this year tho lol you people need to understand that not every decision is going to work out but yall be leaving out all the good moves that been done lol
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Notably: all seven rookie extensions for 2023 first-round picks were five-year deals. As the NBA starts to skew younger, teams are making efforts to lock up their early-mid 20s guys for as long as possible.
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Wouldn't have had to do this without that ridiculous Gary Trent contract. I'm not even a KPJ guy, but like, he was way better than Trent last year and making 1/3rd as much.
Shams Charania
@ShamsCharaniaOct 19
The Milwaukee Bucks have waived guard Kevin Porter Jr., sources tell ESPN.
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