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The Opening Tip

1. Free agency died in 2016

Have you noticed the dearth of true All-Star players hitting free agency over the last seven years?

We have, and we’re going to do what NBA media does best: Blame it on Kevin Durant.

Since then, you can argue LeBron (2018), Kevin Durant (2019), Kyrie Irving (2019), Jimmy Butler (2019) and Kawhi Leonard (2019) -- all under unique circumstances -- are the last true superstars to switch teams as free agents.

What we get instead: 

In the case of Siakam and recently-traded OG Anunoby, their next deals have already been agreed upon, and will be tweeted out by Woj or Shams the second free agency starts this summer.

Meanwhile, we’ll be left with the Tobias Harris sweepstakes.

[READ: The list of 2024 free agents]
[READ: Pascal Siakam trade grades]

2. Daily GIF: Oh, ok

Anthony Edwards does something insane every game. (See: The self alley-oop last night; the all-time poster the night before.)

Also: The Timberwolves are on-pace for a 60-win season. 

[READ: Dare to speak the forbidden words: The Minnesota Timberwolves are good now]

3. Trivia

4. GVTH: Fade the Hawks, pt. 3

Welcome to Grip vs. the House, where two things can be true: 

Nevertheless: The Hawks play basketball tonight, which means we are fading the Hawks, who lose 75 percent of their games against the spread. 

The play: Heat -6.5 at home tonight vs. Atlanta

GVTH record: 2-0

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