Assistant GM for Connecticut Sun (future Houston Comets). Using numbers to learn about the game.https://bsky.app/profile/kpelton.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/kpelton.bsky.social/post/3mu65fs2x2c2rSo excited to read an advance copy of the second Seahawks book from my friend @mikedugar.bsky.social, this one with a more unambiguous positive ending. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Aug 2026 19:56 +0000at://did:plc:wbpjhdry2la6ozeiqrdmpmms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu65fs2x2c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/kpelton.bsky.social/post/3mq5zkqh4422uSo happy for my friend @timbontemps.bsky.social on joining the Atlanta Hawks front office. Like so many Hoop Collective listeners, I'm going to miss the Tims bickering with Windy on the podcast, but I know Tim is going to do great with a strong front office in Atlanta. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/49304563/former-espn-nba-writer-tim-bontemps-joins-hawks-front-office08 Jul 2026 21:06 +0000at://did:plc:wbpjhdry2la6ozeiqrdmpmms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5zkqh4422uhttps://bsky.app/profile/kpelton.bsky.social/post/3mow5mq7qj32zWas there for the fifth, sixth and seventh blocks of Brittney Griner's WNBA career in June 2013 (her second game). It was obvious then she would eventually surpass the late Margo Dydek as the league's all-time leader. Congrats, BG!23 Jun 2026 00:32 +0000at://did:plc:wbpjhdry2la6ozeiqrdmpmms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mow5mq7qj32zhttps://bsky.app/profile/kpelton.bsky.social/post/3mmxsjrxvkd2sA broadly applicable lesson from this week's Top Chef elimination: The more you push back against criticism, the more you force people to double down on it.29 May 2026 05:29 +0000at://did:plc:wbpjhdry2la6ozeiqrdmpmms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmxsjrxvkd2shttps://bsky.app/profile/kpelton.bsky.social/post/3mmhurwbmgt2hTaking some time today to say thanks to everyone at ESPN about my 13-plus years there now that I've started the next chapter of my career in the WNBA: https://open.substack.com/pub/kpeltonhoops/p/how-i-lucked-into-my-dream-job?r=160d3&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true22 May 2026 21:26 +0000at://did:plc:wbpjhdry2la6ozeiqrdmpmms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmhurwbmgt2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/kpelton.bsky.social/post/3mmcjgvgrnk2zThrilled for @bengolliver.bsky.social and my former ESPN colleagues about teaming up and bummed only that we don't get to work together and restart the Dontonio Wingcast (IYKYK). Important for ESPN NBA to maintain the PNW roots that started with @johnhollinger.bsky.social and continued with me. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 May 2026 18:20 +0000at://did:plc:wbpjhdry2la6ozeiqrdmpmms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmcjgvgrnk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/kpelton.bsky.social/post/3mlctd3jkdc2bContent is often advertised on social media as someone "not holding back" and I wonder when exactly that was an issue here.08 May 2026 03:52 +0000at://did:plc:wbpjhdry2la6ozeiqrdmpmms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlctd3jkdc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/kpelton.bsky.social/post/3mkkp2he6kk2pThere are a lot of complex theories about how voters pick NBA Rookie of the Year. This year's results were consistent with what I found more than a decade ago: the rookie with the highest combined PPG + RPG + APG in a requisite number of games almost always wins the award.28 Apr 2026 13:31 +0000at://did:plc:wbpjhdry2la6ozeiqrdmpmms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkp2he6kk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/kpelton.bsky.social/post/3mhlyfeu4bp22Schrodinger's game-winner in USC-Clemson.21 Mar 2026 21:36 +0000at://did:plc:wbpjhdry2la6ozeiqrdmpmms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhlyfeu4bp22https://bsky.app/profile/kpelton.bsky.social/post/3mhgrjfmap622High Point's Chase Johnston making his first 2-pointer of the year (to go with *50-plus* 3-pointers) to take the lead in the final 15 seconds of an NCAA tournament game is incredible content.19 Mar 2026 19:49 +0000at://did:plc:wbpjhdry2la6ozeiqrdmpmms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhgrjfmap622https://bsky.app/profile/kpelton.bsky.social/post/3mgquxvxilc2wShould be noted every time we see these kinds of photos that for all the impact the late Philadelphia statistician Harvey Pollack had on NBA history, handing Wilt Chamberlain the famous "100" paper is probably his greatest influence. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Mar 2026 02:52 +0000at://did:plc:wbpjhdry2la6ozeiqrdmpmms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgquxvxilc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/kpelton.bsky.social/post/3mgqsgdf2ao2wQuite a night in NBA ordinary time11 Mar 2026 02:07 +0000at://did:plc:wbpjhdry2la6ozeiqrdmpmms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgqsgdf2ao2whttps://bsky.app/profile/kpelton.bsky.social/post/3mgjazfjkbz2wSomebody needs to mash up Holly Rowe's delightful "I'm accidentally in a team huddle" with the "You're probably wondering how I got here" meme.08 Mar 2026 02:07 +0000at://did:plc:wbpjhdry2la6ozeiqrdmpmms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgjazfjkbz2whttps://bsky.app/profile/kpelton.bsky.social/post/3mfize5isvp2wHad that thought and it appears the answer is yes. The 1980-81 Blazers were previously second on this list, having given up 162 on Feb. 13 and 84 on Feb. 15 (78-point drop). The 2019-20 Hawks had the record before today with 158 points on Nov. 30 and 79 on Dec. 2, a 79-point swing. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Feb 2026 06:24 +0000at://did:plc:wbpjhdry2la6ozeiqrdmpmms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfize5isvp2whttps://bsky.app/profile/kpelton.bsky.social/post/3meos5nb4xm23Ahead of the Toronto Tempo's inaugural WNBA season, I took a look at the Tempo's work to become "Canada's team" like the Raptors have and how that might boost the women's basketball pipeline from Canada as we've seen in the NBA: https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/47891749/wnba-toronto-tempo-expansion-2026-canada-team12 Feb 2026 20:06 +0000at://did:plc:wbpjhdry2la6ozeiqrdmpmms/app.bsky.feed.post/3meos5nb4xm23https://bsky.app/profile/kpelton.bsky.social/post/3memjfobwek2zWrote yesterday about what we learned during Luka's first year with the Lakers and how they can look to history -- both their own and Dallas with Doncic -- to build a championship contender: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/47878910/nba-los-angeles-lakers-luka-doncic-trade-whats-next-lebron-james11 Feb 2026 22:24 +0000at://did:plc:wbpjhdry2la6ozeiqrdmpmms/app.bsky.feed.post/3memjfobwek2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/kpelton.bsky.social/post/3me7ghullfm2uGreat to podcast again with @zachlowenba.bsky.social on the Zach Lowe Show recapping my winners and losers from the NBA trade deadline. Felt like riding a bike: https://open.spotify.com/episode/27aHjq0CNvAijeut6MS6FQ?si=gnxZVKwkTt-1Qv-CzJdcSA&pi=rnnLzMPRSdmfz&nd=1&dlsi=266b2d0c31794c2606 Feb 2026 17:27 +0000at://did:plc:wbpjhdry2la6ozeiqrdmpmms/app.bsky.feed.post/3me7ghullfm2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/kpelton.bsky.social/post/3me5nqqdc2x2sWe've now got grades for every trade involving NBA players (sorry, Balsa Koprivica) made before today's deadline: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/47464779/nba-trade-grades-2026-biggest-deadline-deals-explained-contracts-draft-picks06 Feb 2026 00:32 +0000at://did:plc:wbpjhdry2la6ozeiqrdmpmms/app.bsky.feed.post/3me5nqqdc2x2shttps://bsky.app/profile/kpelton.bsky.social/post/3me5dbowosc23Grades for the trade sending Ivica Zubac to the Pacers are up: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/47464779/nba-trade-grades-2026-biggest-deadline-deals-explained-contracts-draft-picks Still working back through today's smaller, financially motivated trades.05 Feb 2026 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:wbpjhdry2la6ozeiqrdmpmms/app.bsky.feed.post/3me5dbowosc23https://bsky.app/profile/kpelton.bsky.social/post/3me4vm6bydl2gTrade grades are up and rolling for deadline day with analysis of the Lakers adding Luke Kennard and the Timberwolves getting Ayo Dosunmu: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/47464779/nba-trade-grades-2026-biggest-deadline-deals-explained-contracts-draft-picks05 Feb 2026 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:wbpjhdry2la6ozeiqrdmpmms/app.bsky.feed.post/3me4vm6bydl2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/kpelton.bsky.social/post/3me3ubjevon26Will Mason Plumlee get a championship ring if the Thunder win the title?05 Feb 2026 07:24 +0000at://did:plc:wbpjhdry2la6ozeiqrdmpmms/app.bsky.feed.post/3me3ubjevon26https://bsky.app/profile/kpelton.bsky.social/post/3me3txcmueu2iFor the night owls, grades are up for the Hawks-Warriors trade feature Kristaps Porzingis and Jonathan Kuminga: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/47464779/nba-trade-grades-2026-biggest-deadline-deals-explained-contracts-draft-picks05 Feb 2026 07:18 +0000at://did:plc:wbpjhdry2la6ozeiqrdmpmms/app.bsky.feed.post/3me3txcmueu2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/kpelton.bsky.social/post/3me34kccsvq2mComing up for water after today's flurry of NBA trades to link my story on how the WNBA salary cap has evolved over time and how NBA and NWSL history put the WNBA's collective bargaining agreement proposal in context: https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/47813218/wnba-cba-collective-bargaining-agreement-negotiations-salary-cap05 Feb 2026 00:19 +0000at://did:plc:wbpjhdry2la6ozeiqrdmpmms/app.bsky.feed.post/3me34kccsvq2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/kpelton.bsky.social/post/3me2pqjswpr23Grades for the Anthony Davis trade: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/47828120/anthony-davis-trade-grade-whats-next-dallas-mavericks-washington-wizards04 Feb 2026 20:30 +0000at://did:plc:wbpjhdry2la6ozeiqrdmpmms/app.bsky.feed.post/3me2pqjswpr23https://bsky.app/profile/kpelton.bsky.social/post/3me2nrw7pwu2sThis post is only supposed to happen the day of the actual deadline! [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Feb 2026 19:55 +0000at://did:plc:wbpjhdry2la6ozeiqrdmpmms/app.bsky.feed.post/3me2nrw7pwu2shttps://bsky.app/profile/kpelton.bsky.social/post/3me2f446zcs2bCertainly the WaPo's outstanding sports section was essential to *my* life, particularly the basketball coverage from my friends @kareemcopeland.bsky.social and @bengolliver.bsky.social. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Feb 2026 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:wbpjhdry2la6ozeiqrdmpmms/app.bsky.feed.post/3me2f446zcs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/kpelton.bsky.social/post/3mdyutecixw2sNeed to begin grading in GIF format [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Feb 2026 02:56 +0000at://did:plc:wbpjhdry2la6ozeiqrdmpmms/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdyutecixw2s