I sort of resent Howard's direction of closing in his word, of minimizing the content, of becoming more risk-adverse.

I understand it, and I think it's probably the smart move, but I do resent it. It's almost like we had a friend that said "this is who I am. I am an insecure freak. I will be completely honest. Here are ALL of my flaws. Here are ALL of my thoughts. I dislike him, and her, and her and him!"

And we liked that, because we too felt that way. And then something happened. Something post-Artie. He wanted to get accepted - no, he needed to be accepted by the elites. He needed acceptance from the establishment. Anyone on this sub could point out countless examples of where he does a complete 180 (like bashing Ellen D's dancing, and then to her face telling her he likes it). And it's not "evolving" (although he has done that too, to be fair), and it's not "changing of opinion". It's hypocrisy. He was a hypocrite. He levered a fan base to gain power and fame - whether it was consciously planned or not - in order to have a voice to force his relevancy on "the in crowd". The popular group that he never understood.

I miss the risk.

There have been rumors of a possible expansion, so let’s imagine it does happen, but the NBA decides to only add one new team to the league (sorry Vegas), bringing back the beloved Seattle Supersonics. The Sonics are back babbyyyyyyyy!

Now the Sonics need to build their team from ground up, starting with the expansion draft, and following it with signing players in the off-season.

Here are some simplified terms of the expansion draft:

1. All 30 NBA teams will have the right to protect 8 players on their roster. Anyone on the current roster is protectable, including restricted free agents. If a restricted free agent is left unprotected by his former team, he is available for selection by the Supersonics, who would then hold his Bird Rights for the up-coming off-season. Teams will typically have 4-7 players unprotected. Unrestricted free agents can neither be protected from nor selected in the expansion draft -- they are essentially ignored.
   Players who are likely to be left unprotected by their former teams include aging, overpaid veterans, unproven bench players, players who do not fit in financially with their team, or who disrupt team chemistry.
2. The Sonics may only select 1 player per team.
3. The Sonics must work within 2/3 of the normal rules of the NBA salary cap, so there will be salary-related restrictions which apply to the team's selections. The team’s salary cap for the 2022-2023 season will only be 2/3 of the league cap (112.414 million), meaning 74.93 million. The minimum team salary is also 2/3 of the leagues' minimum team salary (101.173 million), meaning 67.449 million.
   The expansion draft occurs after the conclusion of the 2022 NBA Finals, but prior to the 2022 NBA Draft. The Sonics do not participate in the lottery, but automatically get the 5th and the 35th pick of the draft.
4. There are no restrictions on player positions during the draft.
5. The Sonics must select at least 14 players.
6. Here is a list of the players that each NBA team are, in my opinion, likely to protect, and a list of those who may be left unprotected (not all players are listed, but most of them, and all that have any chance of being drafted by an expansion team):

Atlanta Hawks:

Protected:

1. Trae Young
2. John Collins
3. Clint Capela
4. Kevin Huerter
5. De’Andre Hunter
6. Onyeka Okongwu
7. Bogdan Bogdanovic
8. Cam Reddish

Unprotected (Salary this year, Years left on the contract)

1. Jalen Johnson (2.6 million, 3 years)

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#The First Doctor Adventures

Whilst we don't know the details, we know Lauren Cornelius has been recording more First Doctor Adventures. Assumably the AAISAT crew have been as well, and potentially Carole Ann Ford. And one assumes Peter Purves. Sadly, I doubt William Russell has, Jean Marsh even less so. Maureen O'Brien has possibly done recording, but it's difficult to say as she's someone who can't really travel far, and obviously pandemics makes things worse.

#The Second Doctor Adventures

After being delayed many times, with still no confirmed release date, the fact that remote recording has occurred seems that whatever issues that plagued the release have potentially been solved, and we may get news soon. Otherwise we do know there's a George Mann penned Dalek story, read by Frazer Hines, that at this point logically couldn't be anything but a Companion Chronicle.

#The Third Doctor Adventures

#The Fourth Doctor Adventures

This is part one of this list. This list is based off of accomplishments in the NBA (or ABA), not college or international leagues. Please let me know of any mistakes or if I missed something.

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Key:

AS - All-Star

AN - All-NBA, All-ABA, All-BAA

AD - All-Defensive

AR - All-Rookie

MVP - Most Valuable Player

FMVP- Finals Most Valuable Player

DPOY - Defensive Player of the Year

6MOY - Sixth Man of the Year

MIP- Most Improved Player

COTY - Coach of the Year

EOTY- Executive of the Year

ScrC - Points Leader

AstC - Assists Leader

RebC - Rebounds Leader

StlC - Steals Leader

BlkC - Blocks Leader

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Acadia University (1): Brian Heaney (1969-70) - 2.0/0.3/0.4 - 14 G

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Akron (4): Bill Turner (1967-1973) - 5.4/3.5/0.6 - 294 G

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Alabama (32): Latrell Sprewell (1992-2005) - 18.3/4.1/4.0 - 913 G - 4x AS, 1x AN, 1x AD, AR

Honorable Mentions: Antonio McDyess, Robert Horry, Mo Williams, Gerald Wallace

Active: JaMychal Green, Collin Sexton, Kira Lewis Jr, Herb Jones, Joshua Primo

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Alabama A&M (1): Mickell Gladness (2011-12) - 2.2/2.2/0.2 - 26 G

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Alabama at Birmingham (11): Elijah Millsap (2015-2017) - 4.2/2.8/1.1 - 69 G

Active: Nate Darling

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Alabama State (2): Kevin Loder (1981-84) - 5.9/2.3/1.2 - 148 G

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Alabama-Huntsville (1): Josh Magette (2017-20) - 2.2/1.0/2.4 - 26 G

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Albany State (5): Caldwell Jones (1973-1990) - 7.9/8.2/1.4 - 1299 G - 1x AS, 2x AD

Honorable Mention: Wil Jones

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Albertson College of Idaho (1): Elgin Baylor (1958-72) - 27.4/13.5/4.3 - 846 G - HOF, 11x AS, 10x AN, ROY

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Alcorn State (6): Lindsey Hunter (1993-2010) - 8.5/2.2/2.7 - 937 G - 2x Champ, AR

Honorable Mention: Larry Smith

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Alliance College (1): Don Asmonga (1953-54) - 0.7/0.1/0.7 - 7 G

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American (2): Kermit Washington (1973-82, 1987) - 9.2/8.3/1.4 - 507 G - 1x AS, 2x AD

Honorable Mention: Andre Ingram

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American International (1): Mario Elie (1990-2001) - 8.6/2.8/2.6 - 732 G - 3x Champ

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Appalachian State (1): Belus Smawley (1947-51) - 12.7/2.8/23 - 261 G

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Arizona (60): Gilbert Arenas (2001-12) - 20.7/3.9/5.3 - 552 G - 3x AS, 3x AN, MIP

Honorable Mentions: Andre Iguodala, Jason Terry, Richard Jefferson, Mike Bibby, Damon Stoudamire, Steve Kerr

Active: Deandre Ayton, Aaron Gordon, Josh Green, Solomon Hill, Andre Iguodala, Stanley Johnson, Lauri Markkanean, TJ McConnell, Zeke Nnaji

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I don't want to step on anybody's toes here, but the amount of non-dad jokes here in this subreddit really annoys me. First of all, dad jokes CAN be NSFW, it clearly says so in the sub rules. Secondly, it doesn't automatically make it a dad joke if it's from a conversation between you and your child. Most importantly, the jokes that your CHILDREN tell YOU are not dad jokes. The point of a dad joke is that it's so cheesy only a dad who's trying to be funny would make such a joke. That's it. They are stupid plays on words, lame puns and so on. There has to be a clever pun or wordplay for it to be considered a dad joke.

Again, to all the fellow dads, I apologise if I'm sounding too harsh. But I just needed to get it off my chest.

The nurse asked the rabbit, “what is your blood type?”

“I am probably a type O” said the rabbit.

The doctor says it terminal.

Mentos

(I will see myself out)

Alot of great jokes get posted here! However just because you have a joke, doesn't mean it's a dad joke.

THIS IS NOT ABOUT NSFW, THIS IS ABOUT LONG JOKES, BLONDE JOKES, SEXUAL JOKES, KNOCK KNOCK JOKES, POLITICAL JOKES, ETC BEING POSTED IN A DAD JOKE SUB

Try telling these sexual jokes that get posted here, to your kid and see how your spouse likes it.. if that goes well, Try telling one of your friends kid about your sex life being like Coca cola, first it was normal, than light and now zero , and see if the parents are OK with you telling their kid the "dad joke"

I'm not even referencing the NSFW, I'm saying Dad jokes are corny, and sometimes painful, not sexual

So check out r/jokes for all types of jokes

r/unclejokes for dirty jokes

r/3amjokes for real weird and alot of OC

r/cleandadjokes If your really sick of seeing not dad jokes in r/dadjokes

Punchline !

Edit: this is not a post about NSFW , This is about jokes, knock knock jokes, blonde jokes, political jokes etc being posted in a dad joke sub

Edit 2: don't touch the thermostat

Do your worst!

How the hell am I suppose to know when it’s raining in Sweden?

Mathematical puns makes me number

We told her she can lean on us for support. Although, we are going to have to change her driver's license, her height is going down by a foot. I don't want to go too far out on a limb here but it better not be a hack job.

Ants don’t even have the concept fathers, let alone a good dad joke. Keep r/ants out of my r/dadjokes.

But no, seriously. I understand rule 7 is great to have intelligent discussion, but sometimes it feels like 1 in 10 posts here is someone getting upset about the jokes on this sub. Let the mods deal with it, they regulate the sub.

They were cooked in Greece.

I'm surprised it hasn't decade.

He lost May

Now that I listen to albums, I hardly ever leave the house.

Said if she ever hosts a gender reveal party, when it comes time to pop the balloon she'll spray everyone with water.

Gender is fluid.

Two muffins are in an oven, one muffin looks at the other and says "is it just me, or is it hot in here?"

Then the other muffin says "AHH, TALKING MUFFIN!!!"

Don't you know a good pun is its own reword?

For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.

I said "hey look, an escaPEA"

No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!

Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂

But let me give it a shot.

FiveThirtyEight has a player projection model they use to decide how good a player might be. Using the rosters listed from each team on ESPN (which may not be completely up-to-date), I wrote down what it had to say about each prospect .

Atlanta Hawks

• Trae Young - Future All-Star
• Bogdan Bogdanovic - Borderline All-Star
• Clint Capela - Borderline All-Star
• John Collins - Up-and-Comer
• Kevin Huerter - Up-and-Comer
• Delon Wright - Key Role Player
• Danilo Gallinari - Rotation Player
• Gorgui Dieng - Rotation Player
• De'Andre Hunter - Rotation Player
• Skylar Mays - Rotation Player
• Onyeka Okongwu - Rotation Player
• Cam Reddish - Rotation Player
• Lou Williams - Offensive Specialist
• Solomon Hill - Scrub
• Brandon Goodwin - Scrub
• Jalen Johnson - Good Prospect
• Sharife Cooper - Good Prospect
• A.J. Lawson - Marginal Prospect

Boston Celtics

• Jayson Tatum - All-Star
• Jaylen Brown - Borderline All-Star
• Marcus Smart - Borderline All-Star
• Dennis Schroder - Average Starter
• Al Horford - Key Role Player
• Josh Richardson - Rotation Player
• Jabari Parker - Rotation Player
• Aaron Nesmith - Rotation Player
• Enes Kanter - Rotation Player
• Romeo Langford - Rotation Player
• Payton Pritchard - Rotation Player
• Robert Williams III - Rotation Player
• Grant Williams - Defensive Specialist
• Luke Kornet - Defensive Specialist
• Juancho Hernangomez - Scrub
• Bruno Fernando - Project
• Juwan Morgan - Project
• Juhann Begarin - OK Prospect
• Sam Hauser - Marginal Prospect

Brooklyn Nets

• James Harden - MVP Candidate
• Kevin Durant - Borderline All-Star
• Kyrie Irving - Borderline All-Star
• Nicolas Claxton - Up-and-Comer
• Joe Harris - Average Starter
• Patty Mills - Rotation Player
• Blake Griffin - Rotation Player
• DeAndre' Bembry - Rotation Player
• Bruce Brown - Rotation Player
• Jevon Carter - Rotation Player
• Timothe Luwawu‑Cabarrot - Rotation Player
• Paul Millsap - Scrappy Veteran
• LaMarcus Aldridge - Way Past His Prime
• James Johnson - Scrub
• Tyler Johnson - Scrub
• Mike James - Scrub
• Sekou Doumbouya - Project
• Reggie Perry - Project
• Day'Ron Sharpe - Good Prospect
• Kessler Edwards - OK Prospect
• David Duke Jr - Marginal Prospect
• RaiQuan Gray - Marginal Prospect
• Marcus Zegarowski - Marginal Prospect

Charlotte Hornets

• LaMelo Ball - Future All-Star
• Miles Bridges - Average Starter
• Terry Rozier - Average Starter
• P.J. Washington - Average Starter
• Gordon Hayward - Rotation Player
• Kelly Oubre Jr. - Rot

Which players on your team's roster should they lock in for the year, or longer?

Which players do you wish your team should move on from.

I'm going to go through each team with my opinions. Feel free to tell me why I'm wrong, or share your own opinions, etc...

Atlanta Hawks

Lock in: Trae Young, DeAndre Hunter, John Collins, Kevin Huerter, Cam Reddish, Clint Capela, Danilo Gallinari, Bogdon Bogdanovic, Sharife Cooper, Onyeka Okongwu, Jalen Johnson

Move on: Solomon Hill

Uncertain: Delon Wright, Lou Williams, Skyler Mays, Gorgui Dieng, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot

Atlanta is young and good at the same time, there aren't really any actual pieces they should move on from, and tbh there are only a few pieces that wouldn't matter either way. I will point out Solomon Hill as being someone who would only take away minutes from someone more worthy of the playing time. Unless they are absolutely demolished by injuries he probably shouldn't see the floor.

Boston Celtics

Lock in: Jayson Tatum, Robert Williams, Grant Williams, Marcus Smart, Dennis Schroder, Payton Pritchard, Al Horford

Move on: Jaylen Brown, Josh Richardson

Uncertain: Romeo Langford, Brodric Thomas, Aaron Nesmith, Sam Hauser, Jabari Parker, Juancho Hernangomez, Bruno Fernando, Enes Kanter,

Time to get crazy! I hate this roster construction and am of the opinion that Brown and Tatum aren't the ideal fit. I have Boston choosing Tatum over Brown in the long run (I personally like Brown more, but most would want Tatum). Some of the younger pieces with talent and potential stay like Timelord, Grant, and Pritchard, as well as some pieces that are extremely good in what they do in Horford, Smart, and Schroder. Finding better fits around them and focusing on playmaking being the priority would make this tea much better. They move on from Brown in this case to try a different fit from a high caliber player, and Richardson fits the Smart role, and I don't think he would be utilized very well on this roster with Smart already doing what he would be doing, but worse at this point.

Brooklyn Nets

Lock in: Kevin Durant, James Harden, Joe Harris, Bruce Brown, Patty Mills, LaMarcus Aldridge, Blake Griffin, Paul Millsap, Cameron Thomas, Jevon Carter

Move on:

Uncertain: Kyrie Irving, DeAndre Bembrey, David Duke Jr., Kessler Edwards, James Johnson, Nicholas Claxton, Day'Ron Sharpe

Nothing wild here for the most part. The Nets have a solid team, the only issue is a