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Jul 31Liked by Marc Stein

Congratulations, Marc, on 3 excellent years as an independent journalist! I have followed this ever since you announced your intentions to move to Substack; my only regret is that I didn't subscribe sooner. Here's to many more (at least enough to get you to that 2035-36 season 😁)

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Jul 31Liked by Marc Stein

Congratulations on year 3 Marc, reading your pieces and articles is always delightful. Keep doing what you’re doing!!!

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Also, after checking Spotrac, I think my all-Minimum starting 5 would be:

- Tyus Jones

- Gary Trent, Jr

- Spencer Dinwiddie

- Taurean Prince

- Mason Plumlee

After seeing my Lakers trot out several instances of 4 guards and 1 center over the last few years, I'm okay running out this lineup. At least we have plenty of spacing!!! 😝

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There are certainly some younger players that could make up an all-minimum under-25 team that. Not quite the same situation as the all-minimum team (different circumstances), but intriguing nonetheless:

- Dalano Blanton

- Keon Ellis

- GG Jackson

- Toumani Camara

- Trayce Jackson-Davis

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Yeah, for sure. I left them out since I don't really count any of them as

Minimum players, even if their salary more than qualifies.

Could definitely field a better fitting team by using the players on their 4 year initial contracts.

Would love to have at least GG Jackson & Trayce Jackson-Davis on my squad.

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This is a good convo we need to expand upon ...

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Jul 31Liked by Marc Stein

Chiming in to also say congrats on starting Year 3 and for helping bring such a wonderful addition to my daily and weekly lives. And as the app grows, it only enhances my Love for this community even more...

Wishing you and all the fellow SteinLine members many more. And here's to even more "detours," along the way. They're what keep me riding alongside you every step of the way! ✈️😃

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Congrats and happy anniversary, Marc! Your words are refreshing in a world where gratitude and humility are often lacking. Absolute class. Best wishes for another great year!

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Congrats, Marc! 3 is today's Big Number ...

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I am such a Big Number fan you have no idea. I even used to tell Jade ... "can you please invent a Stein version of the Big Number."

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Jul 31Liked by Marc Stein

Marc Happy 3rd Anniversary 🍾🎊🎉 to #TheSteinLine I appreciate how you’ve been able to build a community of Sports Fans be able to not only read great stories, updates and insight that we’re lucky enough to read. You open conversations with a lot of enthusiastic fans who are not shy about sharing their opinions, but they do it in a respectful way. Thank you very much for what you’ve given many sports fans that have been looking for a site like this. Happy Anniversary again may you have many more and we all enjoy what you continue to give us on a daily basis. Thank you so much.

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Jul 31Liked by Marc Stein

Keep up the excellent writing Marc! Congratulations on Year 3.

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