
Dusty Garza 🏀 NBA Writer/Analyst | @TheDunkDigest & @1200WOAI | Former @FOX29, @News4SA | contributor @NBATV & @SiriusXMNBA | Emmy Awarded TV & Film Producer
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The guy in the cowboy hat next to LeBron spends about $500,000 a year on courtside seats, and he pays for it with rent from retirees who can't take their homes and leave.
His name is James Goldstein. He's been to more than 5,000 NBA games, and he owns trailer parks in Southern California.
Here's the thing about trailer parks most people never think about. You own your home, but you rent the little patch of dirt it sits on. And "mobile" homes almost never move. The Supreme Court looked at this back in 1992 and noted that only about 1 in 100 ever gets moved once it's set down. Moving one can eat a huge chunk of what the house is even worth, and a lot of parks won't accept older homes anyway.
So if the landlord raises your lot rent, you can pay it, or you can walk away from a house you own outright.
That's basically the whole business model. It's why more than 100 cities and counties in California put rent control on mobile home parks, and it's why Goldstein has spent decades fighting them in court.
In 2006 he bought Colony Cove, a park for seniors in Carson, for about $23 million, most of it borrowed. The next year he asked the city to let him raise rent $618 a month per lot. The city said no. He's sued Carson at least eight times since, including a $78 million claim a state judge threw out. A federal jury gave him $3.3 million in 2016, and an appeals court took it back two years later.
In Palm Springs he tried something smarter. He moved to break his El Dorado park into individually owned lots, which can knock out local rent control and leave residents choosing between buying the ground under their own house or paying market rent. The city paid him $937,500 to settle, and the appeals ruling from that fight gave park owners all over California a legal path to do the same thing. It took a new state law in 2013 to let cities block those conversions when residents don't want them.
To give him his due, Goldstein argues rent control is unfair to owners, and when it comes to apartments a lot of economists would back him up. Trailer parks are where that argument gets a lot harder to make, because leaving means hauling your house down the freeway.
Now do the math on that 2007 raise. $618 a month comes out to about $7,400 a year per lot. The raise on roughly 67 lots would pay for an entire season of his courtside seats.
James Goldstein is a millionaire NBA superfan who reportedly spends over $500,000 a year on courtside seats.
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After 13 straight WNBA Finals press conferences without being called on, I finally got to ask Rhyne Howard and coach Karl Smesko why the Dream skip the anthem.
Neither explained why & Atlanta PR shut down follow-ups: “Next question.”
SpursRΞPORTΞR retweeted
Head coach Ime Udoka said Reed Sheppard (knee) is unlikely to play in Friday's game against the Spurs.
Via @WillGuillory
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Don’t buy that tonight's Spurs/Rockets match is just another October game.
Last March, San Antonio hung 145 on Houston- the most points Ime Udoka surrendered all season. He and his staff stewed over that tape all summer and before tonight's game.
Sportsbooks have Houston’s over/under win total at 48.5 wins with Fred VanVleet back (11 assists and 1 turnover in their opening night win).
Udoka wants his guys to finish in the Top-4 in the Western Conference, competing directly alongside Minnesota, Denver, and they're looking to send a message tonight.
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Victor Wembanyama is desperate to bounce back from that brutal opener against OKC, but Ime Udoka has the blueprint ready in Austin. With Steven Adams banged up, Houston will still look to bring the physical, bruising contact needed to throw Wembanyama off his spots.
1️⃣ Front the post & blow up entry angles early (Amen/Eason)
2️⃣ Physical body checks on the catch- turn him into a jump shooter (Jabari/Şengün)
3️⃣ Leak out in transition off his misses to beat his recovery rim protection
I'll chime in with more notes and news about the big rivalry showdown on @1200WOAI with @ChrisDuel and the morning crew. Tune in!
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.@spurs can move to North Korea…
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State Farm Arena has released the following statement regarding Enes Kanter-Freedom's seating arrangement:
"Enes Kanter Freedom has contacted federal, state and local authorities, the WNBA, the Atlanta Dream and State Farm Arena officials to express concerns about his personal safety during his planned attendance at Game 3 of the WNBA Finals tonight. The safety and security of our guests and team members is our highest priority.
Following consultations with the WNBA, Dream ownership, State Farm Arena leadership and security officials, we have directed Mr. Freedom to watch tonight’s game from a private luxury suite. This arrangement is intended to address his security concerns and help provide a safe and positive experience for him and other guests. The suite will have additional security and will be his designated viewing location for the game. State police have also assigned an officer to Mr. Freedom at his request."
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We’re hiring a graphic designer here in San Antonio! Come sit next to me and help our crew design this exciting era of Spurs basketball! 🤠
Applications close soon!
jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/o…
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Golden State has started exploring trade routes for Kristaps Porzingis, who is now seriously contemplating his future in basketball as he deals with recurring symptoms from the autoimmune condition termed as POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome), sources tell ESPN.
SpursRΞPORTΞR retweeted
De’Aaron Fox once went chest-to-chest with Draymond Green. People really thought he was backing down from Chet Holmgren? 🙈
#ThunderUp #PorVida
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This season is just the third time in franchise history the Spurs have returned their top 10 scorers from the previous year.
Wembanyama - Fox - Castle - Vassell - Johnson - Harper - Champagnie - Barnes - Kornet - Bryant
Spurs also returned their top 10 scorers in 1999 and 2014.
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30 teams, 30 home openers.
Home opener date and matchup for every NBA team this week⬇️
The 2026-27 NBA season begins tomorrow!
@AmericanExpress NBA Tip-Off
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Three players in NBA history have 5 Titles, 3 Finals MVP & 2 Regular season MVP - MJ, Magic & Duncan
-MJ has had multiple feature films
-Magic has had two documentaries THIS YEAR
-Tim Duncan doesn't have an AUTOBIOGRAPHY
It's a shame that the next generation has very little idea how truly great Duncan was. Always great to back and forth with @SpursReporter on a "Potential" Collab with the greatest Power Forward of All-Time and talk EVERYTHING Spurs for the upcoming season!
FULL CONVERSATION⬇️⬇️ENJOY!
youtu.be/I-SpM9uezv4
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Go under the screen against Dylan Harper? That just got expensive.
He hit 57.1% from three on 3.5 attempts per game in preseason, up from 34.3% on 2.6 as a rookie.
Yeah only four games, but if defenders choose to chase him over screens instead? Then suddenly his driving lanes open up. 😱💀
SpursRΞPORTΞR retweeted
NBA roster updates:
Teams with moves to make:
DAL: +1
HOU: +2 (both signed to E10 deals)
LAL: +1
MEM: +2
MIL: +1
Open standard roster spots:
BOS
CHI
CLE
DEN
HOU
IND
MIA
MIN
NYK
OKC
ORL
PHI
PHX (after Reath conversion)
POR
SAC
SAS
TOR
Open two-way spots:
DAL
HOU
MIL
MIN
TOR
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✅ Czy Jeremi Sochan wypadł z NBA?
✓ Odpowiedź może się wydawać prosta. Mało kto się spodziewał, że odniesiona w ubiegłorocznym okienku na EuroBasket kontuzja łydki stanie się początkiem końca Sochana w NBA
✓ Polak stracił przez nią bardzo dużo: sam turniej, który mógł go wypromować wśród agentów, okres przygotowawczy w NBA, początek sezonu...
✓ W międzyczasie okazało się, że San Antonio Spurs trafili kolejne diamenty w Drafcie i nagle przestali być projektem "long term". Już od zaraz mieli głęboki skład mocnych graczy. Trener im zaufał i dla Sochana nie znalazł już miejsca. Inna sprawa, że chyba sportowo go po prostu nie cierpiał.
✓ Tutaj rozpoczął się spadek koszykarskiej wartości Jeremiego. Ale nie obwiniam trenera, tylko samego Jeremiego. On się mentalnie i psychicznie zamknął w sobie. Tak desperacko chciał być częścią drużyny, że niemal całkowicie zrezygnował ze swojej gry. Brak rzutów, brak rozwoju. Tylko zasłony, obrona i proste punkty. Problem w tym, że koledzy przestali mu nawet podawać. Czas w Spurs dobiegł końca
✓ Sochan podpisał kontrakt z New York Knicks i dopiero wtedy mogliśmy się przekonać jak wielki talent ma Jeremy w sytuacjach, kiedy trzeba dać coś od siebie żeby pomóc kolegom. Niestety z zobaczyliśmy też ogromny regres w technice rzutu i autokreacji. Sochan już nie był tym samym graczem, o którym mówiło się w kontekście nagrody MIP. Co gorsza, Sochan zaakceptował swoją rolę walczaka- zadaniowca i poświęcił się tej roli na 100%
✓ Efekt był spektakularny dla jego osiągnięć- pomógł Knicks zdobyć mistrzostwo NBA, choć dołożył dosłownie malutką cegiełkę. Wszyscy jednak doceniali jego wkład w grę zespołu a jego zdolność do celebracji tytułu była czystym złotem. Tylko ponownie nikt w NY nie szukał walczaka. Nowy Jork ma swoje perturbacje finansowe i James Dolan ostatnie o czym myślał to przedłużenie zawodnika z trzeciej piątki. Sochan wyleciał z NYK
✓ Ale nie wyleciał z NBA. Szansę na obóz treningowy i preseason dali mu Portland Trail Blazers. I było to naprawdę obiecujące. Dziś już wiemy, że nie wypaliło. Dlaczego? Po pierwsze, kontrakt który był tak chwiejny i niepewny, że sugerowało nam to od początku walkę o każdą minutę. Sochan przepracował lato: poprawił rzut, ponownie ruszał się dynamicznie, widać że odzyskał radość z gry. Mecze preseason też grał nieźle. Tylko ponownie dał się wepchnąć w rolę popychadła, które tylko zbiera, stawia zasłony i gra dla drużyny. To zabija karierę Jeremiego, choć zdaję sobie sprawę jak to brzmi 🤔🤷
✓ Jeremy wchodził w czwartych kwartach. Powinien brać piłkę i zdobywać punkty bo to potrafi. Tymczasem, Jeremy mentalnie jest "graczem dla zespołu" przez co odnoszę wrażenie, że nawet grając z TRZECIĄ piątką gra jakby to była S5. I tak, grał mądrze i dojrzale. Tak, prowadził akcje zespołu ale ostatecznie nie pokazał niczego, co mogłoby mu pomóc zostać w klubie. Np. regularny rzut, co ma słabiutki Vit Krejci. Ale coś trafia, więc został. A PTB potrzebują spacingu
Czy więc Jeremy Sochan wypadł z NBA?
Niekoniecznie 🤔
Teraz rozpocznie się sezon, za chwilę okaże się, że ktoś nie spełnia oczekiwań i dla Sochana znajdzie się miejsce na kontrakt two-way. Tylko błagam, niech to nie będzie znowu jakiś dobry zespół, tylko ten słabszy, gdzie dostanie MINUTY.
I niech Jeremy przestanie się w końcu bać gry w koszykówkę. Scrappy team playera na 15 miejsce w rotacji praktycznie nikt nie szuka.
Dlatego nie potrafię skreślić Sochana- to jest naprawdę dobry gracz, którego największym grzechem jest brak rzutu i mentalna akceptacja bycia zadaniowcem na 300% normy.
Życzę powodzenia i za chwilę widzimy się w kolejnym klubie NBA😎💪♥️



































