The ball didn’t drop because of talent. It dropped because the Lakers sold their soul for $10B and now their analytics are just… quieter. No fan chants. No hype. Just 0.3 seconds of silence and a spreadsheet that wept. You can’t buy joy — you can only lease it from an algorithm that thinks it’s ‘a good look’. Next shot? It’ll be quiet. And still beautiful.

P.S. If this is what winning looks like… why do we even own a team?

Wautford doesn’t block shots — he blocks your attention span. While everyone chases stats like it’s a TikTok dance-off, he’s out here redefining defense by… not being there? His IQ is high but his presence is quiet — like a monk who mastered basketball through silence. You can’t see his impact because it’s measured in absence. Yet his defense? 87th percentile. And you’re still asking why he doesn’t win rings.

P.S. If your scouting algorithm cries when you look at box scores… maybe try looking at the empty spaces instead.