Mark Deeks
@markdeeks.bsky.social
"How many other people can say they changed the way that people understand and follow a multi-billion dollar sport?"
Creator of the CBA Glossary. https://cbaglossary.com and [email protected]. https://linktr.ee/markdeeks
Creator of the CBA Glossary. https://cbaglossary.com and [email protected]. https://linktr.ee/markdeeks
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Mark Deeks
@markdeeks.bsky.social
· Nov 29
» Mark Deeks: The Englishman Who Went Up the Internet But Came Down an NBA Contracts Expert
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Hello! I'm Mark. I used to do pioneering work on the NBA's Collective Bargaining Agreement...
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Now, I help build non-NBA teams. 👋
Still got the CBA fastball; it's just not the rich vein of fun it was, because everyone does it now. Although I do have a plan for that.
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Now, I help build non-NBA teams. 👋
Still got the CBA fastball; it's just not the rich vein of fun it was, because everyone does it now. Although I do have a plan for that.
I have tons of sympathy and empathy for the story and struggles of Michael Sweetney. But God I wish we had all had more sympathy and empathy back then. Rest in peace big man.
September 17, 2026 at 10:23 PM
I have tons of sympathy and empathy for the story and struggles of Michael Sweetney. But God I wish we had all had more sympathy and empathy back then. Rest in peace big man.
Shout out to Donyell Marshall Jr for looking exactly like his dad.
September 6, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Shout out to Donyell Marshall Jr for looking exactly like his dad.
List of people to have recognised me in life now reads this:
a) Guy in the queue for KFC at the southbound M1 Woodall services about 14 years ago
b) Kosta Koufos (don't ask, I don't know)
c) Rob Dover
a) Guy in the queue for KFC at the southbound M1 Woodall services about 14 years ago
b) Kosta Koufos (don't ask, I don't know)
c) Rob Dover
Just had a real life "Leonardo DiCaprio pointing at TV Screen" meme moment when I turned on Only Connect on iPlayer to see @markdeeks.bsky.social on my screen! Cool to see you in some context other than Basketball Nerdery!
September 4, 2026 at 11:27 PM
List of people to have recognised me in life now reads this:
a) Guy in the queue for KFC at the southbound M1 Woodall services about 14 years ago
b) Kosta Koufos (don't ask, I don't know)
c) Rob Dover
a) Guy in the queue for KFC at the southbound M1 Woodall services about 14 years ago
b) Kosta Koufos (don't ask, I don't know)
c) Rob Dover
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Also shoutout to @markdeeks.bsky.social and his soothing, authoritative vibe - love that! Hope you're all still in it Mark! 😌
(22x07) Une de mes pref de cette saison, celle-là est très perso et me donne énormément de plaisir. La réponse est très simple mais c'est un vrai angle. Il manque Little Talks, qui était en spare.
Quelques secondes de bonus fort plaisantes.
Quelques secondes de bonus fort plaisantes.
August 31, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Also shoutout to @markdeeks.bsky.social and his soothing, authoritative vibe - love that! Hope you're all still in it Mark! 😌
Having won over the hearts and minds of the British public - or the complete opposite of that, it's hard to tell - we will be back on your screens at some point in October. New flamingo shirt, same overall vibe. I'm sorry, Victoria.
#onlyconnect
#onlyconnect
August 25, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Having won over the hearts and minds of the British public - or the complete opposite of that, it's hard to tell - we will be back on your screens at some point in October. New flamingo shirt, same overall vibe. I'm sorry, Victoria.
#onlyconnect
#onlyconnect
It's been a decade since I last overtalked and underperformed on a TV quiz show, so it's time for a new one. Here we go again. Only Connect, BBC Two, 24th August, 8pm. We're never beating the thruple accusations.
August 11, 2026 at 3:30 PM
It's been a decade since I last overtalked and underperformed on a TV quiz show, so it's time for a new one. Here we go again. Only Connect, BBC Two, 24th August, 8pm. We're never beating the thruple accusations.
IDEA: Third-place playoff to be held immediately after the final. Everyone filing out the stadium as the game kicks off, people packing away during the first half, only sound in the stadium is the hoover being run round the terraces. Could do it in a pub car park.
July 18, 2026 at 9:31 PM
IDEA: Third-place playoff to be held immediately after the final. Everyone filing out the stadium as the game kicks off, people packing away during the first half, only sound in the stadium is the hoover being run round the terraces. Could do it in a pub car park.
Most of my words for the next hour will rhyme with ducking so it's probably not the best time to talk about stuff really.
July 15, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Most of my words for the next hour will rhyme with ducking so it's probably not the best time to talk about stuff really.
Just once. Just one time, to watch a major tournament victory with family. Only one.
Oh well.
Oh well.
July 15, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Just once. Just one time, to watch a major tournament victory with family. Only one.
Oh well.
Oh well.
Proper effing game of football, this. Huge fan. Saka for Rogers, this is the perfect Saka game, but otherwise wouldn't change a thing. Bring it home.
July 15, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Proper effing game of football, this. Huge fan. Saka for Rogers, this is the perfect Saka game, but otherwise wouldn't change a thing. Bring it home.
People talk a lot about Noni Madueke not having a right foot, but they often neglect to mention that he doesn't have a left foot, either.
July 11, 2026 at 10:05 PM
People talk a lot about Noni Madueke not having a right foot, but they often neglect to mention that he doesn't have a left foot, either.
Everyone in England is uniting behind the football result but let's not forget we still face tremendous issues as a country. For example, Tesco have stopped doing their three-for-two offer on crispy potato slices.
July 6, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Everyone in England is uniting behind the football result but let's not forget we still face tremendous issues as a country. For example, Tesco have stopped doing their three-for-two offer on crispy potato slices.
Now over to Harry Kane for a quick interview
July 6, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Now over to Harry Kane for a quick interview
Beautiful time to be English. Winston Churchill, fish and chips, Prince William, Three Lions fallen empires, crumpets, Factor 50 sun cream, Jude Bellingham, we've got it all. I might even like Wonderwall now.
July 6, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Beautiful time to be English. Winston Churchill, fish and chips, Prince William, Three Lions fallen empires, crumpets, Factor 50 sun cream, Jude Bellingham, we've got it all. I might even like Wonderwall now.
I have managed not to do any gatekeeping about the fact that my whole country is doing its nut at staying up to 2am for this one-off England game, and frankly I deserve a medal.
July 6, 2026 at 12:45 AM
I have managed not to do any gatekeeping about the fact that my whole country is doing its nut at staying up to 2am for this one-off England game, and frankly I deserve a medal.
No more Madueke. No more Spence. Rice at right back, start Eze. It's the only way to unshoot our own foot.
July 1, 2026 at 6:13 PM
No more Madueke. No more Spence. Rice at right back, start Eze. It's the only way to unshoot our own foot.
LeBron James, 41 years old - still the NBA's biggest market-mover, the one holding all the keys, and still better at basketball than almost everyone else on the planet.
Mark Deeks, 41 years old - slept a bit weird last night and hasn't been able to turn left all day today.
Mark Deeks, 41 years old - slept a bit weird last night and hasn't been able to turn left all day today.
June 30, 2026 at 9:19 PM
LeBron James, 41 years old - still the NBA's biggest market-mover, the one holding all the keys, and still better at basketball than almost everyone else on the planet.
Mark Deeks, 41 years old - slept a bit weird last night and hasn't been able to turn left all day today.
Mark Deeks, 41 years old - slept a bit weird last night and hasn't been able to turn left all day today.
$14 million for one year for Jock Landale is a hell of a lot of money. That's more than I earn in FIVE years.
June 30, 2026 at 9:05 PM
$14 million for one year for Jock Landale is a hell of a lot of money. That's more than I earn in FIVE years.
Just a few hours left for Khris Middleton to sign an extension and avoid free agency. The most the Mavericks can offer him is a four year, $208,834,639 pact that runs through 2030, but Middleton may be wanting to see what he can get on the open market instead.
June 30, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Just a few hours left for Khris Middleton to sign an extension and avoid free agency. The most the Mavericks can offer him is a four year, $208,834,639 pact that runs through 2030, but Middleton may be wanting to see what he can get on the open market instead.
If Cam Boozer is only at best the third best player in it, you've got yourself a hell of a draft
June 21, 2026 at 9:57 AM
If Cam Boozer is only at best the third best player in it, you've got yourself a hell of a draft
Always found it fascinating how a few NBA players treat LinkedIn like middle managers. "I'm happy to announce I have started a new role at Shooting Guard at Dallas Mavericks" oh right yeah cool I remember seeing the ad posted but the position wasn't right for me
June 19, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Always found it fascinating how a few NBA players treat LinkedIn like middle managers. "I'm happy to announce I have started a new role at Shooting Guard at Dallas Mavericks" oh right yeah cool I remember seeing the ad posted but the position wasn't right for me
Kai Jones, former Hornets big who talked himself into getting waived two years ago, has shot 120-127 from the field this season. A 94.5% field goal percentage. No I'm not making that up.
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May 31, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Kai Jones, former Hornets big who talked himself into getting waived two years ago, has shot 120-127 from the field this season. A 94.5% field goal percentage. No I'm not making that up.
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Absolutely delighted to report that after four perfect hours, my stream died at this exact moment. I therefore have no idea how the fifth penalties went, but can only imagine they went really well and am thrilled by Arsenal's victory.
May 30, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Absolutely delighted to report that after four perfect hours, my stream died at this exact moment. I therefore have no idea how the fifth penalties went, but can only imagine they went really well and am thrilled by Arsenal's victory.
I HAVE NOTHING ANALYTICAL TO SAY. I JUST WANTED TO SHOUT TO ALLEVIATE SOME TENSION. COME ON ARSENAL.
Stewie Griffin: Nerves Scared
ALT: Stewie Griffin: Nerves Scared
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May 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM
I HAVE NOTHING ANALYTICAL TO SAY. I JUST WANTED TO SHOUT TO ALLEVIATE SOME TENSION. COME ON ARSENAL.
All those times over the last two decades Arsenal needed to be able to shut teams down, and couldn't do it. All the stuff it cost them. Do not take for granted just how good they are at it this year. I don't care if it's an interesting watch for the neutral.
May 5, 2026 at 9:08 PM
All those times over the last two decades Arsenal needed to be able to shut teams down, and couldn't do it. All the stuff it cost them. Do not take for granted just how good they are at it this year. I don't care if it's an interesting watch for the neutral.