The True Winners of the NBA Draft . . . . PAWGS???

[Windows 91]

They were wildin' on Twitter

 

[Chrishaune]

People do realize there was mixing going on in Africa before the Americas right?

 

[Deflatedhoopdreams]

They were wildin' on Twitter

Finally some pictures of some PAWGS

 

[Deflatedhoopdreams]

New York Post has no shame

Dyson Daniels’ mom steals the show at 2022 NBA Draft

Before Daniels was selected by the Pelicans with the No. 8 pick in the draft, he hit the stage with his mom, Brikitta Kool-Daniels, on his arm — a family moment that has now gone viral.

nypost.com

 

[The Devil's Advocate]

All these guys look like Drake and Steph to you?

Might have been the dumbest thread in 2022

 

[IllmaticDelta]

All these guys look like Drake and Steph to you?

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

They were wildin' on Twitter

This woman’s name is Brikitta tho

What white mom did that!?

 

[The Devil's Advocate]

This woman’s name is Brikitta tho

What white mom did that!?

 

[Nkrumah Was Right]

People do realize there was mixing going on in Africa before the Americas right?

What?

 

[KidJSoul]

Yup.

Again, I think folks would be surprised how many of their favorite artists/producers are on because of the connections their family has who are in the music industry or run in the same circles - like someone's auntie is Mike Will's doctor (completely chose Mike Will by random here).

A lot of these folks is somebody's niece, cousin, nephew, etc. Being around the music industry for some time showed me this. I was actually pretty blown away the more I found out about connections and who kind of knows who from way back or who's who's cousin/nephew from a whole other field of entertainment. Like "Hey, check out my niece's voice and my nephew's beats while I direct this high-priced fashion show for the industry".

I also know about the doctor thing (it's not Mike Will's), because one of my best friends is a doctor (10+ year grind in medical school) and sees it happen. In fact, he's treated some well-known people himself and gets invited to some of these industry events. Dude's wedding had a couple well-respected people in the industry attending. Now the guy's kids have direct-line access/resources to folks that deal with the Prime Minister of Ghana (not Ghana, but other countries). So if that kid ever wants to get into world politics, there it is - something else everybody else will have to grind for.

We like to think you can come up from the bottom, and some do, but the odds and numbers don't really reflect that story. Where you start or what you're born into has a high impact and influence on the outcome because it can make your path significantly easier, including fields that seem entirely merit-based.

You can even see this for yourself in modern day online grinds:

Folks are in Discord/Twitch communities for producers and artists trying to get recognition - in some cases the people really standing out are gifting thousands of monthly subs to people that are like $5-$10 a pop during livestreams. They then get shoutouts on streams for doing that, and while that's cool of them to do, it's building their reputation and makes it easier to show their music or their artwork. Now what person you know who's underprivileged and grinding can afford to stand out like that and drop $5-$10k a month?

A pretty well-known producer a few months ago was on twitter saying if you throw him money he'll collab with you and get your beats to an artist directly. Some white kid did like 10 beats with him. Not gonna knock the hustle, but those with more money are highly at an advantage here and he definitely wasn't the only big name producer doing that.

That's why networking and being social is huge

That way you can make a friend of someone else who is big

 

[Chrishaune]

What?

The Roman Empire, the last great empire, had all types of people in Africa... It's been going on for a while.

 

[Nkrumah Was Right]

The Roman Empire, the last great empire, had all types of people in Africa... It's been going on for a while.

The Roman Empire was the “last great empire”? My brother, have you ever heard of the British Empire? We are communicating in English for a reason…

The Roman Empire didn’t extend to Africa south of the Sahara.

 

[cobra]

No she is not

Her mom

Her dad is Full nikka as well by all accounts. Sonya’s brother

Steph ain’t mulatto

sonya curry has blue eyes breh

if you dont think she has copious amounts of white blood, you are mistaken

 

[The Amerikkkan Idol]

11 pages in and still not one picture of a PAWG posted

Fr, I came in to see player's PAWG girlfriends and moms but instead I get ADOS/FBA arguments and genealogy discussions. Had to double check that I didn't click Higher Learning

Here you thirsty b*stards go

Dude's father is the living embodiment of this gif

 

[broller]

This woman’s name is Brikitta tho

What white mom did that!?

Last name is "Kool" too. I think it's probably some sort of Scandinavian name.

EDIT

I was right. Her first name is Finnish. The last name is Dutch apparently.