Thursday Posted & Toasted Notes: LaMelo goes West, Obama and Leon speak, draft bonanza

Sam, an American bald eagle from the Cincinnati Zoo, takes flight before the first inning during a baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Cincinnati Reds, Friday, May 19, 2023, at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati. I wasn’t planning on starting the column discussing a Minnesota Timberwolves trade, let alone one involving LaMelo Ball, but here we are. YIK broke the news (at least to me) in the comments section, so kudos to him for staying on top of it. Better salute one of