celtics could surprise via good defense and continued development of their stars but injuries aside yeah there are a number of teams in the east its hard to imagine them surpassing
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 11 August 2021 15:10 (two years ago) link
very much a prove it year for j rich
― pure rim rest (Spottie), Wednesday, 11 August 2021 15:21 (two years ago) link
Didn't watch any Duke last year but this Jalen Johnson pick for the Hawks is looking mighty good in the summer league
― Heez, Wednesday, 11 August 2021 15:43 (two years ago) link
celtics could make it back to 50 wins with this team, playoffs they're still the same though
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 11 August 2021 16:10 (two years ago) link
i think jalen johnson played like a dozen games before stepping away bcuz of covid and entering the draft. ppl seemed to think he was a bit of a tweener but also that he dropped too far in the draft. he was a 5 star kid
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 11 August 2021 16:10 (two years ago) link
they also got a tiny pg from Auburn who has been fun so far but i think they might have just got him to make trae feel big
― Heez, Wednesday, 11 August 2021 16:23 (two years ago) link
lol
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 11 August 2021 16:36 (two years ago) link
― ciderpress, Wednesday, August 11, 2021 12:10 PM (twenty-two minutes ago)
at this point it's hard to imagine any team aside from the nets and bucks being in the east finals so it's hard to judge what success is for the other teams. i guess a. getting to the second round and b. being competitive
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 11 August 2021 16:36 (two years ago) link
i guess there's a scenario where the nets are banged up and end up seeded against the bucks in the second round again, the rest of the east has a very strong incentive to try and make that happen
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 11 August 2021 16:37 (two years ago) link
im pretty stoked for udoka era celtics, i like his vibe + just a change will be nice
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 11 August 2021 16:38 (two years ago) link
and the prospect of adding brad beal next year is interesting
or maybe this year who knows
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 11 August 2021 16:40 (two years ago) link
is that actually who the celtics want or just a best player available route
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 11 August 2021 16:52 (two years ago) link
theres a feeling that there may be some collusion between him and his mentee/childhood friend jayson tatum to make it happen
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 11 August 2021 17:31 (two years ago) link
dont think it would be a perfect fit but nevertheless adding an allstar/scoring champ is generally a good thing
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 11 August 2021 17:34 (two years ago) link
thought tatum and KD paired nicely in the olympics. celtics should look into it.
― "Rocky Top" and "Funky Bitch" are songs I never look forward to (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 11 August 2021 17:43 (two years ago) link
getting kd would be cool
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 11 August 2021 18:18 (two years ago) link
ok
Udonis Haslem will return to the Miami Heat on a one-year, $2.6M deal for his 19th NBA season with the franchise, source tells @TheAthletic @Stadium.— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 11, 2021
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 11 August 2021 19:48 (two years ago) link
it’s like a reverse hack where instead of hiring a player as an assistant coach they’re hiring an assistant coach as a player
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 11 August 2021 19:52 (two years ago) link
i’m sad tho that his final game in the NBA won’t be getting ejected for sticking his finger in dwight howard’s face
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 11 August 2021 19:58 (two years ago) link
lol otm
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 11 August 2021 19:59 (two years ago) link
yah he really set that up perfectly now he has to find a way to top it
― pure rim rest (Spottie), Wednesday, 11 August 2021 20:15 (two years ago) link
I didn't know mascots made that kind of scratch.
― Captain Beefart (PBKR), Wednesday, 11 August 2021 20:33 (two years ago) link
I think it’s very possible that the rockets ended up with 4 really good players from this draft. I can’t remember that happening ever
― Matt Armstrong, Wednesday, 11 August 2021 22:05 (two years ago) link
Omer Yurtseven looks pretty darn good, was he just in the g league last year?
― Matt Armstrong, Thursday, 12 August 2021 02:08 (two years ago) link
i think so, they didn’t even have him on a contract until this week i think. he looks like a pretty good back up 5 with shooting
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 12 August 2021 03:03 (two years ago) link
v important info: there is a student at my school whose first name is ginobili daaaaaaaaang
― class project pat (m bison), Thursday, 12 August 2021 03:53 (two years ago) link
Automatic straight As
― pure rim rest (Spottie), Thursday, 12 August 2021 04:03 (two years ago) link
― lag∞n, Thursday, 12 August 2021 15:44 (two years ago) link
JONATHAN KUMINGA COMING AT EVERYONE 🤯🔥 pic.twitter.com/8NliUyJ0Yk— ESPN (@espn) August 13, 2021
― lag∞n, Saturday, 14 August 2021 03:23 (two years ago) link
he's been looking pretty good!
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 14 August 2021 04:04 (two years ago) link
he’s a big kid for a wing player
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 14 August 2021 05:20 (two years ago) link
Poor guy, moves to a new country and spends his formative years working his ass off to get in the league only to have NBA twitter nickname him "kum bucket".
― Fetchboy, Saturday, 14 August 2021 05:25 (two years ago) link
he’s a big kid for a wing playeryeah he’s going to be more of a 4/5 than a 3/4 imo
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 14 August 2021 12:14 (two years ago) link
He looks kinda stiff to me, idk about the whole thing
― Matt Armstrong, Saturday, 14 August 2021 19:13 (two years ago) link
Zeke Nnaji with a disastrous summer league, but they have something with Hyland. Seems pretty clearly to be an nba shooter
― Matt Armstrong, Saturday, 14 August 2021 20:38 (two years ago) link
The Los Angeles Clippers are trading Patrick Beverley, Rajon Rondo and Daniel Oturu to the Memphis Grizzlies for guard Eric Bledsoe, sources tell ESPN.— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 16, 2021
― call all destroyer, Monday, 16 August 2021 00:17 (two years ago) link
why
― micah, Monday, 16 August 2021 00:20 (two years ago) link
?
― J0rdan S., Monday, 16 August 2021 00:23 (two years ago) link
some more tradable expiring salary for memphis, and i think it saves a bunch of money for the clips though i am not seeing details on that yet
― call all destroyer, Monday, 16 August 2021 00:27 (two years ago) link
Cap ramifications for LAC/MEM:LAC🏀Eric Bledsoe: $18.1M and $19.4M ($3.9M GTY)💰LAC will see their tax bill drop from $125M to $95M (savings of $30M)💰$8.3M TE for LACMEM🏀Patrick Beverley: $14.3M🏀Rajon Rondo: $7.5M ($750K likely bonus)🏀Daniel Oturu: $1.5M— Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) August 16, 2021
clips save 30 million bucks off their tax bill
― call all destroyer, Monday, 16 August 2021 00:53 (two years ago) link
some of these all-in teams are paying crazy amounts in lux tax, its Good IMO
― class project pat (m bison), Monday, 16 August 2021 01:13 (two years ago) link
steve ballmer is legit one of the richest human beings on earth pay the $30 mill bitch
― J0rdan S., Monday, 16 August 2021 01:21 (two years ago) link
i don't think this is actually all that much about tax savings. beverley is expiring, they're probably not planning on being a contender this season with kawhi out, and they also probably think they can fix bledsoe after the batum and jackson reclaimations.
― call all destroyer, Monday, 16 August 2021 01:24 (two years ago) link
bev made an ass out of himself and the franchise in that phx series too
― Clay, Monday, 16 August 2021 01:26 (two years ago) link
i can't stand bev on the court and don't think he's that good. i've also seen a lot of dire bledsoe playoff games. so it's probably a wash.
― call all destroyer, Monday, 16 August 2021 01:28 (two years ago) link
surely you can turn pat bev on a 14M expiring into something better than negative asset eric bledsoe
― micah, Monday, 16 August 2021 01:30 (two years ago) link
idk, can you? beverley is in that special place where he's a limited player who is only useful to teams that want to win and also makes kind of a lot of money. i have no doubt the grizz will find a way to flip him but they can do it for future assets while the clips need to get someone who can play at a similar level now.
― call all destroyer, Monday, 16 August 2021 01:37 (two years ago) link
not sure what the clippers really need to be prepping for if kawhi is really gonna basically miss the whole year, gonna be a rough climb
― Clay, Monday, 16 August 2021 01:40 (two years ago) link
well they can get a look at bledsoe this coming year and see if he will help, if not his guarantee for 22-23 is pretty small
― call all destroyer, Monday, 16 August 2021 01:43 (two years ago) link