2017-18 NBA REGULAR SEASON THREAD PART 1 ALL OF AMERICAS FAVORITE TEAMS ARE BACK

is avery bradley better than danny green

hes younger

green is 30 coming up on a $10m player option next year, bradley is 27 and can likely be signed for the ~$9m mid level or less this offseason

but i dont see them giving up a first

yeah it's probably a switch you would make but i wouldn't want to pay a first to make it.

Several teams tell ESPN that they're already easing out of the trade market today to focus on filling needs with what is expected to be a strong post-deadline pool of free agents in the buyout market.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 8, 2018

weak

Chicago is trading guard Jameer Nelson to Detroit, league sources tell Yahoo.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 8, 2018

trades

i still think bron should go to miami again somehow

xp for second-round swap rights in 2022. deadline is lit.

and here come the bulls

Pistons and Pelicans seriously discussing a Brice Johnson-Dante Cunningham deal, league sources tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 8, 2018

On AmicoHoops: #Cavs and #Clippers recruiting teams to assist with potential DeAndre Jordan trade. #NBA https://t.co/xBJMYqo2TA

— Sam Amico (@AmicoHoops) February 8, 2018

now we're talking

due to a miscommunication lebron will end up on the clippers

lol

o yeah baby

clippers gonna eat jr and thompsons contracts for cleves 2018 1st arent they

Cleveland and Lakers in serious talks on a trade, league sources tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 8, 2018

clarkson? Randle? nance?

hmmm

clarkson's contract is good the lakers are out of their minds

Lakers sending Jordan Clarkson and Larry Nance to the Cavaliers, league source tells ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 8, 2018

wow

ive done it

https://i.imgur.com/kaz7wyu.png

nets pick --> char
cavs pick --> la

if they add those two plus add DJ... that's pretty interesting!

I'm hearing it's Isaiah Thomas, Channing Frye, and the Cavs first to Lakers for Clarkson and Nance.

— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) February 8, 2018

love this for the cavs if true

cavs finally blinking at the last second

lmao IT2

dude just couldnt stop throwing shade and playing like crap

kinda worked out for him tho, ending up in la where he can hoist the rest of the year in a low pressure environment then prob get resigned by the lakers

“When adversity hits, we go our separate ways” - Isaiah Thomas

— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) February 7, 2018

yeah i guess. his rep is prob ruined tho.

lol xp

god poor Luke Walton tho

if IT regains his form everyone will forget abt a month of cavs drama

unless he keeps being a total turd

it's crazy how in my mind i now regard the Lakers as the wasteland where dudes are sent when they're no longer wanted.

the lakers got older for a late first round pick? idk, i guess both dudes are off the books this offseason tho. i just dont understand needing to dump clarksons solid contract.

Lmaoooo Happy Birthday IT! 😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/6eiIetCor2

— Jp Paulino (@japespaulino) February 8, 2018

just needed a "THIS IS GONNA BE FUN!!" SI cover of Bron and IT

the lakers got older for a late first round pick? idk, i guess both dudes are off the books this offseason tho. i just dont understand needing to dump clarksons solid contract.

― fgti spinner (Spottie), Thursday, February 8, 2018 12:15 PM (five minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

idk hes prob pretty fairly paid, kinda a one dimensional scorer

so lonzo is gonna back up IT now?

good move for Cavs plus should make for better playoffs

I had such high hopes for IT after last year, tho good riddance I guess

so lonzo is gonna back up IT now?

― 龜, Thursday, February 8, 2018 12:22 PM (forty seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

seems like they cld play together

lol celtics basically traded the 7th pick in the draft for kyrie

The drawn-out trade finally became official last week, due to concerns about Thomas' season ending hip injury, which he makes no mention of in The Players’ Tribune. ESPN reported today that the Celtics were unsure of when Thomas actually tore the ligament in his hip, and that Ainge was prompted to trade him over the lingering ailment.

But Thomas, despite his emotional connection with Boston, is very confident about the upcoming season.

"I'mma just say this here, point-blank, to get it over with," Thomas wrote, "and then you can go ahead and post it on whatever bulletin boards you want to: You are not going to want to mess with the Cavs this year. This is going to be a great year to be a Cavs fan, a great year. And I'm excited."

The new Cavaliers guard highlighted playing with one of the league's premier superstars in LeBron James as one of the main reasons he's excited about Cleveland.

"You really going to throw three guys on me, when I'm sharing a court with the best basketball player on the planet? Nah, I don't think so," he wrote.

"I'm tired of being traded" — Isaiah Thomas, yesterday