2021 nba offseason draft free agency etc

traded him for dale davis baby

classic

averaged 12mins a game in his 4th and final season in portland!

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/kEQAAOSwRIJf1Nmu/s-l300.jpg

lmao rookie card literally a senior portrait

https://www.rksportspromotions.com/sites/default/files/ONealJermaine9697UDRookExclusives.jpg

president of basketball club

i like that one its got the regular basketball then a very large basketball background

so no one was like "hey under a magnifying glass the texture of a basketball is not that pleasant to look at"

prob someone did then everyone else was like who cares man lets just finish up these dumb cards

hahaha

lmao at that whole exchange about the ball. lmao ball.

it looks exactly like salmon roe

these lakers jerseys that have the huge vertical stripe on the shorts with nothing on the jerseys really bother me

sorry i meant to post that in the jerseys thread but maybe the lakers can address it in the off season

it looks exactly like salmon roe

― J0rdan S., Tuesday, May 25, 2021 10:06 PM (fifty-one minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

closeup of a very orange snake

sorry i meant to post that in the jerseys thread but maybe the lakers can address it in the off season

closeup of a very orange snake

― Deicide at Chuck E. Cheese (PBKR), Tuesday, May 25, 2021 10:59 PM (two minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

yes it looks like reptile scales to me. nothing against reptiles of course.

although if I saw a snake that color in real life --------------------->PBKR

Def triggering my trypophobia

uh oh (this guy is surely just angling to get bought off)

BREAKING: Meyer Orbach, the second largest shareholder in the Minnesota Timberwolves, filed a complaint in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis alleging owner Glen Taylor’s pending sale to Lore-Rodriguez is in violation of franchise’s partnership agreement: https://t.co/NlM0Cd324s

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) May 26, 2021

The complaint filed by Orbach, a New Jersey real estate mogul who owns more than 17% of the Timberwolves and WNBA Lynx, also includes a significant revelation: Despite Taylor's public statements to the contrary, he has included no provision in the $1.5 billion sales agreement with Lore and Rodriguez that requires the new ownership group to keep the franchise in Minnesota upon taking control of the team, according to an exhibit in the complaint.

yep who cares tho

have to say no disrespect to minnesota it would be pretty funny if arod moved the team thereby becoming somehow even more hated than he already is

Jon K explained the suit, apparently the minority partners want their payout as soon as the deal is done.

but Taylor is trying to make them wait two years because of the stupid "mentoring" thing he wants to do where A Rod and Steve Internet learn the ropes from him

he leaked the no move clause thing just to make Taylor look like a dick in the local media

learn the ropes of sucking donkey balls???

yeah i read a little bit about it, i would do the exact same thing tbh

being a minority owner is just having a financial stake and getting free luxury box seats, so if you're getting sold out get the money asap

micah - that has been the subject of many jokes locally

to be sure

Duncan Robinson, on free agency, "First, and foremost, a fit."

— Ira Winderman (@IraHeatBeat) May 31, 2021

wildcard

Duncan is a restricted FA. If he opts for a lesser contract in order to get 'a fit', he just increases the odds Miami will match it, then they could trade him anywhere if they wish.

bringing this out of the celtics thread

Boston head coach Brad Stevens is planning to transition from his current role into becoming the new head of basketball ops. of the Celtics, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.

Danny Ainge plans to resign from his role as Celtics President, sources said.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 2, 2021

what an amazing come up for brad, sheesh

How come Duncan Robinson’s nickname isn’t Spurs Dynasty or something like that

excited for larger scale opportunities to say 'bad stevens'

Stevens has been described as worn down with coaching since The Bubble, and welcomed the chance to make the transition to the front office, sources tell ESPN. Stevens will help lead the search for his successor as head coach.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 2, 2021

hard to take this as anything other than "i'm sick of these guys"

Have to assume that the occasions will come with more frequency in a front office role. Or maybe not more frequency since the team plays 82 (or 72 or whatever) games a year, but by ratio.

feel like there could be some theyre sick of him in the mix too

xp

that part concerns me bcuz i wonder if this is just a happenstance of timing where brad maybe wanted a year off and then the GM job opened up and then 2 years from now he realizes he wants to coach again

feel like there could be some theyre sick of him in the mix too

― lag∞n, Wednesday, June 2, 2021 10:34 AM (seventeen seconds ago) bookmarkflaglink

yes for sure

wonder where mike zarren fits into this new regime

weird

The Celtics went all in on Kyrie and it just didn’t work. They never turned that around. I would love to start with Brown and Tatum tho.

this just feels off

it’s also tough bcuz if whoever he hires isn’t good enough or isn’t liked by the players there’s gonna be constant pressure for brad to take over like riley did SVG in 06. but this could also work out bcuz brad is very smart

The Celtics went all in on Kyrie and it just didn’t work. They never turned that around. I would love to start with Brown and Tatum tho.

― Matt Armstrong, Wednesday, June 2, 2021 10:36 AM (one second ago) bookmarkflaglink

i dont think thats totally accurate although it was obvs a fiasco

he definitely hasn't seemed as in his element the past few years as he was for the IT teams. might just be a guy who doesn't like coaching star players

this just feels off

― call all destroyer, Wednesday, June 2, 2021 10:36 AM (one minute ago) bookmarkflaglink

yeah its pretty weird

it feels like there was a plan to gracefully transition from danny and something threw a wrench in it

prob something like ownership loves brad, brad threatened to quit, they forced ainge out to make brad stay