2021 nba offseason draft free agency etc

every time ive watched him play during his current hulk phase hes seemed very legit, he can defend and run the offense some too, hes good imo, prob pretty underrated at this point

feel like you could play him at the 1 where he has good size pretty easily especially if you had some other creators like say the boston celtics do

he's doubled his free throw rate over the lsat four years from 4 FTA per game to 8 FTA. he was also a 90% shooter from the line this year after being in the low 80s as recently as two years ago. i think that has a lot to do w/ it, his overall shooting numbers aren't much better tho obv the volume has increased

reflecting upon it its fucked up that the raptors drafted scottie barnes forcing the magic to take jalen suggs, suggs deserves to be with a good org like the raps and barnes is the prototypical magic pick a huge athletic freak who doesnt really know how to play basketball, signals got crossed or something they should make a trade

SUGGS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glXJ6pRZYLM

as sam vecenie noted today suggs was playing actual nba basketball at summer league

time lord 4/54 extension

i want that kid to succeed very badly

classic use of ambiguity there, forks

go out and earn it, big guy

clarifying: i very badly want that kid to succeed. i love rob!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdKsINvNfPE

that’s a big investment in time lord but good for him

i think he can be good but yeah you'd love to see one more year before committing to him as your guy

there is definitely some protection here against him blowing up and commanding a lot more. i guess if jarrett allen can get 20 million bucks a healthy year of rob could get that. but i don't see much disaster potential unless he has a really significant injury.

yeah $11m a year is barely over the mid level, pretty reasonable really

or 13 w/e

big thing for him is just staying healthy, hes already a game changer

thats patrick beverly money!!1

should also be noted that smart + robs salaries are pretty much an exact match for brad beals

anybody watch this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDDMq2E50Ss

Yah. Pretty good. Thought they covered a lot of it in the Ron artest documentary.

Breaking on @SportsAgentBlog: Nerlens Noel has sued NBA agent Rich Paul, claiming Paul is responsible for $58 million in lost earnings.https://t.co/mW5a9SdxQI

— Darren Heitner (@DarrenHeitner) August 24, 2021

oops

Following the party, Noel parted ways with Walters and signed a Standard Player Agent Contract (SPAC) with Paul.

It seems like he has a case.

nerlens noel doing this while being signed to the CAA knicks doesn’t feel like a coincidence to me

otm

great point jordan

is there someone on the internet who's mapped out the nba landscape of agents and agencies? i recognize some names, but i really have no idea who represents whom, who has the most clients, highest value of contracts, etc.

nate duncan and danny leroux did an agent grading pod within the past couple years where they tried to take the major guys, find all their clients, and go through some of their recent deals. i remember nate saying that he couldn't find a comprehensive list and that he had to cobble a lot of it together from reading old news stories. maybe somebody has put something together since then but if so it hasn't crossed my radar.

i am checking with the crew in the dunc'd on discord, will let you know if there is anything out there.

and like clockwork they come through: https://hoopshype.com/reps/

i'd like to see a family tree style breakdown for the whole nba with players/coaches/media figures grouped by sports agent and media agent etc

wow

hm I should consider getting into the agent game seems good

just clay yelling into his phone all day "yeah who's the ugly little kid now, enjoy your 40 years of del taco commercials CHARLES."

nice, thanks cad

i feel like the game owes me something! xp

a half a billion dollars in salaries through one guy, holy fuck

thats like two lukas

The Bulls, Cavaliers and Trail Blazers are close on a three-team deal sending Lauri Markkanen to Cleveland, Larry Nance Jr. to Portland and Derrick Jones Jr., a first-round pick and additional draft compensation to Chicago, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 27, 2021

Jones was a bust in PDX. Maybe Nance will be a better fit.

excited to see him in a new role/team

they had to throw away a 1st to get off a bad contract they signed tho. not good.

i can’t make heads or tails of this deal except that the bulls getting a first for a guy they didn’t want anyway is pretty good.

nance gives the blazers some beef i guess, ppl have been swearing that he’s been really good the last few years. the blazers do love trading first round picks tho jeez. i thought lauri was a great buy low candidate this summer but i don’t think the cavs really bought low and now they’re heavily invested in an overcrowded front court paying lots of money to two players who are only going to suck up minutes that should be going to the one player who could maybe turn the franchise around. gilbert/altman might be the worst owner/GM combo in the league

the blazers are certainly in fuck it mode with picks and nance does make them better. not sure why the bulls didn't just take nance themselves.

given how many firsts the bulls have lit on fire to assemble their team i think this is good for them

yeah i could see them just wanting a first back even if it's lottery protected for 7 years

i bet it conveys this year but i guess if they trade dame before next offseason that one could drag out indefinitely

the blazers are certainly in fuck it mode with picks

they have a first ballot HOFer in Lillard and zero chance to land a big name talent in the free agent market, so trading away future picks is just about their only path to short term improvement. five years from now they'll suck be known as a 'scrappy, blue collar' team.