2021 nba offseason draft free agency etc

in this case hes clearly trying to be a team player re the increasingly fucked up simmons situation, but anyway good luck sixers lol

in retrospect doc and joel publicly throwing ben under the bus was probably not the best

shouldve listened to me and traded him three years ago when they couldve gotten an entire team back smh when will nba execs start reading this board

lonzo will teach ben using the vinson method

i think im over the 'we have to do better' platitude

we can't tweet empty platitudes and hope that will solve our problem. we have to do better.

lol

Local media keep insisting the Wolves are trying to make a Simmons deal happen

yeah i mean im sure they are

TWOLVES: "We'll trade you half our roster... and this stale ham sandwich!"

Yeah I dunno. Malik Beasley I think would have some value as a piece in a trade, maybe Beverly. I doubt anyone wants D-Lo's contract and I assume KAT and the Lad are untouchable, and I feel like they'd want a player like that back

https://m.startribune.com/timberwolves-chris-finch-anthony-edwards-taller/600093003/

Ant had a big off-season

larger lad

https://theathletic.com/2803587/2021/09/01/source-ben-simmons-trade-price-is-currently-too-steep-for-the-kings/

According to a source with knowledge of their situation, the Kings spoke to the Sixers weeks ago and made it clear that neither De’Aaron Fox nor Tyrese Haliburton would not be included in a possible Simmons deal.

the amount of foot-shooting from philly is really astonishing

if they are looking at getting pennies for simmons they should fire doc and morey and try to keep ben

the amount of foot-shooting from philly is really astonishing

Agreed, but even so, the Kings thinking they can land Simmons without giving up one of these two guys is ridic. Would be malpractice for Philly to make such a trade.

one of these teams is eventually going to have to step up and offer something

tho im sure at this point theyre happy to see how far the simmons-philly relationship can degrade

Yeah, it's messed up for sure. Simmons also has pressure to come back and show that those playoffs were a fluke. I don't think he really wants to hold out too long.

i'd bet simmons career peaked 1-2 seasons ago

I wouldn't bet against that.

i think he still has superstar potential... at the center position

large athletic draymond, think about it

whatever

Will be for just the veteran’s minimum. Millsap wants a ring. https://t.co/ur8Ll6333K

— Brian Robb (@BrianTRobb) September 2, 2021

This is going to be interesting:

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/32128601/vaccine-requirements-specific-new-york-city-san-francisco-enforced-teams-cities-nba-memo-says

Teams in NYC and SF will have to comply with those cities' vaccination mandates.

Seven-time NBA All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge has been cleared to play again, passing all of the necessary tests, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. The Nets are leaders to sign Aldridge, sources said.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 2, 2021

2 of the 3 of Blake, Millsap, and LMA have to end up end-of-bench regular DNPs, right?

I think this is the perfect moment for Udonis Haslem to part ways from the Heat and sign with the Nets

yeah thats a lot of old power forwards

blake was really pretty solid for them but they seem to be putting a lot on claxton for rim protection

it should be said that it's a good thing that LMA is okay to play!

Greg Popovich Run For Governor 2022 Challenge https://t.co/w7hfXH33yX

— rotkoff (@rotkof) September 2, 2021

why would you wish that on him he's had a hard enough job the past 20 years

draft pop, sorry pop

im watching mavs clips game 7 btw, pretty good

the amount of foot-shooting from philly is really astonishing

Honestly surprised I haven't heard Morey use the term "diamond hands" in public at this point.

ESPN Sources: Brooklyn is trading C DeAndre Jordan, four future-second round picks and $5.78M to Detroit for Jahlil Okafor and Sekou Doumbouya. Pistons plan to work through a buyout on two-years, $20M owed Jordan; Nets will save $47M in salary and tax on deal.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) September 3, 2021

hmm so that answers what the new detroit front office thinks of sekou.

4 picks and $6 million to dump deandre huh

Memphis has agreed to trade forward Juancho Hernangomez to Boston for guards Kris Dunn, Carsen Edwards and a 2026 second-round pick swap, sources tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) September 3, 2021

lmao at FOUR future 2nd rd picks... to have been a fly on the wall for that negotiation

Damn I haven't thought of Okafor for a long time, remember the hot debate of whether the Wolves should take him or KAT

lolll

Upon formal completion of a buyout with the Detroit Pistons, center DeAndre Jordan intends to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers, sources tell ESPN. Jordan would have to first clear waivers to become a free agent.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) September 3, 2021

Lakers are going to need at least 3 banana boats at this rate.

deandre should tick the average age of the lakers roster to 32 from 31 lol

I don’t really understand why the Lakers don’t just roll with Marc Gasol. They’re better with him on the court. But they seem really stuck on this.

there just seems to be a weird vibe there, like he doesn't really like the lakers and they don't really like him.

repped by caa on a klutch team, smh

Rename them The LA Klutch.

now this is going to be fun

It’s kinda annoying because Marc would be a perfect backup with the Nuggets