2020-21 Around the NBA Thread

[Mainstreet]

Chris Haynes


@ChrisBHaynes

There’s belief Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo (knee) would be given the green light for a potential Game 7 if Hawks avoid elimination in Game 6 on Saturday, league sources tell
@YahooSports
.

3:51 PM · Jul 2, 2021 from Elk Grove, CA·Twitter for iPhone

 

[Ronin]

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[1Sun]

Chris Haynes


@ChrisBHaynes

There’s belief Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo (knee) would be given the green light for a potential Game 7 if Hawks avoid elimination in Game 6 on Saturday, league sources tell
@YahooSports
.

3:51 PM · Jul 2, 2021 from Elk Grove, CA·Twitter for iPhone

These reports are now coming from more than just Haynes. Giannis will definitely be available to play in the NBA Finals.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Bring on either team totally healthy. Both will be a battle, but one we will win in the end.

 

[Lorenzo]

Holiday is a beast. Maybe they have a chance if he keeps playing like this. Hoping Atlanta come back and force a game 7 though.

 

[dscher]

Corrected. Lol

Maybe. But he sure did enough to help them take us to 6. IMO, that team was swept or taken out in 5 without him.

 

[RockinDaMike]

Man, i'm gonna miss Marv Albert. That guy has been the voice of my whole life.

 

[Superbone]

Man, i'm gonna miss Marv Albert. That guy has been the voice of my whole life.

He's been great through the years but it's time for him to retire. He's making a lot of mistakes. I heard many tonight. He would often say the wrong team. Marv is 80 years old. Al McCoy at 88 is much sharper.

 

[Hoop Head]

I'm shocked Marv Albert was able to keep his career going after the scandal in the mid to late 90's that involved him biting women. I know that cost him his job with NBC but they also lost the NBA not long after.

Whenever I hear him now I think of his idiot brother who worked Suns games during our darkest years and that craziness.

 

[WhyAlwaysMe]

Recently found out Kenny Albert is his son. Probably should have known that before.

 

[Ronin]

Report: Pelicans interested in trading for Cavs big man Kevin Love​

Per sources, potential Love suitors include the Pelicans, 76ers, Heat, Clippers and Trail Blazers. It is believed Love is hoping to move on from the Cavs, but no trade requests have been made and sources say there’s no reason to believe a request is forthcoming.

Report: Pelicans interested in trading for Cavs big man Kevin Love

The New Orleans Pelicans are reportedly one of a number of suitors for Kevin Love this offseason.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[Lorenzo]

I'm shocked Marv Albert was able to keep his career going after the scandal in the mid to late 90's that involved him biting women. I know that cost him his job with NBC but they also lost the NBA not long after.

Whenever I hear him now I think of his idiot brother who worked Suns games during our darkest years and that craziness.

yeah I remember that scandal. he was such a staple in the 90s, in my opinion, of all the broadcasters that affected American sport pop culture in those days, he was only second to John Madden.

 

[Ronin]

Cavaliers generating significant trade interest for No. 3 pick

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[Ronin]

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[Ronin]

Rumors already began to swirl of Tatum donning his recruiting cap, as the Celtics star helped nudge Damian Lillard to commit to the Olympic team. Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix further fueled recruiting speculations claiming that a conversation between Tatum and close friend Bradley Beal about possibly joining forces is “going to take place” while the two are playing together in Tokyo.

Twitter Speculates Celtics-Bam Adebayo Trade After Viral Photo

Twitter is set ablaze with trade speculation after a viral photo of Jayson Tatum alongside the Miami Heat star emerges.

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[Ronin]

NBA Rumors: Los Angeles Lakers Could Land DeMar DeRozan For Kyle Kuzma, Montrezl Harrell And No. 22 Pick​

Dan Favale of Bleacher Report suggests a sign-and-trade between the Lakers and Spurs to land DeMar DeRozan in exchange for Kyle Kuzma, Montrezl Harrell, and the No. 22 pick in the 2021 NBA draft.

Kyle Kuzma has improved his defense enough to be viewed as an asset on a three-year, $39 million pact (2023-24 player option). His standstill three-point shooting isn't knockdown, but it's good enough. The Spurs should have the runway to plumb the depths of his on-ball offense, an opportunity he hasn't enjoyed since his rookie season.

Also: Pop hearts Kuz.

Montrezl Harrell doesn't fit the San Antonio big-man mold, but he's on an expiring contract, and they could use some rim-running pressure at the 5 spot. The value of No. 22 is self-explanatory: It's another first-round prospect for a team that should want as many bites at the first-round apple as possible.

NBA Rumors: Los Angeles Lakers Could Land DeMar DeRozan For Kyle Kuzma, Montrezl Harrell And No. 22 Pick

The Los Angeles Lakers have been linked with several players this offseason. The purple and gold are always involved in rumors regarding big names, especially

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[Ronin]

Report: Jazz will make ‘every attempt’ to re-sign Mike Conley​

Sources tell The Athletic that Utah wants Conley back and will make every attempt to keep the All-Star in a Jazz uniform once free agency opens.

Report: Jazz will make ‘every attempt’ to re-sign Mike Conley

The Jazz project to be slightly over the luxury-tax line next season.

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[Mainstreet]

NBA Rumors: Los Angeles Lakers Could Land DeMar DeRozan For Kyle Kuzma, Montrezl Harrell And No. 22 Pick

The Los Angeles Lakers have been linked with several players this offseason. The purple and gold are always involved in rumors regarding big names, especially

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It looks like the Lakers are trying to upgrade their roster anyway they can.

DeMar DeRozan will be a free agent next season.

Harrell has a player option for $9,720,900 so I think he picks it up and goes elsewhere.

So it's really Kuzma and #22 for a player a player the Lakers hope to re-sign if they trade for him.

 

[Hoop Head]

NBA Rumors: Los Angeles Lakers Could Land DeMar DeRozan For Kyle Kuzma, Montrezl Harrell And No. 22 Pick

The Los Angeles Lakers have been linked with several players this offseason. The purple and gold are always involved in rumors regarding big names, especially

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DeRozen seems like a bad fit with LeBron and AD. I'm not sure there is a worse All-Star caliber player they could add. He can't shoot from outside and will screw up their spacing almost as much as Drummond without the benefit of being a big body who can guard the paint or rebound.

I say go for it!

 

[overseascardfan]

Twitter Speculates Celtics-Bam Adebayo Trade After Viral Photo

Twitter is set ablaze with trade speculation after a viral photo of Jayson Tatum alongside the Miami Heat star emerges.

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Booker can also play recruiter this summer and has more ammo than Tatum with this year's success and stability at HC with Monty. PHX obviously won't need a big piece this offseason, well depending on what Paul does but he could build ties that would come to fruition in a post Paul era whenever it comes.

 

[Finito]

NBA Rumors: Los Angeles Lakers Could Land DeMar DeRozan For Kyle Kuzma, Montrezl Harrell And No. 22 Pick

The Los Angeles Lakers have been linked with several players this offseason. The purple and gold are always involved in rumors regarding big names, especially

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Does Derozan fix there problem? I think he makes them worse he’s not a good fit. Lebron likes spacing and for the lane to be open. Derozan does all his work in the midrange.

there going to want him to camp out at the 3 and leave the lane for AD and Lebron plus Derozan doesn’t play any defense

 

[Ronin]

“I’ve heard that Nets ownership was quite upset with Kyrie’s pause, especially that maskless party that turned his psuedo-paternity leave into more like a COVID suspension. And in the last week I’ve heard rumblings — whispers, really, because cracking the Nets is kind of like breaking into the Kremlin, that Brooklyn GM Sean Marks would maybe, possibly, apparently be willing to at least listen to a trade offer for Kyrie this offseason.”

Nets ‘Upset’ With Kyrie Irving, Trade Whispers Emerge. But It’s All Bogus.

The Brooklyn Nets were supposedly fed up with Kyrie Irving's shenanigans to consider a trade. But that report turned out to be a load of baloney.

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“Tried to clear up Kyrie trade stuff here: more like grumbling than rumblings from #Nets MGMT. He controls them more than they do him—that’s a good thing. A solution, as Steve Nash’s team motto goes: Protect the Group. AKA let Ky be Ky. Not gonna deal him.”

 

[Hoop Head]

Nets ‘Upset’ With Kyrie Irving, Trade Whispers Emerge. But It’s All Bogus.

The Brooklyn Nets were supposedly fed up with Kyrie Irving's shenanigans to consider a trade. But that report turned out to be a load of baloney.

clutchpoints.com

I can't see many teams willing to give up value for Kyrie. They would have to sell for roughly 10 cents on the dollar because he's just such a head case.

I was going to say he was untradeable but then I remembered the Knicks have the cap space to absorb his contract and the Lakers would probably take him in on a sign and trade for Schroeder. The Lakers don't really have another way to bring him in. I can't see why the Nets would want Schroeder, especially at max money, or close to it.

One other scary thought I had was a sign and trade with the Clippers for Kawhi, if Leonard wants out. A team of Kawhi, KD, and Harden is more talented than KD, Irving, and Harden but less likely to suit up at the same time.

Other than those big market teams that ignore the salary cap, I don't see anyone else willing to go after Kyrie.

 

[Mainstreet]

DeRozen seems like a bad fit with LeBron and AD. I'm not sure there is a worse All-Star caliber player they could add. He can't shoot from outside and will screw up their spacing almost as much as Drummond without the benefit of being a big body who can guard the paint or rebound.

I say go for it!

If they do this trade, I think they are trying to improve their roster anyway they can figuring they can trade him later sort of like the Warriors did with D'Angelo Russell.