2021-22 Around the NBA Thread

[Phrazbit]

It’s not hyperbole to say that Curry has legitimately been awful the last 13 games or so besides that game winner last night.

Yeah, he is clearly either injured or in his own head.

Booker had that disaster of a shooting night against the Pacers, his worst shooting night of the year by far, meanwhile Curry has had 4 or 5 such games this month alone.

 

[JCSunsfan]

I wonder how he disciplines owners.

Ask Mark Cuban.

 

[Ronin]

xc_hide_links_from_guests_guests_error_hide_media

 

[JCSunsfan]

xc_hide_links_from_guests_guests_error_hide_media

Oh my. Can't see the Nets doing that deal. Although the Nets might be a good fit for Simmons basketball wise. Though he would not be "the man."

 

[Ronin]

xc_hide_links_from_guests_guests_error_hide_media

 

[JCSunsfan]

xc_hide_links_from_guests_guests_error_hide_media

Its about the contract.

 

[Finito]

xc_hide_links_from_guests_guests_error_hide_media

Clearly this is Frank Vogels fault

 

[Finito]

xc_hide_links_from_guests_guests_error_hide_media

So your just going to waste an MVP caliber year from a Joel Embiid

 

[Ronin]

xc_hide_links_from_guests_guests_error_hide_media

 

[Ronin]

xc_hide_links_from_guests_guests_error_hide_media

 

[Chris_Sanders]

So your just going to waste an MVP caliber year from a Joel Embiid

My exact thoughts. That is super crappy if you are a 76ers fan. Worse Harden will be 33. It's not even the right guy to target.

 

[Proximo]

My exact thoughts. That is super crappy if you are a 76ers fan. Worse Harden will be 33. It's not even the right guy to target.

Yeah, wasting a year of Embid's career because they want an unrealistic return isn't to bright. For all we know Giannis will go down and the east will be there for the taking.

I think some of these news bits are just efforts to try and increase the offers for these guys. My bet is Gordon and Simmons still get dealt before the deadline.

 

[Cheesebeef]

xc_hide_links_from_guests_guests_error_hide_media

Holy crap... Jokic is ridiculous.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

Holy crap... Jokic is ridiculous.

But is he Dominayton?

You must be registered for see images attach

 

[Mainstreet]

Yeah, wasting a year of Embid's career because they want an unrealistic return isn't to bright. For all we know Giannis will go down and the east will be there for the taking.

I think some of these news bits are just efforts to try and increase the offers for these guys. My bet is Gordon and Simmons still get dealt before the deadline.

That's exactly what these are, trying to increase the offer for these players. It's all about negotiation.

 

[Hoop Head]

I wonder how he disciplines owners.

Ask Donald Sterling.

He seems to go with popular sentiment. There was no way Sterling could have remained on as owner back then. Since then Silver has been kind of soft. He came down harder on the Bulls this past off-season for the Derozen deal that was deemed tampering than he did on the Mavericks for having a toxic culture within their front office that led to a few sexual harassment cases.

 

[Mainstreet]

Ask Donald Sterling.

He seems to go with popular sentiment. There was no way Sterling could have remained on as owner back then. Since then Silver has been kind of soft. He came down harder on the Bulls this past off-season for the Derozen deal that was deemed tampering than he did on the Mavericks for having a toxic culture within their front office that led to a few sexual harassment cases.

Donald Sterling is a good example.

If Robert Sarver is removed as an NBA owner I don't think the decision will be as clear cut.

 

[Mainstreet]

Reporetdly the Jazz are interested in Robert Covington and Jerami Grant.

Jazz Interested In Trading For Robert Covington

Jazz Interested In Trading For Robert Covington - RealGM Wiretap

basketball.realgm.com

 

[Ronin]

Report: Dallas Mavericks ‘have … been linked’ to Boston’s Marcus Smart in trade talks

Could the longest-tenured Celtic not be long for the team?

sports.yahoo.com

 

[Ronin]

xc_hide_links_from_guests_guests_error_hide_media

 

[Ronin]

xc_hide_links_from_guests_guests_error_hide_media

 

[Ronin]

xc_hide_links_from_guests_guests_error_hide_media

 

[Hoop Head]

Silver gets his mini tournament, finally! Kinda.

I don't mind the change here. I wish they would spice it up more. Have 1 G-League team, a Rookie team, Sophomore team, and Old Timers. Have the old timers be compromised of recently retired players 40 or older. That could make for a fun mini tournament.

 

[AzStevenCal]

Silver gets his mini tournament, finally! Kinda.

I don't mind the change here. I wish they would spice it up more. Have 1 G-League team, a Rookie team, Sophomore team, and Old Timers. Have the old timers be compromised of recently retired players 40 or older. That could make for a fun mini tournament.

They've used "younger" retired players like this before and every one of them tore something. Okay, maybe not every one of them but the injury rate for those guys was not pretty. Better to grab someone that's been away from the game for a couple decades or more, the guys only a few years away still think they can play like they used to. Don't get me wrong, I loved watching the older guys but it was a bad look for the league.

 

[elindholm]

xc_hide_links_from_guests_guests_error_hide_media

I'm trying to figure out how many ways this would have to change before I could possibly be interested in it.