2017 NBA OFFSEASON

cavs have gotten away with a lot of fouls

this is the offseason thread. u r looking for the 'offs season thread.

it concerns the raptors, who started the offseason as soon as it was announced they'd play the cavs in round 2

lol well played

rip raptores welcome to the offseason

Kurt Helin‏ @basketballtalk 2m2 minutes ago
Kyle Lowry on free agency priorities: ‘A ring. Nothing else. I just want a ring’

welcome to the newest member of the golden state warriors

haha

the spurs need a pg i guess

how many more years will lebron scare all the good players out of the east

I'm uncomfortable with Kyle Lowry being this much of a loser

watching the area 21 thing about ray now and these bros are still super sad :(

perkins making some deep points

lol the whole situation is so sad and lame they need to reconcile

big baby seems like he's not as mad as the rest of them and KG and rondo don't seem happy about that lol

rondo doesn't say a word the whole time

rondo just sitting there gloating that he manipulated the situation so everyone hates his enemy

https://theringer.com/2017-nba-free-agency-glen-big-baby-davis-area-21-blake-griffin-paul-millsap-88f2e2253574

wtf at the end when they start talking about free agents and the show just ends

maybe i need to watch this show

feel like lebron will have a network to do this kinda thing in the future.

ugh can you imagine how insufferable that would be

no hover boards in the studio

the KG show is totally wild. it's so raw and unscripted and sloppy but sometimes it clicks like last night. most the best stuff they dont air on Inside the NBA and is just posted to the area21 twitter. I think it's gonna be a great segment as KG backs of his shtick a hair and stops doing things like slapping the ball every three seconds. He'll get more comfortable and figure it out. i hope TNT sticks with it.

ray's response
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C_ZBes6XUAYt2kx.jpg:large

Rachel Nichols‏Verified account

Ray Allen's publicist now tells me Ray's verified Facebook page was hacked, that he didn't post Celtics-clapback pic. FB unverified the page

Why didn't we get more of Webber and Payton

celtics shd trade for dre jordan and sign gordo hayward

That would work

I'm lovin it

CHICAGO -- New York Knicks team president Phil Jackson reiterated his belief that Carmelo Anthony should waive his no-trade clause and accept a deal to a team in position to contend for an NBA title.

"We'd like him to have success,"Jackson said during a break in the action at the NBA draft combine. "The opportunity is narrowing. We'd just like him to have success somewhere. We're not going to be there. Hopefully, we'll be maybe a playoff team next year. It would be tough to consider us a possible champion."

more than anything i want melo to say publicly that he isn't waiving his no-trade but would be fine with getting released.

huh

https://www.si.com/nba/2017/05/15/rockets-james-harden-moses-malone-jr-robbery-lawsuit?xid=socialflow_twitter_si

uhh

the lottery is tomorrow, big day for all the teams looking to draft good players

james harden putting hits out on the sons of nba legends who insult his basketball camp on facebook would be a great use of his time and money lol

2017 first round draft pick to Philadelphia
L.A. Lakers' 1st round pick to Philadelphia (via Phoenix) protected for selections 1-3 in 2017 and unprotected in 2018 [L.A. Lakers-Phoenix, 7/11/2012; Milwaukee-Philadelphia-Phoenix, 2/19/2015]

2019 first round draft pick to Orlando
If the L.A. Lakers convey a 1st round pick to Philadelphia in 2017, then the L.A. Lakers will convey their 2019 1st round pick to Orlando; if the L.A. Lakers do not convey a 1st round pick to Philadelphia in 2017, then the L.A. Lakers will instead convey their 2017 2nd round pick and 2018 2nd round pick to Orlando [L.A. Lakers-Orlando, 8/10/2012]

holy shit if the lakers fall out of the top three tonight they also lose their 2019 first to orlando

what a weird set up how did that happen

so it looks like it's revolving around the rule that a team can't trade consecutive first round picks. so if they don't lose their first tonight, they have to lose their first next year, at which point i think the deal with the magic falls into some kind of statute of limitations on firsts 7 years out.

ahh

the harden thing is weird.

always thought of him as a dude who would make bad decisions off the court, but not really sure why

if he knew about the pending legal action it could explain his game 7 performance

hm yeah good theory

this was a sad read
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2709769-the-night-that-cost-bryce-dejean-jones-his-life-and-nba-dream

always thought of him as a dude who would make bad decisions off the court, but not really sure why

if he knew about the pending legal action it could explain his game 7 performance

― k3vin k., Tuesday, May 16, 2017 2:32 PM (twelve minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

the Kardashian thing may have given it away

i agree, keep feeling like there's weird stuff lurking w/him.

there was some article a couple of off seasons ago iirc that detailed his routine and entourage, i could be misremembering but i remember being slightly concerned after reading it

yeah but the Jenkins piece from this year said he stripped down his crew quite a bit.

https://www.si.com/nba/2017/02/28/james-harden-the-beard-houston-rockets-mike-dantoni

wonder if it's because of that incident

my official lottery predictions: 1 lakers, 2 boston, 3 orlando

nuggets will win the nba draft lottery

praying

...dont...

prayers up