2017 NBA OFFSEASON

if dwight hadnt arrived w a surgically repaired neck it prob wldve worked out

"I saw a picture last night. It was like the Mount Rushmore (of Lakers centers) and they had all those guys up there and said, 'Will he join the list of heads with the Lakers greats.' I want to be great in my own right. "

this quote was the exact moment everyone in the lakers org should have said "uh oh"

people were serious about that team being an unstoppable pick and roll machine

Asked Dwayne Wade tonight why he opted in for 2017-18 in Chicago: "24 million reasons."

— David Aldridge (@daldridgetnt) June 21, 2017

get fired up bulls fans

it kind of should have been. nash got hurt iirc? xp

lol wade

yeah Nash was hurt from like week 2 and Dwight needed another year to be able to play effectively

fortunately once he got going the lakers were unstoppable

rip kawhi braids
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well nash was straight cooked

his career was over

certainly with a different nash sure but they got scammed in that deal

old ass nash getting hurt and dwight never regaining his form after major surgery were not exactly out of the blue problems, tho no one was really talking abt them at the time*

*do recall fighting w jordan on here and he was saying there was a good chance dwight wld never recover and i was all its just a lil surgery cmon, lol

omg kawhi he looks like a diff guy

the lakers were just trying to recapture a bit of the payton/malone magic

back problems are scary

Not Wade’s fault the Bulls gave him a lifetime achievement contract for his lifetime achievements with another team.

— Sean Highkin (@highkin) June 21, 2017

lol

burn

riley's a smart guy

yeah he is

18.3 points a game in 29mins on 43% shooting at 35 years old. if I'm 25 with the same numbers I'm getting 150 million 😂 #Fading #petty

— DWade (@DwyaneWade) June 21, 2017

umm

love it

Michael and Jemele love Lopez trade for Lakers

fool me once (or twice whatever)

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DC0TCIOXkAAsfcG.jpg

isaiah is the insta rumor maker

a funny thing about the heat and wade is that riley obv let him walk and risked alienating the fan base and then stumbled into a team the fan base loved that played the exact opposite of wade--three point shooting, no ball stopping, effort on defense...

riles is a genius

hes been very ggod at his job for a long time

pelton:

In contrast to Howard's offensive issues, he remains a useful player because of his strong paint defense and rebounding. (Early in the season, he seemed more comfortable coming out high to defend the pick-and-roll. Whether due to an injury or normal wear and tear, this skill faded by the postseason and was one of the reasons Howard struggled against the Wizards.)

Based on Howard's wins above replacement player (WARP) and rating in ESPN's real plus-minus (RPM), I project him as about fairly paid next season and a little overpaid in 2018-19. By contrast, Plumlee brings little on-court value. After falling out of the Milwaukee Bucks' center rotation last season before he was traded to Charlotte, I project him right around replacement level for the remainder of his contract, meaning he'll be paid in excess of $35 million more than he's worth over the next three seasons.

So since the Hawks are taking on the worse contract and the worse players, why are they also trading down in the second round?

If Atlanta was so desperate to be rid of Howard, the Hawks probably would have been better off telling him not to report next season and wait out his contract rather than make this trade. Maybe no market ever would have materialized for Howard's services, but at least his deal ended a year sooner than Plumlee's.

ha niice

when u pay $35m so u dont have to be around someone for one more second

playoff series tied 2-2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7jOHNuWnC0

wade still has his moments as a scorer but he's kind of insufferable to root for otherwise

oh yeah i would hate having old coasting wade on my team but i enjoy him from a distance.

there is nothing I enjoy about wade

even in his prime i never cared for his game much not to say that he wasnt good .

he just has a very messy game

aw man i loved watching dwyane slashing to the rim, so smooth

then he falls on the ground

EVERY TIME

if u score a basket u get to fall over those are the rules

he was awesome in his prime, much as i wanted dallas to beat them in '06 he was a tank in that series

Hawks are maybe trying to clear space to resign millsap or they're completely rebuilding around the younguns. I hope the latter

hawks should blow it up, they don't really have the makings of a team that can get past the first round anymore

i guess they've kinda blown it up already

having a bunch of money committed to Kent Bazemore and Dennis Schroder is not exactly an inspiring starting point for a rebuild but it's something

Cleveland Cavaliers players have reportedly told Chicago Bulls star Jimmy Butler to avoid a trade to the reigning Eastern Conference champions due to the group's uncertain future following the departure of general manager David Griffin this week.

On Wednesday, Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times reported members of the Cavs who previously urged Butler to push for a deal to join the organization are now telling him the opposite. They are worried about an early "unforeseen early breakup" of the star-studded roster.

lets go lets go

fuckin gilbert

Cleveland Cavaliers players have reportedly told Chicago Bulls star Jimmy Butler to avoid a trade to the reigning Eastern Conference champions due to the group's uncertain future following the departure of general manager David Griffin this week.

On Wednesday, Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times reported members of the Cavs who previously urged Butler to push for a deal to join the organization are now telling him the opposite. They are worried about an early "unforeseen early breakup" of the star-studded roster.

― ciderpress, Wednesday, June 21, 2017 9:04 AM (twelve minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

This is HUGE if true.