2018 NBA OFFSEASON

went looking for a carrot top gif. i dont recommend that.

lance actually

LAS VEGAS -- After all the antics and the rivalry he had with LeBron James, Lance Stephenson finds it "actually funny" that the two former foes are now teammates on the Los Angeles Lakers.

"Uh, it was actually funny that I am actually on the same team," Stephenson said in a conference call on Tuesday. "I am very excited to see what that brings and just playing with him, one of the best players to play the game, is going to be amazing. I can't wait to get on board."

"I was actually surprised he made the move to L.A.," Stephenson said of James leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers to sign with the Lakers. "I guess he needed a new look. I feel like just him reaching out and showing that he liked what I bring to the game is amazing. I just can't wait to be on the floor with him, actually get on the court with him."

Stephenson says the Lakers want him to bring his defensive edge, be a veteran leader and just be himself. The guard, who averaged 9.2 points and 2.9 assists last season, isn't worried about the Lakers having a plethora of ball handlers and playmakers despite the fact that many around the league wonder how it will all mesh.

"It is going to give us a great advantage," Stephenson said. "We have a lot of unselfish guys and winning guys and even the young guys you can see they are the same way... we have a lot of potential and different ways we can win games and I feel like we are definitely going to show that this season."

"I actually talked to [head coach] Luke [Walton] and he basically told me he wanted me to be myself, bring that defensive edge, be a leader on and off the court for the young guys and just bring that focus of winning and coming to compete every night," Stephenson added. "But the one that stands out the most is letting me play and let me be myself, and when you got a coach telling you that stuff, it is just amazing."

lol

lol

a reminder that charlotte tried to trade lance 3 weeks into his 3 year contract

love to sign playmakers

"good too make plays" --magic johnson

Oh boy

i think rockets are letting players go because the new owner is (by nba owner standards) a poor

he bought the rockettes for $2.2 bill but is worth like $4 bill lol

did anyone think it was for any other reason?

well you figure most other ownership groups in the nba might pony up a little bit if they had been one CP3 injury away from beating the dubs

yeah of course i just thought most ppl knew fertitta was a poor b/c it was pretty well covered when he bought the team.

this will have been the second time a championship caliber team with james harden was blown up to save a few million dollars

a damn shame morey and his group of crazy stat nerds are wedded to a nba poor

appreciate his passion for the game lol

well they did get years with les alexander who was low-key one of the best owners in the league, if not the best.

but i have been wondering if this is the beginning of the end of morey in houston.

Maybe they shouldn’t have given CP 160 mill just a thought

wld be pretty funny to do that then peace out

Warriors finally lose someone - Chelsea Lane - to the Hawks.

so much for the dynasty

sad tho

Pelinka compares Lance Stephenson on LeBron's team to Rodman on Jordan's team and Metta World Peace on Kobe's team.

— Tania Ganguli (@taniaganguli) July 11, 2018

lmfao

tbf that is a good comparison if you're a complete simpleton

i watched an old bulls game the other day and man rodman had extreme weird dude energy

otm. i mean he's a nut-job like those dudes but that's where the comparisons end

yeah i watched some rodman vids recently too. complete psycho

https://i2.wp.com/gifrific.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Dennis-Rodman-Karl-Malone-Fight-1998-NBA-Finals.gif?ssl=1

GOAT

i watched this whole video
https://youtu.be/cxJRA6qq_fU
rodman almost cost the bulls

that gif is insane lmao

it's art

this is the rockets 3&D replacement for Mbah Moute and Ariza??

Free agent James Ennis has agreed to a two-year deal with the Houston Rockets, league sources tell Yahoo. Deal includes player option in second season.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 11, 2018

ennis isn’t bad. their system should make it seem like luc mbah types can be found anywhere... ariza they’ll def miss but they should have a lot of time in the season to try and find a replacement somewhere in the league

great news, guys. chase budinger is enjoying a second act as a pro beach volleyball player.

https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2018/7/11/17553494/chase-budinger-interview-beach-volleyball-avp-league

ha thats pretty cool

You mentioned basketball players giving beach volleyball a try earlier. What NBA players like to play?

I’ve got a crew that I play with. Luke Walton and Richard Jefferson love to play. When Blake Griffin was here, he’d play all the time. Steve Nash loves to play. And Sasha Vujacic.

THE MACHINE?!

Yeah! He’s a really decent player. All of these guys live in the area, and once you live in this area, you kind of get attracted to beach volleyball. And once you start playing, you really start to love it.

chase accepting noms for the most so cal motherfucker ever

just a chill guy catchin rays

lol, i was wondering what happened to budinger recently. i do remember his being an elite volleyball player in high school.

feel like he cldve been a pretty dece nba player if not for all the injuries

Yah he had a solid all around game

budinger got me thinking about arizona dudes, and, holy fuck, michael wright who was on those early 00s teams with walton and jefferson got murdered a couple years ago
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2016/11/03/michael-wright-murder-new-york-knicks/93266706/

yeesh what a mess http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/213869756/michael-wright-murder-mark-holdbrooks

i'm starting to let trae young into my life. i think at the very least he'll be a good playmaker. he really does have great instincts. gonna take a while for him to be physically ready to lead a team through a whole season though.

some good offseason footage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQK7RkZ1ha0

that's so sick

yeah def gonna be needing more of that.

my god they're all so huge

i know its funny when u see them like that embiid doesnt look thaat much bigger than tatum, but of course he knows how to use his size and destroys him down low