2019 nba OFFSEASON news, rumors, drama, and recriminations

for the vet min i guess he could come off the bench and provide some scoring for the second unit ... what could go wrong?

lebron will never make the finals again

Durant opted out

that doesn't mean he can't still sign a supermax with Golden State though, right?

He can but now he’s an unrestricted FA. I think gs can offer the most money

he was never going to pick up that option, at least that's the impression I got.

I still think he's leaving though, that's my hunch.

sources telling me the Lakers are going to pay Melo in hats to save cap space

was that a purposeful or accidental dad joke?

lol

started a thread for these topics:

NBA State of Play – Rule Changes – Trends – CBA – Schedule Reform – Load Mgmt – etc

L.A.Melo will be amazing, a season with him in L.A. and Butler in Houston would (will, please??) be incredible.

Reporting w/ @ZachLowe: Houston’s offering Clint Capela, Eric Gordon and PJ Tucker individually to teams w/ space to absorb salary. Rockets trying for best available first-rounder for any of those three, hoping to redirect pick to Philly in pursuit of Jimmy Butler sign-and-trade.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 26, 2019

https://media.tenor.com/images/8bf77d8262932bf4420b6a45d6afd302/tenor.gif

xxxpost lol I'm such a dad I don't even have to try anymore I guess

whats funny is like why arent they jut trying to tobias harris instead

yes... yes

The Knicks are weighing the prospect of extending a considerable one-year offer to Warriors free-agent big man DeMarcus Cousins if they miss out on top target Kevin Durant, league sources say

— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) June 27, 2019

"if"

Feel more bad for boogie than the knicks tbf

beto was a total mush mouth tonight wtf

lol obv meant for another active thread tonight

its ok it affects hoops bc well shti it doesnt but robert o'rourke sucks

knicks should sign him too he's v tall

he's v tall

...and he lives in San Antonio, so he's practically a Spur.

MYTH: robert "beto" o'rourke is NOT from america's most important strategic, cultural, and hoops city, san antonio texas

You mean "El Paso" isn't a Texan code for "San Antonio"?

el paso is closer to california than san antonio BRAH

What?! I was never taught this in school.

i just looked at it on a map and its true

its way over there

ESPN story on the Boston Celtics becoming strong frontrunners to sign Charlotte All-Star guard Kemba Walker once free agency opens: https://t.co/csJ3YhWV2Y

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 27, 2019

sounds fun before you realize that brad stevens and kemba were both heavily involved in the 2011 ncaa championship game, the worst basketball game in history.

i will never click on a celtics thread.

too bad u will never click on the coolest thread

I guess the Wolves offered Wiggins for Russell and the Nets weirdly said no

very strange!

did they ask him to promise to get better at basketball tho

yes, but wiggins said "no deal"

fair

what

Yahoo Sources: Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James gifting new teammate Anthony Davis his No. 23 jersey for the upcoming season. https://t.co/vYIXmcl6c9

— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) June 27, 2019

The Lakers are trading Mo Wagner, Isaac Bonga and Jemerrio Jones to Wizards as part of the Anthony Davis deal with New Orleans, league sources tell @ZachLowe_NBA and me. Deal clears contracts and creates more cap space for free agency.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 27, 2019

Aw Lebron going back to no. 6?

Lmao Lebron is a genius though, did the number switch so much faster than Kobe, generate even more jersey sales

he will return to "the six" out of respect for new world champion Drake

man fuck the zombie wizards for enabling that

not that mad at them, they need players and probably had to give up very little to get them. lakers are going to have three great players (or two great and two good) and then a bunch of vet min contracts.

oh and their second round pick my god. And kuzma.

yeah it's still pretty rough.

I get why ppl might favor lal but they’re treading an even finer line than GS did this past year. It might work! But if Lebron gets hurt late in the year they’re not getting far.

Ant Davis had better hold up better physically than he has in the past, because Bron is starting to show signs of wear and tear, and the Lakers will have zero bench to fall back on. That is not how you build a team, imo. (shrugs) But if the Lakers stumble back into SI "This is Going to Be Fun" deja vu, I'm up for that.

I don’t get why people might favor lal