2019 nba OFFSEASON news, rumors, drama, and recriminations

locking up the kd/kyrie + dj volatile bro triangle for 4 years is hilarious. deandre hasnt been engaged in playing hoops for like three seasons now. i think they all just want to play together so they can hang, i respect it. kd got little fulfillment from winning chips with the dubs and kyrie didnt like having to be a leader. theres going to be so much weird energy but im more interested to see what it looks like down the road when the honeymoon phase wears off.

Gotta think whatever LA team doesn't get KL goes for Cousins. Either that or the sixers.

cousins is gonna make like 4 mill for one season. really sad for the guy

An incredible week!

If you’re complaining about signing Kanter (especially for the reported terms), you’re probably in a good position next season! Celtics are (depending on Toronto) a top three or four team in the Eastern Conference.

From a narrative perspective, I want the Lakers sign Kawhi since roster construction would be a nightmare since they’d need to sign eight or nine guys on minimum contracts. I actually don’t think is entirely dire since Europe and G League have plenty of undervalued guys that’d likely sign minimums to get playing time.

i want kawhi to clippers so that there's 8 west teams that could conceivably be in the wcf

kawhi shd stay in toronto

he should but his uncle dennis doesnt want to be there

if only his uncle could stand to be away from him for more than 5 seconds

uncle dennis go home

yall doubting the warriors already? they just cruised to the finals without durant and couldve won without some bad fortune + had themselves a chance even with the injuries.

― big city slam (Spottie), Tuesday, July 2, 2019 2:34 AM (nine hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

naw they were getting their asses kicked all along

flipping dangelo for role players is the best possible plan, the team as now constructed even with a healthy klay isnt up to much

tho it is possible depending on how things shake out that there wont be any real good teams next season

yall doubting the warriors already? they just cruised to the finals without durant and couldve won without some bad fortune + had themselves a chance even with the injuries.

― big city slam (Spottie), Tuesday, July 2, 2019 2:34 AM (nine hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

that was with klay and iggy (and others who are gone) tho. plus the urgency to win in the playoffs is obvious, but putting that kinda energy out there to win in okc in december? after 5 straight years of playing 100 games a year? idk. the warriors might struggle to win 45 games this year. and this assumes steph stays healthy all year! he's missed 44 games the last two years.

yeah the dubs did some impressive gritting in the finals but w/o kd they were just overmatched

steph, dray, d-lo, looney + scrubs should still make the playoffs if they stay healthy (big if, yes)

pretty low bar for a team coming off 5 straight finals

for anyone who didnt watch much nets dangelo is not a great fit for the dubs motion offense, he dribbles a lot and takes many sus shots

there will for sure be some growing pains there

he's an excellent and willing passer, though

the situation in NJ was much better for his playstyle and even then he was not consistent despite some great moments .

lets explore the west:

1. gs (57 Ws) -- hella worse
2. den (54 Ws) -- better bc experience maybe?
3. por (53 Ws) -- unknown bc i never know how to judge this weirdly constructed team. the nurk-less whiteside-ful change is the biggest variable.
4. hou (53 Ws) -- either worse bc bad vibes and older cp3 or better bc healthy and no gs threat
5. ut (50 Ws) -- better bc conley
6. okc (49 Ws) -- same?
7. sas (48 Ws) -- better bc healthy and more experience for the youths
8. lac (48 Ws) -- same, or extremely better depending on kawhi
9. sac (39 Ws) -- better bc more experience and better role players
10. lal (37 Ws) -- better bc healthy bron and AD. west favs if they get kawhi.
11. min (36 Ws) -- probably worse bc no derrick rose? shit thats depressing.
12. mem (33 Ws) -- short term worse with no conley and first full season without m gasol.
13. nop (33 Ws) -- better bc deep at every position and ZION.
14. dal (33 Ws) -- probably better with zingis.
15. pho (19 Ws) -- better but still bad with rubio.

the only teams i feel comfortable saying wont make the playoffs are phoenix, minny, and memphis. clippers depend on kawhi. mavs are eh but theres some talent there. no, sac, and lal are all 3 lottery teams that could jump in the top 8 this year. sa, gs, okc i think are all vulnerable to miss the playoffs.

the east otoh looks like its gonna be the same teams in the playoffs except miami will probably bump off det or orl

how is nop better

zion, jrue, lakers young'ns, and proven role players is better than half a season of AD plus jrue plus nobody

pelicans have had a sneaky good offseason, which im not sure is the right approach but w/e

they shd be fun just running up and down like maniacs, no shooting tho lol

if gs is vulnerable to miss then the lakers are too imo

theyll win some games just by teams not wanting to bother with their pace, plus i think zion will be good right away

if the lakers dont get kawhi their floor is very low

lebron + AD is good enough to make the playoffs unless one or both gets hurt. which seems likely.

if gs is vulnerable to miss then the lakers are too imo

― ciderpress, Tuesday, July 2, 2019 11:43 AM (one minute ago) bookmarkflaglink

thats fair if kawhi doesnt sign

thats whats wild rn is that the non-kawhi la team is going to be borderline lottery and the other will contend for a title

they both might be non kawhi tho

possible

kawhi should just sign one-year deal after one-year deal, traveling from town-to-town and winning titles like a basketball david banner

also not sure kawhi will be enough to put the clips over the top, they played way over their heads last year and still werent thaat good

now if they had gotten horf and kawhi theyd be onto something

also not sure kawhi will be enough to put the clips over the top, they played way over their heads last year and still werent thaat good

― lag∞n, Tuesday, July 2, 2019 11:49 AM (three minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

kawhi is probably worth 10-15 Ws on his own; shave a few overachieving wins from the clippers total and add him, theyve got 55-60 wins. thats probably enough for a 1 seed.

😢

11. min (36 Ws) -- probably worse bc no derrick rose? shit thats depressing.

xp idk youre losing beverly white gazelle prob wont stay healthy lou wills value declines w kawhi on board etc

beverly just re-signed tho.

im not accounting for injuries obv, im assuming w healthy lineups. the pt about lou will makes sense, but he's still valuable as a bench scorer/2nd option.

beverly just re-signed tho.

― hollow your fart (m bison), Tuesday, July 2, 2019 12:57 PM (one minute ago) bookmarkflaglink

o thought they cldnt keep him

Free agent guard Patrick Beverley has agreed to a three-year, $40M deal to stay with the Clippers, his agent @KB_Sports tells ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 1, 2019

More on #Clippers meeting:

They had a Meat and Cheese platter, equipped with over 10 dipping sauces. It made a big impression on Dennis Robertson, Kawhi’s Uncle.

Team and Kawhi feel like they are a good match. Believe SG Danny Green will follow.

— Mychael Anthony (@MychaelNBA) July 2, 2019

i respect uncle dennis now

Lol, that's so small time to be impressed by.

i dont know how clippers can get danny green bc they took on harkless and have just enough space to sign kawhi to a max. well they can always trade someone into space, but who has space lefotever? *looks at knicks*

lol *left over