2019 nba OFFSEASON news, rumors, drama, and recriminations

but does ben want to play at the 5?

he should! if he enjoys sporting glory

i hate him but i almost want the celtics to trade for him to right this injustice

idk i think he could play situational 5 but he can't be there full time. he'd be a good defensive 5 in the same way kevon looney is, but looney's making $5M to come off the bench. he's just a really weird player.

no he wld be a great defensive center

tatum for simmons who says no

whoever has better insider information on which guy is more coolly indifferent

simmons would probably be more fun on the current conception of the celtics tbh

kemba-simmons p&r wld be nasty

yeah, and in theory you've got hayward for more playmaking/shooting

yeah that logjam at the wing that caused so much trouble last year for the celtics is still there

well marcus morris will be gone which should help

also kyries personality is gone

yes, big positive there.

kemba is going to connect so well w/fans here partially by being a good dude but mostly by reverse halo effect or whatever one would call it.

and hes scrappy which i feel like is prob the most admired quality amongst celtics fans

tatum for simmons who says no

to make that trade, the Celtics would have to max Tatum. think about it.

simmons should be playing uptempo with the ball in his hands not with 2 centers

yeah he can still lead the break from center and can go even faster surrounded by non centers this concept is flawless basically

to make that trade, the Celtics would have to max Tatum. think about it.

― A is for (Aimless), Tuesday, July 2, 2019 10:15 PM (two minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

theyre def going to but i believe they cld be traded for each other now as theyre both still on their rookie deals, simmons new one doesnt kick in til next year

that's right, and tatum will be maxed regardless unless he has an atrocious year

So far I think the Jamal Murray deal is the most questionable max deal of this offseason. I like him and all but...

yeah hard to see anyone else wanting to give him that money unless he srsly tears this season up

Bro....... LOOK at OJ Mayo. pic.twitter.com/MJ622n1AKr

— Listen to @ntspod (@mikelowkey) July 2, 2019

OJ “Murs” Mayo

are there any good ringer nba podcasts other than simmons and nba desktop? All of the other ones look like everyone is named Sean

― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, July 2, 2019 4:54 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

no

the best basketball pods are lowe & windhorst's pod w the espn nba ppl

― J0rdan S., Tuesday, July 2, 2019 4:56 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

I like most of the ringer basketball pods but the one on fridays with kevin o’connor and jonathan tjarks and the other guy is usually good

Keldon Johnson looking like a real good Spursy pick at 29. Also loving that Jeff “Mellow” Ledbetter is still draining them at 31 in summer league - the man lives to hoop.

I like most of the ringer basketball pods but the one on fridays with kevin o’connor and jonathan tjarks and the other guy is usually good

― k3vin k., Wednesday, July 3, 2019 3:14 AM (six hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

agree. Chris Ryan is usually pretty good whenever he pops up. I don't listen to The Mismatch though because Chris Vernon deeply sucks (or at least he did the few times I gave it a shot, maybe he's gotten better).

Lowe on ESPN is still the best though.

I listen to the mismatch because KOC aid good and I like to hate-listen to vernon

all the ringer nba podcasts are the same & annoying in the same way

I've been enjoying O'Connor's staunch defence of the Knicks' trade policy.

i can't do anything with vernon. he's awful.

the only guys at the ringer whose opinions i mildly respect are KOC, devine, and verrier. as a result i don't listen to many of those pods.

desktop is good, but the “woj remove all my extremities with a rusty knife” jokes have never been funny and he makes like 5 per episode nowadays

those jokes work on twitter ime

but as ive stated before i dont do pods bc i dont want to listen to badly edited radio

bo-bomb

Sources: Free agent Boban Marjanovic has agreed to a deal with the Dallas Mavericks.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 3, 2019

boban is going to be a legendary journeyman and future role player HOFer. already been to like 5 teams now (sa, det, lac, phil, dal)

I think they should do plays where him and Porzingis play "keep away" from the others players by passing the ball back and forth over their heads until one of them dunks

that's a winning strategy right there! works for me and my BIL against my 10yo neffew and his friends, we dominate those kids.

my friends Boban joke is that he's a d&d character with 10 points in strength and 0 in all the others

a perfect strategy to counter the nu-Lakers

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barbarian class, obv

xp

Tallass Mavericks

Boban fight scene in John wick was p fun

Ok, this is getting a little out of hand

A CP24 news helicopter following two black SUVs. One of which believed to contain Kawhi. pic.twitter.com/dE6qn3NBv3

— Rob Gillies (@rgilliescanada) July 3, 2019

the leonard is loose

The Pacers now have three guys named TJ. https://t.co/QWGEAKNHHe

— Zach Lowe (@ZachLowe_NBA) July 3, 2019

The Grizzlies are trading Kyle Korver and Jevon Carter to the Suns for DeAnthony Melton, Josh Jackson 2020 second-round pick and 2021 conditional second-round pick, league sources tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 3, 2019

Suns lottery picks yikes. This must mean they are locking up wave papi

Plz, Kawhi, say it

i turned twitter notifications on my phone... 3 fuckin days already.... aaaaargh