2019 nba OFFSEASON news, rumors, drama, and recriminations

the suns had 4 wings and dropped two so they better be keeping oubre. nothing has been agreed to though

oh yeah i also forgot that the suns had to do something like this to get the space for overpaying rubio

that starting 5 at least makes sense schematically on offense but any team starting booker, oubre, saric and 2nd year ayton is gonna give up 585 ppg

it's crazy in the last two years the suns have just bought tyson chandler and kyle korver out instead of trying to trade them for literally anything

the suns are definitely #1 contender for "team that doesn't know the entire CBA"

well james jones wants to help his pal lebron out as much as possible whilst under the guise of being a gm so it makes sense

it does seem like that is what's happening lol

so the suns had to give up two second round picks in order to dump their top five pick from 2 years ago is that correct

that is correct. also so they could sign rubio.

they also threw away a pick to shed themselves of TJ Warren's team friendly contract lol.

management 101 kids

simmons and russillo think kawhi is going to the lakers. pretty wild we dont know yet and that nothing has really leaked.

lotta twitter buzz this afternoon that he's staying with the raps

We're set up for a great wide open season if he stays with the raps

you’re all forgetting the charcuterie plate the clips unleashes

a level of parity not seen since.. idk, 2007? when was the last time there were no 3 star teams

Spurs had three all stars in 07 (tho not simultaneously)

depends on your definition of a star.

warriors still have 3 last-season all stars + draymond.

Knicks reportedly cancelled a meeting with Kawhi Leonard in fear of missing out on other free agents, per @NYPost_Berman pic.twitter.com/PdbjJKWojR

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 4, 2019

Hahaha

i love them

lmfao

simmons and russillo think kawhi is going to the lakers. pretty wild we dont know yet and that nothing has really leaked.

― big city slam (Spottie), Wednesday, July 3, 2019 8:17 PM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink

team kawhi (uncle dennis) made total confidentiality a prerequisite so teams are playing it real close to the vest, prob involving the fewest number of ppl and so forth

Didn’t click on the actual video but apparently jalen rose thinks it’s 99% he stays in Toronto, whatever that’s worth

has the best player on a championship team ever peaced out to another team

no! this has been well documented iirc

it's a brand new era tho etc

only to the birmingham barons

if it were anyone but kawhi everyone wld be talking about how insane the idea of even not running it back is

guess championship players these days have really chosen to be on those teams, unlike kawhi. either were drafted by those teams or orchestrated a trade

if it were anyone but kawhi everyone wld be talking about how insane the idea of even not running it back is

― lag∞n, Wednesday, July 3, 2019 10:44 PM (six minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

this is a great point. if nothing else kawhi deserves credit for baffling people. i'll take it back if he signs with the lakers.

i don't think you could really fault him for going to the lakers

Lakers seem like a good pick but Kawhi I think strangely thrives as a leader, and I say this despite the drama in San Antonio and his general weird energy. Not sure he’s ready to go from leading a team to the crown to being what would widely be viewed as the #3 guy. But I have no idea.

yeah last year there was all that noise that he want to go to the lakers but then didnt because they signed bron

i don't think you could really fault him for going to the lakers

― J0rdan S., Wednesday, July 3, 2019 11:08 PM (nine minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

he's won 2 championships! of course i can.

if he chose to play with lebron and AD in a weakened west it would be understandable on like a base level but.... it wouldn't really make sense to me for any other reason

i mean tbh having 3 #1 options is not ideal, obvs you wld kill to get those 3 guys but youre never going to max out their talents that way

ideally you'd just have kawhi and AD..................

just putting myself in his shoes, playing with lebron, ad, and 8 old guys on the minimum doesn't seem enjoyable

trading bron for role players is obvs the bet

he's the rare guy who has absolutely nothing to prove

Kawhi has to ask himself how much he wants to be a shiny new weapon in LeBron’s arsenal to use on his personal quest to become the king again vs being the guy, and also the distinct possibility that he could win more titles as the clear #1.

Kawhi is like the last player in the nba who needs
Lebron

we need the lakers to keep failing its important

Otm

Amar’e Stoudemire and Monta Ellis will workout privately for at least five NBA teams from 6-7pm — in Las Vegas — on July 8, a source tells ESPN. Both players are healthy and hoping to sign with a contending team, such as the #Lakers.

— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) July 4, 2019

lol what this entire offseason is crazed and surreal

It’s been a ride

Stat is playing in the big 3

Kawhi should take a gap year. Backpack across Europe. Get really into cbd oils.

lol I was thinking “maybe the dubs will bring back monte” the other day