2019 nba OFFSEASON news, rumors, drama, and recriminations

yes

staying away from guys who are ~35+ seems like a good rule of thumb unless u cant get them for the min or theyre some sort of freaky superstar

he hit 5 threes against the rockets to kill them off. game winning strip on lillard to kill them off. had 22 points in game 6 vs raps. also had his best regular season as a warriors imo. hes still very useful and hes really smart. great locker room vet, the rockets need a guy like him probably more than anything else, pj tucker cant do it alone. injury issues are real of course but hes worth a gamble for either of those teams.

not worth the opportunity cost imho, if youre paying a role player who cant get buckets they shd at least have live legs and not be a big injury risk

he led the playoffs in dunks iirc hes still got bounce

not being guarded helps with that

there's little opportunity cost other than the owners money. like i probably wouldn't trade for him now but at the deadline based on who else is around he'd be worth it. there just aren't that many 16 game players on the wing that are going to be available.

he shot 35% or better from three in the offs every year with the dubs except for one.

not a great % on wide open looks

a smart team cld def find better ways to use that money

such as?

not at this point they couldnt

theres a lotta guys out there

they'd be smarter to trade for a young dynamic wing like Andrew Wiggins, a defensive minded big like Gorgui Dieng....or maybe a proven vet PG like Jeff Teague

haha yup

wolves number one priority should be pairing kat up with anyone other than wiggins.

Well given summer league it's possible KAT may have to come off the bench once NAZ REID becomes starter

thats the summer league spirit baby

I'm seeing Iggy at $17 million for next year, where are y'all getting $11?

its what google shows just looked again tho and it says 2017 under it lol, $17m is legit good player money giving iggy at that is loony

we can prob operate under the assumption that he'll either get bought out and signed for much less money or traded at a point in the season where the team taking him on doesn't have to pay the whole salary

right. the calculation isn't $17 mil cash for andre, it's ~$17 mil in existing filler salary plus a pick or something. nobody's just taking him into cap space at this point.

I’m having a hard time with the idea Ben Simmons is worth $34 million a year

he isn't but that's not really the point.

yeah you take him with the expectation that he helps you in a deep playoff series as a versatile defender. i wouldn't expect much (any) regular season value.

― call all destroyer, Monday, July 15, 2019 1:46 PM (three hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

you know who could use a player like this is the denver nuggets

Once guard JR Smith clears waivers, the Los Angeles Lakers are an unlikely destination, league sources tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 15, 2019

has he played since "the incident"? seems like he went into a shell after that.

So woj is saying there’s a chance!

that's def a leak the lakers put out preemptively so they don't have to answer questions about why they're not signing him

windhorst and others have been saying for weeks it's basically a done deal

the lakers are bad

they’re a very very weird org

they're not 'weird' they're just the classic bad org

with two top ten players on their roster

failing up

if they were a good org maybe they'd have ten top two players instead

Ben Simmons promised the 76ers he would learn to shoot

attn UMS: lowe pod with ryan saunders is a great listen

oh sweet! I have my doubts but he seems like a great guy, definitely his father's son....our local sports talk used to have a weekly segment with Flip.... Flip's Friday Funkadelic, that was the best....miss him so much 😢

eek lol

Anthony Davis dances around question about re-signing with Lakers https://t.co/6VCyJ2LRV7

— Kurt Helin (@basketballtalk) July 17, 2019

Dwight Howard will have no shortage of suitors this offseason, but it seems the impending unrestricted free agent is leaning toward re-signing with the Los Angeles Lakers.

According to Sam Amick of USA Today, two sources close to the situation fully expect Howard to sign a long-term extension with Los Angeles. While his final decision won’t be made until the summer, as of now, it appears the All-Star center will remain in the Purple and Gold for years to come.

For Lakers supporters, this information couldn’t come at a better time.

After the devastating news of Kobe Bryant’s Achilles' injury—which will keep him sidelined for the next six to nine months—the Lakers front office has to feel good knowing one of its superstars will remain on the roster for the foreseeable future.

The contractual details and fact that Howard is no longer playing second fiddle to Bryant both factor into the equation.

Per Amick, Los Angeles can put a five-year, $117.9 million extension on the table this coming summer, while other teams can only offer a four-year, $87.8 million deal at the most. The extra season represents an extra $30 million of financial security for Howard, who turned 27 years old in December.

In addition, the Lakers will essentially be Howard’s team with Bryant sidelined, and there’s a good chance things remain that way if and when the Black Mamba finally returns.

otm

lol it's the circle of life

xxxpost that Sam Cassell "ROSETTA STONE!" story Saunders told at the end of the Lowe pod was so great

what was it plz

while sam was an assistant on the wizards he was getting on some guy who was playing himself out of the league. sam was yelling "ROSETTA STONE!" at him and no one got it until sam was like "because you're going to be playing overseas next year" with presumably many expletives thrown in.

couple of cool KG stories on that pod as well.

lol

KG tried to give Ryan his Porsche for his 16th b-day and Flip vetoed it

lmao kg is a lunatic

when ryan was in highschool he would rebound for kg after practice and at night and stuff but kg would also rebound for him for like 20 mins at the end.

aww