2019 nba OFFSEASON news, rumors, drama, and recriminations

not sure if any other country is really set to take advantage but single elimination u know

Update on Team USA's roster after De'Aaron Fox withdraws:

Kemba Walker
Donovan Mitchell
Khris Middleton
Jayson Tatum
Kyle Kuzma
Jaylen Brown
Harrison barnes
Brook Lopez
Mason Plumlee
Marcus Smart
Myles Turner
Derrick White
Joe Harris pic.twitter.com/X6S35xSBt8

— Bleacher Report NBA (@BR_NBA) August 17, 2019

They should still be able to beat anyone. Their defense should be really solid w that roster.

Pretty cool those 4 Celtics get that extra time to bond

extra time to bond with pop

stay away from my guys

i know that this usa lineup doesnt have any top 10 talent, but is v deep with good role players. like kemba as your initiator, lots of guys who can be secondary creators, lots of outside shooter, stretchy big men.

xp jaylen will be a spur

theyve got good defensive players without much time to gel

not much shot creation

kemba can create his own, so can donovan, and dont forget last year's playoff mvp derrick white off the bench

Tatum can create a lot of long twos

yeahhh

u all r gonna be so sorry about being mean to jayson

im a jaydream believer, shut up

i will not sir

http://www.dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2019/08/13/l-a-clippers-release-nba-schedule-in-comic-format/

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offseason real dead

NBA offseason Twitter is on Jared Dudley vs Carmelo Anthony because of a Royce White take huh? pic.twitter.com/g96e1bFZ5G

— Verts (@_Verts) August 20, 2019

who the fuck is Royce White ?

Golden Gopher great

that doesn't answer the question

Royce White: one of the great MN prep ballers ever, went to the U of M with Tubby Smith, was weird and then stole a laptop from a dorm room. then went to Iowa State had one great session under Fred "The Mayor" Hoiberg, ended up on the Rockets (?) I think but then said he was afraid of flying and wanted to take buses to games, don't know where he's at now

really weird he was never a Wolf because he had that weirdo Wolves draft pick energy

he plays in the big 3 now. yeah says he had major anxiety about flying so would only bus and i dont think he ever played an NBA minute

he was the #1 overall pick in the Big 3!

honestly probably a big reason Hoiberg ever got a look as an NBA coach

White was a "bust" but because he was so open about his anxiety disorder there were a bunch of think-pieces when he was drafted that probably had some role in paving the way for other players with mental health issues to come forward in recent years - Kevin Love, DeRozan.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aKQml7hGp8

Now I remember him! Gopher Great wasn't enough to jog my memory

haha so this guy had words about Melo being blackballed or something and it blew up ? yeah talk about slow news day

yeah today is between this story and the one where everyone is mad at devin booker for stopping play at an open gym run cos he got double teamed...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0UuLnHSgeY

noah lol

I remember being really high on him and thought he’d fit right into the modern NBA as a point forward type

Yeah he is a cool player

those clippers schedule things are cool

it wasn't that long ago but feels like royce white would have stood a better chance as a 2019 draftee than a 2012 one.

the one year at Iowa State he balled like crazy

i feel like the "can't fly on airplanes" thing was going to be a hurdle no matter the year...

https://sports.yahoo.com/report-stephen-a-smith-to-join-esp-ns-studio-coverage-for-nba-games-020853369.html

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yeah that's gonna lead to some garbage fires

yeah not sure if that’s wise. he’s at his best in the sprawling aimlessness of talk radio and hot take shows.

hes done plenty of nba work i dont think it will be a big deal. he worked the finals this year iirc.

i imagine he's been encouraged and empowered to out-barkley barkley so there should be a lot more manufactured beef with him and players in 2020

love that shot of steph with the stinkeye

I really hope this means SAS will stop doing boxing coverage

it wasn't that long ago but feels like royce white would have stood a better chance as a 2019 draftee than a 2012 one.

i remember none of the specifics but it just seemed like it was adversarial between him and the rockets right off the bat

You have to fly on planes in the NBA