2020 nba offseason draft free agency etc

yeah and hes a FA so i imagine hes not coming back

he's going to get squeezed pretty good since he turned out to be unplayable by the second round of the playoffs

He’s got the “I was late to the bubble” excuse but yah

trying to think of a fit for him

most common and financially feasible one i've heard is charlotte

i could see him coming back on a 1-2 year deal... it depends on what his priorities are

Man what

Adam Silver told CNN a few minutes ago that he does not anticipate the 2020-21 season beginning until at least January (so is it really a 2020-21 season?) and said the league wants 82 games, with playoffs.

At what point do they just say NBA players aren't going to the Olympics?

— Tim Reynolds (@ByTimReynolds) September 22, 2020

salient points

I’d always assumed they’d shorten the next season

same but i presume that's a television contract issue.
i would be in favor of reducing to a 60 game season tbh.

I think if they do this there’s a very real possibility that it’s the permanent schedule

been talk for a while that theyd like to mostly avoid overlapping with the nfl

opening day on christmas is prob the ideal

Billy Donovan has agreed to a deal to become the next coach of the Chicago Bulls, sources tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) September 22, 2020

feel like thats more of a third (last) job

essentially a layover on your way back to the ncaa

sounds right

lol otm

wow yeah major last job vibes

lol the bulls blogger guy is so totally damaged by being a bulls fan that he’s “pleasantly surprised” because at least billy probably cost more money than the other options.

sadlol

are people that down on billy that he's going straight to the coaching a cursed team stage

seems like he couldve gotten a better job idgi

maybe he’s got enough hubris/chutzpah that he thinks he can right the ship

i took a look at the bulls roster a couple hours ago and i'm still recovering

he seems like a good vibes guy which they desperately need. but i don't think there's a ton of upside there.

yeah theyve done a miserable job drafting and developing talent. i guess the good news is their books are relatively clean after this year?

unrelated but why have i never heard of this scott o'neil guy, business exec who wants to run basketball ops and has actively meddled with the knicks and sixers (scroll down to #2) https://www.libertyballers.com/2020/9/21/21445360/the-sixers-are-dangerously-close-to-becoming-like-the-knicks-heres-5-reasons-why-philadelphia-76ers

he should check out basketball-gm.com to get his fix

lol that guy owns keep doin yr thing buddy

Lol, Sixers. I didn't know the details, but this is why i didn't want Barris/Blitzer anywhere near the Mets.

Harris

yes yesssss

Rumblings of Mike D'Antoni going to the Sixers have gotten much louder this past day. Nothing's final, I'm just intrigued since his preferred style isn't a fit for Philly's roster. It'd be weird. Would hiring him be a precursor to changes to modernize the team? MDA does love CP3.

— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) September 23, 2020

nooo please put dan tony on a team that can play small and fast im begging you

or just fast i guess doesn't have to be small. embiid seems like the least dantoni-capable player

what IF embiid doesnt play for philly anymore

i'm very down for d'antoni coaching the hypothetical simmons + shooters team ive described in the past

if this happens people will be saying the sixers have a strategy and a plan here and my friends, i am telling you they do not

i'll believe it when they actually make the according moves

The Nets must trade KD for Embiid.

rememeber when dan tony coached shaq

Bring on Dan Tony! I want to see Simmons hoist! I mean, how could things get any worse?

Narrotor: Things got worse.

If you traded Embiid MDA could use simmons like Diaw and post him up a ton

hes pretty bad in the post but theoretically since he is good at basketball he should be able to develop that part of his game, he would be immediately unstoppable as a roll man tho

The Nets must trade KD for Embiid.

solid season from the nuggies. probably my second favorite team this past decade

I’m pumped for next year’s roster:

morris
harris
murray
dozier
barton
MPJ
jokic
bol

they need to sign grant and pick up another big and wing in FA/draft. and malone needs to let MPJ and murray run wild on offense

the question is do you extend morris given he’s gonna command a lot of money in free agency next year. might have to part with harris somehow

harris is p key to their defensive scheme tho

he’s just so broken offensively

wolves off to a great start

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29984989/minnesota-timberwolves-guard-malik-beasley-facing-felony-weapons-drug-charges

https://dunkingwithwolves.com/2020/09/25/nba-rumor-minnesota-timberwolves-karl-anthony-towns-wants-out/