NBA 2020-21 reg season 1st half thread

The Rockets are pursuing a trade package from the 76ers that would be headlined by Ben Simmons and Tyrese Maxey, league sources say

— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) January 13, 2021

ben should've shot more than 2 times last night

that would be a home run trade for the rockets

hadnt considering tucker going over too but makes sense

Houston is increasingly determined to complete a James Harden trade as soon as today, league sources say, and has chased the promising Maxey in addition to Simmons

Philly is known to covet Houston's PJ Tucker in addition to Harden while the Nets have also remained in pursuit

— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) January 13, 2021

I don't really know Tucker that well. Form looking at his stats (advanced and otherwise), he seems like a non-entity the last two years. Why would the Sixers want him?

I like Maxey so far. I don't want to give up Simmons, him, and a bunch of picks.

https://rocketswire.usatoday.com/2019/09/05/kevin-durant-names-p-j-tucker-as-nbas-best-one-on-one-defender/

tucker is gritty and also scrappy and particularly solid

He might be one year past it tho, hard to tell because Houston is so weird rn

I like Maxey so far. I don't want to give up Simmons, him, and a bunch of picks.

― Jimi Buffett (PBKR), Wednesday, January 13, 2021 2:46 PM (four minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

wld think its not going to be a bunch of picks, mb a 1st and a 2nd?

Thanks, I had a feeling it had to be something like that, because he doesn't do a thing on offense. I guess that would make up (a little) for losing Ben.

uh oh lol

DeMarcus Cousins on James Harden's comments about Houston's roster last night: "The disrespect started way before any interview."

— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) January 13, 2021

wall and simmons together doesnt make sense and walls contract is immovable

the rockets were gonna jump harden if he came to practice today

i could see that lmao

lol this source seems completely bad but i want this to be true:

🚨Update on Kyrie situation.🚨

I’m told he’s been “furious” at the organization for some time for not giving him more input on the head coach hiring.

He was not in favor of Steve Nash.

Also, his relationship with Kevin Durant has been described as “very distant” recently. https://t.co/MS4yvW4x2J

— Tommy Dee (@ThomasCDee) January 13, 2021

this was the most obvious turn of events imaginable

tucker is a great intangibles guy

i think tucker is mostly past his prime but hes still very useful and a great teammate plug-n-play guy. he'd be helpful in the playoffs.

Demarcus Cousins: "Other 14 the guys in the locker room have done nothing to him. For us to be on the receiving end of disrespectful comments and antics...it's unfair to the rest of the guys in the locker room.

— Alykhan Bijani (@Rockets_Insider) January 13, 2021

tucker can guard 4/5 and play w/ another big bcuz he can shoot threes well, pretty much the exact sort of player every team needs in the playoffs

notorious sneakerhead too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7VKr9TT-kA

pic.twitter.com/aSrcer8bNh

— Russillo (@ryenarussillo) January 13, 2021

hahahahaha at both the harden and kyrie news, fucking entitled babies lmao

incredible video

wow at that twitter video with harden actively throwing the ball away, dude is literally costing himself millions of dollars with his petulance.

Was playing in GS really so bad, KD?

nah, maybe if there were no such thing as max contracts but he'll still get his max

xp

I support these guys honestly, love to be in my twenties

(harden is 31)

harden is basically doing the player version of the sam hinkie process. just like the state of the league incentivized tanking, it also incentivizes star players forcing their way off teams... harden (like hinkie) is just dropping the pretense of doing anything else than the thing he's incentivized to do

strong parallels with his on-court playing style too

yeah that he came into his own as a player (for better or worse) under morey is prob not a coincidence lol

HARDEN TO NETS CONFIRMED

yes all the good players please go to the east they could use a couple of them anyway thx

https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1349464454333870082?s=20

Reporting w/ @RamonaShelburne: Brooklyn’s acquiring James Harden in a three-way deal with Cleveland. Caris LeVert, Dante Exum, Rodions Kurucs, four 1st round picks – including Cavs’ 2022 first via Bucks -- and 4 Nets pick swaps to Rockets. Jarrett Allen, Taurean Prince to Cavs. https://t.co/qM0ZDH4dH3

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) January 13, 2021

wow no dinwiddie huh

maybe if there were no such thing as max contracts but he'll still get his max

anyway welcome james harden to park slope, now this is gonna be fun

tbh the only take i wanna hear is how kd feels about it

we did it!

got the three biggest superstar moody mopes in the league on the same team.

i mean if you had told me three years ago that the nets would be able to start kyrie, durant and harden i would've said "why are you wearing a surgical mask"

Updated trade summary:

Nets get - James Harden
Rockets get - Caris LeVert, Dante Exum, Rodions Kurucs, 4 1st round picks, 4 draft swaps
Cavs get - Jarrett Allen, Taurean Prince

— FantasyLabs NBA (@FantasyLabsNBA) January 13, 2021

Sixers and Morey really let James Harden go join up with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving on a direct conference rival... because they got cold feet over Ben Simmons and Tyrese Maxey lol.

was kinda hoping it'd be philly rats

The Indiana Pacers are moving Victor Oladipo to the Rockets for package around Caris LeVert, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) January 13, 2021

Huuuuuh??????

this is spicy!

was kinda hoping it'd be philly rats

― ciderpress, Wednesday, January 13, 2021 4:19 PM (nineteen seconds ago) bookmarkflaglink

same, wldve been an interesting team, idk what the nets are lol

whoa at dropping dipo

James Harden hired Jason Ranne and Chafie Fields from Wasserman to secure a trade for him. They worked closely with the Rockets and all teams involved to secure the deal. Wasserman also represented Russell Westbrook and worked closely with the Rockets on his trade to Wizards. https://t.co/4LG0hC5wmz

— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) January 13, 2021