2021 nba offseason draft free agency etc

should also be noted that smart + robs salaries are pretty much an exact match for brad beals

anybody watch this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDDMq2E50Ss

Yah. Pretty good. Thought they covered a lot of it in the Ron artest documentary.

Breaking on @SportsAgentBlog: Nerlens Noel has sued NBA agent Rich Paul, claiming Paul is responsible for $58 million in lost earnings.https://t.co/mW5a9SdxQI

— Darren Heitner (@DarrenHeitner) August 24, 2021

oops

Following the party, Noel parted ways with Walters and signed a Standard Player Agent Contract (SPAC) with Paul.

It seems like he has a case.

nerlens noel doing this while being signed to the CAA knicks doesn’t feel like a coincidence to me

otm

great point jordan

is there someone on the internet who's mapped out the nba landscape of agents and agencies? i recognize some names, but i really have no idea who represents whom, who has the most clients, highest value of contracts, etc.

nate duncan and danny leroux did an agent grading pod within the past couple years where they tried to take the major guys, find all their clients, and go through some of their recent deals. i remember nate saying that he couldn't find a comprehensive list and that he had to cobble a lot of it together from reading old news stories. maybe somebody has put something together since then but if so it hasn't crossed my radar.

i am checking with the crew in the dunc'd on discord, will let you know if there is anything out there.

and like clockwork they come through: https://hoopshype.com/reps/

i'd like to see a family tree style breakdown for the whole nba with players/coaches/media figures grouped by sports agent and media agent etc

wow

hm I should consider getting into the agent game seems good

just clay yelling into his phone all day "yeah who's the ugly little kid now, enjoy your 40 years of del taco commercials CHARLES."

nice, thanks cad

i feel like the game owes me something! xp

a half a billion dollars in salaries through one guy, holy fuck

thats like two lukas

The Bulls, Cavaliers and Trail Blazers are close on a three-team deal sending Lauri Markkanen to Cleveland, Larry Nance Jr. to Portland and Derrick Jones Jr., a first-round pick and additional draft compensation to Chicago, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 27, 2021

Jones was a bust in PDX. Maybe Nance will be a better fit.

excited to see him in a new role/team

they had to throw away a 1st to get off a bad contract they signed tho. not good.

i can’t make heads or tails of this deal except that the bulls getting a first for a guy they didn’t want anyway is pretty good.

nance gives the blazers some beef i guess, ppl have been swearing that he’s been really good the last few years. the blazers do love trading first round picks tho jeez. i thought lauri was a great buy low candidate this summer but i don’t think the cavs really bought low and now they’re heavily invested in an overcrowded front court paying lots of money to two players who are only going to suck up minutes that should be going to the one player who could maybe turn the franchise around. gilbert/altman might be the worst owner/GM combo in the league

the blazers are certainly in fuck it mode with picks and nance does make them better. not sure why the bulls didn't just take nance themselves.

given how many firsts the bulls have lit on fire to assemble their team i think this is good for them

yeah i could see them just wanting a first back even if it's lottery protected for 7 years

i bet it conveys this year but i guess if they trade dame before next offseason that one could drag out indefinitely

the blazers are certainly in fuck it mode with picks

they have a first ballot HOFer in Lillard and zero chance to land a big name talent in the free agent market, so trading away future picks is just about their only path to short term improvement. five years from now they'll suck be known as a 'scrappy, blue collar' team.

that is an odd trade, feels like rearranging deck chairs

nance is in fact one of the best role players in the league, but portland needs more than that. bulls made off pretty nice, cavs *shrug* who tf knows

It could work out for all 3 teams but Cavs are the ones wilding

I am excited about the bulls. When I returned to the midwest last week, they were also excited about the bulls. Nobody thinks they will win a championship, but it is interesting, the bulls.

bulls, a competitive team is a nice change of pace. i like demar the human so i will be rooting for him.

lol yeah

Shams and Schiffer: Nets, DeAndre Jordan working on buyout but decision not yet final https://t.co/s22Nf70b0A pic.twitter.com/IbUM2HKcar

— NetsDaily (@NetsDaily) August 30, 2021

his bffs couldnt justify his roster spot any more

Oldest players in the NBA

1. Haslem - Heat
2. Iguodala - Warriors
3. Carmelo - Lakers
4. LeBron - Lakers
5. Gasol - Lakers
6. Millsap - Free Agent
7. Tucker - Heat
8. Paul - Suns
9. Gibson - Knicks
10. Ariza - Lakers
11. Howard - Lakers
12. Rondo - Lakers

— pickuphoop (@pickuphoop) August 30, 2021

That's a lot of load management is what it is.

oh wow they got rondo back huh?

Rajon Rondo plans to sign a one-year, $2.6M deal with the Lakers upon clearing waivers today, sources tell ESPN. He agreed to a contract buyout with Memphis on Saturday. Rondo will still make his full $7.5M salary this season between buyout and new deal. https://t.co/ehFzHb6pVC

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 30, 2021

just trying to add some age and experience to that youthful team

Nuggets should grab Deandre

i agree. not much drop off after jokic as you can just run the entire offense thru deandre in the high post and let him be a distributor. and if his man sags off he can just pop out for three

lol

They need rim protection!

Ben Simmons tells #Sixers brass he no longer wants to be a Sixer and does not intend to report to training camp, according to multiple sources. https://t.co/17X1XfkzZO via @phillyinquirer

— Keith Pompey (@PompeyOnSixers) August 31, 2021

sixers seem to think theyre getting some huge haul for him but not sure any other teams think that, now this, ugly process folks

rough