2021-22 NBA "REGULAR" SEASON THREAD

its time

zion got bullied into posting about his team lol

Zion showing love to his teammates 🙌 pic.twitter.com/3SoI9hm7va

— NBA Central (@TheNBACentral) February 24, 2022

hahaha putting in the least amount of effort possible

lmao

Zion: I can confirm these guys wear the uniform I used to wear.

hoop is back baby

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— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) February 25, 2022

A great tragedy befell our dear homeland Ukraine. We categorically condemn the war. Ukraine is a peaceful sovereign state inhabited by people who want to decide their own destiny. We pray for our families, friends, relatives and all the people who are in the territory of Ukraine. We hope for an end to this terrible war as soon as possible. Dear fellow Ukrainians, hold on! Our strength is in unity! We are with you!

Alex Len & Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk

Green getting spicy:

Danny Green says he'd be surprised if Ben Simmons plays on March 10 in Philadelphia. 🤨 pic.twitter.com/Hikgv5KvIe

— theScore (@theScore) February 23, 2022

ATL/Chicago has been really fun

Celtics stock report vs. Nets through three quarters

UP
Everyone...no really everyone has played well

— Brian Robb (@BrianTRobb) February 25, 2022

celtics five road games in a row leading wire to wire, has not been done since theyve been tracking such things

game before that new orleans had one lead of 2-0

Trae completely pissing away this game

DeRozan is so amazing

Yeah he’s been unreal

how is he so good at this

Death, taxes, and DeMar DeRozan middies 🙌

Bulls take the lead over the Hawks on the tough AND-ONE 💯pic.twitter.com/QuWvo5OI5m

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) February 25, 2022

The play before that trae ignored a wide up Clint Capela so he could do some one on one allstar shit. Oh e of his worst games

it's so cool when he does that, he just moves in this kinda relaxed way but he's also getting exactly the position he wants

derozan's footwork>>>>

really enjoyed the wolves/grizz 4th quarter. some young hungry kids out there scrapping. dlo was incredible, 24 in the 4th i think.

this derozan hot streak is super cool, seems like a great guy, much deserved.

Otm. I expected him to be a Boozer-level bad signing but he's exceeded the loftiest expectations. He's in that sweet spot of having gained veteran savvy while not yet losing most of his athleticism.

i love kuminga

hes on pogo sticks, so fun to watch

he has a chance to be a monster if he gains any modicum of offensive skill. he’s already a useful player

his shot seems workable and he doesnt lack any confidence shooting it. hes useful with basically only one offensive move thus far (the spin).

yeah his form is pretty good, he has touch on his FTs

probably more impressive is that he's already good enough on defense to earn minutes. would be easy for someone with his leaping ability to hunt blocks but he's got solid fundamentals.

yeah he has a chance to be a beast on defense too. he has the tools to be a wing stopper and a small ball 5 against other small units who offers some rim protection

the version of him that hits both his offensive and defensive ceiling would be a multi time all star

yup

feels like we were seeing all this cute stuff with the nets like just a handful of months ago lol

these three. 👌 pic.twitter.com/XAx5O16cnU

— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) February 25, 2022

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Tobias must be feeling good, gets to go from being an egregiously overpaid, woefully under-qualified second banana, ridden with fan frustrations at both states of affairs, to a reasonably qualified 3rd banana (albeit still egregiously overpaid)

I really like Tobias as a person. But my guess is Morey is going to burn assets to bring in someone else in the offseason.

Yes, true.

I looked closely at those pics of the Sizers and detected no cell phones in their pockets. Wasted opportunity.

I really like Tobias as a person. But my guess is Morey is going to burn assets to bring in someone else in the offseason.

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two more years of that deal is brutal kinda doubt he can find anything thats an upgrade, maybe when its expiring

Not expecting a one for one on Tobias, but something that gives them more flexibility and depth maybe (or leads to that). But Morey seems the type to burn it all down while the window is open.

i think morey is gonna have a sequel offseason to his first one there where he radically reshapes the supporting cast to add more shooting around his two stars and i think tobias will 100% be part of that purge

these little minibio segments on the NBA 75 team are really cool

This is stunning. The Nuggets’ 0.19 local TV rating is the lowest in the league and on pace to be the lowest NBA local rating in at least the last 15 years, per @sbjsbd. The glory years of Nuggets basketball led by the best player in franchise history continue to go unwatched. pic.twitter.com/ioOosodDhE

— Harrison Wind (@HarrisonWind) February 25, 2022

isnt that cos of a cable/network dispute that's been going on for years now tho? like they have no way to watch the games unless illegally or something

nets and clippers tho lol

the thing about trading harris and assets to upgrade your team is how many assets do you have to include just to get someone to take the ~$80m left on harris contract, then youre giving up more after that to improve the team seems like a lot going out, and then within that how do you even find a deal that can absorb that very big contract, like its not impossible maybe you send harris and one million picks out for brad beal tho someone else with a similar offer that doesnt include two seasons of tobias harris at $40m prob trumps that, but seems like a more likely way forward is to just keep harris and trade other guys and picks if you want to upgrade the team, harris should even be a fine fit with phillys "big two"

I wouldn't be surprised if by the start of next season the Sixers have traded or given a right to swap every pick until 2027.

they should prob wait to see what harden looks like before doing anything haha

it doesnt really matter tho theyre already all in

if he sucks and philly gets bounced in the 1st round while he a embiid glower at each other theyre still giving him tobais harris money this offseason, what else can they do

he can walk, no?

yeah but to where you know phillys gotta be his best option