2022 NBA OFF SEASON DRAFT FREE AGENCY TAMPERING ETC

a sign and trade with the pistons to get jerami grant feels like it could be a coup for them

The push to make a big hire in the front office may not seem like a novel idea on its face, but it is a guiding principle of Lore’s “Vision, Capital, People” mantra. Identify the top talent, and pay whatever it takes to make it happen.

thats cool i personally live by the mantra "live, love, laugh"

hornets one team that i think would actually be completely justified in giving ayton a huge contract. they badly need a real center and he’s athletic enough to play with their guys

― J0rdan S., Tuesday, May 24, 2022 1:25 PM (two hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

would have to be a sign and trade either hayward or terry + oubre and a pick or picks idk what teams are willing to give up to max out ayton maybe they could get grant from detroit

between this and cp3 turning into a pumpkin on his 37th birthday suns have gone from champ contender to looking shaky fast

i know we made fun of sarver for not paying ayton last offseason but its looking like that was a good choice. instead we should direct all of that ire at him for picking ayton over luka in the first place.

“I’ve been told by multiple people who were with the Phoenix organization that picking Ayton was a total Robert Sarver move,” said MacMahon. “It sure wasn’t Igor. He wanted them obviously to get Luka, and to put a big offer on the table for Clint Capela.”

MacMahon’s co-host, Brian Windhorst, added that Ayton attended college at the University of Arizona, where Sarver is “a proud alum.”

it was always obvious that Ayton's U. of Arizona connection was a big contributing factor to his #1 pick by PHX. also, that it was a mistake.

it was always obvious that Ayton's U. of Arizona connection was a big contributing factor to his #1 pick by PHX. also, that it was a mistake.

yeah its been proven over and over that you shouldnt draft for fit with top picks, tho imo those guys wouldve fit fine or even great

Yeah it turned out that Booker isn’t as ball dominant as it seemed he would be

i don't want to make a bigger deal out of it than it is, but that video game article really shifted my perspective. honestly the idea that he's getting like 4-5 hours of sleep a night, let alone 2, could account for a lot of the lack of focus in his game. if he could kick that shit and start living healthy who knows what he'd be. otoh there isn't much indication he's interested on doing that so maybe a moot point.

can't remember where i was reading/listening to it, but in the midst of harden looking cooked in these playoffs, someone was contrasting his off-court lifestyle with cp3 as a significant contributor to their ability to maintain their level of play as older players, and it really resonated. i don't always think about that how much of a difference that stuff makes

it's infinitely sadder that its the nba games and not like a MMO or whatever

feel like another team might be working with ayton behind the scenes on mental health stuff rather than making all this public but suns are gonna suns

tbf we dont know what theyve tried with him

we don't but i have no reason to give them the benefit of the doubt

true tho tbf the video game stuff isnt coming from any sort of leak ayton put it out there himself he likes it and thinks its good

it's infinitely sadder that its the nba games and not like a MMO or whatever

yes

Ayton on the Mavs would be pretty nice...

REPORT: Russell Westbrook has formally requested a trade from the Los Angeles Lakers.

His list of preferred trade destinations include the Warriors, Bucks, and Heat. 👀🔥 pic.twitter.com/bqUSEJtFT1

— ًHoop CentraI (@TheHooopCentral) May 25, 2022

Welcome to Orlando, Russell.

Lol

Miami needs another Star

— Joel “Troel” Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) May 26, 2022

lowry for russ

is he volunteering?

That Russ tweet is from a parody account. :(

lol hooop central

sorry everyone

haa i almost posted that earlier

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33989997/portland-trail-blazers-hire-espn-nba-draft-analyst-mike-schmitz-assistant-general-manager-sources-say

32 year old former draftexpress guy pretty cool also to the many gms out there lurking please hire ILH guys we are good at knowing about the ball game

please hire ILH guys

no, do not hire me. but yes, do hire clay. he seems very bright and a pleasant sort of person to work with.

First ILH poach should obv be Jordan and Matt together, Team of Rivals style. If it worked for Obama, it will work for the Orlando Magic

Narrator: it did not work for Obama

this should end well

"The Pelicans, at this point are not willing to offer a full 5 year guaranteed deal... They will offer him a huge contract but will not guarantee all of it."

🔊 Brian Windhorst with Intel on the Pelicans' contract negotiations with Zion Williamsonpic.twitter.com/4dTbQ2uPvd

— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) May 27, 2022

good luck pelicans

/saints

if i were to read that….generously, my guess would be they’re looking for some catastrophic injury protection like the sixers got for embiid’s knee. in other words a contract that guarantees pretty easily unless the guy can’t walk for 2 years.

"we're gonna take a saints-style approach to this"

you mean the most financially irresponsible team in the nfl? those saints?

the team that gave taysom hill (brutal injury history btw!) 35 mil guaranteed

the lakers have, gone ham

The Lakers have hired Darvin Ham as coach, sources tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) May 28, 2022

i know this guy has been waiting for a while but that's a hell of a first-time job

i do not mean this when i say it, but best of luck coach ham

Tyler Herro expresses desire to be starter next season

“It's my fourth year, I think I've earned it.” https://t.co/u3j1cmdIYl

— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) May 31, 2022

Does not sound like Miami Heat mindtype

he will def be a starter........on the washington wizards

The Nets deferred the Sixers 2022 pick to 2023, which means:

The Sixers will pick No. 23 in the draft June 23 and can use the pick in trades beginning on draft night. The Sixers won't be able to trade another pick for seven years because of conditions owed to teams on several picks, including their 2025 first-round pick (top-6 protected to Oklahoma City) and 2027 first-round pick (top-8 protected to Brooklyn).

eesh

Process 2.0 gonna look more dire than the original

wow niketown

Nike founder Phil Knight and Dodgers co-owner Alan Smolinisky have made a $2 billion-plus written offer to purchase the Portland Trail Blazers, sources tell ESPN. Discussions are ongoing with the Paul Allen trust that's overseeing ownership of team. Story soon.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 2, 2022

would be great for the blazers no doubt

the ownership situation currently seems like a mess

why because the owner has been dead for five years

lmao

The Knicks are finalizing a contract with Rick Brunson to become an assistant coach on Tom Thibodeau’s staff, SNY has learned: https://t.co/jHkE5u7MnH

— Ian Begley (@IanBegley) June 2, 2022