2022 NBA OFF SEASON DRAFT FREE AGENCY TAMPERING ETC

it’s either delusional wishful thinking or more likely posturing intended to increase/maintain mitchell’s trade value

yeah has everyone forgotten how danny ainge messaging works already

was my thought too seems kind of pointless but who knows

I know

i do think that danny will simply not trade him until he gets the deal he wants theres no fire sale

it will be interesting to see how all this plays out, i don’t think ainge has ever been in the position before of having a star trying to force his way out as the clock runs down on his contract. he was on the other side of the table during the star hunting saga in boston

God, the NBA offseason is just the best.

kind of interesting to note that the durant trade request has not frozen league business as was predicted.

most teams prob decided they didnt have or didnt want to part with the assets to get him

just matching his salary is hard

well i think it’s notable that the suns haven’t made a single move yet aside from extending booker and the only moves the heat have made are resigning oladipo with his bird rights and giving deadmon a tiny contract

i agree, that is notable

tho smart white and brogdon are all kind of same guyish

― lag∞n, Saturday, 2 July 2022 4:00 AM

not really. hes much better at offense than either of those guys and sees himself as a lead scoring guard. and he once took the pacers to the 4th seed as their best player... thats not something smart would ever do. if hes healthy for the playoffs its a total steal

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— A11Even (@KyrieIrving) July 1, 2022

the fit is weird though. brogdog loves to hold the ball and he thinks hes a much better creator than he actually is when he should really stick to scoring. and he's not going to help at all with stopping those faster more mobile guards. will be interesting to see how it plays out

tho smart white and brogdon are all kind of same guyish

― lag∞n, Saturday, 2 July 2022 4:00 AM

not really. hes much better at offense than either of those guys and sees himself as a lead scoring guard. and he once took the pacers to the 4th seed as their best player... thats not something smart would ever do. if hes healthy for the playoffs its a total steal

― micah, Friday, July 1, 2022 5:55 PM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink

kind of same guyish

c-c-c-combo guards

combo guys

to the other point yeah i suspect if the celtics had brogdon they would have won the nba championship, which is not to say they will win it with him, cause who knows how good the teams will be

Free agent Donte DiVincenzo has agreed to a two-year, $9.3 million deal with the Golden State Warriors, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Player option in Year 2.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 1, 2022

i’ve never seen evidence that divencenzo is actually good but that’s interesting

its not nothing. seems like a good get to me

MIP award for white donte confirmed

Woj says the Raptors are lurking in the KD talks pic.twitter.com/qgW7DdePO9

— Vivek Jacob (@vivekmjacob) July 1, 2022

Durant trade is gonna end up being like a 4 team deal by necessity and some savvy gm is gonna snipe off something magical by sneaking into it

tbh between og, siakam, GTJ, and barnes, theyve got some really nice players that could keep brooklyn respectable

"...and that 2041 2nd round pick became, you guessed it, Jesus Christ."

i’ve never seen evidence that divencenzo is actually good but that’s interesting

― J0rdan S., Friday, July 1, 2022 7:23 PM (eight minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

its weird he went from starting for the eventual champs to being cut by the kings in like a year

he was hurt

they gonna send kyrie to toronto? lol

the bucks supposedly loved him but cant even wait out an injury instead they trade him for grandpa ibaka, and then the kings wont even give him a look, its weird all im saying i mean maybe he just sucks idk xp

maybe. this is what the warriors do on the fringes now tho. swing on higher upside guys for cheap who are coming off injuries like otto

yeah i mean it seems like a worthy risk i just dont understand why the kings and bucks werent willing to do

DiVincenzo's potential contribution could be much higher than his recent performance. He is about year removed from surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left ankle. Much like an ACL, it can 12 months to regain strength / confidence in the ankle.

— Dr. Nirav Pandya, M.D. (@DrNiravPandya) July 1, 2022

he was def on a good trajectory before the injury

pelton likes it

Donte DiVincenzo hasn't signed anywhere yet and I'm already confident he'll be my favorite buy-low pickup of free agency.

— Kevin Pelton (@kpelton) July 1, 2022

woj is now reporting that the nuggets are signing and trading deandre jordan to matt armstrong for four unprotected firsts, four pick swaps, and alex len. the trade market is spinning completely out of control

this is what rampant inflation does to a society

damian lee to the suns. gonna be a very different squad next year

The Timberwolves have agreed to terms with Bryn Forbes, sources told @TheAthletic.

— Jon Krawczynski (@JonKrawczynski) July 2, 2022

Tbh I don't know him at all, though I do like that he is from the Forbes family, might be able to tap into his money if we want to go into the luxury tax down the road

the nets apparently didn’t even offer bruce brown a contract, what in the hell is happening over there?

xp bryn does one thing extremely well and that is shoot 3s, his form is so pure. he can hit runners/floaters if chased off the line. that's about it! he's a turnstile on D and has no playmaking skills to speak of, but if he plays 10 minutes a game and hits a couple of 3's per game, he's valuable in that role.

i should say that bryn puts in effort on D, its just hes within the normal range of size for a human man in a league full of human men in the exceptional size range

cool that makes sense given they got off Beasley and the rest of our roster is going to have to filled out w guys at this level

Forbes is a fine 10th guy

If he’s hot you’ll be like “wow maybe he could start” if he’s cold you’ll be like “he should be in China” but it balances out to an okay rotation guy

New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson has agreed on a five-year, $193 million designated maximum rookie extension that could earn him as much as $231 million, CAA Sports’ Co-Head of Basketball Austin Brown tells ESPN. pic.twitter.com/z4lnVLD1GM

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 2, 2022

i don't begrudge the players in the least, but my god there is a lot money being thrown around

I have come to accept that the economics of the NBA are insane.

all that parity, everyone thinks they have a window with the warriors getting close to aging out