2022/23 NBA REGULAR SEASON THREAD "TANKING FOR WEMBANYAMA"

hard to believe but dame had only his second career triple double tonight

Dubs late game execution leaves much to be desired this season

Durant to the Suns????

BREAKING: The Phoenix Suns are nearing a blockbuster trade to acquire Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant, sources tell ESPN. Durant wanted move to Suns, and new owner Mat Ishbia pushing to get deal done tonight.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 9, 2023

The Nets are trading Kevin Durant to the Phoenix Suns for a package including Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, four first-round picks and additional draft compensation, league sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. https://t.co/fJoFHv3i7M

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 9, 2023

Wowowlwowkwkwww

Omygod lol

— Mikal Bridges (@mikal_bridges) February 9, 2023

well ho lee shit

kd cp3 booker ayton that's some guys

Yah but what about after that lol

holy shit

they have four guys how many do you need to play basketball

i can’t keep track of who is on the nets…

yeah who else is on the suns now? landry shamet, dario saric ummmmm

Cam Payne? Does crowder decide to play now? The spots WIDE open for him

what... is ben simmons gonna do

crowder is apparently in the trade

crowder is apparently in the trade

jesus christ

Nets gets unprotected picks in 2023, 2025, 2027 and 2029, source tells ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 9, 2023

lol fuck

unprotected!!

How much of the Nets roster has turned over from the beginning of the season? And from the end of last season?

I love this for the Nets, just accepting that it didn't work and moving on

The documentaries that will be made about that nets team

I love this for the Nets, just accepting that it didn't work and moving on

I love this for the Nets, just accepting that it didn't work and moving on

it's inspiring honestly

Shipping out Durant to a team that is one of the Mavs’ most direct competitors for playoff positioning

Some useful players in there that might be on the market

Nets big wings after this deal: Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, Dorian Finney-Smith, Jae Crowder, Ben Simmons, Royce O’Neal. I don’t think they’ll keep all of those guys. Someone is getting moved.

— Nate Jones (@JonesOnTheNBA) February 9, 2023

or the appeal to the next star is a great supporting cast that just needs a headline player or two

bridges, johnson, finney smith are prob three of the top five 3 and D wings in the league

really need to take a step back and give a standing ovation to kyrie btw, absolutely destroyed an entire franchise through such grandiose petulance it's almost hard to fathom

Toronto's talks on forward O.G. Anunoby are rolling into the final hours of the trade deadline. The landing of Kevin Durant with the Suns could escalate Anunoby's value among Western Conference teams pursuing an elite forward to defend Durant.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 9, 2023

he turns the page and you find out OG gets traded to the kings

Haha

There we go pic.twitter.com/yNqVsBnobD

— Connor Witt (@ConnorWitt) June 30, 2022

Keben Derant

of the Phenix Sons

This is just like that time in Muppets Take Manhattan when the Muppets, after unsuccessfully attempting to take Manhattan, split up and leave Manhattan.

— Robin Lopez (@rolopez42) February 9, 2023

haha

finally ben simmons’ time to shine

no one talking about my son jakob poeltl getting traded back to toronto ;_;

suns new owner making a major franchise altering trade within days of taking over kudos

also i cannot believe bisons son jakob poeltl got traded back to toronto

bridges, johnson, finney smith are prob three of the top five 3 and D wings in the league

― J0rdan S., Thursday, February 9, 2023 1:58 AM (six hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

tbf johnson is more just 3

so realistically pheonix has to get this done either this season or next, they traded literally all their good forwards, all their draft picks, and have no way of turning cp3 into a better player.

a lot of the analysis is still talking about cp3 as "elite" which i don't think he's cooked per se but he's dancing with the edge of that cliff

somehow i missed that ishbia and dan gilbert hate each other from mortgage shenanigans, too bad suns and cavs are pretty far from ever getting to be natural rivals, would be fun

i do think cp3 is effectively cooked in that theres no way he gives you what you need through an entire playoff run

i was watching the suns/nets game the other day and cp3 looked incredibly slow and creaky.

suns roster still really soft no depth weird guys idk