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

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James Harden on the Kyrie Irving-to-Mavs trade:

“It's a trade that happened.”

— Sam DiGiovanni (@BySamDiGiovanni) February 6, 2023

he tells it like it is

could see him being a magic level analyst after his done playing

well well well

Golden State and Detroit are in conversations to trade Saddiq Bey, league sources told @YahooSports. The Warriors have shown an increased willingness to move James Wiseman before this afternoon's trade deadline, and the Pistons hold an interest in the former No. 2 pick.

— Jake Fischer (@JakeLFischer) February 9, 2023

The logic, per sources, is that this frees up minutes to play Wenyen Gabriel more as back-up C. The Lakers will also, per source, will look to add a bigger back-up C

— Dan Woike (@DanWoikeSports) February 9, 2023

this is about wenyen gabriel the guy we all know about

wenyen gabriel? nowyen gabriel

davon reed is pretty decent imo & the lakers still need wing players badly

espn really did poeltl dirty with this photo

The Toronto Raptors are acquiring San Antonio Spurs center Jakob Poeltl for Khem Birch, a protected 2024 first-round draft pick and two future second-round picks, sources tell ESPN. pic.twitter.com/9Iz7KFCd20

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 9, 2023

maybe the protection is heavy but the raptors trading a first for poetl is kinda weird imo. i know they need a center badly but…

The Sixers are getting Jalen McDaniels in the deal, source tells ESPN. https://t.co/QzftWxYQ65

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 9, 2023

Kyrie:

"We had James, and we were supposed to be this superteam," Irving said. "I think I would like to say something about the superteam of me, James and KD that everyone thinks should have worked. We played very limited time together, and there were a lot of injuries that took place. I would have liked to see that work for the long term, but there are no mistakes and no coincidences and you gotta move forward.

"I am happy I can look back on that journey and reflect that I learned a lot of things for those guys and my teammates in Brooklyn and just my journey throughout."

i don't think he can put coherent sentences together anymore

he learned a lot of things for those guys, and his journey throughout. no coincidences, after all

eh shouldve put that in the kyrie thread. we should keep this one trades trades trades today

i don't understand what the blazers are doing. curious to see if theyre giving anything up for thybulle, after dumping hart, idgi

yes it was all injuries Kyrie, aside from that I don't remember anything else that might have derailed the Nets

don't do it! reconsider!!!!

The Knicks and Bulls are discussing a Zach LaVine trade, per @JCowleyHoops pic.twitter.com/DSVuPIHpQy

— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) February 9, 2023

He is just the worst. Every quote is just nonsense

Fire sale bulls time?

personally i would argue that mistakes and coincidences both exist

the knicks will never reconsider

evergreen but... what are the hornets doing? mcdaniels was one of their young good guys

Bey -> Wiseman couldn't possibly be straight up, no?

xp perhaps but they managed to get Svi Mykhailuk in the deal. I'll always remember old Svi as a Blazer though, personally

forever a kansas jayhawk

I guess the Wolves still have to make a move today, or waive someone...they sent out one player and got two back.

Bey -> Wiseman couldn't possibly be straight up, no?

― Shartreuse (Leee), Thursday, February 9, 2023 11:22 AM (four minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

im sure the warriors will have to throw something in

so glad to be rid of Nwora, it was such a bummer seeing that guy out there in close games

Damn. Dave McMenamin says on NBA Today a source told him that trading Russell Westbrook removed "a vampire from the locker room"

— Jacob Rude (@JacobRude) February 9, 2023

one malcontent, ah ah ah

all this kicking russ on his way out is really bad form lakers are shameful

maybe they meant in a literal sense. how many day games have the Lakers played

https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod/images/mp-russell-westbrook-0053-copy-1651547765.jpg?resize=980:*

this all seems really unnecessary precisely bcuz we knew this was happening all along

Russ never struck me as a happy chill dude to hang with

The Nuggets are trading Bones Hyland to the Clippers, source tells ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 9, 2023

The Pacers are acquiring Bucks guard George Hill and a second-round pick, sources tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 9, 2023

second round picks flying around like crazy today

The Warriors are trading James Wiseman to the Pistons for Saddiq Bey, source tells ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 9, 2023

love this

trades trades trades

huh

Atlanta is sending Golden State five second-round picks in the three-team trade, sources tell @NBAonTNT, @BleacherReport.

— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) February 9, 2023

Bey is on the way to Atlanta in multi-team trade, source tells ESPN. https://t.co/i5YKWIpZiv

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 9, 2023

ok bey to the hawks warriors stocking picks for somethjing bigger?? OG PLEASE

if this is just for cap relief im gonna cry

i dont understand this trade

two part question, why have the hawks been trying to trade john collins for years, and why can't they? is he like a low key horrendous locker room guy

this is all moving so fast but i liked the idea of the warriors having bey. but if the whole thing is a $100 million salary dump then i guess taking back any comparable salary kinda defeats the purpose

Why did the Warriors trade former No. 2 overall pick James Wiseman for five second-round picks?

It saved them $131,000,000, per @johnhollinger.https://t.co/kzWpHu7d4T pic.twitter.com/NEPze5k6YB

— Tom Haberstroh (@tomhaberstroh) February 9, 2023

two part question, why have the hawks been trying to trade john collins for years, and why can't they? is he like a low key horrendous locker room guy

― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Thursday, February 9, 2023 12:04 PM (fifty-three seconds ago) bookmarkflaglink

no one knows

hes mostly just overpaid and is a stretch four in a world that wants big wings i think

the same reason the hawks wanna trade collins — he’s an expensive player who doesn’t really have a position — is exactly why teams are reluctant to trade for him. if he was making half as much money or whatever he would’ve been traded ages ago bcuz he is pretty good otherwise