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

i think people like second round picks because they can push a trade offer over the top to get it accepted. it's basically a bubble

xp & xxp pretty much yes!

who knows what others and picks mean but i.... would've done that

Hey we had 5 SRPs for a hot minute.

the value of second round picks is cratering this is a full on crash

And now Wiseman is worth 5 2s, poor kid.

surprised he had value at all, thought they might have to throw in a pick to offload him. flipping him for a cheaper gp2 is awesome.

detroit still have no clue

kinda weird cos they need to give duren development minutes

The gang is Back❤️ https://t.co/LCxJY1GfDI

— Patrick Beverley (@patbev21) February 9, 2023

cruel world

crying

maybe pat bev has taken a photo with mickey mouse and can re-use that caption

I'm feeling like the Sixers will get Pat Bev on the buyout market and just go full superheel team.

the gang is back (the gang is not back)

getting rid of the 2023 versions of bev and russ is the epitome of addition by subtraction

lakers got so much better... but im not sure theyre even a top 8 team in the west

brilliant chess by pelinka:

step 1: acquire russ and patbev
step 2: dump russ and patbev
step 3: shower in praise

i think maybe the funniest thing so far is the clippers trading their flawed guards for different flawed guards.

would love to see a summary of all the second round picks that changed hands league wide today

also weirdly lots of players returning to their old teams

I’m having v serious surgery today friends (having my shitty broken trashbag lung removed) but it got delayed an hour or two so I am glad I got to experience this batshit trade day with you all!

oh shit, clay! get back to ilh very soon

wow best of luck

fuck that bad lung man hoping you have the best possible surgery and easiest recovery

thanks all! I have the best lung guy in the NW doing the surgery and am at the world class hospital up here. Also am on an epidural now have IV Xanax basically so v chill atm it rules

maybe when they take it out I will get 4 second round draft picks

lol

hoping for a swift recovery, clay

good luck bud

clay we are thinking of you!

wishing you the best of luck and a speedy recovery clay!

<3 u all the spirit of the basketball ring will be with me

good luck clay!

i'm trading 5 seconds for clay's lung and flipping it to charlotte for jalen mcandiels

come back better, clay!

Good luck and speedy recovery, Clay!

good luck clay! thinking of you!

ilh stands for i love hclay now

yes otm

Good luck, Clay! Hope the surgery is a slam dunk!

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
― four square ups... no punches thrown (Spottie), Thursday, February 9, 2023 1:29 PM (five hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

one malcontent, ah ah ah

― sault bae (voodoo chili), Thursday, February 9, 2023 1:31 PM (five hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

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

― lag∞n, Thursday, February 9, 2023 1:32 PM (four hours ago)

obviously lebron has the media licking his boots, but in a normally functioning media environment there might be more written about what an insufferable narcissistic meangirl he is. that said it being russ specifically in this instance is funny

yeah cant imagine they have much of a relationship after this. russ is weird tho i wonder how many dudes are actually tight with him

Best wishes Clay.

As a keen observer of the Thunder and 538, I find 538's Thunder 2022-23 model curious.

https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2023-nba-predictions/thunder/

Their model applies a penalty because two-way player Eugene Omoruyi is playing more minutes than expected. The model has him playing 13 mpg instead of 12, yet he's only played 9 minutes for the Thunder since 11 January.

doesnt seem like a lot of minutes i have chosen to not penalize them in my personal model

whats the rationale there is it supposed to like account for a coach stubbornly playing the wrong guys?

yeah if you dont play yr best guys nate silvers got no choice but to give you a ticket

They've altered it since my post and it looks more reasonable now, although starring Kenrich Williams for playing 27 minutes is a little weird.

It's tough for the model to keep up with injuries, trades, and Thunder players like Giddey and JDub developing rapidly.

the transitional nets just took out the intact bulls convincingly. people are getting fired over this bulls team soon.

how did they just stand pat today

i have no idea, you could try going one way or another but i would recommend either over keeping their current team together

There was some Lavine the to Knicks stuff swirling but prob nothing. Weird team really hampered by the lonzo injury

that’s a roster that needs fumigation

they should’ve put derozan on the market but that’s the one thing that front office has done right so they’re prob clinging to him like a life raft