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

three months or so sounds like a good amount of time for payton, maybe 4 months just to be sure he’s safe

another fantastic josh green game last night, he has the potential to shift things in the west next year if he keeps playing like this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3Pf9GkWQh8

jaden hardy also made 4 threes last night

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/35635341/paul-george-marcus-morris-push-clippers-land-westbrook

LOS ANGELES -- After the LA Clippers traded point guards Reggie Jackson and John Wall away on Thursday's deadline, Paul George and Marcus Morris Sr. made it no secret that they want the Clippers to add Russell Westbrook should he become available.

Westbrook was traded from the Los Angeles Lakers to the Utah Jazz on Wednesday. However, if Westbrook were to seek and receive a buyout of his contract, George let it be known that he would love to be reunited with his former Oklahoma City Thunder backcourt mate.

George was asked what Leonard, who did not play Friday night because of knee injury management, thinks of the idea of adding Westbrook.

"He likes it," George said. "But I mean, you got to talk to [him] for his answer."

lmao

lol they looked at the absolute fiasco of lakers westbrook and were like we want that

get that russ

Russ on a buyout price vs 50M+ is a different thing

idk

maybe its easier to just cut him once everyone realizes how annoying he is

I feel like PG is the only guy in the league that has his back rn. Hearing rumors of the bulls wanting him too, makes sense.

The buyout market might actually provide some useful players this year

The Dallas Mavericks have emerged as the frontrunner to sign Terrence Ross once his buyout is complete, sources tell ESPN. https://t.co/YwdxwdgiIZ

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 11, 2023

Russ on a buyout price vs 50M+ is a different thing

― four square ups... no punches thrown (Spottie), Saturday, February 11, 2023 12:47 PM (two minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

dogshit shooting and expensive v. dogshit shooting and cheap

Big difference!

The main thing w him is he should never be in in any clutch/crunch time situations.

the clips could do with a bit of a spark. might not be the worst idea at 20 m/g

notable accepter of reduced roles russell westbrook signs with clips on vet min deal, promises to "stop doing dumb shit" and "be happy with not playing at all in the 4th for the sake of the team"

yeah haha

I think we need to give him a little credit, none of us thought he’d ever buy into a bench role and he did.

except that he apparently bout into being a vampire too

Could be a problem

Grant has been put into concussion protocol.

During the 1st quarter of FRI night’s game vs. OKC, Grant was evaluated & cleared to return to play after sustaining a contusion to the right eye. Saturday morning, Grant began to exhibit concussive symptoms & was evaluated further. https://t.co/xo3k2jSMut

— Danny Marang (@DannyMarang) February 11, 2023

nets starting lineup is kind of sweet many long arms

Yah interesting team

Hey remember when there were TRADES? I miss those days.

Poole you sick freak

nice win for the Lakers without LeBron. meanwhile Mavs bench looks godawful

I see they dusted off javale for tonight’s game

Guard Reggie Jackson is finalizing a contract buyout with the Charlotte Hornets and plans to sign with the No. 1 West seed Denver Nuggets after he clears waivers, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 12, 2023

have been pretty depressed about the nuggets for the past week or so but this is probably the best I could have hoped for as far as buyout candidates go. their point guard depth chart right now is absolutely ghastly

Warriors crunch time offense continues to baffle. Lakers have some dudes now. Vandy might be their best pickup dude just gets stuff done out there.

Klays been on fire for a month but when he has a dud he REALLY has a dud. Starts exponentially taking worse shots.

Reggie is a good pickup, he gives them a proven version of what they prob wanted out of bones

emphasis on past tense with “proven”…but he’s probably an upgrade over ish smith

actually I’m talking myself into this more now. imagining a reggie-bryant pick and roll and mentally comparing that to anything the nuggets bench has tried to do for the last 3 seasons

Didn’t realize he’s nearly 33

breaking

Deal will be finalized once the sides work through the terms on a deal.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 12, 2023

incredible stuff

i’ll pay for twitter platinum to get this shit delivered 10 minutes ahead of everybody else

this rendition of the star spangled banner before griz-celts is abysmal

cannot get over boston’s pre-game hype reel with the retinal scanning and elevator shafts and so forth

sort of amazing how naive, outdated and poor all the official malarkey around most -all? pro sports is given how the product is among the best it’s ever been and the ancillary third-party media (draymond: “i think you mean NEW MEDIA”) is more plentiful and varied than ever

horf looks rusty

David Griffin says Zion Williamson re- aggravated his hamstring injury. He’s looking at missing multiple weeks post All-Star. Will be re-evaluated when they get back from ASG.

— Andrew Lopez (@_Andrew_Lopez) February 12, 2023

ffs!

jfc

sad career arch taking shape

new steph dropped

Drive, kick, relocate, splash.

Payton Pritchard knocks down the @celtics 6th triple of Q1 on ABC 🔥 pic.twitter.com/rUxmIP4LzJ

— NBA (@NBA) February 12, 2023

pritchard is such a gym rat you know that wherever his ceiling is, he'll get there

smh doris soliloquy about dillon brooks defense on tatum over clips of him fouling the shit out tatum and a phantom travel

celtics big wins over philly and memphis without half their guys its nice

so i guess the GSW trade is official and the Hawks get Saddiq Bey. seems good for them as they didn't give up much. i'm assuming he's a big upgrade over Justin Holiday

five second round picks!