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

okay now I am very curious if ChatGPT can compare NBA players and figure out trades

me: can you put together a working nba trade for the charlotte hornets to receive Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

chatgpt:
As an AI language model, I don't have access to the most current news and updates in the NBA, but I can still try to come up with a hypothetical trade scenario for the Charlotte Hornets to acquire Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Here's one possible trade:

Charlotte Hornets receive:

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Oklahoma City Thunder receive:

Terry Rozier
Cody Martin
2023 first-round pick (top-10 protected)
In this trade, the Hornets would be giving up Terry Rozier, who has been a solid contributor for them, but acquiring Shai Gilgeous-Alexander would give them a younger and more versatile guard with a higher upside. Cody Martin is a young prospect who hasn't seen much playing time, and the first-round pick is top-10 protected, so the Thunder would only receive it if the Hornets have a successful season.

On the other hand, the Thunder would be adding a proven scorer in Terry Rozier, who could help mentor their younger players, and a young prospect in Cody Martin. In addition, they would receive a protected first-round pick, which could potentially turn into a valuable asset in the future.

Of course, this is just a hypothetical trade scenario, and there are many other factors that could influence whether such a trade would actually take place.

so like does the salary and everything work on that

it does but shai can't be traded until this summer bc of his extension

the next one i tried (og anunoby to the hornets) chatgpt wanted the hornets to trade gordon hayward, malik monk, and an unprotected 2022 first. there's a couple problems here

hot tub trade machine

lol

maybe I shouldn’t be but I am actually surprised it does that poorly at it. I wonder if the dynamic, changing-from-year-to-year nature of sports rosters confuses it because there’s obviously tons of outdated info in its data sources?

Don’t let Bill Simmons catch wind of “hot tub trade machine,” he’ll do 8 hours on cross-era trades with quotes from the movie to illustrate each

"Help! I'm stuck in the Hot Tub Trade Machine!" - that's right, Anunoby, we can't believe it either

any update on wiggins?

Nope. Some nasty rumors from shady source’s yesterday but his wife shut that down on Twitter.

oh yeah about how his kids were some other guy's? that smelled like Twitter bullshit

it's wild all these sports Twitter accounts that are just devoted to making stuff up

nooooooooo not the Lad he's all I have left

Oh my god listen to The scream of Anthony Edwards on this play… pic.twitter.com/tkR82uGfVR

— Jrue Wojnarowski (@Heavenlybuckets) March 18, 2023

ugh that is not pretty

least its the ankle not the knee

hopefully it's ok

obviously the Gobert trade has been uh ...less than ideal, but man do I love Kyle Anderson, we are so lucky we picked him up

everybody loves kyle

corniest dude who ever lived

Me waiting to get cleared to play…..let the kid do what he loves 🏀 pic.twitter.com/WlDGNZ1Ctm

— Karl-Anthony Towns (@KarlTowns) March 18, 2023

lol

Julius Randle has 51 and it’s still the 3rd

The Chicago Bulls have defeated Joel Embiid for the first time in his entire NBA career.

— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) March 21, 2023

frogbs at 8:24 20 Mar 23

Julius Randle has 51 and it’s still the 3rd

^"Taurean Prince leads the Wolves to victory is not what I expected to find after reading this

Sixers passed the Celtics for a minute to seize 2nd place in the east, luckily harden went 2-14 for 5 pts in a double OT game to restore order to the universe

Looks like he's rounding into form just in time for the playoffs yet again

congratulations to the warriors for "winning on the road" (beating the houston rockets)

i can't believe how effective walker kessler is as a rookie. he was in the middle of so much stuff as the jazz beat the kings.

Giving them Rudy impact for 1/10th the price lol

good dillon content tonight

Kyrie and Dillon Brooks with an epic jersey swap.

Brooks gets Kyrie’s jersey. Kyrie completely disregards Brooks handing him his jersey.

Brooks proceeds to walk around the court with 2 jerseys in hand.

— Chase Jordan (@goatcollect) March 21, 2023

Here it is. pic.twitter.com/K9zd9aqy9N

— Chase Jordan (@goatcollect) March 21, 2023

Kyrie Irving to Dillon Brooks:

"Keep playing that dumba— defense.”

(via @DrewHill_DM) pic.twitter.com/bK6605v8rM

— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) March 21, 2023

Dillon Brooks received his 18TH TECH of the season for taunting Mavs bench after this dunk 😨

He could be suspended Wednesday if not rescinded pic.twitter.com/puo16oYPbp

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 21, 2023

Dillon Brooks said after tonight’s game that he’s a big fan of Kyrie Irving, everything he stands for and the way he used his platform. Said Kyrie is just like Kobe and Michael Jordan in playing the game at a different pace. Interesting. 🎥 @Brax_Avery pic.twitter.com/hyLldzADl4

— Kylen Mills (@KylenMills) March 21, 2023

Dillon Brooks said after tonight’s game that he’s a big fan of Kyrie Irving, everything he stands for and the way he used his platform. Said Kyrie is just like Kobe and Michael Jordan in playing the game at a different pace. Interesting. 🎥 @Brax_Avery pic.twitter.com/hyLldzADl4

— Kylen Mills (@KylenMills) March 21, 2023

congrats to Chris Finch for becoming the 2nd all time winningest Timberwolves coach with....98 wins

that can't be true...

haha he edged out Thibs are Rick Adelman who are tied with 97!

Flip has 427 but the list is pretty grim outside of that

That is truly bonkers

Just looked at the list and the only one with a winning record other than Flip is McHale at 19-12. Lol

Finch is actually at 98-98 so if they win their next game he’ll join that illustrious group as well, at least for the moment!

the Adelman thing was sad, his wife started having seizures and he took a leave of absence from the team during the season, then ultimately just retired.

pretty good news all things considered

ESPN Sources: After imaging today, Clippers star Paul George has a sprained right knee and will be re-evaluated in 2-to-3 weeks. pic.twitter.com/jgYytDarfs

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 22, 2023

it looked like the giannis hyperextension from a few years ago

luka back but kyrie out now for tonight lol

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/35919890/lebron-james-kevin-durant-matchup-line-2018-2023

lmao

Tee Morant, Phil Morant and Ja’s training team are here wearing hoodies that say “Redemption” with Ja’s image on them.

— Drew Hill (@DrewHill_DM) March 22, 2023

normal

A better look at the hoodie via Getty Images: https://t.co/Vz0yyUEVyi pic.twitter.com/rdUctcXqyx

— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) March 23, 2023

wait are they also on the hoodie because if so very cool

yeah seems like it lol

wait who the hell is phil morant

breathtakingly corny

ja, tee, and phil

the phoniness of this whole situation with Ja is pretty maddening

yeah everyone around him seems to be delusional but idk maybe potentially costing himself $40 million is enough to curb the actual behavior for a while

the idea that anything of substance was accomplished in a few days in Florida is so stupid

kerr doesn’t challenge a clear non-foul that leads to 2 free throws, but then a minute later decides to challenge possession on an airball with 2 seconds left on the shot clock…?