2023/24 NBA REGULAR SEASON THREAD "THANKING FOR WEMBANYAMA"

Sheesh there were like 3 different points where it looked like Milwaukee could've given up a 25-point 4th quarter lead to Miami

as far as I can tell, inconsistency is a big part of the genuine ayton experience. the blazers got that from nurkic for a lot less money.

The hawks are fun again god bless

Dejounte with a nice header here

https://x.com/ATLHawks/status/1719168313840857556?s=20

could not imagine being a lakers fan looking at a whole season of having to watch russell and christian wood playing together

Russell, wood, prince in the closing lineup is a choice

harden to clips but no details yet

The Sixers are acquiring Marcus Morris, Nic Batum, Robert Covington, KJ Martin, multiple draft picks and a pick swap for James Harden, PJ Tucker and Filip Petrusev, sources tell ESPN. https://t.co/fSOkgO5xd3

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 31, 2023

The Clippers are sending the Sixers a 2028 unprotected first-round pick, two second-round picks and a pick swap, sources tell ESPN. The Clippers are also routing the 76ers an additional future first-round pick from a third team.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 31, 2023

the fuck are the clips doing??????

Clips gonna clip. Harden and Russ together again, Kawhi gonna love playing with those two

Harden four teams in less than two years I’m sure this will work out fine.

[alfred voice] good mourning!

https://x.com/seanwrightnba/status/1719236832771166251?s=46&t=XlsbhgknQH65_CH00_uPqw

dam

I'm a Kork on the ocean
Floating over the raging sea

i for one am glad the james harden saga is over and now he can just be normal

This Harden deal seems pretty good for the Sixers all things considered. I would rather have Batum and Covington than Tucker at this point, they preserved the massive amount of cap space they have next season, and got back a few potentially good picks/swaps.

yeah wonder if theyll try to move the picks for more guys

tho that could imperial their cap space sitch since nearly everyone on their roster is expiring theyd prob have to take back longer term contracts

xp

They should hold on to them until the offseason probably. They don't need to do anything to remake the team next year because Harris is UFA and they will have a ton of room. Keep their options open and see what develops. Not sure that Morey sees things that way.

thing about free agency these days is almost no one good every actually seems to become a free agent, it makes too much sense for both the players and teams to just resign then maybe do a trade at some point

maybe theres a guy who want to go to philly out there tho, usually its not good teams that have the cap space

the PJ tucker era in philly will remain hilarious to me… i guess after last season’s smashing playoff success this team no longer requires the hard nosed veteran leadership & cultural stability only PJ tucker can provide

its funny when role players become famous

if you look at next year’s FA class it’s not like the sixers have some expansive menu to choose from. they’re gonna give maxey a massive bag and then they will potentially be able to sign kawhi, PG, siakam or OG, if any of them actually make it there. realistically they’re prob looking at one of the two raptors guys

a raptors guy would be great for them, siakam seems very focused on getting the super max from toronto not sure how they feel about that but im sure they dont want to lose him for nothing, og tho idk what his plan is

Thanasis shows why he BELONGS in the NBA 😤 pic.twitter.com/REgaZlrWL1

— BrickMuse (@BrickMuse) October 30, 2023

this is legitimately tough to watch, NBA nepotism is crazy

i think the raptors really like og prob would be happy to max him out maybe he wants to be on a good team tho, would be leaving money on the table

shoutout to thanasis dude has to be living a great life but def one of my least favorite athletes ever

jesus those clips lmao

my understanding is that OG is basically unextendable bcuz he’s on a crazy low number currently. what i can’t remember is whether a retaining team can make a better offer in the FA period than other teams, or is that only in pre-FA

on siakam there has def been drama there w him like they suspended him for insubordination a few years ago. but also have never traded him so who knows. they’re a very confusing team

my ultimate takeaway is that daryl has some tools at his disposal to fix all of this but if he is making a trade where he’s the one giving up the “star” for a few nice picks & a bunch of flotsam and then resorting to playing the FA game under this league structure… he must feel really backed into a corner

lmao yes I was watching Thanasis the whole time he was on the floor and was stunned at how terrible he was. it feels like his entire life goal is to achieve NBA immortality by being the only player to foul out in 2 minutes of playing time

the bit at :24 where Beauchamp (who hasn't exactly gotten a lot of minutes himself) has to get his attention and point to the man he's supposed to defend was hilarious. like I genuinely wonder how much this dude actually practices

couldnt they just hire him as giannis personal conditioning coach or something

beauchamp actually pushes him toward his man lol

defensive mistakes are back baby

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVXxk5VrCHg

wizards might break some records this year

you gotta hand it to the wizards GM because you look at their starting line up and it’s all normal NBA players in there w/ the exception of koulibaly. and yet they may still be one of the worst teams we’ve ever seen. like the combined might of poole & kuzma alone may have the power of the process sixers

just an insanely soft team its like they selected specifically for plushness

thing about free agency these days is almost no one good every actually seems to become a free agent, it makes too much sense for both the players and teams to just resign then maybe do a trade at some point

― lag∞n, Tuesday, October 31, 2023 9:30 AM (fifty-four minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

maybe theres a guy who want to go to philly out there tho, usually its not good teams that have the cap space

― lag∞n, Tuesday, October 31, 2023 9:43 AM (forty-one minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

the PJ tucker era in philly will remain hilarious to me… i guess after last season’s smashing playoff success this team no longer requires the hard nosed veteran leadership & cultural stability only PJ tucker can provide

― slob wizard (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, October 31, 2023 9:50 AM (thirty-four minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

Agree with all this re: cap space, it's just nice having a little flexibility for five minutes after being capped out plus no assets for a few years. Just saying they shouldn't blow it on bubble gum just because they can.

OG would probably be a great fit and has the Nurse connection, if that is worth anything.

og would be perfect for them def

tho not sure how hed feel about being a #3 option even if that is his natural spot

i can’t watch the video now but appalling shams is reporting that this was finalized by harris and ballmer.

i was pretty surprised that the sixers/daryl morey would do this now, maybe that explains it.

that's interesting. the narrative that harden returning to play was "untenable" and thus a trade needed to be made expeditiously is the exact opposite of what we understand morey's thinking on this stuff to be, so that seems plausible

i could def picture a scenario where the owners had the same reaction as the rest of us -- "wait this trade is seriously being held up over terance mann?" -- and basically just forced the GMs to figure something out and then called in the trade themselves

i think on its face the sixers got decent value it's just when you take the whole past & potential future scope of all the moves combined where you're kinda like, yeesh

Butler remains the great "what if" of the Sixers

yeah i dont think they were gonna get much better for harden, i mean its not impossible that some other team would decide they need him but its also not impossible that the clippers decide they dont need him

i cant believe teams are stilll coughing up anything valuable to employ harden.

yeah i wouldnt want him on my team for the minimum