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

the end of a dynasty

wonder what they could get for caruso, on one hand hes a 29 y/o defensive specialist, on the other hes paid very little and has been getting a lot of press for being a basketball genius, seems like the kind of guy who could help a contender

wonder what they could get for caruso

probably not enough back to justify the trade

i think they could get a first + prob a lil more

i have no idea which contenders still have anything to trade but he’s easily worth a first, probably more.

hed be pretty easy to trade for for most teams that have picks since he makes so little, except for the celtics who have basically no salaries to trade

who says no

https://i.imgur.com/PTOGf8t.png

No less than 2 FRP

cant see it but i guess some team could be convinced hes going to solve all their problems

maybe two bad firsts

i think caruso could fetch a first round pick from a contender that had the certainty of landing in the back end of the round a la the de’anthony melton trade

bucks getting smoked by the magic. if they’re a .500 team when dame sits we will see celtics-bucks in round 2

sixers bucks round 2

wow this sucks, he was having a really nice start to the year

Philadelphia 76ers guard Kelly Oubre Jr. was a pedestrian struck by a motor vehicle in Center City, Philadelphia tonight and is receiving treatment at a local hospital, a Sixers spokesman tells ESPN. Oubre Jr., is currently in stable condition. pic.twitter.com/Mqxjew1Opy

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) November 12, 2023

Representatives from the team, including 76ers President Daryl Morey, are with Oubre Jr., at the hospital. He is expected to miss significant time due to his injuries, but those aren’t considered to be season-ending. Local authorities are investigating the incident.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) November 12, 2023

jesus

wtf

Oh no that’s sad

awful news, genuinely wishing him the very best

Yeah, this sucks. He has been a good fit and vice versa. Hope he gets better soon.

Also just a reminder that the weirdest shit keeps happening to this team.

Having a little flight of fancy that this is the best coach that the Sixers have had in the process era.

no doubt, low bar tho, not that nurse isnt good, i think hes good

Clips have scored 1.32 points per possession with Harden out today .82 when he is in.

They've given up 1.32 points on D with him in .72 with him out.

Not great.

— Haralabos Voulgaris (@haralabob) November 12, 2023

Loving this

Clippers' James Harden finishes w/ 11 points (on 4-12 shooting), 4 rebounds & 3 assists in home debut.
- Ty Lue sat Harden for first 10 mins. of 4Q in 105-101 loss to Grizzlies.
- Harden on-court: minus-28 in 29 mins
- Harden off-court: plus-24 in 19 mins
- LA: 0-4 w/ Harden

— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) November 12, 2023

Harden with the air ball in the clutch 😬 pic.twitter.com/kjZLMVQl3O

— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) November 12, 2023

That's a shame.

damn wow

Maxie cookin

indy looking pretty crazy so far #2 offense #27 defense

Maxey 50/7/5 nbd

harden did the sixers a favor

top offense bottom defense is the good shit we love

the other way around is theoretically cool too but only if it's really extreme

James Harden: “I AM THE SYSTEM”

the system:

pic.twitter.com/O5ue5ztdvz

— LakeShowYo (@LakeShowYo) November 12, 2023

this game is passing him up, its kind of a sight behold. i am trying to think of an nba player who has set fire to his legacy as much as harden.

amazing you'd think Ben Simmons was the best example of a recent All-Star that you're definitely better off without and he wound up getting traded for the one guy who's arguably worse

idk what Harden's legacy is even gonna be he's like both of the teams from a Globetrotters game somehow inhabiting the same person

this game is passing him up, its kind of a sight behold. i am trying to think of an nba player who has set fire to his legacy as much as harden.

― oatly carmichael (m bison), Sunday, November 12, 2023 9:30 PM (thirteen minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

westbrook dabbled in it but kinda salvaged it with the clippers

he really was the guy he thinks he is until he left houston

Reading a couple updates on Oubre - he has a broken rib after a hit and run where the side mirror just clipped him - and it sounds like it could have been much worse. I imagine he will be back in 2-3 weeks as it's probably just a pain tolerance issue at some point.

Maxie cookin

― infinite wiggles (Spottie),

I have an Aunt Maxie who is an excellent cook. i will now call Tyreese "Aunt Maxie"

lol

uncle joel and aunt maxie

The Bucks say Jae Crowder suffered a left adductor and abdominal tear in Saturday's loss in Orlando. He will undergo surgery tomorrow and be out for the next eight weeks.

— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) November 13, 2023

i am trying to think of an nba player who has set fire to his legacy as much as harden.

Iverson?

Although tbf, his legacy-torching activities were off the court.

ai is a legend!

factiod via hollinger

Where do they put the statue of Mike Muscala? That’s the first order of business if the Philadelphia 76ers improbably navigate their way out of the James Harden era and straight into an NBA championship.

In the wake of Tyrese Maxey dropping 50 points Sunday on the Indiana Pacers, the latest eruption in a breakout season that has him ninth in the league in scoring and sixth in PER, the legend of Muscala’s late-game exploits in a meaningness 2020 bubble game for Oklahoma City only grows. His feat preserved a top-20-protected first-round pick for the Sixers from the Thunder, the one they used to steal Maxey with the 21st pick in the 2020 draft. Maxey even shouted him out after the game.

Thus, for all the intent of The Process, the great irony is that a savior may have arrived in the most random way possible. Muscala played 47 games as a Sixer himself, yet his greatest contribution to the franchise unquestionably came on Aug. 8, 2020, against Miami. His two 3-pointers in the final 35 seconds, the second one with just five seconds left, were the decisive points in a 116-115 win that made the Maxey pick possible.

Iverson is in the argument for the most influential player in the NBA since 1980 outside of Jordan.

yeah iverson is broadly revered afaict, in fact he's doing national commercials again