2019 nba OFFSEASON news, rumors, drama, and recriminations

rubio is a FA

bet rubio goes to indiana

Didn’t realize Rubio was a free agent

i assume the pick is like a protected first. easy trade for utah.

yeah

draft tomorrow wow

im so excited, i need that drip feed of inside sources and draft-day trades

#SummerGains in full swing

Buddy Hield is changing positions from shooting guard to linebacker. pic.twitter.com/9uPAFWmfuU

— Brett Huff (@bretthuff22) June 19, 2019

Our big boy is growing up!!
Seems like just yesterday he was embarrassing the kids at the playground.
https://youtu.be/tnSv_zcyeLU

pelicans seem like a lock for #1 league pass darlings next season

just to watch zion? dunno about that

Lonzo's fun to watch too when he's actually on the court.

just to watch zion? dunno about that

― ciderpress, Wednesday, June 19, 2019 12:49 PM (nine minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

...have you watched him play?

stuff im looking at:
*im assuming NOLA will trade that #4 pick for a vet star
*i dont think the wiz trade beal to anyone unless they get some sort of crazy offer, but i think wiz will get a lot of calls about him. also them not having a gm/pobo is gonna be weird.
*wanna see what the teams with multiple first rounders do. bos, atl, sa. boston might just want to keep all 3 given all the roster upheaval, but theyll probably try to get a 2-for-1. same for atl.
*okc wants to get rid of their no 21 bc they're trying to shed salary. interesting to see which player they dump in the process.

im gon watch zion

Meatsauce from kfan here in Minneapolis is reporting the Wolves are trying to move up to 4 have no idea how they would do that

Fucking crazy that the Wizards still don’t have a GM

Would it be nuts for New Orleans to hold onto that #4 and draft another dude? Just imagining them being set up with a group of guys approx the same age...

Who’d they take at 4 if they keep it?

most ppl seem to have garland going 4, and yeah i like the youth movement, trade jrue too, then youll be bad next year and get more draft picks

thats the problem. if they believe in someone at that spot then yes but if they arent sure then the pick is worth more in a trade before it becomes an actual person

unless u cld get a proven good young player like miles turner i guess

looks like jarrett culver. kinda think NO should trade down for a big, though. goga bitadze is a guy who' got size and can shoot the 3. with all the new payers they have, they do have this gaping hole at C. if theyre starting lonzo, jrue, ingram, and zion, they need a C.

i like teaming up the youngsters with vets and being competitive. jrues contract is good and they could learn a ton from him.

they have two expiring contracts they can use as trade bait at the deadline or to match salaries if they need with soloman hill and etwan moore

wonder if steven adams is on the block

prolly gonna try league pass next year; likely with NBA JAM mode on
http://fortune.com/2019/06/10/we-got-a-preview-of-what-nbas-league-pass-may-look-like-next-season/

In “Player Mode,” viewers will see the scoring probabilities for each player in real time. So, when Golden State Warriors shooters Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson appear on the screen, small graphics pop up with their chances of making those same shots in real time.

The “Coach Mode” supposedly makes viewers feel like a coach, providing on-court Xs-and-Os strategy, such as if an offense running a pick-and-roll to get a good shot would be effective against a box-and-1 defense.

And, “Mascot Mode” is precisely what it is, offering more of a fun and light-hearted broadcast of the game mostly targeting kids. This could include animated comic book-like graphics, including a fire on a basket when a team is on a scorching scoring spree, or a 3D on-screen brick when a team shoots horribly.

wonder if steven adams is on the block

― big city slam (Spottie), Wednesday, June 19, 2019 3:26 PM (sixteen seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Oklahoma City has increased its efforts this afternoon to shed salary along with the No. 21 pick en route to dodging luxury tax, league sources say. Steven Adams, Andre Roberson, Dennis Schroeder all very available at the moment.

— Jake Fischer (@JakeLFischer) June 19, 2019

hah that's kinda neat, I might have to try it out

if you haven't clicked through on that fortune story, you should; there are links video samples of the different modes

https://www.dropbox.com/s/yi69lhlhr78pedm/0429_Mascot_Lowry_three.mp4?dl=0

so i guess the thunder are just punting? adams and schroder were their 3rd/4th best players last season. they are screwed

yeah, i think ownership there is like we'll be ok but we dont wanna pay luxury tax for ok. theyll sell off large contracts to get their fiancial house in order and try to put some bargain contracts around PG13 and RW. p sure if you told that to PG13 last year he doesnt sign a long-term deal with them.

i watched some of those different viewing things last season. I like the ideas better than the execution so far but i like that they are trying new things. Something like the mascot one geared towards kids is pretty intriguing as i cant get my kids to watch more than a few minutes at a time.

yeah wonder what PG and Russ are thinking. Adams is such a big part of what they do.

as i have stated before i wld like steven adams to be on the celtics

boston, NOLA, portland all interesting possible landing spots

hes only 25 seems like a 15 year vet at this point

yeah that's a guy yiou "want on your team"

still think he can average like 15 rebounds a game away from russ

cld score more too just off getting dunks in the pnr

dame/adams p-n-r would be p rowdy

not sure he fits w/ nurk but also not sure nurk is playing this year. all pdx has to give up is a buncha awful expiring deals which no one cares about that anymore

aw yeah forgot about nurk

haha well you gotta see if the Knicks will bite, irresponsible not to

https://nypost-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/nypost.com/2019/06/19/rockets-tried-dumping-chris-paul-onto-knicks/amp/?amp_js_v=a2&_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQA#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s&share=https%3A%2F%2Fnypost.com%2F2019%2F06%2F19%2Frockets-tried-dumping-chris-paul-onto-knicks%2F

Problem with Adams is he’s overpaid, 22nd highest salary in the league next year as of right now. Obviously he’ll fall in those rankings after free agency but honestly he shouldn’t be in the top 50 probably

i dunno he's pretty good

i'd be wary if the thunder are really open to moving him. he already seems like someone who is going to have a short career.

why? he's been v v healthy (he's only missed 25 games in SIX YEARS) and he's only 25! he's a stout defender who inhales rebounds (his numbers are artificially low since he's deferring so many to russ) and is a crazy efficient scorer. that contract is def rich, but it's only two years left on it then you've got his bird rights at age 27. celtics were gonna pay more than that for al horford who is similarly productive and is 33.

yeah