2018 NBA OFFSEASON

stephen a is one of america’s great orators

i think saric could clearly be a real weapon on a playoff team, i just think if the spurs are trading kawhi they have to figure out how much they want to rebuild vs contend. saric/covington/fultz & that heat pick maybe helps them do both if fultz is good... if not then i’m not sure if it accomplishes a ton. the heat have a strong incentive to plan to be not bad in 2021. i think i’d still prefer anything from the lakers.

i think lonnie walker will be really good for the spurs tho. he has potential to be a jaylen brown type player for them.

covington is also a really interesting player to me, really solid defender and can shoot the 3. kind of didn't realize how old he was tho

i soured on him a bit during the 'offs, he's an insanely streaky shooter and if it's not going in he's useless.

convington can be useful and he has that weird contract that actually declines over time but that's what i mean about the spurs getting caught in between... is a team of dejonte murray, patty mills, fultz, parker, manu, danny green, covington, saric, kyle anderson, aldridge and pau getting you out of the first round?

they could probably get by a west low seed with defense and coaching but i think they would *be* a west low seed after 82 games with those guys.

any team that gets kawhi is gonna try and be good and probably will be good so it's hard to imagine the spurs getting some great pick haul for him. so if you're taking back a bunch of players i'd just skew younger and that's why the lakers might be the only team that really makes sense... boston aside since there doesn't seem to be much any indication kawhi wants to play there

lakers seem like the only option really, are they interested tho

This redemption arc for Stephen A Smith is an appalling turn from you guys. We should all hate Stephen A and things of that nature.

Also not understanding the love in for my brother, my good friend that I was just on the phone to last night Stephen A

stephen a smith love peaks just before a recession

That's cold. Ain't his fault his hairline is that way

Stephen A is okay. I'd rather save my hatred for Bayless and Cowherd.

The whole key to being a successful sports commentator comes down to one of two categories: beloved or controversial. The beloved gig is hard to get, but once you've snuggled into the fans' affections, you're set for life. If you choose the easier controversial route, the opinions you embrace can be well-founded, stupid, far-fetched or any combination, so long as they rile up sports fans in a big way.

would love to see how marv albert traversed those axes through time

The Los Angeles Clippers are trading guard Austin Rivers to the Washington Wizards for center Marcin Gortat, league sources tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 26, 2018

money and years (1 left) are basically identical. sets up a DJ trade i suppose.

gortat is cooked.

I saw Gortat in my local supermarket in the SF Valley last month. #braggin.

But at least he's not Austin Rivers.

this thread got so much better since i posted the stephen a who was on crack vid i just keep watching it over and over

i was loling irl just now on like my 10 viewing since i posted it

shd prob just put it in a tab

omg i just watched it again

https://deadspin.com/stephen-a-smith-is-now-0-for-6-picking-the-nba-finals-1782347315

this is one of my fav ever videos

I blame lebatard for the recent Stephen A turn of appreciation

https://deadspin.com/stephen-a-smith-declares-his-love-for-asses-1826799245

how did this not come up

I blame lebatard for the recent Stephen A turn of appreciation

― Hall of Fam (Spottie), Tuesday, June 26, 2018 8:39 PM (two hours ago)

oh no what has he been saying

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cil7tOPh4qM

stay off the weed guys

they love SAS and it seems like at least once a week they just cut in live on his show during an SAS rant and just sit there entertained and amazed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNR7YrUX2O4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQm5Qj1FUGw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cil7tOPh4qM

stay off the weed guys

― call all destroyer, Tuesday, June 26, 2018 11:47 PM (yesterday)

wow fuck him now

he's the worst ever. SAS can eat a bowl of dicks.

wow are you ON CRACK

lol you guys for reals LIKE Stephen A Smith ? im always confused by you ILH dudes

i like stephen a smith.... ON CRACK

Spurs have promoted assistant coach Becky Hammon to the front of the bench, replacing James Borrego.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 27, 2018

The Mavericks are actively exploring trade scenarios with the Clippers and former flame DeAndre Jordan in hopes of trading for Jordan this week, league sources tell @NYTSports. Full @nytimes coverage here: https://t.co/I7UeakZT5N

— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) June 28, 2018

mavs are weird as per usual

luka tossing lobs to deandre and dennis smith jr doing dunks with his small hands is...its not a playoff team but itll be fun

yeah they won't be great but that's a team i would watch for sure

huh what no we need him

Note: The Celtics cannot acquire a player like Anthony Davis because of the Rose rule. Boston is allowed to trade for only one player (Kyrie Irving) that was signed with the Rose rule.

anthony davis isn't getting traded this offseason so i'm not sure why this is news

other than that it's a really dumb clause in the cba

but like when is it ok for them to get him the nba rules are hard

on what date will the celtics acquire brow

if they trade kyrie or sign him to a new contract before acquiring a.d. this clause no longer applies

so they will trade kyrie for brow, i will miss him but life is full of difficult decisions

words of wisdom

i'm irrationally psyched that the sign 'n trade is back, baby

i feel like dre jordan shd go to a good team like whats the point of him playing out the remainder of his prime for a rebuilding mavs