2018 NBA OFFSEASON

in other words, he's leaving because the spurs ARE rebuilding.

btw manu cannot retire

Manu can’t retire. I need there to be NBA players older than me. That means I still have a chance.

wonder how much his relationship with nic batum influenced this move

the hornets french retirement community

he mentioned batum, former spurs assistant/current hornets coach borrego, and mj (his idol) as motivations. on top of the money and the role, that is.

I think players who sign with a new team understand that publically stating the reasons for your move does not require you to reveal what your real reasons were, but does require you to flatter the fans that theirs is a wonderful team that you will be thrilled to play for.

players like hanging out with friends and having a good time

Marc J. Spears @MarcJSpearsESPN
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After being “disappointed” in the Bulls, Bulls restricted free agent Zach LaVine tells @TheUndefeated he has signed a four-year, $78 million contract with the Kings.

THE KINGS

bulls would be smart to let him go

Such a kings type of player

If he was disappointed in the Bulls just wait till he gets to Sacramento.

its good the kings are around to scoop up disappointed guys

Some one on Bulls twitter says to let him go to free up cap space for 2019 so we can watch all the free agents sign somewhere else other than Chicago.

I say match it. It’s overpaying, but not obscenely so. Can always trade later.

i wld not be confident in being able to trade later if i were the bulls

Tough but fair

I just hate when bulls fans get hung up on upcoming free agents, we have to keep cap space to sign Butler back! Then Kyrie!We’ll get Klay! Then Anthony Davis, they’ll all come here! Ain’t going to happen.

i would be personally driving lavine to the airport at that number.

you're right that free agents aren't giving chicago a second glance right now, but signing contracts like that assure that they would remain that way for many years.

xp

He didn’t look great after coming back from the Acl

4/38 Memphis offer sheet to Slo Mo

like he's still p young, but nothing in these 4 seasons tells me this dude is worth that contract. terrible defensively, major injuries already, shooting pct trash, and he's getting all-star level money? nahhhhhh.

xxp

4/38 Memphis offer sheet to Slo Mo

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happy for him that he got a nice payday. not sure how good of a value that is if the spurs want to keep their powder dry. 50-50 call if the spurs match, i think they will and then spurs twitter will kill themselves.

Bulls need to prepare for the dynasty that traditionally follows a stoked lakers/celtics rivalry

i’m still a pretty big levine fan but who ever knows with those second contracts... i wouldn’t hate that for the bulls

apparently the bulls are trying to keep space open for brow but i think they have like 0 money committed past 19 so they could prob match that

makes as much sense as anything for the kings tho

levine still has some —upside— but hes never really put it together, has been majorly injured, doesnt seem like a good risk

lavine is super fun to watch, I kinda miss him on the Wolves even if I don't think he's ever gonna be part of a good team

i’d rather have lavine on that contract then wiggins on his max

than*

bulls matched lmao

xpost yeah I probably would too, barring some huge breakthrough wigs is gonna be one of the most untradeable contacts in the league

if i was in wolves management that contract would keep me up at night

he promised to get better tho

a promise is a promise

Furkan Korkmaz

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Furkan Korkmaz hits 8 threes and finishes with 40 points 🔥 pic.twitter.com/Y7pvA2WbgC

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Nurkic 4/48 to stay in PDX

I don’t hate that

4/48 sounds fine to me. Nurkic is young. he shows flashes of excellence, but he's unreliable. compared to the Meyers Leonard contract, this is sober good sense.

that seems like a great price

esp considering he’ll be only 27 in that fourth year

I’m seeing 4/53 but it’s negligible

yeah

krokmaz is the next peja

nurk prob not a guy who will be able to play much in the playoffs as the league is currently constructed unless a match up really falls portland’s way but he’s a really good regular season player

its weird how smallball just trumps trad centers theres got to be a counter there somewhere idk

dunk shld be worth 2.3-2.7 points

this is pretty crazy

https://deadspin.com/reports-former-ucla-star-tyler-honeycutt-found-dead-af-1827416945

I read that url as saying he was dead as fuck.