2019 nba OFFSEASON news, rumors, drama, and recriminations

drays a defensive superstar and very bad at scoring while being able to do some other good things on offense

we know what a team where dwight is the best player looks like, they made the finals. what does a team where dray is the best player look like?

Dunno don’t really care!

Hope we never have to find out

it looks like the lottery

dray cld absolutely end up w/ a better career than dwight if his body holds up bc of how hard dwight fell off but right now its not close

<3

“There’s no place he’d rather have me get my start in coaching.”

An emotional Ryan Saunders thanks his father, Flip, and the rest of his family. #AllEyesNorth pic.twitter.com/wYUtEveHoP

— FOX Sports North (@fsnorth) May 21, 2019

oh that got me

hope he does well

messy messy

Report: Magic Johnson revealed problems with Rob Pelinka only on TV, not to inquiring Lakers owner Jeanie Buss https://t.co/iFSVMvy7tY

— Kurt Helin (@basketballtalk) May 21, 2019

how are they going to convince any FAs that they are a stable org? maybe lebro should demand a trade

If I'm a free agent, I'd rather sign there this year than last year tbh. It's hard to see how losing Johnson or Walton hurts them. They're a mess but the situation is still pretty good.

it is?

the biggest selling point as far as I can see is that the warriors and rockets could both plausibly be on their last legs as dominant teams, but then you still have 35 year old lebron (who gets injured now like normal humans), a bunch of young but unproven talent, and a front office that is a complete trash fire

id rather go to the clippers for sure. especially if you want to be the man and not have to worry about dealing with lebron

I'm not saying it's a top destination. But would you rather sign with the Wizards?

oh, well if that's who we are comparing them to

projected cap space:
https://i.imgur.com/B1roHKM.png

The fans in LA have been pretty supportive of Magic's ridiculous assault on the front office. I'm sure Pelinka sucks but from what I can tell Magic is the guy who put this years team together that was terrible, demanded full authority on decision making and then barely showed up to work half the time. They're pretty lucky he quit because he's impossible to fire.

Magic has kinda been a weirdo ever since he made his comeback in '95-'96, i mean that in an affectionate kind of way, he's like the Lakers' awkward uncle. He's not a deep deep uncanny valley weirdo like Dwight, of course.

this is what ive been thinking about his upcoming choice

Kevin Durant is “100 percent undecided” on where he’s playing next, his manager @RichKleiman says at The #WSJFuture Of Everything Festival. “He really doesn’t know, and I really don’t know.” pic.twitter.com/1fEw2kYZqm

— WSJ Sports (@WSJSports) May 21, 2019

he's lying your honor

that does not seem great for the warriors on either the playing in the finals or coming back next year front

there must be a Yoko Ono joke lurking somewhere in there

i will be playing in the finals in his place

it’s fundamentally a lie... he’s re-signing with the dubs or going to new york. he has a pretty good idea of where he’s gonna he playing next year.

Yah true it’s down to a few spots. Could do sign n trade w Boston too

lol we all know that isn't happening

I pray for it every day

plz dont do that

You don’t want the best player in the league?

yeah i want steph

My man

heh

ugly ass shot tho

Jarrett Culver shooting it really well off the catch in a gym packed full of NBA scouts and high level executives. pic.twitter.com/0wJ0AMLDPk

— Mike Schmitz (@Mike_Schmitz) May 22, 2019

yeah he's not gonna shoot off the bounce with that form

i wld not take him in the top 10, the place he is currently ranked

better to take the guy who shoots an easy ball and under performed on a stacked team

Cam Reddish clearly the most naturally gifted player to take the floor today. Tantalizing at 6-8 with a smooth jumper. Shoots such an easy ball. pic.twitter.com/KD0zBgtJj8

— Mike Schmitz (@Mike_Schmitz) May 22, 2019

this article is a hell of an emotinal ride. meyers leonard seems like a good dude
https://theathletic.com/984417/2019/05/19/a-hero-some-hope-and-deep-heartache-why-game-3-was-about-more-than-basketball-for-three-men/

xp not just a smooth jumper. he definitely shoots an easy ball, as well. in addition to. what the fuck does that mean again?

low effort, not a lot of moving parts, easy to replicate over and over, etc

an easy ball is what i like to see

KEVIN DURANT WHY DO YOU BOTHER GETTING INTO AN INTERNET BEEF WITH CHRIS FUCKING BROUSSARD

lol

hey at least CB has a following he's usually beefin with random twitter eggs and such.

But Harden and Paul had tense moments with one another throughout Game 6, culminating in a verbal back-and-forth postgame that went into the locker room, sources with knowledge of the situation told The Athletic. Sources said the verbal exchange between Harden and Paul was regarding the ball distribution throughout Game 6. By the time the remainder of the locker room was ready to talk, Paul and Harden had gone their separate ways, with Paul swiftly making his way to the postgame podium. The Rockets dispensed with exit interviews this year, so the media hasn’t been able to ask Paul or Harden about the disappointment.

https://theathletic.com/989763/2019/05/23/charania-rockets-balance-of-styles-and-stars-to-mark-this-summer-in-houston/

chris paul wearing out his welcome on a team that lost in the second round... you don't say...

lol :(

can't wait for mike d'antoni to not do anything about this and for the team to have the exact same problems.

The NBA has announced its All-NBA teams. By being named to one of the three teams, Damian Lillard is now eligible for four-year, $191 million extensions this summer, and Kemba Walker is eligible to sign a five-year, $221 million deal as a free agent July 1. No Beal or Thompson.

— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) May 23, 2019

whee

$191 million is a lot of money. /magicjohnson