2019 nba OFFSEASON news, rumors, drama, and recriminations

xp i believe there are controls in place on raises/declines in contracts to prevent that type of thing.

Regardless of whether they supermax KD or he signs with another team the dubs are capped out so have only the MLE and vet minimums. His contract or lack of has no bearing on their free agency options, just on Lacob's wallet.

you can back load the deal but only so much. but it doesnt matter any more like fetchboy says they are capped out either way. altho next year i think insurance would pay for his salary?

honestly better off frontloading the deal so when that quadruple repeater repeater repeater or w/e tax hits in a few seasons it softens the blow by a few less tens of millions lol

best scenario for the dubs wld prob be to sign n trade kd for some dece young rotation players

dont see that happening now

the dubs need to do a rethink of their roster. not that I'd mind it terribly if the dubs got worse.

Curry's the only guy on the books for 2020/2021 so they certainly have options.

Woj says KD's injury "will" keep him out the entire 2019-20 season. Some players have made it back in the 8-9 month range, like Wes Matthews, Kobe, Rudy Gay. So I'm surprised a return next year is already being ruled out. https://t.co/NMhYEIEMZC

— Nate Duncan (@NateDuncanNBA) June 13, 2019

I like the idea of taking the pressure off him to rush back

8 months is still mid-february, as a best-case scenario

yeah. i'm not "surprised," it seems like the right positioning for a superstar getting this injury at this time on the calendar.

they might as well say it, it's not like he can't come back anyway if he wants to. but it stops people from asking.

i think there are def still team building concerns as it pertains to paying the tax that go beyond the effect on joe lacob's net worth

yup

joe lacob shd pay his entire estate to the nba in luxury tax and it shd then be transferred to me

Bol Bol conducted a Pro Day in LA yesterday in front of approximately a dozen NBA teams, including five GMs, to ease concerns around his health and remind them of his ultra high skill-level. Bol showed why he's considered a top-five talent in this draft in terms of pure upside. pic.twitter.com/GSPF6W3FYL

— Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) June 13, 2019

seems like guy that could be a giannis counter

anyone can count giannis theres one of him

u clever goose

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

bol bol breaking his foot in college is highly worrying, and hes very slender i am concerned abt his ability to withstand long seasons of physical nba play, having said that if i were picking in the bottom half of the lottery id give him a lot of consideration cause he is good at basketball something im not sure can be said for some of the guys projected to go as high as 5

my fav thing about Manute was that he averaged more blocks than points for his career
https://i.imgur.com/j0jisO0.png

Manute's '92-'93 3P% was better than RWB has had in four out of the last five seasons.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45czWPhWQOI

i remember watching those highlights on nba inside stuff with my main man ahmad rashad

love how he tried pump fake step through three in there, refs called a travel even tho it wasnt

nba insides stuff was awesome

bol bol is so skinny. he's gonna get worked until/unless he adds strength.

yeah and its gonna be tough cause his frame is so slight

7'3" 208(!)

hes not gonna get much bigger, not sure he can shake the genetics on that one.

7 8 wingspan

yeah position that guy supposed to play ?

if he can't overcome his limitations may as well call him Lonzo Bol.

center. small sample but he shot 52% from 3 on about three attempts per game. could he have a zinger type of game?

zinger is a big strong boy so probably not?

zinger is very thin but has a bigger frame, has already blown out his knee

zinger is both very thin, the same height as Bol, and outweighs him by 40 lbs.

disregard the "both" for 3 traits things

disregard the "things"

*disregarding things*

ddint realize the zinger weighed 240. guess his shoulders are more broad yea.

just having seen him set screens for pick and pops and protect the rim and stuff he seems to have plenty of functional strength

Westgate 2020 title odds:
Lakers: 9/2
Bucks 6-1
Clippers 6-1 (!!!!)
Rockets 8-1
Raptors 10-1
Celtics 12-1
Sixers 12-1
Warriors 14-1
Nuggets 16-1
Thunder 16-1
Knicks 20-1
Nets 25-1

— Hardwood Paroxysm (@HPbasketball) June 14, 2019

lakers too high, raps and clips bets seem to be hedging, celts too high, nugs too low, thunder too high, LOL KNICKS

lmao @ that Lakers line, guess Vegas gotta cash in on all those folks who will be betting Tiger to win every major for the next 5 years

The goddamn Knicks get higher odds than the Trail Blazers?!

One thing I could see happening is them dumping Draymond now. Same with Iguodala. If they know they will be bad and Klay won’t be back til 2020-21, they might just cut their losses and move them and save money and try to get a top lottery pick and future assets from trades

— Nate Jones (@JonesOnTheNBA) June 14, 2019

makes sense to me

i dont see that happening in year one of the new Chase center tho