2019 nba OFFSEASON news, rumors, drama, and recriminations

tj warren to pacers

wait the suns gave up a pick to get rid of him???????????????

warrens contract was so good wtf are they doing he's worth a pick coming back AT LEAST.

give up a pick to shed a 20ppg scorer in his prime on a very team friendly contract ????? im baffled

turned on woj tweet notifications as is my annual duty on this day of days

yeah i think phx is gonna make a run at DLo or something idk, that move is baffling

The Suns are not a free-agent destination but had to attach No. 32 to TJ Warren so Indiana would take a very productive Warren from them? Is Phoenix about to surprise us with all that cap space?

— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) June 20, 2019

dlo and booker backcourt doesnt make a lot of sense to me

nothing about phoenix makes sense.

god if the spurs trade one of their big contracts to phx and they get the number 6 lets gooooooooooooo

why didnt they offload tyler johnsons expiring with a pick?

has tyler exercised his player option?

hed be an idiot not to

but not yet

Atlanta has acquired New Orleans No. 4 pick in the draft for No. 8 and 17 and 35, league sources tell ESPN. Pelicans are sending Solomon Hill, No. 57 pick and a future second-round pick.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 20, 2019

david griffin is really working it

whewwwwww, trade down 4 spots, get an extra mid-1st rounder and early second ounder and shed solomon hill's contract?

Schlenk must really like whoever he thinks hes gonna get at 4

i dont know what the cap holds are on the pellies 3 1st rounders, but they are clearing space hmmmmm

Atlanta is pursuing Virginia's DeAndre Hunter with the No. 4 pick, league sources tell ESPN. Atlanta GM Travis Schlenk makes a big move in lottery second year in a row to get his man. Last year, it was Trae Young. This time, DeAndre Hunter.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 20, 2019

There's gotta be something else in the works. Nola doesn't need that many rookies

wild trade for tj warren. not a big fan of him as a player but at least the numbers are good

pacers now have two tjs as well

Who knows what Pacers starting 5 looks like next year (esp. with Dipo out until Dec/Jan), but he'll basically replace Tyreke as a dude who scores but can't defend. Much better roster fill tho! Younger, better scorer, nice to have a 3pt dude on board since they'll likely lose their best two outside shooters in FA. Wonder if the #30 pick is a cursed pick from a 2012 Sacto trade.

Big day for good GMs.

TJ is a great bucket getter. really served best as a 6th man.

nola probably wants another role player vet or two

Tough to project / get excited since no one but Myles, Dipo, and Holiday will definitely be back next year! If their 2nd team is anchored by Holiday / Sabonis / Warren next year, I'm not sure a lot of teams could match that. Huge bummer that Warren can't defend, although players usually improve under Dan Burke.

yeah im interested to see if burke can get him to do on defense. im hoping holiday starts as well.

warren has been with te suns since he was drafted so who knows what his real potential is as a player.

Minnesota has traded No. 11 and Dario Saric to Phoenix for the No. 6 pick in the draft, league source tells ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 20, 2019

suns have a PF now

hahaha this is already wild as hell

Jackie MacMullan was on ESPN just now saying that the Boston Celtics were trying to talk with the New Orleans about the #4 pick. Called it a "blow" to Boston.

— Justin Russo (@FlyByKnite) June 20, 2019

Really hoping Suns apathy is Warren's biggest problem on D.

Had no idea that Pacers were so high on Holiday, esp. as trade bait if they were going to sign a better pg to replace Collison/CoJo. Could be wrong, but I can't see the Pacers starting Holiday unless they're conceding the season and are playing for Dipo's first full year back. Not sure I'm ready to roll the dice on 40% / 33% split yet! But he have dominant moments last year. Hope Sumner and Alize take up the last roster spots – feel like Alize could be a fun benchmob guy and Sumner is healthy finally and has this season to prove himself into another contract. If he pans out, he'd be a really nice 2nd team pg eventually.

Even though Dipo missing another half season will be a massive bummer, I'm interested to see if they finally turn Myles loose, esp given the need to make up those Dipo pts, and have him chuck 2X more 3s a game.

I’m cool with that hawks trade. Wtf are you supposed to do with 3 rookies

Win the G League

think we've reach peak draft pick stockpile.

I guess I should learn about hunter. I know he’s supposed to be a lockdown wing defender and that’s about it

good 3pt shooter, too (i think 40%), i wanted him for the spurs but knew they wouldnt trade up for him. he'll be really valuable with trae dishing.

3&D small ball 4 who balled out in the national title game. Might never be an all-star but he’s gonna be good.

Word. Kinda sad Taurean didn’t develop the not that but I guess it’s beneficial for o have a guy like that closer in age to Trae

I now project 14 teams to have 2019 cap space:

1. NYK - $70.5M
2. SAC - $62.6M
3. LAC - $52.9M
4. BKN - $47.4M
5. IND - $34.1M
6. NOP - $30.3M
7. DAL - $29.8M
8. BOS - $27.8M
9. LAL - $27.7M
10. CHI - $20.8M
11. PHX - $19.9M
12. MIL - $19.4M
13. DEN - $16.9M
14. ATL - $12.9M

— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) June 20, 2019

crap space

kings have been quiet about that huh

this draft seems more over the top than past years. i dont remember player intros before. and some espn dude just crowd surfed in new orleans.

have they started the picks yet or is that not until 8

zion and Ja picks are both in

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/

The Hawks unofficially have a DeAndre' and a De'Andre.

— Kevin Chouinard (@KLChouinard) June 21, 2019

Glad the Knicks didn’t overthink things and just took RJ. He’s one of the few potential superstars in the draft. But given that he’s on the knicks, he’ll prob just turn it to be “Taller Marbury”

tell me good things about Jarrett Culver

He can get to the hoop and shoot a bit and was a cog in the best defense in college last year