2020 nba offseason draft free agency etc

oh lol i didnt know about the free throw thing geez

he doesn't need to shoot twos or free throws! you're looking at the wrong percentage

I disagree with jord’s contention that Lonzo was over drafted, they bet on his freshman shooting not being a fluke and it turned out to be a fluke. He’s an amazing talent otherwise. I think he figures it out and makes an all star team.

Lamelo to me is a ton of red flags, he also can’t shoot, he has low effort doesn’t play defense. He’s just taller.

i dont know why wiseman is falling, he seems to be a pretty safe pick. i mean i get why minny would prefer a non-C, but if the warriors keep their pick, they could do worse than have a capable interior defender and lob recipient

Bob Myers' favorite combo

he doesn't need to shoot twos or free throws! you're looking at the wrong percentage

― J0rdan S., Friday, October 16, 2020 7:54 PM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink

yeah this is true if he's the 2nd guy off the bench

i dunno, i thought he looked pretty good shooting catch and shoot threes last year. when zion gets fully integrated they’re gonna have two very high usage offensive players, all lonzo needs to be able to do is pass, make open threes, and play defense. he has 2 of 3 down

my problem i think is that lonzo's type of player is not good in halfcourt offense as a ballhandler. he's not a serious pick and roll threat if he can't shoot off the dribble or drive to the basket so i don't see him running an offense that gets zion and ingram good shots. he's a rotation player, but if your main skills are spotting up and guard defense and as a bonus you can really pass in transition i'm not sure how amazing that is. maybe zion is so dominant as a roll man that it doesn't matter.

yeah also that 3pt% is prob not that real

Jason Kidd. That’s what you want to happen

maybe blowing a kiss before a ft will help

The Indiana Pacers are hiring Raptors assistant Nate Bjorkgren as their new head coach, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) October 20, 2020

Man the pacers are absolutely obsessed with first names

zombie contract

Sources: The Lakers have requested a career-ending injury application to have Luol Deng’s salary removed from team books. Deng agreed to buyout with Lakers in 2018, retired last October and is owed salary through 2022.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) October 20, 2020

holy hell

speaking of:
Worst NBA Contract of 2016 Poll -

anybody got the athletic who wants to post their top 125 player list

lebron james

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5y_cl3WIO6A

https://theathletic.com/2059944/2020/10/19/nba-player-rankings-the-top-125-nba-players-the-athletic-player-tiers-tier-5-from-aaron-gordon-to-tyler-herro/

5A Bogdan Bogdanovic

it's really formatted, could be kind of a mess copy & pasted

put it in the athletic thread, a little goofy but you can get the info mostly

coolio gracias. i think it's cut up into multiple stories.

okay I get the comparisons to Magic now

1 down! @ClaytonKersh22 was himself(which is AMAZING), @mookiebetts did it all, @Cody_Bellinger went yard again and the whole team was simply damn good! @Dodgers. #OnToTheNextOne

— LeBron James (@KingJames) October 21, 2020

Haha yes lebro is v corny

Shoutout to Max Muncy for knocking in 2 runs and 2 RBIs!

— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) October 21, 2020

i can't deal with the name max muncy, every time I hear it I am like wow pynchon has lost a step

godspeed sweet prince

ESPN reporting with @_andrew_lopez: Stan Van Gundy has agreed to a deal to become the next coach of the New Orleans Pelicans.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 21, 2020

not a bad place to land rn

yeah hes prob a good coach for young team for a few years

SVG showing Zion how to run the break next season: pic.twitter.com/WxsPpUdg1b

— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) October 21, 2020

https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/1WIExVBlcRgZRDus86OlYcliDI4=/0x0:600x400/920x0/filters:focal(0x0:600x400):format(webp):no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/4189779/svp.0.jpg

haha love that pic so much

i am okay with this!

The Nuggets announce that the Pepsi Center will be renamed Ball Arena as Kroenke Sports & Entertainment launches a partnership with Ball Corporation (a leader in aluminum beverage packaging & climate monitoring).

— Kendra Andrews (@kendra__andrews) October 22, 2020

i think we can all get behind "ball arena"

https://s.cdn.turner.com/nba/nba/dam/assets/151116204716-20151116-starters-hedo-top5-00011528.1280x720.jpg

should set up a partnership with Life cereal

btw thats the company that makes the famous mason jars, they also make satellites that get launched into outer space

packaging and aerospace, the two industries

what else do u need

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ek6OdmvVMAAj2AV?format=jpg&name=large

omg ball arena

IRA NEWBLE!!

when you're on a finals roster and you're ira newble >>>>>>>

thats the tea

Eric Snow! Unathletic pg of my dreams on those "good" Iverson Philly teams.

ah Donyell Marshall, another Timberwolves draft day success

my least fav nba tradition is when 2k drops their player rankings every season.