2020 nba offseason draft free agency etc

dec 22nd is pretty quick, but i can at least understand the logic of starting the schedule earlier and cutting the season down a little bit to finish at a more normal time.

i do worry that a non-bubble nba might be more susceptible to rona outbreaks than outdoor sports like football and baseball. and they're probably not gonna be able to keep lou will out of the clubs anymore.

little known fact: john the baptist was washing peoples feet when they got their ankles broken

the various christian views are re the particular mechanism of immaculate conception

it's not what you think. the immaculate conception refers to the doctrine that Mary was born without original sin, as the chosen-of-God to become the immaculate (= 'spotless') vessel to bear the Christ child.

...What you're probably wondering about is the virgin birth. Well, the way it gets told is that she was impregnated when the Holy Spirit descended upon her, making the whole operation decidedly incorporeal. And here you thought the Holy Spirit was just some worthless fag-end of the Trinity who never gets to do anything.

trinitarian conception misconception

i like my dunk contest conception theory better

I get the economic reasons for the quick turnaround, but we are going to have to read about how this being the cause of every player who gets injured and I don't think it will be totally unrelated.

how

half the league hasnt played in months already

Yeah, but who cares how the Kings knees' feel?

the teams that went really deep in the playoffs may start slow but everyone will have gotten time off....like as i understand it most guys take maybe a month of doing nothing when their season ends and then get back into training hard. i hope it won't be too bad.

also lost sleep/rest/travel/flights is probably a huge issue in a typical reg season

do they even know when the draft/free agency is yet is one wild thing re the quick turnaround

draft is set for nov 18 iirc, fa is cingent on when season starts and when they set the cap

*contingent

i think they should do the nba draft right now

bold, they could just cobble together a quick zoom

https://www.si.com/nba/2020/10/26/nba-roster-needs-for-every-team

New York Knicks
Priority: Draft well

"Hold Buddy Hield" sounds like NBA fan fic

xpost - I don't know, could be a risky strategy

Nope nope nope nope bad sportswriting

Denver Nuggets

Priority: Bolster the perimeter defense

matt what is your #1 roster need for the denver nuggets

ESPN story on the Millers agreeing to sell the Utah Jazz to Ryan Smith (@RyanQualtrics) for $1.6 billion-plus. https://t.co/XMvaNnQCIB

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 28, 2020

dece estimate tbf

The Millers purchased the Utah Jazz NBA team in 1986 for $22 million; the team is now worth $1.46 billion, according to Forbes. In early 2017, Miller transferred ownership of the Utah Jazz basketball team to a family legacy trust to deter her heirs from selling or moving it.

Gail Miller - Forbes

when i saw the first woj tweet i read too fast and thought that the guy who started qualtrics was actually named “ryan qualtrics”

he should be tbqh

the prices for NBA teams 20-30 years ago are mindboggling to read

The Philadelphia 76ers are in advanced talks on a deal to hire Daryl Morey to oversee the franchise's basketball operations, sources tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 28, 2020

good move by philly

damn i was hoping they would remain incompetent.....

doc and daryl? good lord.

BROOKLYN NETS ACTION! IT'S T! B! D!

https://sports.yahoo.com/kristian-winfield-steve-nash-says-214100818.html

Steve Nash was quizzed about what his team’s offense will look like this season during a virtual town hall meeting on Tuesday.

“It’s all sort of to be determined,” the new Nets head coach said.

Nash said he doesn’t want to get bogged down with too many hard and fast concepts and designs.

“I’d much rather come in with principles, with ideas that allow our players to collaborate with us and allow their personalities and the dynamic between them and the chemistry to have a role in how it evolves,” he said.

oh my god steve nash is trying to make me hate him now isnt he

lol sounds like a solid plan

this is going to end up with kyrie holding the clipboard during timeouts and sketching up plays

i totally forgot that steve nash is their coach lmao

honestly tho i sort of agree with him... KD and kyrie are going to run the offense they want to run. steve nash wasn’t hired to impose his tactical will on that team. no use in pretending otherwise

from a personality perspective kyrie and KD are two of the most hilarious choices you could make for “completely ceding control of a franchise to its superstar players.” what an insane combo, i cannot wait

damn i was hoping they would remain incompetent.....

― J0rdan S., Wednesday, October 28, 2020 12:50 PM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink

still cld be a train wreck organizationally! hold out hope

2021 drama is shaping up nicely. So pumped for the nets. Would be hilarious if it actually works out there.

yeah i dont think what nash said was bad really gotta see what you got first, plus he was prob just being reticent with the media im sure he has some ideas

also clearly aware of the uhh personality issues on the team which is good too

I'm down with Morey for the Sixers. Why get The Process from the student when you can get it from the master, lol?

nash got to watch kd with kerr up close and personal so im sure he's figured out how to navigate him a bit. might not work but they are at least starting with a solid connection.

cool thing abt morey to sixers is you know he will do some trades

does he deal jo or ben...

only one of them shoots the 3

at least one recognizes he shouldnt

I assume analytics says go with Embiid + shooters.

i would be trying to trade embiid while ppl still think you can win anything significant w/ him soaking up a majority of your possessions

and while ppl still think he can play full seasons

full *games