Although Doc Rivers tells me the “chemistry” with @BenSimmons25 and his teammates is getting better everyday, I can tell you he did NOT put his hand in the team huddle to end practice and stayed in the back before immediately exiting the court while others stay out shooting pic.twitter.com/i2sBAoEHO2— Jamie Apody (@JamieApody) October 18, 2021
― J0rdan S., Monday, 18 October 2021 18:23 (two years ago) link
soudns right jordan. honestly that number for bridges is about right i think. it will be a bargain if he keeps improving but thats not always a given. the ayton deal is much more interesting to me
― um, i mean... im sure weve all seen the videos, so... that will help (Spottie), Monday, 18 October 2021 18:25 (two years ago) link
I think the JJJ deal is where I draw the line. He just hasn’t gotten better over three years. Sure the talent is there. With a guy like Michael Porter (a deal I still have reservations about) you have a clear upswing and he’s not gonna forget how to shoot.
― Matt Armstrong, Monday, 18 October 2021 18:39 (two years ago) link
jjj just been injured a ton it seems like. like every time he starts to string some games together something else pops up. but yeah he really hasnt proven much at all
― um, i mean... im sure weve all seen the videos, so... that will help (Spottie), Monday, 18 October 2021 18:40 (two years ago) link
i do think what happened w/ john collins informed the grizz decision here. if you think he's going to give you a healthy season where he plays well then someone will prob give him an offer sheet at or around the collins contract. so i understand why they decided to cut that opportunity off and give him a bit more than they would prob like to based on how he's played so far this year.
― J0rdan S., Monday, 18 October 2021 18:59 (two years ago) link
personally, i will defend them betting on the role/archetype he fills as a player, which i think is pretty valuable if he can do it well. 3 point shooting big man who isn't a total sieve on defense (tho his defensive numbers aren't great) is a player a lot of teams would like to have. at least it's not like jarrett allen where he's exceeded expectations as a player but you're still giving $125 million to a center who can't really do anything but jump and rebound
i think another way of looking at it is that myles turner's rookie extension was 4/80 and john collins was 5/125. JJJ's is basically dead in the middle of that which feels pretty appropriate to me
― J0rdan S., Monday, 18 October 2021 19:06 (two years ago) link
ESPN Sources: Suns talks with Deandre Ayton on rookie extension have ended --- without a deal. Ayton expected max contract and owner Robert Sarver hasn’t offered it. More coming on consequences for failing to reach deal with 2018 No. 1 overall pick. NBA Today debut, ESPN2. Now.— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 18, 2021
― J0rdan S., Monday, 18 October 2021 19:10 (two years ago) link
Indiana Pacers guard Malcolm Brogdon has agreed to an additional two-year, $45 million extension – guaranteeing him $89.3 million over the next four years, his agent Austin Brown of CAA Sports tells ESPN.— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 18, 2021
― J0rdan S., Monday, 18 October 2021 19:11 (two years ago) link
Because the contract is for a total of four seasons (the current contract and extension), Brogdon is not allowed to be traded this season. https://t.co/8LF6GoFIUP— Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) October 18, 2021
― J0rdan S., Monday, 18 October 2021 19:20 (two years ago) link
woooowwww @ sarver!
― um, i mean... im sure weve all seen the videos, so... that will help (Spottie), Monday, 18 October 2021 19:56 (two years ago) link
incredible
― mens rea activist (k3vin k.), Monday, 18 October 2021 20:13 (two years ago) link
Ben Simmons practicing in sweatpants with his phone in his pocket. pic.twitter.com/MEdQLxudcK— Jeff Eisenband (@JeffEisenband) October 18, 2021
― J0rdan S., Monday, 18 October 2021 20:26 (two years ago) link
lol even doing some light shooting is annoying as hell with a phone swimming around in your pocket, so i can tell how seriously he is taking this.
― call all destroyer, Monday, 18 October 2021 20:56 (two years ago) link
excellent footage haha
― um, i mean... im sure weve all seen the videos, so... that will help (Spottie), Monday, 18 October 2021 21:00 (two years ago) link
Atlanta Hawks guard Kevin Huerter has agreed on a four-year, $65 million rookie contract extension, @PrioritySports agents Mark Bartelstein and Andy Shiffman tell ESPN.— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 18, 2021
― J0rdan S., Monday, 18 October 2021 21:34 (two years ago) link
Milwaukee Bucks guard Grayson Allen has agreed on a two-year, $20 million rookie extension, his agent Mitch Nathan of @CAA_Basketball tells ESPN. Allen arrived with the defending champions in a trade this summer. He was the 21st pick in the 2018 NBA Draft.— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 18, 2021
― J0rdan S., Monday, 18 October 2021 21:42 (two years ago) link
huerter kinda like jjj for me. needs to show he can stay healthy
― um, i mean... im sure weve all seen the videos, so... that will help (Spottie), Monday, 18 October 2021 21:47 (two years ago) link
sarver really knows how to murder great teams
― symsymsym, Tuesday, 19 October 2021 06:02 (two years ago) link
time for a new thread imo
― micah, Tuesday, 19 October 2021 08:32 (two years ago) link
it's the day
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 19 October 2021 13:15 (two years ago) link
hoops!
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Tuesday, 19 October 2021 14:09 (two years ago) link
huzzah
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 19 October 2021 14:13 (two years ago) link
Ben Simmons doing a great impression of my during a basketball unit in high school phys ed
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 19 October 2021 14:48 (two years ago) link
i'm sure the locker room vibe w Simmons and the rest of the Sixers is breezy and fraternal
― Lavator Shemmelpennick, Tuesday, 19 October 2021 14:54 (two years ago) link
so weird that the Simmons and Kyrie situations went completely unresolved, you dont see that a lot in professional sports
― frogbs, Tuesday, 19 October 2021 15:00 (two years ago) link
have at it 2021-22 NBA "REGULAR" SEASON THREAD
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 19 October 2021 15:19 (two years ago) link