2021-22 NBA "REGULAR" SEASON THREAD

As Pelicans await return of Zion Williamson, McCollum delivers a dynamic scorer in backcourt that desperately needed it. After starting 1-12, Pels have elevated to a play-in tournament spot. No team since 1996-97 Suns has made playoffs from that kind of a start. https://t.co/NAUQJ0hl93

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 8, 2022

can't wait to find out what the blazers think they can get with cap space

lol

Sources told ESPN that Harden (who has no agent) & his manager have been searching for an agent to help navigate the situation -- whether that's free agency, a sign-and-trade to leave the Nets after the season, staying on a new deal, or even, a trade prior to Thursday's deadline

— Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) February 7, 2022

Never forget James Harden flopping at his own camp 😭💀 pic.twitter.com/C5yTXiwbzd

— ً (@BolWrld) February 8, 2022

the guy who likes to play every game is missing multiple with a lil tightness

Patty Mills said James Harden went through shootaround and looked like himself this morning. Harden is still listed as questionable with hamstring tightness for Celtics game tonight.

— Nick Friedell (@NickFriedell) February 8, 2022

The Pacers are trading Domas Sabonis, Jeremy Lamb and Jeremy Lamb to Sacramento for Tyrese Hailburton, Buddy Hield and Tristan Thompson, sources tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 8, 2022

Jeremy Lamb AND Justin Holiday. https://t.co/0GbRwKcRBP

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 8, 2022

thats a substantial trade, kudos

hahah what the hell is sac doing

if you’re sabonis do you entertain offers from european teams?

lol

The looming Kings panic trade is palpable.

— Kevin Pelton (@kpelton) January 20, 2022

traded the one guy they shouldve kept

truly impressive stuff

this kings trade feels like someone was saying “everyone but halliburton” but the cell service cut out during “but halliburton”

— jason c. (@netw3rk) February 8, 2022

feel like fox on that contract must have little to no trade value after the way he's been playing

I can’t believe this at all (I can)

Fox picked it up the last month or two

i get what both teams are doing here insofar as they're trading from positional log jams to better balance out their rosters but it also feels like deck chair rearranging for both of them, like i'm not sure either team is actually much better after this. feels like halfway on the fly rebuilds.

the pacers are at least getting shooting and some playmaking, feel like once myles turner comes back they'll resemble more of a carlisle team in that they'll basically never post up at any point ever. their center will essentially just be a small forward offensively. brogdon, halliburton, duarte, hield, turner is a line up that should score some points and again it's def resembles a carlisle roster but it's also lacking star power badly & idk how they get it unless they hit on another paul george style draft pick

the kings i mean they prob needed to shake up their roster and sabonis is at least verifiably good and reliable, but they might be the single worst shooting team in the NBA now. it's like harrison barnes and not a single other player who can make a three pointer

whoops

https://aroyalpain.com/2021/12/23/tyrese-haliburton-is-the-future-of-the-sacramento-kings/

feel like fox on that contract must have little to no trade value after the way he's been playing

― J0rdan S., Tuesday, February 8, 2022 1:55 PM (fourteen minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

yup

At 21, Tyrese Haliburton ranks 12th in the league in steals, 11th in assists and is already one of the most efficient jump shooters in the NBA. pic.twitter.com/QUj4xvxiCj

— Kirk Goldsberry (@kirkgoldsberry) February 8, 2022

Vlade still has the executive login.

I would argue the pacers got better. Maybe not right now but landing Halliburton who should only get better is big. They could prob flip hield into something although he’s been complete ass this year.

they prob did get better, at the very least they got a less rigid player who is also younger/cheaper. but what is their path to the second round of the playoffs lots of unanswered questions, but i guess you can only make one move at a time

it's interesting they were willing to bet on turner over him esp given his recent injury. just feel like carlisle doesn't fuck w/ the way sabonis plays and was happy to get him out of there and open things up

it's interesting they were willing to bet on turner over him

Very decent chance they move on from Myles as well if the asset pool is right.

love this trade

getting the best player in a trade is pretty exciting!

are you talking about the kings

lol love jimmy

Jimmy Butler says he wants more brawls in the NBA

“They’re not letting you get into no brawls no more. Nobody’s going to let you do that. I wish that they would let us do that a little bit, if I’m just being honest.”

(Via Complex) pic.twitter.com/58J1EeMaFt

— NBA Central (@TheNBACentral) February 8, 2022

jimmy is full of shit

jimmy's getting upset. jimmy doesn't like it when they don't let him brawl.

let jimmy brawl whats the worst that could happen its just a little brawlin

Jimmy Brawls would be an awesome rockabilly name

they prob did get better, at the very least they got a less rigid player who is also younger/cheaper. but what is their path to the second round of the playoffs lots of unanswered questions, but i guess you can only make one move at a time

― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 9 February 2022 6:46 AM

they have a good draft pick (and the cavs pick) this year, 27M of expirings in rubio and thompson, and they can move brogdon next season. they're pretty well set up to keep making moves

are you talking about the kings

― J0rdan S., Tuesday, February 8, 2022 3:26 PM (forty-five minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

haha no

Brad Beal season-ending wrist surgery

One less team deluded into thinking they should be buyers I guess

i'm surprised that neither kuzma or KCP have come up in any trade rumors from what i can tell, feel like those are both guys who could really help playoff teams

Doesn’t this seem like a lot of movement for 2 days before the deadline

it does

wonder if it's bcuz guys like lavert, sabonis, halliburton, CJ have been on the market/in trade discussions for a while so teams had a pretty good idea what the offers were looking like around the league. the norm powell one i feel like is the one that really came out of nowhere. i mean nobody had sabonis to the kings for halliburton but ppl have been talking about those guys in trades for months now

yeah it does make you think that some of these structures have been in place for a while and teams knew what the best offers out there were.

Haliburton was “shocked” when informed of the deal by his representatives and then moments later by GM Monte McNair.

He’s packing his belongings and is heading to Indianapolis tomorrow.

The overriding impression with TeamHaliburton is that the Kings “really wanted Sabonis”

— MarkJonesESPN (@MarkJonesESPN) February 8, 2022

nba released its top 15 coaches of all time


Red Auerbach

Chuck Daly

Phil Jackson

Pat Riley

Lenny Wilkens

Larry Brown

Red Holzman

K.C. Jones

Don Nelson

Jack Ramsay

Steve Kerr

Gregg Popovich

Doc Rivers

Jerry Sloan

Erik Spoelstra

bos 28 nj 2 5:08 1st

my god

alrighty

nets big zero concept not working tonight

Lmao it’s a national game too

they couldve played this suns sixers game thats tied in the 4th