2022 NBA OFF SEASON DRAFT FREE AGENCY TAMPERING ETC

Rob Pelinka was asked why Frank Vogel was fired when he didn’t construct the roster and wasn’t responsible for injuries: “Today is not going to be a day of finger-pointing or unwinding all of the various reasons.”

— Melissa Rohlin (@melissarohlin) April 11, 2022

listen here what we're not gonna do today is point the finger at me (lebron) anyone

Russell Westbrook on Frank Vogel: "I'm not sure what his issue was with me."

— Ryan Ward (@RyanWardLA) April 11, 2022

...lol

anxiously waiting the full russ presser to drop.

there’s actually no way of knowing what anyone could have thought russ was doing wrong this year

haha i need to see this interview asap

When @DanWoikeSports mentions that LeBron and AD said many times throughout the year, "Let Russ be Russ," Russell Westbrook immediately responds: "Yeah, but that wasn't true. Let's be honest."

— Kyle Goon (@kylegoon) April 11, 2022

lmao

Lakers' Gone Fishin' through the years... pic.twitter.com/A9eZyZbjDu

— HoopsHype (@hoopshype) April 11, 2022

listen i gave him some champagne that he didnt know i sent cos im a good guy... and yet he hated me

Russell Westbrook discusses his relationship with Frank Vogel. pic.twitter.com/pfVfUVY5GO

— Spectrum SportsNet (@SpectrumSN) April 11, 2022

can understand russ being upset considering this is his first time having an issue with someone

well, that answer certainly lacked coherence

That Lonzo Ball walking the plank meme should be in the Louvre.

A great way for Russ to stand up to these guys would be to decline his player option

lets fuckin go

LeBron James would be very enthused by the prospect of Mark Jackson landing the Lakers head coaching job, sources tell @sam_amick.

Jackson, an NBA analyst on ESPN, coached the Warriors from 2011-2014.

More: https://t.co/Vpn2TnXztm pic.twitter.com/0TnunbFO1Z

— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) April 12, 2022

a fitting capstone for lebrons gm career

i would be very enthused by the prospect of mark jackson landing the lakers head coaching job and no longer broadcasting basketball games

otmfm

its a win win

mama there goes that hand down man down
https://www.inspiringquotes.us/image/author/Top-11-Quotes-By-Mark-Jackson-A-Z-Quotes.jpg?ezimgfmt=rs:770x362/rscb4/ng:webp/ngcb4

we all know mark jackson likes to say "mama there goes that man." what this book presupposes is, maybe 'that man' refers to Hitler?

https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/7sv4zr/oc_the_origin_of_mark_jacksons_mama_there_goes/

makes sense

there u go

Charlotte is dismissing coach James Borrego, sources tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) April 22, 2022

well let’s see what someone else can do with that wack ass team

suspect theyll try to add some defenders

I know this dance with the bottle. my brother is SAD. https://t.co/9RaEHQkE6N

— k. (@ThaSoapBox) April 24, 2022

Bron's still near the top of the league as a player. His failure this season came from acting as his own GM.

Kyrie says he plans to re-sign with the Nets: "When I say I'm here with Kev, I think that really entails us managing this franchise together alongside Joe and Sean."

— Scott Cacciola (@ScottCacciola) April 26, 2022

this guy!

love it!!!

Lmao you just can’t draw this up any better

who's taking odds on kyrie opting out the brooklyn saying thanks 4 the memories l8rzzzz

kyrie inspired by elon

Huh

Nets' Kyrie Irving: “[Hopefully]... we can just start fresh and be realistic with our own expectations and live with our team results, rather than being the polarization of the media scrum and having our names be dragged for a series that naturally happens in people’s careers." pic.twitter.com/rJGkcZU26P

— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) April 26, 2022

im struggling to think of an nba player that has ever been as full of shit as kyrie

He probably shouldn’t have been playing since like halfway through the season

Zach LaVine has been playing on an injured knee that’s ‘50% on a good day,’ per @JCowleyHoops

“the source said he will in fact have surgery almost immediately this offseason.” pic.twitter.com/vVyGnxZlr8

— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) April 27, 2022

I send shots at the puppet masters, not the puppets. All puppets do is run around society, trying to gain popularity and state opinions. What a life! 🤷🏾‍♂️

My name is worth billions to these media corporations. My brothers and sisters who deal with this know exactly what I mean.

— A11Even (@KyrieIrving) April 28, 2022

fake deep bullshit artist

that conley signing by utah just didnt work out, same with the gay signing. hes probably cooked and should move to a reserve role.

jazz need to see if mitchell wants to stay, if he does you gotta move rudy. if he wants out you could get a nice haul im sure. id honestly shop both of them. then prob wait til the trade deadline to move bojan for a first or whatever.
https://www.basketball-reference.com/contracts/UTA.html

please nets do this

Here's the year-by-year breakdown of the max contract Kyrie Irving can sign in July:

2022-23: $42.7 million
2023-24: $46.1 million
2024-25: $49.8 million
2025-26: $53.8 million
2026-27: $58.1 million

(Kyrie would be 35 years of age by the end of 26-27)https://t.co/A71VAVVE84

— Tommy Beer (@TommyBeer) April 29, 2022

theyre gonna do it theyve go no options

guess they could try to get him to take a smaller deal might work dont think theres much of a kyrie market out there

58 million is insane he'll be paid more than a milli for each game he plays in

yeah i mean theyre in a terrible situation

the hoops gods require the nets to max out kyrie as further penance for trying to buy a championship

they got kyrie in a press conference talking about managing the team, a guy who only shows up when he feels like it

sounds like hes gonna bounce to me.

Zach on free agency: "I understand the relationship I've had with AK and the last five years here, I hope the city understands how much I care about the Bulls. I'm going into everything open-minded but knowing how much I've enjoyed my time here." pic.twitter.com/85OhzBkPBv

— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) April 29, 2022

Zion asked if he’d sign extension:

“Of course. I couldn’t sign it fast enough.”

— Andrew Lopez (@_Andrew_Lopez) April 29, 2022

i wonder if the kyrie thing is gonna end up like morey trading for westbrook knowing he wasn’t gonna be around to clean up the mess. sean marks might do it and then bounce in 3 years

i just dont see what choice they have unless kd is cool with them not signing him or trying to 'lowball' him