2022 NBA OFF SEASON DRAFT FREE AGENCY TAMPERING ETC

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thanks bise that was good. i'm not sure why everyone's focused on trae playing off the ball and not dejounte. i would love to see them push him into a slasher that feeds off trae drives. trae's ability to beat most ppl off the dribble should not be curtailed.

and if that heat series showed us anything it's that teams realize they can easily beat the hawks by attacking trae and getting the ball out of his hands. that's a little tougher now

one axiom of nba player evaluation that seems more and more important to me is that you shouldn't assume players will change their behavior even as their circumstances change. so the idea of trae young playing off-ball is conceptual until i see that he is actually willing to do it.

uh oh

NBA star Miles Bridges was arrested for felony domestic violence in Los Angeles on Wednesday, TMZ Sports has learned. https://t.co/QJ9TkviZU7

— TMZ Sports (@TMZ_Sports) June 30, 2022

man what the FUCK

lol literally 24 hours before getting paid

maybe atl could package capela plus one of the young kids to try rudy gobert?

as we've seen with utah rudy does not make a bad defensive team into a good one beyond the regular season

Multiple teams — including Atlanta, Minnesota, Brooklyn, Chicago and Philadelphia — are expected to compete for PJ Tucker in free agency. All are expected to offer the full mid-level/TPMLE exception. He is unlikely to return to Miami, per sources.

— Alex Schiffer (@Alex__Schiffer) June 30, 2022

it really is crazy. he looked pretty cooked there for a year or two but now is the most sought after old head. no one should be offering more than a two year with a team option in the 2nd year.

ultimate "got that dog in him" role player right now

he was really good for the heat in the regular season, he shot the three well but they also allowed him to expand his game, he had the second highest 2 pt % and second highest assists per game of his career. but i felt like his limitations were felt in the playoffs, his role in the celtics series really decreased over time. he played great defense on tatum in game 3 but he didn't even play 20 minutes in game 7, oladipo started to eat up his minutes as the heat looked for more offense & ball creation. maybe if lowry wasn't so bad tucker could've been on the floor more idk. also, anecdotally speaking it seemed like he narrowly missed suffering a severe leg injury on several occasions last year. like he would hobble off and you'd go "oh boy" but then he'd return and play through it. the way he plays at that age it just always feels like you're walking a tightrope

otoh kevin pelton wrote a piece yesterday about how tucker might be one of the most important FAs on the market. i don't have espn+ so i didn't read it

Wrote today about the growing importance of combo bigs who can play PF in the regular season and C in the playoffs as well as how hard they will be to add in free agency: https://t.co/BEIhQaDACv (ESPN+)

— Kevin Pelton (@kpelton) June 29, 2022

hes a good guy to have but only at the right price and length of contract

if he has that many teams after him someone is surely going to give him the 3/30 or whatever that he's looking for

yeah hes gonna get it for sure

Woj bomb: The Lad to the Vikings for cash considerations

Kirk Cousins better watch out. @theantedwards_ is coming for that QB1 spot. pic.twitter.com/Yp0ukFckJt

— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) June 30, 2022

Kevin Durant has requested a trade out of Brooklyn, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 30, 2022

let’s goooo

well ok then!

miami, philly, atlanta, phoenix, dallas, toronto, memphis...who else is putting their best offers out there?

whaaa

Woww

… warriors have the best package to offer

obvs kd is a good fit pretty much anywhere but i do think he would be great in miami, theyre already set up he could just come in and finish plays they wouldnt need to rely on him to do everything which was never exactly his thing anyway and is even less so at this sage of his career

trading him back to the warriors would be too funny

or mb kd ayton sign and trade

Kevin Durant has the Phoenix Suns listed as a preferred trade destination, league sources tell @YahooSports.

— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) June 30, 2022

right after kyrie picked up his option too hahaha

yeah everyone assumed he was gonna play out the season at least after that

i'm not doing the trade machine to verify but ayton, bridges, and the suns entire draft for kd makes sense.

i think he'll get traded too for sure

he could also change his mind

"normal people dare to be different"

good note from bobby:

The Nets are not allowed to acquire a player like Bam Adebayo from the Heat because of the Designated Rookie Extension rule.

You cannot have 2 players acquired via a trade that were signed to that type of extension.

Brooklyn already has Ben Simmons. https://t.co/AWvLLVh1Op

— Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) June 30, 2022

kd to sacto

Phoenix and Miami are among two of the teams that Kevin Durant has on his wish list, sources tell ESPN, but the Nets plan to move Durant where they can get the best possible deal. With four years on his contract, there's no shortage of teams willing to unload assets for Durant.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 30, 2022

or... OKC!

all those thunder fans will have to rebuild their kd jerseys from the ashes

lol

pic.twitter.com/h6dHgienID

— Freezing Cold Takes (@OldTakesExposed) June 30, 2022

Thank u, KD, for the drama

bet him a kyrie schemed this out cause now theyll have to trade both of them

this owns

kd now been the hub of 3 of the biggest FA decisions/moves ever

bet him a kyrie schemed this out cause now theyll have to trade both of them

― lag∞n, Thursday, June 30, 2022 2:13 PM (four minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

do they? whats his value at this point?

on a one year rental looking for a contract his value could be pretty high.

man I fucking hate KD

lol

Kd for Lebron

Reunions all around

do they? whats his value at this point?

― terence trent d'ilfer (m bison), Thursday, June 30, 2022 3:18 PM (four minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

idk hes hates them they hate him neither has any use for the other anymore

someone needs to stop this pod its gone too far

Kyrie foolishness, first round sweep, Harden trade fallout all clearly drove this, but…we can’t discount that all the legacy talk and chatter after the Warriors won the championship might have been the tipping point! pic.twitter.com/j2cpGcCfuP

— Trenton Hassles Carmelo (@TrentonHassles) June 30, 2022