The Timberwolves have agreed to terms with Bryn Forbes, sources told @TheAthletic.— Jon Krawczynski (@JonKrawczynski) July 2, 2022
Tbh I don't know him at all, though I do like that he is from the Forbes family, might be able to tap into his money if we want to go into the luxury tax down the road
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Saturday, 2 July 2022 13:08 (one year ago) link
the nets apparently didn’t even offer bruce brown a contract, what in the hell is happening over there?
― in places all over the world, real stuff be happening (voodoo chili), Saturday, 2 July 2022 13:56 (one year ago) link
xp bryn does one thing extremely well and that is shoot 3s, his form is so pure. he can hit runners/floaters if chased off the line. that's about it! he's a turnstile on D and has no playmaking skills to speak of, but if he plays 10 minutes a game and hits a couple of 3's per game, he's valuable in that role.
― terence trent d'ilfer (m bison), Saturday, 2 July 2022 14:52 (one year ago) link
i should say that bryn puts in effort on D, its just hes within the normal range of size for a human man in a league full of human men in the exceptional size range
― terence trent d'ilfer (m bison), Saturday, 2 July 2022 14:54 (one year ago) link
cool that makes sense given they got off Beasley and the rest of our roster is going to have to filled out w guys at this level
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Saturday, 2 July 2022 16:09 (one year ago) link
Forbes is a fine 10th guy
― Matt Armstrong, Saturday, 2 July 2022 20:46 (one year ago) link
If he’s hot you’ll be like “wow maybe he could start” if he’s cold you’ll be like “he should be in China” but it balances out to an okay rotation guy
― Matt Armstrong, Saturday, 2 July 2022 20:47 (one year ago) link
New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson has agreed on a five-year, $193 million designated maximum rookie extension that could earn him as much as $231 million, CAA Sports’ Co-Head of Basketball Austin Brown tells ESPN. pic.twitter.com/z4lnVLD1GM— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 2, 2022
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Saturday, 2 July 2022 20:49 (one year ago) link
i don't begrudge the players in the least, but my god there is a lot money being thrown around
― mookieproof, Saturday, 2 July 2022 20:59 (one year ago) link
I have come to accept that the economics of the NBA are insane.
― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Saturday, 2 July 2022 21:08 (one year ago) link
all that parity, everyone thinks they have a window with the warriors getting close to aging out
― ciderpress, Saturday, 2 July 2022 21:21 (one year ago) link
Heat announces that Nikola Jovic signed his rookie contract. He's now ineligible to be included in a trade for 30 days.— Anthony Chiang (@Anthony_Chiang) July 2, 2022
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 2 July 2022 22:00 (one year ago) link
feel like the price for kd is going to be too high for the heat or any smart team
― lag∞n, Saturday, 2 July 2022 23:52 (one year ago) link
hollinger floated out that the clips should trade paul george to get KD he's right
― terence trent d'ilfer (m bison), Saturday, 2 July 2022 23:56 (one year ago) link
it depends what the market actually is. if he convinces the nets/the rest of the league that there’s only two teams they can trade him to then it won’t be
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 2 July 2022 23:57 (one year ago) link
there’s a chance he ends up fetching the nets less than gobert
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 2 July 2022 23:58 (one year ago) link
i guess russ for kyrie is a legit thing that's being discussed now?
― Clay, Saturday, 2 July 2022 23:58 (one year ago) link
it works pretty well for both sides
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 2 July 2022 23:59 (one year ago) link
russ and what
― mookieproof, Sunday, 3 July 2022 00:00 (one year ago) link
the lakers constantly being rescued from their managerial incompetence <<<<<<<
― terence trent d'ilfer (m bison), Sunday, 3 July 2022 00:00 (one year ago) link
russ and the lakers 2027 pick prob
― call all destroyer, Sunday, 3 July 2022 00:00 (one year ago) link
― J0rdan S., Saturday, July 2, 2022 7:57 PM (fourteen minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
in that case the nets have no reason to trade him
― lag∞n, Sunday, 3 July 2022 00:13 (one year ago) link
suns are prob ready to back up the truck anyway
― lag∞n, Sunday, 3 July 2022 00:14 (one year ago) link
― lag∞n, Saturday, July 2, 2022 8:13 PM (one hour ago)
it doesn't seem like this one is gonna go that way
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 3 July 2022 02:05 (one year ago) link
could see it
Report: Raptors believe they can build best package for Kevin Durant, who’s ‘at least open’ to idea of playing in Toronto https://t.co/Jnl3mX6So0— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) July 2, 2022
― lag∞n, Sunday, 3 July 2022 14:30 (one year ago) link
one kind of funny thing about this whole situation is for anyone who watched the playoffs durant is obviously not as good as everyone thinks
― lag∞n, Sunday, 3 July 2022 14:34 (one year ago) link
hes 33 hes injured a lot he pretty much just takes elbow jumpers now
― lag∞n, Sunday, 3 July 2022 14:35 (one year ago) link
i could see it working in the right situation but still someone is going to give up too much for maybe a two year championship window
― lag∞n, Sunday, 3 July 2022 14:36 (one year ago) link
yeah that’s the big thing, he’s not a top 5 player anymore and you’re trading for his decline years
― k3vin k., Sunday, 3 July 2022 14:45 (one year ago) link
hollinger:
The Miami megadealTrading Durant to his other preferred choice, Miami, is equally complicated. For starters, Durant wants to go there to play with Jimmy Butler, not to be traded for him. Second, Bam Adebayo can’t be part of a trade as long as Ben Simmons is a Net, as a result of that same CBA provision on “designated rookie” deals that scuppered our Mitchell scenarios above.
There is one way around this, however: Put Simmons in the trade. I doubt Miami wants him, but tough noogies. If you want Durant, this is what you have to take with him. Simmons would be Miami’s DeAndre Jordan.
If that’s the case, then suddenly we can get to Miami trades that actually work. How about one where Miami sends out Adebayo, Kyle Lowry, Duncan Robinson, Tyler Herro, two unprotected firsts (2023 and 2028) and three pick swaps (2024, 2027, and 2029) for Durant, Simmons and Seth Curry?
It still seems tricky. The Heat might argue they don’t need to include this much draft equity, and would surely look for scenarios to avoid including Adebayo at all. Since those scenarios basically don’t exist, it might be a conservation-ender. Even if it wasn’t, Simmons would become a guy the Heat had to count on — yikes — and they wouldn’t have a center.
But they would have Kevin Durant.
― lag∞n, Sunday, 3 July 2022 17:40 (one year ago) link
bam and simmons are pretty similar players tbf
― lag∞n, Sunday, 3 July 2022 17:41 (one year ago) link
think that deal has too many swaps not enough picks in it for the nets, having a swap with miami is pointless theyre always good
― lag∞n, Sunday, 3 July 2022 17:53 (one year ago) link
i dont get any KD-to-miami deal tbh, herro is not good enough to be a centerpiece, the miami picks wont be any good, losing bam to get simmo seems like a step back to take a step forward, kyle might be washed, duncan robinson's contract is underwater.
― terence trent d'ilfer (m bison), Sunday, 3 July 2022 17:56 (one year ago) link
― lag∞n, Sunday, July 3, 2022 1:41 PM (thirty-four minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
pretty big difference though in that one of them is confirmed to play basketball and the other is not
― ciderpress, Sunday, 3 July 2022 18:17 (one year ago) link
bam is better in every facet of the game and also has a certain… mentality… that the heat prize and which simmons lacksi wouldn’t trade bam for KD and i doubt the heat would either
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 3 July 2022 18:39 (one year ago) link
the heat’s path to KD is KD forcing his way there, they aren’t going to be able to outbid an open market. if KD wants to go to phoenix that just makes too much sense, tho i’m not sure a package headlined by bridges is all that exciting personally. but you could feel good about suns picks 3-5 years out being juicy just based on how bad the franchise is
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 3 July 2022 18:45 (one year ago) link
suddenly we can get to Miami trades that actually work
but not trades that actually make sense
― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Sunday, 3 July 2022 18:47 (one year ago) link
Seems like the phx, Toronto and GS have the best shot at this.
― Spottie, Sunday, 3 July 2022 18:56 (one year ago) link
Does KD have Heat mentality? He has definitely been a competitive, hard working guy. But he's also done everything by now (according to a fair observer). Suppose Butler could reignite the hunger.
― Herby Dutch Baby (Sufjan Grafton), Sunday, 3 July 2022 18:57 (one year ago) link
Kd works really hard no way he wouldn’t fit the heat culture.
― Spottie, Sunday, 3 July 2022 19:06 (one year ago) link
kd is still clearly trying to win when hes on the court
― ciderpress, Sunday, 3 July 2022 19:08 (one year ago) link
bam is better in every facet of the game and also has a certain… mentality… that the heat prize and which simmons lacks
― J0rdan S., Sunday, July 3, 2022 2:39 PM (thirty minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
cmon simmons is a much better ballhandler passer and transition player theyre prob equal defenders, however it is true ben does not have that dog in him, he has a dog deficit
― lag∞n, Sunday, 3 July 2022 19:13 (one year ago) link
regardless theyre just similar players stylistically, which is kinda interesting cause theyre both freaks, idk who else is really like them draymond maybe
― lag∞n, Sunday, 3 July 2022 19:15 (one year ago) link
giannis
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 3 July 2022 19:20 (one year ago) link
bam is the closest thing to giannis in the league in terms of size + athleticism combo and defensive ability/versatility and turning rim protection to solo offense on the fast break. and yet giannis is miles better than him which is a testament to how incredibly good giannis is
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 3 July 2022 19:23 (one year ago) link
yeah giannis has those guys type capabilities but is also a dominant scorer
― lag∞n, Sunday, 3 July 2022 19:35 (one year ago) link
Hearing some Durant to the Warriors chatter, which I do not care for
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Sunday, 3 July 2022 20:37 (one year ago) link
Yah no thx
― Spottie, Sunday, 3 July 2022 21:01 (one year ago) link
i thought i heard that the warriors had signaled no interest from their end pretty clearly
― call all destroyer, Sunday, 3 July 2022 21:08 (one year ago) link
Likely they’re just driving the price up lol
― Spottie, Sunday, 3 July 2022 21:19 (one year ago) link