2022 NBA OFF SEASON DRAFT FREE AGENCY TAMPERING ETC

Ball says his knee is also bothering him in everyday life, not just basketball. He's having trouble walking up stairs. Said the surgery will be to figure out what's going on with his knee.

"This will be my third surgery, so I don't really want to rush anything"

— Jamal Collier (@JamalCollier) September 27, 2022

brutal

he turns 25 in a month, man

His knees turned 75 last month.

damn

oh no

Deandre Ayton was asked how he and Monty Williams have moved on and Ayton said he hasn’t talked to Williams “at all ever since the game.”

— Kellan Olson (@KellanOlson) September 27, 2022

being a guy who is just going to work is trending

Ayton was asked if he is happy here and he said “Yeah, I’m alright. When I’m inbetween those lines now I just work. I’m not playing for myself. I have an organization across my chest and a name on my back I have to represent. I’m just here to work, man.”

— Kellan Olson (@KellanOlson) September 27, 2022

video

Deandre Ayton said he and Monty Williams have not spoken about their sideline incident in Game 7: pic.twitter.com/Z9rHYHr5yX

— Gerald Bourguet (@GeraldBourguet) September 27, 2022

lol check out the longer version tho

Deandre Ayton said he and Monty Williams haven't spoken since Game 7 of Suns-Mavs series. #Suns pic.twitter.com/rdVJll9LYn

— Duane Rankin (@DuaneRankin) September 27, 2022

i forgot about the sideline incident can someone refresh me

monty yoinked him in the game 7 and was basically like 'you quit on the team' and they havent spoken since. which is weird cos like they've been together for a couple days now in training camp is back? super weird of monty imo whos supposedly a players coach?

hm yeah coach has got to "be a leader" for better or worse

windhorst said on his pod that most of the suns have been back in phoenix for a while now. it’s bizarre.

i'm totally okay with 'i'm just here to work' as long as no one mentions having to put food on the table for their family

remember when george bush said you work hard to put food on your family lol classic gaffe that guy had the touch

classic guy you'd love to have a beer with

reporter: "deandre, are you still upset about getting pulled from game 7?"

ayton: "fool me once, shame on me. fool me twice, won't get fooled again"

i beg you folks not to misunderestimate deandre ayton

maybe it’s just a deandre ayton problem but all the stuff about monty williams being the great player and chemistry whisperer of the NBA not really holding up

literally laughing at bush gaffes hadnt thought about them in so long lol

coach bush sez 'is our children hooping'? a: yes, mission accomplished

btw vibe check...immaculate

Running toward basketball szn like... 🏀 pic.twitter.com/Pkg0dM1eMN

— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) September 27, 2022

cute

"To be straight, I'm not going to talk about this anymore cause it just doesn't make sense to keep talking about one guy after one game. We lost Game 7."

Monty Williams addressing him and Deandre Ayton haven't not talked since Game 7 of #Suns-#Mavs series Phoenix lost, 123-90.

— Duane Rankin (@DuaneRankin) September 27, 2022

does it make sense to talk to one guy

normal stuff

Suns should produce a fake NBA 2k23 that is an rpg of dialogue trees with a single goal of increasing the Vibe Meter

Do the suns have the worst vibes ever

Photographer: Alright. Everyone smile! 😁

DA: 😑 pic.twitter.com/jVieFHO01o

— BK (@blakekimball) September 27, 2022

now this is not gonna be fun

had ayton and monty talked before this photo was taken?

anyone having league pass issues? it wanted to charge me like 500 bucks to renew league pass premium

Suns should produce a fake NBA 2k23 that is an rpg of dialogue trees with a single goal of increasing the Vibe Meter

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they would only do this if it allowed you to play as Jake from State Farm

this is really interesting. softball "how did you end up on the timberwolvess" softball question to a potential end of the bench player ends up being a really frank talk about the mental health issues and stress of being a marginal journeyman player, Paschall talks about how he wasn't getting calls and having mental health issues and thinking of giving up basketball altogether

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orQxavrF1lE

yah thats good thx for posting. gotta be hard to go from being the guy everywhere you're whole life to barely hanging on in the league

kawhi looks extremely stiff (and thicc)

Kawhi doing Kawhi things. pic.twitter.com/qNALr9vAIJ

— LA Clippers (@LAClippers) September 28, 2022

Yeah all the replies seem super impressed at him....jogging and taking an uncontested jumper

might be time for espn to update their win projection model

ESPN’s Stat-based win projections for the West:

1. PHX - 49
2. DEN - 47.9
3. NOP - 47.6
4. MEM - 46.1
5. MIN - 45.7
6. LAC - 43.6
7. DAL - 43.1
8. GSW - 41.9
9. LAL - 36.8
10. POR - 36.6

— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) September 29, 2022

Warriors at under .500!

i could see memphis and minny maybe LA and pdx being about right, everything else there is pretty weird??

the model doesn't know what's going on w/ the suns & shorting the warriors is prob not a bad idea tho to the degree of under .500 is prob a bit extra. the thing is that all these teams in projections and at the end of the season are going to be separated by like 2 games in any direction so what needs to happen (random injuries) for the projections to be off is pretty small

block buster

ESPN Sources: The Oklahoma City Thunder are trading Derrick Favors, Ty Jerome, Moe Harkless, Theo Maledon and a 2025 second-round pick via Atlanta to the Houston Rockets for David Nwaba, Sterling Brown, Trey Burke and Marquese Chriss.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) September 30, 2022

wonder why espn stats thinks the dubs are going to fall off, just age maybe, i mean they were +5.5 last year with a bunch of injuries, think they mightve even won the chip too

ESPN noticed that Gary Payton II left GSW and made adjustments accordingly?

that okc/houston trade rules

After a trade like that you have to wonder which of the players involved won't be in the league at the start of the season.

the perfect trade

Free agent Blake Griffin has agreed to a one-year, fully guaranteed deal with the Boston Celtics, sources tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) September 30, 2022

the perfect free agent signing

cant wait to cheer on the many thunderous dunks

wonder why espn stats thinks the dubs are going to fall off, just age maybe, i mean they were +5.5 last year with a bunch of injuries, think they mightve even won the chip too