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| The Big3 Tourney |
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67 | 22.41% |
| Will Lakers draft Ball |
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40 | 13.38% |
| Where will the Pauls go |
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54 | 18.06% |
| Will LeBron jump ship to the Spurs or ?? |
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41 | 13.71% |
| Will every team in the league just pivot towards tanking |
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97 | 32.44% |
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morestuff posted:Thibs getting the gang back together Why is OKC letting him walk? He's a solid player.
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Jul 2, 2017 18:14
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Mr. Mambold posted:Why is OKC letting him walk? He's a solid player. The tax?
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Jul 2, 2017 18:15
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leftist heap posted:lmfao, I totally forgot about that insane buzzer beater. 
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Jul 2, 2017 18:15
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The wizards signed Jodie Meeks, with their exception, for two years/7m. Pretty good deal if he stays healthy, which is a large question for Jodie Meeks
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Jul 2, 2017 18:21
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Mr. Mambold posted:Why is OKC letting him walk? He's a solid player. beyond the financial stuff, I think they want a power forward who can step out and shoot a 3. I suspect there's a mandate to open up the offense as much as possible while still playing Roberson and Adams a lot to maintain the defense. PG contributes to that, but they need another shooter, preferably a big.
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Jul 2, 2017 18:22
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Michael Corleone posted:What am I missing as to why KD won't just take his full cap hold? Just to save the owner money? If you could keep the GSW super team together by taking 4 million less dollars, that's a pretty easy decision. KD makes that back from his endorsements in a week He's not David West ring chasing for the vet min. He's still pulling in 31 mil
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Jul 2, 2017 18:31
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Bashez posted:It looks like the Spurs not only might not get any new pieces in free agency but might keep their second star that is incredibly unhappy playing with the franchise. Maybe we'll still be able to unload LMA but if not on the bright side even if we go into training camp w/him maybe he'll understand his lowered value/absorb the nearly widespread media criticism, and realize he's in a contract year? You better play hard mafucka At this point I don't even want us to take a shot at d rose or any PGs since with what's left I'd rather just give Dejounte more minutes. Maybe we'll still be able to sign Simmons and grab one of the good to decent free agent bigs no one cares about
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Jul 2, 2017 18:32
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It has recently started bothering me that James Johnson looks a little too much like Enzo Amore https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEYH4UWMU4A
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Jul 2, 2017 18:33
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David West is making like 2.5 million from minimum vet which is kinda ridiculous.
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Jul 2, 2017 18:34
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Tae posted:David West is making like 2.5 million from minimum vet which is kinda ridiculous. It's much less of a sacrifice now and going forward, it's all opportunity cost/marginal income cause it's still the kind of money you can live large and put away for life on
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Jul 2, 2017 18:44
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Any news about how Hayward's Boston meeting went.
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Jul 2, 2017 18:46
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Strawberry Panda posted:Any news about how Hayward's Boston meeting went. Still going on I think
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Jul 2, 2017 18:48
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Strawberry Panda posted:Any news about how Hayward's Boston meeting went. https://mobile.twitter.com/Parziale_Here/status/881519023774728193
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Jul 2, 2017 18:52
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Taj on a two year deal is fantastic. That defense is going to be very solid, Taj and KAT are very complementary defensively, Dieng can spend more time as a bench 5, and your starting lineup has multiple pick and pop/roll options. I'd like them to find another ok bench wing, but at this point we're probably at 1 year or minimum contracts.
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Jul 2, 2017 18:55
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"Apple. Coca-Cola. Vinnie Chase."
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Jul 2, 2017 19:00
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Punkin Spunkin posted:Yeah, I'd say I'm disappointed but deep down I'm pretty sure I expected this. spurs don't need guards anymore. they've got like 7 or something silly. spurs need bigs desperately. currently only have Gasol, LMA, and Bertans. i think they're watching the market to see if they can get another deal on Dedmon, or potentially bring over Milutinov who would be a probably be a project haven't heard anything about Lee, but i liked him last year, so the spurs are probably also wait to see what kind of offers he'd get. remember, spurs don't have much wiggle room at all and if they can keep the current roster as is then that's still a ~60 win, WCF team that will have another year of playing in the system together. considering there were like 7 new players last year, another year of seasoning will do a world of good. spurs would still have the absolute best wing defense in the league and the probable MVP. perhaps murray has a break out year, that would be exciting.
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Jul 2, 2017 19:02
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Bush Did Outer Heaven posted:beyond the financial stuff, I think they want a power forward who can step out and shoot a 3. I suspect there's a mandate to open up the offense as much as possible while still playing Roberson and Adams a lot to maintain the defense. PG contributes to that, but they need another shooter, preferably a big. Idk, unless there were chemistry issues (which I doubt) I think someone is over micro-managing this poo poo. They need to keep a somewhat same roster for a year or 3 ffs. I admit I don't get the nuances of the finances, but letting Gibson go and going after Rudy Gay with his injury don't make no sense to me.
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Jul 2, 2017 19:04
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https://twitter.com/editor_dan/status/881332808714788864 It's time to have a serious discussion: Does Kawhi Leonard own any clothes that weren't given to him by his basketball team
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Jul 2, 2017 19:05
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xbilkis posted:https://twitter.com/editor_dan/status/881332808714788864 Kawhi seems like a guy who would rather diversify his investment portfolio than buy a pair of shoes.
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Jul 2, 2017 19:06
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xbilkis posted:https://twitter.com/editor_dan/status/881332808714788864 yes, this one shirt: 
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Jul 2, 2017 19:08
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Wtf Kawhi hair power up and he was at south coast plaza?!? just barely missed meeting the true MVP
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Jul 2, 2017 19:09
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haha suck it Lacob https://twitter.com/aaronbruski/status/881564830091452416
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Jul 2, 2017 19:18
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What if Taj just wanted to play for thibs and it doesn't have to do anything with the thunder at all
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Jul 2, 2017 19:19
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Mr. Mambold posted:Idk, unless there were chemistry issues (which I doubt) I think someone is over micro-managing this poo poo. They need to keep a somewhat same roster for a year or 3 ffs. I admit I don't get the nuances of the finances, but letting Gibson go and going after Rudy Gay with his injury don't make no sense to me. We're literally deep in the tax and up against the hard cap right now with Roberson still to re-sign and figuring how to fit Gay in with the MLE. Team construction goals aside, if that's the deal Taj was looking for money-wise we literally couldn't pay that without abandoning Gay AND Roberson. He was always a rental, not a long-term core piece.
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Jul 2, 2017 19:28
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What do you guys think of the Ibaka signing? Metapod posted:What if Taj just wanted to play for thibs and it doesn't have to do anything with the thunder at all He has a cold weather oriented wardrobe and didn't want to have to buy all new clothes https://twitter.com/BobbyMarks42/status/881551342770192386 Somebody gon get some kinda deal on some ting Dejan Bimble fucked around with this message at 20:12 on Jul 2, 2017 |
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Jul 2, 2017 19:43
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lmao
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Jul 2, 2017 19:44
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Mandrel posted:We're literally deep in the tax and up against the hard cap right now with Roberson still to re-sign and figuring how to fit Gay in with the MLE. Team construction goals aside, if that's the deal Taj was looking for money-wise we literally couldn't pay that without abandoning Gay AND Roberson. He was always a rental, not a long-term core piece. We are neither in the tax nor in a hard cap
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Jul 2, 2017 19:46
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Golden State being so deep into the tax potentially for a long time is pretty interesting because Lacob for all his talk is probably one of the least wealthy owners in the league. He's barely richer than Michael Jordan. And unlike the other Just Billionaire owners in the league his net worth is almost certainly driven by a ton of inflated tech bubble crap (unlike other guys who get their wealth from blue chip poo poo and commodities). Who knows what his entire portfolio is like but his most recent high profile investments are some trumped up Fitbit thing aimed at athletes (for which he is personally invested) and a company that makes this thing: He also personally invested in imoji, a company founded by his son. GSW is almost certainly the biggest driver of his net worth at this point. I know this is all bullshit and meaningless because when you're that wealthy you literally can't fail, but it's interesting to me 'cause richer owners balk at smaller luxury tax bills. NBA teams almost literally pay for themselves because of the structure of the league, but luxury penalties are the one thing that actually eat into the bottom line for the owners. A few seasons of a high tax bill for Lacob will definitely be noticeable for him.
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Jul 2, 2017 20:05
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https://twitter.com/sam_amick/status/881578186764541953
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Jul 2, 2017 20:10
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Details on PJ Tucker contract: 17-18: $7.59M 18-19: $7.97M 19-20: $8.35M 20-21: $7.97M (only $2.57M g'teed) Not too bad, especially with the 4th year partial. I don't think that would be a hard contract to move at all in 2-3 years if needed. Also https://twitter.com/MarkBermanFox26/status/881584292777910272 Yeah, I'd say so
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Jul 2, 2017 20:10
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Metapod posted:We are neither in the tax nor in a hard cap I meant after those signings that's the area you're in. We're going to be in the luxury after the Roberson signing (presumably) and then you've still got to get Gay somehow with like 8-10ish million. I don't know if there's a reason we don't stretch Singler if we can't dump him, but I'm not sure how much that frees up. And there's still no backup PG. http://www.spotrac.com/nba/oklahoma-city-thunder/cap/ Edit: re-reading my original post I worded that pretty poorly so womp Mandrel fucked around with this message at 20:27 on Jul 2, 2017 |
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Jul 2, 2017 20:13
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Hah, I'm still thinking about Ibaka tweeting out how disappointed he is in the world for not implicitly trusting the reputation of the civil registry and administration of Brazzaville ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_Perceptions_Index ) I didn't remember that Ibaka's cousin got busted lying about his age https://deadspin.com/junior-etou-age-unknown-transfers-to-tulsa-1700640724 I rewatched Son Of The Congo and the french folks who discovered him cite his u18 playing as like watching "a professional athlete playing a bunch of boys" and they give an unsure range of ages (10, 11, 12, whatever) he could possibly be when telling the story 
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Jul 2, 2017 20:13
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Kings are probably going to whiff and anything and everything and I'm ok with that
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Jul 2, 2017 20:15
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This is poignant and a metaphor for the Trail Blazers' season somehow. I'm not smart enough to tie it all together but I know a metaphor when I see one.
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Jul 2, 2017 20:17
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Salvor_Hardin posted:"Apple. Coca-Cola. Vinnie Chase."
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Jul 2, 2017 20:22
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https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/881562414482948096
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Jul 2, 2017 20:25
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WhyteRyce posted:Kings are probably going to whiff and anything and everything and I'm ok with that *points to wise temple* Can't make any bad moves if you don't make any moves
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Jul 2, 2017 20:26
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Yes I do remember that CP3 got traded to the Rockets thanks bleacher report
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Jul 2, 2017 20:27
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lol every time i click an NBA Twitter link nowadays the first reply in the chain is that loving photo
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I know it makes zero sense in light of the point guard glut and big man deficit in San Antonio right now but bring back Handsome George Hill pleaseDejan Bimble posted:What do you guys think of the Ibaka signing? The Raptors are going to pay a lot of money to keep together a core that won't make it back to the ECF without a lot of injury luck Honestly depending on your opinion they're anywhere from the third to sixth best team in the East and of those six teams their future is the darkest both in the short and long term. They're stupidly profitable but they're essentially stuck in the same position that the Nuggets were in their post-Melo heyday: 45-52 wins, decent playoff showings, dead free agent periods, the beat goes on. Do you blow it up? Idk, if the Knicks manage to get Ujiri I guess you do so that the new pres can start things off right but otherwise the team is profitable and Toronto mostly seems to love them so why I wouldn't sign Ibaka but I don't know what else they're doing with that money and they gave up assets sorta to get him so I guess roll the dicd
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