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What is going to be your favorite offseason storyline?
This poll is closed.
The Big3 Tourney 67 22.41%
Will Lakers draft Ball 40 13.38%
Where will the Pauls go 54 18.06%
Will LeBron jump ship to the Spurs or ?? 41 13.71%
Will every team in the league just pivot towards tanking 97 32.44%
Total: 210 votes
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WhyteRyce
Dec 30, 2001

Not trading Austin Rivers is some Fort Sumter poo poo

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Lugnut Seatcushion
May 4, 2013
Lipstick Apathy
FAKE NEWS

MourningView
Sep 2, 2006


Is this Heaven?

NotWearingPants posted:

I feel like Simmons will have benefited from the year of watching, just as Embiid did, and will play at a level beyond one might expect from a rookie. I also think that Fultz's transition into the NBA will be easier playing off ball with Simmons initiating the offense. It's going to interesting to see how long it takes Fultz to adjust to NBA 3pt range.

Expecting Simmons to come in and immediately handle a positions he's never played after a year off seems, uh, optimistic

WhyteRyce
Dec 30, 2001

https://twitter.com/seth_rosenthal/status/881207931668189185

Cool Buff Man
Jul 30, 2006

bitch
So uh what do the Clippers do now? Try to sign Lowry?

Metapod
Mar 18, 2012
also i'm glad detroit finally got a decent point guard

DeimosRising
Oct 17, 2005

¡Hola SEA!


blue check mark y'all. That would be a great team though, Millsap is cool and would be a perfect fit.


Jota posted:

The thing being talked about was a team theoretically playing the Sixers in the playoffs and the only way that could happen is if Embiid is playing a ton so


Cool Buff Man I can relate to your pain.

Embiid was indeed amazing on D last year, but it's a tiny sample and against regular season offenses. I would expect their overall team D to still be bad in a first ever playoff appearance context. Stranger things have happened though


Dejan Bimble posted:

Hahaha, Karl, you're a loving center and you better learn to love 30m dollar 36 year old Paul Millsap

The NBA is going to be hilariously unbalanced. The Jazz must be suicidal

I feel very badly for Rudy, he's dreamy but what an awful series of setbacks for Utah (even if what you're responding to was fake)

WHOOPS
Nov 6, 2009

Cool Buff Man posted:

It'd be cool if Millsap did sign with the Wolves and Woj got out-scooped by an impostor

he is apparently meeting with them today so who knows

Dejan Bimble
Mar 24, 2008

we're all black friends
Plaster Town Cop
https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/881204148305354754

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/881205359624429568

Real Woj tweets

Langston Galloway is a good signing for the Pistons, both as kcp-leaving and continuing-pg-injuries insurance. 7m a year is like 5 or so a year on the old cba, that's about where Galloway belongs. Square business

NotWearingPants
Jan 3, 2006

by Nyc_Tattoo
Nap Ghost

MourningView posted:

Expecting Simmons to come in and immediately handle a positions he's never played after a year off seems, uh, optimistic

Yeah, I watch his summer league highlights video from last year a lot, where he passes like a magician and makes every jump shot.

EvanTH
Apr 24, 2004

i like to express my inner pain by being really boring on the phone
or just when i'm kickin it
that's me though
i'm kind of oddddddd

NickRoweFillea posted:

That shirt is unbelievable.

It's a good week for thoughtless t-shirts
https://twitter.com/youngsinick/status/880442252769857537

WhyteRyce posted:

Lol and I thought Langston was stupid for opting out
https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/88120414830

He deleted the tweet, but then reposted it as this:
https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/881204148305354754

I say Hell Yeah for Langston. He's a super solid roleplayer and the Pistons probably remembered him pulling this on them:
http://www.nba.com/video/games/pistons/2016/02/05/0021500746-nyk-det-play7.nba/
He was clutch as hell even though Melo never let him sniff the ball after the 2 minute mark.

edit: and THIS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9le6jnqmQWU

pubic works project
Jan 28, 2005

No Decepticon in history, and I say this with great surety, has been treated worse or more unfairly.

It's okay guys. This is the real guy Ainge was after.

Jota
May 6, 2003

uga-booga uga-booga

Cool Buff Man posted:

So uh what do the Clippers do now? Try to sign Lowry?

If Blake signed his new deal I think they are over the ca pso they are kinda hosed

morestuff
Aug 2, 2008

You can't stop what's coming
Pistons probably making some more moves

https://twitter.com/nateduncannba/status/881212045227565056

Redgrendel2001
Sep 1, 2006

you literally think a person saying their NBA team of choice being better than the fucking 76ers is a 'schtick'

a literal thing you think.

vaginal facsimile posted:

JFK wasn't a pioneer

:allears:

vaginal facsimile posted:

They both got dome in Dallas

You sound like a real winner.

Gonz
Dec 22, 2009

"Jesus, did I say that? Or just think it? Was I talking? Did they hear me?"
Good. Now trade Reginald Jackson, SVG, you enormous watery shart.

They're hard capped now and somebody's gotta go.

Carlosologist posted:

Drummond gone if they can manage it

I'd be fine with this, too. Let him mope on someone else's bench during close games in the 4th quarter.

Gonz fucked around with this message at 19:15 on Jul 1, 2017

Carlosologist
Oct 13, 2013

Revelry in the Dark

Drummond gone if they can manage it

Kibner
Oct 21, 2008

Acguy Supremacy
Detroit got a nice bench gunner. He is not a PG, though. Great dude and I wish him the best. Get that paper, Langston!

Dejan Bimble
Mar 24, 2008

we're all black friends
Plaster Town Cop

pubic works project posted:

It's okay guys. This is the real guy Ainge was after.

He's the smartest GM in the league

Also, Boston fans, here's a highlight video of Daniel Theis in the german league, set to a loving Roy Jones Jr rap song where he screams "Go hard, nigga, or go home, nigga"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2a26nuDQJU
It seems that he shoots the ball and dunks it from time to time

Away all Goats
Jul 5, 2005

Goose's rebellion

I hope Milsap to the wolves actually happens (they have the space, right?). That's a legit team.

e: oh wait Milsap is 32? ehhh..

Tae
Oct 24, 2010

Hello? Can you hear me? ...Perhaps if I shout? AAAAAAAAAH!
32 is why anyone is hesitant about Milsap. And he wants a long term deal, meaning to get him is paying like 40 million on his final deal.

Jota
May 6, 2003

uga-booga uga-booga

Away all Goats posted:

I hope Milsap to the wolves actually happens (they have the space, right?). That's a legit team.

e: oh wait Milsap is 32? ehhh..

The Wolves can realistically get to about $20 million in cap space even after signing Teague

NotWearingPants
Jan 3, 2006

by Nyc_Tattoo
Nap Ghost
I think if the Sixers haven't signed Redick by now, it's not happening. The Nets will probably offer him a 3-4 year deal.

It sounds like the Sixers were not willing to go beyond a 1 year deal and I'm not really sure why. I thought they could safely hand out a 2 year deal without interfering with the future contracts of Simmons and Saric.

Dejan Bimble
Mar 24, 2008

we're all black friends
Plaster Town Cop

NotWearingPants posted:

I think if the Sixers haven't signed Redick by now, it's not happening. The Nets will probably offer him a 3-4 year deal.

It sounds like the Sixers were not willing to go beyond a 1 year deal and I'm not really sure why. I thought they could safely hand out a 2 year deal without interfering with the future contracts of Simmons and Saric.

They have to commit about 50m annually to Simmons/Embiid/ couple other guys in 2 years, but they have 57m of cap space right now and have like 7 players signed for 18-19. I think (I guess) they'd probably be fine with a 3 year 75m or so to Reddick but the 4th year is what's holding things up

Redgrendel2001
Sep 1, 2006

you literally think a person saying their NBA team of choice being better than the fucking 76ers is a 'schtick'

a literal thing you think.

Simmons scrambling to find some potential silver lining.

https://twitter.com/BillSimmons/status/881218604124913664

Cool Buff Man
Jul 30, 2006

bitch

Redgrendel2001 posted:

Simmons scrambling to find some potential silver lining.

https://twitter.com/BillSimmons/status/881218604124913664

That is NOT a silver lining

Dexo
Aug 15, 2009

A city that was to live by night after the wilderness had passed. A city that was to forge out of steel and blood-red neon its own peculiar wilderness.
Please god put Melo on Boston.

EvanTH
Apr 24, 2004

i like to express my inner pain by being really boring on the phone
or just when i'm kickin it
that's me though
i'm kind of oddddddd
Summer League started a few hours ago. Magic f. Isaac are currently playing the Pacers. Who wants to make the GDT?

Ghetto SuperCzar
Feb 20, 2005


EvanTH posted:

Summer League started a few hours ago. Magic f. Isaac are currently playing the Pacers. Who wants to make the GDT?

I just came here to ask this Evan you do it please

EvanTH
Apr 24, 2004

i like to express my inner pain by being really boring on the phone
or just when i'm kickin it
that's me though
i'm kind of oddddddd

Cool Buff Man posted:

That is NOT a silver lining

I didn't bring it up earlier because I'm not a Knicks Optimist, but I've seen Melo to Boston floated a few times and it's close enough to NYC that Melo might agree to waive the NTC :getin:

Ghetto SuperCzar
Feb 20, 2005


nba.coms box scores are all hosed up for summer league right now but who uses that site anyways its garbage.

Dejan Bimble
Mar 24, 2008

we're all black friends
Plaster Town Cop
https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3825540 SUMMER LEAGUE GDT :siren:

leftist heap
Feb 28, 2013

Fun Shoe

Ghetto SuperCzar posted:

nba.coms box scores are all hosed up for summer league right now but who uses that site anyways its garbage.

It's really remarkably bad. Basically any other site covering basketball is better.

EvanTH
Apr 24, 2004

i like to express my inner pain by being really boring on the phone
or just when i'm kickin it
that's me though
i'm kind of oddddddd

Ghetto SuperCzar posted:

I just came here to ask this Evan you do it please

Done -- https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3825542

Ammanas
Jul 17, 2005

Voltes V: "Laser swooooooooord!"

This is the real one, everyone use this one

EvanTH
Apr 24, 2004

i like to express my inner pain by being really boring on the phone
or just when i'm kickin it
that's me though
i'm kind of oddddddd

ohh nooooo

Vertical Lime
Dec 11, 2004

https://twitter.com/PFTCommenter/status/881223740457177088

Away all Goats
Jul 5, 2005

Goose's rebellion

Redgrendel2001 posted:

Simmons scrambling to find some potential silver lining.

https://twitter.com/BillSimmons/status/881218604124913664

lmao that would be so stupid. I hope they do it.

G-Hawk
Dec 15, 2003

https://twitter.com/DwightHoward/status/881225319780413440

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EvanTH
Apr 24, 2004

i like to express my inner pain by being really boring on the phone
or just when i'm kickin it
that's me though
i'm kind of oddddddd

as all the people responding have pointed out, he was #34

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