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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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Dejan Bimble
Mar 24, 2008

we're all black friends
Plaster Town Cop
Barbosa is supposed to be coming back, his deal had 500k guaranteed, I think they're trying to clear space for Gallinari or a Trade

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Shear Modulus
Jun 9, 2010



last i heard the two sides broke off talks and the spurs don't need any more expensive guards anyway

Vertical Lime
Dec 11, 2004

https://twitter.com/BillSimmons/status/881952407818842116

he got morey to discuss the cp3 trade

!!!

Jota
May 6, 2003

uga-booga uga-booga
This is def one of my fav reddit posts ever:https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/6l0mf9/is_it_me_or_does_ben_simmons_resemble_mona_lisa/

"Is it me or does Ben Simmons resemble Mona Lisa?"



You can't teach grace like that

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

RASHIBA WALLACE posted:

Would the Spurs have any chance of bringing George Hill home? Or was that door closed when they re-signed Patty Mills?

Yeah, seems like not something they have an interest or a need for. They realllly need bigs right now.

edit god damned it's true the Seattle Supersonics were in the playoffs more recently than the Timberwolves

losing draft picks really fucks a team

EvanTH fucked around with this message at 20:45 on Jul 3, 2017

R.D. Mangles
Jan 10, 2004


don't know if they could afford him or if the bulls would match, but niko would be an incredible spur

Away all Goats
Jul 5, 2005

Goose's rebellion

Spurs should trade for Jonas Valanciunas. All it will cost is the low price of taking Demarre Carroll too

MourningView
Sep 2, 2006


Is this Heaven?
https://twitter.com/tribjazz/status/881961403719991297

Lock him up and turn off the internet until he signs

Tae
Oct 24, 2010

Hello? Can you hear me? ...Perhaps if I shout? AAAAAAAAAH!
It's a very tough decision, since all three teams are in the NBA 2k e-sports league

Michael Transactions
Nov 11, 2013

https://twitter.com/tannerainge/status/880279099809316864

kingcobweb
Apr 16, 2005

Dude's cover photo is some straight-up Stop White Genocide poo poo

Lugnut Seatcushion
May 4, 2013
Lipstick Apathy

He's got a point

Lugnut Seatcushion
May 4, 2013
Lipstick Apathy

kingcobweb posted:

Dude's cover photo is some straight-up Stop White Genocide poo poo

His kids? What the gently caress are you talking about

Punkin Spunkin
Jan 1, 2010
I mean, his loving name is Tanner, that's about all u need to know

kingcobweb
Apr 16, 2005

cravius posted:

His kids? What the gently caress are you talking about

I'm just saying he's trying to get Hayward to sign that 14/88 contract

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

Punkin Spunkin posted:

I mean, his loving name is Tanner, that's about all u need to know

clearly named after the world's all-time greatest lifestyle blog http://tanneramerica-blog.tumblr.com/

kingcobweb posted:

Dude's cover photo is some straight-up Stop White Genocide poo poo

? I'm seeing a picture of somebody's kids and a basic campaign bumpersticker

Hashtag Banterzone
Dec 8, 2005


Lifetime Winner of the willkill4food Honorary Bad Posting Award in PWM

kingcobweb posted:

I'm just saying he's trying to get Hayward to sign that 14/88 contract

We must secure the existence of our cap space and a future for godfather offers

Vertical Lime
Dec 11, 2004

https://twitter.com/sam_amick/status/881971035943260160
https://twitter.com/MarkG_Medina/status/881971568569536516

Ammanas
Jul 17, 2005

Voltes V: "Laser swooooooooord!"
Nah I get what he's talking about but that kind of look is everywhere. But so are stealth supporters of the #stopwhitegenocide movement. Like the entire middle of America is just chock full of white morons who are terrified their place on top is being chipped away at

Anyway gently caress every single Ainge

Ammanas
Jul 17, 2005

Voltes V: "Laser swooooooooord!"
I wouldn't mind Nick Young on the warriors as long as Matt Barnes is ejected into space

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.

cravius posted:

He's got a point

He'd have more of a point if he weren't living in a religious theocracy.

Tae
Oct 24, 2010

Hello? Can you hear me? ...Perhaps if I shout? AAAAAAAAAH!
Timberwolves would be waaaaay better off with Nick Young. He would get so many open 3's.

Warriors need more of a combo forward than another guard.

Ammanas
Jul 17, 2005

Voltes V: "Laser swooooooooord!"
Warriors need a loving center, David West is not it

3 DONG HORSE
May 22, 2008

I'd like to thank Satan for everything he's done for this organization


The implication that Tanner only wants white kids as children in his family is very problematic.

I'll miss you Swaggy P. I hope you're celebrating airballs on the Warriors one day :3:

SpiritOfSanDimas
Oct 31, 2012

Any word on what Dedmon's situation is? I heard the Warriors were considering him, wouldn't be a bad option to replace Zaza's 12mpg or w/e

cravius posted:

His kids? What the gently caress are you talking about

The culture war has destroyed everyone's brain

Tae
Oct 24, 2010

Hello? Can you hear me? ...Perhaps if I shout? AAAAAAAAAH!

Ammanas posted:

Warriors need a loving center, David West is not it

David West was easily the best overall True center on the roster

MOVIE MAJICK
Jan 4, 2012

by Pragmatica
http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/227280/Raptors-Quickly-Rebuffed-Valanciunas-For-Harden-Trade-Inquiry-From-Thunder

quote:

The Oklahoma City Thunder spoke to the Toronto Raptors about a trade centered on James Harden for Jonas Valanciunas.

The Raptors 'quickly rebuffed' the interest from Sam Presti in the trade.

The Thunder eventually traded Harden to the Rockets while also acquiring the Raptors' lottery guaranteed pick.

Valanciunas averaged 8.9 points and 6.0 rebounds in 23.9 minutes per game during his rookie season.

Punkin Spunkin
Jan 1, 2010

Ammanas posted:

Warriors need a loving center, David West is not it
I know someone available
brrr brrr brrr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYyXVnOKTMw

Pozload Escobar
Aug 21, 2016

by Reene

That's funny from every angle.

I love OKC being a wasteland and while I think presti did good to unload Dipo's contract I'm glad it will still end up with another marquee FA telling OKC to S his D.

Ammanas
Jul 17, 2005

Voltes V: "Laser swooooooooord!"

Tae posted:

David West was easily the best overall True center on the roster

Dont get me wrong im happy he re-signed especially for cheap but draymond+david west is insufficient

BRING BACK JAVALE for 1 million dollars plz

MourningView
Sep 2, 2006


Is this Heaven?

Ammanas posted:

Warriors need a loving center, David West is not it

The center market is completely dead, that's probably the easiest spot to fill cheaply right now, like they did last year.

Tae
Oct 24, 2010

Hello? Can you hear me? ...Perhaps if I shout? AAAAAAAAAH!


Almost everyone is still available. The expectation of just being a 7 footer to get a paycheck is going away at this point.

Lugnut Seatcushion
May 4, 2013
Lipstick Apathy

A Buff Gay Dude posted:

That's funny from every angle.

I love OKC being a wasteland and while I think presti did good to unload Dipo's contract I'm glad it will still end up with another marquee FA telling OKC to S his D.

Yes, constantly going to conference finals is a wasteland

Libertine
Jun 21, 2004

When I die, I hope they say I made the eSports industry a better place than I made millions of dollars.

MourningView posted:

https://twitter.com/tribjazz/status/881961403719991297

Lock him up and turn off the internet until he signs

If the Jazz resign Hayward and have their team from last year plus Rubio I'm officially on the bandwagon. I hope there's still room.

leftist heap
Feb 28, 2013

Fun Shoe
Wind Horse said on either the Lowe Poste or Jalen and Jacoby a little while back and really down played state taxes for athletes. For one thing they get paid per game in the state the game was in, so for a lot of players at least half their games are gonna be in different states anyway.

Has any athlete ever really mentioned it as a factor?

warcrimes
Jul 6, 2013

I don't know what's it called, I just know the sound it makes when it takes a J4G's life. :parrot: :parrot: :parrot: :parrot:

cravius posted:

Yes, constantly going to conference finals is a wasteland

OKC is constantly going to the conference finals? Weren't they one and done in the playoffs last year?

Carlosologist
Oct 13, 2013

Revelry in the Dark

the Thunder went to the conference finals five times in the KD-Russ era, so at the very least they were consistent at that time. I don't think they make it out of the first again this year considering the bloodbath that is now the Western Conference

Spacebump
Dec 24, 2003

Dallas Mavericks: Generations

Carlosologist posted:

the Thunder went to the conference finals five times in the KD-Russ era, so at the very least they were consistent at that time. I don't think they make it out of the first again this year considering the bloodbath that is now the Western Conference

Too tough to predict atm because of injuries and rosters aren't finished yet. If I had to guess atm, I'd say I can see them at least in round 2 but it's just too early to guess.

Shear Modulus
Jun 9, 2010



i could see OKC with Paul George being a top 4 team in the west, after Golden State, San Antonio and Houston. Especially if Utah loses Hayward.

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Vertical Lime
Dec 11, 2004

https://twitter.com/mercnews/status/881987635803283456

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