@Jeff_McLane The upside of having a management staff that isn’t scared to be fired is not devaluing future picks.
Howie has the trust of management so he’s not playing to keep his job on an annual basis like half the GMs in the league.
I don’t understand the blazers owner being cheap? Why buy an NBA team with profit as the main incentivizer?
The people I want owning the team are fans of the sport that have enough bread to do a myGM irl.
I’d be a terrible owner. I would have given shake a long term extension
@patbb08 I’m referring to the idea of MAX PF as a way to statistically find the worst teams rather than those willing to unethically tank.
There are a million metrics and that’s why a voting panel that can take them all into account could be the best option.
In dynasty fantasy football, tanking is inevitable bc u need stars just like the NBA is driven by star talent rather than depth.
Max PF as a metric allows the worst teams to get the best picks in rookie draft. Why not apply a similar idea to the NBA?
Tanking problem in NBA seems nearly unsolvable. Every solution has to do with not giving the worst teams the top picks.
The NBA could go with an out of the box idea and use a voting panel or stat based method to decide the worst teams? Seems crazy but it would stop tanking.
Joe Mazzulla when asked if Jayson Tatum will return in March
“I MIGHT NOT BE ALIVE… I GO TO BED QUESTIONABLE, I WAKE UP PROBABLE.”
(Via @NBCSBoston, h/t @CourtsideBuzzX)
Tyrese Maxey filmed VJ Edgecombe’s game-winning free throw. Edgecombe celebrated in Maxey’s direction as soon as the shot went in. From Maxey’s IG story:
Lakers went in a run as soon as Embiid checked out.
Would be sick for the Sixers to have a better bench so we don’t get killed in these non Embiid/maxey minutes #sixers
BREAKING: The Philadelphia 76ers are trading guard Jared McCain to the Oklahoma City Thunder for a 2026 Rockets first-round pick and three second-round picks, sources tell ESPN.
@KeithSmithNBA Converting walker and Barlow would put the Sixers about 6m over the cap?
Is that going to lead to dumping Drummond 5m + Gordon 2m? Possibly getting something for watford 2m?
Outside of money, what r the big downsides to paying the tax ?