@dawest76@DevonBirdsong@Jonnydoe2546@kylekuzma@Gutek_z_poligon They didn’t need to change much. What they did wrong was not spread the money out they got from the tv deal. There would have never been KD on the Warriors if they didn’t boost the salary cap that summer
"Even though Jaylen Brown was talking about himself for MVP, the Celtics did not feel like Jaylen had the best season on their team…They felt that Derrick White had a better season."
— Brian Windhorst. 😳
(h/t @MrBuckBuckNBA)
@MasKpls@UofBasketball After watching his tape I said the same thing lol and I think that’s why Milwaukee was hell bent on including him in the deal. Perfect perfect point guard to pair with those two. Miami should have stood firm on Kasp imo
Kasparas Jakučionis has fun upside...
Didn't get many on-ball opportunities, but when he did he produced a high rate of potential assists. Great spot shooting numbers. 6'6 & fairly sturdy on defense. Excited to watch him scale his game up in Milwaukee.
It’s what the NBA wanted. Older men have more of a voice/ you can’t control them as easily. That’s why they made the league younger and why they always try to cast off vets
Free agency is here and, right now, my TL is all LeBron, all day. Where's he going, what are the Warriors doing, etc. That's fine. He's LJ. I get it! But I'll tell you what I'm actually watching, and it isn't LJ and marquee guys. It's the OGs.
Don't get me wrong, I love this young NBA. These kids are so skilled it's almost unfair, and athletic in a way that's crazy. Different game now. A better one in a lot of ways, and I mean that.
Here's my thing, though. When I came into the league I didn't know anything, not really, and it was the vets who raised me. Guys like Ervin Johnson and Lindsey Hunter and Ray Allen taught me how to carry myself, how to be a pro on the nights nobody's watching. Taught me about money. Shoot, taught me about golf, about how to be a man. I needed that. Most of these young guys need it too, whether they know it yet or not.
So yeah. Harrison Barnes going back to San Antonio, that one was obvious. Russell Westbrook getting tied to DC? I love it for AJ Dybantsa and them. And if you've got a young roster you're trying to grow, you have to call a Khris Middleton or a Mike Conley. Get somebody in that locker room who's seen it, lived it, and can pass on that knowledge.
They can still give you minutes, sure. But that's not really why you sign them. You bring them in for the kid who's got all the talent in the world and no idea what to do with it yet. The vet pulls him aside when the coaches can't. Shows him the little things nobody teaches you in college. Shows him how to play the game, but also live the life.
Each one teach one. That's how it used to worked in the NBA. Let's make sure the young guys get that same guidance.
Stephen A. Smith on Ben Simmons:
“I don't think Jesus could convince me to take Ben Simmons... He is the only player that I have ever witnessed in NBA history who I believe should pay NBA teams to have him play.”
(h/t @TheNBABase)
Lil Wayne says he has no interest in facing anybody in a Verzuz battle because he believes his catalog could “embarrass” them and he will possibly end their career
the only Verzuz matchup that makes sense for Wayne is battling himself:
“If I am competing against whoever I’m competing against, I will embarrass you."
Why the hell does some Bucks fans keep mentioning Sabonis. Keep him far away from Milwaukee please.
And what’s with y’all not allowing people to comment on y’all tweets?? Y’all be acting way to Hollywood on here for me
BREAKING: The Memphis Grizzlies are trading two-time NBA All-Star Ja Morant to the Portland Trail Blazers for Jerami Grant and Kris Murray, sources tell ESPN.
a lot of these journalists show in how they handle criticism that they were never cut out to be athletes.
a little constructive criticism and now they're saying Josh Hart is eroding civil liberties and establishing the Third Reich
Jayson Tatum says Evan Turner almost got FIRED as an assistant coach for going too hard in practice.🤣
Tatum: "ET was trying to get a 10-day"
Teague: "Couple people get Covid, man... you might have to suit up" 😭
Tatum: "I go to lay the ball up and that n***a grabbed me out the air"
"Brad Stevens walked on the baseline...ET lost his mind. He almost got fired."