Today was the service for,Michael Wright. On behalf of his wife, family,I want to say to the fans,thank you for celebrating him, thanks to the fan that put together this montage of Mike from the doc about the making of the Heartbeats. As we say “Got nothin but love for you.”
After sitting here watching NBA free agency this year and overall NBA movement over the past 2 years somebody has to say it....
The new CBA was sold as parity, but the first and second apron are starting to function like a hard cap on player value, team continuity, and player movement.
Teams are no longer making purely basketball decisions. They’re making fear-based apron decisions. That means good players get squeezed, homegrown cores get broken up, fan-favorite teams lose their identity, and the overall product loses some of the nostalgia and continuity that made people fall in love with the NBA in the first place.
This isn’t about players not understanding business. It’s the opposite. We understand that the NBA is a business. That’s why the @TheNBPA has to operate with elite business acumen, elite negotiating strategy, and real foresight.
The owners and the league walk into these meetings with killers that continue to run circles around us time and time again with elite lawyers, economists, cap experts, media strategists, and long term business operators. Players deserve a PA that is just as sharp, just as prepared, and just as aggressive about protecting our upside.
Too often, it feels like players are informed after the fact instead of being truly educated and empowered before decisions are made. That cannot continue.
The next CBA is a do or die moment for us as players. It's only going to get worse for us. We need transparency, accountability, and a serious re evaluation of who is representing us and how they are representing us.
This is not anti parity. This is pro player, fan, and product. The league is strongest when players are valued properly, great teams can stay together, and the people representing us are operating at the same level as the people sitting across the table.
It's Thanksgiving week, and millions of Americans are expected to travel to see their loved ones -- an overwhelming majority of them traveling by car. https://t.co/bjjAn2yyLR
It’s simple, this league has not amount to 💩and lost excitement since Barry/Griffey and co left. The more Black representation the better the talent which = More $ in @MLB pocket.
Michael Harris II is unreal. Just unreal.
This is one of the best home run robberies you will see. Austin Hays was in disbelief. He had to crack a smile and laugh, because this was ridiculous.
The Golden State Warriors are not looking to trade Brandin Podziemski, per @anthonyVslater
"They don't want to trade [Podziemski]. He's beloved organizationally...One of the rare aspects to him, compared to the Warriors' other recent picks, is Steve Kerr couldn't keep him off the floor as a rookie."
(Via @957thegame )
Golden State has a 'heavily pick-based' offer on the table for Lauri Markkanen, per @Tjonesonthenba
"Golden State has an offer on the table and it's substantial [for Lauri Markkanen]. I think offers are heavily pick-based... What complicates it is the Warriors only have two unprotected picks, plus a protected first rounder."
(Via @957thegame )
The Kings, Thunder and Pelicans are expected to show interest in Jarrett Allen, per @AmNotEvan
“The general vibe across the league according to sources is that Allen and Garland are the two who could become available for the right price if Mitchell re-signs with the Cavaliers. While Allen has been linked to the New Orleans Pelicans for quite a while now, sources tell Right Down Euclid that the Oklahoma City Thunder and Sacramento Kings could be interested in the former All-Star.”
(Via https://t.co/Z1dvhpxfwn)