NBA 2018-2019

[Cowtown]

And somewhere Jay Triano is smiling.

 

[STEVEHOLT]

I may be in the minority here, but I feel short changed. Thompson was having a great freaking playoffs and was on fire...and him missing that fourth quarter sucks for someone without a dog in the fight. I actually hate GSW alot less after this post season.

 

[STEVEHOLT]

For all the talk I hear about Curry being the greatest shooter of all time..im not sure if he's even the best shooter on his own team.

 

[Alsacs]

Holy Chit the guy tore his ACL. Then got carried to the locker room. He came jogging out during a TO made FTs.
I was totally wrong. I saw the ankle twist but he tore the ACL.
Both of the Warriors FAs got serious injuries. Do the Warriors do right by them?

 

[orangenauburn]

James still wins games when he plays. And LA is cool,... I guess

And tax rate on contract for 41 games is double what he pays now

Go play for the Spurs or Mavs, keep some of your money

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

Just a friend of a friend of a friend situation, so take it with a grain of salt, but I have a friend of a friend of a friend who works in the Suns' front office and they're saying they're confident that they're about to acquire Lonzo in an AD to Lakers deal.

I don't get why teams would want a guy who can't shoot, but what do I know.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

Both of the Warriors FAs got serious injuries. Do the Warriors do right by them?

100%

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

Durant is a grown man. He wanted a ring and he saw the chance slipping away. It was his chance to "save" the Warriors, repair his relationship with his teammates to an extent, and show the front office that he was deserving of a mega-deal. It was terrible luck, and yes there was a lot of outside pressure, but at the end of the day, it was his decision.

He was always going to get a max offer

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

So, does anybody know why Anthony Davis wants to play for the Lakers?

I can't understand it.

Total mess from owner to GM to coach.

Players hate each other.

Old Man LeBron doing weird LeBron things.

Like, what's the upside?

LeBron is launching his UniBrowVision network.

 

[Melancer46]

I don't get why teams would want a guy who can't shoot, but what do I know.

To be fair he was a great shooter in college. I think there’s still potential there as a spot up guy. I just don’t think he’ll ever be an off the dribble shooter and that complicates his ability to be a primary ball handler big time.

 

[Melancer46]

I wish more stars had the mindsight of Kawhi but I don’t think other stars would do what he did.
NBA stars want either superteams or elite markets to make marketing dollars.

Kawhi wanted an elite market to make marketing dollars though. Or at least that was his hope back when he demanded the trade. We’ll see if that’s still the case in a few weeks.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

So does Malachi Richardson get a ring?

 

[Horn88]

Kawhi wanted an elite market to make marketing dollars though. Or at least that was his hope back when he demanded the trade. We’ll see if that’s still the case in a few weeks.

I think another big draw for Kawhi to LA is as simple as he just wants to play back closer to home. I think I read or heard somewhere that he has two young children and wants to raise his family closer to his own family and where he grew up.

 

[Melancer46]

I think another big draw for Kawhi to LA is as simple as he just wants to play back closer to home. I think I read or heard somewhere that he has two young children and wants to raise his family closer to his own family and where he grew up.

I’m sure being closer to home is also a part of the draw but he had at least one or two east coast teams on his list if I recall correctly so it was obviously more than just that

 

[Alsacs]

100%

I don’t think the Warriors are a lock to offer both of them max deals.
That Durant would be 42.4 million and Klay Thompson would be 39 million.

With luxury tax repeat offender status next year would cost the Warriors 160 million for those 2 alone to not play one minute.

 

[Cusefan0307]

I'm going to go against the grain here, but I hope free agency is a dud and Kawhi stays in Toronto and KD/Klay both stay in San Fran. The hot stove has been worn out for me.

 

[Ghost]

Wheres the dude arguing with me a couple weeks ago that was saying VanVleet is terrible?

I said he was terrible in the playoffs - which I can quite easily back up with lots of statistics that he was downright awful for about 10-15 games in a row at the time I posted. If I remember correctly you didn't even know he played in the playoffs last year...so let's calm ourselves down about your incredibly vast knowledge/expertise in assessing VanVleet. I actually live here, watch Toronto...you quote ESPN fan-o-meters. Ugh.

 

[Ghost]

I like Doris Burke but cmon with that DeRozen chit. He had nothing to do with them winning.
Doris this sentimental crap you are trying to get out these guys now Marc Gasol isn’t necessary.

Utterly painful...maybe not as painful as the end of the game, but painful.

 

[Horn88]

I don’t think the Warriors are a lock to offer both of them max deals.
That Durant would be 42.4 million and Klay Thompson would be 39 million.

With luxury tax repeat offender status next year would cost the Warriors 160 million for those 2 alone to not play one minute.

Then they'll have to give Draymond a big raise in a year as well. Not sure if they'll have more cap flexibility a year from now though.

Looney is a free agent this year and I don't know if Golden State can afford to let both Looney and Dray walk out the door. They're both so good defensively and effective in the screen and roll game with Curry and Klay.

This is what I mentioned awhile back that Golden State was very fortunate to have the Steph/Klay/Dray core take up so little of their salary cap space allowing them to build out depth. Now it's time for everyone to get paid and they have some tough decisions to make.

 

[Cusefan0307]

Then they'll have to give Draymond a big raise in a year as well. Not sure if they'll have more cap flexibility a year from now though.

Looney is a free agent this year and I don't know if Golden State can afford to let both Looney and Dray walk out the door. They're both so good defensively and effective in the screen and roll game with Curry and Klay.

This is what I mentioned awhile back that Golden State was very fortunate to have the Steph/Klay/Dray core take up so little of their salary cap space allowing them to build out depth. Now it's time for everyone to get paid and they have some tough decisions to make.

Iguodala and Livingston were talking like they were done earlier in the playoffs. There's 17 million right there.

 

[Horn88]

Iguodala and Livingston were talking like they were done earlier in the playoffs. There's 17 million right there.

It might cost every bit of that and then some if they want to keep Looney. He's only making $1.6M this year.

Livingston I can see retiring but I think Iggy probably stays for the last year of his contract. He's still playing at a pretty high level and is set to make over $17M next season. Why walk away from that?

 

[Ghost]

Every single Canadian that I work with here seems to have come away with the same impression...and almost all just got into the NBA in the last weeks. "What was that...the end was sooooo boring...the NHL is so much more exciting."

 

[Cusefan0307]

It might cost every bit of that and then some if they want to keep Looney. He's only making $1.6M this year.

Livingston I can see retiring but I think Iggy probably stays for the last year of his contract. He's still playing at a pretty high level and is set to make over $17M next season. Why walk away from that?

I don't know, but he mentioned retirement multiple times in the Portland series. Sounds like a guy that is just beat up. Either way people acting like the Warriors are just going to disappear really make no sense to me. They are incredibly undervaluing Curry.

 

[Newhouser]

Then they'll have to give Draymond a big raise in a year as well. Not sure if they'll have more cap flexibility a year from now though.

Looney is a free agent this year and I don't know if Golden State can afford to let both Looney and Dray walk out the door. They're both so good defensively and effective in the screen and roll game with Curry and Klay.

This is what I mentioned awhile back that Golden State was very fortunate to have the Steph/Klay/Dray core take up so little of their salary cap space allowing them to build out depth. Now it's time for everyone to get paid and they have some tough decisions to make.

I think they sign Looney and Klay and let Draymond go. He is diminishing returns - I know he had a triple double - but sometimes numbers lie.

Is the Toronto GM a free agent now too? That may be bigger re-sign than Leonard

 

[Cusefan0307]

I think they sign Looney and Klay and let Draymond go. He is diminishing returns - I know he had a triple double - but sometimes numbers lie.

Is the Toronto GM a free agent now too? That may be bigger re-sign than Leonard

Yes. Washington is discussing offering him 12 million a year.