2024-25 NBA Thread: Finals return after 3-month hiatus (46 Viewers)

[Yo Mama]

Harden re-signs for 2/$70M with the Clippers.

 

[Long Ball Larry]

Harden re-signs for 2/$70M with the Clippers.

Seems pretty reasonable

 

[Long Ball Larry]

1. Sign KCP/Beasley/Klay/Heild/Harris to 2 year contract to retain cap flexibility.
2. Call up Utah and Milwaukee and see what it takes for Markinen or Lopez.

They need shooting and with Paolo and Franz as your building blocks, you don't have a ton of spots to add them outside of PG (FA class is awful) and a stretch 5 (I don't love Wendell Carter)

I have no interest in PG because I don't think PG pushes them over the top*

I have my concerns about Hartenstein as a fit in Orlando. He seems like a good player but if he can't shoot the 3, I am not interested.

*I reserve the right to change my tune if he somehow ends up in Orlando

Push them over the top or gets them to the final 4? Because the top for this team isn’t the 2025 season but the next 3-4 years after.

Twitter ppl seem to think PG is headed for Philly anyhow.

I guess get them in contention. Perhaps PG does get them on the cusp of NY, but still below Boston, imo.

Hold the line until next season. I know it's not sexy but what's one more year?


Last year's team might have been my favorite team of all time.

Unless they are willing to forgo using their space this year at all, they are not going to have a lot of ways to add talent, after 2 years from now, assuming Paolo, Franz and Suggs get paid, so they may as well maximize this offseason even if it makes them expensive in two years

Yeah, I'm no cap guy, but from what I understand they can spend next offseason as well.

If they can convince Klay or KCP to do a 1-1 deal, this would be a way to see if Franz and Paolo can actually coexist in the playoffs. It's all about those 2 plus Suggs and then young guys. People forget they have 2 lottery guys basically just breaking in.

I'm all about adding talent but there is no perfect answer to their questions.

Right, they can have space next season, but that would basically mean punting on this offseason, since they could only sign 1 year deals

 

[Yo Mama]

Chris Haynes reporting the Bulls offered Levine for Wiggins and Paul, but Warrior said no thanks we’d rather just waive Paul instead.

 

[msudaisy26]

Chris Haynes reporting the Bulls offered Levine for Wiggins and Paul, but Warrior said no thanks we’d rather just waive Paul instead.

And when the Pistons wanted Lavine he said no thanks and had surgery. Can't make this up!

 

[Yo Mama]

Kings are working on a trade with the Pelicans for Brandon Ingram. Not sure how he’d fit with Fox and Sabonis.

 

[Yo Mama]

Doing my best to not post fake Woj and fake Shams tweets as I’m sitting here bored scrolling through Twitter and watching NBA today.

 

[msudaisy26]

Kings are working on a trade with the Pelicans for Brandon Ingram. Not sure how he’d fit with Fox and Sabonis.

Rumors were the Pistons had interest and Pelicans had interest in a deal with the Pistons. That makes me wonder what is wrong with Ingram.

 

[Frostillicus]

Adrian Wojnarowski

@wojespn
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The Jazz are planning to waive center Omer Yurtseven, source tells ESPN. Another center into the free agency market.

 

[scoobus]

Adrian Wojnarowski
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The Jazz are planning to waive center Omer Yurtseven, source tells ESPN. Another center into the free agency market.

The first domino

 

[Juxtatarot]

PG is holding things up!

 

[Yo Mama]

Only signings so far are players returning to teams. Nobody has signed to new teams yet.

 

[Yo Mama]

PG is holding things up!

Wonder if teams are finally taking the tampering charges seriously.

 

[Kev4029]

PG is holding things up!

Wonder if teams are finally taking the tampering charges seriously.

Or alternatively, the league let everyone know they were going put the hammer down.

 

[Yo Mama]

PG is holding things up!

Wonder if teams are finally taking the tampering charges seriously.

Or alternatively, the league let everyone know they were going put the hammer down.

True. Plus with the new rules allowing teams to negotiate with their own players early this year, lots of big moves have happened already (OG, Siakam, Monk, Quickley, etc). Makes it seem slower than usual. Those would have all been in the big 6pm/3pm news dumps in previous years.

 

[Kev4029]

Lol

 

[Long Ball Larry]

PG is holding things up!

Wonder if teams are finally taking the tampering charges seriously.

Or alternatively, the league let everyone know they were going put the hammer down.

Made a pg sign and trade quite challenging. 4d chess from morey

 

[Long Ball Larry]

Kelly Iko says batum will not return to Sixers . That sucks

 

[Kev4029]

Kelly Iko says batum will not return to Sixers . That sucks

Retiring?

 

[Long Ball Larry]

Kelly Iko says batum will not return to Sixers . That sucks

Retiring?

Unclear

 

[Long Ball Larry]

Signs with sixers!!!

@mikeascotto
Breaking: The Philadelphia 76ers and free agent center Andre Drummond have agreed to a two-year, $10+ million deal, league sources told @hoopshype. Drummond gets a player option Year 2. During his career, Drummond has been a two-time All-Star and a four-time rebounding

Truly baffled by the release of this news right now

 

[Long Ball Larry]

Doing my best to not post fake Woj and fake Shams tweets as I’m sitting here bored scrolling through Twitter and watching NBA today.

Use this bro: https://x.com/i/lists/212494671

 

[msudaisy26]

Drummond to the 76ers. 2 year 10 million
Kevin Porter 2 years to the Clippers. I don't see money yet.

 

[Mister CIA]

Kelly Iko says batum will not return to Sixers . That sucks

Retiring?

I wouldn't mind if the Spurs sign Batum for a season to be a Sherpa for the youngest roster in the league, especially Sochan. Currently, he just happens to be practicing with Wemby and the rest of the French national team. I'd say there's a chance.

 

[Long Ball Larry]

Magic get kcp! 3/66

 

[Long Ball Larry]

Drummond to the 76ers. 2 year 10 million
Kevin Porter 2 years to the Clippers. I don't see money yet.

Since they didn’t say, I assume it’s for the minimum. Seems like kind of a bad guy, though maybe the latest charges were a little overblown. Who knows, but interesting either way

 

[msudaisy26]

Magic get kcp! 3/66

That is a nice start for the Magic.

 

[Long Ball Larry]

Magic get kcp! 3/66

@Capella @GOB

Kind of surprising that the nuggets couldn’t/wouldnt compete with that

 

[msudaisy26]

Drummond to the 76ers. 2 year 10 million
Kevin Porter 2 years to the Clippers. I don't see money yet.

Since they didn’t say, I assume it’s for the minimum. Seems like kind of a bad guy, though maybe the latest charges were a little overblown. Who knows, but interesting either way

Yeah. I put him with Bridges.

 

[Long Ball Larry]

Seems like that takes the magic out of the PG derby

 

[Long Ball Larry]

Magic get kcp! 3/66

@Capella @GOB

Kind of surprising that the nuggets couldn’t/wouldnt compete with that

3rd year is a player option

 

[scoobus]

RIP Nuggets?

That's a massive loss/hole for them now, especially coming off losing Bruce Brown last season.

 

[Long Ball Larry]

RIP Nuggets?

That's a massive loss/hole for them now, especially coming off losing Bruce Brown last season.

How do you expect the kroenkes to feed their family?

 

[msudaisy26]

Seems like that takes the magic out of the PG derby

Maybe a sign and trade? Would love to see another threat in the East.

 

[GOB]

Hang the banner

 

[Long Ball Larry]

Was there any real reason that the nuggets could not have matched that kcp deal?

 

[msudaisy26]

Was there any real reason that the nuggets could not have matched that kcp deal?

Maybe they like Braun a lot?

 

[Kev4029]

Was there any real reason that the nuggets could not have matched that kcp deal?

Kroenkes are cheap and that would have kept them in the 2nd apron.

 

[Leeroy Jenkins]

Sixers needed Drummond last season.

I just don’t see PG going to Philly. Would be a nice fit though.

 

[Yo Mama]

Was there any real reason that the nuggets could not have matched that kcp deal?

Kroenkes are cheap and that would have kept them in the 2nd apron.

Don’t worry. Word is they might trade for Westbrook.

 

[Kev4029]

Was there any real reason that the nuggets could not have matched that kcp deal?

Kroenkes are cheap and that would have kept them in the 2nd apron.

Don’t worry. Word is they might trade for Westbrook.

I would be ****ing furious. A team without shooting trading for him.... Sounds like something they would do.

 

[Long Ball Larry]

Was there any real reason that the nuggets could not have matched that kcp deal?

Kroenkes are cheap and that would have kept them in the 2nd apron.

Seems like being in the 2nd apron would be ok for this year and then figure it out later. I guess they can surely find the best player in the league in the second round again in the future.

 

[Long Ball Larry]

Honestly, if you could trade porter for whatever at neutral value if possible and keep kcp at that contract would be better.

 

[Boston]

Forsberg: C's top 9 in place after team brings back Hauser, Kornet

Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens is following through on his promise to run it back with most of the 2024 championship roster.

www.nbcsportsboston.com

 

[mr. furley]

Adrian Wojnarowski
@wojespn
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The Jazz are planning to waive center Omer Yurtseven, source tells ESPN. Another center into the free agency market.

Wizards rumored to be offering him 4 yr/224 million

 

[GOB]

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[Desert_Power]

Good move for Orlando.

 

[Yo Mama]

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Yeah, Suggs/KCP defensive backcourt is crazy good.

 

[Yo Mama]

Was there any real reason that the nuggets could not have matched that kcp deal?

Kroenkes are cheap and that would have kept them in the 2nd apron.

Don’t worry. Word is they might trade for Westbrook.

I would be ****ing furious. A team without shooting trading for him.... Sounds like something they would do.

If it makes you feel better, the lakers won the title with KCP as a starter and decided to move on from him in favor of Westbrook and it worked out great.

 

[Long Ball Larry]

George not going back to clippers according to his agent

Or the clippers won’t change what they are offering At least