The NBA thread

[jakefromstatefarm]

oh man i felt so bad for Bobcats fans. not getting #1 set their franchise back to this day.

I agree, not landing unibrow must've been a huge letdown.

[benjipwns]

The New York Knicks have emerged as strong favorites to sign free-agent big man Joakim Noah, according to league sources.

Sources told ESPN.com that multiple teams interested in Noah have all but conceded already that the Knicks are his runaway preferred destination in free agency.

[benjipwns]

Chasten Ruin12 hours ago
Damn Jaylen, why you gotta do Isaiah Thomas like that?

[benjipwns]

on a four twinkie plus gummy vitamins diet? i don't think so

[bluemax]

on a four twinkie plus gummy vitamins diet? i don't think so

Why you gotta talk about Derek Rose's diet like that.

[Mandark]

There's a TON of cap space, a weak FA class, and short contracts.

Players are going to get paid and people are going to freak out about it.

I just saw Woj tweet that the Lakers are looking to give Mozgov 4/$65M and now I'm freaking out.

[Kara]

The Jim Buss Save My Job Express

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[Human Snorenado]

Mozgov at 4/64.

This is the stupidest deal in NBA history. The guy put up just over 6 and 4.

Sure, but if the past two years are anything to go by, this means that the Lakers will now make it to the finals and lose, which has to be counted as a wildly improbable improvement.

Aren't you thankful?

[Stoney Mason]

lol at Lakers

I think Dwight is worth 30 million if that is what Mozgov is worth.

What is Biyombo gonna get considering he's much more valuable than Mozgov.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

There's a TON of cap space, a weak FA class, and short contracts.

Players are going to get paid and people are going to freak out about it.

I just saw Woj tweet that the Lakers are looking to give Mozgov 4/$65M and now I'm freaking out.

[El Babua]

Whiteside re-signs with Heat 4 year/98M

[TakingBackSunday]

man got paid, good for him

[Stoney Mason]

Marc Stein
ESPN Senior Writer

Hearing Jeremy Lin landed a three-year deal worth $36 million from Brooklyn

[benjipwns]

Drummond agrees to max deal with Pistons

Andre Drummond and the Detroit Pistons have agreed on a five-year maximum contract in the $130 million range, according to league sources.


Jefferson, Pacers agree to deal

Al Jefferson is leaving Charlotte. The 31-year-old center and the Indiana Pacers have made a verbal agreement on a three-year, $30 million deal, according to league sources.


Beal to re-sign with Wizards for max

The Washington Wizards have agreed to a deal with Bradley Beal, according to sources. ESPN's Marc Stein reported earlier Friday the Wizards and Beal were near an agreement on a maximum five-year contract approaching $130 million.


Pistons agree to deal with Ish Smith

Point guard Ish Smith is bound for his 10th NBA team after he agreed to a three-year, $18 million contract with the Detroit Pistons, according to multiple reports.


Clarkson returning to Lakers

Jordan Clarkson has agreed to a four-year, $50 million deal to return to the Los Angeles Lakers, according to sources.


Batum going back to Charlotte

Nicolas Batum has agreed to a five-year, $120 million deal to re-sign with the Charlotte Hornets, according to a league source.


DeRozan agrees to stay in Toronto

DeMar DeRozan has decided to remain in a Toronto Raptors uniform, agreeing to a five-year, $139 million-plus deal soon after the free agency period began.

DeRozan's deal will pay him over $30 million a year in the last few years of it.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

So that career mediocrity Evan Turner actually managed to get someone to pay him an All-Star salary to be a league-average shooting guard.

Fuck Evan Turner.

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League average? D league you mean

[Your Stalker]

Looks like Chandler Parsons got max offers from the Blazers and Grizz.

[Stoney Mason]

Every contract from last year is now an incredible bargain. Remember how that Tristan Thompson contract seemed a bit outrageous. Now its fine.

[Human Snorenado]

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/sources--dwight-howard-214304623.html

Good thing I don't give a shit about the Hawks, I guess. Although, this is like, infinitely better spent money than the Mozgov deal.

Free-agent center Dwight Howard has reached agreement on a three-year, $70.5 million deal with the Atlanta Hawks, league sources told The Vertical.

[benjipwns]

Grizzlies going to pay Conley and Parsons a combined ~$54 million a year.

O brave new world that has such contracts in it.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

Every contract from last year is now an incredible bargain. Remember how that Tristan Thompson contract seemed a bit outrageous. Now its fine.

By proxy Kevin Love will be a pretty good deal in two years.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

Grizzlies going to pay Conley and Parsons a combined ~$54 million a year.

O brave new world that has such contracts in it.

I fucking love Conley

I'm completely ambivalent about Parsons. Probably due to his injuries. He did play well the last two healthy months he had last year.

[Stoney Mason]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2016/07/01/oj-mayo-dismissed-nba-anti-drug/86603780/

[benjipwns]

As the Miami Heat focus on a Sunday meeting with Kevin Durant, free agent Dwyane Wade is intensifying talks with other teams, including the New York Knicks and Milwaukee Bucks, sources told ESPN.

Noah-Porzingis-Anthony-Wade-Rose

The ultimate Triangle Team! 

[benjipwns]

Unrestricted free agent Jeff Green has reached a one-year, $15 million contract with the Orlando Magic, according to multiple reports.

[jakefromstatefarm]

Mike Conley is slated to make 30 million dollars a year brehs

One hundred and fifty three million in United States legal tender. Guaranteed.

[Kara]

#rememberwhen we had a work stoppage because contracts were too high and poorly run teams who put out poor products couldn't make money in spite of that.

[Mandark]

And even if you took the owners' claims at face value, they were all making money once you factored in capital appreciation.

[Your Stalker]

Lakers fans on the coli are so delusional. 

[benjipwns]

Free agent Luol Deng has reached agreement on a four-year, $72 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers

[benjipwns]

I wish I was a below average NBA player.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BHViQtNAd1O/

tmac213
Having a conversation about coming back because you see the $$$$ that's being handed out! @jermaineoneal
@stak5pa @theofficialai3
#midlevelplayersmaxdollars #ineedatrainer💪 #igotamonthleftinthetank

[Kara]

Free agent Luol Deng has reached agreement on a four-year, $72 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers

Jim Buss can finally fulfill his dream of trading Kobe Bryant for Luol Deng.

[eleuin]

Alex Kennedy
‏@AlexKennedyNBA
Hearing Kevin Durant is strongly considering Warriors. He meets Thunder tonight, then he's likely to announce decision on @PlayersTribune.

https://twitter.com/AlexKennedyNBA/status/749693929390505984

Seems to be between okc and gs

pls go to gs for the internet meltdowns

[dkdk]

Lakers fans on the coli are so delusional. 

nah theyre just fucking dumb. thats why i don't bother with the thread over there much.

[bluemax]

Lakers fans are so delusional. 

Fixed.

[Stoney Mason]

From a wanting to win title it makes the most sense for him to sign with the Warriors so...

[eleuin]

Its the warriors

congrats on the championship GS

[Stoney Mason]

http://www.theplayerstribune.com/kevin-durant-nba-free-agency-announcement/

[Stoney Mason]

It will be fun to see both sides. The whiners who will complain about this and the defenders who will say this is nothing like when Lebron went to Miami.

 

[Kara]

#rememberwhen we had a work stoppage so that small market teams could compete with big market teams.

[Stoney Mason]

Whoa, OKC will not be happy.

Hopefully the owner makes a comic sans written rant.

[dkdk]

this league is a farce

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can't wait for the finals 

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[Your Stalker]

[Stoney Mason]

Need a new city and new growth as a man.... so choose the most loaded team and easiest road possible? A place where you can be passive and exist as the second or even third dog? A place where others have built all the foundation and you can come in in the 11th hour and try to squeak out a ring or two? Sorry, KD. You became a man of the times today... and we all thought you were something different. Mostly because you said yourself, for 8 years, that you were something different. But, you're not. Oh, you're a great guy. A good man. One to be considered a roll model for sure. But this decision reveals much as well. Enjoy hollow championships. Around here, we still like to earn things, no matter how long it takes or how much we have to commit to seeing things through.

[Stoney Mason]

Kevin DurantVerified account
‏@KDTrey5
Now everybody wanna play for the heat and the Lakers? Let's go back to being competitive and going at these peoples!

 

[Joe Molotov]

Now the GSW will finally have a shot to take on the Heat and Lakers.

[agrajag]

If you can't beat them, join them 

[jakefromstatefarm]

They ditched Max Barnes and brought in Kevin fucking Durant

This is some cheat in association mode shit

[Phoenix Dark]

[Stoney Mason]

NBA 2k17 will be so garbage online.

 

[Samson Manhug]

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Yeah, my Facebook feed is filled with this. How quickly friendly and humble Oklahomans turn on their heroes.

[Stoney Mason]

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Yeah, my Facebook feed is filled with this. How quickly friendly and humble Oklahomans turn on their heroes.

I love stuff like this. I love when sports man-babies have to confront the reality that their passion is a business and nobody actually loves them. 

[Yulwei]

Wow next season is going to be boring as fuck

[agrajag]

D Wade to OKC?
 

[Stoney Mason]

For what its worth I'm happy about it. I love to see star teams. I love the drama. I love the spectacle. I like seeing them try to be great and succeed or fail/ I loved it when the Heat formed. I love this team forming. The rest of the league will eventually adjust. (Or get ran over I guess.)

[Stoney Mason]

Skip Bayless ‏@RealSkipBayless  4m4 minutes ago
As I kept trying to tell my man Stephen A, this was about KD deciding he couldn't win a ring w/ Russell Westbrook as his point guard.

[jakefromstatefarm]

Wow next season is going to be boring as fuck

the Warriors will be the best team in basketball history outside of the olympics. Oklahoma City fans will finally know what despair feels like. LeBron will still get a chance to shit on everyone's parade in the finals

[eleuin]

the cavs superteam that paid the most luxury tax is now the underdog

[Am_I_Anonymous]

He's getting eviscerated. It's gonna make him play even better this season.

[Am_I_Anonymous]

the cavs superteam that paid the most luxury tax is now the underdog

They gotta max Steph next season. So hold tight.


PS I'd if I'm OKC there will be no damn sign and trade.

[Stoney Mason]

Kinda funny how the max salary contracts actually help create these super teams a little bit. By suppressing what the top players can earn you create these situations where a true superstar is actually the most reasonable contract you can pay.


The warriors were of course uniquely setup to capitalize on this situation because Curry is so under-paid based on his contract scale.