2023-24 NBA Thread

[wadesworld]

So the NBA moved this thing to a 2 day event...to have the 2nd round start airing at 3 PM (central) on a Thursday, and have their production all in a studio with nobody around?  Woof this is awful.

[The Sultan]

So the NBA moved this thing to a 2 day event...to have the 2nd round start airing at 3 PM (central) on a Thursday, and have their production all in a studio with nobody around?  Woof this is awful.

No they moved it to a 2-day event because the teams wanted it that way - and ESPN was fine with it because what else are they going to show.

I think ESPN moved it to the afternoon because of the Presidential debate.

[PGsHeroes32]

He's a knick

[tower912]

At least briefly a Blazer.

[CountryRoads]

He's a knick

Awesome place for him.

[Pakuni]

To be fair, he's 6'5" 167 lbs.

To be fair, 4ever wrote "Da dude is 6'6" and 165 lbs. Even if he puts on 30 lbs. of muscle, his ass iz gonna bea eaton alive."

[wadesworld]

To be fair, 4ever wrote "Da dude is 6'6" and 165 lbs. Even if he puts on 30 lbs. of muscle, his ass iz gonna bea eaton alive."

Ah, yup.

[martyconlonontherun]

No they moved it to a 2-day event because the teams wanted it that way - and ESPN was fine with it because what else are they going to show.

I think ESPN moved it to the afternoon because of the Presidential debate.

Yeah, I've been at the Cousin Center in the past and the 2nd round was always iffy. They needed to do media availability, call the prospect, etc where the second round became an afterthought. With the new rules making trades extremely complicated (you need a designated specialist to tell you if the trade is legal under a second apron) and more importance of contenders filling out rosters with second round guys due to being hard capped, it just makes sense to give teams 24 hours to figure crap out. Nobody in the past stayed up to watch the second round so any ratings they get out of it is better than nothing. They just got screwed with the debate, like you said.

[lawdog77]

To be fair, he's 6'5" 167 lbs.

Actually-6'4""

[Pakuni]

The Kyle Filipowski rumors are pretty wild.

Congrats to LeBron.

[Tyler COLEk]

The Kyle Filipowski rumors are pretty wild.

Couldn't have happened to a better guy.

[Jockey]

The Kyle Filipowski rumors are pretty wild.

Congrats to LeBron.

Were they gay Mormons?

[Uncle Rico]

The Kyle Filipowski rumors are pretty wild.

Congrats to LeBron.

That's religion for you.  Groomer central

[GB Warrior]

That's religion for you.  Groomer central

I think the criticisms of his girlfriend are unfair.  She shouldn't be persecuted for being good in missionary

[Jockey]

Good boys always let mommy pick out their girlfriends.

[Skatastrophy]

Sad news for Cain

[CountryRoads]

Sad news for Cain

Zero sum game. 60 in. 60 out.

[The Sultan]

Not surprising. Really athletic, but he's now 25 without a lot of upside. He played more NBA games than I thought he would however.

[Uncle Rico]

Not surprising. Really athletic, but he's now 25 without a lot of upside. He played more NBA games than I thought he would however.

Plus, Shaka ran him off and he's not a white guy from Wisconsin, so who cares really?

[tower912]

It is a business.  Sometimes the business calculation is unkind.

[rocket surgeon]

So Paul George turns down a $48.7 mil option and would be eligible for a 4 year $221 mil 4 year deal?? 

The money flying around the NBA today is insane.

Patrick Williams signs a 5 year $90 mil deal?

How would you like to be an accountant in the NBA for either a team or a player? 

Don't the players have to pay the taxes for each state they step foot into?  Like if they fly I. To California a few days ahead of game time, they start paying the as soon as they enter their air space essentially?  I'd say we camp out in Tennessee or Florida between games eyna?

[The Sultan]

Owners are making more.

[WhiteTrash]

Patrick Williams signs a 5 year $90 mil deal?

The Bulls refuse to act like an organization that cares about winning. The Williams deal is so bad. If you completely set aside the fact that his play does not support $18M/yr by any metric, Patrick cannot stay healthy. 3 years at $45M would have made some sense.

Williams is JR's wet dream for a roster that will always miss the playoffs. Who values a 3 & D power forward? The Bulls negotiated against themselves here.

Oh well, at least the Bulls didn't give him $200M, and maybe the deal is front loaded. And if they move LaVine and don't sign DeRozen then locking down PW is good for tanking next year and beyond.

 

[wadesworld]

The Bulls refuse to act like an organization that cares about winning. The Williams deal is so bad. If you completely set aside the fact that his play does not support $18M/yr by any metric, Patrick cannot stay healthy. 3 years at $45M would have made some sense.

Williams is JR's wet dream for a roster that will always miss the playoffs. Who values a 3 & D power forward? The Bulls negotiated against themselves here.

Oh well, at least the Bulls didn't give him $200M, and maybe the deal is front loaded. And if they move LaVine and don't sign DeRozen then locking down PW is good for tanking next year and beyond.

Literally every team in the NBA (and college) values a 3 and D power forward.

[MU82]

How would you like to be an accountant in the NBA for either a team or a player?

It's a lucrative occupation. Those who do it probably love it.

Also, you realize that if the players didn't get the money, it would go straight into the pockets of the billionaires who own the teams, right?