2023/24 NBA REGULAR SEASON THREAD "THANKING FOR WEMBANYAMA"

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a friend and I are thinking of getting good seats when Wemby comes to Milwaukee, just to see the guy up close. wondering if it's a good idea to pull the trigger now or wait, cuz it's one of those midseason games where you never know who's actually gonna get played

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lol wtf at the Warriors painting making Steph look like the Ecce Mono restoration.

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lmao was just posting that

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lmao was just posting that

― infinite wiggles (Spottie), Monday, October 23, 2023 3:27 PM (one minute ago) bookmarkflaglink

great minds, searching twitter for houston rockets

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yeah i searched dillon brooks xp lol

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lmao

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lol i saw booker with the old camcorder whats his deal

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lol i saw booker with the old camcorder whats his deal

― lag∞n, Monday, October 23, 2023 12:51 PM (nine minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

think hes just having fun w it idk

vintage tech enthusiast, he shd do a youtube channel

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so I’m in denver for opening night tomorrow, and as soon as I landed I saw this tweet and made plans to go to the bar to check it out. just saw the larry O’B in person!

there were two muscle-y dudes who donned white gloves to take it out of the box the rolled it in on. incredible experience

ha nice

he liked that trade i guess

Giannis Antetokounmpo has agreed on a three-year, $186 million contract extension, sources tell ESPN. https://t.co/CmSj3I2Puk

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 23, 2023

excellent work on the images can't wait for this insane wonderful year

so I’m in denver for opening night tomorrow, and as soon as I landed I saw this tweet and made plans to go to the bar to check it out. just saw the larry O’B in person!

― k3vin k., Monday, October 23, 2023 3:08 PM (forty-nine minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

hell yeah dude

I just shook josh kroenke’s hand lol please execute me in the public square I am sorry for being a billionaire apologist

rip kevin he got too excited about basketball

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Great photo.

aww our champ

kev that is cool!

and thank you friends for the annual montage, i lost it when i got to kawhi and paul george in street clothes

congrats on your championship kevin

i lost it when i got to kawhi and paul george in street clothes

we're back bulls got me pretty good

amazing pic

we're back bulls rendered really small for me which made it funnier. and yeah, they are back. no one can deny that.

its us, the bulls, same guys

you can say everyone is technically back but i will tell you yes but are the bulls not back most all

Nice pic k3v!

btw when i was looking at pictures of trae young they were all good hes cartoonishly photogenic, his facial expressions have a lot of conviction

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lol marcus predation behavior

post bald trae

lmao that first pic is amazing

the rockets team photos killed me

big reality show energy there. “can coach keep the boys on track? but it turns out he’s got issues of his own…”

lmao

alright we're off to a strong start!

Phoenix Suns star Bradley Beal is unlikely to play tonight in season opener vs. the Golden State Warriors, league sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Suns are taking a cautious approach with Beal’s back ailment to begin the new season.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) October 24, 2023

come on

Lmao

Apparently Booker is a true game time decision as welll lol

jfc whatre they doing over there

Load management is a hell of a drug.

important to sign all the guys so they’re all on your team and you just have to play one or two of them per night

more like chode management

wow

it feels like a bad omen that this popped up on my feed and i legitimately thought ayton was greg oden

Name a better bench lineup than the Blazers 😮‍💨🔥

Blazers bench lineup:

PG: Malcom Brogdon
SG: Shaedon Sharpe
SF: Toumani Camara
PF: Jabari Walker
C: Robert Williams

This team could go toe to toe with some starting lineups 🤣 #RipCity pic.twitter.com/2BPoB8JA3n

— RIPCITYYY🌹 (@shaesharpeshow) October 24, 2023

ayton... oden... omen

he does look like oden

Scoot's not starting yet?

i think the listed names are the bench, scoot's starting.

lol my reading fail.

feel a little sorry for the blazer fans I know (all of them) talking themselves into “we’re gonna surprise everybody! too much talent on this squad! probably a top 6 team now!” type shit — gonna be a long season that ends in 25 wins, sorry folks

yeah they have some promising players but the thing about promising players is theyre not actual good they have the promise of being good some day

also do the blazers even want to be good, probably not, im sure theyd be happy to move rob and brogdon if anyone wants them

grant too

I assume at least Brogdon and Grant will be gone by the deadline. Rob seems like a guy you could have plans for but he doesn’t make much sense behind ayton if you can get a little something for him

tbf I think they do want some of these guys around for a bit so the teenagers don’t fly the plane into the side of a mountain on day 1

gonna have to watch some blazers to check in on rob 😥

I will be sure to tell him that he is loved

...thank you

coast to coast: the bildungsroman of robert williams the third

its funny that the lakers and the media are trying to drum up a rivalry with the nuggets, you got swept calm down

lakers brain is a bad disease

it is almost time for a little thing i like to call "basketball"

turning on the the basketball

its just commercials so far

ah here we go the instantly recognizable basketball players

if i were jokic i would be saying hey i havent seen you since we swept you haha how are you

lebron james, "the joker", austin reaves, even the famous basketball itself. folks, this is it for sure

this game really has it all

crazy bron is the oldest player now

hilarious how he has aged but i have not time is so funny

I had forgotten about this thing called hoops. Seems cool.

its probably because of the magic portrait of him you keep in your attic xp

i bet k3v is going totally wild in there

i bet hes having a great time

nugs are HOOPIN

for real they are bombs away

something very amusing about jokers ongoing owning of ad, obvs he does it to everyone but ad is the guy who should be able to guard him but he cannot

jokic is a #1 guy, ad is a #2 guy, classic math problem

God, Jokic tipping that ball to himself among three guys just balletic.

gordon doing masterful scrap work out there

kevin harlan just announced "the latest commercial from nike" guess thats life in 2023 for you

a funny early season quirk is tv guys hyping up guys like jaxon hayes

christian braun blocking bron a true changing of the guard moment

then he elbowed him in the face

I’m having a great time!

nice good stuff

love when joker does very euro incredulous gestures when he picks up a foul

ok I'm. getting the Reaves is annoying stuff

joker missed a couple bunnies and the lakers ran out on them, big swing

a funny early season quirk is tv guys hyping up guys like jaxon hayes

its silly are people really supposed to get stoked over a new backup center and once they do get stoked what happens then jaxon hayes will only let them down

gotta say for a decent team the lakers dont really have many entertaining guys besides bron theres really no one im like ah thats an amusing player to watch, and even bron its more of a connoisseur experience now that his athleticism has waned

ad has his moments but hes just kind of a weird guy idk

where the nugs have all sorts of guys i like

this has been true back to that lakers championship, when they're good it's because they've built these slow bruising teams that manage to compliment lebron and ad who as you say don't really have beautiful games at this point

feel a little sorry for the blazer fans I know (all of them) talking themselves into “we’re gonna surprise everybody! too much talent on this squad! probably a top 6 team now!” type shit — gonna be a long season that ends in 25 wins

hell, no! you're too pessimistic the blazers gonna surprise everybody and --- win 29**

**or maybe not

why is gordon dribbling so much i thought he finally figured out he shouldnt do that

why has porter jr been way, way off on a lot of his threes?

everyone prob too hyped up from getting their rings

championship hangover (legal weed edition)

reggie miller in the first game of the season why

murray and kcp combined for 16/25 from the field and pretty much got whatever they wanted in the midrange

if you were the lakers you'd probably like to clean that up

i love how the lakers fans stewed all summer vowing revenge on the nugs and they got handled on the first game of the season

the russell reaves backcourt is not prob not going to be stopping too many people

might have to give vincent more minutes

gabriel vince will be the lakers' starting pg at some point this season

russell should just embrace his destiny as a bench gunner

In all its glory 💍 pic.twitter.com/mMTMuXEpIt

— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) October 24, 2023

these rings are insane man, this one has a slide-out as well as a rotating background

lol thats so dumb rings shouldnt have moving pieces

i bet u could carry snacks in that thing, immediately elevates this gaudy sack of dogshit if so

they should just give them matching watches if they want something with cool lil moving pieces

watches would present so many more design opportunities

back in nba ancient times it wasnt always rings recall someone saying one year they gave them engraved commemorative trays lol

are you guys watching shaq yell i love you in serbian at jokic lmao

hah i don't really follow tennis much but i think in some of the big tournaments the winner gets a cool trophy and the 2nd place person gets....a tray. and it seems a little bit mean because what are you going to do with a tray?

yeah was thinking of the tennis tray too it sucks so bad

chris paul on the warriors huh idk doesnt seem normal

booker seems locked in he could have a real big year if he gets enough shots

xp yes i'm struggling to accept this

kind of a fucked up situation if you ask me

serving my friends soup on my second place tray: first, shut the fuck up

lmao

guys I just love the denver nuggets so much, it’s a cliche but this team really is a band of brothers, they all love each other…jokic was crying when the banner got raised (as was I). just super special to be a fan of this team now

halcyon days my friend

he’s just fucking with us now, right?

Tonight we learned the World Champion Denver Nuggets are going to be very tough to beat in the NBA Playoffs.

— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) October 25, 2023

Good ugly game here

suns sans beal are...pretty good?

A couple of nice dimes from booker towards the end of the 4th

booker gets better every year you have to respect it

suns sans beal are...pretty good?

― oatly carmichael (m bison), Tuesday, October 24, 2023 9:43 PM (forty-four minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

if nurk and okogie can reach these heights on most nights theyll be incredible

nurk has been so good both times I went to Blazers games, but I guess health and consistency are issues

nurk and okogie seem like pretty dicey guys to bank on but maybe they can hold up next to the three big gunners

didnt watch all of the second game but no surprise, particular considering suns and dubs were missing key guys, denver looked much better than the other three teams

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lol gotta slide it under the door cmon

lmaooo that same person posted this shit to r/spurs and taking about trying to sell the info to espn or something and everyone was like “stop bragging about doing crimes on the internet” or begging to see the juicer pages

lol thinking you could sell those lil one paragraph scouting reports and also not considering that it might be a crime

am curious to see when the warriors figure out the cp3 fit bcuz it just feels like they really lacked shot creation last night. 7-31 from three for steph, klay & cp ... on the one hand they'll shoot better but also a lot of warriors possessions end w/ steph or klay taking very difficult threes because they don't have anyone aside from steph who can bend the defense off the dribble. only putting up 108 points on this suns team is pretty terrible

they also got massacred on the glass which again vs the suns team is really bad. obviously draymond being back will help, but the best way to combat rebounding issues when playing small is just to try really hard & i wonder how much this warriors team wants to be fighting tooth and nail for gang rebounds in the regular season. okogie really embarrassed them in the second quarter last night. the wiggins we saw in the finals isn't the guy who is showing up to the arena on most nights.

i believe it was kevin pelton who wrote/said/tweeted at some point over the offseason that the regular season history of teams as old as the warriors really isn't great. they looked old to me last night. it's funny but i thought you felt the absence of poole last night in that this team really needs a young guy who can score on his own. i wonder if cp3 ends up on the d'angelo russell track bcuz i'm not sure the solution for them is more old legs

yeah could easily be the year the wheels come off

wonder what they will do if thats the case, they notably did not extend klay who is in the last year of his deal

way too early to draw any concrete conclusions but wiggins hasnt looked great since he got back from taking 2/3 of last season off. kuminga finished in his place last night, he's going to need to be the guy that put pressure on the rim nightly. they missed about 20 layups last night. i think the bench will be really good actually, once drays back the rotations will make sense.

unfortunately they have like 8/10 upcoming games on the road and a couple back to backs in there... they need to get off to a better start than last season.

worst shooting (percentage) night since 2010 is what one of the warriors pods said. 36/101 35.6%

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not a murderer's row of defences you'd think

they just really sucked on the road last year so it will be a test for sure.

the denver nuggets have the highest net rating in the NBA

Well that's because they play at elevation and so their rims are well above sea level.

lol

lol

I thought Kuminga looked like shit last night

first half horrible, second half better. but at least he had energy, which wiggins did not.

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the thing about this league is they’re always innovating

feelings got hurt

good, now make the winner get home court in the finals

no!!

oh goodness. no

wait are they doing the "in season tournament" this year

yes everyone is so excited for it too

it's during December, right? It'll be so early on that teams will still be getting used to all their roster changes.

Does the winner get a fancy tray?

I was off on the timing. It's even sooner:

The inaugural In-Season Tournament will tip off on Friday, Nov. 3 and culminate with the Championship on Saturday, Dec. 9.

what if i told you the in-season tournament has already begun

lol what a farce

porzingis is the best celtics player now

it's cool I subscribe to League Pass and Hulu with live sports and I still can't watch the Timberwolves without going to a weird illegal stream site

Incredibly flawed system

the Lad with all 10 of the Wolves points

Rudy is in mid season jogging form

I didn’t realize they would be using this though! Amazing

emo jimmy butler forever

ps go cavs pic.twitter.com/bo7XwNQi9P

— Courtney Hoekstra (@cshillz) October 25, 2023

in the first half vs miami, the pistons had 14 turnovers, committed 12 fouls, blocked 7 shots, and shot 7-13 from three. that roster has that wonderful mix of exciting talent that has a complete inability to play competitive NBA basketball

cade is awesome tho

18 pts 9 rebs for Ant in the first half, fun game, OG and Barnes playing great as well. KAT good too.

both teams seem really amped up they both need to relax

oh sweet cade is on my fantasy team

Pacers have 110 and the 3rd is not over. NBA is back baby

carne, i believe jimmy dresses up on media day specifically bcuz that’s when they take the photos they use for TV and stuff. last year he wore dreadlocks and at some point during the season ESPN stopped using the photo and went back to an old one that looked like him. i think the local broadcasts stuck with it & looks like they have the same policy this year. will be funny if ESPN lets emo jimmy shine

thought i was gonna hate doc in the booth but he's fine

Pacers have 110 and the 3rd is not over. NBA is back baby

― infinite wiggles (Spottie), Wednesday, October 25, 2023 8:51 PM (three minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

you can't leave out that they're playing the wizards!

only at the #fieldhouse baby

hah i think i just put it together that the wizard's two main guys are kuzma and poole, may not be the most rocksteady combo

they've gotta be the worst team this year right

oh sweet cade is on my fantasy team

― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown)

wanna take over an already drafted team on the ILX league? There's a team that needs a manager

there will be riots in the garden if quickley doesn’t get his extension

omg hartenstein fuck off dude

Zinger seems like a good fit in Boston

Hartensteins frowny face was definitely very funny

there was a lot to like about porzingis in that game but my favorite is how hard he played on both ends

wemby blocking kyrie is cleansing my spirit

devin vassell will be an all-star at least once

he's killing the mavs rn

wemby 3 pts 2 reb through one quarter -- should the bust talk begin??

what im most impressed with re:devo rn is his drives. he came into the league as a perimeter shooter. last couple of years he developed 1-2 dribble moves to the midrange, but would still get bullied at the cup. now he's driving with purpose and getting good looks. 3-level scoring and a good defender!

Trae was awful and the hawks lost but jalen Johnson is the real fucking deal

blazers turn the ball over 3 seconds into the season

hah i think i just put it together that the wizard's two main guys are kuzma and poole, may not be the most rocksteady combo

has Luka always been this red? did he get sunburned or something?

This is your welcome to the league moment

Andre Drummond just stripped Chet Holmgren then broke his ankles lol pic.twitter.com/jqm2jQGRFG

— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) October 26, 2023

let's not talk about breaking Chet's ankles

a grant williams flop took away a wemby 3

i didnt think it was possible for me to hate the mavs more than i already do but luka's whiny hardenesque game plus kyrie plus cubes is just unbearable

lol embarrassing for chet

grant williams one man break lol gotta stop the ball

grant and luka are wearing the same shoes, lukas no doubt, is grant lukas sidekick now are they going to do this every game

grant is immediately their third best player. i think a lot more teams should’ve been after him. not sure you want him to be your third player tho. what’s the upper limit of threes per game for grant? cuz he’s on pace for 8 tonight

man OKC steamrolled the bulls

i can’t think of a single good argument as to why the bulls shouldn’t be racing to the bottom of the league this year. and yet

with starters minutes grant could prob put up five threes a game, pretty limited offensive player but he can hit a catch and shoot three, even a single dribble relocation

does look like he worked on speeding up his release which is good

man OKC steamrolled the bulls

i can’t think of a single good argument as to why the bulls shouldn’t be racing to the bottom of the league this year. and yet

jerry reinsdorf is a weird guy who just kinda does whatever from what i can tell

xps - the bulls FO would have to own up to the recent bad moves they made and repudiate all the glowing hype they shoveled at their fans in order to embrace racing to the bottom of the league.

kinda funny they went out and got all these low level all stars but didnt bother to hold on to markkanen

when it’s game 1 of the season

Billy Donovan says when he walked into the Bulls locker room tonight, players were already in heated conversations.

He asked if they wanted him to leave to handle conflict. Players said yes, so he did.

Donovan emphasized that embracing conflict is key for this year’s roster.

— Julia Poe (@byjuliapoe) October 26, 2023

oh no lol

i see wemby is getting the ol ref hazing treatment

and i see derrick lively jr is the new deandre jordan, shit

theyre doing a new thing in this game where kid is miced up and theyre just playing his feed live sometimes, thats an original annoying idea lol you can only tip your cap, love to hear some hoarse sleep deprived weirdo yell ice five times in quick succession

sound design is nice tho its sounds like in game noise rather than like the announcers mics

ah ok they explained themselves thought they were just trying to sneak that by us

forgot about kidd adding to the mavs villain quotient

Tony he grabbed the rim!!

this is a horrific new technology

cant believe players have to go their whole lives with annoying guys yelling at them

wemby bout to foul out

friends, i hate it!

its ok sometimes you are a very tall french man who fouls out of his first nba game

just the way it goes

it's just his real nba first game, bise. it'll all smooth out. presumably the refs and the opposing players haven't ever seen anything quite like this kid and he's got plenty of adjusting to do, too.

hmm maybe, or maybe someone should search tony brothers' pockets for a big fat check from one mark cuban!!!

he would probably pay him in worthless crypto currency

here's an idea keep lobbing it to Wemby

worth a shot

oh damn Wemby is becoming him before our very eyes

wemby woulda had 40 if the refs just let them play

mavs aren’t great huh

Lively seems cool.

spurs youth showing HORD

yeah the crunch time execution is a work in progress. they’ve got cool dudes tho

very fun game

luka is really good at basketball

it would be cooler if he was less good

not gonna get too hyped on lively yet, zach collins isn’t exactly a physical force. but he looked way more playable than i anticipated even vs this spurs team. if the mavs have a legit 5 they can play with luka, kyrie and two 3&D types they can be competitive

vassell was impressive looking, physically he just looks filled out and the jumper was silky

collins just got an extension and im happy for him but i was reminded tonight why i dont think he's a long term solution at the 5. if he hits a couple of those pick n pop 3s his production offensively looks a lot nicer, but hes not a tremendous paint protector, and hes a so-so rebounder

I’m surprised by how much I dislike Luka lately, it’s not just the constant whining and complaining it’s that shit eating grin he always has when he makes a play in a big moment on the road. Feels like he’s sliding too comfortably into the villain role. Which sucks cuz yeah he’s amazing

i flipped on luka last year or maybe the year before, otm, he has annoying frat dude vibes and i hate it

4 points on 4 shots for ayton tonight… he’s gonna fire up 2k for a few hours and then sleep like a baby

“I bring dominance. My name is DominAyton.” pic.twitter.com/SQfO7ewu55

— Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) October 2, 2023

Wow speaking of hateable

Sleep procrastinAyton.

dying at the bulls having a players only meeting after one game

bulls are setting records

Suns stars Devin Booker (foot) and Bradley Beal (back) will both miss tonight’s game vs. Lakers, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) October 26, 2023

ah very nice

hah i think i just put it together that the wizard's two main guys are kuzma and poole, may not be the most rocksteady combo

All vibes no pressure.
― infinite wiggles (Spottie), Wednesday, October 25, 2023 7:45 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

Watching the wizards play this year gon b like 😂 Watch the whole vid 😂 pic.twitter.com/o02wilITCK

— Famouslos32 (@famouslos32) October 25, 2023

lol good lord.

NBA doesn’t want:

- 2 stars resting at same time
- stars resting on road
- stars resting on National TV

Suns doing all three, during just second game of year… after Booker was healthy enough to dominate GS in game one. https://t.co/EgmjQ4uRxx

— Justin Termine (@TermineRadio) October 26, 2023

adam silver is never serious about anything but i think they're gonna try and fight the teams on this bcuz they're starting to fuck up the money

i just want to know the process of how they're going to prove this stuff. seems like a violation of hipaa but idk what kind of agreements are in place

saw something where they have third party doctors that will verify injuries at the leagues request

bison started this a couple weeks ago but never shared with the main thread -1 2nd round draft pick for you

23-24 NBA season predictions thread

danny green getting sixth man minutes for the sixers what on earth

i really had no idea the sixers bench is largely comprised of danny green, kelly oubre, and pat bev. i’m cracking up

hey those are good players, to poop on

sixers getting hammered with embiid off the floor and either dame or giannis out there

i really had no idea the sixers bench is largely comprised of danny green, kelly oubre, and pat bev. i’m cracking up

― J0rdan S., Thursday, October 26, 2023 8:05 PM (sixteen minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

but think of the cap space they'll have next summer

setting really high screens for dame is good offense

marjon beauchamp just scored on embiid 1 on 1 at the rim in transition…….

svg now repeating morey's fav talking points. "daryl morey. DOES NOT CARE. where james harden wants to go."

this 76ers squad is kinda depressing.

def do not like kenny yelling at me to download america's number one sports betting app fanduel chuck who you got tonight on fanduel chuck the bucks or philly america's best app chuck

idk if this sixers team could stay above .500 for any long stretch where embiid was hurt and not playing

Really think I’m gonna enjoy watching Dame all season

Amazing that they can still be an offensive juggernaut with Giannis on the bench. That rules

hey those are good players, to poop on

― lag∞n, Thursday, October 26, 2023 8:17 PM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink

except for oubre

Never mind it’s all falling apart very quickly

oh that’s such a flop

dame playing meaningful basketball again is such a treat

lillard seems like a good guy to have on your team in clutch situations

Yeah I am very much enjoying this

I will be enjoying it… in 2029 baby!!

https://x.com/johnhollinger/status/1717683350402449476?s=46&t=XlsbhgknQH65_CH00_uPqw

I think the scrutiny is fair tbh, idunno

lillard seems like a good guy to have on your team in clutch situations

― Clay, Thursday, October 26, 2023 10:15 PM (thirteen minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

dame did dame time

pretty unfortunate call on the crowded flop

would be pretty funny if the lakers started 0-6 again

they should do it

I’ve heard they’re gonna do it

the lakers bench is a whos who of nba failsons

wood
prince
hayes
reddish

oh my god who is that guy with courtside seats

in case you missed the insane drip

THEY COOKING BRO LMFAOOOOOOO#LakeShow pic.twitter.com/1fYcdJkxUh

— FADE (@FadeAwayMedia) October 27, 2023

lol whats he doin

visiting us from the future

if that dude joined forces with Daft Punk they would be unstoppable

so cool to see LeBron taking over this game. I mean ok Suns are missing some dudes and they're at home but its crazy he can still do this

yeah its nuts

kd old

Kd was gassed in the 4th. Lebron saved it for the 4th.

https://i.imgur.com/KWZ3hiJ.jpg

damn my bad lebron

this story about harden showing up to the team flight and not being let on is pretty out there, sounds like the sixers are done with him, which is reasonable tbf

found the time travelling Lakers fan from last night

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6zkbjOvXWo

Bro what is he doing https://t.co/VouVkoZe4n pic.twitter.com/hWaYd3aIze

— kingtisemedia (@kingtisemedia) October 27, 2023

textbook

i watched this and thought he did the right thing. unless the correct answer was throwing an alley oop to gabe vincent

this story about harden showing up to the team flight and not being let on is pretty out there, sounds like the sixers are done with him, which is reasonable tbf

― lag∞n, Friday, October 27, 2023 11:09 AM (twenty-eight minutes ago)

it's funny bcuz they prob need him to play to buoy his trade value. they also could force him to come back by threatening to trigger that clause in the CBA that says you can't become a FA if you don't show up to work in the final year of your deal. but it seems like they rightly assume he would just immediately turn to sabotage? god it's so good

i watched this and thought he did the right thing. unless the correct answer was throwing an alley oop to gabe vincent

― J0rdan S., Friday, October 27, 2023 11:36 AM (six minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

everyones filling lanes and then he just randomly cuts across them, peep ads reaction

i don't think AD realized okogie was running behind him and would've stolen the ball. free d'lo

its not like theres a guaranteed bucket there 4 on 2 is pretty crowded but what dlo did violates basic high school level basketball fundamentals

lakers jogging didnt help either

maybe this is just the new way confuse everyone so bad by blowing up your own fast break that they leave you open from three

he shoulda just stepped in and pulled from 5 feet, hes really good at those.

feel like he prob had ad or wood for a layup but hard to say considering what transpired

https://i.imgur.com/5a6ZZ3c.png

this is where we are where things go wrong, youve got vincent on right wing ad (and wood lol def part of the problem he prob shoudlve been trailing rather than in the same spot as ad) in middle and dlo with the ball on the left wing when he decides to just cut across the play for some reason, obvious play since hes on the wing is to attack the basket from there and then make a read depending on how gordon reacts, good chance he just gets a lay up but if gordon is in good position then he can dump it off to ad or wood for the dunk

he should've passed it to vincent just to keep the ball flowing but i also understand looking at a 6' 2" PG rim running on the fastbreak & being like, hmm maybe not

yeah the vincent pass is prob there too, tho gordon does present some problem

anyway no excuse for dlo or wood on this total garbage bet bron was mad

i'm sure lebron understands that russell is around as a trade piece but i also think he probably hates playing basketball w/ him very deeply

yeah how could he not

wood is not the best guy for making the right play, playing hard and so forth either

if you were going to engineer an event to annoy lebron james specifically, i'm not sure you could do a whole lot better than putting christian wood and d'angelo russell on a basketball court together

a new fighter has entered the area

The NBA is “looking into the facts” around James Harden’s availability against the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday after the Philadelphia 76ers guard was ruled out for his team’s season opener. Here’s what you need to know:

Harden’s absence raises questions regarding the implementation of the NBA’s new star rest policy, which states that teams must make star players available for nationally televised (and In-Season Tournament) games.
NBA spokesperson Mike Bass said the league is working to “determine whether an approved reason exists for his lack of participation” in a statement Thursday.
Harden is listed as out and not with the team due to “return to competition reconditioning” on the injury report.

i don't think AD realized okogie was running behind him and would've stolen the ball. free d'lo

― J0rdan S., Friday, October 27, 2023 11:46 AM (two hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

I hear the heat could use another playmaker…

d "heat culture" lo

https://x.com/michaelvpina/status/1717706264870846932?s=46&t=XlsbhgknQH65_CH00_uPqw

thats a good idea tbh, theres a lot of things you could build the letterboxed or good reads of, im working on one for a client right now as a matter of fact, tho i think the nba one would need to be a lil more twittery ie be more about chat during the games

tbh i wouldnt use a sports one theres no real utility to a list of basketball games ive watched like there is with movies where i can use it to remember stuff to rewatch or recommend to people or directors to further explore, sports are too transient

agree that it has to be more live-reaction-focused for that reason but i already have ILH for that don't really want a bigger crowd

twitter used to be so good for that too

i assume a lot of that is happening on, like, discord these days?

yeah the concept would have to be pretty different than letterboxed but the ability to have the apps functionality built specifically basketball data could be good, something like that may already exist idk, def have to focus on the live experience, and while people are unlikely to go back and look at old games too much one thing people do do is look at last nights game

it would be cool if it could capture/track notable plays and possessions, like some guy has a weird turnover off his own face and all the users like it or add it to their favorites

yeah i was thinking of like how soundcloud does timestamps on comments so you can see exactly what part of a track someone commented on. that but for likes would be fun, you could have a little histogram of the game like that youtube thing that shows the most viewed parts of the video, idk if any of the web streaming bball apps have that already

yeah you would prob need the rights to the games to make it good, make it easy to pull share clips, maybe it could be tied into league pass accounts i know people stream movies from amazon on twitch and in order to watch them you have to put yr prime credentials in

v strange to me how stone-age all the big league apps are. you’d think they’d be the ones doing these innovations. maybe there’s not enough in it for them yet since everybody in-market has to watch on the rsn

companies like that just have a real hard time making good tech

nba cant even make a site where you can reliably stream their games

i think its just not possible to make a good website in 2023 someone would have done it if it was

i mean in general not just for sports

theres that too

i assume a lot of that is happening on, like, discord these days?

― call all destroyer, Friday, October 27, 2023 1:30 PM (forty-three minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

I'm part of a couple NBA Discords which are like half fun and half annoying. I'm sure there are good ones out there though. one that I'm on is really big, chats during all games in progress go pretty fast

Discord is my main timewaster now

i loathe the discord UI which is how i know i’m old. it seems like a small one would be fun for game chats.

letterbox’d for regular season games is a great & idea and essentially how i use ILH

believe on league pass thru web browser they do timestamp important plays but it’s not intuitive

idk if you guys have ever watched NFL on amazon but they have a default setting that will show you a series of clips of important plays up until the point where you’ve tuned the game on. or you can just skip that and start live. they also do an analytics broadcast that tracks players routes along the field as they run & stuff. i wouldn’t watch a game i cared about that way but it’s a fun trifle

i think lagoon is right that the leagues just don’t have the tech capability to build this stuff in a very user friendly way. i’ve heard ppl say that NFL sunday ticket on youtube now is a night & day experience from the previous iteration (NFL + directv)

I like that shit a lot. NFL Red Zone for instance was a total revelation. I like the Manningcast a lot too, not that I particularly like the Mannings but I do like that there's an alternate broadcast full of guys just talking about shit as though they're in your living room. but maybe the NFL is just different in that a 3 hour broadcast will really only have like, 12 minutes of actual action

if league pass did stuff like this i might even pay for it instead of just torrenting everything the next day. (the game is on too late where i live. which game? cmon you know the game i'm talkin about)

speaking of websites that work, the nba website looks like this for me rn

https://i.imgur.com/ZZX0Pv8.png

all games are gone

sigh

Trail Blazers say Anfernee Simons will undergo surgery for a UCL tear in right thumb and is expected to miss 4 to 6 weeks.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) October 27, 2023

https://i.imgur.com/ONjeYC0.jpg

its time for the greatest rivalry in sport

im watching detroit and these boys are playing hard!

this no dip catch and shoot three is really catching on i want to see some numbers on it im skeptical

theres def something in there to develop rhythm but idk its weird

Garden crowd going WILD for Jrue Holiday's 3-pointer 🔊

WATCH: https://t.co/lSPhuu33al pic.twitter.com/M9lOAI69jM

— Celtics on NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSCeltics) October 27, 2023

i hate that

herro was smoking the celtics but then he went to the bench

donovan mitchell had one of the coolest passes of the season a minute ago in transition but his teammate didn’t finish

shai is so good

hes really good

is chet not short for chester or anything? I think his real name might actually be chet

at 7'1" he's not short for anything 😏

haay

Chet Thomas Holmgren (born May 1, 2002; pronounced /tʃɛt ˈhoʊmɡrən/ CHET HOHM-grən[1])

chet has 5 blocks at the half

im a chet fan

bodies are hitting the floor in boston someone tell these teams theres 80 more games to play

jokic is having a disaster of a game but on the bright side the bench might be good?

idk how derrick white is so good at blocking shots but he is

he has two chase down blocks on jimmy tonight

I uh don’t believe I’ve ever seen anyone do this before

PASS OF THE YEAR

pic.twitter.com/FrRlR9bVfa

— Swipa (@SwipaCam) October 28, 2023

do what you cant see anything the camera guy didnt think such a thing was possible

inbound, one handed pass, beyond half-court, clean alley oop — guarantee that’s happened less than 10x in history in a pro game

not that the rockets are any good, but wemby went into takeover mode in the 4th/ot to get the spurs their first win. he's just an impact player everytime hes out there.

I still can’t believe he’s a Spur pic.twitter.com/FnuQC7ojcW

— Tom Petrini (@RealTomPetrini) October 28, 2023

Are you kidding me Victor Wembanyama?? 😳 pic.twitter.com/64d8NjSoGj

— NBA (@NBA) October 28, 2023

ya this kid's gonna be a problem

HAHAHAHAHAHA

All Defense as a rookie. Sharpie.pic.twitter.com/UmdO3GRdRy

— Tom Petrini (@RealTomPetrini) October 28, 2023

this sequence is just...i have seen god

dont want to jump the gun here but im gonna go ahead and recommend that everyone keep an eye on this kid

what is his name I would like to write it down so I do not forget

https://i.imgur.com/kXZYj98.png

just noticed he turned the wrong way to block that shot but got it anyway

have def wondered what it’s gonna be like when he learns how to play basketball real good

"Man, look at me elevate for this slam dunk. --- Fuckity-fuck-fuck. What just happened?!"

how are you guys posting links to twitter dot com so it embeds

you have to use the twitter.com domain instead of x.com

cp3 has 20 assists and 1 turnover so far this year

this luka doncic fella seems to be good

LUKA DONCIC IS NOT REAL
pic.twitter.com/eNXMepMatC

— Jo (@MavsStan41) October 28, 2023

Bulls-Raptors ending was high comedy

that luka shot is very silly

some great blocks, shots, and passes tonight by those NBA stars tonight

tonight

the fellas are putting on a show out there on the big court of dreams

Curry vs fox was good fun tonight.

2 games in and already owning Dillon the villain lol

pic.twitter.com/FMkdv3BLKb

— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) October 28, 2023

*stephen a voice* i need to address this jaylen brown has no left hand meme

The drives from Boston are going to be key for them, nice work from Jaylen Brown to drive left and finish. pic.twitter.com/hBBvZw25tk

— Steve Jones Jr. (@stevejones20) October 28, 2023

feel like this video is illustrative of whats really going on, jaylens handle can be a little loose at times but he a guy who gets to the rim a lot the man can dribble at the very least enough to be a very effective three level scorer, with both hands even, hes was 13th in the league in scoring last year, his bigger issue altogether is poor court vision, hes a bad passer he gets lost off the ball on defense hes slow to make decisions etc, if you look at where jimmy butler is in this play hes in position to rip the ball but for whatever reason doesnt try, in last years ecf he was def trying and succeeding, if he had gotten the steal on this play the issue wouldve been more jaylens decision to drive into a spot where the ball is exposed to jimmy rather than any technical issue with his dribbling, theres nowhere else for the ball to be in this drive than his left hand, i mean maybe kyrie could do some tricky throw ahead stuff there but for non top ten ball handlers it is what it is, jaylens turnovers are more about poor decisions than bad dribbling

in conclusion the thing people are criticizing about jaylens game is actually something much worse haha

Catching up on the Bulls game from last night, watched the last 5 min and OT. And goddamn, Caruso is a pure agent of chaos. It's beautiful to watch. 13 points, 13 rebounds (6 offensive!), 3 loose ball recoveries, 2 charges drawn, 6 deflections, 1 block, 2 steals (including the game saving one), and hit the game winning shot. Overall +29 in just over 31 mins. I can almost forgive him for the abomination he calls a beard.

His effort and DeMar being a 4th quarter foul merchant are the only ways the Bulls are going to win games this year.

DeRozan was unstoppable in the 4th but just couldn't hit the last FT. Raptors would have won if they were just capable of inbounding the ball cleanly...

Saw a tweet that said that Bulls/Raptors was the most Eastern conference 8th seed game they've ever seen. That's about right.

definite play-in preview

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEi-SJjJUzA

Didn't know they sold truth bombs at K-Mart.

just sat down at Target Center with my daughter.... someone told me Jimmy isn't playing?? so annoying. he actually sat out load managing when we went to the Blazers/Heat in Portland a few years ago, load managed in two cities.

yeah they're resting him on back to backs to ramp up for the season

feel like jimmy should continue his vendetta on the wolves whats the problem

watching the knicks give zion the biggest possible cushion and he just drives into them anyway and makes a weird layup

weird layups should be a tracked stat

lol for some reason Terrance Howard is here tonight and got a huge reception when they announced he was here

who leads the league in weird layups shai

fun game! Wolves really pulled away in the 4th thanks to Naz. Rudy has been playing much better this year so far, very active on D seems to be moving a lot better.

if they don’t trade KAT this year it’s a travesty

gotta find another team who wants him first…

KNICKS

randle/kat would be a fun twin towers

gotta think the knicks are keeping their powder dry for embiid

i think someone wld trade for kat tho

minny will prob just keep him tho

yeah the nuggets just can’t be stopped on offense

flavor flav singing the national anthem in milwaukee

jalen johnson is the real deal

Lmao yes I am at the Bucks game and I can tel you that is the best performance all night from a guy in a Bucks jersey

ah man thats such a bummer

Flavor Flav sings the National Anthem at the Milwaukee Bucks game: pic.twitter.com/zsiE4LszFU

— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) October 30, 2023

clippers when kawhi and pg play are pretty good, weird

Dame was just insanely bad tonight, dunno what he wound up with but he didn't have a bucket until halfway through the 3rd and was responsible for like 8 turnovers

yeah i looked at his line has to be one of the worst games of his career

more liek the milwhatthe fucks

6 points and 6 turnovers

I prefer to look at tonight as a Flavor Flav concert with a bonus basketball game at the end

Jalen’s first start. That fucking block he had

pretty sick end to kings-lakers lots of good shot making scrambling d crowd was into it lakers lost and so forth

lackers

fakers

thinking early returns for both maxey and nick nurse looking so good maybe makes a harden trade easier, tho clippers not even willing to give them a marginal rotation guy and a pick maybe makes it less easy lol

Yeah, I think there is enough of a sample size that we can say Maxey is one of the best shooters in the league. His range is getting deeper, he can get his own shot, and he should simply shoot all the time.

gotta love it when the ball swishes from deep

flavor flav did a pretty good job, imo

it definitely came from the heart I'll give him that

feel like i could sing the anthem about as good as he did

7 pts 9 rebs in 21 mins for ayton last night

i’m sure there’s something real here about going from being set up by cp3 to guys like scoot & sharpe but these ayton stat lines are killing me. i think he’s achieving his dream of being an amateur NBA player. they should let him have a little 2K set up on the bench. embiid had 35-15-7 before resting the entire 4th q

did embiid get shamed into playing??

Completing the Lillard trade was always going to include swallowing some kind of bitter pill. Taking on Ayton and his ugly contract was the glaring downside, but the amount of upside made it worthwhile. The Blazers were always going to be bad for a couple of seasons, so it's not like they'll need to hide Ayton's weaknesses during the playoffs.

well the ayton trade was folded into the lillard trade for grease-skidding purposes but it was agreed upon ahead of time. they did not have to take him on in order to facilitate the deal

If the Ayton trade had gone down with Lillard still in a Blazer uniform, no Jrue trade, therefore no Brogdon, no Rob Williams, with Nurk sent away and a weaker bench I would have clawed my face off.

pretty sure the blazers saw ayton as an asset, if not exactly the centerpiece of their haul. and i would bet he still has some positive perceived value around the league: 18-10 last yr, got that #1 pick sheen, and went to the finals (need not dig too deep into whether he was a net positive or negative in that achievement). too bad for the blazers that value is going to tank precipitously if he can't even do the good stats bad team thing. they should trade him asap and throw in with the timelord

if everything ppl say about scoot is true he seems incompatible with the 16 hour a day 2k gamer as his primary pick & roll partner. but that’s a bridge to cross in a few years (probably)

memphis could use a center

denver really put OKC in their place last night. i like chet a lot & this thunder team overall, they had two pretty impressive wins to open the season. but their front court rotation is chet and ousmane dieng. just feel like you prob need one big man who can legally consume alcohol if you’re gonna make the NBA playoffs

3 games in and feeling good about my desmond bane is 25X better than austin reaves exaggeration

duren is good i guess

Despite his youth, Duren has been key to Detroit’s surprising 2-1 start. In three games, he has totally dominated around the basket, recording a league-leading 18 dunks (only two other players have even half as many), blocking eight shots and averaging 18.0 points and 14.5 rebounds. He leads the league in offensive rebound rate and is fourth in overall rebound rate.

I feel like judging ayton’s blazers situation 3 games into a deal with a new team full of idiots who don’t know how to play and haven’t been competitive past 2 minutes into any of their three games is jumping the gun. the bigger problem for portland is that scoot has been uncomfortably bad

the stuff about how cade and duren looked together vs team usa over the summer was pretty compelling. altho that team usa roster did not really have bigs

ivey feels like the key to me bcuz they have two guys in duren and ausar who don't really need the ball to contribute which is pretty great if you're trying to put a whole team of young guys together. but the other side of the coin is you do need other guys who can handle and score. but he doesn't even start for them, hasn't even played 25 mins in a game so far this year. i thought he looked pretty ordinary against miami in the opener. monty will prob end up clashing with one of their young guys if his track record is any indication

did embiid get shamed into playing??

― infinite wiggles (Spottie), Monday, October 30, 2023 2:04 PM (three hours ago)

was listening to the hoop collective pod and bontemps addressed this. he said it was a very routine scenario -- embiid came out 45 mins before the game, warmed up, and then was put into the starting line up. he said this exact thing happens 30-40 times per season w/ embiid, where they list him on the injury report in the event the night before in the event he doesn't end up playing, but he almost always plays. the issue seems to be philly listing the reason as rest instead of some ailment, which bontemps didn't have an answer for. my guess is they're prob spooked about being investigated by the league for the third time in the last two years.

I mean of all stars to doubt has an injury that might be worthy of sitting out a single game it's not the 7 footer with an injury history who spends 25% of the season picking himself up off the floor from what look like terrible falls.

oh yeah i forgot about that. same thing happened when i saw them here in phx last season. he really moped around the court that game

an old fashioned whupping is in progress in washington

after 1 quarter

celtics FG: 69%
points scored: 42.0

nice

Wiz have a good shot at being the worst team in the league

Jordan Poole ??? pic.twitter.com/MMr6Toguty

— Alex 👋 (@Dubs408) October 30, 2023

theyre bad celtics d is wrecking poole

that Poole possession above is perfect

ayton may have read some j0rdan posts during 2k loading screens on the flight to Toronto

Sheesh there were like 3 different points where it looked like Milwaukee could've given up a 25-point 4th quarter lead to Miami

as far as I can tell, inconsistency is a big part of the genuine ayton experience. the blazers got that from nurkic for a lot less money.

The hawks are fun again god bless

Dejounte with a nice header here

https://x.com/ATLHawks/status/1719168313840857556?s=20

could not imagine being a lakers fan looking at a whole season of having to watch russell and christian wood playing together

Russell, wood, prince in the closing lineup is a choice

harden to clips but no details yet

The Sixers are acquiring Marcus Morris, Nic Batum, Robert Covington, KJ Martin, multiple draft picks and a pick swap for James Harden, PJ Tucker and Filip Petrusev, sources tell ESPN. https://t.co/fSOkgO5xd3

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 31, 2023

The Clippers are sending the Sixers a 2028 unprotected first-round pick, two second-round picks and a pick swap, sources tell ESPN. The Clippers are also routing the 76ers an additional future first-round pick from a third team.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 31, 2023

the fuck are the clips doing??????

Clips gonna clip. Harden and Russ together again, Kawhi gonna love playing with those two

Harden four teams in less than two years I’m sure this will work out fine.

[alfred voice] good mourning!

https://x.com/seanwrightnba/status/1719236832771166251?s=46&t=XlsbhgknQH65_CH00_uPqw

dam

I'm a Kork on the ocean
Floating over the raging sea

i for one am glad the james harden saga is over and now he can just be normal

This Harden deal seems pretty good for the Sixers all things considered. I would rather have Batum and Covington than Tucker at this point, they preserved the massive amount of cap space they have next season, and got back a few potentially good picks/swaps.

yeah wonder if theyll try to move the picks for more guys

tho that could imperial their cap space sitch since nearly everyone on their roster is expiring theyd prob have to take back longer term contracts

xp

They should hold on to them until the offseason probably. They don't need to do anything to remake the team next year because Harris is UFA and they will have a ton of room. Keep their options open and see what develops. Not sure that Morey sees things that way.

thing about free agency these days is almost no one good every actually seems to become a free agent, it makes too much sense for both the players and teams to just resign then maybe do a trade at some point

maybe theres a guy who want to go to philly out there tho, usually its not good teams that have the cap space

the PJ tucker era in philly will remain hilarious to me… i guess after last season’s smashing playoff success this team no longer requires the hard nosed veteran leadership & cultural stability only PJ tucker can provide

its funny when role players become famous

if you look at next year’s FA class it’s not like the sixers have some expansive menu to choose from. they’re gonna give maxey a massive bag and then they will potentially be able to sign kawhi, PG, siakam or OG, if any of them actually make it there. realistically they’re prob looking at one of the two raptors guys

a raptors guy would be great for them, siakam seems very focused on getting the super max from toronto not sure how they feel about that but im sure they dont want to lose him for nothing, og tho idk what his plan is

Thanasis shows why he BELONGS in the NBA 😤 pic.twitter.com/REgaZlrWL1

— BrickMuse (@BrickMuse) October 30, 2023

this is legitimately tough to watch, NBA nepotism is crazy

i think the raptors really like og prob would be happy to max him out maybe he wants to be on a good team tho, would be leaving money on the table

shoutout to thanasis dude has to be living a great life but def one of my least favorite athletes ever

jesus those clips lmao

my understanding is that OG is basically unextendable bcuz he’s on a crazy low number currently. what i can’t remember is whether a retaining team can make a better offer in the FA period than other teams, or is that only in pre-FA

on siakam there has def been drama there w him like they suspended him for insubordination a few years ago. but also have never traded him so who knows. they’re a very confusing team

my ultimate takeaway is that daryl has some tools at his disposal to fix all of this but if he is making a trade where he’s the one giving up the “star” for a few nice picks & a bunch of flotsam and then resorting to playing the FA game under this league structure… he must feel really backed into a corner

lmao yes I was watching Thanasis the whole time he was on the floor and was stunned at how terrible he was. it feels like his entire life goal is to achieve NBA immortality by being the only player to foul out in 2 minutes of playing time

the bit at :24 where Beauchamp (who hasn't exactly gotten a lot of minutes himself) has to get his attention and point to the man he's supposed to defend was hilarious. like I genuinely wonder how much this dude actually practices

couldnt they just hire him as giannis personal conditioning coach or something

beauchamp actually pushes him toward his man lol

defensive mistakes are back baby

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVXxk5VrCHg

wizards might break some records this year

you gotta hand it to the wizards GM because you look at their starting line up and it’s all normal NBA players in there w/ the exception of koulibaly. and yet they may still be one of the worst teams we’ve ever seen. like the combined might of poole & kuzma alone may have the power of the process sixers

just an insanely soft team its like they selected specifically for plushness

thing about free agency these days is almost no one good every actually seems to become a free agent, it makes too much sense for both the players and teams to just resign then maybe do a trade at some point

― lag∞n, Tuesday, October 31, 2023 9:30 AM (fifty-four minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

maybe theres a guy who want to go to philly out there tho, usually its not good teams that have the cap space

― lag∞n, Tuesday, October 31, 2023 9:43 AM (forty-one minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

the PJ tucker era in philly will remain hilarious to me… i guess after last season’s smashing playoff success this team no longer requires the hard nosed veteran leadership & cultural stability only PJ tucker can provide

― slob wizard (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, October 31, 2023 9:50 AM (thirty-four minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

Agree with all this re: cap space, it's just nice having a little flexibility for five minutes after being capped out plus no assets for a few years. Just saying they shouldn't blow it on bubble gum just because they can.

OG would probably be a great fit and has the Nurse connection, if that is worth anything.

og would be perfect for them def

tho not sure how hed feel about being a #3 option even if that is his natural spot

i can’t watch the video now but appalling shams is reporting that this was finalized by harris and ballmer.

i was pretty surprised that the sixers/daryl morey would do this now, maybe that explains it.

that's interesting. the narrative that harden returning to play was "untenable" and thus a trade needed to be made expeditiously is the exact opposite of what we understand morey's thinking on this stuff to be, so that seems plausible

i could def picture a scenario where the owners had the same reaction as the rest of us -- "wait this trade is seriously being held up over terance mann?" -- and basically just forced the GMs to figure something out and then called in the trade themselves

i think on its face the sixers got decent value it's just when you take the whole past & potential future scope of all the moves combined where you're kinda like, yeesh

Butler remains the great "what if" of the Sixers

yeah i dont think they were gonna get much better for harden, i mean its not impossible that some other team would decide they need him but its also not impossible that the clippers decide they dont need him

i cant believe teams are stilll coughing up anything valuable to employ harden.

yeah i wouldnt want him on my team for the minimum

kawhi and pg prob wanted him

Makes me think less of them

nba players love stars and are unclear on the concept of aging

do think hardens playmaking will help the clips, but the rest of it idk

ideally he would lean even more into being a point guard than he did in philly considering the clips have guys who can score the ball, which would make his playoff choking less of an issue too

more likely one of kawhi and pg are injured for the offs and harden and russ are your 2nd and 3rd options eesh

i’m a harden disbeliever to my core but if the theory is that as your third option there is a less chance of him driving your championship hopes off a cliff & maybe more of a chance he finds a role in which he can contribute without shitting himself… i guess i can kinda squint and see that? but that’s more to me if he just falls in your lap. they actually gave up real pick assets for him!

xp yes lol. we will be seeing PG, russ and harden shoot a combined 11-60 in game 5 of round 1 with kawhi watching on the bench

i mean they had to give up something, the players they sent over are cooked so its gotta be picks but yeah this is too much

- 2026 LAC first-round pick via OKC
- 2028 LAC first-round pick
- Two second round picks
- One pick swap

- 2026 LAC first-round pick via OKC

btw does this mean la somehow got one of the picks they traded to okc for pg back

I didn't know that the Sixers owner was a Harris and thought that Tobias was really throwing his weight around.

Not sure if this is true, but:

This 2026 pick that the Thunder are sending the Sixers will be the least favorable pick out of a few of the picks that the Thunder possess that year, I'm told. https://t.co/pzZvSQeERB

— Derek Bodner (@DerekBodnerNBA) October 31, 2023

Because they are seemingly always involved in a trade that features draft picks, the Oklahoma City Thunder will help clear the path for the Clippers to trade an additional pick to the 76ers. The Thunder will pick up 2027 first-round pick swap rights, in exchange for sending a protected version of the 2026 Clippers first-round pick they own to the Sixers. (This is likely to end up in a “last favorable” situation of the 2026 picks Oklahoma City owns.)

LA Clippers acquire
James Harden, P.J. Tucker, Filip Petrusev

Oklahoma City Thunder acquire
2027 first-round pick swap rights with the LA Clippers

Philadelphia 76ers acquire
Nicolas Batum, Robert Covington, Kenyon Martin Jr., Marcus Morris Sr., two first-round picks (protected 2026 Clippers (via Thunder), 2028 Clippers), two second-round picks (2024 Pacers, Jazz or Cavs (TBD), 2029 Clippers) and a 2029 first-round pick swap

https://www.spotrac.com/news/clippers-finally-acquire-james-harden-2057/

thunder dumping their worst pick for a swap that could maybe pay off, which i guess is something you do when you have a million picks

just posting this for the future pick info (assuming it's correct)

The Clippers are a truly hilarious franchise.

Kawhi, PG, Harden & Russ are all FAs after this season.

Here’s what their future 1st round picks look like:

‘24 to OKC
‘25 swap w/ OKC
‘26 to OKC
‘27 swap with OKC
‘28 to PHI
‘29 swap with PHI

They’ve also traded 6 2nds away.

— nick wright (@getnickwright) October 31, 2023

Harden was legitimately pretty good last year: his shooting percentages were right in line with his better years, and his defense was nearly as good as it was in Houston. obviously there's still a ton of risk there - he gets hurt a lot and he might singlehandedly kill you in the playoffs and then demand a trade, but idk I think there's some upside as a 3rd option there

he had a great regular season def and even was pretty cooperative as far as trying to be more of a facilitator and less of a scorer

its pretty funny how second round picks have value in pushing trades over the line but not much value as actual picks, teams want to feel like theyre getting an extra treat

if you evaluate james harden on paper he has very few flaws

there was a funny discussion between bomani & nick wright last week about how in 30-40 years there will be ppl arguing about basketball who never watched james harden or jimmy butler play who will be unable to believe us when we say that actually if you watched them play there's no question as to who you'd rather have if you needed to win an important basketball game

and hopefully these discussions will be taking place on ILH

if you evaluate james harden on paper he has very few flaws

sorta depends on whether that paper describes his habit of trade demands and team sabotage

i'll still be here, unless i die

Super pumped to not have to hear about this Harden trade business anymore. Praise to Ballmer for making it happen.

ya was pretty tedious

glad to have it and the dame one over.

idk personally i think someone else on the sixers needs to demand a trade now

it's coming

maxey shd demand a trade to the spurs

Korkmaz is still waiting.

sixers could have another trade coming if they dont think theyre going to be able to get anyone in free agency

so the sixers get a bad first from okc so they can do a face-saving “see? they DID get two firsts for harden!!” lol

https://i.imgur.com/nd8ZHuZ.png

Would be interesting to see Lavine on a good team

lavine/maxey is a no go backcourt for me

yeah not a great match for sure

seems like something morey would do tho

loving your slow 24 min revelation on this topic

lol did actually think about both of those things before posting the screenshot

the heat and sixers feel like they're in the same place right now w/ the caveat that the heat can at least justify a level of stasis based on recent history. but continuing to reduce the talent around embiid while expecting him to push you further ... not sure the math is justified on that one

best case scenario maxey goes nuts they fill out the roster and start rolling, then lose in the second round again, wait damn

embiid just needs to wait for horf to retire

maxey is one of those catch 22 players where he's objectively great but also you can only have 1 guy like him on the roster if you're really trying to win. basically any guard or wing who can't play defense (lavine) is prob not playable next to him if you're really trying to win a title. you also prob can't put another guy under 6' 5" on the floor w/ him. the options start to get kinda limited

well not on the roster, but in the rotation

maybe he can learn to play defense

whenever i think a small guard is just forever bad at defense i think back to the way steph looked on defense in the finals vs boston and think that no hope can be totally lost. but maybe it takes 10+ years, a total body reformation & being one of the savviest players in the league...

i don't know if the sixers were ever involved in the beal discussions, and that contract blows chunks, and he might not even be that reliable to begin with. but he was basically acquired for free. i think dame is one you just charge to the game but i wonder if we're sitting here in june talking about how miami & philly should've been a lot more aggressive trying to go after him

him being beal obv

how about Marcus Morris and change to Portland for Malcolm Brogdon

i don't know if the sixers were ever involved in the beal discussions, and that contract blows chunks, and he might not even be that reliable to begin with. but he was basically acquired for free. i think dame is one you just charge to the game but i wonder if we're sitting here in june talking about how miami & philly should've been a lot more aggressive trying to go after him

― slob wizard (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, October 31, 2023 5:15 PM (two minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

yeah dicey sitch but maybe

i think some contender will inevitably add brogdon but the recent history w/ is pretty bad, will prob be an underwhelming acquisition

Maybe but he's healthy and playing well.

theres footage of beal shooting from this morning and he looks extremely stiff, not good

entirely possible that beal is just a grenade. but if he proves a capable third option, and the heat and sixers passed on him for very little, and they aren’t able to make a comparable move, i think there will be regret. but i’m also shorting the suns all season so

looks like brogdon will be traded for d-lo soon
https://twiiter.com/highkin/status/1719465393050485072?s=20

Malcolm Brogdon has signed with Klutch, according to Instagram pic.twitter.com/jDOyXzONlJ

— Sean Highkin (@highkin) October 31, 2023

76ers star Joel Embiid has been fined $35,000 for his D-Generation X/Triple H celebration vs. Blazers on Sunday.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) October 31, 2023

I'm not a wrestling guy. Is that the thrusting crotch celebration?

yes

the 'suck it'

he should get a bonus not a fine this is quality stuff

https://twitter.com/CGBBURNER/status/1719462118943014987

Are you ready? pic.twitter.com/sm0W3uvb0i

— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) October 30, 2023

PBKR outing himself as a non-millennial…

i think some contender will inevitably add brogdon but the recent history w/ is pretty bad, will prob be an underwhelming acquisition

― slob wizard (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, October 31, 2023 5:42 PM (fifty minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

he was real good for the celtics last year, until he got injured, great guy to add to a contender he can do a lot of stuff, unfortunately not reliable cause of the injuries tendency tho

i don't forget that he put up 21-10-4 in the bubble first round vs the heat. but he's been passed around so much that i feel like it's one where we don't have the full story as outsiders. i mean i guess we know the medical history is bad. but still

yeah i dont think theres any other reason really besides just injuries and circumstance, everyone on the celtics loved him hes a super even keeled smart good guy apparently