stashing assets for the 2023 nba offseason

dame way to concerned with how hes gonna look coming out of this, no one cares any more dude just let go and move on

"definitely DO NOT trade me to the cities with hot babes, i absolutely hate that, and DO NOT trade me to any city that doesn't have HARSH, BRUTAL WINTERS which supplies the rage i need to succeed at this level of competition"

the team in a major city with no all stars and a bunch of great role players still makes all the sense in the world….

yup

he wouldnt be HEATED to head south, and you dont need to be phillip glass to see that dame would be einstein on the beach

i don’t understand utah’s motivation for doing this with nothing attached as a sweetener

― J0rdan S., Monday, June 26, 2023 11:00 AM (five hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

another question... is collins better than Kelly O?

At sick alley pop dunks, yes

yes if he's healthy

His sick ally oops didn’t really suffer last year. His 3 point shot was fucked and the man can’t get post position to save his life

Man it’s CLOSE in a lot of categories

https://stathead.com/tiny/wS89e

But I’d value Kelly Os shooting, playmaking and defense over anything Collins does besides sick jams

the thing with Collins is that he's got really nice touch around the basket, but he's really not smart in the post. he sucks at getting position and often takes way too long to make his move. when he gets it in a good spot and goes, he's really effective. he's also a solid defender, but doesn't have the best reach. the sick dunk thing was kind of a joke but him and trae really did have a nice pnr game. i wish him the best

sorry for egregious reallys

well as with many things it depends on what you need, if you're a good team looking for a backup offensive big man the answer is kelly all day but if you're a building/developing team you'd obviously take a chance on collins rediscovering his 20/10 form.

Statement from Blazers general manager Joe Cronin to me:

"I met with Dame and Aaron Goodwin this afternoon. We had a great dialogue. We remain committed to building a winner around Dame."

— Sean Highkin (@highkin) June 27, 2023

according to sam amick of the athletic, dame would like one (1) jerami grant to be re-sign AND one (1) draymond green signing sounds totally reSonable why wont the blazers do it hmm makes u think thateyre acting in bad faith i guess i have no choice but to be traded to miami

the “all i need to be happy is jerami grant and draymond green” thing is one of the best examples you’ll see of why players should never be GMs

i say this every time one of these types of reports comes out but yes, i too want a lot of different things. we all do.

if you have the opportunity to give a quarter billion dollars to jerami grant and draymond green you have to take it

im trying to think of a precedent of a player drawing out this "i *wink* want *wink* to remain *wink* loyal" shtick as long as dame has done this

Dame in Miami would rule. honestly it's cute he's so concerned with looking bad by not sticking with his initial team even though virtually every star who's played that much has done it at least once. kinda like when people start leaving a party en masse and you really wanna leave too but not without saying goodbye to everyone

im trying to think of a precedent of a player drawing out this "i *wink* want *wink* to remain *wink* loyal" shtick as long as dame has done this

― slai gorgeous-alexander (m bison), Monday, June 26, 2023 10:43 PM (seven minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

he's a pioneer on this, a trail blazer if you will

my read is he doesn’t want to win “the wrong way” or be seen as a ring chaser and he’s taken that to the logical conclusion. which sure it’s nice to have integrity but not if you’re annoying and overbearing about it xp

hes also left it too late

seems reasonable

The Chicago Bulls and center Nikola Vucevic are nearing a three-year, $60 million contract extension, league sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. pic.twitter.com/xYo9vF0Gk1

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 28, 2023

yeah that seems fair for both sides putting aside the part where bulls fans have to spend another three years being reminded every night that their team made one of the worst trades in recent league history

who knows what the hornets are up to ever

The Hornets say they have extended Qualifying Offers to Miles Bridges, Theo Maledon and PJ Washington, making all three restricted free agents.

— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpears) June 28, 2023

PJ washington tracking strongly to be the next john collins

funny guy

.@ramonashelburne reports that Kyrie Irving intends to meet with teams in free agency and is searching for "a place where he can spend the rest of his career, the place that feels like home." pic.twitter.com/dNWqIqrFKr

— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) June 28, 2023

if he spurns the mavs lmao

feel like he prob understands that he needs to create the illusion of a market so that the mavs will max him out. i don’t think there’s a team w cap space that would actually want him

love to finalize an agreement two days before it goes into effect

The new Collective Bargaining Agreement has been signed and shared with the 30 NBA teams, sources tell ESPN. The 676-page agreement goes into effect on July 1 and runs through the 2029-2030 season

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 28, 2023

if he spurns the mavs lmao

― Spottie, Wednesday, June 28, 2023 1:08 PM (forty-five minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

feel like he prob understands that he needs to create the illusion of a market so that the mavs will max him out. i don’t think there’s a team w cap space that would actually want him

― J0rdan S., Wednesday, June 28, 2023 1:17 PM (thirty-five minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

yeah i mean if they sign him for 5/253 or whatever he can get then thats just as bad lol

the last bullet point lol

The “full expectation” is Kyrie Irving will re-sign with the Mavericks once free agency begins, per @wojespn:

- Legitimate places Kyrie would even consider leaving Dallas for are “extremely limited, perhaps almost nil.”

- Money aspect won’t be an issue for Irving’s new deal… pic.twitter.com/lmqT8C0cME

— Evan Sidery (@esidery) June 28, 2023

“extremely limited, perhaps almost nil.”

my guess is this also describes the list of teams interested in signing kyrie

everything is in alignment

The Timberwolves are declining to guarantee Taurean Prince’s $7.4M contract for the 2023-2024 season, sources tell ESPN. Prince — who’s averaged 10.4 points in his seven years — joins the free agent market.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 28, 2023

expected this but prince was a nice vet role player, shot well from 3 last year, general good guy from all accounts

san antonian as well

be a good deep bench guy for a contender

every contender should be trying to get prince on a minimum, he'll have his choice im sure

Sheesh, appreciate the heads up Woj🤲🏾 https://t.co/KXwlYfMyLA

— TP (@taureanprince) June 28, 2023

seems like he might look for more than the vet min, he’s 29 and has only had 3 years of non-rookie scale pay. probably not going to have a better chance to make some money.

please god i never ask you for anything

NBA star Kyrie Irving intends to meet with the Phoenix Suns when the free agency period begins on June 30, league sources tell @NBAonTNT, @BleacherReport. https://t.co/9KOjnqMu0N

— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) June 29, 2023

KD needs to be put thru an exorcism my god

The Houston Rockets could seek a meeting as well, according to sources.

There's growing momentum that the Rockets will have the edge in signing unrestricted free agent Kyle Kuzma, league sources tell B/R

appreciate the orgs that are scooping up all the malcontent players to keep them off of potential good teams

the streets need irving and kd back together again

The Lakers are increasingly confident they can sign Nuggets free-agent wing Bruce Brown Jr. for the non-taxpayer midlevel exception starting at a projected $12.4 million, multiple league sources told @TheAthleticNBA: https://t.co/FYJHYG86V6

— Jovan Buha (@jovanbuha) June 29, 2023

god this would be such a fucking buzzkill

rockets are really gonna spend their entire cap space on fvv and dillon brooks, huh

xp its kinda crazy the team he's on cant offer him more. i dont really understand the reasoning behind that

they don’t have his bird rights