stashing assets for the 2023 nba offseason

can you see the ball from space

a new era of pace (light speed) and space (outer)

yeesh both scoot and amen leaving with injuries

so i guess joe cronin can declare war on dame and start the season with his team being hounded every day about where dame is at, how happy he is, when is he being traded etc but… i don’t see why he would wanna do that. to squeeze an extra draft pick out of somebody?

― J0rdan S., Friday, July 7, 2023 7:27 PM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink

well it could be a lot more than just another draft pick (and even if it’s just another draft pick, isn’t that good?), but to piggyback off what you had been saying earlier, KD and dame aren’t the same. dame isn’t one of the 20 best players of all time playing in NYC…he’s a great player who plays in portland…who’s going to be traveling to portland to hound the blazers front office on a daily basis about where he’s going?

like harden for example is in a much better negotiating position, for one thing he hasn’t named a single acceptable destination, secondly the team potentially trading him is actually trying to win. if the blazers don’t trade dame what happens…shams tweets about them a lot?

well for one you do realize that portland has people who cover the team every day whose jobs are to ask everyone on the team questions before and after every game? they’re not a minor league baseball team

also i think that of course it sounds easy from a distance to say that the blazers should just accept the drama and every day annoyance that would come from dame coming back to their team as a hostage until they get whatever trade package they’re looking for. but i’d point out that daryl morey is considered an abnormal person, even within the context of NBA GMs, for a reason

i do tend to think this will get done with the heat but yes, there is no reason it needs to get done this week or this month as far as portland is concerned. lillard's representation has kind of taken a sledgehammer to the idea of a smooth and congenial exit, and i don't think any reasonable person should blame portland for seeing if anything shakes out in the next couple months. as for lillard's bluffs about not reporting or whatever my reaction is "lol"

the best thing would be for dame to start acting more normal

it's def weird that he's done a complete 180 from "i am the ultimate team guy loyalty is my sole value" to "fuck all y'all" pretty much immediately but divorces are tough

congrats to jabari smith jr on the game winner pretty crazy play, now the tall man plays

and putting all the personal stuff aside i just remain unconvinced that the blazers would gain much if any leverage by bringing him back. i just don’t see who is putting a demonstrably better offer on the table & there’s the chance the offers get worse. or that dame comes back and plays and gets hurt for the third year in a row. the KD situation was an anomaly, i wouldn’t want that to be my plan. a much more realistic outcome is what happened with simmons where i think the idea that philly gained anything from that compared to what they could’ve done in the summer is entirely dubious

wemby 0-3 hes a bust

sad

ok he hit a shot but it might be a too little too late situation

lmao

wemby's passing is fucking great, if thats all he does tonight im with it

yup had the same thought

black wesley otoh sucks ass

goddamnit, *BLAKE

ofc he just hit a 3 too

"competing at a high level having fun with it" --brandon miller

ah wemby blocked millers three thats why im a life long wemby fan

im loving the espn crew fawning over how wemby looks cool missing shots

'it's the notes he's NOT playing'

will be interesting to see what his game is in the nba not sure its going to be the 7-4 guard routine

yeah, he's doing a LOT of dribble penetration or playing on the elbow like hes lamarcus aldridge.

they just showed a shot of the big ball and it looks so much like bad cgi but its real lol

wemby gets fouled every time he catches it

Scoot Henderson will undergo an MRI on his right shoulder after sustaining the injury today. There’s optimism it’s not a dislocation.

don’t love the way that’s phrased!

gotta keep dame as scoot insurance now

WEMBY GETS GOT BY KAI JONES 😱

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— RingerNBA (@ringernba) July 8, 2023

victor bargnani

very sad

damn he just got dropped by miller on a cross too

julian yampagnie

i know y'all were having fun with the big ball upthread, but that thing is seriously incredible (and bizarre).

i was looking at the other ways they light it up (like 4th of july fireworks animations), it's crazy

someone is gonna hack it and stream xvideos, its fuckin vegas

hahahah i wouldn't blame anyone for doing that

large butts broadcast on the sphere, it has a certain poetry to it

truth (about the hacking)

but yeah, the marketing/promotion possibilities boggle the mind.

i mean ... the images of it really, REALLY look CGI'd!

im glad wemby got one of his worst shooting nights out of his system now as opposed to game 7 of the 2030 nba finals

one thing is clear, he's going to roll out of bed and get 3 blocks a game

yeah the defensive impact was unreal. he had 5 blocks and one that was called a foul that shouldn't have been. not just that, but his length creates so many problems on entry passes. it was the spurs biggest weakness last year and he'll keep games close even on nights like these where his shots arent connecting. sochan and vassell are both really excellent, versatile defenders who will complement the havoc he creates and capitalize on turnovers.

he just couldnt get into a shooting rhythm and seemed to be trying to score a lot on isos either as a perimeter shooter or in the low block trying to get to the rim on post-ups. his defenders were really physical with him and forced him into uncomfortable looks. they need to actually run plays with him rolling to the rim for easy alleyoops or popping out for open catch and shoot jumpers so that hes having to create space for himself (which he will be able to do later as his strength develops).

the passing was really impressive and might be the jokic-esque key that unlocks his full potential as a playmaker.

i wouldve liked to see him push it more in transition D. he seemed to defer to teammates to who were trying to chase down and get blocks.

the fellas

Scoot and Steph 🔥

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— NBACentral (@TheNBACentral) July 7, 2023

nerd squad

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F0OsAudXsAISyCz?format=jpg&name=large

okc is gonna be the actual good leaguepass team next year i think

they might just be good

sniper danny

Restricted free agent Paul Reed — aka BBall Paul — is signing a three-year, $24 million contract offer sheet with the Utah Jazz, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Agent Ron Shade of Octagon negotiated the new deal. pic.twitter.com/gQhCNVvIiV

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 8, 2023

xp yeah thats why. feel like they have a super high ceiling with this core

like theyre in the same spot as the 20-win teams development wise yet they're already .500