2024 NBA OFFS AND INS

ok this is getting interesting

Zion taking the Bron assignment is encouraging

plaicans figured out to not play ingram or cj

weirdest team in ages as far as awesome role players paired with unreliable stars

They have flexibility which is nice

ZION

bron waiting for the double instead of just going against alvarado

Joseeeee

being a pels fan is fun I should do this more

alverado thumbs up from me what a guy

very cool guy for sure

Our special boy is really doing it this is what we dreamed of

oh no

damn what’s up this is bad

Oh no!!!!!

he didnt look injured

he threw the towel really hard must be something

its ok jose can just get guys dunks every time

i was just going to post that the thing about zion is i don't think he can do this in every game or even the majority of games but it's pretty spectacular when he does

lakers lucky af, i can't wait for the nuggets to run them in 5 games

yeah having to play the nugs isnt much reward

hoo ok cj

they should have waited til Zion was better before they started playing again

otm

ad fouled with .6 on the 24 pels cant catch a break

yeah atrocious iso by lebron that got bailed out

cj had ad all over him shouldve tried for the 4pt play

a couple of unrelated observations:

1) as a lebron respecter who has rooted for him at various points of his career, it’s a pretty surreal experience to see him just genuflect to the nuggets on live TV after winning a playoff game. once in a lifetime feeling to see lebron, a laker, say that about the nuggets

2) it’s cool that there’s something of a real rivalry between the two northern california teams

I think I have to root for the warriors here

alex len getting post season minutes over here

"this is a game of mistakes" --steve kerr

new this is a game of dropped

warriors should do something

kings faster to the ball

the warriors have some Hall of Fame players, but as a team they aren't good enough to control games any more

I have watched this so many times and I'm really amped up

Playoffs bay bay

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— I Think You Should Zipline (@Billy_D2411) April 16, 2024

thats the stuff

not watching the 9-10 games, what happens in there is none of our business

its not a place of honor

rip warriors

honestly, i have no idea what the warriors’ path back to the playoffs is

yea this has gotta be it for that squad, was a hell of a run boys

bob myers knew exactly when to gtfo

heh

I’m getting emotional this is the end

the golden state war has ended

It is a time of sadness

i think klay could leave or take a hometown discount to stay, hard to see what teams would want dray on that contract, but despite that it def feels like the end of the dubs ever striking fear in the league with this group again

good night sweet prince* (the golden state warriors basketball organization)

klay 3-29 from the field, 2-18 from three in the warriors last two elimination games

Hardest part to watch for sure

its good imo like just how trades are such a big deal in the nba is a more interesting system of player movement than other sports, the cba lawyer part is hard to argue for but blockbuster trades cmon thats good stuff, the new apron situation is tilting towards the lawyer aspect via being more complicated and its going to prevent a lot of trades too, nba kinda shooting itself in the foot there, tho tbf shifting the league toward parity is good, tho forcing teardowns of contenders is prob gonna be ugly

― lag∞n, Saturday, June 1, 2024 1:55 PM (nineteen minutes ago)

idk i kinda hate this era of constant fake trade proposals as a result of high level free agency ceasing to exist. i liked the early 2010s era more, there were still blockbuster trades but there weren't *only* blockbuster trades. having summers where the biggest players changing teams in FA are like kyle lowry and fred van vleet isn't very fun imo

we also haven't even really hit any of the ramifications of like 3 teams hoarding a huge percentage of league's future trade assets, this stuff shouldn't be happening, you shouldn't need an ombudsman public GM like bobby marks around to explain the byzantine protections on every OKC pick, that shit is stupid. the league needs to get back to a place where teams largely own their own picks and are trading players for each other w/ a heavy dose of free agency

the heat trading lamar odom, caron butler and 1 first round pick for shaq is much cooler imo and much more digestible for the average fan than the kinda superstar trades we see nowadays like gobert and KD that require teams to completely gut their futures and are also going to take like 10 years to fully play out

i like trades much more than free agency its more fair, a good team just adding another good player without giving anything up feels like a swindle and their old team is sad, plus trades are more surprising free agency youre more likely to know whats up

counterpoint trade demands, knowing that a player is signing a big deal while planning a future trade demand, are a bummer

i do agree that the whole thing has gotten a lil out of whack tho, nba in its baroque era

might get a big free agent move this summer tho paul george to philly possible

to tie it altogether the wolves are in a tough spot looking at a big luxury tax bill while in the middle of an ownership dispute which i think we can all agree represents the bad side of the current nba laws

seems like arod is gonna win which is good, first time thats ever been said lol

Doesn't Arod want to gut the roster?

i mean who knows really maybe both parties want to get under the tax

saw windhorst say that next year the team is slated to play more in luxury tax than in the entire history of the franchise combined. the team is good enough to justify paying it, but still

pay*

they gotta at least roll with it for another year, we know taylor has money he just sold part of the team for hundreds of millions of dollars, cant see the new ownership group dismantling a contender year one, unless they just dont have the money in which case why are they buying an nba team, guess the more likely danger is dumping salary around the edges that weakens the team a little

also bcuz of salary matching rules you can’t really just “dump salary” and clear out $20 million in one offseason. you can do that to duck the tax when you’re a few million over or whatever but in a sense the wolves payroll for next season is kinda baked in regardless of whether they’re able to make trades to shed salary 2-3 years down the road. so in that case there’s a strong specimens for just sticking w/ this team and seeing if you can win it next year unless some amazing offer comes along

yeah true kinda weird sitch the league has set up feel like its maybe not that good idk guess well see

every time there’s another round of these changes the consequences end up being pretty unexpected, fully expect the same this time around

Yep, always unintended consequences.

I agree that homers should criticize the management when they are not putting a good product on the floor.

I would like to talk about everything that went right for the Wolves this year, it was the most fun I've ever had watching basketball! they were a real team with an identity that played with real effort and heart. they led the West most of the season. The Wolves led the West! the Minnesota Timberwolves!

they did figure out how to make the two bigs lineup work after everyone said they were nuts. we had imo one of the most compelling young players in years coming into his own and making an enormous leap! we had NAZ REID! the city was absolutely crazy for this team and it was so fun to see the city come together around hoops like that. I had so many fun nights out watching with friends.

we beat Denver! no one would have thought that at the beginning of the season! we were on the Final Four, another thing any of the basketball smart guys would have never thought could happen. so we kinda laid an egg with Dallas, it happens, bad matchup or we just got really cold and Luka went nuclear, it doesn't cancel out what a ride this was.

I know a lot of you root for franchises where this is taken for granted or even expected but this is the best Wolves team I've ever watched and it was a real pleasure.

― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Saturday, June 1, 2024 10:41 AM (eight hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

totally man. they’re a fun team and I’m super happy for you and their fans. I feel similarly — just grateful to see a title because I really didn’t expect it to happen ever. the way the year ended wasn’t great but I’m just lucky to be a fan of the team when jokic is there