nba off season 2024 bud 2 suns etc

treading water while playing a contact sport that requires you to hold a ball over your head sounds like the most taxing thing ever, the water polo workout should be the next fitness craze

i think if you grow up in miami you’re just in the pool so much that at some point you end up playing water polo. very insane sport.

Ben Simmons back on the court 🔥

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— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) May 28, 2024

summer is officially here

lmao

i'd excelsior that, but it's so ILH specific that nobody would understand who doesn't already spend too much time on ILH.

it's a good bit he's got going

It looks like he's bouncing an invisible basketball thanks to the image crop

that's how i'll always see him in my mind

he shouldve waited until the actual offseason when the picture of him dribbling wouldve had the full attention of the nba world

maybe hes practicing fts there idk

Hoodie Mello vs Summer Simmo

simmo the summer savage

In two years he's either getting into politics or acting

The local newspaper reports who the Blazers are inviting for pre-draft workouts. I find it interesting that the Blazers have both Ayton & Time Lord under contract along with Duop Reath, the 27-year-old rookie center who played big - and credible - minutes for them all last season, but they've invited a surprising number of centers to work out for them.

Not many (any?) teams would be interested in taking on Ayton's contract, but it feels like Williams could be moving on soon. Reath should stay. He's too valuable as a young bench guy with lots of in-game experience on a very cheap contract.

ty lue re-ups for 5 years 70 milly

REPORT: JJ Redick is already calling around the league looking for assistants for his staff. Expect an announcement by the Lakers AFTER the nba finals which Redick is announcing on ABC, via @TheSteinLine pic.twitter.com/IKAUoypxmT

— 𝐉𝐚𝐤𝐞 (@SixthManJake) May 29, 2024

"I will be very surprised if their next Head Coach is anybody but JJ Redick. Everything that I'm hearing is JJ Redick. From what I know he's doing some background, calling some assistant coaching candidates who might be able to join his staff."

-@ChrisBHaynes on #Lakers next HC pic.twitter.com/XipwSlN6wo

— Dan Patrick Show (@dpshow) May 29, 2024

The Lakers hiring JJ Redick feels pretty imminent. It's more a matter of "when" vs. "if" at this point. pic.twitter.com/qUZYnR0YYz

— Anthony F. Irwin (@AnthonyIrwinLA) May 28, 2024

what will happen to the pods

I don't follow the Cavs that well so maybe there was other stuff going on, but it's still a bummer that JB Bickerstaff got fired, he's universally loved here in MN from his college and Wolves assistant coach days, supposed to be a great guy and from afar seemed like he was doing a good job.

like what if the brackets were different and he lost to the Celtics when the Pacers did? Would that have been considered a good job then?

i guess its just that mitchell doesnt love him theyre gonna try to bring in someone he does like so they can resign him

likely they trade garland and allen too, which tbf makes a lot of sense

One of the reasons they were in the position they were was because they tanked their last game for positioning in a pathetic fashion.

Not sure whose call that was but some of the players seemed embarrassed about it.

Also not sure who fed all that whining to Shams in the Athletic postmortem article but that shit was ready to print as soon as they were eliminated.

Gilbert is just one of those 'loose cannon' owners who wants to feel in charge.

you can tell whos gonna be fire based on if theres a shams hit piece, vogel same thing

one of the podcasters pointed out that in their post series interview all the cavs described the season as difficult even tho it was pretty successful none of them were like we made the second round something to build on etc so it seems like it wasnt the most harmonious team

but sounds like theyre going to resign mitchell which didnt seem likely for most of the year get a new coach and maybe do some trades thatll balance their roster out, could work idk

i’m pretty sure there were times during the season where the players called him out in the postgame press for his coaching decisions

idk i’m not too much into “deserve” with coaches. most of them are interchangeable. the cavs could easily find a better coach. sometimes everyone agrees the guy is a good coach but also that they want a new boss

yeah most coaches wear out the welcomes pretty fast

the thing about building around mitchell and mobley is mobley isnt a very good scorer so where do you get more scoring from, idk if garland and allen are going to get you enough in trades, if you want to be good you need a #2 quality scorer, its kind messed up cause if he gets traded to the right team garland could start playing like that guy immediately but hes just not a good fit with mitchell

they need a big wing with a dynamic offensive game haha get in line, maybe brandon ingram tho

coaching really is just a personality matching game with your best player(s)

rip aaron gordon's brother.

https://sports.yahoo.com/former-76ers-player-drew-gordon-older-brother-of-nuggets-starter-aaron-gordon-dies-in-car-accident-at-33-033314867.html

the nuggets players are really going through it with their family stuff. feel awful for AG

wow i don’t think he deserved this

Breaking: As Trajan Langdon’s tenure as Detroit Pistons President of Basketball Operations begins, the franchise and general manager Troy Weaver are planning to part ways, sources tell me and @ShamsCharania.

— James L. Edwards III (@JLEdwardsIII) May 31, 2024

not even sure why they went through the dance of pretending he would stay

weird org

what's the league gonna do when Ben revolutionizes the game by playing with TWO basketballs, the NBA is officially on notice.

https://i.postimg.cc/65hXc5gp/Screenshot-20240602-170201.png

Ben's agent expects him to be in the MVP conversation! I have to wonder what's Ben's motivation?

Muscles don't cure insecurity and vanity. Good luck, Ben! This might be good last year in the league

This might be HIS last year in the league. Blargh

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BREAKING: The Lakers are finalizing the hire of JJ Redick as their next head coach

WOW. pic.twitter.com/WgMxZOiYGK

— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) June 4, 2024

lot of people have been saying its a done deal jj just wants to wait til after hes done calling the finals to announce it which is nice of him i dont really want to hear the tv guys talk about it during the games

over/under on the jj/lbj relationship going sour in 6.5 months

did lbj sign anything binding on him returning to the lakers, yet?

Just JJ redick so far

maybe JJ redick is lebron's "Shabazz Napier Memorial" parting gift to the Lakers

Omg that would be a hilarious outcome

lakers letting bron pick the coach and theyre drafting his son but will not let him make personnel moves interesting compromise

I find this decision *legible* but I just know it will end badly for JJ

its pretty much a no win sitch cause everyone in laker land has unrealistic expectations, even if he has them playing well and gets along with lebron whats their ceiling the second round maybe the conf finals if everything breaks right, downside is missing the playoffs altogether, thats not a range thats up to lakers standards