Kentavious Caldwell-Pope intends to sign a three-year, $66 million deal with the Orlando Magic, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Massive pickup for the rising Magic, acquiring the starting shooting guard of two NBA title teams. pic.twitter.com/fhu04mauIx— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 30, 2024
sigh
― brony james (k3vin k.), Sunday, 30 June 2024 23:31 (three days ago) link
we’ll see if there’s another move there, but that has not really been the MO of this team. I’m pretty despondent and mad at ownership. worried they’re just going to take jokic’s prime for granted
― brony james (k3vin k.), Monday, 1 July 2024 00:04 (two days ago) link
idk what pretty similar means here
Denver offered KCP a salary pretty similar to what he ended up getting from Orlando and I’m told the Nuggets offered three years. The Nuggets definitely tried here— Tony Jones (@Tjonesonthenba) June 30, 2024
― lag∞n, Monday, 1 July 2024 00:13 (two days ago) link
they also offered a contract in us dollars
― polyamerie "it's more than this 1 thing" (m bison), Monday, 1 July 2024 00:14 (two days ago) link
I honestly am not sure how plugged in tony jones is — he’s kind of the stopgap beat reporter for the athletic but he’s primarily a jazz guy. I’d be shocked if the nuggets matched and KCP chose orlando, but I guess anything is possible
― brony james (k3vin k.), Monday, 1 July 2024 00:16 (two days ago) link
No state taxes
― Jeff, Monday, 1 July 2024 00:17 (two days ago) link
yeah honestly if that’s what it came down to, fuck him
― brony james (k3vin k.), Monday, 1 July 2024 00:18 (two days ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/B8ooBaK.png
― lag∞n, Monday, 1 July 2024 00:20 (two days ago) link
they did… ?
― brony james (k3vin k.), Monday, 1 July 2024 00:22 (two days ago) link
🚨🚨🚨THE DENVER NUGGETS ARE SHOWING INTEREST IN SIGNING RUSSELL WESTBROOK (per @ShamsCharania) pic.twitter.com/kXNIeLK4eZ— Nuggets Lead (@NuggetsLead) June 30, 2024
please execute me
― brony james (k3vin k.), Monday, 1 July 2024 00:49 (two days ago) link
oh no
― Clay, Monday, 1 July 2024 00:49 (two days ago) link
I’m so sad about the KCP thing man. guy decided he had no interest in contending for a championship and preferred a few extra bucks. really goes against everything I thought I knew about him. good riddance
― brony james (k3vin k.), Monday, 1 July 2024 00:50 (two days ago) link
ugh
― brony james (k3vin k.), Monday, 1 July 2024 10:57 (two days ago) link
mostly mad at the kroenkes I guess :/
There’s a genuine case to avoid the second apron if you’re Denver. Matt’s not wrong. I just fundamentally disagree because we know this five-player starter core can win the title. We’ve seen it be the best group in the NBA. And removing KCP without a replacement REALLY downgrades https://t.co/6NNXCAoUIz— Sam Vecenie (@Sam_Vecenie) July 2, 2024
there’s an interesting dynamic playing out here where there seems to be a clear divide between national writers, who are mostly pillorying the move, and local writers, who are sort of sheepishly defending it. there are probably some access factors at play but otherwise I find it pretty baffling
― brony james (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 2 July 2024 21:34 (yesterday) link
yeah isn’t that usually the dynamic, riskier for local writers to just kill the team
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 2 July 2024 21:38 (yesterday) link
local writers are hayseed rubes is how i break it down to an extent
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 2 July 2024 21:40 (yesterday) link