An early summer 2024 thread

[ejftw]

Don't think Porter has anything to do with George in all honesty. Believe it signals more of Russ being gone, one way or another, and shuts the door for Boston and Moon to return.

[og15]

Don't think Porter has anything to do with George in all honesty. Believe it signals more of Russ being gone, one way or another, and shuts the door for Boston and Moon to return.

Yea, Porter is a 6'4 guard, he can't replace George in any way, different roles and skillsets and size.

And my apologies about assuming he was more questionable than he actually is.

[KL2]

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[TrueLAfan]

I feel the same way about KPJ as I did about Josh Primo. Deserves a chance. And I still maintain that Westbrook is an asset at his low salary. If he only plays 10 mpg and is a good locker room influence--which would be good for both Porter and Bones--he's worth his pay.

In the meantime ... I may be totally wrong here, because it’s the new CBA, but I think I know (part of) management’s thinking and have a guess or two about what's next.

With Harden’s $30 million and Porter’s signing, I figure we’re at about $153 million in salaries and above the cap. But we’re below the luxury tax and apron by enough so that (I think) we can use the MLE and the Bi-Annual Exception. If we keep Plum or Theis, it will go up--but I think we’ll still be able to use both those exceptions. It’s a big deal.

Using the MLE will, I think, hard cap us at the first apron ($179 million this year). That’s okay. The MLE and Bi-Annual add up to about $18 million. You can get players for that—and we need a 4 and a starter/backup 3. My guess is we’re looking at Jalen Smith and Saddiq Bey. One would be great. Both would be incredible.

[Max Headrom]

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Good riddance loser

[KL2]

Demar to Clippers in 3-2-1??

[esqtvd]

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Clippers just closed the door behind PG. Good thing he has Orlando to play against the Sixers or he'd really be fckd. No turning back now.

BTW, judging by WIP sportsradio, Philly fans already hate him, just like they hated Doc and Tobias.

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[og15]

Demar to Clippers in 3-2-1??

Lol, probably

My funny scenario that was based on a NO Harden and George off-season was DeRozan, Jalen Smith and someone like Tyus Jones. Harden is back, so a little different, but one of DeRozan or Smith could materialize.

[og15]

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Clippers just closed the door behind PG. Good thing he has Orlando to play against the Sixers or he'd really be fckd. No turning back now.

BTW, judging by WIP sportsradio, Philly fans already hate him, just like they hated Doc and Tobias.

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Orlando signed KCP, pretty sure they are out

[ejftw]

Ah good times, remembering when Philly last signed a past his prime star away from the Clips

[KL2]

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[KL2]

CP3 to the Spurs. Eric Gordon to Philly.

Whew was afraid we’d try to bring them back.

[esqtvd]

After the latest farces in the NY justice system, who knows what the truth is?

https://apnews.com/article/houston-rockets-kevin-porter-jr-assault-arrest-9d362fba93becc8a66f0d82318bdc7dc

Porter, 23, pleaded guilty Tuesday to misdemeanor assault and a harassment violation in connection with an incident last September at a Manhattan hotel. Prosecutors have said Porter attacked his girlfriend, leaving her covered in blood with a deep cut above her right eye. She has since denied that, accusing prosecutors of pushing a “false narrative.”

Under the agreement, Porter must complete a 26-week Abusive Partner Intervention Program or an equivalent program with a private counselor. He must also abide by a limited order of protection, attend all court dates and have no further arrests.

If Porter complies, he’ll be able to withdraw his assault plea in a year and will be sentenced at that time to time served for the non-criminal harassment count, prosecutors said, effectively clearing his criminal record.

“The resolution will allow Mr. Porter to put this incident, which involved false felony allegations and false facts, behind him with no criminal record and move forward,” Porter’s lawyers, Phillip Jobe and Stephanie Kelemen, said in a statement.

Porter has not played since his arrest and is no longer on an NBA roster. The Rockets traded him in October to the Oklahoma City Thunder, which immediately cut him.

Porter was arrested Sept. 11 after police say his girlfriend, former WNBA player Kysre Gondrezick, told them he repeatedly punched her in the face with a closed fist, causing an inches-long gash above the right eye, bruising and substantial pain to her face.

Police said Gondrezick also alleged that Porter wrapped his hands around her neck and strangled her, causing her to have difficulty breathing, redness, bruising to her neck, and loss of motion to her left arm.

Gondrezick disputed that account, saying her injuries “don’t support any of those claims.” She said prosecutors were slow to correct “false information,” pointing to the since-withdraw allegation in Porter’s initial charges that he had fractured one of her neck vertebrae.

Messages seeking comment were left with Gondrezick’s lawyer and the Manhattan district attorney’s office.

Gondrezick told the New York Post in October that she and Porter argued “for not even 10 seconds” in their room at the Millennium Hilton near the United Nations. She told TMZ in November that her injuries were the result of falling and hitting her head when Porter startled her awake when he came back to the room after a night out.

“He didn’t hit me. He never balled his fists up and hit me,” Gondrezick told the Post. “And he definitely didn’t punch me in the face numerous times. That is a lie. I don’t have any injuries to support that.”

Porter and Gondrezick started dating in February 2022, according to an anniversary message she posted on X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter. She told TMZ that the Manhattan district attorney’s office’s handling of the case has “compounded my trauma even more than the actual experience.”

[MartinToVaught]

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LOL. Watching PG deal with the Philly media/fanbase after every chokejob and disappearing act will be very entertaining, like it was with Doc.

[og15]

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It is what it is. He should help Philly a lot. If they stay healthy he's a third option on offense, and his versatility on defense and ability to impact in diverse ways will help them. I mean they are going from Tobias Harris to him, soooo....

Of course there's a high chance he ends up having to again take a higher option role since Embiid kinda doesn't stay very healthy.

[KL2]

Thank goodness.

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[TrueLAfan]

I mean ... Paul George was a good for us. When he played, he was great alot of the time. All-star/Borderline All-NBA team great. He just didn't do that all of the time, and not as often in playoff crunch time It's a good resume, but not a great one--and I can 100% see why it's not worth a four year deal. I think he'll be ... problematic for Philly. Embiid comes to play, but he's got his own injury issues and is (an old) 30. In the last five years, PG13 and Embiid have combined to play 99, 105, 99, 122 and 110 games. To me, it’s absolutely a win now move—and that’s great. Except that’s what we said about Kawhi and PG. I wish him well.

Now. Go for Saddiq Bey with the MLE--or, if possible--part of it or the Bi-Annual.

[MartinToVaught]

I mean they are going from Tobias Harris to him, soooo....

He can't handle the pressure of playing in Philly. It'll be like Tobias never left.

[wco81]

Why would the police or the Manhattan DA make up stories about him committing violence.

Is she denying that she told the police that he punched her?

[KL2]

Now. Go for Saddiq Bey with the MLE.

Didn’t he tear his ACL end of March? Or am I thinking of someone else?