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Devilanche · Post #1881 » by **Devilanche** » Wed Aug 26, 2026 11:07 am

jayu70 wrote:
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I don’t see Detroit offering that

SlimShady83 · Post #1882 » by **SlimShady83** » Thu Aug 27, 2026 5:58 am

Anyone following any of the Duren stuff and know when or if Pistons will make offer or will he play for QO, I'm still deciding on my predictions thread

Post #1883 » by **theBigLip** » Thu Aug 27, 2026 5:42 pm

SlimShady83 wrote:Anyone following any of the Duren stuff and know when or if Pistons will make offer or will he play for QO, I'm still deciding on my predictions thread

He would be insanely stupid to take the QO. He’ll probably wait to the last minute and sign a 4x$35M deal.

jayjaysee · Post #1884 » by **jayjaysee** » Thu Aug 27, 2026 7:44 pm

theBigLip wrote:
SlimShady83 wrote:Anyone following any of the Duren stuff and know when or if Pistons will make offer or will he play for QO, I'm still deciding on my predictions thread

He would be insanely stupid to take the QO. He’ll probably wait to the last minute and sign a 4x$35M deal.

Do you think Det has a 2+1PO offer at that type of number on the table? Feels like a good compromise.

Post #1885 » by **theBigLip** » Thu Aug 27, 2026 9:18 pm

jayjaysee wrote:
theBigLip wrote:
SlimShady83 wrote:Anyone following any of the Duren stuff and know when or if Pistons will make offer or will he play for QO, I'm still deciding on my predictions thread

He would be insanely stupid to take the QO. He’ll probably wait to the last minute and sign a 4x$35M deal.

Do you think Det has a 2+1PO offer at that type of number on the table? Feels like a good compromise.

Not sure if Langdon needs to be so fair :lol:

kobe_vs_jordan · Post #1886 » by **kobe_vs_jordan** » Thu Aug 27, 2026 9:40 pm

Crazy to think Ben Simmons can play a low usage role ?

Richard4444 · Post #1887 » by **Richard4444** » Thu Aug 27, 2026 9:41 pm

kobe_vs_jordan wrote:Crazy to think Ben Simmons can play a low usage role ?

Yes.

SlimShady83 · Post #1888 » by **SlimShady83** » Thu Aug 27, 2026 9:43 pm

Richard4444 wrote:
kobe_vs_jordan wrote:Crazy to think Ben Simmons can play a low usage role ?

Yes.

I would take him over Knecht and Hardy and even Bronny who will probably get waived and/or traded.

jayu70 · Post #1889 » by **jayu70** » Thu Aug 27, 2026 10:09 pm

NBPA executive director says players have a serious problem with NBA Europe
Aug. 27, 2026, 4:56 PM EDT

The new executive director of the NBA’s union says the players have an issue with NBA Europe. In an interview with Front Office Sports, NBPA executive director David Kelly said that NBA players deserve a piece of the revenue generated by the incoming expansion league in Europe. “It’s clearly being built on the backs of current NBA players, and prior NBA players, on the whole cachet that they brought to this league. And then to start a rival league that they do not participate in, participate in the economics of, we have a very serious problem with that,” Kelly told FOS’s Baker Machado.

Front Office Sports

He argued that NBA Europe will still generate “basketball-related income,” which is why NBA players should receive a piece of the pie. He said it shouldn’t be 51%—the amount the players receive from the league’s current revenue—but believes there should be a “good faith” amount.

Front Office Sports

parsnips33 · Post #1890 » by **parsnips33** » Thu Aug 27, 2026 10:17 pm

kobe_vs_jordan wrote:Crazy to think Ben Simmons can play a low usage role ?

Less crazy than a high usage role :lol:

Devilanche · Post #1891 » by **Devilanche** » Thu Aug 27, 2026 11:19 pm

jayu70 wrote:NBPA executive director says players have a serious problem with NBA Europe
Aug. 27, 2026, 4:56 PM EDT

The new executive director of the NBA’s union says the players have an issue with NBA Europe. In an interview with Front Office Sports, NBPA executive director David Kelly said that NBA players deserve a piece of the revenue generated by the incoming expansion league in Europe. “It’s clearly being built on the backs of current NBA players, and prior NBA players, on the whole cachet that they brought to this league. And then to start a rival league that they do not participate in, participate in the economics of, we have a very serious problem with that,” Kelly told FOS’s Baker Machado.

Front Office Sports

He argued that NBA Europe will still generate “basketball-related income,” which is why NBA players should receive a piece of the pie. He said it shouldn’t be 51%—the amount the players receive from the league’s current revenue—but believes there should be a “good faith” amount.

Front Office Sports

That’s crazy.

Apz · Post #1892 » by **Apz** » Thu Aug 27, 2026 11:50 pm

So they want to take money from the players and clubs? Im sure that will be appreciated by them. Will it be an own organization, nbapa got nothing to say about it. If its part of the nba im gurssing its the same nbapa so same rules. Nba players must be the greediest bunch in the world

mademan · Post #1893 » by **mademan** » Thu Aug 27, 2026 11:54 pm

Apz wrote:So they want to take money from the players and clubs? Im sure that will be appreciated by them. Will it be an own organization, nbapa got nothing to say about it. If its part of the nba im gurssing its the same nbapa so same rules. Nba players must be the greediest bunch in the world

Greedy? The owners/association is gonna branch out using the name/likeness/brand recognition that the players helped create. Why is it wrong for them to want a piece of the profits?

chrbal · Post #1894 » by **chrbal** » Thu Aug 27, 2026 11:57 pm

kobe_vs_jordan wrote:Crazy to think Ben Simmons can play a low usage role ?

Seems oddly fitting that the Kings might be the team he joins though

kobe_vs_jordan · Post #1895 » by **kobe_vs_jordan** » Fri Aug 28, 2026 4:42 am

chrbal wrote:
kobe_vs_jordan wrote:Crazy to think Ben Simmons can play a low usage role ?

Seems oddly fitting that the Kings might be the team he joins though

Kings take any odd fit. I think he can defend and pass personally. That’s more than most 7th options provide

Apz · Post #1896 » by **Apz** » Fri Aug 28, 2026 9:36 am

mademan wrote:
Apz wrote:So they want to take money from the players and clubs? Im sure that will be appreciated by them. Will it be an own organization, nbapa got nothing to say about it. If its part of the nba im gurssing its the same nbapa so same rules. Nba players must be the greediest bunch in the world

Greedy? The owners/association is gonna branch out using the name/likeness/brand recognition that the players helped create. Why is it wrong for them to want a piece of the profits?

What profits? With what being said its a wnba/g-league that they demand 1bn to buy into. What financial groups would pay that and give away whatever they can get in? Its not nba level basket ball. And with max salaries that low not even the arabs is intrested cause they are only if thet can outspend to win. A level playingfield isnt their thing.

And yes, greedy. They want profits from something that most likely will go with a loss. Its the wnba negotiations all over again. But atleast they wanted money from the league they play in, those greedy ones just want to dip their hands in someone elses pockets, an american specialty sure, but its just another reason nba europe will fail

Post #1897 » by **Texas Chuck** » Fri Aug 28, 2026 1:14 pm

Apz wrote:What profits? With what being said its a wnba/g-league that they demand 1bn to buy into. What financial groups would pay that and give away whatever they can get in? Its not nba level basket ball. And with max salaries that low not even the arabs is intrested cause they are only if thet can outspend to win. A level playingfield isnt their thing.

And yes, greedy. They want profits from something that most likely will go with a loss. Its the wnba negotiations all over again. But atleast they wanted money from the league they play in, those greedy ones just want to dip their hands in someone elses pockets, an american specialty sure, but its just another reason nba europe will fail

You are already pushing some boundaries, but we are not going to have racist-tinged posts like this on this board. Probably an issue you can't handle politically, but definitely avoid it if you are going to generalize groups of people in this fashion.

toooskies · Post #1898 » by **toooskies** » Fri Aug 28, 2026 2:21 pm

kobe_vs_jordan wrote:
chrbal wrote:
kobe_vs_jordan wrote:Crazy to think Ben Simmons can play a low usage role ?

Seems oddly fitting that the Kings might be the team he joins though

Kings take any odd fit. I think he can defend and pass personally. That’s more than most 7th options provide

Ben Simmons gives me gives me the vibe of getting my wish of Lonzo Ball but stopping shooting bad 3s (i.e. all of them). I'm not sure that would result in a good NBA player, but it should at least be an NBA player. If the Cavs can figure out how to get out of Cam Whitmore's money I'd think about it.

mademan · Post #1899 » by **mademan** » Fri Aug 28, 2026 3:11 pm

Apz wrote:
mademan wrote:
Apz wrote:So they want to take money from the players and clubs? Im sure that will be appreciated by them. Will it be an own organization, nbapa got nothing to say about it. If its part of the nba im gurssing its the same nbapa so same rules. Nba players must be the greediest bunch in the world

Greedy? The owners/association is gonna branch out using the name/likeness/brand recognition that the players helped create. Why is it wrong for them to want a piece of the profits?

What profits? With what being said its a wnba/g-league that they demand 1bn to buy into. What financial groups would pay that and give away whatever they can get in? Its not nba level basket ball. And with max salaries that low not even the arabs is intrested cause they are only if thet can outspend to win. A level playingfield isnt their thing.

And yes, greedy. They want profits from something that most likely will go with a loss. Its the wnba negotiations all over again. But atleast they wanted money from the league they play in, those greedy ones just want to dip their hands in someone elses pockets, an american specialty sure, but its just another reason nba europe will fail

What financial group would create a business like this if they didnt expect profits?

Apz · Post #1900 » by **Apz** » Sat Aug 29, 2026 6:00 am

mademan wrote:
Apz wrote:
mademan wrote:
Greedy? The owners/association is gonna branch out using the name/likeness/brand recognition that the players helped create. Why is it wrong for them to want a piece of the profits?

What profits? With what being said its a wnba/g-league that they demand 1bn to buy into. What financial groups would pay that and give away whatever they can get in? Its not nba level basket ball. And with max salaries that low not even the arabs is intrested cause they are only if thet can outspend to win. A level playingfield isnt their thing.

And yes, greedy. They want profits from something that most likely will go with a loss. Its the wnba negotiations all over again. But atleast they wanted money from the league they play in, those greedy ones just want to dip their hands in someone elses pockets, an american specialty sure, but its just another reason nba europe will fail

What financial group would create a business like this if they didnt expect profits?

Thats what im asking