Thursday 10/26 NBA Game Thread

[djsunyc]

i know philly is eyeing cap space for next season but they are armed with the following expiring deals:

tobias: $39.3 mil
harden: $35.7 mil

is there a team out there with high salaries that's not that good to dump some quality players to philly?

maybe chicago?

[jehosafats]

Payne long range bricklaying

[OldSchoolNoBull]

I’m still amazed nobody offered Oubre more than the minimum this season.

[ORLMagicGirl15]

Philly fans explain something to me, I do not watch 76ers games, so how is it that you guys have a player that make less than 5 points a game in the starting lineup? Is he your best defender? I’m talking about Tucker.

[XtremeDunkz]

Great game on and all I see is mindless trade talk about a guy that had shown nothing but loyalty to his team. I can see I'll be staying far away from general board this season.

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[azcatz11]

I’m still amazed nobody offered Oubre more than the minimum this season.

Same here - guys with less talent are making $25m a year

[djsunyc]

I’m still amazed nobody offered Oubre more than the minimum this season.

my guess is that what he was asking was too much and gm's felt it wasn't worth it. plus, it's only game 1 of 82.

[iLLmatic860]

Philly fans explain something to me, I do not watch 76ers games, so how is it that you guys have a player that make less than 5 points a game in the starting lineup? Is he your best defender? I’m talking about Tucker.

Its because he is the toughest player on the team with championship experience.

2nd toughest player on the team Pat Bev

[levon]

i know philly is eyeing cap space for next season but they are armed with the following expiring deals:

tobias: $39.3 mil
harden: $35.7 mil

is there a team out there with high salaries that's not that good to dump some quality players to philly?

maybe chicago?

Only ones that sort of work are the Bulls and Clippers if their guys get injured again and they decide to blow it up. Warriors if they decide Klay's past extending and Sixers are willing. Maybe Lakers?

[monopoman]

Great game on and all I see is mindless trade talk about a guy that had shown nothing but loyalty to his team. I can see I'll be staying far away from general board this season.

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Yep, we also had a player that showed a high level of loyalty to the team until the 2023 off-season.

[djsunyc]

damn reed has a really bad hitch on that shot.

[Haldi]

How are the Nets on a better timeline than OKC? Shai is an MVP-caliber player RIGHT NOW and is 25.

Who is OKC going to part with to make a trade happen? Chet is a prized rookie, Giddey has improved every year, and Jalen Williams is a stud.

Just take a look a the picks owed to OKC:

Spoiler:

2024 first round draft pick from Houston
Houston's 2024 1st round pick to Oklahoma City protected for selections 1-4; if this pick falls within its protected range and is therefore not conveyed, then Houston will instead convey its 2025 2nd round pick to Oklahoma City; Oklahoma City may convey the 2024 1st round pick to Indiana (see Oklahoma City Outgoing) [Houston-Oklahoma City, 7/16/2019]

2024 first round draft pick from L.A. Clippers
L.A. Clippers' 2024 1st round pick to Oklahoma City; Oklahoma City may convey this pick to Indiana (see Oklahoma City Outgoing) [L.A. Clippers-Oklahoma City, 7/10/2019]

2024 first round draft pick from Utah
Utah's 1st round pick to Oklahoma City protected for selections 1-10 in 2024, 1-10 in 2025 and 1-8 in 2026 (if Utah has not conveyed a 1st round pick to Oklahoma City by 2026, then Utah's obligation to Oklahoma City will be extinguished); Oklahoma City may convey this pick to Indiana (see Oklahoma City Outgoing) [Oklahoma City-Utah, 7/30/2021; Oklahoma City-Utah, 1/4/2022]

2024 second round draft pick from Houston
Houston's 2024 2nd round pick to Oklahoma City [Atlanta-Houston-L.A. Clippers-Memphis-Oklahoma City, 7/8/2023]

2025 first round draft pick from Houston or L.A. Clippers (Oklahoma City outgoing to Houston, L.A. Clippers or Brooklyn)
Oklahoma City has the right to swap its 2025 1st round pick for Houston's 2025 1st round pick protected for selections 1-10 or the L.A. Clippers' 2025 1st round pick; Houston then has the right to swap its pick or the Oklahoma City pick for Brooklyn's 2025 1st round pick; if the Houston pick falls within its protected range, then Houston's obligation to Oklahoma City will be extinguished and Houston will instead receive the more favorable of its pick and the Brooklyn pick and Brooklyn will receive the less favorable of the two [L.A. Clippers-Oklahoma City, 7/10/2019; Houston-Oklahoma City, 7/16/2019; Brooklyn-Cleveland-Houston-Indiana, 1/16/2021]

2025 first round draft pick from Miami
Miami's 1st round pick to Oklahoma City protected for selections 1-14 in 2025 and unprotected in 2026 (via L.A. Clippers) [L.A. Clippers-Miami, 7/6/2019; L.A. Clippers-Oklahoma City, 7/10/2019; Miami-Oklahoma City, 2/9/2022]

2025 first round draft pick from Philadelphia
Philadelphia's 1st round pick to Oklahoma City protected for selections 1-6 in 2025, 1-4 in 2026 and 1-4 in 2027; if Philadelphia has not conveyed a 1st round pick to Oklahoma City by 2027, then Philadelphia will instead convey its 2027 2nd round pick to Oklahoma City [Philadelphia-Oklahoma City, 12/8/2020]

2025 second round draft pick from Atlanta
Atlanta's 2025 2nd round pick to Portland protected for selections 41-59 or to Oklahoma City protected for selections 31-40 (Atlanta's obligation to Portland or Oklahoma City will thereafter be extinguished) [Atlanta-Oklahoma City, 11/24/2020; Atlanta-Oklahoma City, 9/27/2022 (partial removal of protection); Atlanta-Detroit-Golden State-Portland, 2/9/2023]

2025 second round draft pick from Boston or Memphis (more favorable)
Oklahoma City will receive the more favorable of Boston's 2025 2nd round pick and Memphis' 2025 2nd round pick and Orlando will receive the less favorable of the two (via Memphis to Boston to Orlando) [Boston-Memphis-Portland, 11/20/2020; Boston-Orlando, 3/25/2021; Boston-Oklahoma City, 6/18/2021]

2025 second round draft pick from Philadelphia
Philadelphia's 2025 2nd round pick to Oklahoma City [New York-Oklahoma City-Philadelphia, 3/25/2021]

2026 first round draft pick from Houston
Houston's 2026 1st round pick to Oklahoma City protected for selections 1-4; if this pick falls within its protected range and is therefore not conveyed, then Houston will instead convey its 2026 2nd round pick to Oklahoma City [Houston-Oklahoma City, 7/16/2019]

2026 first round draft pick from L.A. Clippers
L.A. Clippers' 2026 1st round pick to Oklahoma City [L.A. Clippers-Oklahoma City, 7/10/2019]

2026 second round draft pick from Dallas or Philadelphia (more favorable, effectively a swap, Oklahoma City outgoing to Houston or San Antonio)
Oklahoma City will receive the most favorable of its 2026 2nd round pick, Dallas' 2026 2nd round pick and Philadelphia's 2026 2nd round pick and Houston will receive the second most favorable and San Antonio will receive the least favorable of the three (via Oklahoma City to Houston; via Oklahoma City to Miami to San Antonio) [Dallas-Detroit-Oklahoma City, 11/27/2020; New York-Oklahoma City-Philadelphia, 3/25/2021; Miami-Oklahoma City, 2/9/2022; Houston-Oklahoma City, 9/30/2022; Cleveland-Miami-San Antonio, 7/6/2023]

2026 second round draft pick from Golden State
Golden State's 2026 2nd round pick to Oklahoma City (via Atlanta) [Atlanta-Golden State, 7/8/2019; Atlanta-Oklahoma City, 7/12/2023]

2027 first round draft pick from Denver
At least two years after Denver conveys a 1st round pick to Orlando or in 2029 if this pick is not conveyed to Orlando, Denver's 1st round pick to Oklahoma City protected for selections 1-5 in 2027, 1-5 in 2028 and 1-5 in 2029; if Denver has not conveyed this first-owed 1st round pick to Oklahoma City by 2029, then Denver will instead convey its 2029 2nd round pick to Oklahoma City [Denver-Oklahoma City, 6/23/2022]

2027 second round draft picks from Houston, Indiana and / or Miami (three most favorable of these and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City outgoing to San Antonio or Miami)
Oklahoma City will receive the three most favorable of its 2027 2nd round pick, Houston's 2027 2nd round pick, Indiana's 2027 2nd round pick and Miami's 2027 2nd round pick; San Antonio will receive the more favorable of (i) its 2027 2nd round pick and (ii) the least favorable of the Oklahoma City pick, the Houston pick, the Indiana pick and the Miami pick and Miami will receive the less favorable of (i) and (ii) (via Houston to Detroit to Oklahoma City; via Miami to Oklahoma City to Utah to San Antonio to Miami) [Detroit-Houston, 11/24/2020; Detroit-Oklahoma City, 3/13/2021; Indiana-Oklahoma City, 11/25/2020; Miami-Oklahoma City, 3/17/2021; Oklahoma City-Utah, 7/30/2021; Portland-San Antonio-Utah, 2/9/2022; Cleveland-Miami-San Antonio, 7/6/2023]

2027 second round draft pick from Minnesota
Minnesota's 2027 2nd round pick to Oklahoma City (via Houston) [Houston-Minnesota, 6/24/2022; Houston-Oklahoma City, 10/17/2023]

2028 second round draft pick from Milwaukee
Milwaukee's 2028 2nd round pick to Oklahoma City (via Brooklyn to Houston) [Brooklyn-Indiana-Milwaukee-Phoenix, 2/9/2023; Brooklyn-Houston, 7/6/2023; Houston-Oklahoma City, 10/17/2023]

2028 second round draft pick from Utah
Utah's 2028 2nd round pick to Oklahoma City [Oklahoma City-Utah, 7/30/2021; Oklahoma City-Utah, 1/4/2022]

2029 first round draft pick from Denver
Only if and at least two years after Denver conveys a first-owed 1st round pick to Oklahoma City, Denver's second-owed 1st round pick to Oklahoma City protected for selections 1-5 in 2029 and 1-5 in 2030; if Denver has not conveyed this second-owed 1st round pick to Oklahoma City by 2030, then Denver will instead convey its 2030 2nd round pick to Oklahoma City [Denver-Indiana-L.A. Lakers-Oklahoma City, 6/23/2023]

2029 second round draft pick from Atlanta
Atlanta's 2029 2nd round pick to Oklahoma City [Atlanta-Oklahoma City, 9/27/2022]

2029 second round draft pick from Boston
Boston's 2029 2nd round pick to Oklahoma City [Boston-Oklahoma City, 2/9/2023]

2029 second round draft pick from Houston
Houston's 2029 2nd round pick to Oklahoma City [Atlanta-Houston-L.A. Clippers-Memphis-Oklahoma City, 7/8/2023]

2029 second round draft pick from Miami
Miami's 2029 2nd round pick to Oklahoma City [Miami-Oklahoma City, 7/6/2023]

2029 second round draft pick from Phoenix
Phoenix's 2029 2nd round pick to Oklahoma City [Oklahoma City-Phoenix, 2/9/2023]

2030 second round draft pick from Houston
Houston's 2030 2nd round pick to Oklahoma City [Atlanta-Houston-L.A. Clippers-Memphis-Oklahoma City, 7/8/2023]

2030 second round draft pick from Miami
Miami's 2030 2nd round pick to Oklahoma City [Miami-Oklahoma City, 7/6/2023]

This doesn't account for their own picks too. They can trade plenty and still have a great roster left over.

This is insane lol

[djsunyc]

again, kudos to philly for hanging in here. could've easily packed it in but that's a quality of nurse's teams - no quit.

[zeebneeb]

Paul Reed chucking threes is not ideal.

Ugly as hell.

[Wolfgang630]

Tough shot by Oubre

[azcatz11]

Oubre is a stud

[djsunyc]

Who is OKC going to part with to make a trade happen? Chet is a prized rookie, Giddey has improved every year, and Jalen Williams is a stud.

Just take a look a the picks owed to OKC:

Spoiler:

2024 first round draft pick from Houston
Houston's 2024 1st round pick to Oklahoma City protected for selections 1-4; if this pick falls within its protected range and is therefore not conveyed, then Houston will instead convey its 2025 2nd round pick to Oklahoma City; Oklahoma City may convey the 2024 1st round pick to Indiana (see Oklahoma City Outgoing) [Houston-Oklahoma City, 7/16/2019]

2024 first round draft pick from L.A. Clippers
L.A. Clippers' 2024 1st round pick to Oklahoma City; Oklahoma City may convey this pick to Indiana (see Oklahoma City Outgoing) [L.A. Clippers-Oklahoma City, 7/10/2019]

2024 first round draft pick from Utah
Utah's 1st round pick to Oklahoma City protected for selections 1-10 in 2024, 1-10 in 2025 and 1-8 in 2026 (if Utah has not conveyed a 1st round pick to Oklahoma City by 2026, then Utah's obligation to Oklahoma City will be extinguished); Oklahoma City may convey this pick to Indiana (see Oklahoma City Outgoing) [Oklahoma City-Utah, 7/30/2021; Oklahoma City-Utah, 1/4/2022]

2024 second round draft pick from Houston
Houston's 2024 2nd round pick to Oklahoma City [Atlanta-Houston-L.A. Clippers-Memphis-Oklahoma City, 7/8/2023]

2025 first round draft pick from Houston or L.A. Clippers (Oklahoma City outgoing to Houston, L.A. Clippers or Brooklyn)
Oklahoma City has the right to swap its 2025 1st round pick for Houston's 2025 1st round pick protected for selections 1-10 or the L.A. Clippers' 2025 1st round pick; Houston then has the right to swap its pick or the Oklahoma City pick for Brooklyn's 2025 1st round pick; if the Houston pick falls within its protected range, then Houston's obligation to Oklahoma City will be extinguished and Houston will instead receive the more favorable of its pick and the Brooklyn pick and Brooklyn will receive the less favorable of the two [L.A. Clippers-Oklahoma City, 7/10/2019; Houston-Oklahoma City, 7/16/2019; Brooklyn-Cleveland-Houston-Indiana, 1/16/2021]

2025 first round draft pick from Miami
Miami's 1st round pick to Oklahoma City protected for selections 1-14 in 2025 and unprotected in 2026 (via L.A. Clippers) [L.A. Clippers-Miami, 7/6/2019; L.A. Clippers-Oklahoma City, 7/10/2019; Miami-Oklahoma City, 2/9/2022]

2025 first round draft pick from Philadelphia
Philadelphia's 1st round pick to Oklahoma City protected for selections 1-6 in 2025, 1-4 in 2026 and 1-4 in 2027; if Philadelphia has not conveyed a 1st round pick to Oklahoma City by 2027, then Philadelphia will instead convey its 2027 2nd round pick to Oklahoma City [Philadelphia-Oklahoma City, 12/8/2020]

2025 second round draft pick from Atlanta
Atlanta's 2025 2nd round pick to Portland protected for selections 41-59 or to Oklahoma City protected for selections 31-40 (Atlanta's obligation to Portland or Oklahoma City will thereafter be extinguished) [Atlanta-Oklahoma City, 11/24/2020; Atlanta-Oklahoma City, 9/27/2022 (partial removal of protection); Atlanta-Detroit-Golden State-Portland, 2/9/2023]

2025 second round draft pick from Boston or Memphis (more favorable)
Oklahoma City will receive the more favorable of Boston's 2025 2nd round pick and Memphis' 2025 2nd round pick and Orlando will receive the less favorable of the two (via Memphis to Boston to Orlando) [Boston-Memphis-Portland, 11/20/2020; Boston-Orlando, 3/25/2021; Boston-Oklahoma City, 6/18/2021]

2025 second round draft pick from Philadelphia
Philadelphia's 2025 2nd round pick to Oklahoma City [New York-Oklahoma City-Philadelphia, 3/25/2021]

2026 first round draft pick from Houston
Houston's 2026 1st round pick to Oklahoma City protected for selections 1-4; if this pick falls within its protected range and is therefore not conveyed, then Houston will instead convey its 2026 2nd round pick to Oklahoma City [Houston-Oklahoma City, 7/16/2019]

2026 first round draft pick from L.A. Clippers
L.A. Clippers' 2026 1st round pick to Oklahoma City [L.A. Clippers-Oklahoma City, 7/10/2019]

2026 second round draft pick from Dallas or Philadelphia (more favorable, effectively a swap, Oklahoma City outgoing to Houston or San Antonio)
Oklahoma City will receive the most favorable of its 2026 2nd round pick, Dallas' 2026 2nd round pick and Philadelphia's 2026 2nd round pick and Houston will receive the second most favorable and San Antonio will receive the least favorable of the three (via Oklahoma City to Houston; via Oklahoma City to Miami to San Antonio) [Dallas-Detroit-Oklahoma City, 11/27/2020; New York-Oklahoma City-Philadelphia, 3/25/2021; Miami-Oklahoma City, 2/9/2022; Houston-Oklahoma City, 9/30/2022; Cleveland-Miami-San Antonio, 7/6/2023]

2026 second round draft pick from Golden State
Golden State's 2026 2nd round pick to Oklahoma City (via Atlanta) [Atlanta-Golden State, 7/8/2019; Atlanta-Oklahoma City, 7/12/2023]

2027 first round draft pick from Denver
At least two years after Denver conveys a 1st round pick to Orlando or in 2029 if this pick is not conveyed to Orlando, Denver's 1st round pick to Oklahoma City protected for selections 1-5 in 2027, 1-5 in 2028 and 1-5 in 2029; if Denver has not conveyed this first-owed 1st round pick to Oklahoma City by 2029, then Denver will instead convey its 2029 2nd round pick to Oklahoma City [Denver-Oklahoma City, 6/23/2022]

2027 second round draft picks from Houston, Indiana and / or Miami (three most favorable of these and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City outgoing to San Antonio or Miami)
Oklahoma City will receive the three most favorable of its 2027 2nd round pick, Houston's 2027 2nd round pick, Indiana's 2027 2nd round pick and Miami's 2027 2nd round pick; San Antonio will receive the more favorable of (i) its 2027 2nd round pick and (ii) the least favorable of the Oklahoma City pick, the Houston pick, the Indiana pick and the Miami pick and Miami will receive the less favorable of (i) and (ii) (via Houston to Detroit to Oklahoma City; via Miami to Oklahoma City to Utah to San Antonio to Miami) [Detroit-Houston, 11/24/2020; Detroit-Oklahoma City, 3/13/2021; Indiana-Oklahoma City, 11/25/2020; Miami-Oklahoma City, 3/17/2021; Oklahoma City-Utah, 7/30/2021; Portland-San Antonio-Utah, 2/9/2022; Cleveland-Miami-San Antonio, 7/6/2023]

2027 second round draft pick from Minnesota
Minnesota's 2027 2nd round pick to Oklahoma City (via Houston) [Houston-Minnesota, 6/24/2022; Houston-Oklahoma City, 10/17/2023]

2028 second round draft pick from Milwaukee
Milwaukee's 2028 2nd round pick to Oklahoma City (via Brooklyn to Houston) [Brooklyn-Indiana-Milwaukee-Phoenix, 2/9/2023; Brooklyn-Houston, 7/6/2023; Houston-Oklahoma City, 10/17/2023]

2028 second round draft pick from Utah
Utah's 2028 2nd round pick to Oklahoma City [Oklahoma City-Utah, 7/30/2021; Oklahoma City-Utah, 1/4/2022]

2029 first round draft pick from Denver
Only if and at least two years after Denver conveys a first-owed 1st round pick to Oklahoma City, Denver's second-owed 1st round pick to Oklahoma City protected for selections 1-5 in 2029 and 1-5 in 2030; if Denver has not conveyed this second-owed 1st round pick to Oklahoma City by 2030, then Denver will instead convey its 2030 2nd round pick to Oklahoma City [Denver-Indiana-L.A. Lakers-Oklahoma City, 6/23/2023]

2029 second round draft pick from Atlanta
Atlanta's 2029 2nd round pick to Oklahoma City [Atlanta-Oklahoma City, 9/27/2022]

2029 second round draft pick from Boston
Boston's 2029 2nd round pick to Oklahoma City [Boston-Oklahoma City, 2/9/2023]

2029 second round draft pick from Houston
Houston's 2029 2nd round pick to Oklahoma City [Atlanta-Houston-L.A. Clippers-Memphis-Oklahoma City, 7/8/2023]

2029 second round draft pick from Miami
Miami's 2029 2nd round pick to Oklahoma City [Miami-Oklahoma City, 7/6/2023]

2029 second round draft pick from Phoenix
Phoenix's 2029 2nd round pick to Oklahoma City [Oklahoma City-Phoenix, 2/9/2023]

2030 second round draft pick from Houston
Houston's 2030 2nd round pick to Oklahoma City [Atlanta-Houston-L.A. Clippers-Memphis-Oklahoma City, 7/8/2023]

2030 second round draft pick from Miami
Miami's 2030 2nd round pick to Oklahoma City [Miami-Oklahoma City, 7/6/2023]

This doesn't account for their own picks too. They can trade plenty and still have a great roster left over.

This is insane lol

ultimately none of it really means anything until they cash some in.

[levon]

Big challenge

[djsunyc]

they should challenge.

[thelead]

How did Adrian Griffin land a contender as his first coaching gig? It's not like he was promoted from within either. I don't know much about his coaching career other than being passed up a bunch of times but it seems odd to me.