Around The League 2022-2023 season

Post #1761 » by **eyriq** » Mon Jun 26, 2023 6:32 pm

Knightro wrote:I don't think people have fully wrapped their brains around the implications of this new CBA. These sort of pure cap dumps appear to be primed to become the new normal, at least for these next two offseasons.

Young teams will be able to get better really fast by soaking up good players on bad contracts.

Financial flexibility is entering a window of inflated value that we won't see again for a long time I think.

tiderulz · Post #1762 » by **tiderulz** » Mon Jun 26, 2023 6:57 pm

eyriq wrote:
Knightro wrote:I don't think people have fully wrapped their brains around the implications of this new CBA. These sort of pure cap dumps appear to be primed to become the new normal, at least for these next two offseasons.

Young teams will be able to get better really fast by soaking up good players on bad contracts.

Financial flexibility is entering a window of inflated value that we won't see again for a long time I think.

thing is, players are still going to be going for the max deals, and if the drafting team wont do it, some other team will.

Post #1763 » by **eyriq** » Mon Jun 26, 2023 7:07 pm

tiderulz wrote:
eyriq wrote:
Knightro wrote:I don't think people have fully wrapped their brains around the implications of this new CBA. These sort of pure cap dumps appear to be primed to become the new normal, at least for these next two offseasons.

Young teams will be able to get better really fast by soaking up good players on bad contracts.

Financial flexibility is entering a window of inflated value that we won't see again for a long time I think.

thing is, players are still going to be going for the max deals, and if the drafting team wont do it, some other team will.

Yeah, that makes sense. I think that is the pressure that defines the standard value of financial flexibility. I think the new CBA introduces temporary pressures that artificially inflate the value of financial flexibility.

JoshuaPotter · Post #1764 » by **JoshuaPotter** » Mon Jun 26, 2023 8:30 pm

Good thing we got YEARS of our favorite player CASH CONSIDERATIONS to help us fight inflation....

Optimus_Steel · Post #1765 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Wed Jun 28, 2023 6:50 pm

Rockets preparing 2 year $85M offer for VanVleet.... man players shouldn't be complaining whatsoever lol.

MartinsIzAfraud · Post #1766 » by **MartinsIzAfraud** » Wed Jun 28, 2023 7:32 pm

Optimus_Steel wrote:Rockets preparing 2 year $85M offer for VanVleet.... man players shouldn't be complaining whatsoever lol.

oh that's a done deal and FVV will be laughing his way to the bank.

pepe1991 · Post #1767 » by **pepe1991** » Wed Jun 28, 2023 9:39 pm

Can we trade Fultz for Porter now? :lol:

Post #1768 » by **eyriq** » Wed Jun 28, 2023 10:19 pm

I'm just realizing that like only 18 of the top 30 point guards in the NBA played 65 games or more this season. This games played threshold is going to be very interesting.

PG: 18/30
SG: 18/30
SF: 21/30
PF: 20/30
C: 23/30

Rick Rolled · Post #1769 » by **Rick Rolled** » Thu Jun 29, 2023 8:06 pm

Read on Twitter

Yikes.

Skybox · Post #1770 » by **Skybox** » Thu Jun 29, 2023 8:09 pm

Rick Rolled wrote:

Read on Twitter

Yikes.

That's just sad...wow! I really thought he was going to have a couple of big shooting nights (or 5 block) games in the playoffs, in LBJ's orbit, and make us look stupid...Guess not

Fortune Teller · Post #1771 » by **Fortune Teller** » Thu Jun 29, 2023 8:24 pm

Somewhere Steve Clifford is screaming "I told you so!"

The Real Dalic · Post #1772 » by **The Real Dalic** » Thu Jun 29, 2023 8:40 pm

Rick Rolled wrote:

Read on Twitter

Yikes.

Expected. The guy is just too lazy and doesn't care about basketball. He's also slow footed and gets bullied by any Center that even tries at least a little bit.

davey_wavy · Post #1773 » by **davey_wavy** » Thu Jun 29, 2023 8:46 pm

Bring him back as the 3rd stringer. Maybe the 3 jerseys I bought my kids can be still relevant

NavalAviator94 · Post #1774 » by **NavalAviator94** » Thu Jun 29, 2023 8:59 pm

The Real Dalic wrote:
Rick Rolled wrote:

Read on Twitter

Yikes.

Expected. The guy is just too lazy and doesn't care about basketball. He's also slow footed and gets bullied by any Center that even tries at least a little bit.

It really puts a spotlight on a high academic IQ vs BBIQ.

I'll always root for our alumni and do think he's going to get picked up by someone at a salary that makes sense. He can provide some defensive value(along with his 3pt shooting) and bigs tend to get better over time (if he can hold up.)

NavalAviator94 · Post #1775 » by **NavalAviator94** » Thu Jun 29, 2023 9:06 pm

So Harden ops in and now they're expected to trade him! This could get interesting.

Post #1776 » by **Bensational** » Thu Jun 29, 2023 9:07 pm

I wanna see Bamba in Dallas or GSW. I feel like there are a few teams who might still try to pry some performance out of Mo off the bench.

Optimus_Steel · Post #1777 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Fri Jun 30, 2023 12:46 am

NavalAviator94 wrote:
The Real Dalic wrote:
Rick Rolled wrote:

Read on Twitter

Yikes.

Expected. The guy is just too lazy and doesn't care about basketball. He's also slow footed and gets bullied by any Center that even tries at least a little bit.

It really puts a spotlight on a high academic IQ vs BBIQ.

I'll always root for our alumni and do think he's going to get picked up by someone at a salary that makes sense. He can provide some defensive value(along with his 3pt shooting) and bigs tend to get better over time (if he can hold up.)

He doesn't have a passion for basketball, that was always clear. He has other interests, that's fine just don't draft that type of player as project in the lottery.

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basketballRob · Post #1778 » by **basketballRob** » Fri Jun 30, 2023 1:03 am

The Lakers also waived Beasley.

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bigdogdylan5 · Post #1779 » by **bigdogdylan5** » Fri Jun 30, 2023 1:49 am

Harden might be my least favorite player in my time following NBA. He is ao weak mentally. Then to blame Jalen Green for not wanting to go to Houston is just cherry on top for this clown

drsd · Post #1780 » by **drsd** » Fri Jun 30, 2023 5:46 am

davey_wavy wrote:Bring him back as the 3rd stringer. Maybe the 3 jerseys I bought my kids can be still relevant

If the Magic bring Bamba back without M-Wagner returning, the universe might collapse on itself.

WeHamm really can't take the chance.