Around the League News and Rumors (Non-Hawks) Part 2

Post #1501 » by **Jamaaliver** » Wed Aug 30, 2023 5:42 pm

My word...

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Post #1502 » by **Jamaaliver** » Thu Aug 31, 2023 12:28 pm

Four year collegiate carved out a niche for himself as a 3&D PG.

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Post #1503 » by **Jamaaliver** » Tue Sep 5, 2023 1:37 pm

Kings have cornered the market. I do wonder what Dallas cutting ties with Javale is an indicator of...

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Post #1504 » by **Jamaaliver** » Tue Sep 5, 2023 1:41 pm

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jayu70 · Post #1505 » by **jayu70** » Tue Sep 5, 2023 2:55 pm

Jamaaliver wrote:Kings have cornered the market. I do wonder what Dallas cutting ties with Javale is an indicator of...

1. Cost, cutting
2. They overpaid for him and offered him.a starting role and he didn't start, he was unhappy
3. He isn't a part of their future plans

Post #1506 » by **Jamaaliver** » Tue Sep 5, 2023 8:03 pm

jayu70 wrote:
Jamaaliver wrote:Kings have cornered the market. I do wonder what Dallas cutting ties with Javale is an indicator of...

1. Cost, cutting
2. They overpaid for him and offered him a starting role and he didn't start, he was unhappy
3. He isn't a part of their future plans

Probably...could they also be planning on adding a different Center in the near future?

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jayu70 · Post #1507 » by **jayu70** » Tue Sep 5, 2023 8:15 pm

Jamaaliver wrote:
jayu70 wrote:
Jamaaliver wrote:Kings have cornered the market. I do wonder what Dallas cutting ties with Javale is an indicator of...

1. Cost, cutting
2. They overpaid for him and offered him a starting role and he didn't start, he was unhappy
3. He isn't a part of their future plans

Probably...could they also be planning on adding a different Center in the near future?

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The entire Capela going to Dallas has been around since the draft with several iterations of rumors, including McGee to Hawks at some point. My guess is Hawks had no interest.

The why the release happened now: because Dallas had to make the decision by August 31st since they wanted to use the waive and stretch provision. They reduced their cap hit this year from $5.7 mil to $2.34 mil. But now they are on the hook for a $2.34 mil cap hit for the next 5 years.

Post #1508 » by **Jamaaliver** » Wed Sep 6, 2023 12:51 am

jayu70 · Post #1509 » by **jayu70** » Wed Sep 6, 2023 3:20 am

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Post #1511 » by **Jamaaliver** » Wed Sep 6, 2023 12:22 pm

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Interesting. I like D Green, a lot. I would have probably preferred him to Wes Mathews.

Adding a vet player with rings and a strong work ethic is always a plus.

(Danny Green and Patty Mills were both on that 2014 NBA Championship Spurs Team together.)

jayu70 · Post #1512 » by **jayu70** » Wed Sep 6, 2023 12:54 pm

Harden and Morey Fued: they deserve each other

Harden was eligible for a four-year, $210 million contract if he declined his $35.6 million player option and became a free agent. And he was expecting a contract in that range, sources said, having taken less the previous summer and having left a $161 million extension on the table from Brooklyn in August 2021 and turned down a two-year, $100 million extension from the Rockets in February 2021.

But Harden had little leverage to extract that kind of offer from Philadelphia. The Rockets' interest in reacquiring him as a free agent cooled after they hired Ime Udoka as their head coach in late April, sources said. Udoka was trying to set a new culture in Houston, not bring back the past. He wanted to target defensive-minded players like Memphis' Dillon Brooks and Milwaukee's Brook Lopez.

With no other strong suitors, Harden was in a difficult position.

His best leverage was a loyalty play with Morey, who made his career in the NBA by seeing Harden's brilliance early and then empowering him throughout an eight-year run in Houston. Morey had signed Harden to three contract extensions in their time together, including the richest contract in NBA history at the time. He tried to trade for Harden almost as soon as he took the Philadelphia job in November 2020.

But now, when it mattered most, Morey wasn't taking Harden's calls.

"James felt like Daryl was ghosting him," one source close to Harden said. "He felt betrayed."

Rather than wait for Morey and the Sixers to present whatever offer they had come up with once free agency opened July 1, Harden and his representatives, Mike Silverman and Troy Payne, decided to pick up his $35.6 million player option before the June 30 deadline and ask for a trade.

Better to take the guaranteed money for the 2023-24 season than be forced to accept whatever offer the team made him.

The Sixers were stunned at Harden's decision, sources said, insisting to him and his representatives that they had been distant only because they were just hit with the largest tampering fine in NBA history and that they had every intention of re-signing him, as soon as the rules allowed.

But Harden was already too far gone.

"James takes things very personally," another source close to Harden said. "When he feels like he's been wronged, he can be very stubborn."

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/38335993/inside-feud-james-harden-philadelphia-76ers

Post #1513 » by **Jamaaliver** » Wed Sep 6, 2023 1:57 pm

jayu70 wrote:Harden and Morey Fued: they deserve each other

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/38335993/inside-feud-james-harden-philadelphia-76ers

This is the stuff I find absolutely fascinating!!!

jayu70 · Post #1514 » by **jayu70** » Wed Sep 6, 2023 2:50 pm

Jamaaliver wrote:
jayu70 wrote:Harden and Morey Fued: they deserve each other

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/38335993/inside-feud-james-harden-philadelphia-76ers

This is the stuff I find absolutely fascinating!!!

same. I can't wait for the piece on Nate's tenure with the Hawks 8-)

Post #1515 » by **Jamaaliver** » Sat Sep 9, 2023 6:38 pm

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jayu70 · Post #1516 » by **jayu70** » Tue Sep 12, 2023 5:19 pm

Kevin Porter's girlfriend suffered fractured neck vertebra after alleged attack

Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr.’s alleged attack on his girlfriend at a New York City hotel left the woman with a fractured neck vertebra and a cut above her right eye, prosecutors revealed at his arraignment Tuesday. Porter, 23, is charged with felony assault and strangulation in connection with the incident Monday at the Millennium Hilton near the United Nations in Manhattan. He was not required to enter a plea during his brief court appearance.

– via Associated Press @ ESPN

According to a criminal complaint, Gondrezick told police that he punched her repeatedly in the face with a closed fist, cutting her above the right eye and causing bruising and substantial pain to her face. Gondrezick said the NBA star also forcefully squeezed her neck with his hands, causing her difficulty breathing, redness and bruising to her neck.

– via Associated Press @ ESPN

Post #1517 » by **Jamaaliver** » Tue Sep 12, 2023 11:49 pm

jayu70 wrote:Kevin Porter's girlfriend suffered fractured neck vertebra after alleged attack
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Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr.’s alleged attack on his girlfriend at a New York City hotel left the woman with a fractured neck vertebra and a cut above her right eye, prosecutors revealed at his arraignment Tuesday. Porter, 23, is charged with felony assault and strangulation in connection with the incident Monday at the Millennium Hilton near the United Nations in Manhattan. He was not required to enter a plea during his brief court appearance.

– via Associated Press @ ESPN

According to a criminal complaint, Gondrezick told police that he punched her repeatedly in the face with a closed fist, cutting her above the right eye and causing bruising and substantial pain to her face. Gondrezick said the NBA star also forcefully squeezed her neck with his hands, causing her difficulty breathing, redness and bruising to her neck.

– via Associated Press @ ESPN

I try not to have hot takes or strong opinions on controversial topics here...but KPJ is a piece of human garbage.

Dude came into the league with a reputation for immaturity and a long list of character concerns. He's lived down to those concerns in every stop of his career. I hope this kid never plays in the NBA again. He doesn't deserve to play in my favorite sports league...

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Post #1518 » by **Jamaaliver** » Wed Sep 13, 2023 2:01 pm

He should never step foot on an NBA court again...

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jayu70 · Post #1519 » by **jayu70** » Thu Sep 14, 2023 2:01 am

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Post #1520 » by **Jamaaliver** » Thu Sep 14, 2023 12:16 pm

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Rockets franchise is doing him a solid favor. His contract isn't guaranteed until later in October. If he gets waived before then and remains unsigned, dude loses the remaining $60+ million owed to him.

So he's not only a monster, he's a friggin moron, too.

They probably know that he is so radioactive and facing such a long suspension, no team will touch him. But they'll get credit from his agent (and other players) for the attempt.