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robdog_5 wrote:CeltsfanSinceBirth wrote:Team USA Basketball has their camp in Vegas near the end of July. Has Pop chosen his assistants? Is Brad Stevens an assistant coach? Might be a good to rub elbows with Kawhi and plant some seeds in his head about how fun it would be to play for him.
Jay Larranaga is.
CeltsfanSinceBirth wrote:How dumb are the Sixers? Why in the world would they leak out that they are targeting RC Buford for the vacant GM position? Do they really think that Pop and Spurs ownership are going to approve any Kawhi trade to Philly now? Holy ****.
Kefa461 wrote:6ers going after buford is the last thing crazy uncle wants to see....they just ran and hid from him and pop in sa.....great move.....
Kefa461 wrote:Marvel wrote:Kefa461 wrote:
that's because uncle knucklehead is calling the shots....
No
For Kefa?been waiting for this moment.
Fencer reregistered wrote:Afam wrote:
The writer, Tim Bontemps, is basically a good guy. But he's far from perfect. E.g., the same article says that Isaiah Thomas has already worn out his welcome in Phoenix once, which doesn't feel like an accurate take to me.
Kefa461 wrote:sully00 wrote:Theocy wrote:
i thought Yiannis is killing it atm in terms of jersey / shoes sales. Sorry could be wrong. I know milwakee doesn't sound like california or new york. But Frankly i think you often find players who are more than the franchise. In that respect both greek freak and Kahway can be that. And Bucks could probably make the deal work financially / salary / trade wise.
Not routing for 'fear the deer' btw. I'm just perplexed as to no team in the east other than Philly (and to a lesser extent Boston and Toronto apparently!)
Giannis is killing it and has his own shoe and it sounds like a better deal than Leonard. But if he is wary of sharing LA with Lebron no way he is sharing MIL with Giannis. This isn't going to go well so in some ways it might be better to just stay out of it. Leonard is basically taking on real FA and sneaker FA at the same time next year and it is probably going to end badly for him because he is going to take a pretty big PR hit so he isn't going to get the shoe offers he is expecting and if he screws with Nike enough they might pull the deal they already offered.
What basically is going on is Leonard is pissing away a 5 year 205 mil dollar contract so he can sign a 4 year 136 mil contract (or 5 years 166 mil) because he wants 5 mil more a year on sneaker deal. What is the point of giving up $40 mil to get $20 mil especially when it won't work? I still think this just ends with Leonard re-signing with the Spurs because it is such a **** show nobody is going to want to get involved.
that's because uncle knucklehead is calling the shots....
Afam wrote:
Right now there is a staring contest going on in the Kawhi Leonard trade situation, each side waiting for the other to blink. On one side are the Philadelphia 76ers, Lakers, and any other team trying to get into the trade mix, all hoping that the Spurs will lower their incredibly high trade demands for the two-time Defensive Player of the Year. On the other side there is the Spurs, waiting for the Sixers/Lakers/anyone to up their offers and start putting in their best (or near best) prospects.
“It seems like every other player is putting out a video on social media of them working out,” said the Eastern Conference GM. “If Kawhi did one, he’d instantly get 35,000 hits, and half of them would be from NBA GMs. How can you make a deal or even an offer without knowing if he can play? He’s got to be seen. If he came out and played in preseason and looked good, you’d definitely see teams trying harder to get him.”
sully00 wrote:Afam wrote:
Right now there is a staring contest going on in the Kawhi Leonard trade situation, each side waiting for the other to blink. On one side are the Philadelphia 76ers, Lakers, and any other team trying to get into the trade mix, all hoping that the Spurs will lower their incredibly high trade demands for the two-time Defensive Player of the Year. On the other side there is the Spurs, waiting for the Sixers/Lakers/anyone to up their offers and start putting in their best (or near best) prospects.
“It seems like every other player is putting out a video on social media of them working out,” said the Eastern Conference GM. “If Kawhi did one, he’d instantly get 35,000 hits, and half of them would be from NBA GMs. How can you make a deal or even an offer without knowing if he can play? He’s got to be seen. If he came out and played in preseason and looked good, you’d definitely see teams trying harder to get him.”
Your missing the part where the Spurs are really just hoping Leonard fires his agent and his uncle and comes to his senses.
Kefa461 wrote:so if KL sits out the season he still belongs to the spurs right.....
sully00 wrote:Kefa461 wrote:so if KL sits out the season he still belongs to the spurs right.....
But he won't sit out he will just be injured. Hammy still bothering him.
Kyrie For Three wrote:Could be something. Or could be nothing. Derozan wipes out instagram account. Spurs? Lakers? Nothing at all but he got sick of it?
https://thespun.com/nba/toronto-raptors/kawhi-leonard-trade-demar-derozan-instagram
On a side note, checked the Raptors forums to see if there is any news and they have a thread declaring that Nick Nurse is the next Brad Stevens.
Darth Celtic wrote:Kyrie For Three wrote:Could be something. Or could be nothing. Derozan wipes out instagram account. Spurs? Lakers? Nothing at all but he got sick of it?
https://thespun.com/nba/toronto-raptors/kawhi-leonard-trade-demar-derozan-instagram
On a side note, checked the Raptors forums to see if there is any news and they have a thread declaring that Nick Nurse is the next Brad Stevens.
Good times with that board. Nurse is 9 years older in his first season as head coach, and Brad is entering his 5th. Brad took a major NCAA team to the final 4. Nurse coached some team you've never heard of.
Good luck Lebronto.
REDACTED wrote:Well since Stevens is overrated as the God-coach Brad Stevens and it has less and less to do with reality each year, I would say this is likely going to be spot on then.