2022 NBA Offseason Thread: Preseason kicks off; Things are fine in Los Angeles, Draymond beats the charges

[BIG LEEMELONE]

One is on company dime.

I mean technically it's all on company dime . Guys get paid every other week. I'm saying it's the same risk whether it's pro am or Rico Hines or just an impromptu pickup game among teammates. So I don't see how the NBA could restrict basketball players from playing basketball

 

[CJMcfly26]

DJ Akademiks rolling over in his grave with this music talk

 

[earldagoat]

Chet "Home Again" Holmgren

 

[finallyfamous]

So apparently you can’t have 3 dudes on the rookie max? Lol why?

 

[DripNick]

Well…that might be it for frail nba players at proams for a while

Fixed

 

[darthska]

I mean technically it's all on company dime . Guys get paid every other week. I'm saying it's the same risk whether it's pro am or Rico Hines or just an impromptu pickup game among teammates. So I don't see how the NBA could restrict basketball players from playing basketball

You are aware they can put into contracts that you're not allowed to ride a motorcycle, right? Tons of restrictions can be put into contract.

-foe

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

You are aware they can put into contracts that you're not allowed to ride a motorcycle, right? Tons of restrictions can be put into contract.

-foe

Who said anything about motorcycles. I think you're missing the point

 

[pmatic]

So apparently you can’t have 3 dudes on the rookie max? Lol why?

Just a weird CBA quirk. Teams can only give out two five year rookie max contracts. But technically you can have a third player get an offer sheet and match it. It would just be a four year contract at most.

 

[blakep267]

So apparently you can’t have 3 dudes on the rookie max? Lol why?

They want talent to be spread around the league. I suppose in an ideal world every team would have 2 stars and maybe 1 up and coming guy

 

[darthska]

Who said anything about motorcycles. I think you're missing the point

Speaking of missing the point.

-foe

 

[pmatic]

Seems like a wild overreaction to ban players from basketball during the off-season.

 

[DLF]

Seems like a wild overreaction to ban players from basketball during the off-season.

Wait til a player hurts themselves lifting weights.


“Sorry. Can’t lift weights. But please get stronger”

 

[getback]

Injuries happen unfortunately. On and off the floor. Dude could have hurt his foot walking down the stairs. Canceling basketball outside of official NBA/FIBA/etc competition would be weird.

 

[addict4sneakers]

Whatever they decide, they gotta keep people off the baselines. That’s too dangerous

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Injuries happen unfortunately. On and off the floor. Dude could have hurt his foot walking down the stairs. Canceling basketball outside of official NBA/FIBA/etc competition would be weird.

You know they can't ride motorcycles right?

 

[WASHED KING]

OKC's top pick getting hurt while playing in Seattle is a rather interesting cur......coincidence.

Also in todays landscape of load management I don't see how y'all can't tell a pro-am ban is coming.

 

[earldagoat]

 

[lynchpin33]

Whatever they decide, they gotta keep people off the baselines. That’s too dangerous

Agree with this. In the two games Bron had played in the people on the baseline were basically on the court. No clearance for people to land at all. When CWebb was commentating games, he would always rail about the photographers and tv camera people were to close.

 

[lovehateself]

One is on company dime.

chet clocked in the minute he was drafted

 

[smedroc]

 

[JayDee346]

Okc tryna get that big from France

 

[Maximus Meridius]

The KD's and Kyrie's abused the power they had and it wasn't even about player empowerment for them. Just dudes in the feelings overthinking situations.

 

[datznasty]

I’m an expert because I watched part of one youtube video and i want Lively instead. Or Scoot. Or a Thompson

 

[Mister Meaner]

Speaking of music, Stevie Wonder has always been someone who’s work I admired but did not spend enough time listening to as a yout.

But gotdamb this man would’ve been my if I were some years older.

As it stands I still have the og BAD, og vinyl & multiple Dangerous cassettes. **** had to accessible at all times before mp3 was a twinkle in Brandenburg’s eye.

 

[tomdiginson]

The KD's and Kyrie's abused the power they had and it wasn't even about player empowerment for them. Just dudes in the feelings overthinking situations.

Don't forget Ben and Jim