The Official NBA Season Thread: I’m like Jayson Tatum in the Olympics I'm not playing

[storm2006]

Dead *** bro - I was just about to quote one of the above posts and mention this one when I saw Kawhi plane tracking (made me think of Clippers FA). As you alluded too, Uncle Dennis x Kawhi definitely belong in there too. Can't forget Ben Simmons physical/mental health drama last year either.

 

[Coupé It]

Bron is my guy, but these are hilarious. Ya'll should be lucky he's rich, otherwise he'd be a scamming mofo.

I might legit try to rename my Spam folder “LeBron” after reading this.

I don’t think you can tho

 

[Coupé It]

KD for AD

 

[Coupé It]

LeBron would have won more rings if he stayed on the Heat and let Riley do the work.

Instead of moving trying to move every 3-4 years and control each organization/front office.

 

[JD617]

 

[Air Pope]

Silver got all this energy for Myrie and Ime yet was meek as hell on Sarver... interesting

He picks and chooses when he wants to play “super commissioner”

 

[nick.]

 

[pmatic]

LeBron would have won more rings if he stayed on the Heat and let Riley do the work.

Instead of moving trying to move every 3-4 years and control each organization/front office.

That team was dead in the water if he re-signed in 2014. Aging team and no flexibility.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Dallas being that low and Philly being that high is surprising

All Dallas has are jump shooters lol

 

[storm2006]

LeBron would have won more rings if he stayed on the Heat and let Riley do the work.

Instead of moving trying to move every 3-4 years and control each organization/front office.

That team was dead in the water if he re-signed in 2014. Aging team and no flexibility.

I think Bron, Bosh and Wade could have had two more years but I don't think they beat they the Warriors either year. Not sure how the roster would have shaken out after that. Kyrie+Love was his best bet at a long-term Big 3. Then that 2018 Cavs team was pretty poorly constructed so he had no choice but to leave and the Lakers had the assets and cap space to get a "Top 10 player".

I respect the hell out of Riley but I am just not sure he could have constructed teams for 8 years that would produce 5 Finals runs and 2 chips.

 

[amitt5504]

Dallas being that low and Philly being that high is surprising

All Dallas has are jump shooters lol

Philly has shooters when you look past the foul shenanigans lol

 

[Coupé It]

That team was dead in the water if he re-signed in 2014. Aging team and no flexibility.

Agreed. It would have been a few rocky years after 2014. Absolutely

But I would have had faith Riley could have figured it out.

Miami still would have been a draw come free agency and the Bosh salary eventually came off the books when he got sick (if I’m not mistaken).

Riley finds players man.

 

[pmatic]

Agreed. It would have been a few rocky years after 2014. Absolutely

But I would have had faith Riley could have figured it out.

Miami still would have been a draw come free agency and the Bosh salary eventually came off the books when he got sick (if I’m not mistaken).

Riley finds players man.

Bosh's salary didn't get cleared from the books until 2017.

 

[Coupé It]

Bosh's salary didn't get cleared from the books until 2017.

Thought it was 2016.

But anyway. I would have trusted Riley going forward and just focused on basketball.

IMO.

 

[don ramon]

david silver been showing his *** lately way too much

 

[HOU$TON]

 

[Coupé It]

I think Bron, Bosh and Wade could have had two more years but I don't think they beat they the Warriors either year. Not sure how the roster would have shaken out after that. Kyrie+Love was his best bet at a long-term Big 3. Then that 2018 Cavs team was pretty poorly constructed so he had no choice but to leave and the Lakers had the assets and cap space to get a "Top 10 player".

I respect the hell out of Riley but I am just not sure he could have constructed teams for 8 years that would produce 5 Finals runs and 2 chips.

I respect it.

Think if Bron had stayed in Miami KD never leaves to GS tho. Cause and effect.

Everyone in the league has been trying to counter LeBron’s moves for the last decade.

Interesting to think about from a parallel universe perspective. Idk.

 

[rolaholic]

 

[elpablo21]

Dragging this man's name every week with rumors

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Wade was absolutely cooked by 2014

 

[storm2006]

Dragging this man's name every week with rumors

Rust is only worth a Josh Richardson and Doug McDermott now? I don't really see how this helps unless there are beneficial salary implications (their salaries are $25MM combined vs. $47MM for Rust). I guess they are 40%+ three point shooters but jeez man

 

[had pants]

 

[tomdiginson]

 

[storm2006]

Everyone in the league has been trying to counter LeBron’s moves for the last decade.

Interesting to think about from a parallel universe perspective. Idk.

It is even more interesting when you think about how his five losses came out of nowhere - Dallas was unexpected, Spurs in 2014 is debatable, the unexpected emergence of Golden State in 15 then KD teaming up with them as a result of the 2016 GSW Finals loss. I want to say I wish Draymond wasn't a BAN so KD would have stayed but they won last year so it balanced out. Still Top 3-5 depending on what you value so I would say things still ended up working out for him despite the 4-6 Finals record.

I really think 2011 was the only one of those his team should have won, though.

 

[danger style]

Aggregators at it again. Bill doesnt have the sources on this

looks like they took it from this podcast


"Then, Bill talks with The Ringer's Kevin O'Connor about the possibility of the Lakers' Anthony Davis being traded in-season, which teams have the most to offer, and which teams make the most sense to pursue him"

they took fantasy trade speculations to saying AD on the block