⭐ OFFICIAL 2020-2021 NBA Off-Season Thread: Olympics begin 7/23; NBA Draft 7/29⭐

[3god]

LeBron James is still in the league.

Ok!? Why didn’t they put Giannis in there against Lebron? Because no one cares about a Guy who can’t shoot outside of 10 feet, who is playing for Milwaukee.

 

[Cashflow]

 

[3god]

He also had an opportunity to play for and contribute to a championship last season...

 

[lovehateself]

What a lot of people are forgetting is the market these guys are playing in. Milwaukee? New Orleans? . Only LeBron can play in a town like Cleveland and be the face of the league.

Market dont mean anything when games are being televised globally

 

[3god]

Market dont mean anything when games are being televised globally

The Primetime lineup says otherwise.

 

[lovehateself]

The Primetime lineup says otherwise.

Which was based on preferred match ups

 

[ill steelo]

Today’s slate of games is pretty underwhelming. Only ones that I’ll probably check out are Ja v. Trae and PHX v. SAC.

Houston is missing half their team, Portland sucks defensively, so Harden is probably setting a new career high tonight.

Dame coming off a terrible opener & will be guarded by d leaguers so you have high potential for a shootout in this one.

 

[3god]

Which was based on preferred match ups

Take a look at Primetime Christmas games for the previous 30 years... let me know if I’m wrong.

 

[dman14]

NBA went with Lakers vs luka over the clippers or heat or anybody else on Christmas. That says it all

wanted bron vs zion for xxx mas
all that beef

 

[dman14]

Lol he also has missed a few punches in some altercations. Makes me wonder what if they connected..

i think he misses on purpose
he knows he would probably end up seriously hurting someone if he connected

jimmy running in on that first vid
will never forget nene putting him in a muay thai clinch and ready to knee him

 

[picasso swerve]

Ok!? Why didn’t they put Giannis in there against Lebron? Because no one cares about a Guy who can’t shoot outside of 10 feet, who is playing for Milwaukee.

#BIGWESTBROOK

 

[picasso swerve]

wanted bron vs zion for xxx mas
all that beef

Pause.

 

[dman14]

Pause.

insecure?

 

[getback]

He also had an opportunity to play for and contribute to a championship last season...

His son has a respiratory illness and he was trying to protect him from COVID.

 

[dman14]

 

[itshlittt]

insecure?

"dman"

 

[Quincy McCall]

Sweater is fire, Christmas over but might try to cop anyway

 

[dacomeup]

0-2 and the script has turned on Luka already. Greatest overreaction I’ve ever seen.

It’s only the people who didn’t like him already

 

[Maximus Meridius]

The stats are similar but the games aren’t not to mention one was done in 04 compared to 2020 two different leagues

LeBron also could be a monster defensively when needed along with being literally one of the best athletes of all time... Luka is average in both categories on his best day

mall I’m saying Luka is much more Harden than LeBron... which James is an MVP candidate yearly so it’s not a knock.... but this vision that there trying to paint of him being some clear cut best player in the league for the next decade is extremely premature

luka shoots 32 PERCENT from three for his career & averages almost half his attempts from there

The LeBron comparison is off. Their games are different. Stats are similar but they do it totally different. I don't think it's crazy to say he'll be the best player for next decade though. He's better than everybody in his age group. He showed in the playoffs he can improve his 3. If he gets to 36% from 3 a season it's a wrap. He always gon struggle on defense. He just ain't built for that.

TOO LATE. NBA/ESPN are already pushing Luka to that spot.

Yeah. His playing style is flashy and Luka has a star appeal other foreign players didn't/don't have. Lebron wanted to sign him to his sneaker line for a reason.

 

[getback]

Nets looking scary

Definitely a cut above the rest of the east with the Bucks.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Definitely a cut above the rest of the east with the Bucks.

MIL hasn't convinced me that they're in a tier above anyone in the east

Getting someone like Jrue was crucial for sure but even if they happen to run through the regular season I am not sold on them being head and shoulders above the rest come Playoff time

 

[Maximus Meridius]

Kemba out for the year?

 

[DCAllAfrican]

They’d still take Dame

I know

that was about his opponent. Those Cavs pacers games weren’t the marquee games. Wizards Cavs were played in the morning.

@ morning

 

[trynafeelmink]

The LeBron comparison is off. Their games are different. Stats are similar but they do it totally different. I don't think it's crazy to say he'll be the best player for next decade though. He's better than everybody in his age group. He showed in the playoffs he can improve his 3. If he gets to 36% from 3 a season it's a wrap. He always gon struggle on defense. He just ain't built for that.



Yeah. His playing style is flashy and Luka has a star appeal other foreign players didn't/don't have. Lebron wanted to sign him to his sneaker line for a reason.

I think he'll be in the convo but nothing i seen from him says he'll for sure be that guy. I'm not sold on extremely ball dominant players who are also mediocre defensively, based off watching guys like that in the past it leads to great numbers, nice accolades & good regular season records.... but usually underwhelms in regard of championship success.

 

[lovehateself]

Kemba out for the year?

til Feb