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

[Coupé It]

Nets pulling out all the stops for leverage when they don't have any.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Is it still "Getting Erupted" when this stuff happens? We're too late in the game for name changes man. Yall have established brands tied to your names.

Folks still getting Him'd halfway through 2022

damb

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

It's crazy how few good white players there are still. You would think they would start making their kids invest in basketball over football. Like... Josh Giddey is probably the 5th best white guy.

This is like saying white people should just dance better. I don't think it's a simple matter of want-to

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Feds already did a sweep on the woman post, whoa

 

[amitt5504]

darthska

Come do your job opp lol

 

[nick.]

Durant has four years (!!!) left on his contract & Kyrie just opted in to his player option. How do the Nets have no leverage?

Based on what we know, their asking price seems absurdly high. As it should be on July 6th.

 

[antidope]

Agreed.

Yeah that makes it worse. Tyler Herro is the best White American player... Lol. The bar is on the floor.

This is like saying white people should just dance better. I don't think it's a simple matter of want-to

But I would expect to see more white kid is super nice at basketball cause money people by now at least.

 

[frshstunna]

It's crazy how few good white players there are still. You would think they would start making their kids invest in basketball over football. Like... Josh Giddey is probably the 5th best white guy.

I’m America, Basketball seen as a “black sport” to alotta white fams so I’m sure they’ll have their kids focus/try the other ones 1st

 

[MVP]

Durant has four years (!!!) left on his contract & Kyrie just opted in to his player option. How do the Nets have no leverage?

Based on what we know, their asking price seems absurdly high. As it should be on July 6th.

Meh, not for them to stay in Brooklyn they don't as people have suggested. Kyrie is AD 2.0 but an even more distressed asset. KD SHOULD get a haul, but he's going to dictate where he goes like every other superstar before him.

 

[DLF]

darthska

Come do your job opp lol

“Teacher teacher. He’s being bad!!”

 

[MVP]

 

[lawdog1]

Yeah that makes it worse. Tyler Herro is the best White American player... Lol. The bar is on the floor.

Eh, there have been worse periods in the league for white American players between when Bird retired and now. Herro, despite his flaws, is better than previous “great white hopes” like Keith VanHorn, Luke Jackson, etc. Chet might be legit.

Then there’s guys like Kennard, Duncan Robinson, Payton Pritchard, Plumlee, TJ McConnell, Austin Reaves* and some other who are serviceable.

 

[dman14]

Kinda want to see phx gut their team for KD.
Round out the team with vets and rookies on minimum deals

 

[Coupé It]

Eh, there have been worse periods in the league for white American players between when Bird retired and now. Herro, despite his flaws, is better than previous “great white hopes” like Keith VanHorn, Luke Jackson, etc. Chet might be legit.

Then there’s guys like Kennard, Duncan Robinson, Payton Pritchard, Plumlee, TJ McConnell, Austin Reaves* and some other who are serviceable.

Give me a squad of Slavic Whites vs American Whites the last 20 years……

Slavs go 82-0

 

[lawdog1]

Give me a squad of Slavic Whites vs American Whites the last 20 years……

Slavs go 82-0

I don’t disagree.

My point is only that there have been bleaker times for White Americans in the NBA than now.

 

[206to813]

Eh, there have been worse periods in the league for white American players between when Bird retired and now. Herro, despite his flaws, is better than previous “great white hopes” like Keith VanHorn, Luke Jackson, etc. Chet might be legit.

Then there’s guys like Kennard, Duncan Robinson, Payton Pritchard, Plumlee, TJ McConnell, Austin Reaves* and some other who are serviceable.

Oof.

Idk if I agree with you. Feels like there used to be way more quality guys than now.

Somewhere Nick Collison is setting a fire *** screen though. And Rick Barry needs to get back to work man

 

[Based Jesus]

Jokic just won B2B MVP
Chet could've been first overall
White people doing just fine

 

[amitt5504]

“Teacher teacher. He’s being bad!!”

There’s a difference between being funny and distasteful. Learn it

 

[darthska]

White American players between when Bird retired and now? I know Stockton & Mullin played with Bird but they were in the 97, 98, & 00 Finals after Bird retired. White Chocolate? Uuuuummmm... Nash is Canada, Dirk is Germany, Pau is Spain...

ALEX... CARUSO!!!!

/thread

-foe

 

[lawdog1]

Jokic just won B2B MVP
Chet could've been first overall
White people doing just fine

Yes, but a distinction has been drawn between Euro white and American whites. The Euros are indeed collectively way better.

 

[MajinZuub]

White American players between when Bird retired and now? I know Stockton & Mullin played with Bird but they were in the 97, 98, & 00 Finals after Bird retired. White Chocolate? Uuuuummmm... Nash is Canada, Dirk is Germany, Pau is Spain...

ALEX... CARUSO!!!!

/thread

-foe

Brad Miller
Mike Miller
Chris Kaman
Robert Swift

 

[frshstunna]

Jason Kapono and Ridnour

 

[lovehateself]

Kirk Heinrich
Steve Blake

They had that dawg in em

 

[Moheezy]

Bootleg lakers

 

[Moheezy]

Alot?

Just 2 (GP + Otto)

Plus a year of development for Kuminga, Moodey and a healthy Wiseman. I don’t think they’ll miss a beat.