Official 2018 NBA Preseason Thread - Jimmy Butler Does Things

[addict4sneakers]

Lavar on FS1 looking and sounding like
a complete idiot...

Dude has me cracking up.

 

[antidope]

Draymond wylin but I agree with it. Get the bag bro. You're bringing this franchise chips don't let them pimp you.

 

[lovehateself]

Black Gordon Hayward and Kawhi have been spotted in Miami

visiting a popular vacation destination while on vacation...no way

 

[geno90221]

Dude has me cracking up.

Gelo has the demeanor of a stop sign
Get these Klowns off the screen Lol

 

[sohi 23]

I think Bob Myers offending an extension for 3 years/ 75 mil or whatever is kind of a slap in the face for Dray. Draymond is gunna be playing EXTRA hard all next year for DPOY or All NBA.

 

[addict4sneakers]

Gelo has the demeanor of a stop sign
Get these Klowns off the screen Lol

He does. If this basketball thing doesn’t work, he needs to rap.

Matter of fact, he should just rap. I was impressed with his delivery

 

[bballkid11]

GS 3 peat then it is OVER...

 

[ill steelo]

Draymond looking to get a super max contract



http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...ficed-build-golden-state-warriors-dynasty-nba

Didn’t even realize they still had their supermax slot

He’s gonna come into camp in the best shape of his life.

 

[wavycrocket]

Draymond looking to get a super max contract



http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...ficed-build-golden-state-warriors-dynasty-nba

Dray be what? 29/30 by next summer? Yeah...he gon go head and walk

This core has one more chip in them (18-19)....then it’s interesting....

 

[wavycrocket]

Of course they have....It is the NBA Offseason bro...haha

Trying to imagine partying in Miami with Kawhi

 

[wavycrocket]

Didn’t even realize they still had their supermax slot

He’s gonna come into camp in the best shape of his life.

Contract year Draymond is a scary site for the rest of the league for 8 months .

You already know once he get the bag....he cracking open them flaming hot Cheetos.

 

[lovehateself]

Trying to imagine partying in Miami with Kawhi

hes just there for the chicken wings

 

[nick.]

Contract year Draymond is a scary site for the rest of the league for 8 months .

You already know once he get the bag....he cracking open them flaming hot Cheetos.

 

[Cashflow]

If I'm Bob Myers this is my outlook for the next 3 years.

The Hampton 5 + Livingston are all on the books until 2020 once KD reups & Klay signs his extension. But I think this upcoming season is the last one with all 6 of those guys as Warriors.

Depending on who they sign this offseason, only Steph & Klay will be on the books for 2021 not taking into account any draft picks

Kevin Durant should ask for a 2 year guaranteed deal and ask for player options for the remaining years

2018-2019: 3 Peat is happening. Pray Jordan Bell makes a huge leap in order to make Draymond expendable but then you have to pay him since his rookie deal is up in 2019. Because of the financial implications, you have to get rid of Livingston or Iggy in order to re-sign Bell. Livingston is the odd man out next offseason.

2019-2020: I think they're going to 4 Peat but most likely they're going to have a heartbreaking loss likely in the WCF. At this point KD will be free to leave Golden State without any backlash. 3 championships in 4 years will cement his legacy and he can now go find a new situation. Draymond isn't going to take a pay cut when the time comes and will ask for every cent especially if he's super max eligible. Iggy's contract will be up as a 36 year old. So with only Cuffy, Klay, Bell & whoever they take at #28 this year on the books, Warriors will turn all of their attention to acquiring Anthony Davis who can decline his player option in the 2020 offseason. It's going to be upgrading Barnes for KD all over again but this time Draymond for Brow.

2020-2021. Curry - Klay - Insert Starter - Bell - Brow.

BOOK IT MYERS!

 

[BIG FISH]

Why do y’all assume AD is leaving lmao

 

[User 15002]

Draymond wylin but I agree with it. Get the bag bro. You're bringing this franchise chips don't let them pimp you.

There’s a strong likelihood he doesn’t meet the triggers for eligibility for the supermax. MVP is out. DPOY maybe. All-NBA? Gotta think some of these rookies that showed out this year will take at least a spot or two.

 

[LebronHasMoreFinalsMVPs]

Isnt AD eligble to make 40ms a year in new orleans?

 

[hand2handking]

Warriors General Manager says Kevin Durant Can Have 'Whatever Deal He Wants'

© Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Kevin Durant
Kevin Durant said earlier this month he wants to stay with the Warriors, and Golden State will do everything it can to make that happen.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nb...nt-can-have-whatever-deal-he-wants/ar-AAyvWgp

Warriors general manager Bob Myers told reporters Monday that Durant can sign whatever contract he wants.

“I’d love to have him for 10 years,” Myers said (via The Athletic). “Look what he did for us last year. He did us a great service. So, he’s earned the right to sign whatever deal he wants. I just want him to sign a deal. Want him to be happy and want him to know we want him as long as he wants to be here.”



Durant signed a two-year, $51.25 million contract with the Warriors in July 2016. The Warriors won back-to-back championships and Durant earned two straight Finals MVP awards during that contract.

Durant his player option for 2018-19 in mid-April and he will become an unrestricted free agent this summer. But, Durant during the NBA Finals he plans to re-sign with the Warriors.

 

[P C H]

P C H need you to weigh in on this take

Also Hanlen got called out by another skills trainer on Twitter recently.

Instead of explaining himself, he blocked the guy because the criticism was accurate.

Wiggins is another guy that worked with Hanlen and with all of that freak potential that guy is struggling to stay above 40% shooting and his defense is getting worse at his athletic peak.

Show me 5 guys that have gotten measurably better after employing Drew Hanlen as their skills trainer.

I feel like the evidence is irrefutable...

I mean he isn't a miracle worker so everyone he works with isn't going to work out 100%. And he blocked bro because bro wasn't really trying to do anything but hate, which is wack.

Drew Hanlen only working on like dribble moves and **** isn't true either.

That being said, he was approached by at least 7 NBA teams to head their player development just this summer alone. Mo Bamba may end up being a top 3 pick just from teams learning that he's working with drew. The buzz that he's picking up leading to the draft is due partly to working with Drew. Jojo, Jayson Tatum, Oubre doubled his ppg, his clients vouch for him, and guys in the league say that his **** works lol he teaches really good stuff and it's obvious, as long as you don't expect him to turn water to wine.

He's been working with Beal since he was like 14 years old. RJ Barrett may be a number one pick next year and he's been working with him since the same age.

Who you are as a basketball player is almost set in stone once you hit the NBA, the vast majority of players at least. It's about getting 5%, maybe 10% better at most, and in that regard you can argue that he does his job.

 

[DLF]

I’m watching Colin cowherd show and I realized he literally picks and chooses what facts he wants to display. Like he’ll compare two players and only present negatives about one but positives about the other. Whatever fits his narrative.

 

[nick.]

I’m watching Colin cowherd show and I realized he literally picks and chooses what facts he wants to display. Like he’ll compare two players and only present negatives about one but positives about the other. Whatever fits his narrative.

So it's NT but with a national platform?

 

[junglejim]

I’m watching Colin cowherd show and I realized he literally picks and chooses what facts he wants to display. Like he’ll compare two players and only present negatives about one but positives about the other. Whatever fits his narrative.

So he is NT then?

Edit: **** you nick for beating me to the punch

 

[hand2handking]

Spurs, Leonard are Reportedly Trying to Make Amends

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/spurs-leonard-are-reportedly-trying-to-make-amends/ar-AAyvZnS

It’s been a long road, but the Spurs and Kawhi Leonard are reportedly trying to make up.

The and All-Star forward have ostensibly been at an impasse ever since Leonard’s lingering quad injury sidelined him for 73 regular season games, plus all of the playoffs. And with Leonard entering what is expected to be the final year of his contract, there have been growing concerns that he could very well leave San Antonio in free agency next summer.

Now, however, according to The San Antonio Express-News’ Jabari Young, it appears the Spurs are trying to bridge the gap between the franchise and the NBA’s premier two-way wing. It’s a blast from the past for a coach and franchise that had a similar situation with a disgruntled star last season.

According to Young:

League sources tell the Express-News that head coach and Leonard are trying to schedule a meeting, possibly this week, to discuss any issues or concerns Leonard may have, and hopefully come to a decision on offering Leonard the five-year, $219 million supermax extension he is eligible to receive.

OK, so how did we get here?

The NBA hadn’t seen Leonard since his historic 2017 playoff campaign came crashing down onto ’s foot. The only other player to have as efficient a postseason as Leonard did that year, , was Reggie Miller in 1993.

Leonard’s season ended in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals when he rolled his ankle landing on ’s foot after rising up for a jump shot. The Spurs blew a 20-point lead then were swept out of the series.

But while Leonard eventually recovered from his ankle injury, another condition surfaced: Right quadriceps tendinopathy. It’s a vague medical term that could be in reference to any number of specific tendon issues. What we know is that it was a painful rehab process for Leonard, and a painful waiting game for the Spurs.

It was even more painful because San Antonio’s medical staff cleared Leonard to play, but he didn’t feel he was ready to go. So he left the team and consulted an independent group of doctors in New York for a second opinion.

Eventually Leonard returned
We saw him for nine games, where he averaged 16.2 points on moderate shooting numbers. It was clear he was working himself back into game shape, but a 25-point game and a pair of 21-point nights made it seem like he was getting back into the groove of things.

That couldn’t have been further from the case.

After his ninth game, Leonard flew back to New York to consult the same independent group of doctors he had seen the first time around. He eventually decided to end his season early, to the dismay of many who had hoped Leonard would return in time to help the Spurs make a deep push into the playoffs.

That didn’t happen. Instead, reports of a rift between Leonard and Spurs management surfaced. The timing couldn’t have been worse: San Antonio had a supermax contract to offer him, and if he didn’t accept it, they would have to trade him or risk losing him for nothing in the 2019 free agency.

That’s why this report, if true, is a beauty

Remember, approached Gregg Popovich last summer about his fit in the offense. He requested a trade, something that Pop had never experienced in his aeons as a coaching phenom. But Popovich smoothed things out with and, without Leonard, reworked his All-Star forward back in as the focal point of the offense.

Aldridge’s third season in San Antonio was one of the best in his career.

That all started with the two sides coming together to hash out any gripes or misunderstandings, and the same is expected to happen between Popovich and Leonard. The Spurs are lightyears better with their All-Star forward on the court, and no team can put Leonard in an immediately better position to win than San Antonio.

If they air things out, hug and make up — aka agree to that $219 million supermax deal — the NBA will be better for it. Because if there’s any dark horse for a championship appearance every single season, it’s San Antonio. And with a happy, healthy , no team wants to see the the Spurs in the playoffs.

 

[freeze]

This is ridiculously out of line. Worse than the Russell thing. We're really making fun of teammates for not meeting their dad?

This. a fade has to be run. Lonzo can't continuespeaking with all his teeth after these statements. Nothing is funny or cool about that. That's that chino hills corniness.

 

[IATT]

vol. 1,000,803 of bill simmons being a homer and a bish:



according to simmons, boston is the only place where lebron can really compete with the warriors next year.. takes a while to even mention philly, but talks houston and boston.. and then says he only goes to LA or stays in cleveland