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

[WASHED KING]

Y'all opened this Pandora box of allowing disrespect to today's stars to continue to elevate players of the 90's then act surprised when other people continue that disrespect.

This is what y'all wanted.

 

[frshstunna]

Thing is that it isn't simply dudes out the league who have said this, The start of all these player pods & hearing more from the non superstars really sheds light on how much of sticking around in the league is based on politics & business decisions, so i get their frustration.

That’s everywhere tho…They got a real wake up call if they don’t think that politics and finances play a role overseas…They even got dudes on year to year non guaranteed deals cuz of those things

Ask the players that fought so hard to get to or get back in the NBA bout those things and how sweet or different it is the rest of the world

 

[RustyShackleford]

Big "they didn't fire me, I quit" energy from this comment

 

[antidope]

Dudes go from being the man their whole life to being an afterthought. I understand the cognitive dissonance of it all. I feel for them. That being said gotta accept the truth

 

[B Sox]

Those veteran guys also cost more money to roster than a young G-League type or something like that.

Not really trying to hear the crying at the end of the day though. They had their chances and things went sideways for one way or another. **** happens.

 

[Mark Antony]

It's the same sort of jealousy for dudes that made it and are still highlight players that some football and track athletes feel. Redefine it as something else and diminish the competition in your head.

 

[pmatic]

Jabari mad his body couldn't handle the rigors of the schedule and his game wasnt good enough.

 

[addict4sneakers]

Jabari mad his body couldn't handle the rigors of the schedule and his game wasnt good enough.

I don’t think his game was an issue. He could score pretty easily but he couldn’t defend before his knees gave out. Only got worse on that end.

Can’t defend in space you either go to the easier league to defend or become a republican

 

[allergic2broke]

I actually want to see dame report to blazers training camp at this point lol

 

[earldagoat]

Someone on Reddit said; if Dame gets traded, Blazers fans can finally stop pretending they like his music

 

[Mark Antony]

Ain't gon lie, Dame can 'rap' but he's basic as hell.

 

[lovehateself]

Kyrie is extremely good at basketball

Kanye is great at music

 

[pums]

The NBA now more than ever emphasizes speed and atheletes.

If youre washed you are gonna find out quick. You cant hide on the floor no more especially if you’re under sized

 

[Maximus Meridius]

Gave this _ a toupe

 

[Maximus Meridius]

Y'all opened this Pandora box of allowing disrespect to today's stars to continue to elevate players of the 90's then act surprised when other people continue that disrespect.

This is what y'all wanted.

I think that's the other way around, most of the talk is centered around today's players are so more skilled and smarter and the 90's was all bad basketball and fighting.

 

[ballinsam23]

Of course that would be ideal for everyone but can’t really trade a Top 11-20 player making $45MM this year for a package you want just to avoid awkwardness on Media Day. Assuming Dame isn’t playing Portland for this year, it doesn’t matter if he shows up/participates or not but it’ll be more important to the receiving team that he is integrated as soon as possible. So the Heat, Raptors or whatever team better step up with something Portland deems to be serious ASAP

They had months to figure this out though. Would be a mess going into the season

 

[datznasty]

storm2006 Topango still got it #coreyandshawngoofed

 

[Manny Fernandez718]

Who has more upside Cade Cunningham or RJ Barrett ?

 

[jaynev]

Miami just shameless man.. hahaha. Put their name on it, so obvious

 

[Arthur Shelby]

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Is OG even in the supposed Toronto package? Lol

 

[B Sox]

OG/Trent/Dikk/Picks is absolutely better than the Miami package.

Wouldn’t be mad at Toronto.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

OG/Trent/Dikk/Picks is absolutely better than the Miami package.

Wouldn’t be mad at Toronto.

Clearly it is but you convinced Masai has that package on the table

Wouldn’t do that deal at all if im Toronto

 

[DLF]

OG/Trent/Dikk/Picks is absolutely better than the Miami package.

Wouldn’t be mad at Toronto.

OG was fetching 3 first rounders last year.

Trent can be packaged with Nurkic for Ayton

Dikk is solid and has room to grow.

 

[ballinsam23]

I like the OG fit way more, but Herro is the better player.