The Official NBA Season Thread: Las Vegas Summer League

[Maximus Meridius]

Uhh because he’s healthy. He just signed an extension. You think he should go back to resting now, right? Since he doesn’t care about playing.

So the knees ain't bad no more??

 

[RustyShackleford]

I would think it has more to do with the TV deals being renegotiated

People want to see stars, Silver wants to guarantee broadcasters stars will play.

I don't think the Player's union should have agreed to it without some sort of major concession going the other way. Like more all star spots or another all NBA team

 

[datznasty]

Ben Simmons grand opening grand closing.

 

[Blue Mamba]

What a baby. You can tell he only really vibed with Grant and the other nerds. All business and a resting b**** face. Still won 6th man of the year. He's salty.

Brogdon has had a very weird career. Rookie of the year and 6th man of the year and is a really solid player when healthy, but can’t stay on a team because he’s injury prone and (supposedly) a bad locker room guy.

 

[getback]

Him potentially playing 9 less games than dame shouldn’t be the determining factor of him losing out on 40 of them thangs.

I know. That's not how the NBA sees it though.

 

[addict4sneakers]

So the knees ain't bad no more??

Lowest usage since 2015. And he said this at the beginning of the season

 

[addict4sneakers]

There are guys in the league that don’t care about playing but Embiid and Kawhi don’t come off to me as them

 

[703 hwy]

Kawhi is playing more games cause of the rule change. It’s not a coincidence.

 

[had pants]

 

[clyde the glide]

Think pieces and behind the scenes for second rounders. Bout time the league gave us what we wanted

 

[pmatic]

Kawhi has started the past two seasons slow before rounding into shape in December and being top five good by season's end.

 

[Maximus Meridius]

I remember Shaq would rest games his last couple years with the Lakers people would joke about that saying Shaq just chillin until the playoffs. Shaq was still playing 67 games. Now you gotta put in a rule for these dudes to play 65 games.

 

[WASHED KING]

AD and jimmy butler aren’t. Jimmy ain’t played 70 games since 2017 but kawhi is the face of load management


Make it make sense

What does Jimmy have to do with this? Unless you're finally ready to admit Jimmy and Kawhi are the same tier.

 

[amitt5504]

I remember Shaq would rest games his last couple years with the Lakers people would joke about that saying Shaq just chillin until the playoffs. Shaq was still playing 67 games. Now you gotta put in a rule for these dudes to play 65 games.

Faster pace. Dudes running up and down a lot more

Wear and tear is real

 

[addict4sneakers]

Kawhi is playing more games cause of the rule change. It’s not a coincidence.

so again now that he just signed the extension (which he was going to get anyways) he start sitting games right?

He signed the paperwork and hasn’t missed a game since.

 

[Maximus Meridius]

Faster pace. Dudes running up and down a lot more

Wear and tear is real

A lot of these dudes are not even trying on one end of the floor. I can't buy that excuse.

 

[amitt5504]

A lot of these dudes are not even trying on one end of the floor. I can't buy that excuse.

So Joel, AD and Kawhi ain’t trying? Got it

 

[addict4sneakers]

A lot of these dudes are not even trying on one end of the floor. I can't buy that excuse.

It was hard guarding Greg ostertag and Adam Keefe, huh

 

[pmatic]

 

[elpablo21]

I don't think the Player's union should have agreed to it without some sort of major concession going the other way. Like more all star spots or another all NBA team

Never stood a chance

 

[amitt5504]

Never stood a chance

Imma make em both

 

[Maximus Meridius]

So Joel, AD and Kawhi ain’t trying? Got it

I'm talking about the league in general. Those 3 names do play defense but wear and tear ain't the reason Kawhi and AD was sitting out 20-25 games a year and now they're not.

 

[don ramon]

missing 25% of work and still being given employee of the year is not a good look in any scenario

fans need to be rewarded too for sticking by the nba when buying tickets to see their preferred players feels often like playing the lottery

 

[amitt5504]

The best of the best can still make the honor roll without perfect attendance

 

[Maximus Meridius]

It was hard guarding Greg ostertag and Adam Keefe, huh

Where that come from