The Official NBA Season Thread: NBA Cup Night

[703 hwy]

Brunson won! I love it when players make the smart decisions for their careers and he made the right choice leaving the Mavs and Luka Ball

Nobody that enjoys basketball wants to play with Luka. It just doesn’t make sense.

 

[elpablo21]

Yep. Nonsensical. In a way they are essentially forcing those guys like Donte, Ingles and Wall to smaller market teams if they want to get paid their fair market value. Also means they won’t get featured as much and get a chance at a bigger bag like in Donte’s case. Forcing them to Charlotte, Detroit or this tanking version of San Antonio w may be worse for them in the long run.

Yeah this is stupid to me

Idk how this makes a more competitive landscape for the league based off the examples they gave.

 

[akajae]

We got a lockout coming in 7 years

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Yep. Nonsensical. In a way they are essentially forcing those guys like Donte, Ingles and Wall to smaller market teams if they want to get paid their fair market value. Also means they won’t get featured as much and get a chance at a bigger bag like in Donte’s case. Forcing them to Charlotte, Detroit or this tanking version of San Antonio w may be worse for them in the long run.

There's only 6 teams this would apply to this season. It's not really forcing players to smaller markets or limiting their earning potential. I don't get what Draymond is complaining about. And the taxpayer MLE is lower than the regular MLE so it seems like guys would actually be earning more

 

[ill steelo]

They had already reduced the MLE for the high rollers now they’re completely taking it away

Gonna be harder for the big spenders to have a bench now. Will have to play the trade market exclusively & give up assets.

Interesting wrinkle.

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

They had already reduced the MLE for the high rollers now they’re completely taking it away

Gonna be harder for the big spenders to have a bench now. Will have to play the trade market exclusively & give up assets.

Interesting wrinkle.

Puts more emphasis on drafting developing and retaining your own players and probably gives g leaguers more of an opportunity. I don't see how players individually are losing out

 

[ill steelo]

Puts more emphasis on drafting developing and retaining your own players and probably gives g leaguers more of an opportunity. I don't see how players individually are losing out

Theoretically it shrinks the pool of teams that are competing for your services.

Practically, I don’t think it’ll change anything definitely not a big enough deal to publicly call out the players union

 

[703 hwy]

AD making All NBA? I think he should

No. League needs to maintain what integrity it has left.

 

[pmatic]

Eliminating the TMLE will hurt the ring chasers in their 30s and young guys that want to gamble on themselves.

 

[elpablo21]

Eliminating the TMLE will hurt the ring chasers in their 30s

 

[Blue Mamba]

 

[pmatic]

 

[DLF]

So they're removing the MLE from the top spenders but retaining it for the smaller markets who may not even try to use it?

Not that big of a deal.

under the new tax apron teams will use it and have used it plenty.

Much ado about nothing…as is the world these days

 

[osh kosh bosh]

What are the chances he's the best player in that draft?

 

[rolaholic]

 

[aepps20]

How did this happen? PJ is better than this.

 

[picasso swerve]

Thats actually pretty impressive to not record a single stat in 23 minutes.

 

[dman14]

No MVP talk, but who gets 1st team all nba center?

 

[tay1]

Lookin back at the game, putting up 38 and 17 on Rudy and Kat is kinda wild. Minny goofed with their trades.

 

[703 hwy]

65 game minimum for awards. Was not expecting that. Super max dead?

 

[airmax1fanatic]

No MVP talk, but who gets 1st team all nba center?

jokic takes my vote, but i can see arguments for embiid.

 

[finessence]

This man was honored by Mitchell and Ness

I understand why they did it but

 

[dacomeup]

What are the chances he's the best player in that draft?

5%? Let me load up on more Sharpe stock right now

 

[reconic supreme]

 

[storm2006]