The Official NBA Season Thread: Pre-Season Games Underway | RIP Dikembe Mutombo 🙏

[antidope]

I mean obviously he’s earned everything he’s done but acting like he’s this massive underdog story has always been nasty when he’s literally had every advantage you could imagine to get to this point. That’s pretty undeniable on top of him being one of the most special talents to play the sport. Both of these things can be true.

They are. I love nepsotism overall. It gave us a special talent and I wish everyone had the opportunity that Steph Curry had.

 

[Mister Meaner]

Kyrie out there running routes and catching on the football field.

Meanwhile;

 

[geno90221]

Wtf lol

 

[DLF]

Has less to do with talent and more to do with Atlanta wants almost nothing back for him to save money

 

[antidope]

Muscles for no reason is finally gone.

 

[addict4sneakers]

I mean obviously he’s earned everything he’s done but acting like he’s this massive underdog story has always been nasty when he’s literally had every advantage you could imagine to get to this point. That’s pretty undeniable on top of him being one of the most special talents to play the sport. Both of these things can be true.

I get this but I don’t think cause a dude didn’t grow up struggling didn’t mean he didn’t have to overcome some adversity to make it where he is. The same advantages can breed a lack of that dawg

From no high major offers to a top 10 player in this era is a feat

 

[nick.]

I guess that takes Utah out of the Kuzma sweepstakes? And to a lesser extent, Grant Williams.

 

[lovehateself]

who asks to be traded first, Trae or Dejounte ?

or does klutch tell chris haynes to put it out on the same tweet>?

 

[B Sox]

What is the plan in Atlanta? They’re looking like they’re about to be the second coming of the Wizards

 

[ballinsam23]

Add John Collins to the list of scrubs NT said was good.

 

[elpablo21]

The new CBA really gonna show who the broke bois are out here

 

[Maximus Meridius]

Beal was also preaching the same “loyalty” message but no one other than the Wiz FO believed it.

The moment he signed, he knew he was out of there in a year or two.

Dame on the other hand was genuine to wanting to win with the franchise, but he’s times up and he needs to admit it.

Being loyal to the Washington Wizards was never believable

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Why, utah

Lol

 

[pmatic]

 

[addict4sneakers]

Put my son John as a small ball 5 and he’s going to eat. Don’t know when that’s going to happen again though.

 

[dasitmane]

Rudy Gay about to have the top selling jersey?

 

[addict4sneakers]

Why, utah

Lol

They just drafted Hendricks too?

 

[B Sox]

Utah Land of Bigs Brosizzlew30.23

 

[pmatic]

I still like Collins, he was just a bad fit with what the Hawks do.

Not sure about the fit with Utah either. I would've liked to seen him in Indy.

 

[B Sox]

I guess that takes Utah out of the Kuzma sweepstakes? And to a lesser extent, Grant Williams.

Kuz gonna be a Kang

 

[bballkid11]

Kuz gonna be a Kang

My bet would be

Spurs

 

[elpablo21]

All them trade rumors that lingered for years finally gotta get pushed through

RIP Pump fake szn

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

They just drafted Hendricks too?

The dumbest smartest front office

With every great move they do a stupid one

 

[dacomeup]

I get this but I don’t think cause a dude didn’t grow up struggling didn’t mean he didn’t have to overcome some adversity to make it where he is. The same advantages can breed a lack of that dawg

From no high major offers to a top 10 player in this era is a feat

But I don’t even think it’s just about struggling. He literally grew up in a NBA locker room . I praise him for taking advantage of what he had, and there are certainly plenty of dudes who didn’t or don’t have his ability. But he’s not this underdog story man. There’s a reason why the league is trending towards more and more kids from former players and/or more privileged backgrounds as this business grows bigger and bigger.

 

[pmatic]

Jazz still have ~$28M to use in cap space.

They need a guard badly, otherwise they're handing the keys to THT, Sexton and Clarkson again.