The Official Off-Season NBA Thread

[N41D]

League is better when LeBron is in the playoffs.

Nobody cares about them other two "stars".

 

[ny mavurs]

Lebron should’ve shut it down for a month after his knee got drained earlier this year

He tried playing through a knee that kept swelling which never made sense to me and now has this ankle issue

 

[nick.]

The league was here before LeBron & it'll be here after him, too.

There will be plenty of other stars to watch

 

[lovehateself]

Lebron should’ve shut it down for a month after his knee got drained earlier this year

He tried playing through a knee that kept swelling which never made sense to me and now has this ankle issue

mans drinking too much wine, gave himself gout

 

[elpablo21]

After Magic's comments today does he surpass Bron on the all time list?

 

[friscostylez]

 

[pmatic]

After Magic's comments today does he surpass Bron on the all time list?

The answer is "Leave the gun, take the cannoli"

 

[getback]

The answer is "Leave the gun, take the cannoli"

That's not Pt. II though

 

[lawdog1]

That's not Pt. II though

True.

I’d go with “we’re all part of the same hypocrisy, Senator” or “I knew it was you Fredo and it breaks my heart”.

 

[tay1]

Lebron should’ve shut it down for a month after his knee got drained earlier this year

He tried playing through a knee that kept swelling which never made sense to me and now has this ankle issue

We just need a few HGH treatments and it’ll be all good

The team is just built to the point where it doesn’t even matter at this point though

 

[lawdog1]

Didn’t LeBron give the same answer (more-or-less) when he was asked about his favorite thing from the Autobiography of Malcom X?

 

[elpablo21]

Didn’t LeBron give the same answer (more-or-less) when he was asked about his favorite thing from the Autobiography of Malcom X?

It's posted in the replies

 

[getback]

True.

I’d go with “we’re all part of the same hypocrisy, Senator” or “I knew it was you Fredo and it breaks my heart”.

Yeah I like that scene when he offers Geary nothing.

Pentangeli also has a million quotables. As does Hyman Roth.

I rewatched both last week because I had COVID. I still give the original the edge slightly.

 

[atlsfinest]

So apparently Derozan's people hit up Magic directly but there was already talk between Russ and them

Magic has some nerve . For as bad as Rob is, Magic Johnson was the worst, least detail-oriented president in League history. Do legitimately wanted to run a team as a part-time job. Magic Johnson is the person who brokered the Mozgov and Deng deals and got us Luke Walton as head coach. Should probably sit this conversation out.

Also, you can tell that magic is not a salary cap wizard. A roster consisting of all those players would be way over the cap.

LeBron $41m
AD $35m
Derozen $28m (current salary in Chicago)
Caruso $10m (current salary in Chicago)
Buddy Heild $25m (current salary in Sacramento)
KCP $12m (current salary in Washington)
THT $10m

Unless DeRozan planned on playing for the mid-level exception, he was never going to be a Laker. The Lakers could only offer around $10 million and he ended up signing for $28 million. I'm as critical of Rob Palinka as anybody but this idea that he dropped the ball with DeMar is patently false. DeMar just went to the team that offered him the most money. Full stop.

 

[earldagoat]

 

[atlsfinest]

It seems that the media is finally starting to grasp the idea that a lot of Kyrie Irving's huge offensive outbursts this season were due to him playing once a week. I've seen Nick wright, Bill Simmons and a couple of other guys mentioned it this morning.

 

[tay1]

Iight Magic need to focus on the dodgers

 

[osh kosh bosh]

Literally anyone would be better than Westbrook...

but Derozan isn't really a good fit with Lebron either.
and the defense still wouldn't be good enough.

 

[pmatic]

I can't see Morpheous as Doc.

 

[atlsfinest]

There's a good chance he will be. Nobody wants Westbrook and the Lakers should not give up future picks and assets just to offload him. For as much credit as LeBron deserves for putting together the 2020 championship team, he deserves just as watch blame for the terrible spot the Lakers are currently in. He constructed this terrible roster, he should have to bear the consequences

 

[yobyellav]

Lakers win 50 and get to at least the second round next year if everyone’s healthy with russ, Bron, and ad.

 

[Benny Hinn]

Lebby has never read a book or watched a movie

 

[earldagoat]

 

[tay1]

Look at how the Warriors had the refs under they payroll. WWE Dray over here tackling people n ****.

 

[friscostylez]

We gonna act like dray ain't got foul first?