NBA Chatter Thread

[NoDak]

Honestly I'm more shocked that Tobias Harris got $52 million for 2 years. That dude is still ripping teams off.

That dude was so frustrating. He could look so damn good one night, then completely disappear for the next week. Happy to see him gone.

 

[Simpleton]

He's still a top 25 player, averaged 22/5/3.5 on 40% from three last year. He made the 6th most threes per game on the 11th most attempts.

The back half of the deal might get rough but for the next couple years he's still very good and his ability plus his size fits very well on the Sixers.

Yea he'll be a great fit for 2, maybe 3 years, the big question will be whether or not he (and Embiid) can stay healthy.

 

[Genghis Khan]

That dude was so frustrating. He could look so damn good one night, then completely disappear for the next week. Happy to see him gone.

He put up a goose egg - while on a max contract - in our elimination game against NY.

Sayonara sucker!

 

[1bigfan13]

The NBA is a strange place.

Paul George, at 34 years old no less, is getting 200 million.

Crazy.

34 years old and becoming more and more injury-prone. Just what a team that already has an injury-prone superstar needs.

After going through this with Kawhi, I'm actually surprised George signed up to do this again.

 

[1bigfan13]

Not the sexiest move so it didn't get much coverage, but OKC signing Hartenstein was huge a huge addition. Their biggest weakness last year was rebounding, and he immediately makes them better in that department.

I'm curious to see who starts between him and Caruso.

$30M is a ton to play for a bench player, so Hartenstein seems like the obvious choice. But I wouldn't be surprised to see them throw Caruso into the starting lineup in Giddey's old spot.

Personally I want to see Hartenstein & Chet play together instead of subbing for one another.

 

[Rev]

34 years old and becoming more and more injury-prone. Just what a team that already has an injury-prone superstar needs.

After going through this with Kawhi, I'm actually surprised George signed up to do this again.

 

[Texas Ace]

After going through this with Kawhi, I'm actually surprised George signed up to do this again.

All about the money.

 

[1bigfan13]

All about the money.

Speaking of money....I read where Klay Thompson actually shot himself in the foot and cost himself about $15M.

Apparently the Warriors offered him a 2-year $48M contract extension not that long ago, and he turned it down.

Now he's only getting about $16.5M per year from the Mavs.

Makes me wonder if he was just done with the Warriors and was just looking for a fresh start.....even if it meant a pay cut.

 

[Genghis Khan]

34 years old and becoming more and more injury-prone. Just what a team that already has an injury-prone superstar needs.

After going through this with Kawhi, I'm actually surprised George signed up to do this again.

I don't think it's really the same as Kawhi; Embiid has mostly been available in the playoffs and a majority of most seasons.

 

[Genghis Khan]

Not the sexiest move so it didn't get much coverage, but OKC signing Hartenstein was huge a huge addition. Their biggest weakness last year was rebounding, and he immediately makes them better in that department.

I'm curious to see who starts between him and Caruso.

$30M is a ton to play for a bench player, so Hartenstein seems like the obvious choice. But I wouldn't be surprised to see them throw Caruso into the starting lineup in Giddey's old spot.

Personally I want to see Hartenstein & Chet play together instead of subbing for one another.

I can't imagine Hartenstein doesn't start, at least most nights.

 

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[Bipo]

Best news for Mavs is Slovenia failed to make Olympics.

 

[NoDak]

The Sixers trade Buddy Hield to the Golden State Warriors for the Dallas Mavericks' 2031 2nd round pick.



Winning.

 

[1bigfan13]

The Sixers trade Buddy Hield to the Golden State Warriors for the Dallas Mavericks' 2031 2nd round pick.



Winning.

IDK why Hield wasn't a better fit with the Sixers. On paper it looks like a perfect fit.

 

[Genghis Khan]

IDK why Hield wasn't a better fit with the Sixers. On paper it looks like a perfect fit.

He had his moments. I wonder if they had more time together had Embiid not gotten injured if it would have eventually worked.

But ultimately I think the Sixers were hoping for more from him but he's really just a shooter.

Reminds me of Seth Curry. Very good shooter but he doesn't really do much else well.

 

[1bigfan13]

I watched about half the game and it was about what I expected to see when an end of the bench caliber player is thrown into the mix vs a bunch of hungry players who were all 15-23 ppg scorers and All-Conference players in college.

Nevertheless.....that didn't stop ESPN from going all in on the Lebron/Bronny glazing.




Sofa king embarassing.

 

[Cotton]

Nevertheless.....that didn't stop ESPN from going all in on the Lebron/Bronny glazing.

Did you expect any less?

 

[1bigfan13]

He had his moments. I wonder if they had more time together had Embiid not gotten injured if it would have eventually worked.

That's the thing I keep going back to.

Embiid was out right up until playoffs. I thought it may have been worth a shot to see what it looks like with Hield getting a full training camp and at least 25 NBA games with Embiid and Maxey.

 

[1bigfan13]

Did you expect any less?

No. I'm pretty sure the ESPN morning shows are already building a week's worth of talking points about this 4 point performance. Somehow it'll be spun into him showing flashes of being a future All-Star.

This will approach Tebow mania.

 

[NoDak]

Every time I hear the name 'Bronny' I can't help but laugh. What a retarded fucking name.