2022-23 NBA SEASON: 1st Half

[Hail Sabin]

Plus Holmgren will be back next year for OKC.

[Brian Fowler]

https://twitter.com/sportingnews/status/1623187472480890880?t=mzyyTaAydIQKkDNRJvu5jg&s=19

Well that's some perspective.

 

[Doc Townsend]

Anthony Davis sat stone-faced on the bench last night when a LeBron broke the scoring record.  Lol, Dude was maybe the only person in the arena who didn’t jump to his feet.

On the one hand, I know nothing about how Davis feels about anything or what his relationship with LeBron is like, so I hate to jump to conclusions.  Maybe he’s just low-key or intense.  Lakers lost the game and trailed by double digits most of the night.

On the other hand, he knows cameras are on him and he probably knows that sitting there while everyone else is celebrating is going to be noticed and become a story, so it was probably a deliberate choice not to react.

if AD wasn’t on the trading block last night, he might be this morning.  I’ve watched enough Game of Thrones to know that, when the king says dance, everyone in the court dances whether the music is playing or not.

 

[Log]

https://www.theringer.com/nba/2023/1/31/23578814/lebron-james-scoring-record-untouchable

Pretty interesting look at why we may not see another major NBA record broken for a long time.

[Contentious C]

The other sort-of-remarkable thing about watching it last night is how he seemed just done after all the celebrations.  The moment took over and it really wiped him for the 4th quarter, which, frankly, is the first time I can recall him looking *old* on the basketball court.  Father Time remains undefeated.

[Dolfan in NYC]

After the game he told Shaq on TNT that his body had "definitely a couple more seasons left in him", if his mind was willing.  

And the interesting part, he said he could help "any" group of guys or franchise. I'm not saying he wants out of the mess he made in LA, but just from that statement, you can tell he's glanced at the door. 

Notably, he's said he wants to play his final season with his son, who should be draft eligible after next season.  Also, he's 202 games away from passing Parrish for most games played.  So, when the ghost of David Stern picks the draft balls next year, just prep for this:

Spoiler

 

[Dolfan in NYC]

Athletic is reporting the Lakers, Jazz, and T-wolves are working on a deal that would send:

• D'Angelo Russell to LA
• Russ and a 1 to Utah
• Mike Conley to Minnesota 

[RIPPA]

 

[RIPPA]

It should be noted that Westbrook and Darvin Ham had some sort of confrontation during Tuesday's game

[Contentious C]

I'm beginning to think Minnesota should change its mascot to the Dickstabbers.  Give up the farm for Gobert...that fails badly, you start to dig out and play well - annnnnnnnd trade your biggest star's best friend just when he was turning a corner and the team was playing better.  Better frickin' hope Conley can pull some massive Yoda vibes out of his ass.

Granted, Towns isn't a good # 1 option (Edwards could be), so it's not like they've really ever had the parts to begin with, and they made all these moves because they had 1 good year where they pushed...the Memphis Grizzlies to a hard 6 games...in the first round.  Yeeeesh.

Edited February 9, 2023 by Contentious C

[Kuetsar]

Because Conley and gobert worked so well in Utah. . .  

[Dolfan in NYC]

Portland is trading Josh Hart to New York for Cam Reddish, a protected 1, and two guys who I'm just assuming were created by an AI bot. 

[Brian Fowler]

Durant to Phoenix for all their picks, Crowder, Bridges, and Cam Johnson.

TJ Warren also goes to the suns

Edited February 9, 2023 by Brian Fowler

[SirFozzie]

If the Celtics had room for anything but championship banners in the Garden, they'd have a "Killed the Irving-Durant era Nets"banner in a prime position.

 

Maybe we can have the a replica Nets mascot head mounted by a mascot taxidermist...

[Lawful Metal]

Oh Durant. What a bitch. Whenever the going gets tough, join a better team.

[Dolfan in NYC]

lol

[RIPPA]

All reports have the Jazz buying out Westbrook so be warned - he could still end up on your favorite team

[RIPPA]

7 hours ago, Brian Fowler said:

Durant to Phoenix for all their picks, Crowder, Bridges, and Cam Johnson.

TJ Warren also goes to the suns

All 4 1st round picks the Nets are getting are unprotected

[hammerva]

That might be a good trade for the Suns this year.  Hell maybe even next year but probably depends more on Chris Paul.   But man in 3 years that trade is going to really hurt them unless they are just going to go the Lebron route and buy a  team.

[Pete]

9 hours ago, Brian Fowler said:

Durant to Phoenix for all their picks, Crowder, Bridges, and Cam Johnson.

TJ Warren also goes to the suns

I guess you might as well rename the Barclays Center 'hood to "Draft Prospects Heights."

All that talk about Harden, Irving and Durant bringing the title to Brooklyn and they played a grand total of 16 games together. Yeesh.

[Dolfan in NYC]

1 hour ago, hammerva said:

That might be a good trade for the Suns this year.  Hell maybe even next year but probably depends more on Chris Paul.   But man in 3 years that trade is going to really hurt them unless they are just going to go the Lebron route and buy a  team.

The way this is a 'good trade' for Phoenix is if they're lifting a banner in October. 

This trade is the definition of All In and/or Fuck Them Picks.  If they go out in the second round --- oh boy will this be a cataclysmic disaster.  But if they win it all, well, they're still a lottery team in 2025-26, but they will have something no one can ever take from them.  

[jaedmc]

The Paul Pierce/Kevin Garnett to the Nets trade was 10 years ago and has ultimately resulted in one of the best farces in basketball history.

[Kuetsar]

Hopefully the Nets debacle is the nail in the coffin of the "let's go play together" b.s. 

[RIPPA]

Nets are flipping Jae Crowder to the Bucs

[RIPPA]

There is also a Sixers/Knicks/Charlotte three way I am still trying to figure out