Brian Fowler Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 He'd be a nice fall back option if they can't get Tobias Harris, but I would be very confused if they want him more than Harris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomAct Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Zimbra said: This offseason is going to be so fucking stupid. Bobby Portis: Hey guys, I'd love to stay here but I want 16 mil--- Wizards GM: 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawful Metal Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 I was double checking some stats. Harden had more 50+ games last season (7) than Steph Curry has had in his entire career (6). For their career, Harden has more than double (79) the number of 40+ games than Steph Curry (38). I mean, that's impressive, considering that Curry's the greatest shooter of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawful Metal Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Also: Unhinged Harden Hate is real Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 2 hours ago, RandomAct said: Bobby Portis: Hey guys, I'd love to stay here but I want 16 mil--- Wizards GM: They don't have one 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted June 26, 2019 Author Share Posted June 26, 2019 @Lawful Metal Your avatar and title have been updated because I am bored by all of this. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 10 hours ago, Brian Fowler said: They don't have one BTW - it should be officially stated that Masai Ujiri has announced he is staying in Toronto So it might be Danny Ferry or bust for the Wizards Good thing my pants have an elastic band today 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawful Metal Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 (edited) But what about when football season starts and I start stanning the GOAT Deshaun Watson? edit: damn I have been absolutely bereft in my stanning of Yordan Alvarez Edited June 26, 2019 by Lawful Metal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted June 26, 2019 Author Share Posted June 26, 2019 Oh you'll be banned before then. So will I, probably. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Quote The NBA is formally exploring how it might use its 75th anniversary season as an opportunity to test some of its bolder initiatives -- not only a mid-season cup and postseason play-in tournament, but also a reduction in the 82-game regular season schedule. On a June 17 conference call, a committee that consists of approximately a dozen top team executives from both basketball and business operations discussed with the league office ideas for alternatives to the traditional NBA schedule for the 2021-22 season. In what sources characterize as a wide-ranging brainstorming session with accompanying documents, participants contemplated how the NBA could introduce the aforementioned tournaments, as well as an abbreviated slate of regular-season games, to accommodate the additional events. According to those with knowledge of the conversation, which sources regard as very exploratory, the proposed reforms would be adopted initially as a pilot program. The NBA would have the chance to observe the trial run and evaluate the long-term viability of such a schedule design. Supporters of a new mid-season cup-style tournament acknowledge the difficulty of its implementation without a corresponding reduction in the number of regular-season games. For instance, trimming games off the current 82-game schedule would have vast revenue implications for teams who have commitments to local broadcast partners and rely on revenue from attendance at live games. The length and density of the current 82-game NBA schedule has come under some scrutiny in recent years. Superstars such as Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard routinely sit out regular-season games to preserve their bodies for the NBA's intense nine-week playoff run. But apart from issues surrounding load management, voices at both the team and league level have made an economic case for making the NBA's regular-season games more scarce and meaningful in an increasingly competitive entertainment marketplace. These more substantive conversations about contemplating new ways to construct the NBA's seasonal schedule demonstrate momentum for reformers inside the league. Advocates for change believe that robust revenue generated from new products such as the play-in tournament and mid-season cup posed by commissioner Adam Silver recently could, over time, recoup losses that would result from a reduction in traditional regular-season games. The number of games in a reduced regular season discussed on the conference call ranged from 58 -- ensuring every team would host each of the 29 other teams in their arenas over the course of a season -- to a marginal cut of only a handful of games. According to sources on the call, the appetite among team officials for a major reduction in the number of games was limited. Realizing wholesale changes to the schedule in a little more than two years' time doesn't come without major complications. The NBA would need the cooperation of numerous stakeholders, from the players union to ownership groups to national and local broadcast partners, sponsors, among others. For example, the NBA's collective bargaining agreement requires the league and its teams to "act and use their commercially reasonable efforts to increase [Basketball Related Income] for each Salary Cap Year." If players interpreted a deliberate drop in the number of games as an abdication of that effort, they could potentially have grounds to object to such reforms. The committee was formed as an advisory group to grapple with structural issues that touch on both basketball and business operations -- matters like playoff format and the contour of the NBA schedule. The committee has no official governing authority but can make recommendations to the NBA's Board of Governors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted June 26, 2019 Author Share Posted June 26, 2019 Kevin Durant has officially declined his $31.5M PO. He will become a free agent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSC Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Wasn't that whole Mid-Season Cup and Post-Season Play-in a Simmons mailbag thing from years ago? That being said ... there is a 0% chance they are going to get owners to agree on anything that means less home game revenue. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 The play-in tournament was definitely a Simmons idea (The Entertaining as Hell Tournament) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuetsar Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 (edited) Its as dumb as idea now as it was then. . . Edited June 27, 2019 by Kuetsar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimbra Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 It's especially dumb because with the new lottery odds a lot of teams would be better off missing the playoffs than getting swept by a 1 seed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted June 27, 2019 Author Share Posted June 27, 2019 Marc Gasol has opted in. He will return to Toronto at a salary of $25.6m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimbra Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Lakers traded Wagner/Bonga/Jones to Washington and AD waived his trade kicker, so they will theoretically have a full $32M going into free agency although that might be complicated by Reggie Bullock's cap hold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Aww yeah - we have reached “I’m gonna make moves until someone tells me not to” of the Wizards offseason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted June 27, 2019 Author Share Posted June 27, 2019 34 minutes ago, Zimbra said: Lakers traded Wagner/Bonga/Jones to Washington and AD waived his trade kicker, so they will theoretically have a full $32M going into free agency although that might be complicated by Reggie Bullock's cap hold. LeBron also gave up #23 to Davis and will pick a new number. Maybe he'll just reverse them and take #32? It's not like a current Lakers employees has a connection to that number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Magic is never truly gone from the Lakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSC Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 What Ace said... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimbra Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 LeBron needs to one-up Kobe's one-up and take #25. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Celtics have hired Kara Lawson as assistant coach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Is #6 available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogwelder Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 1 hour ago, RIPPA said: Celtics have hired Kara Lawson as assistant coach I hope this means Buckhantz stays on the Wizards TV broadcasts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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