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I was just listening to the Lowe Post and something is weird about the Morey/Rockets thing.  Everyone has been very careful to say that leaving is purely Morey's choice, but Tim McMahon reported that he's getting a very significant payout from the Rockets for leaving, which is generally not the way things go when you quit voluntarily.

So either the Rockets signed the worst contract in the world when they extended him or they aren't being entirely truthful about the circumstances of his exit.

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The one thing bothering me about this is how everyone once again is acting like if Chris Paul didn't get hurt that year, there would've been a zero percent chance the Warriors might've still came back to win that series. 

I'm not saying the Rockets wouldn't have been the favorites, but the Dubs were way too talented for everyone to just say "if Chris Paul hadn't gotten hurt the Rockets would've made the finals and been a massive favorite"

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The Indiana Pacers have agreed to a multiyear deal to hire Toronto Raptors assistant Nate Bjorkgren as their head coach, sources told ESPN.

The Pacers officially named Bjorkgren as their new head coach Tuesday but did not disclose terms of his deal.

Bjorkgren, a disciple of reigning NBA Coach of the Year Nick Nurse, sold the Pacers on his history of innovation, adaptability and winning in his time as an NBA assistant and G League head coach, according to sources.

 

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Stan Van Gundy will be the next coach in New Orleans on a four year deal.

That's...fine, I guess?  He's obviously got the track record but his time in Detroit was a mess and the game has changed quite a bit since then.

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There is a report - it’s Yahoo so take it for what it’s worth - that the Raptors are considering playing their home games in Louisville, Kentucky next season (Due to COVID restrictions).

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The NBA Draft will take place virtually on Nov 18

Adam Silver (for the 1st round) and Mark Tatum (2nd round) will be in ESPN studio

All players will be participating virtually

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It's funny, because it's a complete course reversal from a month ago when they were at "we want fans in the buildings and if we have to wait until March or April we will" 

Now it's "who knows if we'll be able to have fans in April, we need to just get through 20-21 so we can protect the 21-22 season and have that be the big bounce back year"

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I think they're right for not waiting until fans can be in the arena, because who the hell knows when that will be?

But you're cramming the draft, free agency, training camps, and the start of the season into basically four weeks, even less if you try to do any preseason games.  That really makes me think I'm going to see some shit basketball next season.

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Well the ESPN story has it as it is very much a select vocal minority trying to push for Xmas Day vs. waiting

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The NBA's board of governors is meeting Friday and is discussing possible changes to plans for the 2020-21 season, including starting as quickly as possible, playing fewer than 82 games and not waiting for fans to be permitted to all league arenas, sources told ESPN.

There has been some discussion among owners about starting as soon as Christmas Day to take advantage of that historically prime NBA showcase, sources said. Numerous teams contacted by ESPN over the past several days weren't sure such a timeline was feasible. Others have been pushing for a start around Martin Luther King Day weekend in mid-January, sources said.

Just last month, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said, "The goal for us next season is to play a standard season, 82-game season and playoffs. In home arenas, in front of fans."

As with so much during the COVID-19 pandemic, such plans are constantly in flux.

That course could ultimately be followed, but in recent days, some governors have pivoted and begun considering the quicker timeline. Others continue to want to hold out for fans to be permitted into more arenas.

The league also continues to discuss tournament and play-in scenarios. The NBA has long planned to use the upcoming 75th anniversary season in 2021-22 to experiment with new revenue-generating formats. However, after using a play-in tournament in the Orlando bubble, the league could revisit the option for next season.

Any agreement between the governors on a course for next season would have to be taken to the National Basketball Players Association for approval. The two sides have met several times since the conclusion of the Finals to discuss the financial and scheduling challenges ahead.

Oct. 30 is setting up to be a key date. The NBA and NBPA agreed that day would be the deadline to complete ongoing discussions on modifications to the collective bargaining agreement for the 2020-21 season, a date that requires the league or union to provide 45 days' notice if either decides to terminate the CBA -- a scenario that sources continue to believe is a remote possibility.

It would also mark roughly eight weeks until Christmas. Silver has told the union that there would be at least eight weeks between an agreement and the formal starting of next season.

Talks between the NBA and union have been productive on making the necessary financial allowances on 2020-21 salary-cap and luxury-tax thresholds to account for the massive losses in revenues from the pandemic, sources said.

Ongoing talks are centering on increased escrow taken from players' salaries, sources said. The league and union are still awaiting full audits on the basketball-related income that accounts for the league's 51-49 revenue split with players. Agents are bracing for the possibility of up to 40% of the escrow being withheld from players, sources told ESPN. The salary withheld is roughly $1.6 billion based on $4 billion of projected salary for the 2020-21 season.

The NBA and NBPA are working on resetting of the 2020-21 salary-cap and luxury-tax numbers based upon those audits and financial projections for the next year. This allows for teams, agents and players to have more time to prepare for the financial realities of the pandemic's impact on the league. As the NBA draft approaches on Nov. 18 -- and free agency expected to start soon after -- teams are eager for the league to reach an agreement with the union and deliver more certainty on the cap and tax bills.

 

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The NBA has long planned to use the upcoming 75th anniversary season in 2021-22 to experiment with new revenue-generating formats. However, after using a play-in tournament in the Orlando bubble, the league could revisit the option for next season.

Can you say G-LEAGUE PROMOTION TOURNAMENT~

 

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Well I love that 20 minutes ago Wojo posted his story that contradicted the original story and was more in line with what Zimbra said

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The NBA is pursuing a pre-Christmas Day start and a reduced regular season schedule for the 2020-2021 season, abandoning plans to delay the opening with hopes of reincorporating fans back into arenas, sources told ESPN.

Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the NBA is proposing several changes to next season that includes a 72-game regular season, a play-in tournament and the likelihood of no All-Star Game and All-Star Weekend in Indianapolis, sources said. The league is considering a two-week break at the midway point of the season, sources said.

The NBA shared these plans in a call with the league's Board of Governors on Friday afternoon, and the league plans to move quickly to complete negotiations with the National Basketball Players Association to implement the plan, sources said.

The reduction in regular-season games -- which would help accommodate a play-in tournament format for both conferences -- allows the NBA to finish the season prior to the Summer Olympics in Japan.

A pre-Christmas start also allows the NBA's television partners -- ESPN and Turner -- to further realize the value of broadcast partnerships.

As the coronavirus continues to rage largely unchecked across the country. the NBA strongly prefers to stay out of a bubble format and continues discussing travel and game schedules that would keep teams longer and playing multiple games in marketplaces, similar to Major League Baseball series, sources said.

Two-thirds of the league's local jurisdictions aren't currently allowing for public gatherings of more than 500 people, and ominous public health projections for the trajectory of the virus' spread have limited the league's hope of safely returning to fans to arenas in the next few months, sources said.

Around the league, there's support to be playing again by Christmas, but a realization that it's going to become a chaotic challenge coming out of a Nov. 18 draft, free agency and training camps that would need to be open shortly after Thanksgiving. Without a bubble environment, the NBA will be facing positive coronavirus tests for players and staff.

The rest of the story is the same as the other one in regards to working with the players association etc

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Philly is hiring Daryl Morey to run their basketball operations, with Elton Brand staying on as GM.  I'm a bit torn on this one as Brand was clearly not getting it done, but Philly needs a big move and Morey's big swings have not, historically, turned out that great.

Also the Jazz are getting sold.

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19 minutes ago, Dolfan in NYC said:

Days like this I'm sad Mavs got banned.

 

 

 

I'm pretty sure Mavs were like his third or fourth favorite team so he'd be like well he should've gone to the Clippers or the Bucks but DEFINITELY NOT TO THE ROCKETS

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