The Utah Jazz (and the arena) have been sold for $1.66 billion to Ryan Smith, the founder of Qualtrics

Smith is a lifelong Utah resident and Jazz fan. (He is also only fucking 40).

This ends the Miller family's 35 year run as owners of the team

Dallas assistant Stephen Silas will be the next coach of the Houston Rockets.  I don't know enough about him to have an opinion.

 

Makes sense. He’s definitely cheaper than Van Gundy. At least it’s not John Lucas. 

Now when can we fire the cheapskate owner?

2 hours ago, RIPPA said:

The Utah Jazz (and the arena) have been sold for $1.66 billion to Ryan Smith, the founder of Qualtrics

Smith is a lifelong Utah resident and Jazz fan. (He is also only fucking 40).

This ends the Miller family's 35 year run as owners of the team

This is false. James Harden is the owner of the Jazz.

OK, didn't see this one coming: Mike D'Antoni will join Steve Nash's staff as an assistant, as will Ime Udoka.

I feel a lot better about the Nets' chances now, although they still have very high disaster potential.

More people for the players to not listen to!

The designer of Miami's City Edition jersey suggests, "Just Bring It."

 

Those are so incredibly boring until Miami's.

Speaking of boring...

The Knicks just keep taking L's.  

(Also, Miami's jersey is allegedly the final "Vice" jersey, so it's supposed to incorporate all 4 colors from previous years.)

The NBA board of governors and the NBPA are meeting tomorrow, with the expectation that they'll approve the 72 game season starting December 22.  In return the players are getting a smaller percentage of their salaries put in escrow.

Wojo says the players will take a formal vote on it Thursday night

Apparently one of the ways the NBA is getting the players onboard is agreeing to change the escrow so that the players financial hit is spread out of a few years instead of taking it all at once

 

 

The NBA is bound and determined to squeeze every bit of revenue out of next season while shitting on their fans and players.

 

I'm sure by Dec 22nd COVID will be eradicated in the States

The modified CBA has agreed upon

FA begins end of next week (Nov 20)

Celtics legend and longtime announcer Tommy Heinsohn has passed awway

OKC is going with Mark Daigneault as HC

Oh look, it's Rockets dysfunction o'clock again.

Reports that Harden is "concerned" about the future of the team and that Westbrook agrees, and possibly wants out.

Congratulations to Russel Westbrook on his impending trade to the Knicks.

Never wanted him in the first place Worst MVP of all time fraudulent bum

I don't need nobody else if Harden is on my team

(please come back Chris Paul)

I swear to god, if Houston somehow tricks idiot Michael Jordan into giving them multiple ridiculously high draft picks for the remnants of Russ...  

The Raptors are in negotiations with Tampa to host games for this upcoming season.  Probably because Canada seems to take this pandemic seriously. 

On the other hand...  if I'm the people in Austin, Las Vegas, St. Louis, Louisville, or any other(American) city that's remotely expressed an interest in getting an NBA franchise, I'd be moving heaven and earth to get home games for an NBA team.  

If I am trading for Westbrook, the Rockets are getting jack and shit, just enough salary matches and not much more, as he's a washed headcase, and they have no leverage.

Westbrook was never a Rocket. It’s all a bad dream

The Lakers want to trade for Demar Derozan? Have they not seen him play?

That's a good jersey right there