>Lakers, Timofey Mozgov have agreed to four-year, $64 million deal.
>DeMar DeRozan has agreed to a five-year, $153 million deal to re-sign with the Toronto Raptors
>Jordan Clarkson has reached agreement on a four-year, $50M deal to return to the Los Angeles Lakers
>Nicolas Batum, Charlotte reach agreement on five-year, $120M deal.
>Free-agent guard D.J. Augustin has agreed to a four-year, $29 million deal with the Orlando Magic
>Jeremy Lin to join Nets on a three-year, $36 million deal
>Bradley Beal has agreed to a five-year, $128M-plus max contract to stay with the Wizards
>Al Jefferson agrees to three-year, $30 million deal with Pacers
>Andre Drummond agrees to 5-year max deal w/ Pistons worth estimated $130 million
>The NBA announces that free agent OJ Mayo has been "dismissed and disqualified" from the NBA for violating Anti-Drug Program.
>Milwaukee Bucks, Matthew Dellavedova agree on 4-year/$38.4M offer sheet
>Free agent forward Evan Turner has reached agreement on a four-year, $70M deal with Portland
>Chandler Parsons agrees to four-year, $94M deal with Memphis
>Free agent forward Solomon Hill has agreed to a four-year, $52M deal with New Orleans
>Free agent Jeff Green has agreed to a one-year, $15 million deal with the Orlando Magic
>Dwight Howard has reached agreement on a three-year, $70.5 million with the Atlanta Hawks
>Darrell Arthur agrees to return to Nuggets on 3-year, $23M deal
>Mike Conley, Memphis Grizzlies agree in principle on 5-year, $153 million deal
>Jared Dudley has reached a 3-year, $30M deal with Suns
>Free agent guard Kent Bazemore has agreed to a four-year, $70M deal to re-sign with Atlanta
>Joakim Noah agrees to 4-year, $72 million deal with the New York Knicks
>Joe Johnson, Utah Jazz reach agreement on two-year deal worth $22 million
>Forward Luol Deng agrees to a four-year, $72 million deal with the Lakers
[cont...]
dicks
I'm back where I belong, yeah I never felt so strong (yeah)
(I'm back baby)
I feel like there's nothing that I can't try
And if you with me put your hands high (put your hands high)
If you ever lost a life before (high, hands),
This one's for you
(and if you with me put your hands high, hands, high)
And you, and you, and you, and you
(your dreams are filled, you're rapping with the best)
I'll be home soon
I hear "The Tears of a Clown"
I hate that song
I always feel like they talking to me when it comes on (come on)
Another day another dawn
Another Keisha, nice to meet ya, get the math I'm gone
What am I 'posed to do when the club lights come on
It's easy to be Puff, but it's harder to be Sean
What if the twins ask why I ain't marry their mom (why, damn!)
How do I respond?
What if my son stares with a face like my own
And says he wants to be like me when he's grown
Shit, but I ain't finished growing
Another night the inevitable prolongs
Another day another dawn (come on)
Just tell Keisha and Taresha I'll be better in the morn'
Another lie that I carry on
I need to get back to the place I belong
WHO THE FUCK IS SPC HERE
SPC CHECK IN
>Jon Leuer headed to Pistons on a four-year, $42 million deal
>Arron Afflalo has agreed to a two-year, $25M deal with the Kings
>The Orlando Magic have agreed to terms on a 4-year deal $72M with Bismack Biyombo
>Free agent Trevor Booker's deal with Brooklyn Nets: two-years, $18.5M-plus
>Ryan Anderson agrees to four-year, $80 million deal with Rockets
>Marvin Williams has agreed to a four-year, $54.5M deal to return to the Charlotte Hornets
>Al Horford has agreed to a four-year, $113 million deal with the Boston Celtics
>Courtney Lee has agreed to a four-year, $50 million deal with the Knicks
NBA owners aren't stupid. I wouldn't be surprised if they were INTENTIONALLY handing out inflated contracts so that they can use them as leverage in the next CBA talks. This could help them re-take a larger slice of the revenue pie. I'll be looking out
>Durant visits Boston friday night and hangs out with Tom Brady
>Horford signs with Boston saturday
>Durant meets with the Celtics and Tom Brady on saturday
It's happening
Arash Markazi @ArashMarkazi 34s35 seconds ago
>The KD to the Clippers dream lives on if they trade one of their current "Big 3." If not they'll circle back next year when he's a FA again.
>Summer '16
>Nick Young is still with the Lakers
Kille me bros
If a taped conversation of the Buss family was leaked where they call Magic Johnson a nigger faggot and Silver made them sell the Lakers how much would the team sell for? $5 billi?
WHERE THE FUCK IS LANCE AND JR GOING GODDAMN IT??????????
nth for curry getting embarrassed
>>69185515
$10B and I'm being dead serious
>max deal for Harrison Barnes
>the city of DalASS
>>69185488
>when he's a FA again
pffft
He's signing a 4-year deal with Boston to coincide with Horford on the Celtics.
>>69185534
is Staples Center included in there or is that owned by somebody else?
>>69185525
Not curry's fault. If klay wasn't a lazy piece of shit who slowed down and didn't reach his arms all the way out they don't lose that ball
>>69185484
how would this be used as leverage? Not trying to sound critical; I genuinely don't know and am pretty oblivious about the financial side of basketball
>>69185560
Are other GMs even trying?
>>69185488
This smells to me like a great opportunity for Ainge, if he wants, to steal Blake or CP3. I mean, obviously Durant's the real prize, but there's options.
>>69185585
You shouldn't be doing behind the back passes in the closing minutes of game 7
>>69185515
It could be higher
>>69185585
cry more bitch nigga
>keep 3rd pick
>get 2 superstars
How does he do it /nba/?
>>69185484
phew rbl forensics is already on the case
PLEASE COME BACK HOME
WHERE IS WADE GOING
JESUS CHRIST
OKC have: Westbook, Adams, Kanter, Oladipo, Sabonis, Roberson
LAL have: DLo, Ingram, Randle, Deng, Nance, Mozgod, Clarkson
Bos have: Horford, Isaiah, Bradley, Crowder, Smart, Jaylen
Dubs have: Curry, Klay, Draymond, Iggy, Bogut, Livingston
Which team should Durant choose?
/dynasty/
>>69185631
Don't jinx it bro.
>>69185585
>making low percentage passes in clutch time
>Victor Oladipo is trending nationally on twitter with 7,787 Tweets
Who is the face of the Chicago Bulls?
>>69185631
>Horford
>superstar
It was a great pickup, but he's pretty much Chris Bosh tier at best.
>>69185515
clippers went for 2 billion being a worthless team that never accomplished anything
lakers at least $12 billion
>>69185665
OKC
OMFG I FUCKING HATE THE NBA FUCKING STUPID.
>>69185665
BOS can offer something the other teams cannot: The chance to contend for a championship as THE undisputed #1 guy on the team.
>>69185665
It's over.
>Sources: Austin Rivers agrees to three-year, $35 million-plus deal with Clippers. @WojVerticalNBA on @TheVertical.
that was totally in the spurs ballpark
>>69185682
Chris Bosh was always a better player than Horford. What are you smoking?
aaron afflalo to the kings!!
>>69185721
>at best
Learn to read.
>>69185730
Does doc hate austin because he's too white?
>>69185484
these contracts aren't even as bad as everyone is making them out to be. The salary cap increased by 35% from last year and is gonna increase another 20% next year as well. An overpay this year will be market value next year
>Courtney Lee reportedly would not have considered the Knicks without Noah's recruiting
Already earning that contract, TYBN
>>69185682
>he's pretty much Chris Bosh tier at best.
>/nba/ is this fucking casual
>our enemies keep getting weaker
>we keep getting stronger
Courtney, welcome to the #KnickstapeRemix
Prove that Pop wanted free agents this offseason.
Pro tip: you can't
>>69185721
That's why he said "at best" you illiterate retard
>>69185747
At his very best, Horford was never on Chris Bosh's level.
can salary caps get smaller? like if NBA shits the bed financially next year and the cap goes down by half what happens to the big ass contracts
>>69185704
i actually laughed at this post
not like a quick exhale, but actually chuckled. thanks man.
>>69185766
>wade
>>69185748
Maybe it's because he's a failure? >>69185468
was courtney lee decent lately?
how do i convince a girl to like me and be my girlfriend and have sex with me and stuff
Why do NBA stars want children so early?
Bron could've got so much pussy but he got locked down by a literal ratchet who cuffed him so fuckin early.
I mean props to the girl for getting a sugar daddy, but damn lebron. Why?
>>69185665
Why did you include LAL in this scenario kek. KD wouldn't even take the meeting. The level of delusion is terrifying.
>>69185786
2 year lockout that would end this diva driven sport.
>>69185449
Who will the Timberwolves get?
>>69185702
Who's your team?
>>69185612
>Without giving an exact number, Silver said a lot of NBA teams are losing money.
“I don’t know the precise number and don’t want to get into it, but a significant number of teams are continuing to lose money and they continue to lose money because their expenses exceed their revenue,” Silver said.
Those words came after several NBA players landed mammoth contracts in free agency.
“Some of the contracts we talked about,” Silver said. “They still have enormous expenses in terms of arena costs. Teams are building new practice facilities. The cost of their infrastructure in terms of their salespeople, marketing people, the infrastructure of the teams have gone up, and in some cases their local television is much smaller than in other markets.”
Adam Silver said this last year, and I don't think much has changed on that front. I'm not sure though. We'll see
>>69185812
Maybe they want their kids to watch them play while they are still in their primes.
Remember this /nba/?
Honestly done with the NBA, it's obvious the NBA is rigged to make the Lakers shit after our 7 decades of dominance.
>>69185720
>play in NBA
>get hired by Daddy
how does ernie still have a job? this can't be real.
>>69185812
There's more to life than fucking whores, anon. Sometimes you want a loyal one by your side.
Plus, he probably has side bitches.
>>69185786
Well it's guaranteed money, so it's not like they can pay the current players less. I guess they might work out some kind of percentage system where only a certain amount of old salary counted toward the cap, and future salaries would shrink back down to older levels.
Al Horford got so sick of getting swept by LeBron that he decided to flee to Boston
What he seems to forget is that LeBron has been in possession of the Celtics franchise since 2011
>>69185678
MJ. They might as well trade Butler. I want him to contend when he hits his prime.
>>69185812
>that kid will be taken by Calipari and become the 1st overall in 2022 by the Cleveland Cavaliers
>>69185830
l-lakers...im salty af right now..
>What did it mean by this?
>>69185865
You mean after the Celtics got old and still forced game 7?
Who /Mavs/ here?
Looks like this pic is finally being deleted
How does it feel to be back knicksbras
>>69185812
she was his highschool girlfriend
why are you acting like he was pressured into marrying her? he probably asked her
>>69185585
Honestly I think /nba/ will never recover from bandwagoning Curry up 3-1 and getting BTFO. It's eternal
I can't say i feel sorry for you, you actually thought Curry could shut down the best player to ever play the game. You gotta live with that the rest of your lives.
>Love shutting down MJ
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
>>69185911
What's your tinder cutie :3
>Thomas/Smart
>Bradley/Brown
>Durant/Crowder
>Giles/Olynyk
>Horford/Johnson
IT'S THE BEGINNING OF A DYNASTY
>>69185917
No I mean after LeBron broke up the Celtics and signed Ray Allen, which triggers Celtcucks to this day
2017 DPOTY
>>69185865
>posting this in another thread
i can feel your fear
Any day now
Adrian Wojnarowski on Twitter: "Free agent Eric Gordon has reached a deal with the Houston Rockets, league source tells @TheVertical.
>>69185919
Dirk doesn't deserve to go out on a losing team.
Free agent Eric Gordon has reached a deal with the Houston Rockets, league source tells @TheVertical.
>Adrian Wojnarowski @WojVerticalNBA 17s17 seconds ago
>Free agent Eric Gordon has reached a deal with the Houston Rockets, league source tells @TheVertical.
>Adrian Wojnarowski @WojVerticalNBA 17s17 seconds ago
>Free agent Eric Gordon has reached a deal with the Houston Rockets, league source tells @TheVertical.
>Adrian Wojnarowski @WojVerticalNBA 17s17 seconds ago
>Free agent Eric Gordon has reached a deal with the Houston Rockets, league source tells @TheVertical.
>Adrian Wojnarowski @WojVerticalNBA 17s17 seconds ago
>Free agent Eric Gordon has reached a deal with the Houston Rockets, league source tells @TheVertical.
>Adrian Wojnarowski @WojVerticalNBA 17s17 seconds ago
>Free agent Eric Gordon has reached a deal with the Houston Rockets, league source tells @TheVertical.
>>69185887
butler is in his prime anon
>>69185786
it can, if that happens then these teams will have to deal with it.
Ian fucking mahinmi? Are you kidding
>>69185942
They would have to let Amir go in order to sign Durant.
>>69185952
>thinking those 3 old ass dinosaurs are in any way, shape, or form of help to the spurs
top lmao
>>69185812
>>69185857
Yeah he's been with her since high school IIRC
those kids have nice smiles. Must be cool to have a god for a dad
>>69185973
he's a good backup
>>69185961
i too use eddit LMAO
>>69185970
That's a bad thing. He'll keep the Bulls just relevant enough to not be able to restock through the draft.
>>69185976
No we wouldn't you retard.
We have more than enough cap space to sign Durant straight up.
We always had enough for two max contracts.
That was the one thing Boston had that other teams didn't, and the only thing worth a damn for them in the running.
>>69185804
He made a good number of absolutely ridiculous rebounds and big shots, directly winning the Bobcats multiple playoff games with his play in the clutch. Put in serious work against Wade/Joe as well. Obviously Lee isn't a star or anything, but he's worth more than his contract for sure imo.
>>69185927
I'm not acting like he was pressured, and no shit he asked her.
Actually no, she totally asked for his hand in marriage. Totally
>>69185964
>>69185966
Rockets are going to score 130 points a game and allow 150
to lebron even high school girls were gold diggers for him, he was a known prodigy before even exiting high school
a loyal girl to him would be one he met in middle school
Rockets and Mavs getting weaker
Who will take the 7 and 8 spot?
Celtics should trade the brooklyn pick + Smart + Crowder right now for Cousins.
Even if Durant doesn't join, they still will have an elite team that could win the east.
Durant would join though because that Celtics team would be his best option
>>69185999
I guess he fits the role of the rim protector
Was the Ian a dodge bullet for the spurs?
>>69185966
>>69185964
>>69185961
>No defense allowed
>Adrian Wojnarowski @WojVerticalNBA 1m1 minute ago
>Sources: Eric Gordon's deal with the Rockets: Four years, $53M
>Adrian Wojnarowski @WojVerticalNBA 1m1 minute ago
>Sources: Eric Gordon's deal with the Rockets: Four years, $53M
>Adrian Wojnarowski @WojVerticalNBA 1m1 minute ago
>Sources: Eric Gordon's deal with the Rockets: Four years, $53M
>Adrian Wojnarowski @WojVerticalNBA 1m1 minute ago
>Sources: Eric Gordon's deal with the Rockets: Four years, $53M
>Adrian Wojnarowski @WojVerticalNBA 1m1 minute ago
>Sources: Eric Gordon's deal with the Rockets: Four years, $53M
How cute. He's optimistic!
>>69185970
I mean that as a combination of athleticism and basketball iq. Players approaching 30 are surely better than their 25 year old selves even if they can't run as fast or jump as high.
>Sources: Eric Gordon's deal with the Rockets: Four years, $53M
>>69186036
would sacramento do it?
>>69186036
>trading a potential 1st overall pick in a stacked draft class for cancer
>D'antoni team
>going for pure offense and no defense
kek it's like he doesn't learn
>>69186048
It's a good deal financially, not 100% sold on the fit.
>>69186033
Timberwolves will take 8th. Dunno about 7th.
>>69186067
No. They'll ride and die with Cousins because they're retarded as fuck.
>/nba/ mocking the tom brady meeting movement
>turns out it was the thing that won it for the celtics
hahahahhahahahah /nba/ is literally always wrong im dyin here
>>69186065
what position will he play?
>Gordon and Harden on the same team
>ball not found.exe
>>69185903
as a resident of KY I wouldn't be surprised at all. Probably will lead UK to a champions hip before going to the NBA and 10 peating. Though I don't see him playing on the Cavs like his dad.
>>69186036
Would be a dick move to trade Smart after using him at the meeting with Durant.
Wait, isn't EGordon a SG? How exactly does this work?
Is Harden going to play the Point now?
>>69185786
im pretty sure there is a clause in the cba that allows for emergency renegotiations is the salary cap drops significantly for whatever reason
>>69186021
that sounds great. thanks.
rose/galloway
lee/holiday
melo/thomas
porzingod/o quinn
noah/hernangomez/the plumlee kid
>>69186074
>stacked
Who's coming out next year that's so special?
>>69186048
>>69186065
Not a bad contract for Houston actually
>Swaggy P and Snitchy D are literally still sharing a backcourt together
>D'Angelo literally broke up Nick Young's endorsement
The locker room tension lives on, even with Deng, Mozgov and all the other good natured vets the Lakers are gonna put in that locker room to provide a good atmosphere.
>YFW Kupchak heard Deng had a little african in him and went "Great, those guys are always fantastic characters." (Which is probably what Ferry's scout meant, and not a racism against African Africans.
>>69186099
Might as well
>>69186033
Suns will probably get the 8th seed if Bledsoe doesn't die again. They were pretty comfortably in playoff contention until he went down for the season. Same thing with the Pelicans and Anthony Davis. The Jazz might be better this year with that Australian PG playing, and the T-Wolves might make a jump to a playoff team this year. Nuggets and Lakers still have some developing to do, I don't think they will be fighting for a playoff spot.
Dwight Howard has a higher per than Marc Gasol so is Dwight Howard better than Marc Gasol?
>>69186033
T-Wolves and Jazz
Where can I watch the Summer League games?
The salary cap will rise even further next summer, right? NBA getting in the MLB levels of money-throwing...
Seeing all these scrubs earn 20 million a year, what the fuck nba? Cap increase doesn't necessarily mean overpaying a player who 2 years ago was earning 5 million a year to now being paid 20 million. Just be 6'4+ without shooting skills, barely hits a free throw and gets set for life.
>>69186099
>>69186089
I think it's obvious that Gordon is coming off the bench
>>69186122
Yes. PER is the only stat that matters.
>>69186099
He always has the ball so yes.
>Memphis wanted Eric Gordon badly, but didn't have the space to make that kind of an offer. Grizzlies will look elsewhere for shooting now.
>>69186122
literally yes
all time, at their peaks, and today
>>69186125
on a television
>>69186122
No, because Howard is a locker room cancer and Gasol is a fucking beast.
>>69186110
When does Jeanie finally kick her retarded brother out of the front office?
>>69186133
You have to have an $84M+ roster and there's a limited number of guys out there. This is just what market value's been set at. It'll get even crazier next year.
>>69186139
Why the fuck would he want to come off the bench?
>>69185966
>Beverly
>Harden
>Ariza
>Anderson
>Capela
>Gordon
Can someone say 7th seed
>>69186102
>Justin Holiday has more rings than all of the Knicks starters combined
>>69185838
this is the same shit stern said during the last cba negotiations and it turned out to be wrong. Don't believe everything silver says. he cant publicly admit that overs aren't struggling because then the nbapa can use that during contract negotiations
>>69186169
A lelker fan slanderer appears
i wanna fuck jeanie 2bh
>Adrian Wojnarowski on Twitter: "Two meetings for Rockets owner, GM and coach in Southern California today, two deals with shooters. Roster taking shape around James Harden."
I really can't count how many times Harden passed out of a double team to a wide open Ariza, Brewer, Beverley or whoever and they missed wide open shots. At least Anderson and Gordon can hit shots.
>>69186167
Ok?!?!?!?!?!?!?! But where?
>>69186179
that team is gonna be worse than the Kings and I'm not even joking. I'll bet on it.
>>69186103
The last incoming freshman college recruits that was this strong was probably the 2011-2012 class. Josh Jackson and Harry Giles are bonafide studs and the point guard position is incredibly deep.
>>69186195
nbaTV
>>69186133
It doesn't matter that they're scrubs, man. If you want a guy, you gotta be able to pay him more than what everyone else is offering. With the increase in cap space, EVERYONE has money to burn. You either bite the bullet or just get the guys nobody wants. That or give them super short deals.
twolves are easily making the playoffs this year and anyone who thinks otherwise is delusional.
>>69186176
Because he's always injured anyway and the best shooting guard in the league is on the team so he has no say?
>>69186172
can't wait for another lockout in the near future.
>>69186200
And Boston gets Brooklyn's pick for sure? I thought 2017 was the year it wasn't necessarily guaranteed.
How hard will Thibs mismanage the minutes of all of the T-Wolves' young players until their wheels fall off halfway through the season?
If Durant signs longterm somewhere, does that screw up the Celtics? They'd have signed a 30 year old above average PF for nothing.
>>69186210
Thanks Canada bro
>>69186200
harry giles is already derrick rose'd, stay clear from him bruh
>>69186225
2017 and 2018 both guaranteed
>>69186217
Agreed. I am Bulls fan but I'm hopping on the Twolves bandwagon.
>>69186161
lakers got shooting!! we'll give you lou williams and nick young!!!!!! give us brandan wright!
>>69186238
Kyrie Irving had a laundry list of injury problems while at Duke
>>69186225
>>69186259
2018 is a swap
>all these moves being made
Thanks for the list OP!
CAN SOMEONE MAKE A MARK CUBAN JUST FUCK MY SHIT UP?
>>69186225
Boston has the right to swap picks in 2017. 2018 they own straight up.
>>69186218
Why the fuck did he join them then?
Anyone on /r/nba? It's being spammed by shitposters the mods do not have that place under control right now
>>69185853
the wizards have had a .420 win percentage since he took over. its unreal that he still has a job after a decade and a half.
>>69186217
It's not that guaranteed at all. The T-Wolves won 29 games last year. They'll have to win 20 more than that next season to even make the lower seeds. Even if KAT makes another jump and Thibs gets a good system going, they aren't guaranteed to win 40+ games.
>NBA RETWEET @RTNBA 22s23 seconds ago
>BREAKING: Harrison Barnes Signs Max Deal With Mavericks
>>69186217
1 warriors
2 spurs
3 thunder
4 clippers
5 blazers
6 rockets
7 grizz
8 Pelicans?
Not seeing it. Even the Jazz are more likely to make it
At the very least, this is easily one of the most exciting starts to an offseason I can remember. The sheer number of moves is just wild.
>>69186215
I see your point but it just doesn't feel right paying fucking biyombo 18 million a year no matter how much money you got to spend.
>tfw by 2018 every player in the Celtics' starting five could be elite
>>69186229
Horford is a massive upgrade to their frontcourt, which was a huge weakness.
>>69186303
You can't sign offer sheets until the 7th
>>69186303
>Harrison Barnes Signs Max Deal
>Harrison Barnes Signs Max
>Harrison Barnes Max
>Barnes Max
>Barnes
>Max
weeeeeeeeeew
>>69185337
The Celtics had enough room for two max deals u dingus. They could easily trade for someone with their Brooklyn picks and still sign a big name.
THIS is why the Horford signing is a big deal. It is an immediate upgrade to the roster , he is absolutely better than anyone on the team. He is not an elite player, but a very solid piece. Having him means they can actually move these picks or players like Crowder and not be left holding the with almost nothing if they move everything for a star player like Boogie and then have nothing else with no FAs coming (which would just turn them into the Kings)
In case you haven't noticed the only "bona-fide fucking star" on the market this year is Durant.
What will happen to the Warriors if Durant doesn't sign with them?
>>69186303
DURANT TO GSW CONFIRMED
Bogut
Draymond
Durant
Klay
Curry
Bench: Iggy, Livingston, Barbosa, vet C backup
THIS TEAM IS NOT LOSING A GAME
>Hand of the King @DeionGottaSTFU 41m41 minutes ago
>Dirk Nowitzki took a 20 million dollar pay cut just for the Mavs to offer Harrison Barnes 110 million, you can't make this shit up
99 retweets 48 likes
>>69186344
>In case you haven't noticed the only "bona-fide fucking star" on the market this year is Durant.
I think you're forgetting Mozgov.
>>69186295
>anyone on /r/nba
No fuck off and die leddit scum
All the people saying the Timber Wolves could make the playoffs next year. I just don't see it. Not unless they acquire Lebron James or Kevin Durant on their roster.
>>69186346
They'll be the same as last year.
>>69186303
Lol holy shit. Deuces Barnes. You disappointed the dubs during the finals, unfortunately.
>>69186344
Horford is 30 years old and already trending downwards. Guy is a strong defender but he cant rebound for shit.
In two years, that Horford deal will look like cancer.
>>69186369
Fuck off I'm just there because the news gets posted there immediately
>>69186346
Probably re-sign Barnes. It'd be a massive overpay but they did just win 73 games.
1. okc (if kd stays)
2.gsw
3.clippers
4.spurs
5.blazers
6.rockets
7.jazz
8. grizz
>it's a shitty teams sign old has-beens to gigantic deals episode
>>69186346
They'll still make the WCF since Western teams aren't really upgrading.
It all boils down on Steph's development, he can only meme threes until his Finals' loss and if he adds a meme midrange jumper or another effective way to score he'll be close to unstoppable.
>>69186397
Then fucking stay there faggot.
>>69186421
In no world are the current rockets better than the Grizzlies. Not with that defense.
>>69186295
oh man you arent kidding
https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/4qzx2b/an_apology_to_the_mods/
lmao fuck cuck reddit mods anyway
>tfw bulce
>>69186397
leave and don't come back
Literally 3 minutes in Paint
>Brian Windhorst @WindhorstESPN 33s ago
With Barnes leaving Golden State, Warriors head exec says they will make a strong push for Kevin Durant.
>Alex Kennedy @AlexKennedyNBA 19s20 seconds ago
>Donald Sloan has received interest from the Kings, Timberwolves, Sixers, Mavericks and Spurs among others, per sources.
>>69186312
I feel ya. I mean, Biyombo is just a big nigga. I'm a fat chain-smoking midget and I've got better BB skills than he does. But he DOES have a proper NBA skill. The rest is just "shit happens". Historically, most FOs and owners have always had more money than sense and when you combine that with the cap going up, it's like shooting blind. You just gotta wait a couple of years to really know what turned out to be a good deal or not.
Take Bradley. Defensive specialists made 5 million a year at the time, and he got 8. Everybody said it was a shit deal. Then the cap jumped and suddenly he's got one of the best contracts in the league.
>>69186454
It's better than watching Lebron wipe us from existence every year, constantly hoping that Rose will be great once again even though we know deep down that won't happen.
>>69186479
Literally who
>>69185665
PLEASE KD PLEAAAAAASE KD PLEASE SKELETON LORD UNGHHH PLEASE PICK THE CELTICS
KD PLEASE OH PLEASE JOIN THE CELTICS OoooOOOOOO shitTTtt
>NBART @RetweetNBA 5m5 minutes ago
>BREAKING: Ryan Anderson Agrees to Four-Year, $80 Million Deal With Rockets
>>69186303
>22s23 seconds ago
kek
So if KD does pick the Celtics they have to throw every asset they've got at the Bulls for Butler, right?
>Marc Stein Verified account
@ESPNSteinLine
>ESPN sources say Sacramento and Indiana have had recent trade discussions involving Kings F Rudy Gay potentially sending him to the Pacers
the east is getting stronger WTF
>mfw kd wins the 18th for da celtics
>>69186545
They don't need Butler because they got Jaylen Brown.
>>69186547
I like Rudy Gay but he is the definition of empty stats
>>69186545
Depends. If Durant goes back to OKC and it's only a one year, I legitimately think Danny will wait for next year to try and persuade him again.
If it's for more than 1 year or it's anywhere else, probably will dump the bucket for Butler.
>>69186545
I would be okay with that. We can do a proper rebuild and Butler will get himself some well earned rings.
>>69186550
why would the pistons be in a broship with the celtics
bad boy pistons hated bird
Ramona Shelburne Verified account
@ramonashelburne
Clippers had to hold back on resigning their own free agents -Austin Rivers, Jamal Crawford- until they had a read on Durant's intentions.
HAS DURANT MADE A DECISION??
>>69186545
Probably. If I'm the Bulls and I already know my ceiling with Butler + shit roster is getting swept in the first round, I would trade Butler for a bunch of the Celtics' young guys + all of the picks they stole from the Nets. Durant or no Durant, I'm surprised that deal hasn't happened yet. The Bulls gain absolutely nothing from keeping Jimmy Butler.
>>69186547
wonder what the deal is
>>69186547
I kind of wanted morey to make a play for him
>>69186593
someone has to bring the ruckus
>>69186344
Thing is I'd support the upgrade if we had a Boogie or a Butler already on board. Getting either of them doesn't depend on who you got on free agency. Yeah a deal can still happen but until it does, we're exactly the same except with less money. Also, this >>69186394. And don't forget his injury history.
>>69186597
All the Bulls fans keep saying that their owner is the ultimate Jew.
The Vertical @TheVertical 53s53 seconds ago
Sources: Ian Mahinmi agrees to four-year, $64 million deal with Wizards.
literally who
R8 me lads.
West
-
Warriors
Thunders
Spurs
Grizzlies
Clippers
Blazers
Rockets
Jazz
East
-
Cavs
Pacers
Celtics
Raptors
Knicks
Bucks
Bulls
Hawks
>>69186597
>implying Danny Ainge will part from the last two Nets' picks with the Nets' being considerably worse
It will take Silverball to the maximum for the Celtics not to get 1st overall in 2017 or 2018.
>>69186547
wouldnt mind the wizards picking him up but we all know how shitty ernie is
why did you delete my post
>The Vertical @TheVertical 53s53 seconds ago
>Sources: Ian Mahinmi agrees to four-year, $64 million deal with Wizards.
literally w h o
ladies and gentlemen, your 2016/2017 san antonio spurs
parker/mills/murray
green/simmons/ginobili
leonard/anderson/bertans
aldridge/diaw/jean-charles
marjanovic/duncan/bonner
still comfy #2 seed desu with OKC soon to be ded
>>69186632
The 2018 maybe.
But he's not giving away that 2017 pick under any circumstances with how "stacked" the 2017 draft is supposed to be.
>>69186488
If I go to my fridge and I can't find a snickers bar, I'm not going to shit in my hand and eat it just because it's black.
Biyombo is not the only brainless player getting overpaid. Ryan Anderson is getting 4yr 80M deal. RYAN FUCKING ANDERSON!!
Owners are just as stupid, MIami just made Whiteside the richest man in that team but they're holding out on 20M to give or not to give it to Wade who is a legend and gave them 3 championships.
>>69186632
They might do it if they can get cousins, but I dont see it happening.
>>69186625
he cares more about the whitesox
>>69186628
rockets aint making shit anymore, who's their C now?
>>69186626
A Spurs scrub who couldn't hack it with an elite team (even though they needed a player of his size), so he fled to the Pacers and some stupid Wiz execs decided to pay him.
>>69186645
Even if it isn't stacked it will be light years better than the 2016 draft class.
>Choked in the finals
>About to lose,out on Durant
>About to overpay Barnes
Being a Warriors fan is suffering
>>69186628
no pistons?
also i dont think the pacers will improve that much
>>69186632
idk man, I would do it. would you rather have Jimmy Butler, who is arguably a top 10 player in the league right now in his prime, or the #1 pick in next year's draft? that pick could turn out to be better than Jimmy Butler, but it would take 3-5 years for that to happen, and by that point Horford will be washed up and the role players making up your depth will be on expiring contracts. Boston wants to contend right now, they have all the pieces together except the star player.
>>69186666
Capela and Chinanu at the moment
reminder the salary FLOOR is over 10 million more than the salary CAP of last season, where else do you expect teams to spend this money, theres like 15-20 total worthwhile free agents that arent D league shitters, and 30 teams with a ton of money to spend
>Another 2nd round exit
>>69186619
im not too worried about his injury history. A torn chest muscle isn't nearly as concerning as a back or foot injury for big man and he's only missed 6 games in the last two years.
>>69186666
The Rockets were fucking abysmal last season and they still made the 8th seed. I think people overrate the Jazz and the Wolves are still young. With the Mavs out of the picture, they make the bottom seeds but lose in the first round.
It's happening.
>>69186705
If you don't meet the cap floor the rest of the money gets distributed between your roster. If you're a few million under that might be reasonable but if you're like Dallas or the Lakers you have no choice but to hand out inflated contracts.
>>69186700
capela is cool. wish my lakeys would trade for him. only thing bad about him though is that he got dunked on by old kobe
>>69186683
They have Klay/Green locked in on cheap as fuck deals through 2019/2020 so they'll be able to keep Curry even with a max Barnes contract.
But holy shit there goes all the money. Good luck with depth, since Dubs will only be able to go over the cap to sign their own guy (curry) next season and won't be able to sign ANYBODY unless they get some trades going.
>>69186725
No matter what way I look at it the Rockets are way worse than they were last season. I see them getting a 10th seed.
>>69186758
Meh, Harden and Howard aren't fighting over the ball now and now you actually have competent shooters around Harden. Perhaps they moved laterally, we'll see.
>>69186651
Dude, Biyombo's strong and he can rebound and block shots. He can push people, he can get the crowd hyped, he can make a dunk every now and then and he's only 23 (actually 35, but that's africans for you). It's really not that bad. And Ryan Anderson is a reflex of what the league likes right now. He's a white big who can spread the floor and hit 3s and hopefully pass as well. They're not that useless. And remember, little sense, lots of spending money? That's the NBA man. Fucking Walking Dead Gerald Wallace was making 13 million and he couldn't get on the court on a 25 win team. And that was before anyone had ever dreamed of this cap.
>>69186752
>so they'll be able to keep Curry even with a max Barnes contract.
Based MJ will fuck the Warriors
>>69186752
Do people not know that Barnes has already signed with the Mavs? Why are Dubs fans still talking about him?
>>69186758
rockets are dead meat anyway. harden stopped caring the day he signed the 200m contract with adidas.
Your average bombston fag
>>69186748
my point is 30 teams have a minimum of 14 million at least to spend(thats over 400 million dollars), and theres only a handfull of free agents that are even competent enough to give you real NBA minutes, where is that money supposed to go? Are they supposed to sign NBA FAs to cheap bargain contracts and then give some d league shitters that wont see a minute of NBA playtime multi million dollar deals? Like that money literally has to go somewhere.
>>69186803
Do you not know that offer sheets can't be signed until the 7th and teams that have extended qualifying offers to their RFAs have 3 days to match?
So apparently there are some reports that the Celtics are still meeting with Durant. It seems that at the very least Brady may still be hanging out with him.
JOHN WALL STATUS
>>69186813
I will never understand why Flips like basketball so much
They're short, think they're good at it but suck complete ass at it, and bandwagon 5 different teams just for shits and giggles.
>>69186813
>that fucking apostrophe
>>69186846
They also try to dunk on an 8 foot rim and crack their head open and die.
>>69186784
brb I'm going to offer boban a 4yr 160M.
Wherever Durant goes, he better sign a multi-year deal.
I'm sick of hearing about him and seeing him photoshopped.
Don't do the 1+1 you fuckwit. You'll probably still get a massive contract at 32 after your five years are up.
Come on Mr Skeltal. Come to Boomtown. Remember the free crab legs.
>Delly coming to Milwaukee
>OJ Mayo (perennial choker) kicked out of the league
>Dwayne Wade rumored to come to the Bucks
>The Greek Freak and Jabari Parker both healthy
>Thon Maker's shady past generating media hype
>Jason Kidd signed a three year extension
>New stadium on the way
>Eastern conference at an all-time low; literally no competition outside of Cleveland
You have ten seconds to explain how Milwaukee will not make it to the Eastern Conference Finals this year.
>>69186846
I can deal with the shortness and the lack of skill, but the bandwagoning always gets me. Something about the ones who act ghetto as hell with a million different Jordan/Nike accessories/shirts/shoes just tick me off
I remember shaq joking about getting a 200 million contract extension when he played for the lakers, but now that is literally what would happen.
>>69186868
He's not stupid. He's getting paid next year
>>69186867
Eh, I can be had for a cool mil. I'll walk your dog, too.
>>69186887
too raw to compete in the playoffs past the first round
>>69186887
boston
>>69186868
>don't do the financially smartest thing, do some financially dumb thing because i say so
CP3/Rivers
Redick/>
Mbah a Moute/ >
Blake/Scrub Rookie
Jordan/>
W-Who can stoop us?
OKC has gotten seriously BTFO tonight. Their entire pitch to Kevin Durant was that they would bring in Horford. Now that's out of the picture.
>>69186899
>what is inflation
Welcome to basic economics.
>>69186868
Honestly, if he really cares only about basketball like he claimed, he will resign with OKC on a long term so it doesn't affect the team so hard by taking up a ridiculous amount of the salary and fucking with Westbrook and their other players. If Durant wants to win he should be caring about bench/roleplayers and depth.
http://newsok.com/why-kevin-durant-might-sign-a-five-year-deal-to-stay-with-thunder/article/5507896r
>KD is probably smoking blunts with Isaiah Thomas, Marcus Smart, Avery Bradley, Tom Brady, Danny Ainge, and Brad Stevens right now
>>69186924
How much more money will Durant get next year as opposed to this year?
Give me real numbers.
>Kevin Durant @KDTrey5 20 Jul 2010
>Getting a massage..I'm face down and I gotta fart...what shuld I do?
>Kevin Durant @KDTrey5 20 Jul 2010
>Getting a massage..I'm face down and I gotta fart...what shuld I do?
>Kevin Durant @KDTrey5 20 Jul 2010
>Getting a massage..I'm face down and I gotta fart...what shuld I do?
>Kevin Durant @KDTrey5 20 Jul 2010
>Getting a massage..I'm face down and I gotta fart...what shuld I do?
What did he mean by this?
>>69186362
Mark Cuban's brain in a nutshell
>>69186928
>Their entire pitch to Kevin Durant was that they would bring in Horford
>they improved a roster that took the warriors to 7 games
>leltics got btfo by a hawks team that was embarrassed by the cavs
>>69186928
>Their entire pitch to Kevin Durant was that they would bring in Horford
You're so dumb it's not even funny.
>>69186954
He's going to Boston
>>69186803
It's the Chandler Parsons situation from 2 years ago (or was that just last year?). Barnes is a Restricted Free Agent and GSW can match any offer sheet he gets within 72 hours. If they don't match then they're forced to let him walk. That's how Parsons got a stupid contract with the Mavs.
Also happened with OKC and Kanter I think, where OKC was forced into giving him a max deal to match an offer sheet.
What's next for this man?
>>69186944
>tfw you will never smoke blunts with Kevin Durant, Isaiah Thomas, Marcus Smart, Avery Bradley, Tom Brady, Danny Ainge, and Brad Stevens right now
Why even live
FUCK IT!
CLIPPERS MERGE YOUR TEAM WITH THE LAKERS, WE'LL TAKE THE LOS ANGELES FROM YOUR TEAM NAME AND ADD THE LAKERS FROM OUR TEAM NAME AND WE'LL CALL THE NEW TEAM THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS!
WE HAVE TO!
>>69186954
>2010
cmon now
>>69186980
Coke addiction, crashing and burning, homelessness, possible suicide attempts.
>>69186980
Punching cones with Larry Sanders in a hut in the woods somewhere.
Looks like a rough season next year;
>Sign Ian Mahimi to same contract as mosgov
>No bench
Are we gonna trade gortat bros?
>>69186928
OKC made a steal of a trade by unloading 3 point specialist Ibaka for defensive specialist and competent scorer Oladipo, stretch 4 in Ersan and young up and comer Sabonis.
That trade was great and Durant should take note.
Why should the Thunder trade Kanter just to sign Horford? Kanter is on a good contract compared to Horford. He's also six years younger.
>>69186987
CP3/D-Lo/Rivers
Redick/Clarkson
Ingram/Deng
Blake/Randle
Jordan/Mozgov
>>69186979
>Also happened with OKC and Kanter I think, where OKC was forced into giving him a max deal to match an offer sheet
Cheeky Blazer banter desu
>>69186980
assassinating adam silver
>>69187019
>3 point specialist Ibaka
They forced him to do that memeshit. Remember GOAT Ibaka from 2011-2013?
>>69186948
if he takes a 4 year deal with another team now, around 120 million
if he takes a 5 year deal with OKC next season, over 215 million over 5 years not counting the 1 year deal for this season
>>69187033
WE WOULD BE THE BEST IN THE WEST...we need to end this nonsense, why fight when we can unite?
>>69187043
>Biyombo signed with the Magic
>dat All-African frontcourt deep dicking teams on the nightly
Are the Magic the official BLACKED team of the league?
>it's gotten so bad people here are false flagging tweets and even posting garbage tweets from none insiders
Seriously, all you faggots making shit up, posting old tweets from 6 years ago, posting shit from RT NBA have some fucking respect and don't post any shit unless it's legit and from Woj or Stein.
>>69186628
>West
Warriors
Thunder
Spurs
Clippers
Grizzlies
Blazers
Jazz
TWolves
East
Cavs
Who fucking cares we all know who's going to the finals
>>69186864
If they can hit their head on the rim, they can dunk though.
>Heard that Clippers formally offered 6th Man of the Year Jamal Crawford on Saturday, too. But he is still weighing options. Not sure where they get bench scoring if he bolts. They still need a starting small forward, too, after Jeff Green left.
Nigga...
I'M COMING TO THE RAPTROS SOON.
>>69186924
What if KD signs a one year deal this year, and then has a horrible career ending injury? Then he will make like 150m less. Fuck yourself.
Guys, /r/nba is melting down right now. Basically all they are doing is spamming Mozgov money memes into the ground on every thread. It's really amazing to watch
>>69187033
LGTSS
>the pathetic state of Los Angeles small forward stocks
>>69187094
go back and watch
then never come back
>>69187076
Man I hope Wolves can make the playoffs this year.
Lakers?
>>69186887
>Eastern conference at an all-time low
this is just untrue
>>69187018
Not as long you got that dumb GM. He drafted one all star his whole 14 year tenture at Washington.
>>69187047
What if he takes the 5 year deal now with OKC? Surely he'll make more than Defrozen.
>>69187075
@me_anon right now
this anon that posted a daffy duck picture is a huge faggot, according to my sources.
>>69187089
is that risk worth leaving 100 million dollars on the table?
>[Stein]: Per source, all 29 teams are interested in Dwight Powell. Dallas asking for superstar talent in exchange, will get it from whoever they want
![screen-shot-2013-03-27-at-8-23-39-am[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/9hQdGOC.png "screen-shot-2013-03-27-at-8-23-39-am[1]")
>>69187074
Yes
>>69187089
>it's a "what ifs" guy
blocked
>>69187108
Grunfeld has got to go.
At least no more Wittman
>>69187112
Maybe? That's my point. It isn't black and white.
>>69187082
my bad, I meant that he missed the dunk and fell on the concrete.
>>69186980
bagging my shit at shoppers
>>69185838
>they continue to lose money because their expenses exceed their revenue
great insight adam
>>69187109
he would make the same because he and derozan both qualify for 6-10 year experience salary cap tiers, defrozan took slightly less
https://twitter.com/LarrySanders/status/749413526167359489
https://twitter.com/LarrySanders/status/749413526167359489
https://twitter.com/LarrySanders/status/749413526167359489
>>69187098
>Kevin Durant JR
>Pathetic
Australia just doesn't understand.
What did he mean by this?
>>69187125
It's not some insane "what if" faggot. It's a legitimate concern that an athlete should take into consideration.
>>69187033
why woundnt deng start?
also move rivers to sg or sf
>>69187132
if thats the case why wouldnt he resign with OKC right now and get a 5th year at almost 40 million dollars?
>>69187155
What kind of stupid ass communist bullshit is this?
Silver has completely fucked the NBA. There's nothing that differentiates one team from another other than bailing and leaving a contender.
Just end this cap bullshit and let the market decide. Cap floor is just as bad as the cap ceiling too.
Silver is turning the NBA into a joke.
>The Celtics with Durant and Horford project slightly better by RPM than the Thunder (with Durant), whose projection after adding Victor Oladipo called for 56 or 57 wins in 2016-17.
>Moreover, Boston has more avenues for improvement going forward. No matter how good the Celtics get, they've got a chance to pick high in the lottery the next two seasons thanks to a 2017 pick swap with the Brooklyn Nets and holding the Nets' 2018 first-round pick outright.
>Boston also has its core players locked up, while Oklahoma City star Russell Westbrook can become an unrestricted free agent next summer. None of the Celtics' rotation players can become an unrestricted free agent until after the 2017-18 season, when Avery Bradley and Isaiah Thomas are due to become free agents.
http://espn.go.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/16711873/boston-celtics-al-horford-kevin-durant-better-cleveland-cavaliers-nba
>>69187101
no i'll go back and forth and there's nothing you can do about it hahaha
>>69187164
Are you ready to replace KD?
>>69187164
Durant is leaving and Westgod is about to take over the team and deliver one for the C
>>69187159
if we get larry id be happy with the offseason, dude omfg, and if he's been working out and shit, we could geta steal...OMFG MIUTCH FUCKSFKSE JGSJET MITCH FUCKING DO SOMETHING!
Why don't any NBA players get into the porn scene?
what's going on with r/nba guys?
Adrian Wojnarowski @WojVerticalNBA 3 minutes ago
FA Larry Sanders reportedly approached Denver Nuggets front office seeking a one-year deal
>>69187134
he's a big guy
>>69187194
it keeps teams from completely fucking their teams by giving one person over 50% of their cap space
>>69187192
This was the original point I was making. A fucking leaf.
>>69187226
Prime Mozgov and Money
>>69187195
>RPM
>regular season wins
This is why analytics is retarded. Thunder were a game 6 meltdown away from beating a 73-9 team and curbstomping a smaller Cavs team.
>>69187229
>Larry Sanders
>Nugs
QBP
B
P
MEME MAGIC
>>69187237
fuck you dont bully me
>>69187235
How about get rid of the cap altogether like I said in my original post, you maple idiot?
Cap penalties shouldn't exist. Let the market decide.
>>69187251
>curbstomping a smaller Cavs team.
>Durant beating Lebron
Please.
>rockets didn't get any decent free agents
just kill me now senpai. Maybe harden can chuck us to a 10th seed
Deron Williams
Wesley Mathews
Harrison Barnes
Dirk Nowitzki
Zaza Pachulia
Christ, how do you stop this team?
Who are the Timberwolves going to get?
>>69187286
Westbrook wouldn't have gotten shook by Kyrie and Love in the finals. He would have balled out.
Also, Tristan wouldn't have been able to dominate if he was up against Adams/Kanter combo.
>>69187283
>eliminate cap
>richest owner buys top 10 players in entire NBA and wins every year
Gee, that sounds awesome.
>>69187283
you realize guys like barnes would then be getting literally 50+ million dollar a year contracts because there would be no restrictions along with an extremely small amount of talent available.
>>69187305
Isaiah Thomas
Avery Bradley
Kevin Durant
Jae Crowder
Al Horford
>>69187307
no one
>>69187305
Easy. You either sign Durant or match Barnes contract.
>>69187307
They need time
>As @ramonashelburne noted, Clippers made an offer to Jamal Crawford. But from what I'm told, that offer will very likely lead to him leaving
BLAKE TRADED WHEN.
>>69187307
Another top 5 pick next year
>>69187298
they can make some trades or try some restricted free agents
>CSNCeltics @csnceltics 2m2 minutes ago
>CSNCeltics Retweeted Sam Amick
>The Celtics' meeting with Kevin Durant reportedly ended around 7:30pm, meaning it lasted roughly four hours.
what did they do suck his dick?
Will Zach LaVine git gud this year lads?
>>69187360
Tom Brady deflated his balls.
>>69187360
Prepare his contract
>>69187315
Oh yeah, another part of my plan is to contract ten teams and make the talent pool bigger for less teams.
Because even with the cap, there are realistically only 3 or 4 teams at most who have a chance to win it all every year.
It's not like the NBA is a regional sport anymore. Everybody roots for the players and stacked teams. Get rid of these shitter franchises like the Kings, Bucks Jazz and even OKC who nobody really wants to live in.
>tfw i get all my news more and more from /nba/ because i'm too lazy to look it up myself
what have i become
>>69187345
Isn't next year's draft stacked? That could be good for the Wolves.
>>69187390
>copy/pasting news to my groupchat
>it's fake news
Fuck you people
>>69187360
It was reported by another source that it was ongoing like 40 minutes ago. Sources are all over the place.
>>69187305
there are about 10 teams in the league that could stop that with minimal effort
>buying the Barnes is good meme
>>69187399
>groupchat
Fuck off stupid normie piece of shit
>>69187399
WE GOT A NORMIE! EVERYONE CODE RED WE GOT A NORMIE CASUAL! FUCK OFF FEGGUT
>>69185756
>you now remember gilbert arenas
>ctrl+f
>dion
>phrase not found
cmon we need to crown the loser of free agency already
>>69187399
what a gay
>>69187399
>groupchat
>being a normalfag on MY /nba/
>>69187447
he's been reincarnated into James Harden
>Rivers making double digit millions a year
There is no way that scrub is worth more than league minimum, I don't care if the cap gets to a billion.
>mavs
what the FUCK are you doing?
>>69186643
Where's Durant?
If the Celtics play their cards right, they could really build a dynasty. If Durant wanted to win multiple rings, he'd choose the Celtics because they have a great coach, good talent and most importantly who trade chips with the Brooklyn picks.
Despite what haters say, there is no way the Celtics won't be at least very good for the next 5 to 10 years. They are set up perfectly for the new NBA salary cap.
Also, the East is shit. Durant would have an easy road to the ECF at minimum just by stepping on the court.
I'm sure during the meeting Ainge, Stevens and Brady covered all of this. Not even the Spurs have the assets the Celtics have. The only other team that have a future brighter than the Celtics are the Dubs, but Durant wouldn't be considered the best player on the team if he was on the Dubs.
>he'd choose the Celtics because they have a great coach
>>69187488
hes actually proven himself now after a solid performance against the Blazers. I would say hes the best backup point guard in the league. if Jeremy Lin can make 8 figures, so can Rivers
Why is Eric Gordon getting a multi-year deal? I wouldn't give glass man a multi-month deal.
>>69187488
austin rivers being bad is such a stale meme
>>69187494
eating baked beans with his new friends
>>69187517
Yes
>implying the coaching matters
LeBron won one for da land with Tyron Lue.
>>69187532
To be fair, the Pelicans training staff is probably the worst training staff in all of sports.
Reminder
>>69187521
>I would say
You'd say that and you would be wrong.
>>69187542
BASED
>>69187552
he was injury prone with the Clippers too
>>69187542
So fucking smug
>>69187488
>There is no way that scrub is worth more than league minimum
you really dont seem to grasp how few NBA calibre players there are
rivers is shit but he can get you 10+ points a night playing 20 minutes, do you have any idea how few guys can actually do that? If you think some rando nba D league starter can even give you that then you are so completely casual theres no point in even arguing
go take a look at the stats of actual D leaguers who spent time in the NBA on 10 day contracts and keep in mind those are the best of the best from there
>>69187566
When will they fucking sign a shooter?
>>69187568
Which backup PG is better? If you say Delly, I swear to god
I guess you could say Schroder but he's a starter now
>>69187552
But he was like that on the clippers, too. His rookie year is the only one that he didn't fall apart in.
>>69187568
who is currently a better backup point guard? Rivers is better than Livingston.
>Barnes getting a max from anybody after that abysmal finals performance
>>69187542
congrats mate, the hornest were secretly my ECfu last season. happy about the batum/williams contracts. they're building something solid there.
>>69187594
Clearly Livingston.
>>69187584
Now that mahinmi is gone, they have room
who /jav/ here
>>69187600
No he isn't. Rivers is straight garbage and fuck you for thinking otherwise.
>>69187594
Livingston
Barea
Mills
Joseph
a bunch of teams don't even have backup PGs right now because they haven't signed them yet
Is Evan Turner good?
>>69187639
reddit tier opinion
>>69187672
Cory Joseph is underrated af
>>69187634
we outchea
VEMA-112
>>69187195
ESPN also said OKC wouldn't beat the Spurs, be up 3 games on the warriors, and the Cavs wouldn't beat the Warriors for the championship.
Kill yourself you E!SPN dick sucking casual
>Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine 21s22 seconds ago
>ESPN sources say Toronto has emerged as another Pau Gasol suitor, but Gasol could well opt to delay his decision until after Kevin Durant's.
>Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine 21s22 seconds ago
>ESPN sources say Toronto has emerged as another Pau Gasol suitor, but Gasol could well opt to delay his decision until after Kevin Durant's.
>Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine 21s22 seconds ago
>ESPN sources say Toronto has emerged as another Pau Gasol suitor, but Gasol could well opt to delay his decision until after Kevin Durant's.
>Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine 21s22 seconds ago
>ESPN sources say Toronto has emerged as another Pau Gasol suitor, but Gasol could well opt to delay his decision until after Kevin Durant's.
>Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine 21s22 seconds ago
>ESPN sources say Toronto has emerged as another Pau Gasol suitor, but Gasol could well opt to delay his decision until after Kevin Durant's.
>Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine 21s22 seconds ago
>ESPN sources say Toronto has emerged as another Pau Gasol suitor, but Gasol could well opt to delay his decision until after Kevin Durant's.
>>69187743
wew
>>69187639
did you watch a single Clippers game this year?
>>69187743
The whole league will be cucked when Durant goes to Boston.
>>69187743
>but Gasol could well opt to delay his decision until after Kevin Durant's.
What does he mean by this?
>>69187743
fucking pau
>>69187743
Please Masai make your meme magic work.....
>>69187717
salty OKC or Atlanta fan detected
>>69187607
Yeah, I just read about the Marvin Williams contract. Im glad we managed to keep him, we still need a backup PG that is better than Jorge Gutierrez tho.
I want all tripfags to kiss their sister and never @ me again
>Ramona Shelburne
>ESPN Senior Writer
>Al Horford's four-year, $113 million deal with the Celtics includes a player option after the third year, according to his agent Jason Glushon.
>Ramona Shelburne
>ESPN Senior Writer
>Al Horford's four-year, $113 million deal with the Celtics includes a player option after the third year, according to his agent Jason Glushon.
>Ramona Shelburne
>ESPN Senior Writer
>Al Horford's four-year, $113 million deal with the Celtics includes a player option after the third year, according to his agent Jason Glushon.
>Ramona Shelburne
>ESPN Senior Writer
>Al Horford's four-year, $113 million deal with the Celtics includes a player option after the third year, according to his agent Jason Glushon.
>>69187695
sometimes i still think about what the spurs had to shed for aldridge. don't get me wrong, aldridge is awesome, but the spurs had to let go:
joseph -- excellent defensive-minded high-IQ point guard, much-needed during this playoff run
baynes -- bruising backup center, much-needed against OKC
belinelli -- providing clutch shooting even when cold off the bench, also much-needed
that's why i'm so against killing depth and throwing out rotation guys for big-contract FA in general. it was guys like roberson, kanter, and adams who eventually brought the dagger in the series. the spurs will probably come out of this aldridge signing with a net plus, but i'm absolutely perfectly happy if he and leonard remain the best-paid spurs for the next three years and the spurs add good quality depth instead of building shitty powerpoint presentations for durant.
>>69187825
too bad about lin, i think he was an awesome fit and liked the culture as much as it liked him, but he was incredibly underpaid. hope you find a nice backup PG.
>>69187594
his -6 Ortg/Drtg puts him in elite company
with Kyle Singler
>>69187906
>joseph -- excellent defensive-minded high-IQ point guard, much-needed during this playoff run
backup point guard, rather.
>>69187906
>powerpoint presentations
speaking of powerpoint presentations, did anyone NOT use powerpoint for every single presentation they had to do back in high school or whatever
nowadays google slides is taking over
>>69187853
Horford isn't going to be worth what he is making now in two years.
>>69187770
>>69187679
Austin Rivers supporters, everyone.
>>69187825
williams stayed a hornet?
>>69187949
i'm literally building one now, that's why i'm still up
>>69187673
No.
>Sports Paper @SportsPaperInfo 2m2 minutes ago
>What passed for a blockbuster NBA contract in 1981 - $1 million a season for Magic Johnson.
>>69186488
>Biyombo is just a big nigga. I'm a fat chain-smoking midget and I've got better BB skills than he does.
>>69187949
We still used posters and transparencies back in my day. I didn't get to lazy it up with powerpoint until college years.
Who's the Guy Fieri of the NBA?
>>69187980
>Marvin Williams has agreed to a four-year, $54.5M deal to return to the Charlotte Hornets, league sources tell @TheVertical.
>>69187949
naw, i think it's safe to say most of us did the same shit in school, or still doing it
using powerpoint for every fucking thing and just winging it unless you were a faggot tryhard
using yahoo answers because fuck paying for homework help
using wikipedia as a source and then credit something else
googling everything
and doing everything last minute
is there any more satisfying feeling than itching your head and watchin the white specs come out onto your shorts
>the biggest meme team in the history of professional sports lost in the memest fashion possible
I love our universe
>Kevin Durant has told clubs he is meeting with that his decision will be made within the next 24-36 hours, according to league sources.
>Kevin Durant has told clubs he is meeting with that his decision will be made within the next 24-36 hours, according to league sources.
>Kevin Durant has told clubs he is meeting with that his decision will be made within the next 24-36 hours, according to league sources.
>Kevin Durant has told clubs he is meeting with that his decision will be made within the next 24-36 hours, according to league sources.
>>69188036
Guy Fieri is
As a Lakers fan, this is my darkest timeline.
Not only are my Lakers stuck in shit, the Celtics are on the verge of building a juggernaut right away.
Lakers added Deng and Mozgov......Celtics added Horford and Durant, but that doesn't even matter because of that retarded Nets trade. They don't even need Durant because of those huge assets.
Celtics can add Durant and Horford without giving up a thing while also adding draft picks who turn and probably will turn out to be better than D'Lo and Ingram.
Celtics can be the first team since the Lakers to win the championship and have the #1 overall pick next year. They could have 5 championships within the next decade.
I'm numb to all of it. The Lakers/Celtics rivalry is dead. the Celtics have won.
>Houston Rockets sign Eric Gordon to 4 year/53 million dollar deal
Remember when Gordon did this to Memephen Curry?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VolROn1613o
>>69188064
get some head and shoulders bro, dandruff is hella lame
>>69187974
kek
>>69188064
Have sex
>>69188076
>Chris Broussard
trash
>>69188064
When I was bored in high school I'd just spend 30 minutes itching my head and trying to get as much dandruff on the desk as possible
>>69188080
t celtics fan
>>69188082
Gordon didn't break his ankles, he broke them because his balance was thrown off going over the screen. He more than likely grazed Griffin's shoe first.
>>69188128
>>69188064
>White """"""""""""""""""""people""""""""""""""""""""""
>>69188121
REE NORMAN
>>69188121
>Not taking a huge piss after holding it in for an hour
My knees get weak
Horford's father on some contributing factors that led to Horford's decision.
>>69188139
Hi Steph
>>69188080
BITCH MADE NIGGA PULL THAT SKIRT UP
RBL RUNNIN THIS BITCH
ALL DEY
ERR DEY
4LYFE
KICK ROCKS FAGGOT ASS MARK ASS CHAUNCEY
>>69188162
based deluded boston fans
>>69188162
>Atlanta """"""fans""""""
>>69187673
Not 70M good, no. But put a bunch of shooters around him and the ball in his hands and he can make shit happen. Decent ice-breaker midrange game. Underrated man defense. Better passer than you expect. Likes big moments. He's legitimately one of the better backup ballhandlers in the league if you put scorers out there with him. Feel like he'll get worse away from Boston but no knowing that til it happens.
>>69188162
ok yeah i could see why he wouldnt choose dc if this is true
>>69188162
>boston delusion actually doing something
New thread when
>>69188064
>check mirror
>doesn't look like curryspammer
Feels great
>>69188157
>Pissing after cumming buckets
Best feeling in the world desu
>>69188162
Atlanta confirmed for BLOWN THE FUCK OUT
And they deserve it, too. Worst fans in America.
>>69188162
I mean Atlnta is a 3rd world city and I don't blame him for leaving, but if I'm a pro basketball player, I wouldn't give a shit about that.
>>69188080
It sucks.
The Lakers should have traded Pau to the Nets for those picks. Pau was more valuable at that point than Pierce/Garnett. I'd gladly take the Gerald Wallace contract for those picks.
But the Lakers didn't trade Gasol for anything except for "basketball reasons"
Basketball reasons has cursed the Lakers.
we got kobe mones
>>69186752
so I don't know much about NBA contracts, but does it really matter that Klay/Green have cheap contracts?
I thought the whole point of the Bird rights/clause/whatever is that you can resign anyone that's been on your team for 3 years for max $ even if it puts you over the cap. So couldn't GS just keep resigning everyone for eternity? Is there a limit of using that once per year or something?
>>69187521
Lin is making 8 figures because of his fucking last name and for being asian. If you want to try and get more people to buy tickets for your game, you'd rather have Lin than Rivers because the Nets aren't gonna win jack shit anyways.
>>69188162
>literally leaving a team because of a 4chan copypasta
>>69188283
Racist desu. Lin is fun to watch, has good memeific qualities.
>>69188282
Going over the cap has a severe penalty now. They could sign everybody, but the owners wouldn't make shekels.
>>69188162
truth
hawks have the worst fanbase in the nba
>>69188080
I hope it isn't. That stretch from 2008 to around 2012 was the best shit ever. To finally get a Celtics/Lakers rivalry in my lifetime after growing up and watching Pitino draft trash like Mercer/Moiso and trade Billups 50 games into his rookie season was a godsend.
Just imagine if Durant goes to Boston and Westbrook bolts for the Lakers. Imagine if in 2-3 years both teams met in the finals.
>>69187164
He's going to buttfuck him if he doesn't go hard in the paint.
>>69186651
>If I go to my fridge and I can't find a snickers bar, I'm not going to shit in my hand and eat it just because it's black.
Well you are spanish and thus nigger.
>>69186784
>Dude, Biyombo's strong and he can rebound and block shots.
This. Athletic and plays tough. Swagger to not be afraid even going against teams way better than him in stages way bigger than him.
I would want Biyombo on my team if we could get him and we knocked him out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v380rlzNaCI
This alone is enough to give him the contract.
>>69187743
GASOL TO OKC CONFIRMED
HE'S FINALLY COMING HOME
>>69187818
They also said the blazers would be a lottery team.
