OT: NBA Offseason

[uconnbill]

The Celtics were not a winner. They just avoided being a loser by signing Kemba.
They did not make a huge upgrade at the point guard position. They made an upgrade on fit for the team. They did not make an upgrade on talent.

Kyrie was their plan A because he’s a top 5 PG in the league and the guy they traded a lottery pick for. Their plan A was a healthy Hayward, Kyrie not being an a**hat, and trading for Anthony Davis. That failed, tremendously.

Kemba was their plan B, at least.

Not true as a Celtic fan I know they would have kept Kyrie but the issues were to many to overcome and Kemba is a great teammate.

They still need a big man, and need Brown and Tatum to step up.

 

[djct1999]

 

[superjohn]

Love what the Jazz are doing.

 

[FartMan69]

Pacers are a top 4 team in the conference now. Doing great

 

[the Q]

Can we laugh at the kings yet?

 

[Lefty2one]

Nice moves for both Utah and Indy.

 

[the Q]

Nice moves for both Utah and Indy.

Very expensive for bog. But fills a nice need. Now they need a crowded replacement

 

[UconnU]

If I’m Jarrett Allen I’m a little confused by the DeAndre Jordan signing.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

76ers having a tough evening. Lose Redick, have to essentially max Harris, and may lose Butler. Redick is a big loss, and he was relatively cheap.

Jazz may be favorites in West depending on Kawhi and a few other moves.

Brogdon is good, but not worth 4 years/$85 million. Bucks made the right decision. Pacers still looking good next year.

Derrick Rose at $7.5/year is one of the better moves of the night.

 

[HuskyHawk]

I think the NBA is wide open next season. There is no clear favorite in either conference and there is much more balance between west and east now.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Knicks saying stupid things about Durant because they are the Knicks. If they didn't want Durant, why take the meeting? All they did was bring attention to the fact they are idiots.

 

[UconnFanNVa]

Apparently Cona Dolan didn't want to offer kd the full max. What an idiot.

 

[JB75]

So lemme get this straight- KD leaves golden st with Steph and klay to come to Brooklyn to play with Kyrie? Lol

 

[Lefty2one]

Pure damage control by the Knicks. There's no way they didn't offer KD a max.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Hornets sign Rozier to 3 years/$58 million deal. $19/year for a backup point guard. I thought Charlotte was trying to get rid of toxic contracts, not add new ones.

 

[UconnFanNVa]

Pure damage control by the Knicks. There's no way they didn't offer KD a max.

Dolan is that dumb

 

[Walker11]

Apparently Cona Dolan didn't want to offer kd the full max. What an idiot.

This is the lamest instance of damage control I can imagine.

 

[Walker11]

Hornets sign Rozier to 3 years/$58 million deal. $19/year for a backup point guard. I thought Charlotte was trying to get rid of toxic contracts, not add new ones.

Rozier is a great tank commander.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Pure damage control by the Knicks. There's no way they didn't offer KD a max.

The two choices are:

A) the Knicks offered max and didn't get KD, or

B) the Knicks thought they could low-ball KD.

Either way, the Knicks look like idiots after this press release. Why not just shut up and move on?

 

[djct1999]

5 years, 180 mil for Tobias Harris? There is stupid(as in a lot) money(see Damian Lillard), then there is STUPID money. The AAV for Tobias is stupidity at its finest.

 

[UCDaveD]

Lmao I love when the Knicks screw up. Makes WFAN a hilarious listen.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Watch them freak out and give Julius Randle 100+ mil.

Signed Randle to 3 years for $63 million. A little high, but reasonable.

 

[UconnU]

Hornets sign Rozier to 3 years/$58 million deal. $19/year for a backup point guard. I thought Charlotte was trying to get rid of toxic contracts, not add new ones.

Jordan is the Jordan of bad Executives. Hornets are constructed so poorly it’s laughable.

 

[Lefty2one]

That is reasonable and thankfully it's not four years. If they're smart with the rest of their space (still a whopping $51m) they should have plenty of cap space in Summer '21 for the decent class.

 

[superjohn]

The two choices are:

A) the Knicks offered max and didn't get KD, or

B) the Knicks thought they could low-ball KD.

Either way, the Knicks look like idiots after this press release. Why not just shut up and move on?

They definitely offered KD the max, he turned them down because they don't have much of anything and he knew he wasn't bringing another superstar with him.