Exclusive OFFICIAL AROUND THE NBA: NOVEMBER 2024

[SharpesTriumph]

Gotta have some contracts on team. There is a salary floor. Can’t just have young guys and picks.

That has nothing to do with my post. The Blazers would have salaries regardless. My post was about the draft pick return from the Dame trade that we sent the wizards for Deni. I'd much rather have that pick back. It didn't make sense to send out picks from role players when our starters are so unknown.

If we look at salaries your statements are actually basically backwards; the Blazers did the Deni trade to CUT salary and duck the tax.

 

[wizenheimer]

That has nothing to do with my post. The Blazers would have salaries regardless. My post was about the draft pick return from the Dame trade that we sent the wizards for Deni. I'd much rather have that pick back. It didn't make sense to send out picks from role players when our starters are so unknown.

If we look at salaries your statements are actually basically backwards; the Blazers did the Deni trade to CUT salary and duck the tax.

yeah, this concern about the team salary floor is really overblown

the rules of the minimum team salary are pretty simple. Teams can be way under the floor in the off-season. They can use cap-space like they always have. The main change is that teams must be at or above the floor when the season starts. If they are below, their effective cap is adjusted upward to the floor. And the punishment is that any team below the floor when the season starts can not collect an tax disbursements at the end of that season (you can bet the Vulcans know about that rule)

the league-wide effect is that once the season starts, the maximum cap-space any team can have is 10% of the cap

anyway, the salary floor this season is 90% of the 140.6M salary cap. So, the floor is 126.5M. Portland is 41M over the floor and 27M over the cap. They were in no danger of being under the floor

 

[THE HCP]

 

[THE HCP]

Looking forward to THIS years draft for sure.

 

[Cugel]

So who will take Doc’s place once he’s fired? MIL has to do something, even if symbolic. Both Dame and Giannis are delivering the goods but the bench sucks. Will Middleton really make a diff at his age? I dunno.

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[PtldPlatypus]

They have nothing to offer

 

[wizenheimer]

So who will take Doc’s place once he’s fired? MIL has to do something, even if symbolic. Both Dame and Giannis are delivering the goods but the bench sucks. Will Middleton really make a diff at his age? I dunno.

I think Doc signed for 4-year/40M dollars. Rumor is fully guaranteed. Yikes!!

 

[BigGameDamian]

The superstars that are entertaining are getting old. That's the problem.

Doncic is probably the biggest younger star with a personality at the moment. There isn't a prime Lebron, Durant, Kobe, MJ etc.

Anthony Edwards?

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

Anthony Edwards?

I like Anthony Edwards. But he is in Minnesota.

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[MickZagger]

Scottie Jr has been killing it this year.

 

[THE HCP]

You can’t argue with this stat!

 

[SharpesTriumph]

You can’t argue with this stat!
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Heard the 6ers being called "Clippers East" which is funny.... Bunch of all-star talents but questionable if they'll ever be healthy.

 

[Phatguysrule]

Legit father-son duo

 

[kjironman1]

Luka trying to claim the CROWN!

 

[Phatguysrule]

Luka trying to claim the CROWN!

I don't like Luka.

 

[BIG Q]

Luka trying to claim the CROWN!

Did that not get reviewed for flagrant and then discovered he was never touched?

 

[kjironman1]

Did that not get reviewed for flagrant and then discovered he was never touched?

Takes nothing away from the fact that he laid on the floor holding his face for 30 seconds after NOT being hit. This is up there with King James!

 

[Phatguysrule]

Takes nothing away from the fact that he laid on the floor holding his face for 30 seconds after NOT being hit. This is up there with King James!

And Chris Paul

 

[kjironman1]

Did that not get reviewed for flagrant and then discovered he was never touched?

By the way I did not watch the game and have no idea how this transpired but this play already has a couple articles written about it and I seems the foul was upheld against Nurk.

 

[BIG Q]

Takes nothing away from the fact that he laid on the floor holding his face for 30 seconds after NOT being hit. This is up there with King James!

Would have been incredible for them to review it, rescind the foul and then hit him with a technical. I am sure none of that happened though.

 

[BIG Q]

By the way I did not watch the game and have no idea how this transpired but this play already has a couple articles written about it and I seems the foul was upheld against Nurk.

Just wow! And then to cry after the game about losing. That was karma straight up biting them is the ass. As Sheed always said, "ball don't lie." Or was it "CTC?" I forget.

 

[Phatguysrule]

Would have been incredible for them to review it, rescind the would and then hit him with a technical. I am sure none of that happened though.

That's what needs to happen. And then play the video everywhere. PHX should play it on the big screen and mock him for it before every game. Until he apologizes, at least.

Need to hold people accountable for this kind of behavior.

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[BigGameDamian]

No mention of Jeremi Grant?

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Seems like there's a shit-ton of centers available in trade: Ayton is competing with Valanciunas, Vucevic, Brook Lopez. Nobody wants centers who can't play defense.

 

[handiman]

Seems like there's a shit-ton of centers available in trade: Ayton is competing with Valanciunas, Vucevic, Brook Lopez. Nobody wants centers who can't play defense.

Which is funny, because lots of people thought the Bucks would tread water defensively with Dame, because they had Lopez anchoring the D. I questioned at the time would he revert back to his pre-Jrue role of all-offense, no-defense.

 

[THE HCP]

How dare you say he was great? Didn't you hear?

ThIs DrAfT sUxxxx11!!

This past years draft will go down as one of the worst in history bro. Just will. I know you have been and still are riding high with it…… but keep the faith if you want. Seems like a strange hill to die on though.