OFFICIAL AROUND THE NBA THREAD - June 2021

[SlyPokerDog]

I would totally trade Lillard for OKC's 18 first round draft picks.

 

[Titan]

That's why you keep punting picks down the road. Teams always value the immediacy of upcoming picks over future ones.

Well yeah they would have to punt those picks. Who would feel happy being drafted by OKC knowing that next year you will get replaced by their newest pick and so forth. It will be an interesting experiment to see if it works out.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

 

[calvin natt]

Rich/white/50’s/Utah/eastern WA yep checks out

 

[illmatic99]

Ben is -15 in 8 minutes with 3 fouls. Yes yes yes

 

[RR7]

Ben is -15 in 8 minutes with 3 fouls. Yes yes yes

Looking at flights to Portland on his phone during the half.

 

[illmatic99]

Ugh come on mcmuffin. Stop coaching like an idiot

 

[crandc]

I can't resist

That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia....

 

[AldoTrapani]

I loved him as a blazer still pissed about this. Somehow we thought “we got Simons it’s coo” so fuck it

 

[brooklynballer]

I loved him as a blazer still pissed about this. Somehow we thought “we got Simons it’s coo” so fuck it

He was one of the main reasons why the Blazers went to the WCF two seasons ago. He gave the Blazers a punch of scoring off the bench (and surprisingly adequate defense) that they just haven’t been able to replace. Simons’ ceiling is lower than Curry’s floor.

 

[Hoopguru]

He was one of the main reasons why the Blazers went to the WCF two seasons ago. He gave the Blazers a punch of scoring off the bench (and surprisingly adequate defense) that they just haven’t been able to replace. Simons’ ceiling is lower than Curry’s floor.

Curry is 30 years old give Simons a few years.

 

[RR7]

I loved him as a blazer still pissed about this. Somehow we thought “we got Simons it’s coo” so fuck it

Fairly positive we could not sign him for the contract he got. But, that doesn't matter to you.

 

[PHXBlazer1]

Damn if the Jazz blow this game...

 

[blazerkor]

Damn if the Jazz blow this game...

They blowin it

 

[blazerkor]

Damn if the Jazz blow this game...

I don't care that much because the biggest reason I hate the Clips is PatBev and he's like their ninth man... that being said, here comes the Jazz.

 

[wizenheimer]

Fairly positive we could not sign him for the contract he got. But, that doesn't matter to you.

Portland signed him for 2.75M which I was thinking was the BAE, but looking at their payroll Portland was 9M over the tax line and they would have been hard-capped at the apron using the BAE. So they much have used part of the tax-MLE

it would be amazing foresight to have signed him for the full tax-MLE when he was willing to sign for half of it. Even then, non-bird rights would have allowed Portland to offer a salary the next year that was stiil 1.5M short of what he signed for

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Looks like they will be doing some trading up in the drafts.

 

[illmatic99]

Ty lue has made gobert unplayable. What a coaching clinic.

If billups has had any impact in the adjustments lue made this series and in this game, he needs to be hired asap

 

[PHXBlazer1]

Might wanna guard Terrance Mann if you’re the Jazz..defense lookin like the Blazers out there

 

[illmatic99]

Center position is officially defunct.

 

[illmatic99]

Id be all in on trading Nurkic. No point to having one late in the playoffs

 

[B-Roy]

There have been some epic collapses in these playoffs…

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Ty lue has made gobert unplayable. What a coaching clinic.

If billups has had any impact in the adjustments lue made this series and in this game, he needs to be hired asap

He has certainly shown how to beat Utah; play without a center.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Wow, the Jazz with the epic 2nd half collapse.

 

[PCmor7]

Who is this? For research.

Presti's wife, Shannon.

She was the manager for the men's basketball team when she was at Kansas. Some guys at the school also produced a pretty successful swimsuit calendar. I think it was called "The Women of KU." She was the cover model like three years in a row.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Terrance Mann drafted 48th overall.

 

[blazerkor]

Fuck PatBev but the better team won... without their best player.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Center position is officially defunct.

MDA will start Ben Simmons at center for the Blazers - the Draymond Green role.

Just ye watch

 

[James lamphear]

Clippers use to made gobert make a decision stay in the middle to protect the rim or go out 3 point line. Plus Utah like so many team in this league the star goes iso to much and rely on there teammates to help. Clippers swung the ball to get wide open 3 but clippers star trust his teammates.

 

[riverman]

So looks like the Blazers could interview Carlisle and Quinn before Billups is done with the playoffs!