ChickenMedium posted:

The smart money is on the Pacers leaking it, so they can fall back on "we had to trade him!" when they inevitably trade away their best player for scraps.

Ghost Dog posted:

if hes gone dark neither utah or boston would want him

RCarr posted:

I've never really watched Waiters play. Do I want the Knicks to sign him?

PantsFreeZone posted:

Dion gets 4 years/$52m

https://twitter.com/KDTrey5/status/882663756978831360

EMC posted:

EMC posted:

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/883127446949642241

Chaos dunk lives

zoux posted:

Can someone explain to me, an idiot, how the Nets FO is loving with Washington via an Otto Porter offer sheet? And apparently are loving other clubs FOs as well?

zoux posted:

https://mobile.twitter.com/wojespn/status/883779116553469953

Oh mama

quote:

As long as the first-year salary – including both likely and unlikely bonuses — in any new contract(s) fits within the team’s cap room at the point the contract is officially executed, the contract is legal. The first-year salary thereafter excludes the amount of the unlikely bonus.

The Heat manipulated these rules with each of Waiters, Olynyk and Johnson:

Dion Waiters’ contract was publicly reported as 4-years, $52 million, but that’s not technically how it is structured. Waiters will actually receive $47.3 million in base salary, plus up to another $4.7 million in bonus money. All of that bonus money has been deemed unlikely to be achieved. Which means that after the contract was approved, only the first-year base salary was charged against the cap for this season; that’s $11.0 million, without the $1.1 million in bonus money.

Kelly Olynyk’s contract was publicly reported as 4-years, $50 million (with a player option on the final year), but that’s not technically how it was structured. He will actually receive $45.6 million in base salary, plus up to another $5.6 million in bonus money. All of that bonus money has been deemed unlikely to be achieved. (He also has a trade bonus equal to the lesser of 5% of the remaining value of the contract and $2 million.) Which means that after the contract was approved, only the first-year base salary was charged against the cap for this season; that’s $10.6 million, without the $1.4 million in bonus money.

James Johnson’s contract was publicly reported as 4-years, $60 million (with a player option on the final year), but that’s not technically how it was structured. He will actually receive $59.1 million in base salary, plus up to another $946K in bonus money(1). That bonus money, unlike the others, does count against the salary cap. Which means that after the contract was approved, the $13.7 million first-year salary, and the $220K bonus, was charged against the cap for this season; that’s $14.0 million.

Jenny Angel posted:

EDIT: Wrong thread!

But I do have some questions while I'm here! I grew up in Chicago in the 90's, so obviously I was really into basketball, but I stopped keeping track after '98 and was definitely too young while I was watching to appreciate any of the strategy. Recently though, I've been seeing a bunch of basketball stuff about the playoffs and offseason on my twitter timeline and getting real nostalgic, so I thought I might try to get back into watching it. I have three main questions:

1) What are my best bets for watching if I don't have TV service? I got a decent-sized TV that's hooked up to an XBox, so are there any good options for streaming sites or apps that I can use? Happy to pay for a subscription if necessary
2) Who should I be a fan of? I'm really hesitant to go back to the Bulls because I don't want to compare everything the current team does to my idealized memories of MJ and his superhero friends, so I'm kinda just looking for a team that's decent enough that watching them won't be constant heartbreak, and fun enough to watch that I can really develop that love. Things that I, a basketball dummy, think are cool as hell include big men plowing through defenders and big men doing authoritative blocks, so please direct me towards any teams that do a whole bunch of that poo poo, or just please tell me a sentence or two about why your own team is the coolest and I'll 100% be convinced
3) Are there any good resources for understanding terminology and strategy? Like, I remember enough about the basic rules, and I know broadly what each of the positions are supposed to do, but I definitely don't have enough knowledge of the game to appreciate what's going on beyond "gently caress, that big man plowed through that defender"

Dexo posted:

Re: Cameron Payne

https://twitter.com/KCJHoop/status/884543400891908096

Cool Buff Man posted:

Would you guys just make a fart joke thread already

pubic works project posted:

https://twitter.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/887379895180853248

Nooooooooooo Willie!!! I wanted you on the Pacers!

zoux posted:

Tired: Flat-Earth Kyrie

Wired:
https://twitter.com/TaylorRooks/status/912685121886654464/video/1

Dejan Bimble posted:

Which NBA player is the most disappointing to you, personally?