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dokmo
Aug 27, 2006

:stat:man
Key Dates:

Feb. 8: Trade deadline (3 p.m. ET)

That's all you need to know.

There's also an all star game sometime, but nobody cares.

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AggressivelyStupid
Jan 9, 2012

First

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Jack's Flow
Jun 6, 2003

Life, friends, is boring
C.J. McCollum is a good basketball player. And I hope Lebron gets traded.

dokmo
Aug 27, 2006

:stat:man
If you're not reading Ben Falk's articles, you probably should. They cost money but are totally worth it.

quote:

When the cap jumped in 2016, New Orleans had $26M in cap room to spend or save. They chose to use most of it to sign Solomon Hill ($12M per year) and E’Twaun Moore ($8M per year) to long-term deals. That meant that last summer after the Cousins trade, when Jrue Holiday became a free agent, the Pelicans had only around $14M in room. They couldn’t get a replacement for Holiday with that room (players of his caliber like Jeff Teague and George Hill were commanding $19M per year), so they were stuck without any real choice or bargaining leverage. They re-signed Holiday to a 5 year deal (including a player option on the end) for $26M per season.

Those moves, in isolation, all seem logical. New Orleans was taking the next step that made sense, following the open path in front of them. But now they’re staring at the fence at the end of that path.

This is the same theme I wrote about yesterday regarding the Blake Griffin trade. It’s the same fence that the Clippers bumped up against and that the Pistons now face. And this won’t be the last time we read about this. The cap jump created a fun little bank holiday for teams. But the jump seems to be over, the cap has flattened, and now the checks are coming due.

zoux
Apr 28, 2006

https://twitter.com/spurs/status/959102485087494144

Don't follow the ball dumb doggo, that's how you get crossed up

MOVIE MAJICK
Jan 4, 2012

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Dexo
Aug 15, 2009

A city that was to live by night after the wilderness had passed. A city that was to forge out of steel and blood-red neon its own peculiar wilderness.
https://twitter.com/AndrewDBailey/status/959111634093510658

Lavine is a no good.

Cool Buff Man
Jul 30, 2006

bitch

On the other hand: Daniel Theis, MVP.

KDdidit
Mar 2, 2007



Grimey Drawer
Congratulations Derrick Rose!

http://terezowens.com/derrrick-rose-secretly-got-married-during-his-personal-leave-of-absence/

quote:

Remember when the former MVP has decided to take time away from the Cavaliers and weigh his basketball future, well reportedly he was just getting hitched. According to our source, Derrick reportedly eloped with his longtime girlfriend Alaina, who is pregnant. Our insider explained, “Derrick and Alaina wanted to start their family as a married couple.” We’re told that the wedding was small and private. At the time of his hiatus, former league MVP Rose claimed that he was taking personal time “to evaluate his future in the NBA ” and that his numerous injuries were “taking a toll on him mentally.” Nope, just needed to get married.-TO

Lockback
Sep 3, 2006

All days are nights to see till I see thee; and nights bright days when dreams do show me thee.

God damnit I told you to be nice to the boy. ACLs take a long time to recover from.

Doltos
Dec 28, 2005

🤌🤌🤌
Ron Baker's season in a nut shell

scuz
Aug 29, 2003

You can't be angry ALL the time!




Fun Shoe
He was our most beloved liability on the floor. Impossible not to like, but dang, man. :smith:

Kibner
Oct 21, 2008

#1 Pelican Fan
lmao

https://twitter.com/redapples/status/959068741903331329

Jack's Flow
Jun 6, 2003

Life, friends, is boring

Doltos posted:

Ron Baker's season in a nut shell



His body reacts to playing against NBA level athletes like I'd expect my body to react. Life is pain, Ron, life is pain.

BWV
Feb 24, 2005


just a reminder for those new posters in February that Kevin Durant is a bitch and Jake Poeltl is the best player in the NBA.

Fast Luck
Feb 2, 1988

Lockback posted:

God damnit I told you to be nice to the boy. ACLs take a long time to recover from.
He's always been rear end defensively though. Sam Mitchell basically said he was too dumb to figure defense out. Thankfully defense isn't as high a priority for a shooting guard as for a big.

Papercut
Aug 24, 2005

The quickest substitution in the history of the NBA
I just remembered OJ Mayo. What is going on with OJ Mayo?

euphronius
Feb 18, 2009

Papercut posted:

I just remembered OJ Mayo. What is going on with OJ Mayo?

He was banned from the NBA

The Glumslinger
Sep 24, 2008

Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?


Hair Elf
https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/959125397945376769

Paul Zuvella
Dec 7, 2011

Papercut posted:

I just remembered OJ Mayo. What is going on with OJ Mayo?

He was banned for two years for breaking the nba "drug of abuse" policy.

NBA Drug of Abuse list posted:

amphetamine and its analogs (including, but not limited to, methamphetamine and MDMA), cocaine, LSD, opiates (heroin, codeine and morphine), and PCP

The Glumslinger
Sep 24, 2008

Coach Nagy, you want me to throw to WHAT side of the field?


Hair Elf
https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/959126379299209221

euphronius
Feb 18, 2009


Lmao it took two days for NOP to stop being dumb

Nick Rivers
Nov 23, 2004

Doltos posted:

Ron Baker's season in a nut shell



Ron Baker is going to go off spinning through time and space like the Buck Rogers intro he got owned so hard

morestuff
Aug 2, 2008

You can't stop what's coming

euphronius posted:

Lmao it took two days for NOP to stop being dumb

Looks like they might have wrung out an extra second rounder

https://twitter.com/KCJHoop/status/959127847452291073

Edit: Or not

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/959128539638435841

AggressivelyStupid
Jan 9, 2012

bulls are dumb

AggressivelyStupid
Jan 9, 2012

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/959128912499499009

welcome to cleveland tony!!

Metapod
Mar 18, 2012
Can tony still defend at an elite level asking for Sam

scuz
Aug 29, 2003

You can't be angry ALL the time!




Fun Shoe
https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/959130105489645573

Metapod posted:

Can tony still defend at an elite level asking for Sam Thibs.

Fast Luck
Feb 2, 1988

Would the Pels still aim for Monroe even if they add Mirotic? I guess they don't play the same position, so maybe?

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/959111395261509632

scuz
Aug 29, 2003

You can't be angry ALL the time!




Fun Shoe

Fast Luck posted:

Would the Pels still aim for Monroe even if they add Mirotic? I guess they don't play the same position, so maybe?

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/959111395261509632
Sounds like "doing it big" to me, so yeah!

DC Murderverse
Nov 10, 2016

"Tell that to Zod's snapped neck!"

Alright, Pels got all this space now what are they gonna do with it?

Kibner
Oct 21, 2008

#1 Pelican Fan

Fast Luck posted:

Would the Pels still aim for Monroe even if they add Mirotic? I guess they don't play the same position, so maybe?

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/959111395261509632

Local reporters say they are still going hard after Monroe.

Looks like the Pels were able to package Omer, Asik, Allen, and Nelson in addition to the first round pick in exchange for Mirotic and a second rounder. That frees up roster spots and salary for the pursuit of Monroe and (hopefully young) roster filler. Better return for the Pels than the proposal a couple days ago.

xbilkis
Apr 11, 2005

god qb
me
jay hova
It is incredibly easy to punk the Bulls front office.

I saw a chart somewhere that showed the Bulls have made, like, three second-round picks since Chris Duhon in 2004, but I can't seem to track it down. If anyone could find that I would be forever grateful

dokmo
Aug 27, 2006

:stat:man

xbilkis posted:

It is incredibly easy to punk the Bulls front office.

I saw a chart somewhere that showed the Bulls have made, like, three second-round picks since Chris Duhon in 2004, but I can't seem to track it down. If anyone could find that I would be forever grateful

https://www.basketball-reference.co...rder_by=year_id

xbilkis
Apr 11, 2005

god qb
me
jay hova
Thanks -- I also found the actual thing I was thinking of. Not quite as bad as I remembered, but still, throw two more "traded" bad boys on here for 2017 and 2018

AggressivelyStupid
Jan 9, 2012

https://twitter.com/bomani_jones/status/959132986607390721

drat

Niwrad
Jul 1, 2008

Lockback posted:

God damnit I told you to be nice to the boy. ACLs take a long time to recover from.

On the other hand, Dunn has been kind of good and I was expecting nothing from him.

Kibner
Oct 21, 2008

#1 Pelican Fan
lol I think this means the Pels can pick up Pondexter again:

https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/959135537171968002

Brolander
Oct 20, 2008

i am but a vessel
watching the CJ highlights. he's my vote for Most Valuable Average Lookin Dude

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pubic works project
Jan 28, 2005

No Decepticon in history, and I say this with great surety, has been treated worse or more unfairly.

BWV posted:

just a reminder for those new posters in February that Kevin Durant is a bitch and Victor Oladipo is the best player in the NBA.

Fixed that for you.

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