NBA 2020/2021

[CrimsonNBlue]

I'm well aware of how they have played him, their roster, his injury, and the effect on his starting spot and minutes.

It's just the process he's in. They will extend the QO and then the ball is in his court. They can't just trade him. They could walk away from him, which would make absolutely no sense.

They will first work on a new deal after the QO. If they can get him to sign for a hometown discount, why in the world would they trade him?


I don't think you even watch the NBA.

[Deleted User 863]

LOL. I do mostly watch WNBA and NHL.

I don't think they're going to pay him anywhere near what he is going to be worth to be a career backup to Lamelo. They need big guys. They already have Hayward and Lamelo in the backcourt as their franchise players.

[Deleted User 863]

https://theathletic.com/2450395/2021/03 ... -deadline/

https://swarmandsting.com/2021/03/22/ch ... na-pacers/

Rumors obviously, but they're out there....i think they would absolutely consider a trade for Devonte if the price was right and they're multiple teams who i think would be willing to give up some valuable players/picks that would make it worth it for Charlotte to listen.

[CrimsonNBlue]

I don't think they're going to pay him anywhere near what he is going to be worth to be a career backup to Lamelo.

I agree he is worth way more on the open market, but there's no reason why they wouldn't try to get him to do something stupid and take way less money to stay on the hometown team.

Even if he doubles his salary, that's a huge bargain for a guy that's going to start a lot of games, and at worse be a veteran backup PG that can shoot and pass.

NBA fans do this weird thing where they wonder why certain guys get paid because they tend to think the 5 starters play every possession together and 48 minutes per game.

[Deleted User 863]

A few other recent articles if anyone is interested.


https://clutchpoints.com/nba-trade-rumo ... ks-pacers/

https://heavy.com/sports/boston-celtics ... de-target/

[CrimsonNBlue]

I do agree that it would make more sense to move him before tomorrow's deadline, but of course that's not what you floated.

[Deleted User 863]

Today/Tomorrow or before the draft during the offseason isn't much different.

Depends if the Lamelo injury changes things for them significantly?

[CrimsonNBlue]

Today/Tomorrow or before the draft during the offseason isn't much different.

It's definitely different.

[Cascadia]

Illy moving the goalposts again?

[Deleted User 89]

lol

[Deleted User 863]

Bulls made nice trade deadline moves.

[Deleted User 289]

Bulls made nice trade deadline moves.

Yes they did. That and $2.25 will get them a ride on a bus and MAYBE the 5th, 6th, 7th, or 8th seed.

[Sparko]

With the Georgia fascist voting law, I say absolutely no more sporting events there, especially the NBA. Embargo their ass. They essentially went full Nazi today.

[Deleted User 289]

Do you recall when AZ was denied the Super Bowl because they were the only state that wouldn't recognize MLK Day as a "state" holiday?
Perhaps fuck Georgia in regards to the tournament? Although there are no NCAA tournament games planned to be played in Georgia next season and no Final Four in Atlanta planned for next 4 or 5 years.

[Deleted User 289]

This is/was pretty insane.

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[Deleted User 289]

Further proof the NBA blows - 3 games tonight were decided by more than 40 points.
Josh and Svi were on the losing end of 2 of them.

[Deleted User 863]

Further proof the NBA blows - 3 games tonight were decided by more than 40 points.
Josh and Svi were on the losing end of 2 of them.

That is sports.

Baylor Houston wasn't very exciting either.

[Deleted User 289]

I just witnessed one of the biggest class moves by an NBA player.
A little kid wearing a Duke hoodie, Duke shorts, and Kyrie Irving shoes was standing outside the Peninsula Hotel in Chicago.
The Brooklyn Nets were boarding the buses to go to the United Center to play the Bulls. Kyrie comes out and the crowd basically attacks him trying to take pics and get autographs. Due to Covid protocols he can't sign autographs. Kyrie gets on the bus and the little kid starts crying. The bus starts to drive away but abruptly stops. Kyrie must have seen the kid crying. Kyrie gets off the bus, walks up to the kid, gives him a fist bump and hug and tells him he's sorry and not to cry. Explains why he couldn't sign an autograph for the kid and tells the kid to please watch him on TV and thanks him for being a fan. The kid's face lit up like a Christmas tree. He was so happy.

[ousdahl]

Kyrie gave gutter a hug, how cute!

[Deleted User 289]

Kyrie gave gutter a hug, how cute!

Nope. I'm far from being little and a kid.
He gave a Black kid $500 cash. Supposedly it's a common thing that he does.