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2019 NBA offseason
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Last: 5 yr ago by Enzo The Baker
OKC gets a "record setting collection of draft picks"
Unbelievable haul for the Thunder. Four unprotected 1st's, one protected 1st, two pick swaps, Gilgeous-Alexander, and Gallinari.
Danny Green to Lakers - 2/30m
Stupid money for him. They are desperate.
Stupid money for him. They are desperate.
What happens with Westbrook now? Does OKC completely blow it up and rebuild?
ETA: seeing reports that they're looking to possibly trade westbrook too
ETA: seeing reports that they're looking to possibly trade westbrook too
Looks like the Lakers are bringing back KCP and Javale McGee... which is nice
Holy ****
Russ is about to put up some crazy numbers with no one else to score and no real expectations of winning.
As much as I hate Russell Westbrook - Morey - make it happen.
SI article on Clippers.
https://www.si.com/nba/2019/07/06/clippers-sign-kawhi-leonard-free-agency-trade-paul-george
What a twist to the Kawhi story. Looked like Clippers had no shot because, although in L.A. where Kawhi wanted to be, they didn't have another superstar to pair Kawhi with over the next several years and the Lakers had AD.
Then Clippers pull this surprise stealth trade for George to meet Kawhi's 'Robin for Batman' requirements, a scenario which I don't remember anybody in the media even hypothesizing about.
https://www.si.com/nba/2019/07/06/clippers-sign-kawhi-leonard-free-agency-trade-paul-george
What a twist to the Kawhi story. Looked like Clippers had no shot because, although in L.A. where Kawhi wanted to be, they didn't have another superstar to pair Kawhi with over the next several years and the Lakers had AD.
Then Clippers pull this surprise stealth trade for George to meet Kawhi's 'Robin for Batman' requirements, a scenario which I don't remember anybody in the media even hypothesizing about.
The NBA is a cluster**** now. There is no building championship teams. Just musical chairs off all the best players every year. That's not going to be sustainable.
Because the superstar players have a lot more power now to force/choose where and with whom they want to play, that aspect of the NBA has has pretty much turned into something similar to college athletics recruiting. Organizations have to be able to recruit the best players AND keep their superstars happy when they got them (otherwise off to the Transfer portal they will go!).
And certain cities like Los Angeles, New York, Boston, Miami, etc. will always hold a more natural appeal and inherent advantage than others.
A difference from college though is there are a lot more fans who are fans of the PLAYER not the team. The superstar players are their own brand. So there are lots of LeBron fans who are now Lakers fans, Kawhi fans who will now be Clippers fans, new Nets fans because of Kyrie and Durant, and so forth. That is why the NBA is more popular than ever right now. Because of the individual superstars and all the drama that revolves around them.
And certain cities like Los Angeles, New York, Boston, Miami, etc. will always hold a more natural appeal and inherent advantage than others.
A difference from college though is there are a lot more fans who are fans of the PLAYER not the team. The superstar players are their own brand. So there are lots of LeBron fans who are now Lakers fans, Kawhi fans who will now be Clippers fans, new Nets fans because of Kyrie and Durant, and so forth. That is why the NBA is more popular than ever right now. Because of the individual superstars and all the drama that revolves around them.
I think they are going to drive away fans with this approach. I'm almost there. I didn't watch until the playoffs last year because the regular season was just not that interesting.
Cynic said:
I think they are going to drive away fans with this approach. I'm almost there. I didn't watch until the playoffs last year because the regular season was just not that interesting.
While they may lose a fan like yourself, they have been gaining other fans because the individualism superstardom of the NBA has apparently made it more popular than ever. Ratings, money, NBA is doing great. It isn't as reliant on die hard lifer fans of a particular team as say the NFL. The superstars are much more their own brand and they have fans that travel with them wherever they go.
Zion Williamson for example will now have a huge number of Zion fans, who don't really give a flip about the Pelicans but love Zion. And if Zion forces a trade or FAs out of New Orleans a few years from now, those fans will just hop over to his new team.
Wow wtf crazy ass news happened during my sleep...
Cynic said:
I think they are going to drive away fans with this approach. I'm almost there. I didn't watch until the playoffs last year because the regular season was just not that interesting.
I'm a lakers fan so I'm bummed by this, but as an NBA fan this is setting up as the most wide open season since 1994. With a bunch of good teams and a bunch of superstars in their prime playing a fun style of basketball.
The regular season should be great.
Getting PG13 was quite a surprise to me. Jerry West has done it again! He's the reason how KD landed in Golden State. Now, he brought Kawhi to the LA Clippers and promised him he will bring him PG13. Just incredible.
zooguy96 said:
As much as I hate Russell Westbrook - Morey - make it happen.
Harden and Westbrook seem like they would be an awful fit. They are both super-crazy-high usage guards who need to dominate the ball, and tend to just stand around when off it (off the ball = resting time).
The basketball reporters are so fos
zooguy96 said:
As much as I hate Russell Westbrook - Morey - make it happen.
Hard pass
Could you imagine the sideline videos of Pop and Westbrook yelling at each other? What's the basketball equivalent of a coach yanking a face mask?WES2006AG said:zooguy96 said:
As much as I hate Russell Westbrook - Morey - make it happen.
Hard pass
It is time for the ultimate final test before Pop retires. Spurs need to trade for Westbrook and sign Cousins.
I wonder if PG and KD are going to trade Russ stories the next time they meet.
"Yep, not a bad dude to play with for a while, but he just gets to you in that Russ way, you know?"
"Oh, I know"
"Yep, not a bad dude to play with for a while, but he just gets to you in that Russ way, you know?"
"Oh, I know"
Pumpkinhead said:West Texan said:Guitarsoup said:
Have like 3mm left on the MLE, though. Take it, Kawhi. HEB commercials will make up the rest
Maybe George Strait can get him a record deal like Drake is trying to do.
Spurs may need to find a celebrity rapper super fan like Drake (Raptors) or Snoop Dog (Lakers) if they ever want to be a major player in NBA superstar FA market. Not sure country western record label enticements are going to cut it.
So who's the clippers rapper super fan?
West Texan said:Pumpkinhead said:West Texan said:Guitarsoup said:
Have like 3mm left on the MLE, though. Take it, Kawhi. HEB commercials will make up the rest
Maybe George Strait can get him a record deal like Drake is trying to do.
Spurs may need to find a celebrity rapper super fan like Drake (Raptors) or Snoop Dog (Lakers) if they ever want to be a major player in NBA superstar FA market. Not sure country western record label enticements are going to cut it.
So who's the clippers rapper super fan?
Billy Crystal must have a lot more street cred than we are giving him credit for.
WES2006AG said:West Texan said:Pumpkinhead said:West Texan said:Guitarsoup said:
Have like 3mm left on the MLE, though. Take it, Kawhi. HEB commercials will make up the rest
Maybe George Strait can get him a record deal like Drake is trying to do.
Spurs may need to find a celebrity rapper super fan like Drake (Raptors) or Snoop Dog (Lakers) if they ever want to be a major player in NBA superstar FA market. Not sure country western record label enticements are going to cut it.
So who's the clippers rapper super fan?
Billy Crystal must have a lot more street cred than we are giving him credit for.
Between Kawhi and PG's camps, the Clippers and OKC, really impressive that there were no leaks or smoke in the media about this beforehand.
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