TigerinATL

[quote]Shams Charania @ShamsCharania 7m Free agent Gary Payton II is finalizing a three-year, $28 million deal with the Portland Trail Blazers, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium[/quote]...

Because these players can choose to sit which gets the owner zero production out of a $40 million asset and decreases the trade value of the player significantly. The majority of this board is against trading for a top 3 player and the primary reason is fear that he'll do the same thing to us if ev...

I don’t think so. With the picks that they owe Houston I’m guessing they want to be good enough to still be a playoff team. ...

[quote]NBACentral @TheNBACentral 2h The Brooklyn Nets want "at least two All-Stars" in exchange for Kevin Durant, per Stephen A. Smith [/quote] What team has 2 All Stars to spare that's not already a contender?...

It's also important to know that if you do continue, you should consider stopping after season 3. Basically just when Ragnar/Rollo/Lagertha have your full attention they start transitioning the show away from them as the main characters and shift it to Ragnar's kids. It's just not the same after t...

Yeah, the Lakers aren't getting what they want without putting a pick in the mix, and it seems like that's a line drawn in the sand by Pelinka or Buss that they won't cross....

[quote]Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn 4h All-Star guard Bradley Beal has agreed to a five-year, $251 million maximum contract to stay with the Washington Wizards, his agent Mark Bartelstein of @PrioritySports tells ESPN.[/quote] [quote]Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn 3m Free agent center Andre Dr...

What positive asset are the Nets getting in this case though? THT and Nunn? They might as well just ride it out with crazy and see what they can get for him at the deadline. I'm not saying this as a Pels fan that doesn't want Kyrie going to the Lakers, I looking at this from the Nets perspectiv...

Isn't Rozier considered negative value with his contract? The Nets are the one with the best player in the deal and they eat the longest bad contract? That doesn't add up....

[quote]Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn · 4h BREAKING: Memphis Grizzlies F Jaren Jackson Jr., underwent surgery to repair a stress fracture in his right foot on Wednesday and is expected to be sidelined for 4-to-6 months, sources tell ESPN. Jackson is expected to make a full recovery.[/quote] We kn...

I just don't get the people that think this is a guaranteed Finals appearance. Lets' assume you have to give up Ingram, filler and picks. - If Zion gets injured, are CJ and KD enough to make the Finals? - If KD gets injured, are Zion and CJ enough make the Finals? If you do stumble in that 1...

Maybe I just missed it but I didn't see many of the flurry of small transactions that came through get posted since the KD Sweepstakes started. Here's a bunch of small moves, although a few are big to us, per Shams. [quote]Free agent Malik Monk is finalizing a deal with the Sacramento Kings, sou...

I kept waiting for them to say, Just kidding, here's the real trailer. Are they really going dark and gritty with this? If not it seems like a publicity stunt that will backfire because now I kind of want to see this show. ...

[quote]Wtf did I miss? I thought Kyrie was staying in Brooklyn[/quote] There were quite a few people saying the Kyrie situation wasn't settled. What we need to be concerned about is Kyrie + useful role players for Westbrook and a pick....

There are some other pictures here. https://twitter.com/_Andrew_Lopez/status/1542555644703739904...

Side Side Note, Willie looks slimmer as a coach than he did as a player....

[quote]Andrew Lopez @_Andrew_Lopez 21m Zion Williamson spent his morning taking the 85 or so kids signed up for his YMCA camp to the movies. You’ve seen the dunk videos but Zion really has been a visible part of the camp as much as possible. [img]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FWhCLWEWQAApGOb?for...

Thanks for the link. After watching some of his highlights my first thought was Kira is even less likely to be around long term now. He's on a 2 way for a reason, so I'm sure there are some flaws that weigh him down, but there also seems to be a lot to like....

Naji is like Billy, great for the locker room. I don't see them trading him unless he asked out for a better opportunity....

I'm curious to see how well it translates too. I'd rather him be a plus defender than develop a shot if I had to choose. Imagine Tyreke with defense. That'd be a pretty useful player to have on a cheap contract off the bench. ...