2022-2023 NBA Season Thread

[msgkings322]

Is the GM fighting with ownership?

Not really I think he wants to move on, it's been a while. There's also rumors he wants to be one of the highest paid GMs and they don't want to pay him. It's pretty normal stuff, people move on.

 

[bksballer89]

 

[thunderc]

I wonder how many burners KD has?

 

[bksballer89]

 

[wildturkey]

No one should trust anything Kyrie Irving says. That handshake don't mean shit until the ink is actually on the paper

 

[Shanemansj13]

A “handshake” for Kyrie isn’t a normal handshake.

 

[trojanfan12]

Is that legal?

 

[Think McFly Think]

Is that legal?

Highly doubtful, I’m sure the pinky promise that followed legitimized it all.

 

[bksballer89]

Melo just officially retired.

1st ballot HOF

 

[trojanfan12]

Highly doubtful, I’m sure the pinky promise that followed legitimized it all.

Seems like it's at least questionable.

If I understand things correctly, and I might not, teams can't promise future money.

So the Lakers, for example, couldn't go to Austin Reaves and say..."sign a smaller, 2 year deal now and we'll take care of you in 2 years when Lebron and AD's contracts expire". At least they couldn't publicly do that.

Not sure how it works re: trades.

 

[The Q]

Seems like it's at least questionable.

If I understand things correctly, and I might not, teams can't promise future money.

So the Lakers, for example, couldn't go to Austin Reaves and say..."sign a smaller, 2 year deal now and we'll take care of you in 2 years when Lebron and AD's contracts expire". At least they couldn't publicly do that.

Not sure how it works re: trades.

Yeah, that’s how the twolves lost 4 first rounders for joe smith

 

[The Q]

Seems like it's at least questionable.

If I understand things correctly, and I might not, teams can't promise future money.

So the Lakers, for example, couldn't go to Austin Reaves and say..."sign a smaller, 2 year deal now and we'll take care of you in 2 years when Lebron and AD's contracts expire". At least they couldn't publicly do that.

Not sure how it works re: trades.

This might be a little different since Kyrie was a maverick and they had full bird rights but the timing will matter.

unsure if nba rules allow for a team to grant permission to discuss extensions during trade talks

 

[DJ Fieri]

I wonder how many burners KD has?

LOL.

 

[Think McFly Think]

This might be a little different since Kyrie was a maverick and they had full bird rights but the timing will matter.

unsure if nba rules allow for a team to grant permission to discuss extensions during trade talks

I don’t know either, I tried googling it a bit but didn’t find specifics really, although I would think like wildturkey said anything spoken (or in this case a hand gesture) that isn’t put on paper and signed is probably up in the air.

 

[Think McFly Think]

Plus I envision a Kyrie handshake to go something like this..

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Good career.

Carmelo Anthony announces his retirement

Carmelo Anthony retired from basketball Monday, concluding a career that spanned 19 NBA seasons and included 10 All-Star Game appearances. Anthony announced his retirement in a video posted to soci…

hoopshype.com

 

[The Q]

I don’t know either, I tried googling it a bit but didn’t find specifics really, although I would think like wildturkey said anything spoken (or in this case a hand gesture) that isn’t put on paper and signed is probably up in the air.

I mean teams have the rights to discuss extensions with players on their roster

The question is when they can put pen to paper

But If they did it while he was still technically a net….that’s less clear

 

[DJ Fieri]

Seems like it's at least questionable.

If I understand things correctly, and I might not, teams can't promise future money.

So the Lakers, for example, couldn't go to Austin Reaves and say..."sign a smaller, 2 year deal now and we'll take care of you in 2 years when Lebron and AD's contracts expire". At least they couldn't publicly do that.

Not sure how it works re: trades.

You know that shit happens though, right?

 

[shopson67]

And their volume of picks

Volume of protected picks. The value per pick isn't great.

 

[shopson67]

Melo just officially retired.

1st ballot HOF

As an Orange and Laker fan, was happy to see his last season with LA. Bookends to a HOF career, wish he could've spent longer at each lol.