The 2023-2024 NBA Season

[DJ Fieri]

I still think the Knicks might have one more move. I don’t know if it comes this deadline or if it’s this summer.

Same.

 

[fightinfunbags]

If I'm Cleveland it's very tempting to move Garland given this run and the defensive and rebounding liability having Mitchell and Garland is come playoff time.

Garland immediately gets them Dejounte and they may even get a pick out of that. Garland is probably the player with the greater value.

 

[thunderc]

Are you in favor of Presti looking at a wide open West and bringing in a vet with playoff success to be a complimentary piece to the main core?

This is simplistic but I’m in favor of whatever Presti does. He may be the best GM in the game at this point. Chemistry is such a big part of the game and I’ve never seen a professional team with the chemistry the Thunder have. People will say this is the big leagues, that rah rah stuff won’t play. But then you look at the talent and you have to wonder. They are just so unselfish. The Thunder have one weakness and it’s rebounding, They can generally overcome it but I expect it to be addressed.

 

[thunderc]

There was talk yesterday of the Sixers being able to pass the Celtics for the 1 seed. Basketball Reference crunches a lot of data. Here are their predictions for all seeds.

Playoff Probabilities Report | Basketball-Reference.com

 

[thunderc]

Someone is wasting their time looking ahead to the playoffs, @msgkings322 saw to that with his jinx injury thread. It just better not be me.

 

[The Q]

Stop haha. You go to the troll well too often. Doc had no answer for the reinsertion of RWIII to the starting 5. No answer. This also didn’t help.

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That series should’ve been over in 4 or 5


Maz heroically willed it to a game 7

 

[The Q]

There was talk yesterday of the Sixers being able to pass the Celtics for the 1 seed. Basketball Reference crunches a lot of data. Here are their predictions for all seeds.

Playoff Probabilities Report | Basketball-Reference.com

Mazzoula should be fired before the offs if that happens

 

[thunderc]

Mazzoula should be fired before the offs if that happens

Basket Referance has him keeping his job.

 

[The Q]

The Sixers are better built to beat the Celtics now than they’ve ever been. They actually have athletic wings that can defend to try and combat the Jays. I think they need one more piece. Zinger is a really tough matchup though. You can’t have him pulling Embiid away from the rack.

The pathway to beating the Celtics is presenting the opportunity to bang that matchup because the Jays aren’t built to defer. They’ll still get their shots up and get away from that matchup.

Additionally, Joe Mazzulla is a shit show and can be exposed in a 7 game series. The biggest reason I wanted Doc gone is because that mother fucker actually got out coached by Joe Bag O Donuts.

You maybe have more

But they’re not as good defensively as thybulle

Oubre is athletic but not a great defender

The other guys are older to be chasing around the jays

But so many combinations available by both teams, the sixer coaching edge is a huge issue

 

[fightinfunbags]

You maybe have more

But they’re not as good defensively as thybulle

Thybulle was unplayable in the playoffs. His most time on the court in the playoffs came when the Sixers didn’t even see the Celtics. Your time line is off.

Oubre is athletic but not a great defender

Agree. But Batum can defend. Harris can defend. Roco can defend. Melton can defend. Pat Bev can defend bigger guys. And there’s still the possibility that the guy they add is another wing defender.

The other guys are older to be chasing around the jays

No back to backs in the playoffs.

But so many combinations available by both teams, the sixer coaching edge is a huge issue

They need to make it an issue though.

 

[fightinfunbags]

@bksballer89

 

[The Q]

@bksballer89

Gonna beat Philly now lol

 

[Shanemansj13]

If I'm Cleveland it's very tempting to move Garland given this run and the defensive and rebounding liability having Mitchell and Garland is come playoff time.

Yep. Just has to be the right package. That is why I mentioned Bridges the other day. That is one player I would trade Garland for

 

[Shanemansj13]

Garland immediately gets them Dejounte and they may even get a pick out of that. Garland is probably the player with the greater value.

Yeah I am not trading Garland for Dejounte

 

[bksballer89]

@bksballer89

Let’s fucking go

 

[Stakesarehigh]

let the arms race begin

 

[avalon2423]

Miami also saved $21 million in total cap and gained a $6.5 million trade exemption.

 

[The Q]

Miami also saved $21 million in total cap and gained a $6.5 million trade exemption.

Luxury tax, not cap


But it also apparnetly drops them below the draconian second threshold so they restart next year

 

[The Q]

2027 lottery protected first

Unprotected In 2028 if it doesn’t convey in 2027

So Miami tied up their 26-29 firsts with this move

 

[shopson67]

Bruce doesn’t seem long for Toronto.

He out here being reckless talking about what he can do for Thibbs like he knows he’s going to the Knicks.

What is the fit there? They just got OG at the wing. Donte and Hart at the 2.

If they're hell bent on pushing out Hart, send him back to the Lakers.