The 2024-2025 NBA Basketball Season

[logic]

If you're not going to get the top prospects to the neediest teams, start contracting teams. We know that won't happen, so nix the lottery.

In the age of free agency the ability to trade and sign free agents far eclipses the value of early picks with the caveat that those early picks have trade value. Really, look at how many #1 picks have won a championship for the teams that drafted them. And those teams at the bottom are generally there because they have terrible GMs, which a #1 pick won't help. You'd be better off making a rule that if you finish bottom 5 for 3 years in a row you must fire your GM.

 

[shopson67]

In the age of free agency the ability to trade and sign free agents far eclipses the value of early picks with the caveat that those early picks have trade value. Really, look at how many #1 picks have won a championship for the teams that drafted them. And those teams at the bottom are generally there because they have terrible GMs, which a #1 pick won't help. You'd be better off making a rule that if you finish bottom 5 for 3 years in a row you must fire your GM.

That usually works itself out, unless they're intentionally tanking for an extended period (likely because they didn't secure that #1 overall pick).

 

[The Q]

which isn't much of a consolation when you lose out on someone like Wemby

Which is why the lottery is stupid

You get people fired and extended for no reason other than ping pong balls

 

[The Q]

If you're not going to get the top prospects to the neediest teams, start contracting teams. We know that won't happen, so nix the lottery.

They don’t even need the draft

Give teams salary slots for signing roomies with their draft picks

Totally exempt from the salary cap like draft pick slots already are and let teams pick

If a guy wants to take 2m instead of 10m from the team with 1-1 money that’s his prerogative

 

[logic]

That usually works itself out, unless they're intentionally tanking for an extended period (likely because they didn't secure that #1 overall pick).

Cleveland got 3 #1 picks in 4 years and still sucked until LeBron chose to do a second stint there. The #1 is not a guarantee of anything.

Hell, Jordan went #3.

 

[Picklerick 2.0]

I got both the weaker seeds moving on tonight

 

[thunderc]

I got both the weaker seeds moving on tonight

I’m certainly rooting for Memphis just because I think Dallas can take a bigger bite out of the Thunder long term.

 

[bksballer89]

I’m certainly rooting for Memphis just because I think Dallas can take a bigger bite out of the Thunder long term.

Don’t be scared

 

[DJ Fieri]

Ready for some basketball....

LFG Heat!!!!!

 

[DJ Fieri]

I’m certainly rooting for Memphis just because I think Dallas can take a bigger bite out of the Thunder long term.

I would too....

Dallas could really make OKC work hard in the 1st round with their post play and shooting.

 

[thunderc]

Don’t be scared

Didn’t say scared, just what I would prefer to see.

 

[thunderc]

I would too....

Dallas can really make OKC work with their post play and shooting.

First round should be minimum work

 

[DJ Fieri]

Miami came out on fire.

 

[DJ Fieri]

LOL.

 

[bksballer89]

Keep it up boys

 

[Picklerick 2.0]

Looking at Atlantis team.....how did they even win 40 games?

 

[bksballer89]

Tonight is a reminder of why I hate watching Trae Young play basketball. He is so obsessed with going out of his way to draw ridiculous fouls with these unnatural shooting motion

 

[thunderc]

Looking at Atlantis team.....how did they even win 40 games?

They are in the east

 

[thunderc]

Tonight is a reminder of why I hate watching Trae Young play basketball. He is so obsessed with going out of his way to draw ridiculous fouls with these unnatural shooting motion

The new asst GM of my Alma maters basketball team lol

 

[Picklerick 2.0]

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