MEM: Wolves don't match Memphis for Tyus Jones
HOU: Isaiah Hartenstein leaves in wheelchair
ATL: Schlenk: Trae, Collins could play 35 minutes
CHI: Wendell Carter Jr. timetable set at 6-8 weeks
BKN: Marks non-committal on KD's status for 2020
SA: Marcus Morris reconsidering deal with Spurs?
NO: Jaxson Hayes dominant in Vegas debut
SA: Lonnie Walker goes off again, scores 32 pts
OKC: Russell Westbrook intrigued by Miami?
LAK: LeBron James to start at PG for Lakers
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Laker Haters all talk but they'll shut up when they see us on the court. In June we'll be there and your favorite team won't be. Peace.
taking my posting talents to this thread
Laker haters are the ones spamming. And what wrong with talking about the Lakers? They are the most watched franchise in the entire sport and they haven’t been relevant in a long time. If you don’t like it go watch hockey where literally any shit bird leaf can win the Stan lee cuck
POST FOR MY SUNNIES ABOUT TO BE CHAMPS
RJ already getting exposed in summer league.
bout 200 posts too early my dude
PELICANS will win their first title in 2022-23, cap this shit..
WE
GON
GET
KAWHI AND KD AND KEMBA AND BUTLER AND HORFORD
Wish Kawhi went to the Lakers
we perro caca
Why didn't the lakers go to kawhi? huh?
>LAK: LeBron James to start at PG for Lakers
do lakeshits watch bsketball? hes been doing this for years.
Some virgin fast food worker is talking about how he’s an incel
Do positions even mean anything anymore ? Literally every game I watch positions really aren’t even a thing
Bradley and Green could be starting. Kuzma can drop 20ppg even in this team but they might be better off having him come off the bench for instant buckets and closing out games.
Lakers are putting Rondo as shooting guard LMAOOOOOOOOOOOO
i'm sure he will be the ball handler off the bench. him and bron had terrible plus minus when paired together.
IT'S HAPPENING!
unfortunately it's not westbrooks decision
Is this real?
I can't wait for when Jimmy Butler literally murders Westbrook
>I thought the offseason was basically over after Kawhi makes his decision.
>Pat Riley:
>In June we'll be there
aj Gibson contract:
Taj Gibson's contract with the New York Knicks is not a team option for Year 2, but instead is a small partial guarantee for $1M if he is on the team past 6/28/2020.
Same for Elfrid Payton
Julius Randle contract:
Julius Randle's contract does not have a team option attached to it, but instead is guaranteed for just $4M in 21-22. The deal also has $56.7M in guarantees, with 1.8M per season in bonuses, deemed unlikely for 2019-20.
X gon give it to ya
>Averages 40 points a game running PNR with BronBron in your path
Wwyd?
*Plays his heart out for your ungrateful franchise*
What was he thinking here?
GIANNIS ON THE WAY
>never had an eFG% of .500
>never wins anything
>dominates the ball and plays no defense
Westbrook sucks.
We just have develop Kuzma and keep getting decent role players when contracts are up. We'll be fine, unless AD leaves us for some reason.
Miami...home..
No.
LeBron
Green
Kuzma
AD
Boogie
Name a more meme duo than Butler/Westbrook
lelbron/AD
Kyrie and KD.
Usa and Canada
PG/Kawhi
OOK OOK eek eek white woken banana sheeeeeeeit finna finna dab finna finna bix nood ayo you aight yboi u ite mup bio badoop muh dik watch me dunk on this foo ah yeah muhfukka yeeeeah
Kawhi “load management” Leonard and Paul “one healthy shoulder” George
>plays no defense
USA = LeCrab
CAN = GayD
You traded away your future franchise star.
USA= Kabye
Canada=Lowree
>He liked the pic I keep spamming
Have memes gone too far?
>cooked by rubio
>not a bad defender
he makes bad decisions despite hi physical ability
>USA as strong silent type
lolno
No it means usa is the autistic side and canada is the old and busted type
Now that the dust has settled. who should Philly have drafted back in 2017?
>Westbrook plays no defense
Are you fucking retarded? That's one of the few things he does good, he's a tenacious on ball defender.
>USA
>more autistic than Canada
maybe this would be accurate if Kawhi and Lowry switched personalities
>Canada as the quarterback/big hearted leader of the team
nah
>canada is the autistic one
Malik Monk
Now you say usa isn't autistic enough but i feel like these anons saying this are lakerfags which proves my point. WE gON GAY KUHWI
WE
Probably Tatum
yeah i'm thinking its a /nets dynasty/
Chinese nicknames for NBA players. Epic video.
GONYE GEAGt ANIIS KUMPO
USA has screeching angry autism but Canada is silently playing with lincoln logs until they're 30
Kawhi is definitely more of a personality fit with Canada
>chanclas
basado
Alright i got a better comparison
USA = Cousins
Canada = Dudley
looking like you're doing something isn't the equivalent of doing something.
Tyler Herro is gonna be a really good pro. I didn't see much of him in college but scoring looks easy for him. Not all that different from Devin Booker, but I almost think Herro is better at the other stuff than Booker was as a rookie. Great pick for Miami and they'd be nuts to trade him for Russ.
So who you guys bandwagoning this year? Nets? Clippers? Heat? Lakers? For me its the Brooklyn Nets because baste KD.
Nets, Sixers, wherever brodie goes
Maybe in the season after next one.
Rockets. KD is done you better watch out son haren is coming to only play offense and shoot 50 fts a game
3 in each conference
Nets, Sixers, Wizards
Clippers, Nuggets, Pelicans
yo guys
check this shit out
has anyone done this before
James Soften
lmao
Canada = Bull prepper/cuck
Kawhi Leonard = Their wife
USA = Prince Yahshua
why would you know who that is?
Honestly if the Thunder can land SGA, Herro/Bam and all those picks for a duo that was never gonna win a championship they'll be setup great for the future.
And why would you?
*jumps*
i don't
he's the guy with the knee brace and the timbs, y'know the one.
>tyler herro signed his contract
I guessing he is not a part of the westbrook trade or that trade is not happening anytime soon
>"Now Remember Michael they had to change the rules to help you, while they to integrate black people into society and I couldn't play against 5'7 Plumbers anymore"
LMAOO that is not going to happen. you are either going to get one of winslow/JJ/bam and another bad contract and like it. there are no other suitors
Riley would be crazy to get rid of him imo. Winslow or Bam maybe. But Russ is aging with a huge contract and OKC needs to deal him. Take their salary dump and give em Dragic and whatever.
Would Wilt even qualify in the 90's?
I doubt thunder will get anything. Not a lot of other teams want him and that terrible contract
Wilt would get his ass kicked in the 90's and Jordan would pretty destroy those white boys in wilts era
much*
Miami will regret not trading le chucking white boi for Westbrook
WUNGETKWYYYHH
Terance Mann will be the Clippers new SGA
Lol thunder are barely going to get anything
>Albert Nahmad
@AlbertNahmad
3m3 minutes ago
More
Tyler Herro and KZ Okapala can’t be traded for 30 days (from the days they signed). Meyers Leonard can’t be aggregated in trade for two months (from the day he was traded to Miami).
thunder do get something. they get rid of his awful contract
Out of those three prospects Bam is clearly the most valuable and Herro clearly the least valuable. Herro has not played in the NBA yet and he has some obvious limitations as a prospect. Winslow and Bam have shown that they can at least do something in the NBA even if Winslow is obviously limited, and also paid
The deal barely makes sense for Miami if they're just taking on the contract. 0% I'd do it if Thunder demand any of those three guys. Russ is good but the contract is awful and the fit doesn't make sense
>wake up
>my rapshits are still fucking frauds
when will this god nightmare end?
It doesn't matter. Even if those guys are great, the Thunder are going to waste their career with bad coaching and team building and then trade them away.
Goku > Superman
>bandwagoning
I hope no one here does that
he was getting offers to play until the early 90s so some teams thought so
it's fine to bandwagon for a season if your real team isn't in contention. You're still really a fan of the Suns or whatever
YOUR 2019 NBA CHAMPIONS
Kareem the GOAT
really want the Pistons to trade for Russ and go all in on being the best rebounding team of all time
who? oh just one?
HE STAY
*
cope
>The guy who can shoot is the least valuable out those 3
Do you even watch basketball, dumbfuck?
Listen to anyone talk about him, they all say the same thing "His ability to shoot and score will force your hand in putting him on the court in today's game"
Herro is basically an athletic JJ Reddick.
HOES MAD (x24)
Cope? but my team has more than One. Cute
I seriously don’t see the logic in kawhi leaving. I understand he’s from Cali but fuck he would be a god in Canada. I don’t care if the clippers 3peat they’re just not replacing the lakers
Reminder that Kawhi Leonard is a snake piece of autistic shit.
t. Spursfag
UUWEE GOWAAAYAHHH
>b-b-but muh past
his whole problem is his lack of athleticism. also doesn't he have tiny little t-rex arms.
he's a fine prospect but I'm saying we don't know how valuable his shooting ability is going to be in the NBA yet compared to his other deficiencies.
Isn't this one ring already forgotten? raptors fans are already shitting themselves cause they know next season they won't even be 2nd seed
carsen edwards rules
considering that you cant stop talking about it
id go with no
How can a ring be forgotten if it's immortalized in NBA history LMAOOOOOOOOOOOO
keep seething
WE
DA
CHAMPS
*
No leafs. Win one more. bet you can't
*
Well the best coach and GM in the NBA would disagree with you.
Winslow will be traded with Herro signing his contract and talks about Bam being untouchable.
raptor live rent free in this general's head.
>Dynasty
>Both players about to exit their prime
My RAPTIES!
>Well the best coach and GM in the NBA would disagree with you.
bitch, who
my raptor :)
Can you imagine if the raptors just make it to the finals in 20?
Canada shitposting will be astronomical and I will love every second
>t.
No one remembers Seattle won a championship.
OH NO NO NO KAWHI.......
chalk that up to them winning it forty (40) years ago
You saw the shitposting for just the raptors. Imagine in Toronto’s hockey team wins the Stan Lee. This board is going to be useless for 3 weeks.
YES ITS ME YOU GOT ME THIS LEAF FALSEFLAGGER IS ME. WE GUN GIG KWANDG
thats cuz Seattle has no team and no fans dumbass
You already know, hoe
Ain't nobody better than pic related rn
>the raptor dynasty
BASED Yellowstone volcano BTFO the West coast
It's hard to have fans if there's no team. they really need to bring them back
>fans of shitty teams that won a championship 10+ years ago seething
>meanwhile my raptor just won the ship a month ago
this is a god dream
It would be absolute kino if the Clippers then proceed to sweep them.
No leafs it can't be a dynasty if it's only one ship. You gotta win at least 5 or 6 in multiple seasons
great memes guys! you made history *
>Spoelstra
>Good coach
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Remember how bad he was in the "big" "three" era?
Your team’s championship doesn’t count if it was more than 10 years ago. This is a known fact.
Sorry Losston.
congrats 2 the Lakers, Mavs, Heat, Spurs, Warriors, Cavs and Raptors
Reminder that le3-6 still owns the raptors
>only things that have happened since I started watching the NBA matter
>dynasty
>the player that was forced to play for your team and win one leaves first chance available
defrozen*
how he own anything if he can't even make the playoffs no more LMAOOOO
>81
it was kobronto 1st
Oh yeah i forgot the east is weaker than the west. Warriors took advantage of that for a while then their two best players got injured
hmmm
>Oh yeah
Literally who can stop my Rapties?
Kawhi
Really sucks how Houston and Portland couldnt handle the Warriors even with their injuries but my Raptors destroyed them completely aahahahahaha
>prepper
But they weren't injured against Houston or Portland
You were about to play a Game 7 before Klay died.
Durant, Cousins and Looney were injured
As much as i hate the warriors at least they won more than one before getting cocky. Leafs win one and they think they're real shit
Despite the player who's the only reason they won leaving!!!
>the Stan Lee
My sides
Yeah sucks cousins is leaving
In terms of white NBA fanbases, where would you rank the Heat and Rockets?
lifelong Pelicans fan here
Well if the lakers are number one. The heat are 10th and the rockets are 21st
>Logan is the goat X-men movie
>Deadpool literally is in top 10 capeshit and saved Fox
>Drake has literally been running music for damn near a decade long
>raptors win finals
Canada must be stopped
BAAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
WE
RUN
LEAGUE
THIS
Should I move to Houston bros
Of course if the raptors get swept in the first round next season then everything should be good
Is Houston cool to move to if you’re Hispanic?
>yfw warriors actually won in 9
WHY WE NOT GET KAWHI?!
CHRIS BROUSSARD SAID WE GET KAWHI FOR SRE!
RDAMBITION BEST SOURCE IN LEAGUE SAY WE GET KAWHI!
RDAMBITION SAY CLIPPERS OUT OF RUNNING!
WHAT HAPPEN?
same say curry still playing his heart out right now
stop posting that FAGGOT kawhi. his fucking mug makes me SICK.
*
Miami Vice kino incoming
No.
It's humid as fuck and hot there.
pat riley looking slick
>Wilt would get his ass kicked in the 90's and Jordan would pretty destroy those white boys in wilts era
*Is a bucket*
>Lebron at PG
So which fucking PG in the league can guard this guy now? Simmons?
Lebron would be 9-0 in wilts era
Who gon stop my Rapties
Literally anyone
He's guarding the easiest assignment between 1-3, positions don't mean shit on defense.
freaking hero looks good but its just summer league
when did this become a new meme phrase?
I completely forgot your teams exists
LBJ would be 9-0 in Jordan's era too
Knicks will make the playoffs
LeHypothetical
Is he the Herro we deserving?
wasted dubs
Why do people think the 76ers will get pass the second round and even go all the way to the NBA Finals this next upcoming season? We all know they have no real shooter now and have players who get sick from touching a doorknob come playoff time.
OR IF YOU LIVE SOMEWHERE THAT DOESNT HAVE A TEAM WITHIN 8 HOURS FROM YOU REEEEEEEEEEEEEE
One Punch Man season 2 was alright. 7/10
>force the clippers to trade away 5 years worth of first round picks to trade for your buddy
>only sign a 2 year deal
Kek fuck this nigger sport
my only friends
>tfw 6'3 virgin
Is it too late for me?
Why was the Black mask banned when LeBron wore it?
I could have sworn I had seen players before him wear it all the time and never being an issue
he's been the primary playmaker but generally has still been playing on the wings
It generated too much power for him
Kuzma and Boogie should come off the bench. McGee starts
they actually banned it once kobe wore it because black mamba would be too powerful
serves you right for trusting NUMBER TWO
It made him so powerful that his heart could have torn itself apart
>tfw broke my nose playing ball last week and have just been taping it up to play instead of getting a black mask
*gets injured*
>Bring me the Point God!
>Has weak bones
>Goes full vegan
westbrook+butler is a based duo
Those Vice City uniforms are kino.
its like he doesn't want a long successful career
>the espys
Are people really in denial that Warriors are still a contender?
If they were able to get that far with KD out, they'll WILL get far with DLo. No fucking question. With the addition of WCS, it feels like they silently had a pretty good haul.
Very kino
>kawhi clippers deal is only 2 years
JUST
why did clippers do this?
Remember how in Portland, Dame and CJ were getting torched on PnR? Warriors add DLo and WCS to their PnR offense. They literally got better.
she cute
>she
Isn't it 2 years, 3 years player option?
Anyways, in 2 years, he will be in the league for 10 years meaning he can re-sign for a higher deal
Meaning in 2 years, Lakers can have LBJ, AD, PG, and Kawhi
Bruh....
clippers need to get two rings or hes gonna bounce
You wait 4-5 days to jerk off, right?
You know that it isnt healthy to do it everyday, right?
DLo is not a good defender
whats weird is that during the negotiations he said he wanted a long deal.
because they probably saw something with the medical or they are worried about the quad. he wasn't exactly 100% towards the end of last season and that was with 22 games missed
nofap bruh
trying to open my third eye like kyrie
You can always surround him with defenders like WCS, Green, and Klay.
There will always be a bad defender on a team but who is good at offense, which is why you always play them. Not being a good defender means you can't play him? What kind of logic is that?
bros who do we target?
i see a lot of future lakers
god damn hero stroking it
shut the fuck up weak nutted bitches
Kawhi is a fucking snake. No loyalty.
He already has one foot out the door and is coming back to beg for forgiveness
he's a good player but he's not as good at offense as Kevin Durant or Klay Thompson and he's not going to improve their defense
they're still a playoff team but they don't really llook like they're going to be one of the top 4 teams in the West
FAT
Will Giannis leave if they don't at least make it to the finals in the next 2 seasons?
thats not what your mom said
Kawhi and PG after they realize it was the Rapties who made Kawhi a winner the whole time
If Tyler was a brother he'd be a top 5 pick, just saying
Gobert for a good price
Giannis will leave if they dont get a ring. Bucks even signed his shitty brother but his contract ends at the same year
>not as good at offense as Kevin Durant
He doesn't need to be as good as KD. Reminder that they went somewhat deep in the finals with KD out since the 2nd round. If you added DLo to their roster when KD goes out, don't you think they would've won the Finals?
need a black bitch to work my cock
>Giannis
Stays
>Leonard
Stays
>James
Stays
>George
Stays
>Beal
Philly
>Oladipo
Knicks (and it will be hilarious)
>Griffin
Chases a ring
>Gobert
Stays
>Holiday
Miami
>McCollum
Stays
why would Oladipo go to the knicks
LeBron is going to any team that drafts his son
he's going to stay regardless of what happens and despite the media wanting him to leave
holiday better be signing a minimum because the heat have no money
>>Beal
>Philly
Why? I don't think both Embiid and Simmons would still be in the team by 2021
what team is going to draft the entire city of toronto
The Raptors
holiday is gonna be lowry's replacement
He liked that pic because he's a closet homo that likes to wear pink
Giannis to Knicks
the phoenix bums will never win a championship
deserved
pink isn't a gay color anymore nigga
no one deserves to get robbed by some fetanyl addicted junkies
although he should know better about being around east hastings
>nunn
What does it even mean for Lebron to start at PG? Aren't they just going to put 2 SGs next to him and he's still going to defend opposing SFs? If he's handling the ball but not defending opposing PGs, then he's just the same point forward he's always been.
*Is the next Pat Beverley*
>deserved
t. schlomo goldberg
It's just for record keeping sakes.
It makes his >advanced stats look better too since he'll get the PG positional adjustment while doing the same things he always does.
Can't wait for all the hot takes when both LA teams are 4th seed and below from load management
Meanwhile my Jazzies will get 1st seed and win the championship without ever going to a game 7
Positions in general are arbitrary and meaningless
cop out response
pink is forever a gay colour
>regular season
Yawn
>Jizz
>ever winning anything
you fucks choked your only chance twice.
no u, t.bh
>muh first seed
Yeah and that worked great for the Warriors and the Bucks amirite?
This.
Hes always been the primary ball handler on every team he's been on. So exactly what changes?...
He will be forced to guard much faster and younger guards?
Good luck with that.
Will Lebron go down as the greatest point guard of all time? Keep in mind Paul George and Kawhi are both injured and the Bucks lost Brogdon, him and AD just have to make it through Philly and Denver
Are you 12?
imagine being a utah jizz fan. why does that flyover shithole have a team again, move them to vegas already.
What's wrong? Did your offseasons not go as flawlessly as Utah's? Can't handle a small market having a better team?
are you a closet faggot?
They will stick a SF on him and their pg on Green who is just a spot up shooter.
i actually feel bad for westbrook. has the hero mindset but not the hero talent and doesnt even realize it
Damn Green really about to shoot 45% from 3 again like that.
if anything you should feel bad for OKC that had a bunch of superstars and didn't won shit
googeegai
So you're 12?
naw just waiting to life when Mitchell tries to heroball and ends up losing
What did Russell Westbrook mean by this?
It's happening and they are just negotiating now.
>both average 20+ a game next season in your path
How will the poor LA babbies handle both of these guys going off, along with Mitchell and Gobert? The Jazz are really about to have a top 5 offense and a top 5 defense
Thoughts?
He does have both the hero mindset and talent but just not the on-court IQ desu
>that creepy Mormon cult all dressed in white descending on Vegas
Utah can keep them
So Kawhi is literally doing all the LeShit things like siging short term deals and recruiting literally every superstar player and crying about needing more help. Fuck this cunt.
is this peak goomba mode?
How deep was his dick in your throat a month ago?
If Canada makes it to the 2020 nba finals, I will livestream me gourmet cooking my hat and socks and eat it live.
they're surely making the finals with Stanley Johnson
Never going to happen, Batman. Rest easy.
Holy shit you faggot he was literally with your team for ONE YEAR, and in that ONE YEAR, he GAVE your team a championship. You don't own him bitch. He ain't owe Canada nothing. He's a grown ass man and can go wherever he pleases.
Why isn't Kyrie /ourguy/, again?
are all leafs ungrateful pieces of shit like this?
>he GAVE your team a championship
Fuck off yes he was our best player but he didn't play with a bunch of scrubs either.
Lowry was playing out of his mind. Don't see it happening again. Otherwise, yeah. He was playing with a team that wouldn't even make the playoffs in the west
That would never make it past the first round if Defrozen were in his shoes? Yeah, uhh nah. That chip is 100% because of HIM. That's HIS legacy, not yours.
Maimi still has a bunch of garbage contracts they can trade for Westbrook like Olynyk, Dragic, Johnson. They can easily make the money work and not lose too much talent doing the trade.
With Westbrook going to the East it looks like and maybe the Heat. Whose gonna win the East?
For me, I think it will end up being Pacers Vs Heat in the ECFs.
Bucks lost their 2nd best player, Malcolm Brogdon. They will miss his shooting efficiency and floor spacing, plus he can create and handle the ball which takes pressure off of Giannis Antetokounmpo.
And the 76ers lost their best player and closer, in Jimmy Butler. If Ben Simmons hasn't started working on his 3 point shooting and still is a Center playing PG then I can see the 76ers blowing it up and restarting "The Process" by the end of next season.
And the Raptors well they bought a ring and should fade into obscurity now since they have no future.
Put it all together and it means the East can be had by the Heat or even the Pistons if they make a 2nd move for Beal after getting Westbrook.
Sixies, not only the East btw
>is a better free throw shooter than Ben Simmons
>Is a better spot up shooter than Ben Simmons
This
So I just heard the news that the Clippers only have Kawhi for 2 years and are basically going to kill themselves for giving up everything when he leaves
>has a better pull up jumper
>mfw the faggot gets angry
now please fuck off of Yea Forums
Shall I continue?
Just because Simmons never took one, but sources say he's being training his jumpshot like a madman this offseason and he's ready to start taking them, at least open ones
The only way to win now is to make short term win now plays. High risk high reward.
>that retard who thinks my Rapties have no future
If my rapties don't win best team at the espys tonight I will be VERY angry.
Omer Asik or Ben Simmons on a spot up 3, who ya got?
For me it's Asik
My raptor will run the east next year. screenie this post
my clippies (:
simmons isn't much of a shooter, we get it. what he is, however, is a great passer, playmaker, defender, rebounder, and inside scorer --why don't you compare him to other point guards in those categories. put a couple shooters around him and he can create open looks for those guys. It's more efficient that 3pt specialists take those shots than average shooters anyway
None of them because I'm not retarder nor forced to pick one of them. Simmons doesn't need a jumpshot to be an elite player
Did Magic or Shaq need one?
>only have 1 good young player
>He's a defensive specialist that cant create his own shot.
>Rest of their roster is aging role players
Back to where you belong.
rent free
this. he's great in just about every category besides shooting, and his game is great for setting up perimeter guys for highly efficient looks, which is better for the team than a shoot-first guard who isn't a lights-out shooter chucking it
>Siakam
>defensive specialist with no offense
Good lord have you even watched a single game of basketball? Back to r/nfl with you
Nigga what are you talking about?
ignore the retard and he might leave
I'm assuming he meant OG, but yeah Siakam is a beast. Besides those two, though, they don't really have much young talent.
>inb4 vanvleet
I like his hustle, but he's not all that good
>DAUGHTER SCHOOL
>MLSE PLANE GUNGITHIMDURRRR
Simmons is a point center pretending to be a point guard just to dab on manlets.
Why are NBA fans not excited to see the Davis and LeBron pick and roll? That shit is going to be fucking cash. As an NBA fan I am excited to see how Vogel figures it out with his weird pieces that could interconnect.
Are you trying to say Mitchell isn't elite?
>Kawhi gets it done and brings one for the clippers
>joins lakers in in 2 years during free agency when LeBron supposedly was to hand over the reigns.
>wins one for the lakers with or without LeBron on the team
what did kawhi mean by this? I feel he should bring one to Philly too for AI. and one to OKC to do what harden, KD and Westbrook couldn't do
All good points however without ANY outside game he is severely limited in half court sets. It's not just the 3 ball with him, he has no jumper anywhere on the court and cant hit free throws. His numbers in those areas match any bad centers numbers. Keep in mind they let Reddick go and weren't able to retain their closer and arguably best player in Jimmy Butler. So the ball is gonna be in his hand 99% of possessions. He's like a bigger Rondo basically with a even worse jumper.
People say you cant win a ring with Westbrook as your best player. Well I know for a fact you sure as shit cant do it with Ben Simmons as your number one.
>Magic and Shaq
What year is it?
Does Kawhi enter the GOAT race if he somehow wins finals MVP with the Clippers?
Come to Chicago Kawhi!
Reminder that the Clippers are the bad guys
Take that off
LeBron shoot under 30% in his first seasons and has a career average under 35% from 3, you can't just assume Simmons won't get a better shoot in the future, he only played 2 nba seasons
>inb4 it was 15 years ago for LeBron
Giannis is the current MVP and he doesn't have a solid jumpshot
he just turned 28, if he wins 2 or 3 more rings he's definitely in the conversation, especially with more finals mvps
Absolutely. Kawhi has already dropped down to a 2 year contract after losing all faith.
>no duncan and lowry carrying him
No
Said with the Clippers because that'd mean he's won it with 3 different teams, he's already the only player in history to win finals MVP in different conferences
He's quite the anti-system babby
They only have Raptors Greg Monroe jerseys in 5XL wtf.....
We aren't all Clips4lyfe size
>unironically perpetuating the kawhi meme
hes a fraud
Mitchell is ~okay~. He takes some bad shots, but plays good defense. Not elite, but could be if he develops BBIQ. I'd still take Simmons over him hands-down.
I agree that he would stand to benefit from getting a jumper (mostly because of the spacing that would provide, not so much for scoring) and that he doesn't make a great number-one scoring option. However, I can't think of a much better second star for a championship team -- he gets the rest of his team efficient looks and basically forces a defensive mismatch for the offer team. A big Rondo with elite defense, athleticism, inside game and rebounding is pretty much my definition of the ideal point guard
He gave you the only ring you'll win in history, stop the hate
You already knew Toronto was just temporary for him, he wanted go get moved to LA
I need a qt sixers fan gf like pic related
Buy it and make two jerseys out of it. Use your head bro.
I watch tape bro. Siakam is a great complimentary player. He thrives in the fast breaks and is a top 10 finisher in fast breaks, also one of the best on ball defenders in the NBA.
However in half court sets he struggles. He's below average to bad in most areas of offense. His worst is his iso and play making abilities. The only thing that he does above average would be in post up situations. He's smart and can take advantage of a guard in a mismatch, knows how to use his length.
What he does best doesn't really work as a number 1 option on that team with a obviously aging Lowry being the primary ball handler.
If I were the Raptors I would be calling the Wizards and seeing if I can get Beal without giving up Siakam. Then you could make your case with that as a duo, they would compliment each other well.
Until then The Raptors do something like that you will be fighting for the 8th seed. Serves you right, you trusted a snake.
In peace (in peace), may you rest (may you rest)
Never ever shoot below the neck (never ever)
You a rookie (you a rookie), I'm a vet (I'm a vet)
That's why I got a Glock, you got a TEC (got a TEC)
Not checkers (not checkers), this chess (it is chess)
I flooded out my Patek with baguettes
I curve Tiffany, yeah, for Jess (for who?)
Need to get myself together, I'm a mess (straight up)
CLIPPERS BTFO
He shoots 0% bruh. That's fucking awful, he CAN'T shoot, there is no getting around it.
>If I were the Raptors I would be calling the Wizards and seeing if I can get Beal without giving up Siakam
Never gonna happen. Who are you trading for Beal without Siakam?
Disgusting
WCS is a better fit for the Warriors than Boogie.
Then they add DLo.
Warriors went far without KD, so you could only imagine what happens when you add 2 players that make them better than their last starting lineup.
Sorry to hear
Golden State is still the best team if Klay returns
>clippers
>chino
of fucking course
it's funny how niggas be saying that their dynasty is over before even the season starting, they're basically imploring for it to be over
also is that the same asian women that always sits on the sidelines?
He has a really high basketball IQ, it's not that he can't shoot, it's about him being better at penetrations than just taking a jumpshot
It's not about playing like Westbrook or some parts of Kobe career and taking all shots, even if you are exceptionally great at contested 3pt. It's not about "you miss every shot you don't take", it's about "evey shot you miss is a free possession for your opponent"
See Duncan, he was more than decent at 3s but almost never took them, he knew it wasn'tt he smart decision to make
I get all that but if you're gonna be THE guy and have the rock on 99% of possessions then he by default will be your team's closer. By position it cant be Joel Embiid and the rest if the roster has no iso game either. And you can't be a closer with his jumper and free throw line.
Listen man, let's say during a game your team is losing by 3 with 5 seconds to go. Do you even have Ben Simmons on the court? Hell I would just foul him in ANY close late game situation if I'm the other teams coach. Hack a Ben.
>“We feel like if he was in the draft this year, Terry Rozier would have been a lottery pick.” - Mitch Kupchak
>@ArashMarkazi
>Sasha Vujacic, who played in Italy last season, is working out daily in Los Angeles with an eye towards playing in the NBA next season. “The Machine,” who played for the Knicks in 2017, won two championships with the Lakers and said it would be his dream to play in L.A. again.
how many anons doubted me? how many anons told me it couldn't possibly happen?
Raptors will win the Atlantic division again this year
He just cant have the ball like that so much. I would love him as a player if he were to play his natural position of Power Forward or Point Forward. His terrible jumper would be to easier swallow if he were a Big.
How would he play differently? When offball he goes to the paint and in defense he guards forwards, he's already a pointforward
What are the chances that Durant will come back early and my Neties win a chip in their first year of the woke bros era??
Hey, Bron: No. 2 just snubbed you, then out-bossed you, now rules the NBA world with a co-star who also snubbed you. Now, with 2-year deals, they're positioned to beat you in your own building then replace you on the Lakers in 2 years, if they choose. Enjoy SJ2.
It would mean you go out and get a real PG that can handle the ball. Then he plays offball alot more.
Miami...
Home....
don't want to interrupt a good argument but you guys realize that lebron is starting as PG, right? obviously he won't be guarding 1's though that'll probably be for green, cook, KCP and caruso (rondo if everyone else dies)
>torn Achilles
KD's prime is already over
summer league announcers are trashing the lakers
It's a good move to get more shooters and athletes out there, I liked how the bald white guy finished last year tho. Kawhi fucked them because they could have gotten some other good players instead of basically nothing in free agency.
>Sasha Vujacic
>Amar'e Stoudamire
>Monta Ellis
Wow Lakers bout to have the best bench in the league! We gon get Kawhi in 2021!
As I grow older the more I realize this Adam Silver version of the NBA is exclusively pandering towards 12 year old black kids and 30 year old balding white men that read sports blogs and podcasts
All the players are zoomers or Machiavellian cunts that lie with no remorse or feeling towards the people they work with and the fans
Shut up and enjoy the chaos in the off seasons from now on
didn't even know Monta Ellis still existed
NYK is trashing them more.
The sport of basketball is complex, fast, highly skilled and instinct based
Yet all the players seem to be mentally retarded manchildren that think the earth is flat, lie to everyone, chase money, and obsess over low quality rap music and instathots
The Miami Heat are hopeless.
Riley is actually a shitty GM, he was CARRIED by the Big 3. What did he exactly put around them? Jack shit, that's what he did.
What kind of faggy teams did he put together since then? Dragic? LMOA. Whiteside? LMFAOOO
Westfag and Jimeme Butler would be the biggest laughing stock ever.
It's hard to find someone with those kinds of athletic gifts but also intelligent. Kawhi and Tim Duncan are the exceptions to the rule, and guess what? They fucking raped.
>basketball is highly skilled and instinct based
dude just be tall lol
dude just bully your way to the rim and dunk lol
dude just chuck 3's lol
pink isn't gay but saying colour sure is, fagboy
They're pandering to them because that's the NBA fanbase, see:
The modern day NBA fan has little actual knowledge of sports. They don't watch games outside of playoffs/championship games, just read the box score and pretend like they know what they're talking about. Then they denounce the stupidity of whatever SAS says on ESPN, while turning back around, and saying some equally stupid shit on social media. They think player A is better than player B because player A won 3 rings while player B won 1 ring despite player B being the best player on every team he's even been on for more than a decade, while player A had one MVP level season, but was a fringe all-star selection in another 4, and being league average the rest of his career. They follow players from team to team like a lost puppy that was fed by some random stranger. Better player arguments between them devolve into >muh rings because they don't know what actually makes one player better than another.
Basketball as a sport promotes this retardation because of all team sports, basketball is the sport where outcomes can be the most influenced by a single player. And the NBA promotes it because of how the league is run, (player driven league)
i cried when klay went down in the finals
in the modern NBA you just need to stand at the 3 point line for the most part, the only position that requires any IQ is point guard. The only offense that requires any intelligence is the Triangle, and it was memeishly complex and is now irrel af.
Defense requires more intelligence, that's why so many people suck dick at D (see: Kyrie Nigving)
I clapped.
I'll clap even harder when Kawhi injures his thigh
Its not that hard of a mindset to get into
>get lotsa money
>party all the time
>bitches throw themselves at you
>youre probably not that smart to begin with
>rinse
>repeat
>have fun
Sounds pretty based, really
Silver turned the league soi (just like him)
Muh Ringz is actually the most oldschool argument ever. I think today's NBA fan is actually more informed than ever due to the availability of good analysis from podcasts, articles, etc.
15 years ago, there was no Zach Lowe or Nate Duncan
No.
LA Team Popularity Power Rankings
1. Lakers
2. Dodgers
3. Rams
4. USC
5. UCLA
6. LA Angels
7. Kings
8. Ducks
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97. LAFC
98. LA Galaxy
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996. Chargers
997. South Bay Lakers
998. Sparks
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9999. Clippers
They stopped making player go to college for at least 4 years
No one cares about learning more than basketball
They're raised from an early early age to become basketball players, use all their time training, are insulated in a very cancerous AAU culture
No more tough coaching, no more old heads to teach kids, it's mostly people that coach for a living and don't actually have real experience
Internet and social media has made the next generation significantly dumber than the previous and the one before that and so on.
They’ll make the playoffs
>I think today's NBA fan is actually more informed than ever
Please tell me where you find these people. Everywhere I go to talk about NBA, all I find are people spewing out memes and awful hot takes.
>though there was speculation the Raptors were legitimate contenders in the Leonard sweepstakes, new reports suggest the team never stood a chance.
>Leonard's camp - most notably his uncle, Dennis Robertson - made "unreasonable" requests during negotions, a source told TSN's Jogh Lewenberg.
>Raptors president Masai Ujiri wouldn't have been capable of fulfilling some of the reportedly unusual requests, causing the organization to question if Leonard had any intent to re-sign, sources told Lewenberg.
porzingas will get injured
>Defense requires more intelligence
No, defense is 100% about effort. Most players just simply don't care about defense and only care about getting buckets. But even then, the league has nerfed defense so hard that it doesn't even matter anymore.
they were even dumber when there was just newspapers and ESPN, my Zoomer friend
>Zach Lowe or Nate Duncan
Both know nothing more than basketball than the average coach
They're front office people not fucking basketball experts.
>No one cares about learning more than basketball
uhh, Kyrie Irving?
>South Bay Lakers
michael rapaport is their coach
Dude is part of a fucking new age alien kabbalah cult
If his dumbass had any desire to read some fucking history books instead of just instagram pages he'd have never fallen for that bullshit
lmao no. you're just wrong. if that were the case, Kyrie would be able to play D in the playoffs. Newsflash, he still sucks dick because he's a retard.
And no, defense has not been nerfed? What era are you comparing to? Ever since Shaq destroyed niggas, zone defense was legalized. You couldn't even double in the 90s lmao. fuck outta here with defense has been nerfed.
>perkins
Uncle "Godfather" Dennis.
how is removing hand checking not a nerf?
frank vogel a cute
>Both know nothing more than basketball than the average coach
umm. have you even listened to them bro. just admit that you've never listened to them bud. And even if that were true, there are plenty of coaches talking these days on TV and Twitter and everywhere else.
LAL is shook.
Do you even watch basketball? Hand-checking is banned and even breathing on a player is a foul nowadays.
allowing zone defense was literally 100x more of a buff. you don't need even to hand check if you can double.
It's become more than that. The freedom of movement bullshit is the #1 issue right now
Even without hand checking dudes like KD fold in the playoffs because he's a string bean that refuses to work out or he's already too weak physically to drive past contact and worked his whole game around contested shots and hesi iso
Once you have the freedom of movement even a little bump and grid, at the basket contests, and hand touching ends up a foul even deeper in the playoffs
you don't even need to double if you can hand check
They don't
Know more
Than the average
Coach
They're not even qualified to coach a college team purely X's and O's
see
If you could only go 1-on-1 with LeBron or Embiid, you would get fucked every time down the court.
Zone defense is literally the only reason Gobert is relevant.
you ready for a comeback?
Based?
>Westbrook
>Doing anything good for the team
are you even following the conversation, retard? my point was that there's more good analysis than ever before. Lowe and Duncan are obviously better than most basketball writers 20 years ago who were writing about clutch gene and heart. And if you discount them, there are more coaches and players talking in the media about basketball than ever before. If you think sports fans are dumber now, you're just a dumb Zoomer fuck
Would love to see it to be honest.
he actually fucking signed. he really fucking did it. he turned his back on a nation. why? for what? to share a stadium with lebron? no really? what? why did he do it? why did he do this to us? why did he hurt us? why did he hurt me? why does he punish me? oh god it hurts so bad bros...
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the 2 biggest losers in all this is the Raptors and Westbrook
I sleep very well at night knowing I won
They're dumber now
Westbrook is fucking trash, the faggot is literally going to meme his way into the HOF
Is Whitlock right here? I think he is
How can you win when you don't have anything to do with the achievement?
giannis at the espys. think he's gonna like LA once he hits a few after parties
only you, dipshit
>Losers
>literally won a championship
enjoy missing the playoffs for the next 15 years lmao
Im a season ticket holder
I bet you said the same thing about the craptors
Oh, hi Russ
>I sleep very well at night knowing I won
>that microcephalic AD
t.cuckold
>I'm right and everyone else is wrong, this person I don't know is the equivalent of waste despite the awards, achievements, and accolades, I deserve my opinion to be respected by you and everyone else for no greater reason than the fact I simply stated my opinion in an aggressive manner on an anonymous internet forum
im getting traded to the raptors :)
>warriors lost due to injuries
>lakers lost due to injury
any questions?
giannis on the way LA
>Im a season ticket holder
What are the chances Kawhi unironically leaves the Clippers in 2021 after fucking they over for the foreseeable future?
why are you so triggered, faggot? sorry kid Russ isn't gonna let you suck his greasy nigger dick just because you whiteknight him on an anonymous imageboard. you have literally no valid way to defend him (don't say MVP because that's literally a fucking meme award lmao)... and no rings. Fag
>Yes im a Lakers fan, how could you tell?
I wouldn't be surprised. And I wouldn't be surprised if he won them a ring before that, which would make it worth it.
anime is based
If he did he would be the ulti-snake
even if he wins a chip? He'll have won 3 different teams rings. Can any of them really be mad at him?
Would you rather have a loyal player who never wins, or a chip?
I doubt he leaves unless Clippers are really shitty.
their future is shitty tho. They have no picks. him and pg are just gonna get older. the rest of the team doesn't have an amazing talent ceiling.
100%
Lakers Summer League team looks like a high school team
>why are you so triggered, faggot?
>greasy nigger dick
>Fag
>watching Summer League
They ain't even thirty yet.
feels good that kawhi is coming back in 2 years, he's just on loan to clean out the west so the dynasty can be secured
Why does the average /pol/cel seethe so easily? @94146613
>being so mad you can't even quote my post
Seething
>samefagging
SEETHING
>Not watching the summer league, noticing over half of the refs are women, signaling the impending doom of the NBA
>being so mad your retarded behavior was questioned you start spouting gay fantasies and the N-word
They'll both be 30 or over 30 in 2021. With injuries, who knows. Maybe Kawhi would take a secondary role by then.
>still can't quote my post
>"N-word"
tell you what, have a Onions on me and let's be pals again, k?
*drives away 3 MVP caliber players*
>YOU CALLED OUT MY DOUCHE BAGGERY?
>NIGGER DICK SUCKER LMAO FAG YOU HAVE NO ARGUMENT FAG WHITEKNIGHT FAG
That one female ref who hates CP3 has the most punchable face.
Uncle D won't allow that.
Can Kenshiro beat Goku in a fight?
Even worse is that by trying to puff up their fanbase in what they like, they will never actually get them to pay to watch their games. There's box scores and highlight videos. They will never attend in person unless they're really lucky. They will not buy cable (There is no guarantee the next TV deal will even be the same amount as the current one. If that is the case, expect a lengthy lockout) or the official, shitty stream if they're only a few google searches away a better, free option. They'll buy the merch though.
given how retarded high DB powerlevels are i would say fuck no
keep seething you whiny little bitch. Watching you sperg is so satisfying
>use nothing factual in your original rant which was purely emotional and no way deserving or respect or attention
>start rambling about BLACKED porn fantasies and calling others the faggot for this
Wha the fuck is considered "unreasonable" when it comes to keeping a player of Kawhis caliber? If he asks to fuck your wife while you watch you have to do that. Masai is a fraud.
if only it extended to cover anything south of maryland and we'd have a perfect country
i don't think any of the refs like cp3
You guys ever hate a person you've never met because they play a sport then start thinking what their dick looks like and how gay people are for that but not you?
Just ignore them. This is the only thing that let's them feel emotion.
>You guys ever hate a person you've never met because they play a sport then start thinking what their dick looks like and how gay people are for that but not you?
way too many snakes in this league
>getting your precious feels hurt so bad by words on an anonymous imageboard
you're the biggest pussy on Yea Forums lmao. I'm gonna keep coming back here to blow you up
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real thread
Players thinking they are fucking over the owners but they are actually fucking over the entire product which will lead them to losing a lot of money in the future.
AI looks like he's desperately holding a laugh.
Green light on Kawhi in East LA.