NBA Thread

[MadBurgerMaker]

More welp:  Leonard out again for game 3.  Just shut him down for the remaining games, and try again next year.  No sense in risking further injury.

E:  Dejounte Murray is going to be really good.

[dps]

I know it's not really fair to hold Lonzo Ball responsible for his father being a complete tool, but at this point, I hope he gets drafted by a really terrible team and bombs completely.

[jimmy olsen]

Lol, Chamberlain dominated a pro league at 16 under a false name

https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/6cbgx1/wilt_chamberlain_secretly_dominated_professional/

[jimmy olsen]

Man, if the Warriors remain healthy and and they keep their core together they should win another 2 or 3 championships for sure. LeBron was absolute beast in this series and he barely managed to win one game. Hard to see another team on the horizon that can compete with them.

Maybe Russell Westbrook can join a contender after next year and push them close to the edge?

Heard Chris Paul was thinking of joining the Spurs...would that be enough? Maybe, but I doubt it.

[jimmy olsen]

Incoherent shrieking and tears of anguish

[Valmy]

Don't worry Tim. I hear Michael Jordan was picked at 3.

[jimmy olsen]

I like Taytum, but the Bulls got robbed in that Butler trade. Ainge couldn't do better than that?

Unless he thinks Towns or Davis or Westbrook are going to be on the trading block in a year or two, what is he waiting for?

[The Larch]

I like Taytum, but the Bulls got robbed in that Butler trade. Ainge couldn't do better than that?

Unless he thinks Towns or Davis or Westbrook are going to be on the trading block in a year or two, what is he waiting for?

Heard that possibly they didn't want Butler to go to a team in the East.

[jimmy olsen]

Rumor going around that if the Celtics sign Hayward, then Paul George will agree to a trade to Boston and sign a three year extension. Sounds too good to be true.

[jimmy olsen]

We didn't get George, but we did get Hayward.

Fuck yeah!

If we stay healthy and the Cavs don't we're a lock to get whipped by Golden State in the final!

[Ed Anger]

"We" 

[Grey Fox]

Part owner?

[sbr]

Pretty good piece by Lamar Odom today in the Player's Tribune

https://theplayerstribune.com/lamar-odom-done-in-the-dark/

[jimmy olsen]

What a trade. I'm sad to see Thomas go. I do think Kyrie is a more valuable player given his age and contract, however I think the Celtics paid a bit too much. We could have given one of our later 1st round picks and still beaten any other offers.

[dps]

What a trade. I'm sad to see Thomas go. I do think Kyrie is a more valuable player given his age and contract, however I think the Celtics paid a bit too much. We could have given one of our later 1st round picks and still beaten any other offers.

Tough call.  I think Irving is probably a better all-around player than Thomas, but when LeBron was still in Miami and Kyrie was "the guy" in Cleveland, the Cavs weren't all that good, and things that have been reported recently suggest that Irving isn't a particularly good teammate, to say the least.