*** OFFICIAL *** 2017-18 NBA Thread

[Dan Druff]

This bleacherreport article claims that it's a possibility that Kevin Durant AND Lebron could come to LA, since Durant has an opt-out available.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2...aign=editorial

I don't see it.

A Lebron/George pairing is far more likely.

And apparently Kawhi Leonard is tired of the Spurs and all the drama, and is demanding a trade.

I know they keep saying LA is a possible landing point for him, but honestly I think Kawhi is broken, and I don't want the Lakers building around him. Last season was just too weird (the Spurs apparently thought so, too), and I could totally see Kawhi never being the same again. He's honestly a big question mark at this point.

At least with Lebron, Durant, and George, you know what you're getting.

[Kilgore Trout]

This bleacherreport article claims that it's a possibility that Kevin Durant AND Lebron could come to LA, since Durant has an opt-out available.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2...aign=editorial

I don't see it.

A Lebron/George pairing is far more likely.

And apparently Kawhi Leonard is tired of the Spurs and all the drama, and is demanding a trade.

I know they keep saying LA is a possible landing point for him, but honestly I think Kawhi is broken, and I don't want the Lakers building around him. Last season was just too weird (the Spurs apparently thought so, too), and I could totally see Kawhi never being the same again. He's honestly a big question mark at this point.

At least with Lebron, Durant, and George, you know what you're getting.

LOL @ June Rumors.

Also, the Browns look good this year.


lebron to philly. If I were still betting - I’d put my $ where my mouth is.

[jsearles22]

This bleacherreport article claims that it's a possibility that Kevin Durant AND Lebron could come to LA, since Durant has an opt-out available.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2...aign=editorial

I don't see it.

A Lebron/George pairing is far more likely.

And apparently Kawhi Leonard is tired of the Spurs and all the drama, and is demanding a trade.

I know they keep saying LA is a possible landing point for him, but honestly I think Kawhi is broken, and I don't want the Lakers building around him. Last season was just too weird (the Spurs apparently thought so, too), and I could totally see Kawhi never being the same again. He's honestly a big question mark at this point.

At least with Lebron, Durant, and George, you know what you're getting.

LOL @ June Rumors.

Also, the Browns look good this year.


lebron to philly. If I were still betting - I’d put my $ where my mouth is.

No one wants to know where that mouth has been.

Actually I'm sure a bunch of pervs on here would like to know in graphic details

[blake]

i thought this was his girlfriend at first

jesus

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[Dan Druff]

How old is she?

Maybe just a really good picture of her?

Hard to picture a woman who looks like that having a son of that age.

[Dan Druff]

Yeah she just has an incredible amount of variance in pictures.



I've seen so many different pics of her where she looks way different.

Sometimes she looks like a typical woman in her 40s, sometimes she looks young and hot.

Maybe it's the makeup.

[BeerAndPoker]

How old is she?

Maybe just a really good picture of her?

Hard to picture a woman who looks like that having a son of that age.

The distance pic makes her look really good but there is one part where you can clearly see her age with wrinkles.

[blake]

you guys are ruining this for me.

[jsearles22]

[blake]

i would legit take a bullet for embiid

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[blake]

and lebron is now my most hated player and i hope the warriors kill them

[GambleBotsChafedPenis]

Let the madness begin:

PG 4/137 back to OKC...think after the trade from INDY last year you coulda gotten a pretty damn big price of that not happening...
CP3 4/160 back to HOU...
Jokic 5/148 back to DEN...very interested to see how he progresses...
Jordan 1/24 to DAL...
KD 1/30 back to GS with player option for year two making it 2/62...

[BCR]

and lebron is now my most hated player and i hope the warriors kill them

I mean, I’m on record as thinking Philly doesn’t have a prayer, but with all these second options disappearing, if he wants to win, Philly or Boston is pretty much it. I think he’s going to LA for a lifestyle move, but he has to be looking at that roster full of kids who won 35 games, he doesn’t fit with Lonzo at all, and for them to land Kahwi, they would need to essentially empty the clip of every decent player they have and picks, only to not have nearly enough to beat GS. Really interesting day. Paul George shocked me. Went from straight LA or bust to signing for 4 in OKC.

I wouldn’t rule out Philly as a player yet if he has any desire to win. Boston even better, but Philly seems more likely because Boston likely wouldn’t want to move Kyrie, assets, etc for Lebron to sign a 1+1 like he always does.

If he hasn’t already completely decided to go LA even alone, then the Lakers are going to go straight desperation mode and offer SAS everything. They blew off Indy last year thinking George was a lock to come home this year and got burnt.Now, things are going to get very interesting, and Philly sitting there with two stars and the only team with the money to straight up pay him, if he hasn’t already decided, seems to be at least viable.

I think he has decided, but if he goes LA, it’s strictly business and lifestyle, not about winning anymore.

[GambleBotsChafedPenis]

BCR, yeah saw that CP3s last year was gonna be $40M...fuckin' A that might make the puljos deal look good...

there are two guys who I can think of who i'd pay that kinda money to at that age and that would be MJ and LeBron and even as much as I think MJ is the GOAT i'd be skiddish…

was gonna mention something in my post about him being injury prone, know he had the hamstring this year and pretty sure he missed an entire playoffs with LA but couldn't remember the injury...for some reason a broken finger is sticking in my head...

PG is actually a 3+1, but guessing if he really blows they're gonna be stuck eating year 4...saw something with windhorst and his level at exasperation over that contract was LOLworthy...supposedly PG shit the bed by not signing a 2+1 deal because at the end of the 2nd year he'd be a 10 year service guy...not sure what 10 service years does as far as max contracts go, but sounds like he screwed the pooch...another thing windhorst mentioned that he turned down the $200+ from Indiana to basically go to the lakers this summer and he didn't even take a meeting with them...so he basically left $70M on the table to go to OKC over INDY...I mean whatever $70M when you have $130 in the bank isn't life or death, but fuck to leave $70M on the table and not be able to compete for a championship...fuck...

EDIT: basically this PG thing is presti admitting that the absolutely fucked up harden/KD and that he wasn't gonna let another star get away...except now he's in luxury tax hell with no room to improve his team...

final thought...of all the bad deals that will be signed, just think OKC is stuck eating melo's $27M option...

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[Sloppy Joe]

and lebron is now my most hated player and i hope the warriors kill them

I mean, I’m on record as thinking Philly doesn’t have a prayer, but with all these second options disappearing, if he wants to win, Philly or Boston is pretty much it. I think he’s going to LA for a lifestyle move, but he has to be looking at that roster full of kids who won 35 games, he doesn’t fit with Lonzo at all, and for them to land Kahwi, they would need to essentially empty the clip of every decent player they have and picks, only to not have nearly enough to beat GS. Really interesting day. Paul George shocked me. Went from straight LA or bust to signing for 4 in OKC.

I wouldn’t rule out Philly as a player yet if he has any desire to win. Boston even better, but Philly seems more likely because Boston likely wouldn’t want to move Kyrie, assets, etc for Lebron to sign a 1+1 like he always does.

If he hasn’t already completely decided to go LA even alone, then the Lakers are going to go straight desperation mode and offer SAS everything. They blew off Indy last year thinking George was a lock to come home this year and got burnt.Now, things are going to get very interesting, and Philly sitting there with two stars and the only team with the money to straight up pay him, if he hasn’t already decided, seems to be at least viable.

I think he has decided, but if he goes LA, it’s strictly business and lifestyle, not about winning anymore.

Really shocked about Paul George staying, says a lot about OKC's culture. George to Lakers has felt like a given since last summer; must REALLY have fucked up their plans.

Wonder what Lebron does if the Spurs offload Kawhi somewhere else than LA?

Haven't really read into any of the aftermath, but this must really bolster the Spurs position in terms of Kawhi to LA. Getting him will gut the Lakers of a ton of assets. But they immediately contend if Lebron and a healthy, motivated Kawhi show up.

Durant signing a one and one is interesting, too. That may have been the plan all along but I hadn't even considered anything for him past GSW.

[Dan Druff]

Well, count me as another one who didn't see the George thing coming.

And honestly, that pretty much puts the nail in the coffin for the Lakers beating Golden State.

Lebron/George was their only realistic shot at it. Lebron alone won't be good enough to get LA over the Warriors. Even if they maneuver crazily to somehow land Kawhi, I don't see it happening. As I said before, I don't think Kawhi is ever coming back as the same player. Something weird happened last year. I see the future Kawhi as a combination of moderate effectiveness and repeated injuries. Lord help the team that builds around him.

CP3 for 4/160 is just insane. He's 33 and injury prone. I think the Rockets believe they would have won the Finals this year were it not for Paul's injury. I think they underestimate how clutch the Warriors are when it comes down to it. But the injury was no fluke As Paul continues to age, it will become a familiar sight.

There was talk that nobody wanted to play with Westbrook, but I guess George was willing.

[gut]

Well, count me as another one who didn't see the George thing coming.

And honestly, that pretty much puts the nail in the coffin for the Lakers beating Golden State.

Lebron/George was their only realistic shot at it. Lebron alone won't be good enough to get LA over the Warriors. Even if they maneuver crazily to somehow land Kawhi, I don't see it happening. As I said before, I don't think Kawhi is ever coming back as the same player. Something weird happened last year. I see the future Kawhi as a combination of moderate effectiveness and repeated injuries. Lord help the team that builds around him.

CP3 for 4/160 is just insane. He's 33 and injury prone. I think the Rockets believe they would have won the Finals this year were it not for Paul's injury. I think they underestimate how clutch the Warriors are when it comes down to it. But the injury was no fluke As Paul continues to age, it will become a familiar sight.

There was talk that nobody wanted to play with Westbrook, but I guess George was willing.

You get LeBron and Kawhi on the same team, i dont really care too much who the supporting cast is....they'd be favorites for the title IMO.

If the Lakers could pull it off, I would love to see LBJ, Kawhi, and Boogie all on the same team next year.

[blake]

Well, count me as another one who didn't see the George thing coming.

And honestly, that pretty much puts the nail in the coffin for the Lakers beating Golden State.

Lebron/George was their only realistic shot at it. Lebron alone won't be good enough to get LA over the Warriors. Even if they maneuver crazily to somehow land Kawhi, I don't see it happening. As I said before, I don't think Kawhi is ever coming back as the same player. Something weird happened last year. I see the future Kawhi as a combination of moderate effectiveness and repeated injuries. Lord help the team that builds around him.

CP3 for 4/160 is just insane. He's 33 and injury prone. I think the Rockets believe they would have won the Finals this year were it not for Paul's injury. I think they underestimate how clutch the Warriors are when it comes down to it. But the injury was no fluke As Paul continues to age, it will become a familiar sight.

There was talk that nobody wanted to play with Westbrook, but I guess George was willing.

rumor is they’re after cousins too, but would lebron want that?

[blake]

and lebron is now my most hated player and i hope the warriors kill them

I mean, I’m on record as thinking Philly doesn’t have a prayer, but with all these second options disappearing, if he wants to win, Philly or Boston is pretty much it. I think he’s going to LA for a lifestyle move, but he has to be looking at that roster full of kids who won 35 games, he doesn’t fit with Lonzo at all, and for them to land Kahwi, they would need to essentially empty the clip of every decent player they have and picks, only to not have nearly enough to beat GS. Really interesting day. Paul George shocked me. Went from straight LA or bust to signing for 4 in OKC.

I wouldn’t rule out Philly as a player yet if he has any desire to win. Boston even better, but Philly seems more likely because Boston likely wouldn’t want to move Kyrie, assets, etc for Lebron to sign a 1+1 like he always does.

If he hasn’t already completely decided to go LA even alone, then the Lakers are going to go straight desperation mode and offer SAS everything. They blew off Indy last year thinking George was a lock to come home this year and got burnt.Now, things are going to get very interesting, and Philly sitting there with two stars and the only team with the money to straight up pay him, if he hasn’t already decided, seems to be at least viable.

I think he has decided, but if he goes LA, it’s strictly business and lifestyle, not about winning anymore.

i think LA too. i don’t think embiid tweets that if he didn’t know lebron was going there.

and i hope the lakers just get fucking embarrassed next year

[ErickAA]

A week ago on some pod or another Simmons said he talked to an agent and that agent told him that George would probably resign with OKC. The bottom line is OKC can offer him 5 years at the max, and other teams only 4, and with his age and injury history most players are going to just take the money, which is very reasonable.

If he is washed up in 4 years, it will be unlikely he makes $30 million the rest of his life combined, so how could he justify not taking the $$ now? Also, the way the NBA works if things aren't working out he can just demand a trade in a year or two anyways.

As far as Lebron goes, Simmons predicted months ago that he was going to come to LA for a simple reason noone is really mentioning. His son is really good at basketball, and like most parents (even if their kids aren't necessarily good at sports), Simmon's said Lebron probably wants to be able to go to his son's games.