2015 NBA Draft/Off-Season Thread: Deal With It, Tyven

[tyven]

BRUH WHY YOU STEALING WIZARDS????????

[Sho]

Fuck da Wizards, lel

[Sho]

If Clippers can retain Jordan, we just became beastmode as fuck. If Mavs can't get him, it's RIP that season.

No fucking way Jordan will be a star on the Clippers starting now. No way.

[Andalusian girls]

Spurs may win all the offseasons if they sign Aldridge while retaining Leonard+Green but the Clippers have done some work turning Barnes+Hawes into Pierce+Lance, gotta keep DJ tho Mavs are going after him furiously

in smaller FA news

Grizz grab Wright for 3 years 18 mil keeping alive their mission statement of never at any point having a player on the floor that can make a 3

Suns nab Tyson Chandler 4 years 52 mil thinking it's 2011

Jimmy Butler, Kris Middleton, Brandon Knight, Goran Dragic, and Brook Lopez all staying put for between 70-90 mil

[tyven]

lol earlier today draymond and the warriors had broken off contract talks, now he has re-signed with them 5 yr 85 mil

[Headspace]

Can't believe Clips are going to win a title after Paul beats the Raptors one more time.

[Dimmauk]

Greg Monroe signed with Milwaukee. LOL Lakers and Knicks.

An assistant coach with Portland says they lost LaMarcus.

[kisada]

so from what media says, lakers presentation was basically all about the hollywood lifestyle, glitz and glam. LMA was like wtf, what about basketball? and that was the end of their chances.

if it's true i have to laugh.

[Cail]

Greg Monroe signed with Milwaukee. LOL Lakers and Knicks.

max deal

[tyven]

Bucks are going to be fun as fuck to watch next year

[Kalmado]

At least G. Monroe is still on my 2k13 team.

[Sho]

RIP Lakers. My boy Mike must have just had a heart attack over how sorry his team is going to be this coming season.

2015, a time where FA dudes pick Bucks over Lakers & Knicks, and Clippers are a legitimate contender alongside the Warriors (and now Bucks as well).

What a life.

[kisada]

knicks and lakers learning some harsh truths.

winning matters. basketball matters. that hollywood shit only works on weak-minded fools. gonna go out on a not so very thin limb and say that kobe's rep as a difficult teammate probably doesn't help things either.

[Dimmauk]

knicks and lakers learning some harsh truths.

winning matters. basketball matters. that hollywood shit only works on weak-minded fools. gonna go out on a not so very thin limb and say that kobe's rep as a difficult teammate probably doesn't help things either.

http://s11.postimg.org/u7kkzbler/CI7g_ZYMWUAI_Lh_V.jpg

[tyven]

Lolololol

[Sho]

TOP KEK

[Sho]

knicks and lakers learning some harsh truths.

winning matters. basketball matters. that hollywood shit only works on weak-minded fools. gonna go out on a not so very thin limb and say that kobe's rep as a difficult teammate probably doesn't help things either.

I actually like how the CBA curtails crazy spending from teams like LAL. You can't throw around crazy dollas and expect rope in all the best FA to your team. Basketball indeed does matter alongside winning and players are starting to see that (anyways, when has winning ever not gotten niggas into the club and Hollywood status?) No one gives a fuck about sunny, clear skies when dudes aren't winning. LA endorsements hold little weight when you aren't winning.

Kobe's presence definitely slays their chances. A now older, injury prone player who takes up almost half of their salary cap. Lakers also need to fucking commit to rebuilding and rebranding as well. You can't do that by halfassing on draft, trades and free agency. They don't have the money to do both, they should either trade and pick up youngins or work the free agency as soon as the Kobe dragon slays himself.

[Cail]

Wade back to Miami 1 year 20mil

[Cail]

Damian Lillard 5 year extension in Portland. No $ details yet

[kisada]

I actually like how the CBA curtails crazy spending from teams like LAL. You can't throw around crazy dollas and expect rope in all the best FA to your team. Basketball indeed does matter alongside winning and players are starting to see that (anyways, when has winning ever not gotten niggas into the club and Hollywood status?) No one gives a fuck about sunny, clear skies when dudes aren't winning. LA endorsements hold little weight when you aren't winning.

Kobe's presence definitely slays their chances. A now older, injury prone player who takes up almost half of their salary cap. Lakers also need to fucking commit to rebuilding and rebranding as well. You can't do that by halfassing on draft, trades and free agency. They don't have the money to do both, they should either trade and pick up youngins or work the free agency as soon as the Kobe dragon slays himself.

i agree. i hear a lot of arguments for teams like the heat and lakers paying up for the siren song years of wade and kobe. because if they don't, future FA's will see that and be resistant to joining, knowing they might get the patriots treatment.

but honestly, a good organization can cut those ties early, look like dicks, but still continue to win cause they made smart business decisions overall. to me that is super fucking respectable even if it's cold. i just don't see how it is at all worth it to give wade 20m now, and kobe that ridiculous contract simply because of past contributions. you do that and you're basically killing your chances of revival when it is about to matter the most.

move on from your stars, give them and yourselves breathing room, and rebuild like you're sam hinkie. the faster you do it, the sooner you can get on track. of course, i say all this as a prime laker hater. the fact that they're going about this in such a terrible manner is pretty glorious.