NBA Season - now 24/25

@Bovidae said in NBA Season 20/21:

@KiwiMurph said in NBA Season 20/21:

Hampton is off to the Denver Nuggets - he looks seriously dejected!

Not a good endorsement of the NBL with Ball going lower than expected too. There were a number of PGs taken ahead of Hampton but the criticisms of his outside shooting and defence seem fair.

Ball really was only going to be 1 or 3 so I think he’s done very well for a guy that is an inconsistent shooter but a very good passer and more of a team guy than his brother.

Have to say there was a lot more emotion in this years draft than I can remember ever. Maybe it was the lockdowns in certain states or the fact that they were with families and away from all the glitz, but it was something.

Not a great draft by any stretch but there could be a couple of gems in there.

No one jumped out. There was one guy in the top 10, great defender, aggressive above the rim, seemed to have a great attitude. Attitude and desire are hard to see but very valuable

LAL sign Montrezl Harrell, hopefully improving their bench and weakening the Clippers at the same time

That’s 2 out of the 3 best 6th men of last season. They are going deep. Which means they are going for a dynasty.

Adams to Pelicans? I might have to visit New Orleans again to see him and Zion.

Presti is doing a major reset. OKC have plenty of 1st round picks in the next few seasons.

@Crazy-Horse said in NBA Season 20/21:

Adams to Pelicans? I might have to visit New Orleans again to see him and Zion.

Another team where Adams doesn't need to worry about scoring, he can concentrate on what he does best

@canefan said in NBA Season 20/21:

@Crazy-Horse said in NBA Season 20/21:

Adams to Pelicans? I might have to visit New Orleans again to see him and Zion.

Another team where Adams doesn't need to worry about scoring, he can concentrate on what he does best

The Pelicans will be hideous. Zion, Ball, Ingram, JJ, Adams 🤮

Zero defense, no shooting, no experience.

Awful team. I predict a 25 win season

@voodoo said in NBA Season 20/21:

@canefan said in NBA Season 20/21:

@Crazy-Horse said in NBA Season 20/21:

Adams to Pelicans? I might have to visit New Orleans again to see him and Zion.

Another team where Adams doesn't need to worry about scoring, he can concentrate on what he does best

The Pelicans will be hideous. Zion, Ball, Ingram, JJ, Adams 🤮

Zero defense, no shooting, no experience.

Awful team. I predict a 25 win season

Lost their glue guy (Holiday) to the Bucks.

@voodoo said in NBA Season 20/21:

@canefan said in NBA Season 20/21:

@Crazy-Horse said in NBA Season 20/21:

Adams to Pelicans? I might have to visit New Orleans again to see him and Zion.

Another team where Adams doesn't need to worry about scoring, he can concentrate on what he does best

The Pelicans will be hideous. Zion, Ball, Ingram, JJ, Adams 🤮

Zero defense, no shooting, no experience.

Awful team. I predict a 25 win season

Adams will keep banking those cheques

@canefan said in NBA Season 20/21:

@voodoo said in NBA Season 20/21:

@canefan said in NBA Season 20/21:

@Crazy-Horse said in NBA Season 20/21:

Adams to Pelicans? I might have to visit New Orleans again to see him and Zion.

Another team where Adams doesn't need to worry about scoring, he can concentrate on what he does best

The Pelicans will be hideous. Zion, Ball, Ingram, JJ, Adams 🤮

Zero defense, no shooting, no experience.

Awful team. I predict a 25 win season

Adams will keep banking those cheques

And why not, I sure would!

@raznomore said in NBA Season 20/21:

That’s 2 out of the 3 best 6th men of last season. They are going deep. Which means they are going for a dynasty.

They have a great opportunity to win back to back

An interesting stat in an ESPN article about the trade.

Adams has the fourth-highest field goal percentage (58.9%) in NBA history.

Hopefully he can be more involved in the offence at the Pelicans.

@Bovidae said in NBA Season 20/21:

An interesting stat in an ESPN article about the trade.

Adams has the fourth-highest field goal percentage (58.9%) in NBA history.

Hopefully he can be more involved in the offence at the Pelicans.

Lonzo is a pass first PG so Adams should get some easy baskets if he runs the floor....

Gordon Hayward leaves BOS to join up with La Melo at MJ's Hornets. And Rajan Rondo officially thanks the Lakers and will consider who he plays for next

Rondo to the hawks with Kris Dunn.

Hayward got a pay day from MJ he wasn't getting anywhere else.

@Magpie_in_aus said in NBA Season 20/21:

Rondo to the hawks with Kris Dunn.

Hayward got a pay day from MJ he wasn't getting anywhere else.

I'm happy Rondo is not going to any of the major contenders, he was a very valuable piece of the Lakers' title run

@mariner4life said in NBA Season 20/21:

also, Taipans got Cam Oliver back for 2 years!!

And Scotty Machado for the same period

Fucking bang!

That Hayward contract is a head scratcher. Can not figure why anyone would throw that at him.

@raznomore said in NBA Season 20/21:

That Hayward contract is a head scratcher. Can not figure why anyone would throw that at him.

MJ has to be one of the worst owners in the league

@raznomore said in NBA Season 20/21:

That Hayward contract is a head scratcher. Can not figure why anyone would throw that at him.

He obviously thinks he needs to pay over the odds for anyone that is remotely close to top drawer. Being a small market team he would be better served taking a look at what teams like SA and OKC do, or even Atlanta now

Serge Ibaka to sign with the Clippers.

@Bovidae said in NBA Season 20/21:

Serge Ibaka to sign with the Clippers.

That was a great deal for the Clips at 2yrs 19m

Torrey Craig to the Bucks. And what is cool is, Bucks fans are genuinely stoked.

Also Spurs have dumped Bryn Forbes on the Bucks. Excellent.

@mariner4life said in NBA Season 20/21:

Torrey Craig to the Bucks. And what is cool is, Bucks fans are genuinely stoked.

Also Spurs have dumped Bryn Forbes on the Bucks. Excellent.

Who the fck is Bryn Forbes???

I guess that's kinda the point

@voodoo said in NBA Season 20/21:

@mariner4life said in NBA Season 20/21:

Torrey Craig to the Bucks. And what is cool is, Bucks fans are genuinely stoked.

Also Spurs have dumped Bryn Forbes on the Bucks. Excellent.

Who the fck is Bryn Forbes???

I guess that's kinda the point

Starting PG for the Spurs. Can shoot. Can't defend. Got waaaaay too many minutes.

Will probably do a good job for the Bucks because they are better positioned to use his strengths and hide his weaknesses. Also he will probably bench for them.

Pop loved him, apparently because he works real hard all the time. This might be one of those trades where both teams are better for it?

@mariner4life I had to look him up (shows how much regular season I watch these days). Looks rubbish, he basically regressed in every single category this season (except FGA!), which is pretty poor for a 4th season guy in his 2nd season as a starter. In that set up.

Lakers have traded JaVale McGee away and will sign Marc Gasol on a 2 year deal in his place. Peak Gasol was great, I guess he'll be an able bench player now. Dwight has parlayed his redemption season into a contract with Philly

As a part of the trade sending Steven Adams to New Orleans, the Pelicans and Adams agreed to a two-year contract extension, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski and Zach Lowe on Monday evening.

The extension, which is fully guaranteed according to sources, is for two years and $35 million. Adams is in the final year of a four-year, $100 million deal he signed with Oklahoma City prior to the 2016-17 season. He is set to make $27.58 million in 2020-21.

Pelican uniforms will become popular in NZ.

@Bovidae said in NBA Season 20/21:

As a part of the trade sending Steven Adams to New Orleans, the Pelicans and Adams agreed to a two-year contract extension, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski and Zach Lowe on Monday evening.

The extension, which is fully guaranteed according to sources, is for two years and $35 million. Adams is in the final year of a four-year, $100 million deal he signed with Oklahoma City prior to the 2016-17 season. He is set to make $27.58 million in 2020-21.

Pelican uniforms will become popular in NZ.

Sales will drop off when they start 5 and 15...

@voodoo said in NBA Season 20/21:

@Bovidae said in NBA Season 20/21:

As a part of the trade sending Steven Adams to New Orleans, the Pelicans and Adams agreed to a two-year contract extension, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski and Zach Lowe on Monday evening.

The extension, which is fully guaranteed according to sources, is for two years and $35 million. Adams is in the final year of a four-year, $100 million deal he signed with Oklahoma City prior to the 2016-17 season. He is set to make $27.58 million in 2020-21.

Pelican uniforms will become popular in NZ.

Sales will drop off when they start 5 and 15...

And then the articles about how Adams won’t play for the TBs will follow...

New Orleans should revert to the old logo and name.

@Bovidae makes more sense than Utah Jazz

@canefan It's strange that US pro teams retain their names even though it has little relevance to their new city. The Lakers make sense in Minnesota, not so much in California.

@Bovidae said in NBA Season 20/21:

@canefan It's strange that US pro teams retain their names even though it has little relevance to their new city. The Lakers make sense in Minnesota, not so much in California.

Memphis too. At least OKC changed theirs

Bam gets his bread. Big 5 year $195M deal from the Heat. And Brandon Ingram gets a 5 year $158M max deal to stay in NO. Looks like his move out of LA worked out just fine. Giannis has yet to sign

DeMarcus Cousins to the Rockets.
Ibaka to the Clippers.

@canefan and he turned down an extension last year and back himself and got paid after making All Star team. Good on him.

Also, some of the money come out of these trades/re-signings are just ridiculous.