Interesting...

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">ESPN Sources: The Washington Wizards are finalizing a deal to send Chris Paul to the Golden State Warriors for a package that includes Jordan Poole and future draft assets. <a href="https://t.co/kpNkhqFicp">pic.twitter.com/kpNkhqFicp</a></p>&mdash; Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1671959234701828106?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 22, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Not good enough but gosh darn it he sure does try hard?

Getting CP3 for less than nothing (what Poole’s value is as a basketball player on that contract) means the Warriors sadly may not be done quite yet. Damn.

Not sure if this improves them or not. He is old and oft injured but they have had enough of Poole pouting and wanted to get out of that terrible contract.

Paul will probably be just fine as a 3rd man on the team.

How wouldn't it improve them? CP3 is one of the highest IQ players in NBA history and only has to play like 20 minutes a game for that team this year, while Poole was effectively unplayable in the playoffs (both due to his attitude and his defense) and probably has the worst contract in the NBA right now.

I'm taking whatever CP3 has left over Jordan Poole on a team with a window as small as theirs.

BTW, I don't like the Marcus Smart deal either for Boston. They just made an already soft team exponentially softer.

It all comes down to whether he can stay healthy. He hasn't proven he can in a long time. Poole averaged 30 minutes a game last season so if CP3 is taking that role they need to cut his minutes drastically to try to keep him healthy. Steph is no spring chicken either.

Agreed but it is a great deal for Memphis. Their starting 5 when Morant get released from prison will be really good.

Porzingis to the Celtics but they gave up Marcus Smart. I'm not sure it's worth it.

They also got some picks back that could help them. Seems like they kind of had to do something vs. just running mostly the same team back.

The best part of the smart deal is it puts to rest the Draymond Green rumors to the Grizz that was about to make me puke.

Smart is obviously an upgrade to Brooks simply because he knows his role and embraces it. I’m excited to see the defense next season. Got the past 2 DPOTY and one of the best offensive rebounders in the game if Adams can come back healthy.

Wtf does OKC need Cason Wallace for?

Could have gotten an elite shooter in Dick or Whitmore at #12

****in stupid

Yeesh. Charlotte fans are Uber butthurt about the Miller pick.

KCC has to like that

KCC gets Dick in Toronto

Certainly works for me at #13. Raptors have needed a shooter for years now and Gradey is one of the best pure shooters I've ever seen. I still think he is Kyle Korver at worst with a Klay Thompson-like ceiling. He's got a long career ahead of him.

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Where I was at in October 2015.

He's a really good all-around guard. It's a great pick.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">OMG <a href="https://twitter.com/Matt__Devlin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Matt__Devlin</a> yelling &quot;DICK FROM REGINA!&quot; on the Raptors broadcast! I am in tears. <a href="https://t.co/iYRVEizsL1">pic.twitter.com/iYRVEizsL1</a></p>&mdash; J.E. Skeets (@jeskeets) <a href="https://twitter.com/jeskeets/status/1672056036583170048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 23, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

I thought of you when that Dick's pick was announced.

Jalen Wilson to the Nets at 51.

Good for him. Probably won’t last, but getting drafted at all is a hell of an accomplishment.

Worlds colliding.

A third GOAT just entered the conversation with MJ and LeBron:

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CP3 is 100% finished. Also don't like the guy the Warriors drafted, he can't play defense and will struggle to score. This really should have been the time to blow it all up.

He isn’t though.

You're an idiot if you hate the Cason pick.

He played PG at UK out of necessity but is better at SG. He can score and is a great on-ball defender. Having SGA run point with Cason at SG is going to be lethal.

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I think hes a fine player but he doesn't fit their need. I imagine Presti is still going best player available.

Raptors Blue Jay's Leafs...LeBron T shirt Beaker fan..makes less sense than that Mav fella we had here

You've said this a few times now and I'm still not sure how it makes any sense. Are you suggesting I didn't attend KU?

At least that Barry guy sticks with his shtick. Either it's a shtick or he's trying to do some low key trolling.

It's like the movie "23" and everything keeps coming back as LeBron.

Jordan Poole traded+Udonis Haslem retiring+Chris Paul being a sixth man = LeBron's 5th Championship.


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Free agency starts tomorrow. Should be interesting.

Dame is the domino that needs to fall at least from what I've gathered. Also, new CBA is about to wreak havoc on cap folks around the league.

LMAO

Great name change.

It's courtesy of mod abuse by DaFace. Granted, can't say I'm too hung up on it. Pretty ****ing funny.

So where is James Harden gonna end up next year? Maybe the better question is, does anyone care at this point?

Seems like it'll be the Clippers.

Nope.

I am not going to be shocked when he gets a large contract because there is stupid teams out there but I wouldn't do it

IIRC CP3 played more games in the playoffs than Poole did. ****. I bet I’m thinking of Herro. But he was injured this year, no?

I can’t remember what podcast it was but there were some really interesting statistics about Smarts usage at the end of halves or shot clocks or something. Ultimately the conclusion was is Smart thinks he’s the ****ing dude. He’s not. The metrics bear that out. He’s a good player that has a lot of value but he’s not THE dude on a team with Tatum and Brown. They need a player that will make opportunities for Tatum and Brown instead of putting on the cape.

It was a really interesting segment that was very telling.

That's one way of looking at it, but the fact that Smart often took those shots/more shots than he should (and he did take a lot of stupid shots) also may reflect the inherent lack of leadership of Tatum/Brown.

I also think it could be argued Smart's intangibles mattered far more to that team than anything he was actually doing on the court. I'd be worried about where that is going to come from now on a team that already was struggling in that regard. That team was soft as hell as it was.

Im not his biggest fan but he helped the sixers win some games.

Rookie of the Year odds per Vegas insider
Victor Wembanyama -160
Scoot Henderson +400
Chet Holmgren +600
Brandon Miller +1300

Gradey Dick.

I now own a Raptors hat

Tired of the insanely unlikely trade rumors. Just saw a scenario where Phoenix would trade Devin Booker to the Mavs for Kyrie. Not going to happen but if it did Luka would be leading the first Father-Son backcourt.

Dray got paid. 4 year $100 million.

Damn Bruce Brown 2 year $45 million from the Pacers.

That's a pretty significant hit to that Nuggets team. Good two-way player.

Kyrie staying in Dallas. 3 years $128 million. Damn teams are stupid

76ers getting picked apart losing Niang, Milton and soon Harden.

There will be far stupider contracts given out today than Kyrie getting that amount. He's still one of the best scorers in the league.

Like Your boy Fred VanFleet going to the Rockets for 3 years for $130 million? :p

This seems like a relatively boring FA.

Exactly like that. The Raptors tried to stupidly offer him 4/120 as well and fortunately were outbid by the Rockets.

Toronto is still a treadmill team going absolutely nowhere until they engage in a real rebuild though. Siakam is the last remaining piece of that championship team and he's got to go.

Need another LeBron free agency again. Maybe a Decision 2.0.

Also, I don't understand what the Lakers are doing again. They let Schroder go (he's Raptors-bound) and signed Gave Vincent? Schroder was one of the few playable guys they even had in the playoffs.

Guessing we'll see a D'Lo return too. Awful.

Thank you NBA for having NBA summer league next week. There is nothing ****ing happening in the sports world right now except for ****ing baseball - which is awful.

Can't wait. Great decision for the NBA to really focus on summer league and getting alot of the top picks to actually play. It's a great break for some basketball.

Maybe Braun will get the minutes. :D

Woah.

That's a LOT.

LMAO

Russell is a train wreck.

Haliburton just got extended to 5 years/260M.

Dude is a stud. I do not understand why Sacramento traded him

I don't understand a lot of what Sacramento does and doesn't do.

Somebody want to explain Herb Jones not getting a $1.8 million tender?

I was watching ESPN last night they were really hyping up the Lakers with them getting Prince, Vincent and resigning Hui.

The most annoying thing to me, and I’m not a Suns fan, but he was just sitting there. Waiting for him to be taken to be the CP3 heir apparent. And they took Jalen Smith

I would still probably prefer Hali long term, but the trade didn’t end up too bad for them. Sabonis has been a game changer for them. But holy f are they lucky Fox made the leap that he did

Dame requests a trade

I don't understand - and have never understood the idea that players can request a trade. You are under contract. The team shouldn't have to do shit.

Portland ya'll want Josh Giddey?

EuroLeague G Vasilije Micić – one of Europe’s best and most accomplished players – has agreed on a 3-year, $23.5M deal to join the Thunder, Jason Ranne of @Wassbasketball tells ESPN. A two-time EuroLeague champion and an MVP, Micic brings a significant skillset and IQ to OKC.

https://www.basketball-reference.com...e-micic-1.html

This after the Thunder acquired Victor Oladipo and drafting Cason Wallace. They going to try to trade for a star? I guess they did need to do something to get to the salary floor.

The NBA is a players first league. If a team tried to play hardball they'd screw themselves over with basically the entire players association.

I love MOST of the Thunders build. A bunch of guys who can handle, defend, and are extremely long… pause… but Presti has to have a plan for an additional big right? And that’s assuming Chet has a relatively healthy career. As good as a defender Dort is, I wouldn’t mind seeing him shipped out to fill that role

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Free agent G Dillon Brooks has agreed on a four-year, $80 million contract with the Houston Rockets, his agent Mike George of <a href="https://twitter.com/OneLegacySports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@OneLegacySports</a> tells ESPN. Rockets have now landed two targets in free agency — Fred VanVleet and Brooks. <a href="https://t.co/dJHLWvwFjX">pic.twitter.com/dJHLWvwFjX</a></p>&mdash; Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1675267549997441024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Bye Brooks!

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I guess if I drafted Jabari Smith Jr I wouldn't try either

You're a T shirt fan so ya

I must have dreamed those six years spent in Lawrence then. Also that tennis match against Jeff Withey (which I did also win for the record).

T-shirt fan, though.

Remember when people thought he should have been the #1 overall pick? Remember when people were wondering why OKC wasn't JUMPING at the chance to draft him?

Yeah it always confused me. I never saw the upside. I was ECSTATIC to draft Chet.

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Everyone lauding the Lakers. I would have gave up if I were them and blew it up. BTW - Reddish is ****ing awful. You could see this coming from a mile away in college.