Official 2017 NBA Off Season Thread
 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sources: Charlotte is sending Miles Plumlee, Marco Belenelli and 41st pick to Atlanta for Dwight Howard and 31st pick.</p>&mdash; Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/WojVerticalNBA/status/877331372553232384">June 21, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Celtics and 76ers have agreed to a trade that will send the #1 pick to Philly, who plan on drafting Markelle Fultz (<a href="https://twitter.com/daldridgetnt">@daldridgetnt</a>)</p>&mdash; NBA Central (@TheNBACentral) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/876264712459169792">June 18, 2017</a></blockquote>
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The draft is June 22nd.

Lebron sucks ass.

This just in: Crybaby Lebron needs more all-stars.

Wow, so you don't know jackshit about two professional sports leagues yet feel the need to post your inane comments about both.

Ka'do's.

LMAO

I'm the only one who predicted the Cavs over the Warriors last year.

Die.

Thanks for replacing the Playoffs thread.

LOLakers. Have to trade Russell so they can dump Mozgov's contract. All the Lakers fans were so sure of Russell's talent. He won't be much in this league, but still funny.

Well it looks like Ball it is. PG and LeBron on their way. LAKERS CHAMPS 2019!

Not enough. Ball will be too young. Randle JAG. Ingram worst player in NBA last year. LeBron will be 34.

There isn't a Hawks fan alive who isn't thrilled by this trade. Why in the actual **** did they ever think signing Dwight Howard was a good idea?

Fakers aren't doing shit.

Pau Gasol opts out of contract. Spurs will now be serious players in FA.

Yea but Pau is re signing on a much cheaper deal

I'd rather have Dwight than the paper weights they got in return.
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Right.. Still this is huge news that is flying under the rador. Spurs should be able to get Chris Paul or Lowry now.

I still think Balmer/Jerry West get Lebron, got to see what moves they have to counter the Lakers.

That pretty much describes every team Dwight Howard has signed with or has been traded to since leaving Orlando.

Bump for the idiots still using the playoff thread.

Ball is going to need a few years to reach his potential, but when he does he will be elite.

I cannot believe this even has a chance of happening.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Phil Jackson: As Much As We Love Kristaps Porzingis, We Have To Do What&#39;s Best For Knicks: <a href="https://t.co/BUPj0HTbVH">https://t.co/BUPj0HTbVH</a> <a href="https://t.co/QaugFoIAEL">pic.twitter.com/QaugFoIAEL</a></p>&mdash; RealGM (@RealGM) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealGM/status/877697188695916545">June 22, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Lakers there is a player to trade Brandon Ingram for.

Ball
James
PG
Porzingis
Zub

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Celtics should trade their #3 for him. Easy trade.
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Phil Jackson is amazingly ****ing bad at being a GM.

Him and Dolan are a great fit for each other.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We don&#39;t care about Exit meetings in Philly... you&#39;re welcome to join</p>&mdash; Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoelEmbiid/status/877734367640010752">June 22, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Hell no and James cannot guard the 2. He has trouble staying in front of elite threes.

Ingram is gonna be an elite defender and hopefully develops his mid range

Lebron is fine against elite threes and he can guard the 2, even if not ideal. Especially if a team can cut down his usage.

This NBA off season has started off pretty crazy and it will be fun to see what happens tonight. Outside of PG and Butler we now have Porzingis, Deandre Jordan, and Aldridge all on the trade block.

If the Spurs can get rid of Aldridge to make room for another top player or two, they might be an interesting team again. Won't win anything as long as he's there ball stopping/taking bad contested fadeaways and maybe they've figured that out.

Hell no what? I don't understand why Lakers fans wouldn't want James.

its not really about wanting, i dont want him. I am a lakers fan, but if he goes to the Lakers, will root for him? absolutely, i'm a Lakers fan. I have no control over who they draft,sign or trade for.

I just want my team to be good again.

The NBA draft begins now.

Let's do this

NFL draft is better.


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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Details on Jimmy Butler trade to Minnesota, first from <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine">@ESPNSteinLine</a> No. 7 pick, Kris Dunn, and Zach Levine</p>&mdash; Ramona Shelburne (@ramonashelburne) <a href="https://twitter.com/ramonashelburne/status/878036574482583554">June 22, 2017</a></blockquote>
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And the draft can officially begin now.....

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Our <a href="https://twitter.com/WindhorstESPN">@WindhorstESPN</a> reports that the Timberwolves are also getting the No. 16 pick in this deal for Jimmy Butler deal ...</p>&mdash; Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/878036829349400576">June 22, 2017</a></blockquote>
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LMAO Lavar Ball.

Lavar Ball is a jackass but he is entertaining.

So who do you guys think are some low key good picks? I think Collins will be a nice big man. If Giles knees magically hold up he will be a steal.

Lavar Ball sounds like the worst cancer you can get.

Wolves! F-Yeah!

RIP Jimmy Butler

The Bulls are horribly run.

How old is his mom, 28?

Suns better pick Jackson.

Like the Celtics pick of Tatum

Might not have him for long. Talk of Paul George trade coming.

seriously, thats a terrible haul

Really wanted Jackson to boston.

That would be dumb

Jackson didn't look too pleased to getting picked by the Suns.

That foot locker commercial with Lonzo Ball OMG ������

Poor Fox. I am sorry for any player drafted by the Kings

I love it (for the Wolves...)

Maybe I'll actually go to a Suns game this year.

Wait till the Bulls draft Markkanen probably.

Knicks will take Ntilinkina

Adrian Wojnarowski‏ is way ahead of the TV broadcast if you follow his twitter feed. The TV broadcast is really boring.

Jimmy Butler
Karl Anthony Towns
Ricky Rubio
Andrew Wiggins
Gorqui Dieng

That's one hell of a lineup

6th seed on deck

Wolves might be good this year I'm pumped.

Damn!! There isn't a weak link in the starting lineup

It really is a shame the Wolves are in the West because that lineup would wreck the Cavs.

And I was just joking. ROFL

Markkanen
Levine
Dunn

for Jimmy Butler. Bulls got raped.

Dallas is getting Dennis Smith

For Butler and the #16 pick.

Blazers get Zac Collins

The Bucks are going to be the first team to just start five 7 footers who are all swingmen.

Raptors getting a Jefferson City kid.

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Golden State will acquire Oregon&#39;s Jordan Bell in a trade, league sources tell <a href="https://twitter.com/TheVertical">@TheVertical</a>.</p>&mdash; Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/WojVerticalNBA/status/878090880833519616">June 23, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Sacramento killing the draft:
DeAaron Fox
Justin Jackson
Harry Giles
Frank Mason

They're gonna be young and talented. If Giles knees hold up they could be real good in a few years

So does that mean McGee is gone?

Josh Jackson says of teams who passed on him in NBA Draft: 'One day they'll be sorry'

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — When everything unfolded as most experts predicted in the first 15 minutes of the 2017 NBA Draft, Josh Jackson fiddled with his fingers, stone-faced. He watched as the 76ers picked Markelle Fultz, the Lakers took Lonzo Ball at No. 2, and the Celtics bypassed him in favor of Duke's Jayson Tatum at No. 3.

Evaluated by many as the draft's best two-way player, Jackson waited and seemed a little perturbed. Before Thursday's draft, a member of Jackson's family said the expectation was he would go in the top three. Instead, he went to the Phoenix Suns at No. 4. And Jackson heads to the desert with a Jayhawk-sized chip on his shoulder. The 20-year-old is known for his competitiveness and it came out in the interview room.

"I don't think the other guys in this draft really care as much as I do," Jackson said. "I don't think they play as hard as I do, period. I think that's what really makes me special. I refuse to fail, period."

Perhaps Jackson lit a fire under himself that will last his entire career. It may not be Draymond Green remembering the name of all 34 guys drafted ahead of him in 2012, but Jackson burns hot.

"If you ask me, of course I'm going to say I'm the best player in this draft, but if you ask those other guys, they're going to say the same thing about themselves, I'm sure," Jackson said. "But just I love competition, and I love proving people wrong. I've been drafted to Phoenix, and I'm going to go there and I'm going to make the best of it. I'm going to be the best player I can be. And those teams who didn't draft me, one day they will be sorry."
Jackson is an A-level defender, a skill you don't lose when transitioning from college into the NBA. He's not a good shooter coming in, but his upside could produce a player with the athleticism of a Russell Westbrook and defensive ferocity of a Kawhi Leonard.

"I think I bring toughness, versatility, being able to guard 1 through 4 on the defensive end and also being able to play 1 through 4 on the offensive end, and as I watch today's NBA basketball, versatility is probably the most important thing in this league today," Jackson said.

Phoenix last made the playoffs in 2010, and Jackson is excited to be headed there. He suspects his offensive skills will have time to be nurtured with the likes of Devin Boooker and Eric Bledsoe handling the ball.

"I was excited to be on any team at the top of the draft to be honest, whether it was Philly, Boston, L.A.," Jackson said. "I felt like the type of player that I am, I could fit anywhere. But when I look at Phoenix and I see that they are so young and kind of need a 3, somebody to come in and play that 3 spot, and I feel like that's my favorite position to play. That's where I'm the most comfortable."

Jackson was asked about an incident last season at Kansas, a damaged car and alleged threats toward a woman who filed charges against him. It became part of Jackson's story the past three months, with the media and with NBA clubs.

"I don't think it really represents who I am," Jackson said. "You know, I made a mistake that day. I did. I admitted to it from Day One when it was brought up. I think the whole situation was really blown out of proportion, just because I am who I am. Reporters want to make a story and get themselves a name. But everyone who was close to the situation and everyone who I've talked to about it, they know exactly what happened that day. There was nothing that -- it wasn't what it was made out to be. It wasn't as bad as everybody made it out to be. But I have owned up to the mistake I made and I accept the responsibility for it from day one."

Jackson listed Green, LeBron James and Kevin Durant as his measuring sticks and is eager for his shot.

"I really want to get out there and see where I stack up against some of the best players in the world," he said.

Lots of players feel like they should have been taken higher, but few have the tools to be the No. 1 overall pick. Jackson's poor jumper and ball handling skills may have prevented it. That won't matter if he grows into a top-25 NBA player. Phoenix has waited a decade to be good again, and it might have lucked into landing a franchise player.

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well Phoenix is a terribly ran org so he wont be making people pay there.

and also he refused to even give the Celtics a look because he didnt want to go to a team that has a complete logjam at the wing position, now Tatum is stuck behind like 20 wings in Boston

Great night for Minnesota. I don't know why I'm still a fan of the Orlando Magic. They don't have a damn clue what they're doing and they haven't known for the past 5 years at least. It sucks to go through last season which was a shitfest only to get the #6 pick in the lottery and JUST miss out on the last franchise-changing player in the draft in my opinion, which was Fox. Instead they got Jonathan Isaac from FSU. Joy...a project.

Bulls ****ed up big time. Terrible terrible trade

Maybe he wouldn't have been passed on had he not canceled a workout while Boston's coach and GM were in the air.

Or Kevon Looney.