2023-24 NBA Thread

[MU82]

Van Gundy and Jackson out ... Doc Rivers and Doris Burke in as analysts on ESPN's top NBA announcing crew. Mike Breen continues as PBP man.

https://nypost.com/2023/07/31/espn-hiring-doc-rivers-demoting-mark-jackson-promoting-doris-burke/

[rocket surgeon]

   "For me, it was just the momentary shock of "Wait, Jaylen Brown is the highest-paid player in NBA history"?"


  for the moment anyway

[wadesworld]

Van Gundy and Jackson out ... Doc Rivers and Doris Burke in as analysts on ESPN's top NBA announcing crew. Mike Breen continues as PBP man.

https://nypost.com/2023/07/31/espn-hiring-doc-rivers-demoting-mark-jackson-promoting-doris-burke/

That is atrociously brutal. Hopefully TNT hires those two.

[Uncle Rico]

That is atrociously brutal. Hopefully TNT hires those two.

Mark Jackson is terrible

[wadesworld]

Mark Jackson is terrible

He’s bad, but he balances out Van Gundy well.

[MuggsyB]

Who is going to be stuck with Mark Jones? 

[MuggsyB]

He’s bad, but he balances out Van Gundy well.

Breaking up that trio doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me even if Jackson is the weak link. 

[Uncle Rico]

Who is going to be stuck with Mark Jones?

America

[MuggsyB]

America

10/10 on that one Uncle R.

[Pakuni]

Stick to sports? Shut up and dribble?

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/02/politics/orlando-magic-desantis-super-pac-donation/index.html

[tower912]

Orlando is owned by members of the Devos family.   

[lawdog77]

Orlando is owned by members of the Devos family.

Are we not men?

[tower912]

Bravo.

[MU82]

Stick to sports? Shut up and dribble?

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/02/politics/orlando-magic-desantis-super-pac-donation/index.html

They don't want to get Disneyed. Their Black players are probably cool with the slavery-as-jobs-program position, too.

[Herman Cain]

Rick Barry on Jaylen Brown contract . The imbedded video is excellent .

https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/10085820-video-nba-champion-rick-barry-blasts-jaylen-browns-304m-celtics-supermax-contract.amp.html

[MuggsyB]

Harden will not be playing for the Sixers again.  Philly is pretty much screwed because I don't see them getting much for him. 

[Herman Cain]

Harden will not be playing for the Sixers again.  Philly is pretty much screwed because I don't see them getting much for him.

Harden=No Rings, very few finals appearance, high drama. Money better spent elsewhere.

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

Harden should have never opted in for this year, but I think he is finding out that people don't view him as the star he once was.

[MuggsyB]

Harden should have never opted in for this year, but I think he is finding out that people don't view him as the star he once was.

They may have no choice but to trade him.  Unless Morey is canned.

[WhiteTrash]

Harden should have never opted in for this year, but I think he is finding out that people don't view him as the star he once was.

Now I could be 100% wrong about this, but I thought the Sixers asked him to sign the extension to make it easier to trade him for good value. He maybe pissed that he signed the deal and the Sixers reneged on their side of the deal.

[Spotcheck Billy]

Now I could be 100% wrong about this, but I thought the Sixers asked him to sign the extension to make it easier to trade him for good value. He maybe pissed that he signed the deal and the Sixers reneged on their side of the deal.

IIRC, he signed his player option at the team's suggestion

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

IIRC, he signed his player option at the team's suggestion

Yes. He redid his deal last year to create cap space and got the player option.

So while I am not a big Harden fan, I get why he is upset. He could have simply declined his option. But I'm sure he thought a trade would come with a big extension, which is easier if you are already under contract.

[WhiteTrash]

Yes. He redid his deal last year to create cap space and got the player option.

So while I am not a big Harden fan, I get why he is upset. He could have simply declined his option. But I'm sure he thought a trade would come with a big extension, which is easier if you are already under contract.

Not a Harden fan either and I agree it sounds like he has valid reasons to be pissed.

I kinda hope the Sixers get a bad of used balls (or any Bulls player) back for him.

[MUBurrow]

Yeah I'm curious how much the Clips were included in the back and forth when he opted in.  It seems that's the only team he's really interested in playing in and there may have been a couple leaps of faith here (Harden that the Sixers would trade him to the Clips, the Sixers that the Clips would give them anything in return).

[MuggsyB]

Yes. He redid his deal last year to create cap space and got the player option.

So while I am not a big Harden fan, I get why he is upset. He could have simply declined his option. But I'm sure he thought a trade would come with a big extension, which is easier if you are already under contract.

I get it but you cannot guarantee a player that a trade, especially with those variables, is a sure thing.  That doesn't excuse Morey but Harden has requested 3 trades in 3 years?