AROUND the NBA:

[HoosierDaddyKid]

Cam Thomas waived by the Bucks.  Maybe he can help our tank.

https://clutchpoints.com/nba/milwaukee-b...doc-rivers

[HoosierDaddyKid]

Draymond on Jalen Duren


Draymond Green: “I tell y’all what, man: Jalen Duren has got to be one of the strongest guys I’ve ever played in my career. I had spoken a while back about Jalen Duren being strong coming into the league, but not really knowing how to use that strength. He wasn’t soft; he just didn’t really know how to apply the strength. Well, I’m here to tell you something: three, four years later, he’s by far the strongest player in the NBA. Dude’s strong as hell, and he knows how to use it now. Nonetheless, it was fun playing against those guys. It’s always great having the opportunity to go back home and play, and see people that have cheered for me my whole life. You get a lot of people coming down from Saginaw, obviously. I’ve been all through the state of Michigan, spending a lot of time in Bloomfield Hills and the Birmingham area throughout the course of my later life, as I got into late high school, college, and the NBA. Just a lot of people that I’ve built relationships with over the years.”

[HoosierDaddyKid]

https://x.com/tomhaberstroh/status/2036446825931006350


NBA star shutdowns have happened way earlier this year.

[HoosierDaddyKid]

https://basketnews.com/news-243653-erik-...rison.html


Love Spo as a coach, but he's wrong here.

[RoyTarpleysGhost]

[Amick] The Players Association is officially calling for the 65 game rule to be abolished:

[Scott41theMavs]

[Amick] The Players Association is officially calling for the 65 game rule to be abolished:

65 may be too many, but it should absolutely be 50 at minimum.

[cow]

65 may be too many, but it should absolutely be 50 at minimum.

Agree that there should be a minimum.  65 is basically 80% of the season.  50 games would be 61%.  57-60 (70-73%) games feels like a better compromise

[HoosierDaddyKid]

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/4829...po-dispute


NBPA rebukes Bucks in Giannis dispute.

[HoosierDaddyKid]

https://www.hoopshype.com/story/sports/n...297416007/


WNBA's new CBA is historic. Here's what it would look like in NBA terms.

[HoosierDaddyKid]

https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/2036543571780641242


Moses Moody suffered a torn patellar tendon in his left knee. A lengthy rehab will be required.

[Scott41theMavs]

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/4829...po-dispute


NBPA rebukes Bucks in Giannis dispute.

But see, Giannis asking for help from the NBPA shows that he doesn't have the Bucks' best interests at heart at all. If he used his thinking cap and cared about the Bucks, he would agree not to return to the court. They're going to need a team after they trade him.

[Mavs2021]

But see, Giannis asking for help from the NBPA shows that he doesn't have the Bucks' best interests at heart at all. If he used his thinking cap and cared about the Bucks, he would agree not to return to the court. They're going to need a team after they trade him.

The only reasonable reason   for Giannis to want to play is concern that the Bucks would use a higher draft pick as a better trade asset to acquire help and force him to stay. Like Bucks win the lottery and send us the pick for Kyrie, so we pick Dybantsa and Peterson.

[Scott41theMavs]

The only reasonable reason   for Giannis to want to play is concern that the Bucks would use a higher draft pick as a better trade asset to acquire help and force him to stay. Like Bucks win the lottery and send us the pick for Kyrie, so we pick Dybantsa and Peterson Wilson or Acuff.

FIFY

[HoosierDaddyKid]

https://x.com/nbagleague/status/2036648304960807145


I wonder why McClung can't stick on a roster permanently?

[Mavs2021]

So the shittier version of Boston routines the projected 74 wins super NBA champions; basically confirming the improved Mavs would have won the title last year with Tatum/Boston out of the picture, if that moron had fallen into a coma 18 months ago.

[HoosierDaddyKid]

So the shittier version of Boston routines the projected 74 wins super NBA champions; basically confirming the improved Mavs would have won the title last year with Tatum/Boston out of the picture, if that moron had fallen into a coma 18 months ago.

Huh??

[michaeltex]

So the shittier version of Boston routines the projected 74 wins super NBA champions; basically confirming the improved Mavs would have won the title last year with Tatum/Boston out of the picture, if that moron had fallen into a coma 18 months ago.

I'm guessing routines = routs? as in Boston routs OKC 119-109?

The second half presumes that a Luka-inclusive DAL could have come out of the west by beating OKC again. Still have injuries to DLive, Gaff and Kyrie (among others) to account for.

But if a somewhat healthy DAL did manage to get out of the West, then you still have to beat an IND team that went to 7 games and lost, in large part, due to Halliburton blowing out his Achilles in game 7.

[HoosierDaddyKid]

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/4830...-year-race


End of the regular season rookie rankings.

[KillerLeft]

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/4830...-year-race


End of the regular season rookie rankings.

That's funny, because just this morning I've watched about 5 videos from national guys suggesting that Flagg is likely to win ROY. It will be interesting to see how this turns out.

[numnuts23]

That's funny, because just this morning I've watched about 5 videos from national guys suggesting that Flagg is likely to win ROY. It will be interesting to see how this turns out.

Man, the value of the 3 ball above all else is something to behold.  That's the only thing Kon does better than Flagg....oh, and his team - who is loaded with young lottery talent is trying to win.