(10-19-2024, 11:14 AM)SleepingHero Wrote: Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine)
Newly acquired Dallas G Quentin Grimes has emerged as a candidate for a contract extension before Monday's 6 PM ET deadline for new deals for former first-round picks from the NBA Draft Class of 2021, league sources tell @TheSteinLine.

More NBA from me: http://marcstein.substack.com/

(10-19-2024, 11:21 AM)SleepingHero Wrote: @JakeLFischer

Perhaps the buzziest 15th roster spot in the league resides in Boston. The champion Celtics don’t need to make any trades to keep Lonnie Walker for the regular season, as Boston has an open roster spot. But keep an eye on the Celtics moving Jaden Springer this year, maybe as late as the February trade deadline, to save north of $7 million in tax payments that would come with keeping Walker.

(10-18-2024, 04:38 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: But he has been kicked off of multiple teams.

Starting at USC in college he was suspended indefinitely by the coaching staff due to "conduct issues" that were never specified until after he declared for the draft. 

CLE gave up on him after his rookie year despite solid production because of several issues. He got hit with a weapons charge, driving under the influence, and a car crash in the offseason before his 2nd year that caused him to be suspended by the NBA. He didn't even play a single game for CLE in his 2nd year because he threw a tantrum at his teammates and coaching staff, because they had to move his locker to bring in a new guy after a trade. It was such a bad blowup that CLE announced that they will either trade KPJ or cut him following the TDL. 

He was then shipped off to the wasteland that was the post-Harden Rockets. There he played meaningless basketball for 2 years. Did he grow up at all during that time? No. 3 months after he was traded he violated the NBA's code of conduct by going to a strip club with teammate Sterling Brown (former Mav legend) where they both were involved in an assault. 

His 2nd year with HOU, head coach Stephen Silas got on Porter Jr. at halftime for his poor effort in the first half. KPJ responded by losing his temper at both Silas and assistant coach John Lucas where he threw an object at Lucas and had to be separated from them. He then left the game and stadium entirely despite there being an entire half of the game left.  

Finally his last year in Houston, he gets hit with felony assault and domestic violence charges and that was that. I understand his girlfriend is now walking back the allegations. Of the 3 charges he was hit with originally, one has been dismissed, while 2 others (one still being a felony) are still in place. Its not like this was some isolated event. 

And we're supposed to assume and expect KPJ to be mature about playing a minor bench role?


Sources:
https://sports.yahoo.com/ex-usc-star-kevin-porter-213828702.html?guccounter=1#:~:text=He%20was%20suspended%20indefinitely%20during,Enfield%20said%20at%20the%20time.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30756372/source-cleveland-cavaliers-trading-kevin-porter-jr-houston-rockets-second-round-pick
https://nypost.com/2022/01/02/rockets-kevin-porter-jr-bolts-arena-at-halftime-after-blowup/
https://www.nba.com/news/kevin-porter-jr-no-longer-part-of-rockets-domestic-violence-arrest
https://www.fox26houston.com/news/one-charge-dropped-2-remain-in-kevin-porter-jr-s-case

(10-21-2024, 12:13 PM)Ghost of Podkolzin Wrote: I stand very corrected.  Thanks, Sleep

Quote:"In Atlanta, I was in the corner and on the wings, and I made the best of it. Here, they are allowing me to play my real position. Playing point guard. Keeping everything organized. And making dudes better. And doing what I do best."

(10-21-2024, 01:44 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: Newly acquired New Orleans Pelicans guard Dejounte Murray had a sit down interview with New Orleans media to discuss his desires this future in this article:
https://www.nola.com/sports/pelicans/dejounte-murray-pelicans-new-orleans/article_11761e14-8b2e-11ef-8cb0-d3a40b6bac56.html

Had a very interesting quote:



I'm pretty much convinced Murray could never work next to Luka if that is his mindset.

(10-21-2024, 02:58 PM)SkenfromLMF Wrote: And yet, that was my initial response to the Kyrie Irving trade... too many ball dominant players can be a bad mix.
No one is too concerned, in fact TODAY we want a 3rd ball handler, with that approach now. I think had we pursued Murray, we might be thrilled at how well his handles take the pressure off of regular season Luka. I also believe that Kidd would have worked it out where Murray would have been happier here with the more flexible offensive roles instead of his role in Atlanta.

Now with his exposure in New Orleans, this might become an issue: He could feel proven as a PG, leading to NEVER having a desire to share PG duties as well as despise the thought to be used as a corner threat again.

(10-21-2024, 03:02 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Big difference between someone we perceive to be better with the ball in their hands (there are many, many of those today) and someone with a chip on their shoulder about playing point guard. Seems like the same thing, but really isn't. Kyrie was ok playing off-ball mostly last year, Murray was NOT ok with it in Atlanta.

(10-21-2024, 08:34 PM)RoyTarpleysGhost Wrote: Extensions

Jaden Hardy 3/$18. Third year team option
No deal with Quentin Grimes

Aaron Gordon 4/$133
Jalen Suggs 5/$150.5
Sengun 5/$185
Jalen Green 3/$106
Trey Murphy 4/$112
Kispert 4/$55

(10-21-2024, 09:24 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: I kind of love that Hardy deal. If he takes off this year like I hope, that's going to be obscenely low for him. If he doesn't, it's something they can easily live with, especially considering the third year option.

(10-21-2024, 08:34 PM)RoyTarpleysGhost Wrote: Extensions

Jaden Hardy 3/$18. Third year team option
No deal with Quentin Grimes

Aaron Gordon 4/$133
Jalen Suggs 5/$150.5
Sengun 5/$185
Jalen Green 3/$106
Trey Murphy 4/$112
Kispert 4/$55

(10-21-2024, 09:56 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine)
There was mostly pessimism through the weekend that the Hawks and rising star Jalen Johnson would reach terms on a rookie scale contract extension. Less than nine hours left now for that to change before tonight's 6 PM ET deadline. Eligible players who don't extend today proceed to restricted free agency in the summer.

There was also a weekend gap in extension talks between Dallas and newly acquired Quentin Grimes. We'll learn today if there is enough time left for a deal to be struck.