You mean just for the year they’ll be ok until Durant is back?
durant is coming off a career killer and will be 32 at season start next year. certainly possible he's still mvp caliber but i dunno that i'd take that bet.
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I mean, even with a potentially hobbled Durant, having Kyrie means they're probably good, especially in the East.
A bit of a steep price for a 35 year old but could be good for a team looking to clear cap space the following year.
The Memphis Grizzlies and Andre Iguodala have mutually agreed to let him stay away from the team, sources confirmed to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
Memphis has no plans to negotiate a contract buyout and continues to expect that it will find a trade for Iguodala prior to the Feb. 6 deadline, sources said.
The Golden State Warriors sent Iguodala, who is due $17.2 million next season in the final year of his contract, along with a lightly protected 2024 first-round pick to the rebuilding Grizzlies because they needed to shed his salary to execute a three-team, sign-and-trade deal for All-Star guard D'Angelo Russell.
Iguodala, 35, a critical piece of the Warriors' three championships and five consecutive Finals appearances, is considered one of the league's elite wing defenders and is an excellent passer and threat off the dribble. He averaged 5.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game as Golden State's sixth man last season. Those averages increased to 9.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4.0 assists during the playoffs, in which Iguodala started the majority of the games.
Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma is out indefinitely with a stress reaction in his foot, an injury he suffered while he was working with Team USA this summer, the Lakers announced.
Kuzma, 24, has not been cleared for full practice or game participation and will miss at least the first three weeks of training camp
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After China doubled down on boycotting the Rockets, the NBA abandoned their efforts to be conciliatory and issued a second statement that essentially says "fuck china"
I'm not a sportsball person, but the president of the Chinese Basketball League(CBA) is Yao Ming... who played for the Rockets.... and has cut ties with the Rockets
Tencent has also cut ties with the Rockets as well.
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The NBA should cut ties with China. If this is the cost of doing business it's not worth it.
The NBA should cut ties with China. If this is the cost of doing business it's not worth it.
Their plan appears to be to come out in support of Daryl Morey, support his right to say what he wants, but make China be the ones to formally cut the ties
The NBA should cut ties with China. If this is the cost of doing business it's not worth it.
We're going to find out soon how much companies really like money.
From what I gather, the value of China to the NBA is their consumer market. They want the sport and the league to be popular there because there's a billion people to potentially sell merch to and games on Chinese media. I can't imagine they have any plans of building anything beyond that.
And if a single tweet can lead the Chinese government to force a boycott then the risk doesn't sound worth the reward.
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This is one of the things that I think people significantly underestimated when they talked about "opening up" China - the government's wherewithal to control anything and everything, and their willingness to invest in the necessary infrastructure and processes to do so. It should not be a surprise that China is willing to explicitly leverage their control of their economy and markets to further their political goals.
Remember back when people laughed at the idea of a "Great Firewall"? Or how for literally decades China has been raising a hissy fit every time anyone has acknowledged the existence of Taiwan as an independent nation?
As long as the American public remains captive to the almighty dollar, other governments and entities will continue to abuse it to their advantage, because they aren't stupid enough to actually believe that "ALL OF THE MONEY (but just for the rich people)" is an actual goal in and of itself.
I’m shocked that silver rolled back his statement at all honestly, but I do think the nba was pissed off that China didn’t give anything back after they apologized so hard.
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I’m shocked that silver rolled back his statement at all honestly, but I do think the nba was pissed off that China didn’t give anything back after they apologized so hard.
What is "NBA China" exactly? I am aware of a $1.5B streaming deal with Tencent and a few games being played there but nothing beyond that. They don't operate a league there and I'm unaware of any plans to build one.
And since Tencent is willing to suspend their relationship over a tweet I go back to my original point on it not making business sense.
Pro basketball is pretty huge in China and washed out NBA players regularly sign with teams and become superstars again.
Stephon Marbury one of the biggest examples:
Thanks to his play on the court, Marbury has become one of China’s most famous athletes and a beloved hero in Beijing where he has received the title of honorary Beijing citizen, his own series of stamps and even a statue outside the Ducks’ arena.
In 2016, he also became the first foreign celebrity to ever receive a Chinese green card.
Pro basketball is pretty huge in China and washed out NBA players regularly sign with teams and become superstars again.
Stephon Marbury one of the biggest examples:
Thanks to his play on the court, Marbury has become one of China’s most famous athletes and a beloved hero in Beijing where he has received the title of honorary Beijing citizen, his own series of stamps and even a statue outside the Ducks’ arena.
In 2016, he also became the first foreign celebrity to ever receive a Chinese green card.
This doesn't really impact the NBA at all though.
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It is interesting to see the radio silence from Jeremy Lin on this topic, given he recently joined the Beijing Ducks, is outspoken about social issues, and wears his Christian faith proudly.
Big guys who can’t shoot look great when defenses aren’t really trying. Ben Simmons is a regular season hero for a reason until he figures out how to shoot a basketball regularly.
Zion literally pulled the same spinning layup manuever for like 10 straight plays and made all of them
Simmons looks average compared to him
Hah, ok. I’ve watched Simmons score 20-30 points so many times and look insanely good in the regular season when guys don’t play at full intensity. Suddenly 1 point in the playoffs.
A guy making the same move 10 times in the preseason is now an all star I guess.
Edit: Zion might be good, he might be great, he certainly could be. But we anoint people so early in the nba and it’s really god damned stupid.
So the Celtics signed Tacko Fall to a two way contract which means he'll spend a big chunk of time in Maine. Guess who lives in Maine less than an hour away from where the Red Claws play?
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It's made to look like Subway signs I think, so I get it, but yeah that motif feels overdone at this point.
They had the subway tile look last year that they were too cowardly to pull the trigger on, do that if you want the look.
Wait what?
You mean just for the year they’ll be ok until Durant is back?
durant is coming off a career killer and will be 32 at season start next year. certainly possible he's still mvp caliber but i dunno that i'd take that bet.
Caruso's time to shine
I'm not a sportsball person, but the president of the Chinese Basketball League(CBA) is Yao Ming... who played for the Rockets.... and has cut ties with the Rockets
Tencent has also cut ties with the Rockets as well.
Their plan appears to be to come out in support of Daryl Morey, support his right to say what he wants, but make China be the ones to formally cut the ties
We're going to find out soon how much companies really like money.
From what I gather, the value of China to the NBA is their consumer market. They want the sport and the league to be popular there because there's a billion people to potentially sell merch to and games on Chinese media. I can't imagine they have any plans of building anything beyond that.
And if a single tweet can lead the Chinese government to force a boycott then the risk doesn't sound worth the reward.
Remember back when people laughed at the idea of a "Great Firewall"? Or how for literally decades China has been raising a hissy fit every time anyone has acknowledged the existence of Taiwan as an independent nation?
As long as the American public remains captive to the almighty dollar, other governments and entities will continue to abuse it to their advantage, because they aren't stupid enough to actually believe that "ALL OF THE MONEY (but just for the rich people)" is an actual goal in and of itself.
I’m shocked that silver rolled back his statement at all honestly, but I do think the nba was pissed off that China didn’t give anything back after they apologized so hard.
What is "NBA China" exactly? I am aware of a $1.5B streaming deal with Tencent and a few games being played there but nothing beyond that. They don't operate a league there and I'm unaware of any plans to build one.
And since Tencent is willing to suspend their relationship over a tweet I go back to my original point on it not making business sense.
Stephon Marbury one of the biggest examples:
This doesn't really impact the NBA at all though.
http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=27809995
Same applies to Zion.
Simmons looks average compared to him
Hah, ok. I’ve watched Simmons score 20-30 points so many times and look insanely good in the regular season when guys don’t play at full intensity. Suddenly 1 point in the playoffs.
A guy making the same move 10 times in the preseason is now an all star I guess.
Edit: Zion might be good, he might be great, he certainly could be. But we anoint people so early in the nba and it’s really god damned stupid.
Zion might be indestructible like young Lebron. We’ll see.