NBA News & Notes

[2 For The Brew]

I just heard Eddie Johnson say that they job of an NBA GM is to keep his players.

I’m so glad we don’t have this shit on our team anymore. I’m happy with our young team which is about basketball not drama.

 

[NMCav]

Guess we know why he took Knicks deal.

 

[cavsfever]

Man Beal signing with the Wizards for five years $50 million a year. He’s not worth it.

It’s a shame about Brunson going to the Knicks. The Mavs were a really fun up and coming team and I’m rooting for Doncic to have enough guys to be a contender. I guess they still do have good pieces, but would have made a big difference if they had been smart enough to lock up Brunson last year

 

[DCTribefan]

Why are the Pelicans rushing to sign Zion to a max contract?

Pelicans, Zion Williamson Nearing Five-Year Extension​

July 1st 2022 at 7:54am CST by Luke Adams
The Pelicans are nearing an agreement on a five-year rookie scale extension for forward Zion Williamson, reports Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter link).

According to Charania, it’ll be a maximum-salary deal that can be worth up to $231MM. That indicates it will contain Rose Rule language.

 

[sailfish]

Why are the Pelicans rushing to sign Zion to a max contract?

It’s what happens when a player’s star power is bigger than the city he’s playing in. We saw it here with LeBron as we bent over backwards for him and he treated us like his rented mule.

 

[Lee]

It’s what happens when a player’s star power is bigger than the city he’s playing in. We saw it here with LeBron as we bent over backwards for him and he treated us like his rented mule.

Atleast Lebron actually played games and we saw the performance on the court. Zion is going to Handcuff the Pelicans for years.

 

[Heat Check]

Atleast Lebron actually played games and we saw the performance on the court. Zion is going to Handcuff the Pelicans for years.

Exactly. Terrible, terrible deal.

This is a guy who has showed he cannot be trusted to work on his body/game at all. As much as I admire his talent, Zion has serious issues. You don't give a 5 year max to a dude like that.

 

[Heat Check]

Yikes. Non-shooter getting seriously overpaid. He thrived with the Warriors for obvious reasons, but at Portlant he's just a "defensive specialist". He's their Okoro.

Payton to join Blazers; 3-year deal, sources say

Gary Payton II is headed to the Portland Trail Blazers, with sources telling ESPN the deal is for three years, $28 million.

www.espn.com

 

[DCTribefan]

Windy at his finest?

 

[DCTribefan]

 

[kriegs]

Windy at his finest?

It's not rocket science that the Jazz look like they are about to blow it up, and that the Royce O'Neal trade blows even more smoke in that direction.

Windy did the same shtick on the Hoop Collective podcast from last night and got a similar response from that panel.

I get KD is a massive massive deal but I share his frustration that it appears Mitchell and Gobert are both on the move and that nobody seems to care. A Jazz teardown could even be the key to a 3-way deal with Brooklyn, as he hints at here.

 

[NMCav]

Kings are weird.

 

[NMCav]

Wow. Weird trade for Wolves.

 

[Ohioplayer00]

That is a Ted Stepien trade
And the Donavan Mitchell watch starts!

 

[NMCav]

Man. Jazz absolutely fleeced the Wolves. 4 firsts, someone who was just picked in the first round, Beasley and Beverley who can they can flip for more pieces. Jazz rebuild is off to a crazy start.