darkwing-buck
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Lonzo probably gonna get signed by Nike.
Lonzo probably gonna get signed by Nike.
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NBA Offseason 2017 |OT| Only Big Ballers Allowed *please pay $495 to be a Big Baller
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This some next-level trolling by The King.
Those outlet passes were great. From the summer league highlights, he looks a bit like Harden in transition where he'll almost stop to throw the go ahead pass.
Anyway, saw this on reddit. Was there ever a better dunker at point guard?
Anyway, saw this on reddit. Was there ever a better dunker at point guard?
Fenderputty
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In this "so not happening scenario" were able to somehow dump Deng with future pick or something for an expiring. Heh
darkwing-buck
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Ninja Scooter
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That's the long shot scenario. Deng's contract is pretty damn bad and team's (aside from Brooklyn, who already took on Moz and DeAndre Carroll, so they may be tapped out) are pulling back on spending. I'm just counting my blessings that we at least were able to ditch Mozgov.
my name is ed
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Definitely not a way better passer than WB
Fenderputty
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Rob Lowes long lost twin will do it. Believe
Yeah it's not a great way to handle impact landing for sure. I think DRose has led to more people being interested in impact landings though from sports science perspective so at least there's that -- plus just caring more about sports science overall.
PS, the Bulls training staff has been like all-time incompetent for ages, so this shouldn't surprise you.
johancruijff
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Sixers - Celtics in London, January 11
dayfuckingyum
dayfuckingyum
Derrick Rose actually had a pretty good year IIRC. He just has problems that I imagine a lot of people don't want to deal with. Ignoring the fact he doen't shoot 3s and isn't getting any younger, his off court antics and that literal disappearing act he pulled this year wouldn't be seen as positives by most front offices.
darkwing-buck
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Seems like no one wants Rose for a multi year deal, what are his options now?
darkwing-buck
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Dude could probably average 50-60 points there even though he's 1/3 of what he once was.
BlackGhost
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friskykillface
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He's probably asking for way to much
With those knees and injury history I'd only offer 1-5 million and 5 million is being generous
He's got adidas money so don't feel bad for Rose
Cornbread78
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davidwhangchoi
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LeBron now coming to LA
RiggityRice
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What players had a terrific summer league but then sucked badly and faded during regular season? Too many to list? I keep seeing " remember it's just summer league. " whether LonZo has a good game or not so it got me wondering...
I never paid attention to summer league before.
Did the top draft picks even play in the summer league back in the day? I want to say it is a more recent phenomenon.
Watching summer league and getting summer league highlights is bigger now than before
Because we have access to it. And honestly there is not anything else to watch.
My question was were the lottery guys playing in summer league 10-20 years ago?
Yes. I used to go to the Detroit summer league games when they used to have them in Detroit in the early 90s with my dad every summer, the lotto picks played. It wasn't on tv back then though I believe.
The first time I recall a players summer league games getting actual coverage on TV was Kobe in 1996.
I guess they always played we just never paid attention to it before.
It wasn't on tv so it was hard to pay attention to unless you could go in person which I was luckily able to do for a number of years 20+ years ago.
The league has made a lot of strides lately to try and turn the NBA into a year round sport to follow for fans.
Randolph Freelander
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If they were really interested in becoming a year round sport, they'd increase the timeouts to 20.
They are getting pretty dang close to getting year round.
We have pre-season the first half of October, mid-October through mid-June is the full season/playoffs. Second half of June is all about the draft. Then July we have free agency/summer league.
Only 2 months do not have much going on August & September. And even then every 4 years (2019 for World Cup, 2020 for Olympics) we have the FIBA World Cup and Summer Olympics which are full of NBA players competing which stretches over late summer. So half the time we have 12 month round professional basketball.
Yes they did, I remember watching summer league on tv back in like 2002 back when NBA tv first really was getting started.
I usually only watched when it was good drafts tho.
Ninja Scooter
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Yeah. I remember Kobe destroying Ben Wallace with a dunk in Summer League. IIRC the Lakers used to have Summer League at the Pyramid in Long Beach.
Randolph Freelander
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Sidney Deane wouldn't play summer league. It would mess up his game.
Interesting. I didn't really have any recollection of summer league before the Vegas iterations. Honestly I didn't have any idea it existed back then.
I watch way more summer league ball than I care to admit.
And yeah, it's amazing the way the NBA just dominates coverage even in the offseason. A lot of smart decisions led to this point. It'll fade back a bit once NFL training camps start.
I watch way more summer league ball than I care to admit.
And yeah, it's amazing the way the NBA just dominates coverage even in the offseason. A lot of smart decisions led to this point. It'll fade back a bit once NFL training camps start.
Some 1996 NBA Summer League highlights:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmO3iJjy3wU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmO3iJjy3wU
Ninja Scooter
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It seems like it used to be way less organized and less publicized (I believe the early summer league stuff in Long Beach wasn't even NBA affiliated) But as you started getting more and more well known players coming out the thirst from people to see them grew and it made sense to monetize like with anything. For a random weekday in July, i bet espn is pulling in great ratings with these Lonzo/Laker games.
Enjoy Anthony Bennett 2.0 while it lasts.
There is no way one could ever describe 2008 as "way back" lol.
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Summer League was already on TV on NBA TV by 2008.
slightconfuse
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First time I have watched summer league so something worked
damn
what were the good old days like? i started in 2010 so i guess i never saw KG's "prime", was he even better back then?
Ninja Scooter
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Let me tell you a little story about a man named 'Tione...
I'm not sure but I saw KG around Brady's prime when I started watching the Patriots. I remember they had preseason games NFL.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
ShamsCharania
Sources: The San Antonio Spurs have renounced guard Jonathon Simmons, making him an unrestricted free agent.
so weird.
Sources: The San Antonio Spurs have renounced guard Jonathon Simmons, making him an unrestricted free agent.
so weird.
Randolph Freelander
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Hard to believe the Red Sox haven't won since way back in 2013. I know a lot of Boston fans have to be wondering when the curse will end.
Boston sports teams are the eternal underdogs, especially in this century.
Is he the older gentleman from Broke 30 for 30?
It's crazy, Brady has been playing football for my entire life.
Ninja Scooter
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They got Rudy Gay. And they probably didn't want to lock in years in another player. I think SA is in a weird spot. They are still really good but they are probably planning for life after Manu/TP/LMA. The way they shopped LMA and Danny Green makes me think they want to keep cap flexibility open to rebuild around Kawhi sooner than later.