AROUND THE NBA THREAD. Sept 2021 edition

sorry BC, but it seems you're opting to believe the scenario here that casts Simmons in the worst light

here's an alternative explanation: Morey is trying to salvage a mess he made and was trying to use teammates of Simmons as cover in nothing more than a PR stunt

I mean, it's not as if other 76er players couldn't call Simmons anytime between the playoffs and today. For all we know, some might already have talked to him

 

Yeah, Im sure he's received multitudes of text, young people text more than phone?
His agent has already set the table as to wear he wants to go and engineer a deal for Ben to hook up in CA. He represents players from all four teams probably.
I could see GS or Sac getting him?

 

Please show me a statement sources directly to Ben Simmons or Klutch sports saying CA only. I’ll wait, but unless there is something very new it doesn't exist. I really, really wish this fake, fraudulent, GSW pundit based lie would die already.

 

Bleacher Report quote from Western Conference Executive:
Think about three months ago when the Sixers are willing to give up Ben Simmons. You are like, 'Let's see what we have to do to get him,'" a Western Conference executive said. "Now, the difference is Ben Simmons says he refuses to play for the Sixers. He wants to go to three California teams. There's so much bad blood between him and the team."
Who knows… but his agent will attempt to get him to a team of preference and earn his take.
Its not unreasonable for a guy like him to have a few few teams at the top of his list.

 

That particular story may be bogus - but I would bet you a beer he has a list of teams he has no interest in playing for. When I saw the recent story about the Cavs being ready to make a huge offer for him, I just about snorted coffee all over my keyboard!

 

Yikes



Full story

 

Hey, you can't use that meme any more!

 

Kareem still awesome:

 

Sounds like a great dude

 

Yeah it would be so unlike someone like him in the nba in 2021 to want to only play for CA teams.

 

Kyrie is a lunatic. Period.

 

It really makes you wonder about the story that KD strongly objected to an Irving for Simmons trade. If the story is for real, how low of an opinion of Simmons does he have that he would rather have Irving as a team-mate!

 

I don't think this reflects that badly on him: he's actually friends with the players and he doesn't want to have to tell them to go to hell. THEY'RE the ones carrying water for the team.

 

You can be friends with lunatics. I've even been friends with right-wingers.

 

KANTER ALSO STILL AWESOME



Jonathan Isaac, less so:



I wish God would inform ME of all the rights S/He's given me. I'm going to assume one of them is the right to tell Isaac to go fuck himself.

 

jonathan isaac, my brother, i stand with you!

if one wants to get vaccinated, its fine, if one doesnt want to get vaccinated, its also fine, to each their own!

 

That’s fine. You just can’t work in the NBA or be a flight attendant. Find new employment.