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  1. SharpesTriumph liked RR7's post in the thread Did Steve Balmer pay Kawhi Leonard under the table?.

    I don't think anyone saying illegal is implying there should be criminal charges. I believe illegal is more in the illegal in the CBA. As...

    Sep 4, 2025 at 10:10 AM

  2. SharpesTriumph liked wizenheimer's post in the thread Did Steve Balmer pay Kawhi Leonard under the table?.

    Portland took advantage of a CBA loophole. NBA went to court over the use of the loophole and lost: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] just reviewing that...

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  3. SharpesTriumph replied to the thread Event Around the 2025 NBA Draft & Offseason Madness!.

    Does Brooklyn now have any cap space to make a Kuminga/Giddey/Grimes type of offer?

    Sep 4, 2025 at 8:04 AM

  4. SharpesTriumph replied to the thread Event Around the 2025 NBA Draft & Offseason Madness!.

    Cam Thomas overpaid at $6 million. Jordan Clarkson got the minimum. Bradley Beal got $5 million. Sexton had to have a pick attached to his...

    Sep 4, 2025 at 8:02 AM

  5. SharpesTriumph replied to the thread Did Steve Balmer pay Kawhi Leonard under the table?.

    I don't think this is the case. Owners are super competitive and would love to penalize another team for violating it. If a deal went south...

    Sep 4, 2025 at 7:56 AM

  6. SharpesTriumph liked blazerfan11's post in the thread Did Steve Balmer pay Kawhi Leonard under the table?.

    "Steve Balmer may get away with this with a slap on the wrist." (video cued to that section) [MEDIA] under new CBA agreement [ATTACH]

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  7. SharpesTriumph replied to the thread Did Steve Balmer pay Kawhi Leonard under the table?.

    Remember the Blazers had an accusation of salary cap violation when signing Chris Dudley. Dudley signed for only 700k one offseason then...

    Sep 4, 2025 at 7:15 AM

  8. SharpesTriumph replied to the thread Did Steve Balmer pay Kawhi Leonard under the table?.

    $ fine is irrelevant. Forfeiture of one pick is significant - especially if the take away the next unprotected pick. But only one pick lost...

    Sep 4, 2025 at 7:13 AM

  9. SharpesTriumph replied to the thread Did Steve Balmer pay Kawhi Leonard under the table?.

    Actually I opened an Aspiration checking account for me and my wife at some point. Forgot about that. They had some promotion and paid...

    Sep 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM

  10. SharpesTriumph replied to the thread Did Steve Balmer pay Kawhi Leonard under the table?.

    Looking at some of these reports I wonder if this is just Aspiration or former employees trying to extort Balmer or something. Aspiration...

    Sep 3, 2025 at 5:55 PM

  11. SharpesTriumph replied to the thread USA Today Preseason Power Rankings (Blazers #26).

    The playoffs being easy vs west actually helps the west stay on top. West and East each get exactly 7 lottery picks every year regardless...

    Sep 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM

  12. SharpesTriumph liked SharpeScooterShooter's post in the thread Is Simons being hardcore disrespected?.

    Correct. It was David Robinson who won a scoring title and dpoy in the same year.

    Sep 3, 2025 at 1:06 PM

  13. SharpesTriumph replied to the thread Did Steve Balmer pay Kawhi Leonard under the table?.

    I'd be shocked if the NBA doesn't do something. When the TWolves got caught they lost a bunch of picks. The reporting seems crazy if true...

    Sep 3, 2025 at 1:04 PM

  14. SharpesTriumph replied to the thread Did Steve Balmer pay Kawhi Leonard under the table?.

    I don't think the player needs any penalty. How would he know who owns various endorsement companies? Legally he's just a vendor and in an...

    Sep 3, 2025 at 12:57 PM

  15. SharpesTriumph replied to the thread Event Around the 2025 NBA Draft & Offseason Madness!.

    Or demand your cousin/son get put on the roster. Or that you Dad is a highly paid assistant coach.

    Sep 3, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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