OFFICIAL AROUND THE NBA: AUGUST 2023

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blazerkor said:
Honestly it's fantastic but weird with three fourths of a deserving HOF class being international players!!!
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Why is it weird? It's progress in my eyes. Before the Dream Team the only foreign players coming over were from eastern Europe or Russia. After the Barcelona games, it opened the eyes to the rest of Europe to the best ball being played on the planet. Look at the influx from Spain/France/Italy and everywhere else after that. Nico told me once his family had all the Dream Team games on VHS and showed him and all his club teammates games all the time. Said the Dream Team is why he fell in love with the game. I think it's great. If you want to look at a game being taken over, look at "America's Pastime" .
 
How much $$$ will the Warriors tax bill become if they finish next season with their current roster? Do the Warriors really make enough off TV contracts & merchandasing to supplement luxury taxes?

Will GSW buyout CP3 ? Trade somebody to Spurs for waived players? I looked at Sportrac and it said the Warriors will owe 180+ million in taxes if they don't fix their payroll dillema !! wtf ??
 
Whyachi said:
How much $$$ will the Warriors tax bill become if they finish next season with their current roster? Do the Warriors really make enough off TV contracts & merchandasing to supplement luxury taxes?

Will GSW buyout CP3 ? Trade somebody to Spurs for waived players? I looked at Sportrac and it said the Warriors will owe 180+ million in taxes if they don't fix their payroll dillema !! wtf ??
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But if they win another championship they will make $1billion a year for the next 3 years. $180 million is chicken feed.
 
kjironman1 said:
But if they win another championship they will make $1billion a year for the next 3 years. $180 million is chicken feed.
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GSW is old and fading quickly. They could only win at home with a lot of help from referees. (A couple wins against the Blazers bad team helped) Yes, GSW beat the Kings in the playoffs, but Sacramento is a younger team with nobody except Barnes having playoff experience. Looney won that series by camping out by the rim and controlling the rebounds. Light the Beam turned into Huck the Brick.

I think there's going to be a fire sale on Warriors soon. Hopefully the Blazers can get in on that action, grab some future picks as worn out Dubs hit the market.
 
I know it was trendy to blame Jordan Poole, but Klay Thompson shot about 29% FG in the playoff loss to LAL.

the dynasty is over, 180m in taxes to watch the shadow of a once great championship team seems excessive.
 
THE HCP said:
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Brunson has been really good in these exhibition team-usa games. Such a smart PG.
 
It is probably my imagination but Brunson has got to be one of the quickest in the league.
 
Tince said:
Why did he re-sign with a liar?
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Maybe he opted into that second season of his contract after agreeing with Morey that it would be best if Morey moved him elsewhere but who the fuck knows?
 
blazerkor said:
Maybe he opted into that second season of his contract after agreeing with Morey that it would be best if Morey moved him elsewhere but who the fuck knows?
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It's possible... but as a free agent you fully control you own destiny, so he decided the sure money was worth putting his faith in Morey's hands.

If this were Dame saying it about Cronin, I would put a little more weight to it. Harden has made a mess of leaving a franchise before, so he has less credibility with me.
 
Tince said:
It's possible... but as a free agent you fully control you own destiny, so he decided the sure money was worth putting his faith in Morey's hands.

If this were Dame saying it about Cronin, I would put a little more weight to it. Harden has made a mess of leaving a franchise before, so he has less credibility with me.
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Yeah but there’s more at play here. Harden took less money when he signed his extension a year ago so they could sign other players. I’m guessing he did that with the assurances that he would get a full max contract this summer. Now here we are.
 
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