2024-2025 NBA thread: who wants to buy a Duck Boat?!?!

[54-46]

For Minnesota this trade was 100% brought to you by our sponsors: the 2nd Apron.

It’s ironic that the 2nd apron hurts teams with lots of top end talent now that the Dubs are down.


Sent from my iPhone using TGR Forums

[TahoeJ]

It’s ironic that the 2nd apron hurts teams with lots of top end talent now that the Dubs are down.
TGR Forums

It’s honestly really dumb. What happened with the Warriors was just luck and not really exploiting anything in the CBA at the time. Curry on a super cheap contract when he became MVP level, combined with a huge spike in the salary cap at the perfect time. It was an outlier and not really something that could be repeated.

Hopefully next time they will reward teams for keeping players they drafted by lessening their cap hit or including bonus exceptions. All of this player movement was kind of fun when it started but now it mostly sucks and there’s no franchise continuity.

[riser4]

Boston is going to have some salary issues, you think? Expensive championship team.

[TahoeJ]

In the short term I don’t think Boston will care about losing the MLE or having their picks go to the end of the line (not a big deal if you’d be picking like 28 or 29 and it goes back to 31). It will just come down to a crazy luxury tax bill. Whomever ends up buying that team (they’re still for sale last I heard) better have the stomach for it.

If they go back to back then the pressure will really be on to run it back again.

Btw - one huge advantage in having an owner who isn’t just wealthy but also makes a shit ton of money every year is if they can show an operating loss for the franchise it offsets their taxable income elsewhere. So that $200M luxury tax may only cost them around $140M, for example. Nevermind depreciation and other loopholes.

[riser4]

In the short term I don’t think Boston will care about losing the MLE or having their picks go to the end of the line (not a big deal if you’d be picking like 28 or 29 and it goes back to 31). It will just come down to a crazy luxury tax bill. Whomever ends up buying that team (they’re still for sale last I heard) better have the stomach for it.

If they go back to back then the pressure will really be on to run it back again.

Btw - one huge advantage in having an owner who isn’t just wealthy but also makes a shit ton of money every year is if they can show an operating loss for the franchise it offsets their taxable income elsewhere. So that $200M luxury tax may only cost them around $140M, for example. Nevermind depreciation and other loopholes.

Better find a new owner with deep pockets. Stat.

[fool]

Did the Knicks get better by adding Towns? Given health, they’re probably a better playoff matchup, but they lose depth and that may hurt them in the regular season.

And, did the T-Wolves get rid of Towns a year too early? They went far last year and Edwards can keep improving. I know they wanted to get off almost $50M a year salary, but I don’t think Randle makes them better in 24-25. DDV is a nice add, but putting Randle next to Gobert doesn’t work well. They’re gonna need to play Naz Reid with Randle more often.

I'm curious what people think about Randle's impact on the Wolves chemistry: is it going to hurt their vibe? It seems like they had fun, collaborative team environment and I don't know what Randle will do to that. (I don't know much about him but he doesn't seem like a great teammate? Maybe Ant can get him to buy-in?)

[TahoeJ]

Randle can be a little grumpy from what I hear from my die hard Knicks friends, and he needs the ball in his hands. Know who else needs the ball in his hands and is much better? Ant. Should be interesting.

[Danno]

RIP to Dikembe Mutombo.

A giant on and off the court.

[EWG]

RIP to Dikembe Mutombo.

A giant on and off the court.

This.

[BobMc]

As someone that smokes weed now and then, Scoot oughta lay off that shit a bit.

https://x.com/casualtakeking/status/...Q80BvcvhhV778w

Edit: WTF with Jimmy Buckets, no funny shit? The Heat were the first team I checked on media day to see what Jimmy had in store for us, disappointed.

[riser4]

As someone that smokes weed now and then, Scoot oughta lay off that shit a bit.

https://x.com/casualtakeking/status/...Q80BvcvhhV778w

Edit: WTF with Jimmy Buckets, no funny shit? The Heat were the first team I checked on media day to see what Jimmy had in store for us, disappointed.

Heh.

[TahoeJ]

I’m hanging at Turtle Bay Resort this week (north shore Oahu) and last night the entire Warriors squad rolled in. Walked past Steph in the lobby this morning and just gave him the night night and he laughed. Had no idea they were playing a pre season game this Saturday in Honolulu. Hoping I will catch them on the golf course tomorrow.

[BobMc]

Time for the annual building of my hopes, soon to be followed by the crushing of my hopes.



Sideways photo works out well…

[dan_pdx]

Rooting for Lillard to finally get that ring and therefore I guess I'm supporting the Bucks. Don't tell me there's no chance for a few months, let me have some illusions.

[54-46]

Understatement: Tatum’s shot looked good tonight.


Sent from my iPhone using TGR Forums

[TahoeJ]

Pretty stoked about Buddy Hield on the Warriors so far. Dude is on fire and probably loving all that space. First game he has 48 points in 35 minutes.

[Danno]

bump

[riser4]

The Celtics at Charlotte game was a little hard to watch at the end. WTAFF!?!? Grant Williams is lucky he didn't get stomped right there on the court. Kudos to everyone who kept their cool. He isn't worth it. The Hornets came unglued.

[MarcusBrody]

The Celtics at Charlotte game was a little hard to watch at the end. WTAFF!?!? Grant Williams is lucky he didn't get stomped right there on the court. Kudos to everyone who kept their cool. He isn't worth it. The Hornets came unglued.

I didn't watch the game, but saw the highlight. That was wild, especially from a former teammate.

[North]

Braun with a crazy poster dunk on Gobert. Wild (sloppy) game.

[t-the-east]

Fuck Grant Williams. What an asshole. He could’ve done some damage to Tatum on that one

[TahoeJ]

He probably learned it from Marcus Smart who was always just “hustling” when he played for the Celtics.

[EWG]

Pretty stoked about Buddy Hield on the Warriors so far. Dude is on fire and probably loving all that space. First game he has 48 points in 35 minutes.

He keeps talking about how he's been learning from Curry. Whatever he's doing, it's working.

[54-46]

He keeps talking about how he's been learning from Curry. Whatever he's doing, it's working.

Udoka said Buddy is basically taking the Klay role


Sent from my iPhone using TGR Forums

[BmillsSkier]

Your Cleveland Cavaliers, really good at basketball.

7-0.