2024 NBA Season

[carlisle1]

Bradley Beal has negotiated in a 251 million 5 year deal and has a no trade clause in the contract. He is the only player in the league who has a true no trade clause in the contract. Beal is very very lucky to have earned a contract like that to be honest. From my point of view. Its definitely not worth it for the organisation. Beal is a good player but I don't consider him a superstar to be earning such contracts.

Well! NBA players nowadays really make money with their good play and popularity and just like that, they earned millions of dollars. that's why teams are really paying them well considering they might not get anything from them because injuries are their enemy. look at Williamson, he does his best in his first season debut and everybody was hoping to see him playing well and to be one of the strong players that can bring his team to the championship he even got his personalized shoes by Nike but injury got him good which made him hibernate in the NBA last season.

He was the number 1 overall pick for a reason, no season that he finished but his stats are really good, and since he is still young, I understand that his team gambled a lot by signing him the max contract.

With his numbers, Max contract for me is the best offer Wizard can do to secure him. They just need additional star or a good number of role

Players to support him in their campaign reach a playoff. So far the new players from Lakers are helping.

They just need to establish chemistries and good ball movement, With Porzingis and Kuzma if blend well they have a good chance

to achieve better from what they have last season.

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[Sanitough]

Here's the salary of the Wizards roster.

https://www.spotrac.com/nba/washington-wizards/cap/

Porzingis is next to Beal with $33 million by next season, and I don't think the Wizards will try to trade him but I'm sure there's still some place to add role players that will make the roster of the Wizards deep.

[rhomelmabini]

Bradley Beal has negotiated in a 251 million 5 year deal and has a no trade clause in the contract. He is the only player in the league who has a true no trade clause in the contract. Beal is very very lucky to have earned a contract like that to be honest. From my point of view. Its definitely not worth it for the organisation. Beal is a good player but I don't consider him a superstar to be earning such contracts.

Wow, these players are still getting good contract even though they don't make any good thing for their teams. This isn't for Bradley Beal only but for other players that doesn't make any impact on their respective team, it's like they're just milking the organization.

Beal has been playing like a superstar, unfortunately, he is the only superstar left on his team that's why the Wizards are struggling now. When Wall and Beal was still playing together, the team reached in the playoffs and they are very competitive although they have not reach in the NBA Finals.

About the salary, I think he deserve that.

Bradley Beal Average point per game during 2021-2022 season was 23.2pts which is  already high and worthy to have a super star salary but what I don’t understand about Washington is why they give so much salary for a 5 year contract which is already sufficient to acquire more players with good skills that will help Beal. Washington management is surely all in investment on Beal since they lock him in for 5 years without any assurance that they can get a better result on the upcoming season. I really think they need to acquire more young talents and develop by themselves if they really want to focus the play around Beal.

That's what I thought too, maybe they are still believing that Beal will be bringing good thing for the team. His experience though is good but we may never know with the addition of Porzingis if that's what they are expecting to get better this incoming season.

[Kasabus]

Here's the salary of the Wizards roster.

https://www.spotrac.com/nba/washington-wizards/cap/

Porzingis is next to Beal with $33 million by next season, and I don't think the Wizards will try to trade him but I'm sure there's still some place to add role players that will make the roster of the Wizards deep.

Porzingis has good stats but if you look at his impact in the actual game, it's not that much that's why Dallas let him go. Now, that he was out in Dallas, they became a better team and they beat the Suns IIRC in the playoffs who is the favorite to win the NBA championship. I think they should also try to trade Porzingis for a younger and a healthy player/s.

[Sanitough]

Here's the salary of the Wizards roster.

https://www.spotrac.com/nba/washington-wizards/cap/

Porzingis is next to Beal with $33 million by next season, and I don't think the Wizards will try to trade him but I'm sure there's still some place to add role players that will make the roster of the Wizards deep.

Porzingis has good stats but if you look at his impact in the actual game, it's not that much that's why Dallas let him go. Now, that he was out in Dallas, they became a better team and they beat the Suns IIRC in the playoffs who is the favorite to win the NBA championship. I think they should also try to trade Porzingis for a younger and a healthy player/s.

That cannot be denied, since he was injured, he is not the same aggressive Porzingis again and that's the reason why Dallas traded him. Beal needs someone who can consistently play with him and are not afraid to get injured so he can give his best every game. The Wall and Beal tandem was actually good but when Wall got injured and missed a season, things changed and the management decided to trade him for Westbrook who was also traded afterward.

[Jating]

Here's the salary of the Wizards roster.

https://www.spotrac.com/nba/washington-wizards/cap/

Porzingis is next to Beal with $33 million by next season, and I don't think the Wizards will try to trade him but I'm sure there's still some place to add role players that will make the roster of the Wizards deep.

Yeah, we forget about KP, he did have some good games when he was traded to the Washington and hopefully he can still contribute big. It's that that he is also injury prone and in Dallas he was just a shell of his old self.

But let's see how KP will do next season, a lot is expected on his shoulder and maybe adding a good players won't hurt their salary cap.

[Pamadar]

Here's the salary of the Wizards roster.

https://www.spotrac.com/nba/washington-wizards/cap/

Porzingis is next to Beal with $33 million by next season, and I don't think the Wizards will try to trade him but I'm sure there's still some place to add role players that will make the roster of the Wizards deep.

Yeah, we forget about KP, he did have some good games when he was traded to the Washington and hopefully he can still contribute big. It's that that he is also injury prone and in Dallas he was just a shell of his old self.

But let's see how KP will do next season, a lot is expected on his shoulder and maybe adding a good players won't hurt their salary cap.

That's the problem with KP. His injuries keep him away most of the time, but just like what you said, he got good run

after the trade, his trade materialized from both ends. Maybe he needs some motivation and not just play to earn mentality
but to play and help the team in winning games.

They need to additional players to make this team more competitive, if they can sign another quality player and they
will play together with a healthy squad. The chance is better for Wizard this upcoming season.

[Vaculin]

Here's the salary of the Wizards roster.

https://www.spotrac.com/nba/washington-wizards/cap/

Porzingis is next to Beal with $33 million by next season, and I don't think the Wizards will try to trade him but I'm sure there's still some place to add role players that will make the roster of the Wizards deep.

Yeah, we forget about KP, he did have some good games when he was traded to the Washington and hopefully he can still contribute big. It's that that he is also injury prone and in Dallas he was just a shell of his old self.

But let's see how KP will do next season, a lot is expected on his shoulder and maybe adding a good players won't hurt their salary cap.

That's the problem with KP. His injuries keep him away most of the time, but just like what you said, he got good run

after the trade, his trade materialized from both ends. Maybe he needs some motivation and not just play to earn mentality
but to play and help the team in winning games.

They need to additional players to make this team more competitive, if they can sign another quality player and they
will play together with a healthy squad. The chance is better for Wizard this upcoming season.

Last season, he only played 17 games (https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/porzikr01.html), which would not help a team succeed. IIRC, Wizards had some good start last season but when injuries hit them, they go down in standing until they are now anymore in the top 10. I think they should get rid of him and surround Beal with healthy players, that way they'll be able to see a positive production for Beal and the team in the coming new season.

[danherbias07]

https://www.nba.com/news/7-of-the-top-remaining-2022-nba-free-agents
7 top free agents.

LaMarcus Aldridge, Brooklyn Nets, unrestricted
Carmelo Anthony, Los Angeles Lakers, unrestricted
Deandre Ayton, Phoenix Suns, restricted
James Harden, Philadelphia 76ers, unrestricted
Montrezl Harrell, Charlotte Hornets, unrestricted
Dennis Schroder, Houston Rockets, unrestricted
Collin Sexton, Cleveland Cavaliers, restricted

Harden will surely be a 76ers. Schroder was said to be kept by the Rockets. Of all, the most discussed was Ayton because that big guy has done so much for the Suns and I am expecting him to sign him back.
Then, there's Miles Bridges but he ran into some problems.

the list does not include Charlotte’s Miles Bridges, who was reportedly arrested for domestic violence on the eve of free agency

One more I want to see is DeMarcus Cousins. Denver Nuggets should sign him again because he is getting better and the traces of the old Cousins were seen during the last playoffs when they are trying to give Jokic a breather.

[Pamadar]

Last season, he only played 17 games (https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/porzikr01.html), which would not help a team succeed. IIRC, Wizards had some good start last season but when injuries hit them, they go down in standing until they are now anymore in the top 10. I think they should get rid of him and surround Beal with healthy players, that way they'll be able to see a positive production for Beal and the team in the coming new season.

Maybe yes or try to give him that equal chance and see, by the way trades will happen if they don't see any improvement

and if they see that the value of the asset that they acquire is not worth and not really helping Beal, there are always options
for Wizard since there's still a team that might be interested in KP,

We never know how the upcoming season will be for this team. If they improve, then it's good, but if not, then another
experiment needs to be worked out to surround Beal leading the team.

[OgNasty]

Last season, he only played 17 games (https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/porzikr01.html), which would not help a team succeed. IIRC, Wizards had some good start last season but when injuries hit them, they go down in standing until they are now anymore in the top 10. I think they should get rid of him and surround Beal with healthy players, that way they'll be able to see a positive production for Beal and the team in the coming new season.

Maybe yes or try to give him that equal chance and see, by the way trades will happen if they don't see any improvement

and if they see that the value of the asset that they acquire is not worth and not really helping Beal, there are always options
for Wizard since there's still a team that might be interested in KP,

We never know how the upcoming season will be for this team. If they improve, then it's good, but if not, then another
experiment needs to be worked out to surround Beal leading the team.

The Beal contract is horrendous.  Let's be honest, he's 29 years old, probably peaked, and hasn't won a thing.  Giving him a quarter of a billion dollars seems insane.  Especially considering it has a no trade clause.  The Wizards are certain to be fighting to make the playoffs for the next half a decade as a result.  Too bad they didn't keep John Wall, they could have the 2 worst contracts in the NBA on their team.  I like Beal.  He's a solid player and on a team like the Warriors he could have played the Wiggins role.  Compared to similar players though, he's worth about 30 million a year.  Giving him 50 per is basically admitting that nobody wants to play for your sorry franchise so you have to lock down an above average player at top dollar.

[freedomgo]

Won't be harmful to test another year out of his 4 years big contract remaining for the Nets to see for some improvements. The Nets experienced some key injuries and drama last season and hopefully, no such thing will happen next season.

Kyrie is mostly done and gone but even then, Nets still have Ben Simmons, and there are still plenty of drama to go around. It is better for KD to go to another team if he want to have a run for a championship.

I highly agree on that, Kevin Durant should just for himself a trade just like what he did now because he himself really knew what is coming in the team on this upcoming season. They still have Simmons and it's still not clear if he can play nor have the team on his back, KD is growing old so instead of staying in Brooklyn, he should spend his last years trying to get the championship with the right team.

[stadus]

So who do you guys like for next year? I am kind of surprised to see that they’ve (Vegas) already got the Celtics as the odds on favorite to win the championship next years. They just lost to the Warriors, and their second best player Klay Thompson was coming off major injuries and really wasn’t fully himself. I have to think he’ll be back to form or close too next year making the team all the better. I wonder if perhaps Andrew Wiggins isn’t coming back. Maybe that’s the difference.

I anticipated that already, I knew that the Celtics will be the early favorites to win the championship this coming season. Yes they had been defeated by the Warriors recently but they still got the experience needed so it's safe to say that they didn't lose at all. They will be back strong and now an improved experienced line-up.

For the Warriors, they will still get back on the top of the list if the trade will be settled. Bettors are still observing what would be the trade, Wiggins will surely go to waste along with Poole.

[dezoel]

LMA has a heart condition as far as I am aware, and he will probably not come back and retire. His whole idea was to retire to begin with, he left Spurs because of that. Then suddenly he decided that he doesn't want to retire anymore if he could play for a title fighting team, which they failed to do anyway. This is why I believe that it's going to be pretty decent reason for him to leave and retire again.

Carmelo has been a bit of a trouble in the past few years, he will probably find a place, but it's going to be a tough one. He turned from a great player in New York, to a bad contract in OKC to suddenly not wanted even for a minimum player for a while.

[chaser15]

Then suddenly he decided that he doesn't want to retire anymore if he could play for a title fighting team, which they failed to do anyway.

That might be one of the reasons why he came back since the Brooklyn Nets are one of the strong contenders in the league. But as Doctors said, he is really cleared to play but his mindset is just restricting him to do as we know mental stress always defeats our thoughts even though there's no question that we are capable of doing that thing. And an offer came from Brookly Nets if he wants to play and agreeing to several factors, he accepts it.

I think it's not that just he wants to join a championship team that's why he decided to come back but maybe, he just really missed playing and wants to see if his body can still cooperate at his will and can keep up with the competition.

[mirakal]

The Nets are looking for something worthy of the trade. That's a fact.

Brooklyn Nets are waiting for a big offer for sure. Durant has no choice but to wait.

Besides, the Nets don't need to take rush action until no big offer came.

Unfortunately for Kevin Durant, his preferred team, Miami Heat and Phoenix Suns won't likely sign him as getting him means sacrificing the main and key players of those teams. It's not good to keep a player like Durant that is not interested anymore to play with the team but for me, maybe Durant just feels disappointed with what happened to his teammates that supposed to help him. The best move for me is, to stay with Brooklyn Nets and try to see what the team will do to enhance their overall roster next season.

Won't be harmful to test another year out of his 4 years big contract remaining for the Nets to see for some improvements. The Nets experienced some key injuries and drama last season and hopefully, no such thing will happen next season.

That's likely the case that's why his request are still pending as of this moment, surely those teams you mentioned that has been the top seed in both conference can't provide what Durant wants. I mean they surely want KD but they also can't let go some of their important players as the ratio would probably be a 3:1 .. I also don't think that he's still interested for staying in the Nets for another year or so because he already learned a lesson in Brooklyn, maybe this time he can get his foot back at the Warrior's home.

[Japinat]

This is obvious, so even if you get amazing players, this method won't work. Hence, it's both about getting good players, but also having a good system in place for those players to have good roles that do not overlap each other.

Yeah, a good team system is very important, and the Nets clearly lacked this. I agree that players' roles shouldn't overlap, and it was probably the main reason for the Nets' failure since Durant, Harden, and Irving are all scorers first, and each of them only cares about individual stats not team results. At least I don't remember someone from the Nets' big trio adapting his style of play to help the team to win something in the previous season.

We could also factor in the injuries, for their big 3 that's why it was a total failure for the Nets. Not sure how many games do this 3 have played in the Nets uniforms, Harden has hamstrings in the playoffs 2 season ago, Durant didn't start the season 2 seasons ago, and then the Kyrie drama in the pandemic. It's just very unfortunate for a team such as the Nets to not have their superstars jive together to accomplished one thing, which is to win a championship for their city. But that opportunity no longer exists as KD and Irving might not be in the Nets jersey at the start of a new season.

It is really unfortunate to the Brooklyn Nets because they didn't got what they paid for, their biggest problem last season was Irving when he denied getting vaccinated when in-fact he signed a contract to the Nets that says he must play for the team but he didn't and that was so selfish because the team needs him while Durant was still injured but he didn't bugged in to help.
This coming season, there might no superstar in the line-up of the Nets as Irving might end in the Lakers while Durant might end in the Warriors.

[wheelz1200]

You're right. The results of the Nets and Lakers are a prime example that a lot of all-star players on one team is an ineffective and pointless strategy. I think the Nets management should find one dedicated all-star player and build a cohesive team around him. However, as you said, that could take a long time, and it's unlikely they can do that during this offseason. Honestly, I expect the Nets will probably be the underdogs next season.

And because the Brooklyn Nets were swept by the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference first-round series it was a devastating loss that surely made a lot of ripple on the internet and said that the only team that had been swept in the 1st round of the series, with 2 of NBA's finest all-star, this surely triggered so much commotion and report on how this happens, so I think they refresh their strategy and thinking in building their team with only 1 all star or still keeping both but build excellent support for both players, in my opinion in the offensive side the Brooklyn Nets is a sure monster when it comes to offense but in the defensive side I think the Nets need to work out on that,

Correct, and even if they have disbanded the role players (GPII, Porter, JTA and 2 others), they can still replace them with new players that will fit that role again. They already got one in like Donte Divincenzo who might be a good replacement for either GPII or D. Lee. They also have a good pick in Pat Baldwin Jr. and Gui Santos. Unknown name for now, but for sure when we see them played, we will be again awe at how Warriors are good at picking relatively unknown players and turn them into superstars. So it's better for them not to get KD at this point.

I think the Golden State Warriors are just focusing on the trading of their latest roster and adding additional players that may become future all-stars one day, and in addition to that they have signed a two-way contract on Lester Quiñones, a new player but we will see in the future if he has what it takes to be the next Jordan Poole or Stephen Curry, and they also have a new Drafted Patrick Baldwin Jr. Round 1 - Pick 28th that I think has a potential to be the next Kevon Looney with a 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) in height, so relatively they really don't need a Kevin Durant anymore, the players of the Golden State are reaching their potential, and I think it is because of the way they trained and how they manage their players

There should no value adding Durant to their core team and then losing a lot of players. They already lost their best defenders in Otto Porter and Gary Payton Jr, and wing man Juan Toscano, although his time has been limited since the return of Thompson.

Poole and Wiggins and then their future Wiseman, who they have waited for more than a year to heal and recover because they want him to be part of their championship DNA will just be traded?

I also think that the Golden State Warriors will not make a contract on Durant after what he did last time, and Otto Porter, Garry Payton Jr., and Juan Toscano? I haven't seen the article yet and it was never been updated on their wiki page, so I am still doubting it, losing these three players for me was sad, I really think they have fit the Warriors perfectly and GP2 was a great defender for that purpose but I think the Management surely have a plan and as new players have come older players need to go,

Baldwin is not a Kevin looney type.  The kid is more a wing who can handle the ball.  Was highly recruited out of high-school with tons of potential but went to a small college to follow his dad and only played in a coue games which he underperformed.  Golden state was probably the best fit for him in that he can learn from the likes of a klay and Wiggins to grow into a bigger role down the line. 

[jossiel]

Well, a former GSW player, Payton II is no longer going to be part of his champ team. He'll be out of the team and will play for Portland Blazers. This is like a week old news but I've just seen it.

I thought that most of them will be retained by the management but it seems only those that had really contributed a lot. Thus, this is part of the business, letting go is a must and happens most of the time.

[goinmerry]

It is really unfortunate to the Brooklyn Nets because they didn't got what they paid for, their biggest problem last season was Irving when he denied getting vaccinated when in-fact he signed a contract to the Nets that says he must play for the team but he didn't and that was so selfish because the team needs him while Durant was still injured but he didn't bugged in to help.

The fact that Brookly Nets entered the playoffs even with those problems and situations, everything that happened on that season should be forgotten once the playoffs started. All teams are entered in a fresh 0-0 standing when they start at playoffs and if it's about seeding, I don't see that the Nets should have a problem with that as they are quite healthy entering the playoffs, faced the Boston Celtics at the first round and the rest is history.

Boston Celtics just did a great job that's why they were able to sweep the favorite Brooklyn Nets. I don't see any problem honestly with Durant and Irving's performance back then but it's just that the Celtics did great limiting the Nets' offense. Instead of just putting the discussion on why the Nets failed in their playoffs rally, not their overall performance but it's because of the much-improved version of Boston Celtics.