2024 NBA Season

[freedomgo]

The LeBron James number story is a bit of a strange one when you consider the timing of it. If memory serves me correctly though, he actually wanted to do this immediately after Bill’s death and before the season started last year, but I believe it was Nike or the league or some company told him no because they already had so much #6 merchandise ready to go.

That's a bad idea to buy his jersey then when they only know that he will gonna change to number 23 again because not only his jersey, I believe his Nike shoes also have his jersey's number. Well! that's just how they do business and right now most people who had bought those merchandise will be buying some of it again when they release it. We cannot blame those people because LBJ is no doubt one of the living legend who is still playing right now and to gather as much of his merchandise is merit and prestige for the NBA fans.

There is no need for this big companies to fret if the living legend will have his number change again because Lebron James's merchandise will always attract people who would want to buy his jersey, numbers won't matter that much because the name will already suffice. In-fact, Lebron James's merchandise is the most sought by the basketball fans and it is sitting on the top for a decade now.

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[yahoo62278]

The Suns are absolutely dominating free agency already.  With their trade exceptions it looks like they may be able to sign 2 more decent veterans before the season starts.  Some names are being tossed around but I'd personally like to see them grab Dwight Howard (I honestly believe the guy was blackballed from the NBA for his locker room antics and not his skills).  If they do manage to grab 2 big names and toss them on the bench as role players, I think they're going to be difficult to beat.  The west is looking pretty stacked again this year.  At the moment it looks like it's going to come down to the Suns and Nuggets to see who gets to play to win it all...

Phoenix Suns have signed a 1-year contract with Bol Bol.

Phoenix Suns are considering Bradley Beal as their point guard next season.

Phoenix Suns have sent Cameron Payne to the San Antonio Spurs.
San Antonio Spurs: Cameron Payne, Future second-round pick and cash money.
Phoenix Suns: Future second-round pick

They won't go after Howard now that they signed Bol Bol. Howard would have been more of a dominant presence down low but he is probably more of an injury risk. Suns need players that can stay healthy especially near the playoffs. I would really love to see them win 1 ring.

[Maslate]

Looks like the Phoenix Suns have addressed they’re not having a backup center by signing Bol Bol to a one year deal. This means they probably won’t be going after JaVale McGee in the free agent market. It also means that DeAndre Ayton had better not get too comfortable on this roster. I am excited that the Suns got Bol Bol though. He’s like a more developed version of Wemby.

It's actually a sneaky good pick up.  He can run the floor for 20 or so minutes and provides outside shooting too.  The difference between ayton and bol bol will be tough to match up against.  Guess that's why they traded away cam to open up cap space.  Suns definitely in a win now mode.

The only thing they should do is to make it all happen because they will not get anywhere or to the desired position if they are just imagining these things. What they need is a proper communication to provide much deeper contact, and that will somehow change things for them and so that the team will indeed benefit. They already have a good roster, they just needed to win the games consecutively.

[mirakal]

The Suns are absolutely dominating free agency already.  With their trade exceptions it looks like they may be able to sign 2 more decent veterans before the season starts.  Some names are being tossed around but I'd personally like to see them grab Dwight Howard (I honestly believe the guy was blackballed from the NBA for his locker room antics and not his skills).  If they do manage to grab 2 big names and toss them on the bench as role players, I think they're going to be difficult to beat.  The west is looking pretty stacked again this year.  At the moment it looks like it's going to come down to the Suns and Nuggets to see who gets to play to win it all...

Phoenix Suns have signed a 1-year contract with Bol Bol.

Phoenix Suns are considering Bradley Beal as their point guard next season.

Phoenix Suns have sent Cameron Payne to the San Antonio Spurs.
San Antonio Spurs: Cameron Payne, Future second-round pick and cash money.
Phoenix Suns: Future second-round pick

They won't go after Howard now that they signed Bol Bol. Howard would have been more of a dominant presence down low but he is probably more of an injury risk. Suns need players that can stay healthy especially near the playoffs. I would really love to see them win 1 ring.

I know that Dwight Howard can still perform impressively at times and his presence will indeed add the team some power especially in the defensive strategy but we cannot deny as well that he is already aging and is not expected anymore to play that much just like how he did in the past years as he is also prone to injury nowadays especially when the games are intense that requires him to be in his best in consecutive games. On the bright side, the Phoenix Suns did what is right for the team, having Bol Bol is indeed a plus.

[Volgastallion]

Phoenix Suns have signed a 1-year contract with Bol Bol.

Nice, Bol Bol goes to a team with teammates that he can work well properly.

I really dont get why people loves and hype so much about bol bol, for me he is pure trash. He doesnt have the good movement that NBA requires, its not only about height, he lack that movility and also some tactis( but this can be learned). I can see him going from team to team without so many minutes and ended up on Japan or Australia, no much more.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

Phoenix Suns have signed a 1-year contract with Bol Bol.

Nice, Bol Bol goes to a team with teammates that he can work well properly.

I really dont get why people loves and hype so much about bol bol, for me he is pure trash. He doesnt have the good movement that NBA requires, its not only about height, he lack that movility and also some tactis( but this can be learned). I can see him going from team to team without so many minutes and ended up on Japan or Australia, no much more.

It's because probably of his father's name. Or maybe he is really that good but he was not given a chance to blossom in the Magic uniform. You can look at his highlights and see if for yourself.

And another reason could be is the Wemby effect, this rookie is tall like Bol Bol can dribble the ball as well. And again, we've seen that kind of talent from Bol Bol before. I guess it's good that he had at least a year to show his talent again in Phoenix uniform and hopefully he will be given playing time.

[LogitechMouse]

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Phoenix Suns have signed a 1-year contract with Bol Bol.

Phoenix Suns are considering Bradley Beal as their point guard next season.

Phoenix Suns have sent Cameron Payne to the San Antonio Spurs.
San Antonio Spurs: Cameron Payne, Future second-round pick and cash money.
Phoenix Suns: Future second-round pick

I wonder why the Magic traded him. I mean Bol played his best year in their team, and he got more popular because of how the fans love him.
Anyway, I just hope that the Suns will give him minutes to play, and at least showcase his talent because TBH, him and Wembanyama are kind of like the same. Same that are thin, can shoot threes, can handle the ball, a good passer as well. It's just unfortunate that the hype at that time was on Wemby well in fact, Bol Bol can also do what he can do.

With Payne out on the Suns, they wanted Beal to be their PG next season. I don't disagree with this, but I think Booker would be a better PG than him if they don't have a choice. There are some games in the playoffs where Booker made plays, and he's a good passer as well. That just shows that he can be a PG as well though not as good as CP3, but the good thing is he can pass the ball, but he can erupt, and score 30 if given the opportunity.

Overall, it looks like the Suns are going all in with their roster right now getting 4 superstars, and a talented role players. Definite a team to watch out in the West this upcoming season.

[boyptc]

Phoenix Suns have signed a 1-year contract with Bol Bol.

Nice, Bol Bol goes to a team with teammates that he can work well properly.

I really dont get why people loves and hype so much about bol bol, for me he is pure trash. He doesnt have the good movement that NBA requires, its not only about height, he lack that movility and also some tactis( but this can be learned). I can see him going from team to team without so many minutes and ended up on Japan or Australia, no much more.

It's okay if that's what you see on him. He's on the league and signed a million bucks for a year contract, that's still nice of him despite that he's out of the Magic and found a new home. I even thought that GSW is going to make the space for him but it seems that Phoenix got him first.

The guy is still new to the league and I agree with cryptomaniac that the hype that Wemby has made for tall rookies had also affected him. That's why the fans are hype to see him go around and wanting to know where he's going to go.

That's why having these good teammates could also bring his career on a better place. As we all know that Suns did a good finisher last season.

[Jating]

The Suns are absolutely dominating free agency already.  With their trade exceptions it looks like they may be able to sign 2 more decent veterans before the season starts.  Some names are being tossed around but I'd personally like to see them grab Dwight Howard (I honestly believe the guy was blackballed from the NBA for his locker room antics and not his skills).  If they do manage to grab 2 big names and toss them on the bench as role players, I think they're going to be difficult to beat.  The west is looking pretty stacked again this year.  At the moment it looks like it's going to come down to the Suns and Nuggets to see who gets to play to win it all...

Phoenix Suns have signed a 1-year contract with Bol Bol.

Phoenix Suns are considering Bradley Beal as their point guard next season.

Phoenix Suns have sent Cameron Payne to the San Antonio Spurs.
San Antonio Spurs: Cameron Payne, Future second-round pick and cash money.
Phoenix Suns: Future second-round pick

I think it's a bold move by Phoenix to traded Cam Payne, I think they don't believed that Payne could really be a good guard for them. Of course he has been mentored by CP3, but since he is gone, then I guess they have to traded him too.

I say it's a good move since they have a lot of future picks with that trade.

And then acquiring Bol Bol could also be advantageous for him. At least Bol Bol has proven himself to be a good scoring if needed by the team.

[avp2306]

The Suns are absolutely dominating free agency already.  With their trade exceptions it looks like they may be able to sign 2 more decent veterans before the season starts.  Some names are being tossed around but I'd personally like to see them grab Dwight Howard (I honestly believe the guy was blackballed from the NBA for his locker room antics and not his skills).  If they do manage to grab 2 big names and toss them on the bench as role players, I think they're going to be difficult to beat.  The west is looking pretty stacked again this year.  At the moment it looks like it's going to come down to the Suns and Nuggets to see who gets to play to win it all...

Phoenix Suns have signed a 1-year contract with Bol Bol.

Phoenix Suns are considering Bradley Beal as their point guard next season.

Phoenix Suns have sent Cameron Payne to the San Antonio Spurs.
San Antonio Spurs: Cameron Payne, Future second-round pick and cash money.
Phoenix Suns: Future second-round pick

I think it's a bold move by Phoenix to traded Cam Payne, I think they don't believed that Payne could really be a good guard for them. Of course he has been mentored by CP3, but since he is gone, then I guess they have to traded him too.

I say it's a good move since they have a lot of future picks with that trade.

And then acquiring Bol Bol could also be advantageous for him. At least Bol Bol has proven himself to be a good scoring if needed by the team.

Good for both parties get traded since Payne might not get good minutes since Beal,durant and Booker can play the point guard position. Suns are fully packed with talents and since Bol Bol has been newly added to their roster maybe they may have another big shot for finals run. But still the main concern of this team is their defense so hopefully we cannot see them collapse especially when they face Nuggets again.

[danherbias07]

^Obviously the Phoenix Suns are just trying to open up some space because it's going to hurt them with Bradley Beal, Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, and DeAndre Ayton on their roster. Big names mean big salaries that are eating their salary cap.

It must've hurt the feelings of Cam Payne. He did his best to show how he stepped up his performance in every game just so he could keep his position for the Phoenix Suns. But, this is all business. They now have Beal and they will probably just focus on him and Booker as their guards, they won't need a backup anymore.
Good for San Antonio Spurs, they now have a veteran perspective in their roster, that's if they won't move Payne to another team. I think he can do some help for the young Wemby.

[AHOYBRAUSE]

Phoenix Suns have signed a 1-year contract with Bol Bol.

Nice, Bol Bol goes to a team with teammates that he can work well properly.

I really dont get why people loves and hype so much about bol bol, for me he is pure trash. He doesnt have the good movement that NBA requires, its not only about height, he lack that movility and also some tactis( but this can be learned). I can see him going from team to team without so many minutes and ended up on Japan or Australia, no much more.

It's because probably of his father's name. Or maybe he is really that good but he was not given a chance to blossom in the Magic uniform. You can look at his highlights and see if for yourself.

And another reason could be is the Wemby effect, this rookie is tall like Bol Bol can dribble the ball as well. And again, we've seen that kind of talent from Bol Bol before. I guess it's good that he had at least a year to show his talent again in Phoenix uniform and hopefully he will be given playing time.

There is no "hype" about Bol Bol.  If there was he wouldn't have gotten waived by the Magic.

I do think he has a good skill set, just the lack of "mamba mentality" is a big factor. You have to love the game and be willing to improve to make it there. If this experiment fails again it will be his 3rd team in 3 years and without any personal success to show for he might find himself on a plane to China soon maybe. 

I still think there is a way to succeed for him, he just has to find it. Giving him 1 year for 2,165,000$ is a no brainer. It doesn't hurt the Sun's salary cap and you might get a still raw diamond.

[carlisle1]

Phoenix Suns have signed a 1-year contract with Bol Bol.

Nice, Bol Bol goes to a team with teammates that he can work well properly.

I really dont get why people loves and hype so much about bol bol, for me he is pure trash. He doesnt have the good movement that NBA requires, its not only about height, he lack that movility and also some tactis( but this can be learned). I can see him going from team to team without so many minutes and ended up on Japan or Australia, no much more.

It's because probably of his father's name. Or maybe he is really that good but he was not given a chance to blossom in the Magic uniform. You can look at his highlights and see if for yourself.

And another reason could be is the Wemby effect, this rookie is tall like Bol Bol can dribble the ball as well. And again, we've seen that kind of talent from Bol Bol before. I guess it's good that he had at least a year to show his talent again in Phoenix uniform and hopefully he will be given playing time.

There is no "hype" about Bol Bol.  If there was he wouldn't have gotten waived by the Magic.

I do think he has a good skill set, just the lack of "mamba mentality" is a big factor. You have to love the game and be willing to improve to make it there. If this experiment fails again it will be his 3rd team in 3 years and without any personal success to show for he might find himself on a plane to China soon maybe. 

I still think there is a way to succeed for him, he just has to find it. Giving him 1 year for 2,165,000$ is a no brainer. It doesn't hurt the Sun's salary cap and you might get a still raw diamond.

You said right, there's no hype with Bol Bol' name the very reason why he's not getting the attention and last season he's playing
with the number 1 prospect and the attention is more with Banchero.

It's nice to see another opportunity for Bol to play and maybe show his skills and keep his position with the Suns, else, he may
no longer have the same chance to play again with another team/s.

He needs to keep on improving to save his spot in this league, Skillset wise, he just needs to needed to keep improving for more.

[sunsilk]

^Obviously the Phoenix Suns are just trying to open up some space because it's going to hurt them with Bradley Beal, Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, and DeAndre Ayton on their roster. Big names mean big salaries that are eating their salary cap.

It must've hurt the feelings of Cam Payne. He did his best to show how he stepped up his performance in every game just so he could keep his position for the Phoenix Suns. But, this is all business. They now have Beal and they will probably just focus on him and Booker as their guards, they won't need a backup anymore.

That's the sad truth with these teams and the entire league, no matter how good you are then at the end of it everything matters as a business.

Good for San Antonio Spurs, they now have a veteran perspective in their roster, that's if they won't move Payne to another team. I think he can do some help for the young Wemby.

Maybe that's what they're trying to do but still, I think that they need more than that.

It's nice to see another opportunity for Bol to play and maybe show his skills and keep his position with the Suns, else, he may
no longer have the same chance to play again with another team/s.

He needs to keep on improving to save his spot in this league, Skillset wise, he just needs to needed to keep improving for more.

This young guy still have a lot to push. Give some love for yah boi Bol Bol.

[inthelongrun]

^Obviously the Phoenix Suns are just trying to open up some space because it's going to hurt them with Bradley Beal, Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, and DeAndre Ayton on their roster. Big names mean big salaries that are eating their salary cap.

It must've hurt the feelings of Cam Payne. He did his best to show how he stepped up his performance in every game just so he could keep his position for the Phoenix Suns. But, this is all business. They now have Beal and they will probably just focus on him and Booker as their guards, they won't need a backup anymore.

That's the sad truth with these teams and the entire league, no matter how good you are then at the end of it everything matters as a business.

This could be a blessing in disguise for Cam. He might lose a lot of playing time in the next season with Beal and Booker taking any of the guard positions. Cam if he trains and competes well in San Antonio can shine, especially if Wembanyama turns into a machine next season or the following seasons.

Good for San Antonio Spurs, they now have a veteran perspective in their roster, that's if they won't move Payne to another team. I think he can do some help for the young Wemby.

Maybe that's what they're trying to do but still, I think that they need more than that.

This trade is a big win for San Antonio and I felt like they are already looking forward to becoming a serious contender as fast as they could which might be possible if Wemby can average 20+ points and some more meaningful stats next season. I even saw earlier an article about the Spurs' potential to get Zion Williamson.

It's nice to see another opportunity for Bol to play and maybe show his skills and keep his position with the Suns, else, he may
no longer have the same chance to play again with another team/s.

He needs to keep on improving to save his spot in this league, Skillset wise, he just needs to needed to keep improving for more.

This young guy still have a lot to push. Give some love for yah boi Bol Bol.

He is still young and very capable of turning himself into a star one day. This exposure of having to play with these 4 superstars is huge and he will learn a lot. I can feel the excitement. Phoenix did something extraordinary by not just combining 3 superstars but 4. Maybe the media is not giving much attention to this because the city is not as big as LA or San Franciso, etc. but they will become the main talks if the quadrumvirate works very well. 

[mirakal]

^Obviously the Phoenix Suns are just trying to open up some space because it's going to hurt them with Bradley Beal, Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, and DeAndre Ayton on their roster. Big names mean big salaries that are eating their salary cap.

It must've hurt the feelings of Cam Payne. He did his best to show how he stepped up his performance in every game just so he could keep his position for the Phoenix Suns. But, this is all business. They now have Beal and they will probably just focus on him and Booker as their guards, they won't need a backup anymore.
Good for San Antonio Spurs, they now have a veteran perspective in their roster, that's if they won't move Payne to another team. I think he can do some help for the young Wemby.

I don't doubt that as well because Cam Payne was already expecting to play a few more years in the same team as he also felt that the Phoenix Suns do like him because of what he did while he was still at their team, he keeps on improving but still the Suns chose to trade him and obviously, he cannot do nothing about it because he is not yet on the same league with the other players that stayed in the team. Well, it's good for him though as he can grow more in a team where he is a senior player.

[Botnake]

Well, it's good for him though as he can grow more in a team where he is a senior player.

I agree, and for instance, just like how Kyle Kuzma improved when he was traded to Washington Wizards. I reckon that he was just famous way back when he was still wearing the Lakers jersey because of his looks but his performance was not that impressive which led the Lakers to send him off to a different team as the team felt that he was not the right man to fill the position they wanted.

[Maslate]

Phoenix Suns have signed a 1-year contract with Bol Bol.

Nice, Bol Bol goes to a team with teammates that he can work well properly.

I really dont get why people loves and hype so much about bol bol, for me he is pure trash. He doesnt have the good movement that NBA requires, its not only about height, he lack that movility and also some tactis( but this can be learned). I can see him going from team to team without so many minutes and ended up on Japan or Australia, no much more.

It's because probably of his father's name. Or maybe he is really that good but he was not given a chance to blossom in the Magic uniform. You can look at his highlights and see if for yourself.

And another reason could be is the Wemby effect, this rookie is tall like Bol Bol can dribble the ball as well. And again, we've seen that kind of talent from Bol Bol before. I guess it's good that he had at least a year to show his talent again in Phoenix uniform and hopefully he will be given playing time.

There is no "hype" about Bol Bol.  If there was he wouldn't have gotten waived by the Magic.

I do think he has a good skill set, just the lack of "mamba mentality" is a big factor. You have to love the game and be willing to improve to make it there. If this experiment fails again it will be his 3rd team in 3 years and without any personal success to show for he might find himself on a plane to China soon maybe. 

I still think there is a way to succeed for him, he just has to find it. Giving him 1 year for 2,165,000$ is a no brainer. It doesn't hurt the Sun's salary cap and you might get a still raw diamond.

You said right, there's no hype with Bol Bol' name the very reason why he's not getting the attention and last season he's playing
with the number 1 prospect and the attention is more with Banchero.

It's nice to see another opportunity for Bol to play and maybe show his skills and keep his position with the Suns, else, he may
no longer have the same chance to play again with another team/s.

He needs to keep on improving to save his spot in this league, Skillset wise, he just needs to needed to keep improving for more.

Let's just be honest, the Phoenix Suns did acquire Bol Bol not because of his skill set, it's just that the team doesn't have much choice to acquire a much bigger name and their hands are quite tied in this season that is why they chose him for the reason that they just needed another additional to fill up some space that the team lacked.

But on the bright side, this is the chance for Bol Bol to show what he is made of and to prove that he is just an underrated player which the team saved a lot in acquiring him.

[yazher]

Bol is a good pickup for them. I didn't really understand why the Magic waived him, he got skills, range and is tall as a tree. Basically a similar guy like Wemby. He only has a reputation of being somehow lazy, that's at least what was heard after the Nuggets sent him away. I hope he worked on that. In Orland he looked ok and had some decent numbers off the bench.
If he works on his decision making and mindset he can have a decent career in the league. Lets see if he can finally prove himself.
Oh and he had an ugly axx suit when he was drafted, maybe that haunted him, hahaha.

Bol is more athletic and fresh compared to the other 7 footers because he can move quickly and have the necessary useful skills to win a game. I remember he contributed a lot back then when he was playing with the Orlando Magic. This time he will gonna be doing his best when given enough minutes to play because if he doesn't he will be no longer getting any good offers than this one and probably forced to play in a different country like Tacko Fall. It will be a hell of a game once he will developed his shooting skills and the other teams will be interested in him or he will be given an extension when he performs well.

[Yogee]

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I wonder why the Magic traded him. I mean Bol played his best year in their team, and he got more popular because of how the fans love him.

He's not as impactful as they want him to be I guess. He wasn't traded by Magic by the way. He was released before his contract is up or what they coined as "waived". Magic didn't get anything from Suns signing Bol.

Anyway, I just hope that the Suns will give him minutes to play, and at least showcase his talent

The Suns are lacking depth at the moment. Ayton won't be available for the the entire regular season or won't play the whole game so he'll have a good amount of time for sure.