2024 NBA Season

[carlisle1]

I doubt that there will be underground deal or under the table deal in NBA.

Of course, he says that he wanted to stay with Phoenix, but with the current development he is really disappointed with how the management handles his case. Definitely Bridges getting a good extension and his other 2018 draftees getting tons of money, extensions and perks, maybe Ayton performance will be impacted by this news. For sure he still needs to play better this season for Phoenix so that he will have to get a better deal outside. And then we will see what happens next.

If I were him I don't really care about the outcome of those extensions of the contract because I know to myself that I am capable of bringing the team back to the Finals again if they still give me the position and the role of where I was last season. If I don't get an extension in this current team, I'm pretty sure I'll be much more worth in the other teams and if they give me that chance, I'll work harder than before and continue to motivate myself until I reach my goal which is to bring my team to the NBA Finals and get that championship ring.

Getting a ring is always the dream of any NBA stars,

A nice way to motivate yourself and forget about the money first, just continue playing the way you think your are best at, all things will comes accordingly, if he still have that domination inside his worth will be recognized by other teams if Suns are not capable to give him the Max.

We don't know what's the real score. It will be revealed once it's needed.

[Swordsoffreedom]

It's a gamble from Phoenix. Ayton deserves the max deal. He's one of the reason why they play in the finals.
If he stays healthy till next season, for sure we will see lots of courting offers for him. Stay humble and play well. It's Suns loss if he chooses to play
with a different uniform next season. Or, there are underground deal or something that gives him perks that will let him enjoy staying with the Sun,
unknown deal behind to cover that max deal issue, we never know, right?

I don't know if an underground deal is happening in the NBA, I think all the deals are transparent as it's a basis for the taxation. If Ayton would choose to play with other team after his contract expires, then we can assume that he is getting better offer than with the Phoenix, he is still young and at his age it's important for him to sell himself well so he can maximize his income while he is fully healthy.

I doubt that there will be underground deal or under the table deal in NBA.
Of course, he says that he wanted to stay with Phoenix, but with the current development he is really disappointed with how the management handles his case. Definitely Bridges getting a good extension and his other 2018 draftees getting tons of money, extensions and perks, maybe Ayton performance will be impacted by this news. For sure he still needs to play better this season for Phoenix so that he will have to get a better deal outside. And then we will see what happens next.

I also think underground deals won't be happening in NBA. Because if that's done and the management doing it is exposed, they are very well aware of the consequences. What Ayton has to do now is not let that news get the better of him and train hard on the training days and try to improve his lackings. This season will be an important one in general for his career and I hope he will be able to do well.

[Pamadar]

Part of the game. But yeah, I half agree with it. It's a combination of luck and also their efforts to win the game.
Even without Murray the Nuggets are a strong team with Jokic. They are just much stronger when his around. While the Lakers will be crippled with AD being injured. Now, it's better with more options from their bench to avoid that from happening again. Same goes with the Clippers when Kawhi was hurt.

Suns though may not be the same Suns as last year. They built a chemistry that would add strength in their team. They are one of the teams who retained their roster and didn't participate much in all the trades that happened.

Chemistry is very important and with their preseason appearance, it seems that they developed more.

With healthy trios of Paul, Ayton and Booker, they are still considered as a good candidate for this season title. CP3 seems to be on a mission.
just hope that there are no major injuries to happen so they can play with all the best that they can.

There are many things that possible to happen in each new form rosters. It's tough to conclude if which team will take the east and west
to meet in the finals.

[OgNasty]

Man… Ben Simmons got kicked out of practice and suspended today… The drama continues. We’ll have to wait for more details on what occurred, but I think it’s safe to say that Ben Simmons won’t be making up with Philadelphia anytime soon. I really don’t think the sixers have any choice at this point but to dump him off to Sacramento for Fox and try to salvage something from the Ben Simmons failed experiment.

[jeremypwr]

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[dupee419]

NBA Season is about to start! While I was browsing through twitter-verse, I stumbled upon B/R's (BleacherReport) tweet, it's a short animation dedicated to this season's NBA opening, this one's to the Naruto fans out there, they basically edited out the heads and placed NBA players heads instead.  

Honestly, even if you're not a fan of the anime, you can clearly see who are the teams injected with potential this season, Lakers, GSW, Heat and Nets, these teams are probably the teams that fans are rooting for the most this season.

(the video consists of 37 seconds only, don't worry, it's worth your time I swear.)
link: https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1450478984253345798?s=20

[wheelz1200]

Man… Ben Simmons got kicked out of practice and suspended today… The drama continues. We’ll have to wait for more details on what occurred, but I think it’s safe to say that Ben Simmons won’t be making up with Philadelphia anytime soon. I really don’t think the sixers have any choice at this point but to dump him off to Sacramento for Fox and try to salvage something from the Ben Simmons failed experiment.

Yeah I just seen that.  I wonder what pissed doc off to boot him out.  At this point I don't even know if sac would give up Fox, that would be a coup for Philly at this point.  Definately watching the 2nd game to see how this all unfolds. In the meantime.  Think golden state takes this one down.  More interested to see Bucks and Nets to see how they size up this year.  Leaning towards the Bucks.  I'd be pissed if I were them for the lack of respect.

[Yogee]

Man… Ben Simmons got kicked out of practice and suspended today… The drama continues. We’ll have to wait for more details on what occurred, but I think it’s safe to say that Ben Simmons won’t be making up with Philadelphia anytime soon. I really don’t think the sixers have any choice at this point but to dump him off to Sacramento for Fox and try to salvage something from the Ben Simmons failed experiment.

Yeah I just seen that.  I wonder what pissed doc off to boot him out.  At this point I don't even know if sac would give up Fox, that would be a coup for Philly at this point.  Definately watching the 2nd game to see how this all unfolds.

Hehehe this is not totally unexpected after all that has been said and done before he rejoined the team. The coach will continue to press each player hard even during practice while Ben seems unmotivated still. It's probably the same feeling when you don't want to be part of anything but you're forced to. Great job Doc for asking him to leave instead of affecting the whole team negatively.

[wheelz1200]

Man… Ben Simmons got kicked out of practice and suspended today… The drama continues. We’ll have to wait for more details on what occurred, but I think it’s safe to say that Ben Simmons won’t be making up with Philadelphia anytime soon. I really don’t think the sixers have any choice at this point but to dump him off to Sacramento for Fox and try to salvage something from the Ben Simmons failed experiment.

Yeah I just seen that.  I wonder what pissed doc off to boot him out.  At this point I don't even know if sac would give up Fox, that would be a coup for Philly at this point.  Definately watching the 2nd game to see how this all unfolds.

Hehehe this is not totally unexpected after all that has been said and done before he rejoined the team. The coach will continue to press each player hard even during practice while Ben seems unmotivated still. It's probably the same feeling when you don't want to be part of anything but you're forced to. Great job Doc for asking him to leave instead of affecting the whole team negatively.

Agreed but I don't know if it was a motivation thing.  Could easily have been a scuffle.  I'm sure his teammates were pretty pissed he ghosted them and refused to talk to anyone from the team.  Either way we are gonna get a load of Philly highlights on espn unfortunately cause of this drama.  Can't wait for the later game.

[TravelMug]

Bucks leading the Nets in the second quarter. Giannis is taking the first game seriously and they want to proved that winning last season's championship is no fluke.

James Harden leading the Nets, and so is Patty Mills, I guess they won't miss Kyrie as Patty is a very solid all around player.

Score: 50-37 - Bucks.

[wheelz1200]

Bucks leading the Nets in the second quarter. Giannis is taking the first game seriously and they want to proved that winning last season's championship is no fluke.

James Harden leading the Nets, and so is Patty Mills, I guess they won't miss Kyrie as Patty is a very solid all around player.

Score: 50-37 - Bucks.

Don't kid yourself patty can't hold kyries jock.  They might be fine but not because patty mills is an equal stand in.  I do think patty is perfect for this team but he is no kyrie on the floor.  Patty excels with stars on the court with him.  Great complimentary player that teams need to win.

[dwyane36]

Man… Ben Simmons got kicked out of practice and suspended today… The drama continues. We’ll have to wait for more details on what occurred, but I think it’s safe to say that Ben Simmons won’t be making up with Philadelphia anytime soon. I really don’t think the sixers have any choice at this point but to dump him off to Sacramento for Fox and try to salvage something from the Ben Simmons failed experiment.

Simmons' decision to return to the team was unexpected for everyone. I guess the 76ers even hoped that their relationship could get better. However, it looks like his return is a formality considering his actions during practice. He just doesn't want to lose money due to huge fines.

[Dave1]

Man… Ben Simmons got kicked out of practice and suspended today… The drama continues. We’ll have to wait for more details on what occurred, but I think it’s safe to say that Ben Simmons won’t be making up with Philadelphia anytime soon. I really don’t think the sixers have any choice at this point but to dump him off to Sacramento for Fox and try to salvage something from the Ben Simmons failed experiment.

Yes, I think Sacramento will be a better fit for Simmons, I'm not sure why Sixers management is prolonging both of their agony. Get ride of Simmons for good and trade him for Fox or future draft picks. Is this really Sixers way of getting back at Simmons though? when it seems that Simmons are in the practice, he was kicked off. Maybe his presence makes some Sixers players uncomfortable that's why they need to removed and suspend him.

[danherbias07]

Man… Ben Simmons got kicked out of practice and suspended today… The drama continues. We’ll have to wait for more details on what occurred, but I think it’s safe to say that Ben Simmons won’t be making up with Philadelphia anytime soon. I really don’t think the sixers have any choice at this point but to dump him off to Sacramento for Fox and try to salvage something from the Ben Simmons failed experiment.

Yes, I think Sacramento will be a better fit for Simmons, I'm not sure why Sixers management is prolonging both of their agony. Get ride of Simmons for good and trade him for Fox or future draft picks. Is this really Sixers way of getting back at Simmons though? when it seems that Simmons are in the practice, he was kicked off. Maybe his presence makes some Sixers players uncomfortable that's why they need to removed and suspend him.

And I thought the players are okay with it. But it was not okay for their coach, Doc Rivers. He was the one who kicked him out with a reason of being a "distraction" to the team. Why? Here are the details.

Sixers coach Doc Rivers threw Simmons out of practice on Tuesday for being disengaged, and the suspension was handed out shortly thereafter. Rivers asked Simmons to join a defensive drill, and Simmons refused, according to The Athletic's Shams Charania. Rivers then told Simmons that he should go home, and Simmons obliged.

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/76ers-kick-ben-simmons-out-of-practice-suspend-him-one-game-for-being-a-distraction/
He was not ready to follow Doc again, this proves how young he is. All he need to do is follow the basics and play the game. The anger with Doc remains and he cannot move on yet. He had his time to think about that and after deciding to go back to the huddle he should be ready for those commands from his coach even if he hates him that much. He lacks Hollywood. 

[yazher]

Man… Ben Simmons got kicked out of practice and suspended today… The drama continues. We’ll have to wait for more details on what occurred, but I think it’s safe to say that Ben Simmons won’t be making up with Philadelphia anytime soon. I really don’t think the sixers have any choice at this point but to dump him off to Sacramento for Fox and try to salvage something from the Ben Simmons failed experiment.

Yes, I think Sacramento will be a better fit for Simmons, I'm not sure why Sixers management is prolonging both of their agony. Get ride of Simmons for good and trade him for Fox or future draft picks. Is this really Sixers way of getting back at Simmons though? when it seems that Simmons are in the practice, he was kicked off. Maybe his presence makes some Sixers players uncomfortable that's why they need to removed and suspend him.

Ben Simmons is no longer fit in his team since he just lost some of his teammate's trust and support. Based on the speech of Joel Embiid, he just doesn't really care about him. "I don't care about that man". He shouldn't act like that when his team didn't reach the NBA finals in the last two seasons. He should be capable of bringing back the confidence of his team to be able to recover again and bring them back to NBA playoffs to compete with those top teams again.

[Questat]

Bucks leading the Nets in the second quarter. Giannis is taking the first game seriously and they want to proved that winning last season's championship is no fluke.

James Harden leading the Nets, and so is Patty Mills, I guess they won't miss Kyrie as Patty is a very solid all around player.

Score: 50-37 - Bucks.

I did not see the live game but that quarter was the 50-37 - Bucks.. is that in favor of the nets or the Bucks. I can only see the per quarter score now and the Bucks really dominate in 3 quarters, except in the 2nd quarter, they were so good that they prove why they were the champion.

[gagux123]

They have got to have something planned.  Booker never really seemed to get along with Ayton and Chris Paul is destined for retirement soon.  Maybe they're planning to do a sign and trade with Ayton and let Chris Paul go to do some major free agent signings?  There's been talk about Deangelo Russel and KAT teaming up with Booker, but that might be a tall order for management.  The Bridges signing for 90 million just doesn't make much sense to me no matter which route they take, which makes me think that Suns management are going to do something stupid.  If only it weren't expected at this point.

Hmm, this is a plausible thing to happen!
Is it serious that Booker (probably) doesn't get along with Ayton or CP3? I never realized it.

Well, KAT is a good player and I believe he can replace Ayton's place in the Suns.
Ayrton is that stronger type of player and has a contact game, while KAT is more skillful and has better technique than Ayton, I almost forget, KAT can easily play like a C or PF.

Check the rumors. Still, those teams on it are the candidate where Ben Simmons should go. Sixers should accept that they won't reach the agreement trading Simmons to any team if they are asking for too much in return. That's why Simmons tells them that it's on Sixers management, not him, how he can be valuable in trade. Sixers can hunt for role players or close to All-Star level rather than expect a Superstar return trading Simmons.

Okay, I'll be following the rumors, I confess I'm curious about the future of Simmons in NBA.

[OgNasty]

Bucks leading the Nets in the second quarter. Giannis is taking the first game seriously and they want to proved that winning last season's championship is no fluke.

James Harden leading the Nets, and so is Patty Mills, I guess they won't miss Kyrie as Patty is a very solid all around player.

Score: 50-37 - Bucks.

I did not see the live game but that quarter was the 50-37 - Bucks.. is that in favor of the nets or the Bucks. I can only see the per quarter score now and the Bucks really dominate in 3 quarters, except in the 2nd quarter, they were so good that they prove why they were the champion.

I watched it and my take was that Giannis was too big for the Nets. He seemed to be having his way with them all night. Harden seemed to be struggling too. He wasn’t controlling the offense the way he usually does. I don’t think they could have won that game the way they were playing even if Kyrie was there. Durant did OK, but he seemed to be forcing shots. They seemed to be out of playing shape. Might take a few games before they start looking good.

[Maslate]

Bucks leading the Nets in the second quarter. Giannis is taking the first game seriously and they want to proved that winning last season's championship is no fluke.

James Harden leading the Nets, and so is Patty Mills, I guess they won't miss Kyrie as Patty is a very solid all around player.

Score: 50-37 - Bucks.

I did not see the live game but that quarter was the 50-37 - Bucks.. is that in favor of the nets or the Bucks. I can only see the per quarter score now and the Bucks really dominate in 3 quarters, except in the 2nd quarter, they were so good that they prove why they were the champion.

I watched it and my take was that Giannis was too big for the Nets. He seemed to be having his way with them all night. Harden seemed to be struggling too. He wasn’t controlling the offense the way he usually does. I don’t think they could have won that game the way they were playing even if Kyrie was there. Durant did OK, but he seemed to be forcing shots. They seemed to be out of playing shape. Might take a few games before they start looking good.

I guess the Bucks had a decent shot for a repeat this season, what do you think?

Bucks are intact and healthy, they are playing good defense and their chemistry is getting better, Giannis as their leader is also very confident now that he already won a championship, so the Bucks that we have now is very much different compared to the season when they still did not win a championship.

[Oasisman]

I haven't watched the whole Lakers vs GSW game, but the Lakers lost. It's not that the Lakers were missing something except a small chemistry and missed free throws and turnovers, but it's the GSW has been once again spectacular this year. A lot of guys has been improving, Jordan Poole was the most notable player who has greatly improved. They're once again surrounded with a lot of shooters, can both do damage from inside the paint or beyond the arc.

I hope to see a dangerous GSW again and reclaim their spot in the playoffs.