2024 NBA Season

[AHOYBRAUSE]

How about this?

Media Day Jimmy Buckets. Nice hairstyle.
I'm trying to figure out a Hollywood artist from a certain movie that he looks like. Was it from the Blade? Wesley Snipes?
This is the first time I saw Jimmy have that kind of hair and it's somehow unusual. If he didn't wear that Miami Heat outfit, I might not recognize him.

I think you might mean Jamie Foxx. They look a little bit similar anyway but I think Jamie had a crazy hairstyle for some promo some years ago.



Jimmy also head those dreads last offseason didn't he. When he claimed those are 100% his hair, while laughing.
Guess every media day he tries to come up with something new now. 

[Yogee]

Jimmy Butler just made my day. He made me remember those old days when the thing was just all about being emo. 

"cause tonight will be the night...." hehe. He definitely made a lot of people laugh with his new hairstyle. I'm pretty sure this will be used against him in heated games or during playoffs where trolling and trash talking intensifies. The good thing is that he's a tough competitor and has the game to silence his opponents.

[danherbias07]

I think you might mean Jamie Foxx. They look a little bit similar anyway but I think Jamie had a crazy hairstyle for some promo some years ago.

Oh yeah! Jamie Foxx. Thank you bro.

Jimmy also head those dreads last offseason didn't he. When he claimed those are 100% his hair, while laughing.
Guess every media day he tries to come up with something new now. 

True. This is just for entertainment but I do like that he is thinking of something like that whenever media day comes. I mean, thumbs up for the effort.

Just to stretch the details about the "MrBeast" news. I don't know why he picked the Hornets but this will be a good one for them.

I don't know exactly how much this kind of jersey-patch partnership costs, but I assume he probably didn't have much of a choice. Most likely, the more popular teams are no longer available to new sponsors because they already have long-term partnerships with big brands. However, it's really cool that an influencer like MrBeast can promote himself this way.

Probably.
I have not checked yet the availabilities of these patches but I do know others like the Lakers have Bibigo, the Warriors have Rakuten, the Rockets have Credit Karma, and so on.
So I checked what the Charlotte Hornets' previous patch was and it is LendingTree. They already ended their sponsorship in January of this year.

Hornets fan union The Crown Club reported this week that online lending marketplace LendingTree is ending their run as the Hornets’ jersey patch sponsor upon the conclusion of the 2022-23 season. LendingTree is also unlikely to return as a Hornets sponsor in any capacity, the report adds.

https://larrybrownsports.com/basketball/hornets-dropped-key-sponsor-lendingtree/609756

Many users pointed out that the move may be tied to LendingTree’s recent financial difficulties. The company’s stock (NASDAQ: TREE) closed Friday at a price of $22.18 per share. That marks an 83.0 percent decline over the last year and a whopping 94.9 percent decline from their all-time high of $433.34 (achieved in July 2019).

Well, I guess MrBeast won the hearts (the wallets) of the Charlotte management and so they gave the patch advertising to him.

[OgNasty]

Just to stretch the details about the "MrBeast" news. I don't know why he picked the Hornets but this will be a good one for them.

I don't know exactly how much this kind of jersey-patch partnership costs, but I assume he probably didn't have much of a choice. Most likely, the more popular teams are no longer available to new sponsors because they already have long-term partnerships with big brands. However, it's really cool that an influencer like MrBeast can promote himself this way.

I'm just wondering what kind of expectations Mr. Beast would like to achieve with this kind of move. We all know that he is one of the most popular influencers already, so people already know who he is, and it would be easy for him to market whatever products or services he likes.

As for the figure just to have a slight idea about this deal, this is what happened.

Feastables managed to make over $10 million in the months following its launch.

https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/2/23899984/mrbeast-feastables-charlotte-hornets-nba-jersey-logo

He picked the Charlotte Hornets because that’s his home town team. Pretty amazing that he’s come so far as a YouTuber and is branching out into traditional advertising deals while having such a huge platform himself. He’s clearly trying to take his chocolate brand public and cash out huge, which is what I’d do as well if people were buying chocolate bars off me for $3 a pop.

[terrific]

Honestly, Jimmy Buckets is a genius not just inside the court but also in taking the hearts of fans and not.
They didn't take Lillard with them but they're still one of the contenders to go in the finals as they've been one of those teams that has been consistent every playoffs and finals.
I really thought the pictures on the internet about him were just edited and memes but no, they are real.

[OgNasty]

How about this?

Media Day Jimmy Buckets. Nice hairstyle.
I'm trying to figure out a Hollywood artist from a certain movie that he looks like. Was it from the Blade? Wesley Snipes?
This is the first time I saw Jimmy have that kind of hair and it's somehow unusual. If he didn't wear that Miami Heat outfit, I might not recognize him.

Jimmy Butler is definitely making a name for himself with his hairstyles at media day.  I wonder how much longer it will be allowed to continue before the team takes action as I imagine it can be a bit of a distraction when they use those images during games, etc.  I personally enjoy it a lot though and look forward to seeing what hairstyle he comes with next year.  We'll have to wait and see how the season and next offseason goes before we can really make a decent guess.

[livingfree]

Jimmy Butler just made my day. He made me remember those old days when the thing was just all about being emo.  

"cause tonight will be the night...." hehe.

Hahaha, "I will fall for you" nostalgic!

He definitely made a lot of people laugh with his new hairstyle. I'm pretty sure this will be used against him in heated games or during playoffs where trolling and trash talking intensifies. The good thing is that he's a tough competitor and has the game to silence his opponents.

He's a true competitor and if there will be some trashtalks about his hair, he's for sure prepared for it and he made that to get the attention of those opponents.

But then, these hairstyles won't do that much against his performance but we can really say that he has already won the hearts of everyone and that's already a champ feeling there.

[FanEagle]

Jimmy Butler said that media day is his Halloween . Dude is just having fun at that point and I am sure that he is going to go back to how he was during the season but he just wanted to have some fun.

I am sure that he was upset that they couldn't get Dame, and they could have gotten him as well, all Blazers needed was some picks and someone like Herro, which would be fine when you are getting a star like Dame to be fair. In any case, the season is nearing and we are going to start seeing the new teams and have they are meshing together. Plenty of players changed teams and it will definitely be fun and dandy for the fans.

I think we should be considering it as something that would be a lot better if we knew who could win, Bucks to win the title seems the leading odds but I still think Nuggets are great.

[OgNasty]

Woj is reporting that while James Harden hasn’t been to training camp for the Philadelphia 76ers yet, they are expecting him to report tomorrow. Woj is usually right on so I’m expecting that to happen. It appears Harden has blinked first in his fued with his GM and might be in a Sixers uniform to start off the season after all.

[Oasisman]

Jimmy Butler said that media day is his Halloween . Dude is just having fun at that point and I am sure that he is going to go back to how he was during the season but he just wanted to have some fun.

I am sure that he was upset that they couldn't get Dame, and they could have gotten him as well, all Blazers needed was some picks and someone like Herro, which would be fine when you are getting a star like Dame to be fair. In any case, the season is nearing and we are going to start seeing the new teams and have they are meshing together. Plenty of players changed teams and it will definitely be fun and dandy for the fans.

I think we should be considering it as something that would be a lot better if we knew who could win, Bucks to win the title seems the leading odds but I still think Nuggets are great.

Jimmy wants all the media attention and loved messing around the internet so he styled his hair that way. If I remember it correctly this is the 2nd time he's messing with a weird hairdos during media day. The first one was that long dread locks hair. That was like a Rastafarian hair style, now is a long straight hair and he said he's Emo lol.
I thought it's going to more funny if 2k will use that hairstyle in an actual game. I saw modders in Nba2k14 designed Jimmy's hair that way.
However, it wasn't just Jimmy's look which the most noticeable in media day, but also the Bucks new look with Dame in the roster. They literally look scary.

[wheelz1200]

Woj is reporting that while James Harden hasn’t been to training camp for the Philadelphia 76ers yet, they are expecting him to report tomorrow. Woj is usually right on so I’m expecting that to happen. It appears Harden has blinked first in his fued with his GM and might be in a Sixers uniform to start off the season after all.

Seen that too and expected him to return I mean what is he going to do really sit out for the year if they don't trade him.  Should be interesting how this all plays out.  Who knows maybe some behind the scenes conversation about showing up putting in the work to raise his trade value and he will get traded.  By sitting out you kind of take the leverage away from the team you are on.

[TravelMug]

Honestly, Jimmy Buckets is a genius not just inside the court but also in taking the hearts of fans and not.
They didn't take Lillard with them but they're still one of the contenders to go in the finals as they've been one of those teams that has been consistent every playoffs and finals.

I'm thinking that it could motivated him more to produce another great season for the Heat. I'm saying for the team because Jimmy Butler is know to elevate his game and not just thinking for those individual accolade. He almost got the ring for Miami though, twice already, one in the bubble against the Lakers and then last year. And the thing is that no one even saw that they can go to the Finals, and thanks to Jimmy for doing that.

I really thought the pictures on the internet about him were just edited and memes but no, they are real.

Yeah, it's for real mate, kinda like a "emo", Lol. Not only the hair, but it was a complete getup, with painted black nails and piercing lips, nose. But let's not forget about his do last year,



https://twitter.com/ComplexSports/status/1708854236631666825

And also he said this in their media day:

“We're going to end up in the Finals and this time we'll win it.”

So that is a man with a mission, don't sleep on the Heat.

[danherbias07]

Jimmy Butler said that media day is his Halloween . Dude is just having fun at that point and I am sure that he is going to go back to how he was during the season but he just wanted to have some fun.

With all the drama that is happening, I think the NBA fans needed that bit of fun and he surely made my day when I saw that hairstyle of him. I never expected that and his teammates were also enjoying their moment during the pictorial, I saw Bam laughing and I think Jimmy is okay with it or that's his purpose. 

And also he said this in their media day:

“We're going to end up in the Finals and this time we'll win it.”

So that is a man with a mission, don't sleep on the Heat.

I like that, he is pouring with confidence.

"This is my emotional state." That's what he said during the interview.
I still cannot get over what he did with his hair and I cannot stop scrolling Twitter for more witty tweets and memes. Here, I found one.

Jimmy Butler at next year's media day

https://x.com/NBAMemes/status/1709376624398049704?s=20


Yeah, yeah, laugh it up. 
NBA fans and Butler fans will now look forward on what's his next hairstyle.

[gagux123]

Wow Boston just landed jrue holiday for a couple picks and so.e bench pieces (I like Robert Williams a lot though).  That's a great pick up from Boston.  Now I need to see the Bucks and Boston play, those games will be fun to watch.

Low key Portland is stacking 2028-20230 first round picks.  If these kids end up good and Blazers are a top team in the west by the end of the decade they are gonna have some serious draft capital to play with.  Great move all around.

Boston management just plain knows what they’re doing when it comes to making trades and signing players. Other than the Gordon Hayward and Kyrie Irving disasters, their record has been phenomenal. This deal puts them back up with the top tier teams in the East. A great pickup for them and a nice side effect to the Lillard trade.

Yeah, they lost Marcus Smart and Rob Williams, but they were able to get Jrue and then KP. So they are still in the top tier of the Eastern conference together with the Bucks. So it's going to be a good fight for the top spot in the East and it will be amazing to see this two fighting it out.

So great move and hopefully it will translate to something like the Celtics rejuvenated this season even if they lost their lead in Marcus Smart. It's just funny though that Miami, the first team that Dame wanted to play has end up nothing. But they have stack up future picks and so as what we have thought, they are in the rebuilding phase for the next 3-5 years.

Heat would like Damian Lillard to go there, but the Bucks made it happen and managed to bring Dame to Milwaukee

Regarding the Celtics, I believe that the team completely rebuilt itself, Willians and Smart left, but on the other hand Jrue and KP went to Boston.
I even believe that the Blazers made an interesting negotiation, Brogdon and Willians are good players and they also acquired draft picks for the next seasons... I believe that the Blazers are thinking about the future and a possible major restructuring of the team in the next years

And the Bucks are still not done with their acquisition as they get Cam Payne from Phoenix with a 1 year deal.

The Milwaukee Bucks are signing former Sun point guard Cameron Payne to a one-year contract, a story broken by Shams Charania of The Athletic.

https://www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/bucks-sign-point-guard-cameron-payne-to-one-year-contract

And obviously, he will be a back up guard with the Bucks, Lillard will be the primary for sure and then Payne coming to replace him as just what he did with CP3 and him at Phoenix. For sure they are also banking on Cam as he got plenty of experience as well from CP3 as he is the mentor. So let's see how far he can stretch the guard position, maybe contributing around 10 points as average will be good enough for Milwaukee as the bulk of their offense will be Dame and Giannis.

Yes, great observation! With this recent acquisition, I believe it was beneficial for the Bucks.
If Cam Payne maintains the performance he had in Phoenix, I have no doubt he will be a great PG to replace Lillard when he needs rest.

Payne is still young and he was able to gain experience playing alongside CP3 on the Suns.
I'll be curious to see how Payne and especially the Bucks team as a whole will perform!

[OgNasty]

Steve Kerr seems ready to let Chris Paul start in the Warriors lineup. He said today that he plans to let Klay Thompson guard the opposing team’s power forward in this upcoming season. I’m not sure how long that will last as Klay certainly can’t match up against guys like Anthony Davis. I think CP3 will be coming off the bench pretty quick.

[Pamadar]

Steve Kerr seems ready to let Chris Paul start in the Warriors lineup. He said today that he plans to let Klay Thompson guard the opposing team’s power forward in this upcoming season. I’m not sure how long that will last as Klay certainly can’t match up against guys like Anthony Davis. I think CP3 will be coming off the bench pretty quick.

If they will experiment from that setup, I'm assuming that it will be Green to play as their center.

Possible to see Steph, CP3, Wiggins, Klay and Green, very small line up but if the offense will click it's also
a good running game play for this starting unit.

Though like you mentioned, Placing Klay to guard the power forward someone like AD and Giannis might
tough for him, knowing that after that hard injury, they might be putting him at risk.

[xLays]

Possible to see Steph, CP3, Wiggins, Klay and Green, very small line up but if the offense will click it's also
a good running game play for this starting unit.

Dang, one point guard and two shooting guards at a time! The offense is definitely good but the defense will surely be a problem for the Warriors if this is their starting lineup. Surprisingly, three of these five players are averaging 5 rebounds per game which may be a good point for this lineup.

For me, I would bench Klay and make Jonathan Kuminga a starter in the forward position because of his athleticism, size, and skill.

[arwin100]

Possible to see Steph, CP3, Wiggins, Klay and Green, very small line up but if the offense will click it's also
a good running game play for this starting unit.

Dang, one point guard and two shooting guards at a time! The offense is definitely good but the defense will surely be a problem for the Warriors if this is their starting lineup. Surprisingly, three of these five players are averaging 5 rebounds per game which may be a good point for this lineup.

For me, I would bench Klay and make Jonathan Kuminga a starter in the forward position because of his athleticism, size, and skill.

They became more smaller and I guess this is the weakness of this line up which possibly like to target their opponent and use more bigs to defeat them. Small ball line up is not working fine at the moment since for so many time they are been exposed and for sure coaches of different team already know how to deal with them. But let see what rotation they bring up since GSW seems have a good surprise but I guess Paul will play at the bench together with Looney or either Kuminga. Klay might don't like the idea playing at bench so most provably he will be part of their starting five, to many fans excited to know on how they can work out their team so let see how this team perform this season and if they can place on playoffs since many question them if they are a title contender team or not.

[Yaunfitda]

Possible to see Steph, CP3, Wiggins, Klay and Green, very small line up but if the offense will click it's also
a good running game play for this starting unit.

Dang, one point guard and two shooting guards at a time! The offense is definitely good but the defense will surely be a problem for the Warriors if this is their starting lineup. Surprisingly, three of these five players are averaging 5 rebounds per game which may be a good point for this lineup.

For me, I would bench Klay and make Jonathan Kuminga a starter in the forward position because of his athleticism, size, and skill.

I don't see anything big in the changes though, Kuminga might start as well since Draymond is out for 4-5 weeks because of injuries and then Looney in the center position. There are times that they used this kind of starting 5 before with Poole, so they could do the rotation like before. So this is just normal for them to see one point guard and 2 shooting guards and it has been effective for them if I may say. And speaking of Kuminga, I think he will again be part of the future of the Warriors, this kid is slowly developing into one of the best NBA player and there are reports that he is still growing and close to 7'0'' now.

[Natalim]

Possible to see Steph, CP3, Wiggins, Klay and Green, very small line up but if the offense will click it's also
a good running game play for this starting unit.

Dang, one point guard and two shooting guards at a time! The offense is definitely good but the defense will surely be a problem for the Warriors if this is their starting lineup. Surprisingly, three of these five players are averaging 5 rebounds per game which may be a good point for this lineup.

For me, I would bench Klay and make Jonathan Kuminga a starter in the forward position because of his athleticism, size, and skill.

I don't see anything big in the changes though, Kuminga might start as well since Draymond is out for 4-5 weeks because of injuries and then Looney in the center position. There are times that they used this kind of starting 5 before with Poole, so they could do the rotation like before. So this is just normal for them to see one point guard and 2 shooting guards and it has been effective for them if I may say. And speaking of Kuminga, I think he will again be part of the future of the Warriors, this kid is slowly developing into one of the best NBA player and there are reports that he is still growing and close to 7'0'' now.

I'm glad the Warriors kept Kuminga. Though he wasn't very useful last playoffs, I still believe in this player as the athleticism is already there. He just needs to mature more and play with great chemistry with the team. He's a young talent that they can develop. Hopefully, he won't act like Poole once he improves his play.

Well, losing Draymond, although temporarily, is really huge, but there's still time for him to come back.

I'm sure the Warriors won't struggle too much.