2024 NBA Season

[FanEagle]

I don't like the idea of it, CP3 is old and it is showing, he is now prone to injuries. And it's kinda late though, I mean he was reported to be moving to Lakers with the Kobe era that was vetoed by David Stern.

Lakers should be getting young players to beef up their roster not an old and veteran CP3, they still have Lebron to lead them and that will be enough. Surround him and AD with young and very hungry young players willing to sacrifice their bodies just to win a ring.

What we need to remember is that CP3 will not be getting paid the big bucks anymore, he is old and he will get probably the vet minimum. And while he may not be great and old and showing, that still doesn't mean that he worths nothing. I think we could all agree that if they paid him the minimum, he will definitely provide something that is more than the minimum and it will be a nice situation without a doubt.

I think the best way to approach this right now would be just get him as cheap as they can, and be happy about it, but do not assume that they will be great just because of him. Plus they have Lebron as playmaker, so CP3 could only be great when Lebron is not on the floor, otherwise both together would not fit very well.

[OgNasty]

I don't like the idea of it, CP3 is old and it is showing, he is now prone to injuries. And it's kinda late though, I mean he was reported to be moving to Lakers with the Kobe era that was vetoed by David Stern.

Lakers should be getting young players to beef up their roster not an old and veteran CP3, they still have Lebron to lead them and that will be enough. Surround him and AD with young and very hungry young players willing to sacrifice their bodies just to win a ring.

What we need to remember is that CP3 will not be getting paid the big bucks anymore, he is old and he will get probably the vet minimum. And while he may not be great and old and showing, that still doesn't mean that he worths nothing. I think we could all agree that if they paid him the minimum, he will definitely provide something that is more than the minimum and it will be a nice situation without a doubt.

I think the best way to approach this right now would be just get him as cheap as they can, and be happy about it, but do not assume that they will be great just because of him. Plus they have Lebron as playmaker, so CP3 could only be great when Lebron is not on the floor, otherwise both together would not fit very well.

I’d like to see LeBron and CP3 play together given their long friendship. I think it would be similar to the Wade pairing in Cleveland or the latest pairing with Carmelo Anthony. These players can be picked up to play with LeBron because nobody else wants them, but they’ll never perform again like they once could.

[Volgastallion]

What a boring stage of the year for us the people who folows the NBA....

I was not soa ctive online this alst days so i dont make any post after the Boston Celtics becoming champions, they deserve it after so many times fighting and losing just a few inches away from the title.

What is new in my absecense? Which player is gonna make the best trade of this market?

[boyptc]

Let us just wait until the negotiations are done. It is said that Klay wantd 3 year extension but the Warriors will only give him 2 years.

They are currently on the negotiations and if they do not meet at the middle.

Then, Klay will leave then and that is the time that PG will get in and with his tenure in the league, he will surely take any deal from them.

If Klay wants a 3-year extension, he needs to have a pay cut to open up cap space for some players to join their team. The new CBA rule ruined the whole Warriors because of how expensive they already are. If Klay doesn't want to have a pay cut, better to just trade him to another team that needs shooters. After all, many teams still want him despite of how he played during the regular season. Many believe he can still be a sharpshooter like he used to be. Anyway, I guess it's time for the Warriors core trio to split up now.

As for PG going to the Warriors, they might get him, but that will cause young Warriors players and Kuminga will be out of Golden State if that happens.

That's part of the negotiations and if he agrees to the pay cut then he's in. But if GSW is so full of him and he's gotta be let go then it's fully just business on their end.

There were even talks that if Steph want to retire, he'd retire to his pops team which is the Hornets, cmiiw.

What a boring stage of the year for us the people who folows the NBA....

Not that at all, too many dramas and trade rumors. 

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

What a boring stage of the year for us the people who folows the NBA....

I was not soa ctive online this alst days so i dont make any post after the Boston Celtics becoming champions, they deserve it after so many times fighting and losing just a few inches away from the title.

What is new in my absecense? Which player is gonna make the best trade of this market?

We still haven't heard any official trade in the market yet, obviously it's because the season is not yet started. Although we have Caruso of the Bulls going into OKC in exchange of Josh Giddey: https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-trade-grades-okc-gets-one-of-nbas-best-role-players-in-alex-caruso-while-bulls-land-work-in-progress/. And then we have names floating around like,

>> Paul George
>> Klay Thompson
>> Zach Lavine

And then the Lakers hiring JJ Redick as their head coach.

So let's see, gonna be interesting season, also we might see Bronny James as well playing in the league.

[jossiel]

Anyway, I saw on a Facebook post that the Lakers are interested in getting CP3. Who do you think the Lakers will give just to get the "Point God"?

I haven't seen that yet but if it's going to be a rumor then there is a possibility. He's out of the GSW and he wants to get his first own ring as well.

He almost got it with the Suns but then it didn't happen.

So with the revamp that's happening with the Lakers, coming from the coach, and for the players as well.

There is a chance but don't believe yet with everything that's posted on Facebook.

I just saw it on Facebook, but aside from the Lakers, the Clippers can get CP3 as well in exchange for Paul George. PG13 for CP3 plus other young players like Kuminga and GP2. In that way, the Warriors still have a chance to win the title, but that will cost them Klay Thompson.

As for CP3 going to the Lakers like I said, I guess it's a good trade, but it will depend on which players the Lakers are willing to give to the Warriors. After all, the Lakers also need a reliable Point Guard and don't rely too much on Le-GM in terms of playmaking. Correct me, but they didn't have any good PG's last season aside from Le-GM. Reaves and Russell aren't true PG's but more of a shooting guard for me. Anyway, like you said though, what I saw in Facebook might not be true, but you know that anything can happen during the off-season, right?

That looks a promising trade for the Golden State Warriors. But it's true that anything can happen and we don't know if some back deals are already happening.

Recently, John Wall has shown interest to get back to the league whether he gets a play time or not, as long as he's wearing a jersey. He said, it won't matter to him as long as he's in the league.

[Dave1]

I don't like the idea of it, CP3 is old and it is showing, he is now prone to injuries. And it's kinda late though, I mean he was reported to be moving to Lakers with the Kobe era that was vetoed by David Stern.

Lakers should be getting young players to beef up their roster not an old and veteran CP3, they still have Lebron to lead them and that will be enough. Surround him and AD with young and very hungry young players willing to sacrifice their bodies just to win a ring.

What we need to remember is that CP3 will not be getting paid the big bucks anymore, he is old and he will get probably the vet minimum. And while he may not be great and old and showing, that still doesn't mean that he worths nothing. I think we could all agree that if they paid him the minimum, he will definitely provide something that is more than the minimum and it will be a nice situation without a doubt.

I think the best way to approach this right now would be just get him as cheap as they can, and be happy about it, but do not assume that they will be great just because of him. Plus they have Lebron as playmaker, so CP3 could only be great when Lebron is not on the floor, otherwise both together would not fit very well.

Just another bad decision for the Lakers though if he get him even at cheap price, we've seen that in Warriors already, then take the risk and it didn't paid off in the end that's why the are going to offload him.

And he is not a veteran minimum, his contract in the Warriors is

Chris Paul’s contract has one year remaining, with the total $30 million value being non-guaranteed.

https://warriorswire.usatoday.com/2024/06/25/warriors-keeping-options-open-with-chris-pauls-contract-situation/

So it's possible that if ever he will be traded, and Lakers wanted to get him, it will be around that same dollar number.

[TravelMug]

Anyway, I saw on a Facebook post that the Lakers are interested in getting CP3. Who do you think the Lakers will give just to get the "Point God"?

I haven't seen that yet but if it's going to be a rumor then there is a possibility. He's out of the GSW and he wants to get his first own ring as well.

He almost got it with the Suns but then it didn't happen.

So with the revamp that's happening with the Lakers, coming from the coach, and for the players as well.

There is a chance but don't believe yet with everything that's posted on Facebook.

I just saw it on Facebook, but aside from the Lakers, the Clippers can get CP3 as well in exchange for Paul George. PG13 for CP3 plus other young players like Kuminga and GP2. In that way, the Warriors still have a chance to win the title, but that will cost them Klay Thompson.

As for CP3 going to the Lakers like I said, I guess it's a good trade, but it will depend on which players the Lakers are willing to give to the Warriors. After all, the Lakers also need a reliable Point Guard and don't rely too much on Le-GM in terms of playmaking. Correct me, but they didn't have any good PG's last season aside from Le-GM. Reaves and Russell aren't true PG's but more of a shooting guard for me. Anyway, like you said though, what I saw in Facebook might not be true, but you know that anything can happen during the off-season, right?

That looks a promising trade for the Golden State Warriors. But it's true that anything can happen and we don't know if some back deals are already happening.

Recently, John Wall has shown interest to get back to the league whether he gets a play time or not, as long as he's wearing a jersey. He said, it won't matter to him as long as he's in the league.

It's a different case for John Wall though, he has been out because of injuries and I doubt that some team are going to pick him up. We've seen good players, past his prime because of injuries and was not able to come back in the league. So definitely, he will want any team to get him so he can wear a jersey, but the chances are slim.

There's a lot of news around and so we might see a lot in our social media accounts but it could be rumor as we all know that everyone want's a clickbait article. But let's wait and see for this big names and for sure we will see them in new uniform.

[LogitechMouse]

That looks a promising trade for the Golden State Warriors. But it's true that anything can happen and we don't know if some back deals are already happening.

Recently, John Wall has shown interest to get back to the league whether he gets a play time or not, as long as he's wearing a jersey. He said, it won't matter to him as long as he's in the league.

It's a different case for John Wall though, he has been out because of injuries and I doubt that some team are going to pick him up. We've seen good players, past his prime because of injuries and was not able to come back in the league. So definitely, he will want any team to get him so he can wear a jersey, but the chances are slim.

There's a lot of news around and so we might see a lot in our social media accounts but it could be rumor as we all know that everyone want's a clickbait article. But let's wait and see for this big names and for sure we will see them in new uniform.

Isaiah Thomas, Victor Oladipo, Kemba Walker, and John Wall.
These are just 4 of the all-star players in their prime but injuries ruined their NBA career which is frustrating if you're a fan where these players played with.

There will always be players that are out of the league already that will have interest in joining the NBA again, but the question is, will the team have interest of them having on their roster? What if they will get benched again because of injuries? If not, will they be as efficient as they were when they are still playing. These are the things that the team management is questioning when they want a player to come back to the league.

As for John Wall, I don't see him coming back and I don't have any updates on him anymore, but just in case he's playing overseas already, it would be better for him to stay there TBH. We've seen many NBA players who chose to play overseas for multiple reasons like Cousins, Howard, and others.

[OgNasty]

Anyway, I saw on a Facebook post that the Lakers are interested in getting CP3. Who do you think the Lakers will give just to get the "Point God"?

I haven't seen that yet but if it's going to be a rumor then there is a possibility. He's out of the GSW and he wants to get his first own ring as well.

He almost got it with the Suns but then it didn't happen.

So with the revamp that's happening with the Lakers, coming from the coach, and for the players as well.

There is a chance but don't believe yet with everything that's posted on Facebook.

I just saw it on Facebook, but aside from the Lakers, the Clippers can get CP3 as well in exchange for Paul George. PG13 for CP3 plus other young players like Kuminga and GP2. In that way, the Warriors still have a chance to win the title, but that will cost them Klay Thompson.

As for CP3 going to the Lakers like I said, I guess it's a good trade, but it will depend on which players the Lakers are willing to give to the Warriors. After all, the Lakers also need a reliable Point Guard and don't rely too much on Le-GM in terms of playmaking. Correct me, but they didn't have any good PG's last season aside from Le-GM. Reaves and Russell aren't true PG's but more of a shooting guard for me. Anyway, like you said though, what I saw in Facebook might not be true, but you know that anything can happen during the off-season, right?

That looks a promising trade for the Golden State Warriors. But it's true that anything can happen and we don't know if some back deals are already happening.

Recently, John Wall has shown interest to get back to the league whether he gets a play time or not, as long as he's wearing a jersey. He said, it won't matter to him as long as he's in the league.

It's a different case for John Wall though, he has been out because of injuries and I doubt that some team are going to pick him up. We've seen good players, past his prime because of injuries and was not able to come back in the league. So definitely, he will want any team to get him so he can wear a jersey, but the chances are slim.

There's a lot of news around and so we might see a lot in our social media accounts but it could be rumor as we all know that everyone want's a clickbait article. But let's wait and see for this big names and for sure we will see them in new uniform.

It’s been so long since John Wall contributed to a team. I honestly don’t think he could anymore. Not to mention I’m sure his salary would still be high even at the minimum for his time in the league. At his peak he was one of the best point guards to ever do it, but that was a long time ago. I wouldn’t give him another contract…

[xLays]

Brooklyn trying to build young core like thunder did by trading mikal bridges for for Bojan Bogdanovic, four unprotected first-round picks, a protected first-round pick via Bucks, an unprotected pick swap and a second-rounder.

More details about the trade:
https://x.com/wojespn/status/1805782619382063592

I think the Nets win this trade. Mikal bridges is not consistent, I don't see any potential of this guy. Also don't know the reason why Knicks still need a PG/SG

[LogitechMouse]

Brooklyn trying to build young core like thunder did by trading mikal bridges for for Bojan Bogdanovic, four unprotected first-round picks, a protected first-round pick via Bucks, an unprotected pick swap and a second-rounder.

More details about the trade:
https://x.com/wojespn/status/1805782619382063592

I think the Nets win this trade. Mikal bridges is not consistent, I don't see any potential of this guy. Also don't know the reason why Knicks still need a PG/SG

I just posted a few hours ago, and normally, that's not what I'm doing, but MAN!!! I really got excited on this trade TBH.
This is the power of having many draft picks. You can get a potential all-star player in exchange for some role players plus some draft picks and that's what the Knicks did.

As for the Bridges being inconsistent on Brooklyn, I believe it's because he's not enough to be considered as the main player of an average team. He's not on the level of Luka, or SGA where they can just literally do everything for their team. Bridges for me is kind of like a role player but has a big role for the team. Kind of like Aaron Gordon of the Nuggets, or Derrick White of the Celtics.

As for who won this trade. I believe it's the Knicks and I'll try to explain. Those draft picks are unprotected, and you don't know will be their future. As for the Knicks, just imagine having Brunson, Randle, Anunoby, and now Bridges all on the same team. Aside from that, you also have good role players like Hart, and DiVincenzo. It's too early to say this, but the Knicks might be the one team that those Eastern Conference teams must watch out with. With their upgrade, they're better than the Bucks right now, but not on par with the Celtics. No offense with your opinion though.

Bridges will not play as a PG/SG on the Knicks. He's a defender when he's still on Phoenix, so he's more of a SF or PF player since they're lacking wing players.

[OgNasty]

Don’t sleep on Mikal Bridges going to the Knicks. I think he’s a great fit for them and will really help their team get to the next level. He was great in Phoenix and showed flashes of brilliance for the Nets. I expect good things for him in the coming year. Great move for the Knicks. He can carry a team.

[Japinat]

Don’t sleep on Mikal Bridges going to the Knicks. I think he’s a great fit for them and will really help their team get to the next level. He was great in Phoenix and showed flashes of brilliance for the Nets. I expect good things for him in the coming year. Great move for the Knicks. He can carry a team.

Definitely a great decision for the Knicks, they reach at a high level in the playoffs, could have went to ECF if they don't have an injury. But that was a good experience that they will carry and will sure do better by next season. With the current  lineup of the team, playoffs is already guaranteed to them, so I'm excited with this changes because once again Mikal Bridges is with a playoff team and he deserve that as he is a decent player.

[OgNasty]

I’m reading now that the Houston Rockets think they’re going to be able to trade the Suns picks back to them and get Durant in exchange… They’re tripping. I can’t even believe this is being reported on as a possibility. What do you think? Are the Suns ready to end the Durant experiment for some draft picks already?

[dwyane36]

Chris Paul’s contract has one year remaining, with the total $30 million value being non-guaranteed.

https://warriorswire.usatoday.com/2024/06/25/warriors-keeping-options-open-with-chris-pauls-contract-situation/

So it's possible that if ever he will be traded, and Lakers wanted to get him, it will be around that same dollar number.

The Warriors should solve the situation with Paul's contract by June 28, and, as far as I know, the 30 million for next season is not a guaranteed part of his contract. Moreover, there are rumors that the Warriors may waive him and then Paul will become a free agent. If so, it seems to me that the Lakers will probably take him and offer him the veteran's minimum or something like that.

[Fredomago]

I don't like the idea of it, CP3 is old and it is showing, he is now prone to injuries. And it's kinda late though, I mean he was reported to be moving to Lakers with the Kobe era that was vetoed by David Stern.

Lakers should be getting young players to beef up their roster not an old and veteran CP3, they still have Lebron to lead them and that will be enough. Surround him and AD with young and very hungry young players willing to sacrifice their bodies just to win a ring.

What we need to remember is that CP3 will not be getting paid the big bucks anymore, he is old and he will get probably the vet minimum. And while he may not be great and old and showing, that still doesn't mean that he worths nothing. I think we could all agree that if they paid him the minimum, he will definitely provide something that is more than the minimum and it will be a nice situation without a doubt.

I think the best way to approach this right now would be just get him as cheap as they can, and be happy about it, but do not assume that they will be great just because of him. Plus they have Lebron as playmaker, so CP3 could only be great when Lebron is not on the floor, otherwise both together would not fit very well.

Just another bad decision for the Lakers though if he get him even at cheap price, we've seen that in Warriors already, then take the risk and it didn't paid off in the end that's why the are going to offload him.

And he is not a veteran minimum, his contract in the Warriors is

Chris Paul’s contract has one year remaining, with the total $30 million value being non-guaranteed.

https://warriorswire.usatoday.com/2024/06/25/warriors-keeping-options-open-with-chris-pauls-contract-situation/

So it's possible that if ever he will be traded, and Lakers wanted to get him, it will be around that same dollar number.

If they are willing to take that risk and they are seeing potential bringing old stars and combining him with his fellow future hall of famer, hahaha, they really love bringing players for the sake of advertisement but in terms of competitiveness, I guess they are riskin that factor since young stars now a days are both bigs and skillful, they can outrun their opponents and they can take that outside shots, plus they are also improving their defense to make it sure that they really bring that 2-way player types to survive in this league.

[avp2306]

Chris Paul’s contract has one year remaining, with the total $30 million value being non-guaranteed.

https://warriorswire.usatoday.com/2024/06/25/warriors-keeping-options-open-with-chris-pauls-contract-situation/

So it's possible that if ever he will be traded, and Lakers wanted to get him, it will be around that same dollar number.

The Warriors should solve the situation with Paul's contract by June 28, and, as far as I know, the 30 million for next season is not a guaranteed part of his contract. Moreover, there are rumors that the Warriors may waive him and then Paul will become a free agent. If so, it seems to me that the Lakers will probably take him and offer him the veteran's minimum or something like that.

It will be scary for other team if they successfully acquire George so it will matter now on negotiation will happen. But I also I think I heard that they provably let go Looney this season which I think bad for their team since they would lose again a hard working big man on their team. In that case they would lose rebounding if they let Looney go.

I guess Warriors still not done with their small ball rotation and just add some shooter in presence of George so let see what will be the outcome of their deals if those rumors would really happen. Also hopefully they can convince Klay to commit back on their team since Warriors would be more deadly if they can retain their core players plus they successfully add George into their rotation.

[btc_angela]

Chris Paul’s contract has one year remaining, with the total $30 million value being non-guaranteed.

https://warriorswire.usatoday.com/2024/06/25/warriors-keeping-options-open-with-chris-pauls-contract-situation/

So it's possible that if ever he will be traded, and Lakers wanted to get him, it will be around that same dollar number.

The Warriors should solve the situation with Paul's contract by June 28, and, as far as I know, the 30 million for next season is not a guaranteed part of his contract. Moreover, there are rumors that the Warriors may waive him and then Paul will become a free agent. If so, it seems to me that the Lakers will probably take him and offer him the veteran's minimum or something like that.

It will be scary for other team if they successfully acquire George so it will matter now on negotiation will happen. But I also I think I heard that they provably let go Looney this season which I think bad for their team since they would lose again a hard working big man on their team. In that case they would lose rebounding if they let Looney go.

I guess Warriors still not done with their small ball rotation and just add some shooter in presence of George so let see what will be the outcome of their deals if those rumors would really happen. Also hopefully they can convince Klay to commit back on their team since Warriors would be more deadly if they can retain their core players plus they successfully add George into their rotation.

Yeah, it will be sad to see Looney go, however, in the last season, not sure what happen but it seems Steve Kerr prioritize the young Trayce Jackson-Davis more than the veteran Looney. So his numbers drop this season and I think his contract will expire.

And if that happens, there will be a lot of Warriors not coming back for next season and it will be a total different new team with Curry on top with a lot of new faces surrounding him to chase another ring.

[inthelongrun]

I’m reading now that the Houston Rockets think they’re going to be able to trade the Suns picks back to them and get Durant in exchange… They’re tripping. I can’t even believe this is being reported on as a possibility. What do you think? Are the Suns ready to end the Durant experiment for some draft picks already?

No way! I say one more season before considering to let go on Kevin Durant. Or at least let Durant play in the start of the season and if they continue to struggle then maybe they can consider trading him before the deadline next year.

But if I am the manager of the Phoenix Suns, I'll be more focused on dealing Bradley Beal first before touching Kevin Durant. Bradley Beal is worth $160 million in the next three seasons. That is so heavy for the team especially if Beal continues to get injured or fails to perform.