2017 NBA Offseason thread

• Ironman92

  

  Commander of Awesome;1867914 wrote:Good read on OJ Mayo, I had forgotten about him.
  
  https://www.si.com/nba/2017/08/21/oj-mayo-drug-ban-comeback-milwaukee-bucks-travelle-gaines

  From down here about 45 min from me. River town, drugs amuck and fighting poverty.
  
  Hope he can get back. He was just starting to live up to his potential not long before getting banned.
• friendfromlowry

  NBA working on plan to reform the draft lottery.
  
  http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/20621318/reform-nba-draft-lottery-voted-17-18-season
  

  Currently, the teams with the three worst records have an ascending chance of winning the No. 1 pick, including (No. 3) 15.6 percent, (No. 2) 19.9 percent and (No. 1) 25 percent.
  The NBA's proposal would flatten those odds, and give the three teams with the worst record the same percentage of earning the No. 1 overall pick, league sources said. Now, the worst record to the fifth-worst record has a gap of 25 percent to 8.8 percent, but new legislation would tighten that difference significantly, league sources said.
  For example, the fifth-worst team would only have a few percentage points less than those teams with newly equal odds among the three worst teams, league sources said.

• friendfromlowry

  http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-durant-twitter-fake-20170918-story.html
  
  lol what an insecure douchebag
• Automatik

  

  He's a mental midget.
  
  Did you see text on his new shoes? Get over it bro.
  
  http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/09/golden-state-warriors-kevin-durant-kd-10-new-shoes-haters-insoles-messages-photos
• BR1986FB

  friendfromlowry;1872291 wrote:http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-durant-twitter-fake-20170918-story.html
  
  lol what an insecure douchebag

  Even more reason to dislike him.
• SportsAndLady

  

  Melo to OKC
• GOONx19

  

  Paul George about to get 3 touches per game.
• superman

  GOONx19;1872959 wrote:Paul George about to get 3 touches per game.

  Said the same thing today. 2 guys in that team that need the ball is not a formula for success.
• Ironman92

  

  GOONx19;1872959 wrote:Paul George about to get 3 touches per game.

  I don't know....I have a strange feeling it'll work
• Commander of Awesome

  

  3 top 20 usage players on one team suddenly. I think they are going to need a second ball...
  
  Melo can't defend, and OKC gave up a big (who helps against GSW IMO) with offensive skill set. Pretty good deal for the NYK who many thought were going to have to buy out Melo.
• j_crazy

  

  I just got word from several of my friends in the OKC organization that Russ is signing an extension today. No word on if it's a max max deal, or just another 1 and 1 deal like LBJ signs, but just know that is coming soon.
• like_that

  

  j_crazy;1873270 wrote:I just got word from several of my friends in the OKC organization that Russ is signing an extension today. No word on if it's a max max deal, or just another 1 and 1 deal like LBJ signs, but just know that is coming soon.

  Inb4 "lebron going to OKC" headlines start popping.
• like_that

  

  j_crazy;1873270 wrote:I just got word from several of my friends in the OKC organization that Russ is signing an extension today. No word on if it's a max max deal, or just another 1 and 1 deal like LBJ signs, but just know that is coming soon.

  What happened?
• Commander of Awesome

  

  lol Michael Beasley lol
  
  https://deadspin.com/michael-beasley-just-wants-to-know-who-the-real-brain-g-1818816147
• friendfromlowry

  The league needs a new Ron Artest. Good for him for taking that on.
• wildcats20

  

  like_that;1873511 wrote:What happened?

  Just today...
  
  https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/913844614767022080
• like_that

  

  wildcats20;1874048 wrote:Just today...
  
  https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/913844614767022080

  I just got the notification as soon as I opened this thread lol.
• wildcats20

  

  Makes his contract the richest in NBA history...6 years, $233M.
• wildcats20

  

  Also, it's KD's birthday today. Soooo I wonder how long Russ has been sitting on that contract lol
• friendfromlowry

  wildcats20;1874054 wrote:Also, it's KD's birthday today. Soooo I wonder how long Russ has been sitting on that contract lol

  The odd part is that KD is probably semi butthurt about it, too.
• j_crazy

  

  I know they signed on Monday.
• friendfromlowry

  j_crazy;1874072 wrote:I know they signed on Monday.

  Cool man.
• SportsAndLady

  

  friendfromlowry;1874073 wrote:Cool man.

  This made me laugh
• Heretic

  

  friendfromlowry;1874057 wrote:The odd part is that KD is probably semi butthurt about it, too.

  Waiting for his burner account to tweet that money don't buy rings.
• kizer permanente

  Heretic;1874122 wrote:Waiting for his burner account to tweet that money don't buy rings.

  "Kevin didn't want a max contract in OKC. Kevin didn't like Russ. Kevin wouldn't have done that on Russ's bday"
  
  
  ah fuck ... delete.