If he'd really wanted to stir the hornet's nest, he'd have replaced "Bag of Doritos" with "Washington Mystics."
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iowamcnabb
Hall of Famer
Jaren "3 ball" Jackson goes off for 29 points in his first summer league game. 9 made FGs with 8 of them from behind the arc.
Thunder could be on the hook for $150 million tax
ESPN story on guard Raymond Felton’s commitment to Thunder that pushes payroll and tax over $300M. https://t.co/uKoKtaFvz3
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 4, 2018
63royals
Bench
I heard the bag of Doritos has a chance to go places in the playoffs this year if things fall right.
Listening back to pod discussion on Lonzo Ball's knee injury, I misspoke: What I planned to say was that he may require surgery, not that he requires it. https://t.co/YcI2iV0CQc
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 4, 2018
Dominique Wilkins remains the gold standard when it comes to Achilles recoveries, but Rudy Gay is off to a good start. His per-36 production last season was actually ABOVE his career numbers https://t.co/lQHCmlL3mj pic.twitter.com/9mN8bdBm6t
— Sam Amick (@sam_amick) July 4, 2018
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
So what you're saying is that Rudy looked better playing on the Spurs, being coached by the greatest coach in the history of the sport than being on the Kangz while being coached by the likes of Ty Corbin and George Karl?
Tony Parker to the Hornets? It really is over in San Antonio!
Kawhi Leonard on the block ... Tony Parker bound for Charlotte .. Tim Duncan entering his third season of retirement ... and Manu Ginobili might outlast them all as a Spur https://t.co/JFgjv1Y7Za
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) July 6, 2018
Furkan Korkmaz just Donte Green'd it.
I'm skeptical that players value All-Star appearances more than championship rings. I mean, a lot of times they value championship rings more than millions of dollars of cold hard cash, is being an All-Star better than that?
chief bromden
Starter
I agree, it likely only matters if they can get voted as a starter (which can affect earning potential if voted as a starter twice), and like you said, it may not outweigh the desire for rings among other things (lifestyle/market, teammates, etc). All-NBA recognition matters more, as it directly affects their earning potential and is more of the legit who's who in the NBA. In either case, I'm not sure why someone would think that by creating a rule to keep someone like Klay Thompson from going to the All-star game helps anything in anyway.
I couldn't possibly care less about KT, but I would like to see every team represented in the All-Star game. It's become a farce anyway, though, so I suppose it doesn't really matter.
That sounds ghastly. I mean, if I squint hard enough, I can see the rationale of wanting to see every team represented through the lens of Kings fandom. But then, you've got to follow that to its logical conclusion, and ask who was supposed to be an All-Star from the 2017-18 Nets? Or the Hawks?
YMOV. I wasn't even thinking of the Kings in particular.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
The MLB's done that and still wound up with controversial snubs.
SLAB
Hall of Famer
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/george-karl-reacts-demarcus-cousins-230604324.html
Not even notorious jackass George Karl will throw DMC under a bus. There's exactly a handful of people with an agenda against the guy, and they're all his former hometown's media.
Not even notorious jackass George Karl will throw DMC under a bus. There's exactly a handful of people with an agenda against the guy, and they're all his former hometown's media.
*... and Zach Lowe.
Also All NBA 1/2/3 Team >>> Allstar
Kingster
Hall of Famer
I'm intrigued by the Lakers-San Antonio-Leonard issue. Seems to me that the Lakers have to make a deal this year for Leonard, not get him in FA next year. They'll have to sacrifice their younger core to do it. By January 2020 LBJ turns 35 years old. The Lakers need Leonard on their team this year to get comfortable with playing each other. With a younger LBJ, Dwayne Wade and Bosh, the Heat couldn't win a championship in their first year. They needed another season to be a team and win a championship. If the Lakers don't get Leonard by this upcoming season, the window could be closed for future championship aspirations.
Iced Espresso
Starter
Papa just got waived.
Wow. Pop is looking old ... and tired.
Double-K
Starter
He sure does. I'm not sure how much longer he'll be coaching, especially after the departure of the key players from his last championship like Kawhi Leonard, Danny Green, Tony Parker, Kyle Anderson, and soon Manu.
