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>>149224669 (OP)
reminds me of the unc I played with on Friday. they think its a game in the middle of the 70s.

I don't rate old ass KD or Shooker.

Dinner.

Kevin Durant is not worth 50m a year anymore

>>149224811
Facts. If this was the old CBA, I wouldn't mind paying him to put my team over the top. But as is? Hell no.

>>149224831
Truth atomic bomb. And it will cost $60 million+ per season at age 38. Hell NO!!!

Ja Morant
Devin Booker
Nikola Jokic
LeBron James
Scottie Barnes

Does Devin Booker just close his eyes and lets a bot play for him? What the fuck are these stats? Barely any difference on anything each season.

nyr Bradley Beal the most expensive backpack in the world

If I'm the Snus, I trade Booker and KD for max value. Then since I probably get the same amount of wins or more, I turn around and trade those bums I traded for for max value. Bam, now that you've successfully scammed for 2 off seasons in a row, you are probably in a decent position cap and draft pick wise to rebuild the team.

>>149224990
my nigga chillin at his Arizona oceanfront property

>>149224990
With KD gone I predict Beal hoops, I'm expecting a 25+ ppg season.

>>149224718
how was his sky hook

>>149225090
Beal ain't doing shit. He still plays the same position and same spots on the court as Shooker.

All the suns need is a fucking point guard and they're trading KD instead.

>>149225099
he was a 3 point shooter and I had the paint on lock.

>>149225186
>I had the paint on lock
I bet you were hacking at niggas like crazy

>>149224810
Protein and fiber chad

>>149225186
>he thinks it was a game in the middle of the 70's
>3pt shooter
Anon the 3 point line didn't exist in the 70's, youre retarded

>>149225198
im 6'5 with a 6'10 wingspan.

>>149225181
They got Tyus Jones last season who played well for them. The problem is Booker and KD both play the same old fashioned middy iso offense game. KD should have been taking 12 meme chucks a game if he's shooting 43% from meme. KD and Booker are too selfish to expand their game though.

>>149225236
he played as if it was the 70s, the way he was hacking, calling shit like kicked ball violations and delay of game in pick up.

>>149225263
Anon the average NBA player complains 10x more today than the 70's. You're an idiot

>>149225239
All the more reason you be hacking at niggas in a rec center. If I were 6'5 with 6'10 wingspan I'd be in the NBA no question. Ur a failure.

>>149225181
did someone say point guard

Magic won the trade.

>>149225276
>plays pickup like its the 70s or 80s
>go for lay up
>slapped me from behind the head
>friend goes for lay up
>pushes his entire body into him and knocks him over Lu Dort style
>go up for a lay up
>I get fouled but dont call it cause my teammate rebounded the ball someone else called foul (not me)
>retarded unc doesnt know the rules of pick up
>only the person with the ball can cause a foul
>tried to call a foul on us for "illegal stoppage"
>blocks my friends shot
>my friend catches it and shots it again
>unc goes youcantdothat.jpg and starts seething when we dont let him shoot for it
>win the game and the series 3-1
>acts like he just lost game 7
unc was playing his own game, not basketball
>>149225290
actually people tend to hack me when it get the ball. someone drew blood out of my arm last time I played. I will not hesitate to call the foul if I must.
>If I were 6'5 with 6'10 wingspan I'd be in the NBA no question.
no you wouldn't.

SGA didn't travel, he took a vacation on the court

>>149225290
NTA but plant of 7 footers don’t make the NBA. The average height for an nba player is like 6’5-6’6.

>>149225263
people in the 70s used to fight eachother mid game over nonsense. in the 90s, bill lambeier body slamming dudes and >>149224669 (OP) was considered peak defense. fuck old heads

>>149225386
meant for>>149225276

>>149225346
>>my friend catches it and shots it again
>>unc goes youcantdothat.jpg and starts seething when we dont let him shoot for it
Pretty sure this is a violation and not letting him shoot for it is pussy move.

THE GREATEST PLAYER OF ALL TIME

>>149225430
we didnt let him shoot for it was A. he already did this bullshit twice and shot for it. B. the game was too close.

>>149225450
If you are looking for an image, it was
probably deleted.

>>149225371
they don't got that dawg in em

>>149225346
>>If I were 6'5 with 6'10 wingspan I'd be in the NBA no question.
>no you wouldn't.
Anon I'm 5'11 and I was first team All Conference in FL my senior year and 2nd team All American at a D2 college. I scored 38 in a D2 tourney game ironically against FIT. I played in Europe for 3 years. I am certain if I were 6'5 I'd of at least been invited to NBA summer league. You failed with you genetic gifts: I maximized mine. We aren't the same. And I don't call fouls or complain about physical play at pickup games btw. That's how you get tougher and develop faster. You sound weak. No wonder you never made use of your height and wingspan. You're soft.

one of my friends died from drunk driving this weekend

>>149225346
>Playing series at a pickup game
Wtf? Talk about trying to relive failed dreams of glory

>>149225601
Thats normal in some places if you have the time.

>>149225584
Should've practiced more

>>149225584
sorry for your loss.

>>149225578
No you wouldn't have. You dont understand what it takes to get to the NBA. neither of use would not have come close to making it. it doesnt matter anyways. im fine with the life I have right now. making it pro was never an aspiration of mine. its highly unrealistic.

>>149225578
>coulda woulda shoulda
No point Fantasizing about what if you were gifted because you're not
I would be playing for the nz breakers if I grew past 5'7 but that never happened you just got unlucky gene wise and gotta accept it

>>149225346
Based Unc. You on the other hand are a faggot.

>>149225578
>>149225683
>And I don't call fouls or complain about physical play at pickup games btw.
have you ever been wacked in the head so hard your eyes start to water automatically? if someone fouls me I have to call it or it just gets worse. if its marginal contact I dont bother.

>>149225346
>knocks him over Lu Dort style
so lu dort is the new patrick beverly?

>>149225584
Thank God the retard only killed himself and not anyone else.

>>149225712
At least Pat Bev tried to play defense, Lu Dort plays like an NFL linebacker.

>>149225683
I played against guys who transferred to D1 colleges. Two HS teammates played D1 and one was invited to and played for the Nuggets in the NBA summer league. In Europe I played with and against guys who played in the D-League before it rebranded to G-League. Yeah I know what an NBA or fringe NBA player looks like, I just didn't have the physical gifts.
>>149225684
I at least played D2 at a high level and was paid to play basketball for 3 years (5 if you count coaching).

>>149225619
>>149225641
>>149225720
thanks

>>149225745
And that's very impressive and makes you top 99% of basketball players but that last 1% is a MASSIVE jump

>>149225698
If someone whacks me in the head I stop the game and we have a talk like ADULTS. I explain it's pickup and there's no place for that among men. Calling a foul over it is weak shit: I stop that style of play right then and there, and I let them know if it happens again there will be big fucking problems. In my experience, after those conversations, that type of play ceases. It takes a man to have that conversation though, maybe you're too cowardly to have it.

>>149225346
>these are 10s in the midwest / rust belt
grim. over here in cali we got good bitches.

>>149225756
Yeah, I agree. Not sure what we're disagreeing on here. My point is if I were 6'5 I'd of at least been NBA Summer league tier. I could dunk at 5'11 during my peak, I'm sure at 6'5 I'd of been doing crazy shit.

>>149225767
>If someone whacks me in the head I stop the game and we have a talk like ADULTS
what is this debate class? just call the foul and move on. check ball.

whatever happened to that airplane in india should happen to the okc team plane next time it takes off

>>149225769
>>these are 10s in the midwest / rust belt
Who are you quoting? Those bitches are mid no matter where you live.

>>149225767
>if it happens again there will be big fucking problems.
no way you're swinging over a pick up basketball game

>>149225787
because every bitch I know from that area was the local celebrity and when they move here they get shocked to find out that they are mid. always bitches from towns of less than 10k

>>149225784
Least deranged BAWB

>>149225779
And yet here you are bitching about it still. Nothing to debate either: as I said, I make it known right then and there that there will be no more of that and it always stops. I'm a Chad though so my authority and conviction carries weight: I command respect. They'd probably laugh at your bitch ass if you tried to express it that way. Who am I kidding? They'd probably smack you harder next time if you tried that.

>>149225769
they both look fine imo. you're just a hater.

>>149225802
>I'm a Chad though so my authority and conviction carries weight
no way you just called yourself a chad on the internet LMAOOOOOo

>>149225788
Don't have to: the possibility of a fight if it happens again usually puts that shit to bed. I've never swung on a court.

>>149225826
I look like this and say this.

>>149225815
"A gord that isn't a gord: is it a gord? Is it a gord?" I call shit what it is. I know what I am, I put in the work in the weight room, in my diet, disciplining myself, I live it, and I act like it. Sounds to me though that you're a little beta bitch calling fouls at pickup and tiptoeing around the problem instead of addressing the issue headon. That's why I'm 6 inches shorter than you yet I played in Europe and you didn't.
You're also the one greentexting paragraphs about it, not me. Yet you claim I'm "debating"? lmao!!

>>149225796
Newsflash: every dime a dozen hoe thinks they're a 10.

damn... bron is literally me...

>>149225850
>That's why I'm 6 inches shorter than you yet I played in Europe and you didn't.
is this supposed to be some sort of own? I never perused basketball professionally. so now you sit here boasting about how you would have somehow gotten an invitation to the nba camp with my height (you are not my height). it doesnt make sense. I did not fail at anything. I live a good life. you're the one calling yourself a chad on the internet btw.

How many indian men do you think you could take in a fight at Tim Hortons

>>149225890
You're ignoring my point entirely: you're bitching about some unc's style of play at a rec center, when if you were at all skilled in BASIC communication you could express to him that isn't acceptable in pickup for any number of reasons, and it would have ended right there. But either you weren't capable, or if you were, no one would respect you. So you couldn't, or didn't. So here you are, complaining about it on 4chan. Every other point I'm making is simply to make you feel ashamed.

>>149225895
At least 3, and possibly up to 7.

>>149225769
Those are 10s.

>>149225796
most midwest bitches just stay in that area and are fine with being a local celeb. most join a sorority as well.

>>149225895
all of them

ThunGODS in 6

Pacers in 6 straight up

>>149225584
owned

Bill Simmons: "OKC look like they're going to dominate the rest of the decade"
He must have early onset dementia and forgot the CBA exists

>>149226148
>youngest team in the league
>led by current MVP
>contracts aren't going to hit umbrella for at least 5 years as is
>the problematic contracts are for players who will only increase in trade value
>they dont even need chet
>12 first round picks in the next 4 years
what in the fuck is the CBA going to do about this faggot

Who is the sexiest NBA team of all time?

>>149226193
All it takes is one acl tear and the team will fall apart like the celtics lol

>>149226213
not an argument. your theoretical competitive team that could beat them also could get nae-nae'd

>>149226203
dennis rodman

>>149226221
>not an argument
Thunder have shown they're not invincible by getting taken to 7 by the crippled nuggets and nearly going down 3-1 to the fucking pacers lol. An injury is definitely in the pipeline with how hard they try hard in the regular season too. They get into the luxury tax in ~28 too, unsure if they'll even pay with how cheap they were with harden

>>149226148
the rest of the decade is... the next 4 years

>>149226253
>youngest team won a 7-game series
>also won a close game in the finals
>SGA WILL tear his acl and then it's OVER!
you are either delusional, a troll, or just shockingly retarded

>>149226277
I heard inceltic saying the same thing about how they were going to 5peat too last year

>>149226297
>apples are actually oranges

>>149226307
>nothing ever changes, my team will surely be the same and repeat every year because i say so

>>149226316
at least my faith in this team is grounded in something. your entire argument is that something bad will happen to somebody at some point and that this must derail everything

>>149226325
Injuries are only part of it. They could get figured out like the celtics, the whistle could stop being so lenient on dort/caruso etc.

Do the denver nuggets have a gm yet? The offseason is already underway

>>149226335
I appreciate it but you didn't need to post 5 non-sequiturs just to concede your point

>>149226343
No. Next season is also his last before a player option for jokic so the nuggets might try some wacky win now moves to try keep him

>>149226352
>I appreciate it but you didn't need to post 5 non-sequiturs just to concede your point

OKC are already the best team in the league and yet somehow still have the brightest future. Is there anything that can stop them in the next 3-5 years?

i remember my first time getting centel'd

>>149226417
that warning shit is so fucking lame

Jokiccel melty kwabbb

>>149226203
The Kyrie/Luka/Lively/Klay mavs might be up there

Kyrie is a fan of Nick Fuentes!

>>149226425
where is the warning?

>>149226577
>a black Israelite, a gay spic and a cuck incestuous rapping black are at the forefront of American "alt-right" culture

>>149226590
You sound like a jewish faggot

>>149226590
Alt right doesn't have any culture, they don't stand for anything, they only exist in opposition-to. It's a movement fundamentally built on first world ennui and small penis insecurity

why do retarded niggers give their opinions on politics they got from hasan piker and fat black retarded activists on xitter?

Hiw did desmond bane win at life

>check
>check

>>149226644
why not? i think its cool people can just voice their opinion

the streets will never forget 2024 playoffs kyrie

Breaking news

>>149226203
2016 Cavs had the game in a chokehold

I’m seeing a lot of YNs say Curry is better than Bron, have they lost their mind? Are we forgetting 2016?

>>149226633
Literally the most Jewish post I've seen here, and that's saying a lot.
Anyways where is Kyrie playing next year? Certainly not for the (((Mavs))) after this one.

>71 free throws

that is TOO FUCKING MUCH

it should be 30, MAX

imagine 71 STOPPAGES OF PLAY

nba bros...hockey is creeping in

Why is the viewership down?

>>149228357
too many fouls, too many free throws

>>149228357
transitional period for the nba...i believe the ratings will be terrible for a while until current star players become legacy names like lebron curry

>>149228357
NBA just boring those days. over paid players, no excitement bring back the 80 and 90.

>>149228357
Modern NBA fans only care about stat watching and player drama. This general is a prime example with how you let the leaf and euro fags run this general.

Suggs
Bane
Paolo
Franz Wagner
Mo

Who can stop this team?

>>149228498
Mo?

>>149228498
I predict 52 wins for this team

2nd round exit

When they add a center they enter contenders territory

lately leafs movin different, you notice this as well? shai becoming the best hooper in the world changed everything

>>149228498
might be the ugliest team in the league

>>149228550
what a cuck

>>149228550
>lately leafs movin different, you notice this as well?
yes, lots of head bobbling

>>149228550
based

>>149228372
>until current star players become legacy names like lebron curry
Won't happen as long as they're still talking about washed 40 year olds like KD. They're actually gonna hype whatever team he lands on to the moon. Bet they will be one of the worst ATS teams in the league. I'm fading them every game.

>>149228498
Any team that averages more than 102 ppg

>>149228357
No biid

FACT: Angel Reese has more triple doubles than Anthony Edwards

>>149228498
Orlando would be kino to root for if my team was eliminated

Just got back from being raped in an alley. Any news on my team?

>>149228763
aint no one tuning in for the betrayer of TWO countries

>>149228643
based betanon whats your pick for todays game

>>149228904
Your * is still never being respected like Tatum

>>149224669 (OP)
I recently watched the Air Jordan movie starring Damon and Affleck. Ngl, I lost a little love for basketball.
I know everyone wants to make money, but I didn’t know it was so commercialised and soulless

>>149228370
OKC has no aura. They're like Revenge of the Nerds or something, but without the alpha frat boy Chads.
OKC is a bunch of ugly weird looking dorks and nobody wants to watch them win or even look at them at all.

>>149228904
Tatum is out for an entire season, Paul Pierce.

>>149228958
pretty much, at least golden state had an interesting cast

>pretty boy coach who played with MJ
>friendly handsome lightskin shooter who's good with kids
>brash, violent #1 defender
>straight man in klay, just does his job and does it well

OKC is a total freakshow

>>149228958
its up to the NBA to work with their image and change public perception

when GSW was coming up pretty didnt give a fuck about them too at the beginning. all that cn change fast in the eyes of the public

>>149228977
KD to the 'eltics for a single season because GAYson GAY-DUMB is too sissy to play hurt.
would they win the east
and who would the celtics give up for him

>>149228909
I'm a lifelong Pacers fan, so you know where I'm at. OKC is the best ATS team though, so take it at your own risk. I've been betting Pacers all playoffs so I got a lot of house money to work with.

>>149229135
>I'm a lifelong Pacers fan
hahahahahaha lolololol loser

>>149228909
>>149229135
I should add that OKC has been pretty bad ATS in these playoffs at 9-11. But their season ATS record was one of the best in NBA history. On the other side, Pacers are the #1 ATS team this postseason at 13-7

I have no aura, yet I'm still respected.

What kind of leg workout do I need to jump as high as basketball players? I can squat my bodyweight if that helps

>>149229203
Isn't jumping mostly in the calves?

>>149229168
You know, I've always thought it must suck to be a fan of basketball and you don't even have a team in your country to root for. You end up having to root for some random Euro player. Soulless. Meanwhile my team plays right down the street from me and I've been going to their games since I was a little squirt in my Reggie Miller jersey.

>>149228926
>but I didn’t know it was so commercialised and soulless
...really? You didn't realize shoes manufactured in China with what essentially amounts to slave labor and then sold in the USA for 20x the manufacturing cost was a soulless commercial enterprise?

Curry with the heartwarming reply to tatums father's day post.

>>149228785
Keyton Wallace (hawks g-leaguer) got a triple dub this season with the Hawks, yet AE is incapable of putting one up. Keyton Wallace gets 0 minutes most games, he is a garbage time only player, but he was able to get a TD3, so why can't shartwards do it?

I ooze aura, yet I'm not respected

>>149229232
It made realise that most of the sports audience are brainless cattle who’ll mindlessly buy merchandise, just because it has their favourite player’s name on it.

>>149229275
SGA…

>>149229275
Westbrick....

So I work as a bartender at a nice restaurant with some TV's, but we're dead on Mondays so I'll be able to watch the game while at work, but it's sad I can't meme with my /nba/ bros during it. That's most of the fun. I do however get to meme with a few of the regulars who like the NBA, so that's something I guess.

>>149229288
Is it the same for Soccer culture over in the UK/EU?

>>149229232
nike moved a lot of it's production from Ching Chong China to Vietnam because Chinese slaves were becoming too expensive and Vietnoggers are way cheaper.
>hey guys we totally won the Vietnam war for the glorious people's revolution
>that why we're the poorest country in SE asia and have the most exploitable labor force in the world.
"""communism"""" is a capitalist's wet dream come true

>>149229346
I think during the period the movie is set in (the 80's) it was Chinese labor but I didn't realize most manufacturing for Nike is done in Vietnam now.

Damn Jordan had such tough competition, LeBron could never score against such physical defense

>>149229324
It used to be really bad 10 years ago. But most middle class kids these days avoid buying signature lines at least which is a good sign.

I like the magic trade. Celtics are injured, east will be wide open next year. Banchero, Bane, Franz, Suggs is a nice core.

>>149229542
based now all we need is franz wagner to take the next step and become consistent

>>149226376
Free agency

>>149229259
the hell did he mean by this????

>>149229542
Hospital squad
Desmond Bane games played: 69
games played last year: 42
Wagner games played: 60
Banchero: 46
Suggs games played last year: 35

Happy belated father's day to Ant Edwards!

>>149229542
I get the sentiment but I'm not sure if that's a worrying contender. I got Pacers Knicks Cavs still rounding out the top 3 seeds, and maybe Pistons at 4. I'll have to see the team on the floor first

That being said, I’ll buy the Jordan 40s (if they actually are good basketball shoes)

wassup 9gag

how lucky is it that both jordan and lebron barely suffered teams with any significant injuries in playoffs
2015 is the only exception, and he still shoulda won since jordan played with more ineffective bums

>>149228550
>jagmeet singh

>>149225697
>unc is based for fouling the shit out of people
nope.

you fucking need serbs in these threads
you cant shitpost without us

>>149230033
real and true

/nba/ is a ghost town when luka jokic and the big 3 are out

I'm off to bed now
See you guys at the game thread
Pacers ftw btw

Ja is built like a toothpick and even he can't stay healthy being a run and dunk man. The chances of Zion every playing the 65-70 games per season aren't going to happen.

>>149230084
Heat will get him in the best shape of his life, could easily see him playing 50-60 and playoffs in a Larry Johnson role

>>149227654
>.

>>149230084
wtf are you on about? Ja has a perfectly adequate build for basketball

>>149229542
>Celtics are injured
Not like they were making it past healthy teams anyways you tranny.

>>149229840
Paolo and Wagner have to continue take the next step. They put up some good numbers against Boston but on somewhat low efficiency. Bane should give both a lot more room to operate , he's a sniper from 3 and a good defender.

>>149230307
Look at Bane's playoff stats. He's a choker that shot the Grizzlies out of games.

>>149225346
this guys posting children

Desmond Bane is just RJ Hunter with a greenlight, you can find players like that at the end of every single draft and most are out the league before their first contract.

Reminder that 2022 is a mickey mouse asterisk ring and Iggy and KD saved Curry's legacy

>>149230353
>injured nuggets
>injured grizzlies
>mavs
based

Bryce James accomplished something his father never managed - a high school diploma

>>149230353
Nothing but facts in this post

>>149230307
Now that I think about it Knicks might be rocky with their coaching goose chase. East really is looking vulnerable, and I agree the Magic needs their boys to take the next step to fully capitalize

>>149230342
He just had a terrible playoff series, that's fair, but he was the Grizzlies best player against the Lakers the year before.

Chicago will win the east next year

>>149230415
Yeah I'm not sold on the Knicks or Cavs, and I think the Magic matchup well against Indy: they went 3-1 in the season series against them last year and 3 of those games were without Banchero, the one he did play against them he dropped 50. To be fair though the game they played Aprill 11th was with both teams benches and no starters.

>>149230353
Truth. Warriors only won in 2015 because Love and Kyrie got injured. Recruiting KD was a bitch move too

>>149230353
Just like Ray Allen and kyrie saved lebeta

>>149230525
Only LeBron isn’t allowed to have teammates

>>149230353
Honestly the Heat would've won that ring if the refs weren't rigging against them the entire series.

Just got back from my local cities No Kings Protest. Anything interesting happen?

>>149230591
still looking grim for your #1 option this next season

light skinned niggas just dont have swag

>>149230342
his stats look good to me. or are you just looking at the one series where he was playing against a team that was freely allowed to hack his arms and foul him every play

>>149230576
>Weap in the finals

You are all over 6 feet tall right?

>>149230627
That was gaytum in the finals, kek

>"I'm told Kevin Durant has no desire to be in Minnesota with the Timberwolves"

>- @ShamsCharania

>>149230706
KD you have no leverage buddy

>>149230706
blud wants an easy ring in OKC

>>149230722
He has one year on his contract. Nobody is going to give assets for a 37 year old who will leave in one season.

>>149230688
Yeah it ain't mutually exclusive

>>149230706
enough! Send him to DC

Gradey Dick
Kevin Durant
Giannis
Scottie Barnes
Quickley
honestly who is stopping us

>>149230706
i hate this faggot so fucking much

Damn

>>149230769
Any team would love to have Bradley Beal. They just can't afford him

They tried clowning Shaq as a plumber but they deaded all that real quick once it was clear it was backfiring into only helping Kobe's goat case

>>149230769
he used to be so cocky he deserves this shit

Love to see a father reunited with his son

>>149230856
Michael Jordan wasn't a retarded faggot spamming 3s

>>149230930
MJ didn’t make it to the second round in the Least until he was 25 years old

KD next team odds

Miami: +200
Rockets: +250
Spurs: +300
Timberwolves: +350
Raptors: +1200

>Raptors
Masai....

>>149231099
That just means the Raptors are getting KD

>>149230769
Beal revenge season incoming?

Will Hansen be the first great Scandinavian basketball player?

>>149231139
What's his story? Never heard of him

Who do you respect more.

Jayson Tatum, or Kevin Durant?

KD to spurs

>>149231166
Hansen Yang, a Chinese big who looked really good at the draft combine. He's unusually skilled for a center, like a lesser Jokic (obviously not on the same level). He's expected to go in the mid to late first round. The Scandinavian thing is a joke because Hansen is a common Danish/Norwegian surname.

>>149231171
KD easily.

Are the Spurs 100% getting Harper? Is there any chance of Philly moving up for 2 and the Spurs still get their guy?

>>149231393
How pissed are the Jazz and Wizards?

>>149231393
why the fuck would philly move up? They already have guards and It's questionable if they should keep the pick in general

>>149231393
why not just try maxey and grimes

Who the fuck does KD think he is? He's a Curry merchant

>>149231393
Humiliation ritual

>>149231013
Krause was sabotaging the team to tank for draft picks and the other team had an MVP and FMVP as a sixth man

>>149231436
hornets and wizards are poverty franchises. cant have Flagg waste his talents on those teams.

>>149231436
the owners voted for this. Ironically OKC was the only team against flattening the odds

>>149231420
>>149231422
Harper needs the ball in his hands and Maxey and McCain are better off ball. Going for best player possible over fit

>>149231393
Asa Newell will be the best pick of the draft

>>149231171
I've lost plenty of respect for KD since he hopped teams desperate for a ring away from Steph but still he's an all time great. Tatum will be lucky to craxk top 125

I've started to train my kegel muscles by stopping midstream when I pee and holding it for a for a few seconds. It's supposed to make your orgasms stronger and give you the ability to orgasm multiple times. I also plan to start doing reps by flexing my dick with a towel on it. I'll report to you guys in a few months if I see any benefits.

Fun news: ABC is airing the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers starting lineup introductions ahead of Game 5 of the NBA >Finals tonight (8:30 pm ET) – the first time starting introductions will be broadcast at the Finals since 2013, sources said.

https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1934690526642544774

>>149231393
did they fire rutgers coach yet?
never see a more obvious pair of busts in the top 5

>>149231590
who actually gives a shit about things like this

>best (realistic) outcome
The team flips their newfound assets for an elite shooter. Ja stays fairly healthy (60ish regular season games per year and healthy in the playoffs) for the next few years. They win a ring during this time. Afterwards, Ja's injuries catch up to him, but he still maintains a niche as an elite passer, with someone else on the team becoming the first option.
>most likely outcome
Ja can't stay healthy. In two or three years the team ships off a hobbled Ja and a healthy JJJ for assets and begins the rebuild.
>worst (realistic) outcome
The team goes all in on the current lineup, trading every pick for someone to complement Ja and JJJ, but it doesn't work. Ja and JJJ both get too hurt to continue. The team is dogshit for the next decade.

>>149231631
lots of people. adds much needed soul

>>149231669
whats soul about anouncing the players we've been watching for the last month. we know who plays on which team

>>149231590
kino

>>149231420
>>149231422
>>149231436
>>149231478
>>149231613
Any of these scrubs gonna be worth anything? Yang might be funny to watch. Maybe Raynaud?

>>149231590
Based.

you now remember jared mccain

>>149231765
neoklis avdalas

>>149231765
Gonzalez was supposed to be good, but his stock fell in part because he played for Real Madrid and they didn't give him many minutes.

>>149231765
Whenever I see second rounders, I always imagine their names being said by announcers. If the name read sounds weird, then they will fail, if it sounds good, they will succeed.

>>149231765
Ya. Konan Niederhauser is the next Hot Rod Williams/baby Jokic, kid has a nice feel for the game will be nice watching Curry work off of him

>>149231765
Bogoljub Markovic by virtue of being a serbian player from MEGA. never even heard of him but it is destiny

>>149231809
Isn't he going to VT?

>>149231765
worth anything is a vague statement. It's all fit and development at that point and this class supposedly lacks depth because nil is keeping dudes in school. I like Raynaud's style and skillset for somebody who could stick around for years

>>149231835
Who are your name dark horses for the second round anon?

>>149231850
Nets have the record for European second round draft bust

>>149231765
>Javon Small
>he's undersized
Bravo Nolan

>>149231908
thats cuz they haven't drafted a serbchad yet

>>149231476
>Maxey and McCain are better off ball
Is Maxey better off ball? Most highlights I see of him are pull-up 3's.

>>149231790
Never forgot my zesty goat. At least he can shoot

>>149231859
no he committed for the draft

>>149231859
>>149231946
wait never fucking mind he just committed like 3 hours ago kek

>>149231924
He'd be just a successful with catch and shoot. He really only works well when Embiid is on the court.

>>149231765
Second round will be worse this year because NIL money has sent many second round prospects who aren't guaranteed a contract back to college for another year

>>149231974
So he's good at both, I can see that.

>>149231990
The minimum $ for a 2nd round pick is just under $1.2 million per year, and that's late 2nd round picks. There's no way 2nd round talents in college basketball are getting that much in NIL money to make staying in college more appealing, is there? Unless you're an elite prospect who had a shaky freshman year and you have room to grow into a 1st rounder next draft, I doubt many 2nd round peakers are staying in college. Besides, I always heard peak NIL money for college basketball players is a few million. 2nd round talents in college basketball can't be making more than $1 million in NIL money.

All this to say: I doubt we're seeing weaker 2nd round picks due to NIL.

>>149231590
should always be like this

>>149232099
bro you need to look around. These guys are getting paid. 1.2 mil is nothing especially when you factor out all the shit around it. This isn't even just an opinion. This is the least populated draft in years because so many people went back to school

>>149232099
You aren't guaranteed a contract if you go in the second round, it's more common for late picks to get 2 way contracts. This year has way fewer prospects declaring for the draft because they figured they'll make more NIL money than in the NBA. At some point it will even out because these guys will age out of college but this year atleast there's going to be worse talent in the second round

>>149231522
Thanks for the update

>>149232203
>You aren't guaranteed a contract if you go in the second round, it's more common for late picks to get 2 way contracts
That's right, I forgot about that. I was thinking it was like the NFL where you get a standard contract no matter what for being drafted.

Pacerbros how are we feeling today? not so good?

>>149232400
>skitz has to pretend to be a knicks fan cause the weap cant beat the celtics

>>149232641
Theyre getting blown out

>>149224669 (OP)
fuck mj had BOUNCE

>>149225263
>delay of game in pick up
what

how many tonight?

>>149233229
31 points obviously

>>149233229
30/5/5 with 7 steals and the game winning block on halisquirtin

>>149233229
22 but the whole squad blows up and he sits the 4th: Thunder by 30+.

I had a basketball session with a rando at my local park today. After a few practice plays, we had a 5 point game. I lost 5-2 :(.
Dude easily had 15 kilos on me and also 10 cm taller. Was slower than me but better at shooting and defense. How can I dribble past him the next time we meet?

>t. basketball novice

>>149233393
every time you touch the ball, run to the 3 point line and let 'er rip

I wonder if any team will take Nembhards brother early in the second round. Hes a midget but still could be good

>>149232835
Sovl

>>149233393
Jab stab fake, hesi, until you spot his center of gravity shifting then go the other way

I'd just dunk on you

>>149233408
>>149233427
literally a combo of these, if you make the 2 pointer you force him to d you at the line and then use your speed to go past him for layups out of the triple threat, this is how i get beat in 1v1. a gayme up to only 5 is weird as fuck tho

>>149233408
>>149233427
Thanks I’ll try this
>>149233486
It was first to 5 baskets to be more precise. Next time I’ll run along the 3 point line and then wait for my chance to cut in

OKC will lose tonight but pull out a series victory in 7.

>game starts at 3:30 again
this is trump's america
#notmypresident

>>149233408
I never jack meme shots in 1v1 because winners keep the ball. I drive every time for the higher percentage shot

>>149231522
Serious incel training arc alert

Where’s Wemby?

>>149233873
In china training with the shaolin monks to learn how to open all his chakra gates

r8 my goat list
>muh rings
has never been relevant to those who truly know ball

>>149233945
>three fucking crackers top ten
BAWB

>>149234015
It mus pain BAWBs to have to put a slav in their top 10 lists because they have similar skin tones

>>149231478
I have Asa Newell as like my 26th best available lmao. I don’t see it. I have his comparison as Wendell Carter Jr / Brandon Clarke. He isn’t a playmaker, and the 3 was only at 29% last season. I get he went to Montverde, so he was highly touted out of High School.

>>149231765
Raynaud is the most NBA ready 7’0 in this draft. If he wasn’t a Junior / Senior, he would be a top 10 pick without question. He lead all Centers in made 3’s in D1 last year, and the only person 7’0 to have as many made D1 threes in a season is Lauri Markannen. Making over 60 threes last season (around 2 a game). Raynaud was top 15 in the NCAA both in scoring and rebounding. And I like Raynaud’s build a lot more than Markannen’s while also being more aggressive as a finisher around the rim.

>>149231843
Niederhauder ain’t no Jokic haha, but he’s definitely worth a late 1st round pick. The Jaxson Hayes comparisons are apt, but Niederhauser has a bigger frame, which should make him a better defender and stronger finisher, as Hayes is an awesome rim runner, but not very strong.

>>149231850
I actually like this guy a lot. But some of these guys like Saric & Poku haven’t worked out so I’m a little dubious. Definitely worth an early 2nd rounder though, at least.

How many teams would Jayson Tatum be the GOAT of?

>>149231908
I know nobody cares or will believe this, but, Jay Scrubb is a great person with an even better personality. If any of you ever get the chance to meet him in person, ask him what his favorite song is. He'll tell you it's 'No Scrubs' by TLC. And if you are lucky enough to party with him, watch him get drunk and spit the lyrics from Left Eye in that song

>>149234127
Hornets
Bobcats (RIP)
Grizzlies

>>149232641
>flexing in a no flex zone
also, thunder win tonight. 'cers win game 6

>>149234127
Hornets is the only legit answer desu

This finals has negative hype

>>149225099
You laugh but I remember a fat guy at the park shooting corner hook threes. Literally unstoppable hated that guy

They're televising the player intros tonight because no one knows who the fuck is either of these teams

>>149233679
seriously having it start at 8:30 pm on a weeknight is so dumb, like some of us have to wake up early for work

I've never lost a debate on the 06 finals.

>>149234106
You gotta watch the games bro I’m telling you Ya. has the potential to be a high level connector/legitimate point center especially playing in the right system next to Curry averages at least 5 hockey assist per game. Shades of Bam, Jokic, and Stacey King

I 'member staying up till 7am watching denver games... dont think i'll be doing that anymore

>>149234347
The finals were rigged for the mavericks

>>149234385
*Dino Radja over Stacey King my bad

presented without comment

>>149234347
how about you debate my giant balls whilst gargling them

>>149234458
Isn't OKC dead last in education in the US? Seems about right.

>>149234458
looks like my dad tbqh but he's voted Dem since 1976

Im sorry but we are getting kevin durant lmfaoooooooo

>>149234458
based

>>149234458
not shocked. all red in 2020 as well

>>149234458
so why do they cheer for the thunder when the team is full of libcucks?

>>149234458
the fact that he went out of his way to have that custom made and paid extra for it is funny

>>149234458
Why do Trump supporters such cultists?

>>149234458
I guy I work with has trump as his lock and Home Screen. he also writes trump on the walls in the back room.

>>149224669 (OP)
wtf is jorfraud doin
dumb boomer

gamethread
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>>149235013

Chat is this real

I’m a faggot white bitch boy, how’s my team doing?

>>149234814
>skeet bayless

>>149235423
sorry about those lakers of yours losing the trade

>>149224669 (OP)
>tfw i immediately and without ever wavering said that the mavericks won The Trade
>tfw the point of "tanking" (by choice or by circumstance) is to get the #1 overall pick and the mavericks did that, further solidifying their trade victory, especially since doncic's player option kicks in after the end of next season and the mavericks just got the new face of their franchise as well as one of the best NBA draft prospects in history on a #1 overall rookie deal for 4 years

Apologize to me right now you basketball ignorant faggots. Say you are sorry for being a clueless casual and that you yield to my superior basketball brain.

I am victorious
Nico is victorious
The Dallas Mavericks are victorious

The Dallas Mavericks are picking #1 overall and you can't do shit about it but screech and cry and shit your pants. It's over. Now APOLOGIZE you fucking monkeys.

Flagg is gonna bust.

Damn good as video. He redeemed himself

I hate this mfer because hes so clearly smart, but he sometimes bends perception to validate what hes already predisposed to like, like when he made an entire video hyping up 2016 brons performance as if there isnt blatant context to why he won, or when he defended Brons shit ass defense in the Lakers uniform.
Or even when he not too long ago made a video about the pacers offense where its literally just "they move too fast for dumb defenders to catch up" and acted like that was revolutionary and clever. Im not even talking about sick off ball fakes and movement, its literally just "I run by this guy with the ball then pass to the top of the key or shoot" type shit.
He also made a video defending Shai flops, but ill give him the benefit of the doubt that the thunder are just too damn successful to not want to defend FTA if youre some ball fan that just likes ball regardless of ethical hoopin

WHAT THE FUCK HOW THE FUCK DID THE YOUTUBE LINK DISAPPEAR? THE FUCK?
DUMBFUCK SITE
https://youtu.be/KwzHW-c5h7M

>>149234385
I’m not sure if you are talking about Asa Newell or Niederhauser? I probably shouldn’t have replied to people en mass.

>>149231393
Can the 76ers move up to get Flagg if they trade Embiiich to Duke?

>>149231393
>kham an moloch
>boom boom boom
>score sam fakkkin sins

>>149235673
Stop advertising your YouTube channel here

>>149236266
shut the fuck up retard

this is a cold wooorld
do you know what your fighting for

Why are their no indian basketball players?

>>149234458
dam lmao look at how mad ppl got over that shirt.
trump legendary all time king of trolls, nobody in nba media, players or management can even approach 10% of trump's pull or ability to inspire instantaneous reflexive chimpouts

>>149236376
mind your business

>>149236365
there was gonna be one, but pistol pajeet died in the plane crash

>>149236417
>played 1 year for the NZ breakers
Saars I kneel...

>>149234262
How much arc was he getting on a sky hook from 25'?

>>149232400
>Joe Shart

>>149235673
>soiboy bawb
Pass

>>149236365
Unathletic subhuman race I'm afraid.

>>149237000
but enough about yt bois

>>149225769
I'm in the Midwest now, been here my whole life, and those are not 10's. It's OK with me to not see extremely attractive women in every post

They seized archetyp market it's back to buying crack on the street junkie niggas

>>149230677
No

>>149236365
All indians are weak and retarded

>>149237588
Gukesh is smarter than every person in your family put together

>>149237197
they are not 10s but they are still attractive.

>jokic loses
>/nba/ turns into Stormfront

>>149237698
>not liking Indians makes you stormfront
SAAAAAARRR

>>149236498
Wasn't really a sky hook just a hook it was pretty flat you just couldn't block it and it always went in
It was disheartening because you're a kid basically and you think you know how the game is supposed to be played then this short fat guy comes and schools everyone with a meme shot

>>149237698
Indians are repulsive to every single race thoughbiet.

>>149237965
Indians are good people

FINALS GAMETHREAD
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>>149238011
Where?

Ontariotards... Our response?

>>149237698
>jokic doesnt play
>95 percent of posts are about two highly deranged individuals feuding for a fifth straight year with the remaining 5 percent being made by the same guy posting same unfunny picture with the same unfunny joke
this thread needs jokic

>>149238003
Yet they're still disgusting.

Ladies, may i have this dance?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-Cymqeu9ic

is stream east around

You are just mad Indians took your job. That’s literally it. Not our fault we work harder than you in school and aim to succeed.

>>149238537
woah are you a real american indian??

>this thread
‘fraid I will be in the Gamethread

>>149237258
When one falls another rises. Tis the cycle of the dark web.

(Also always use PGP for your shipments)

>>149238537
this but unironically

pistol pete in high school.

>>149237672
They are yes. They're not extremely attractive though

damn shai

>>149240475
in this picture he kinda looks like hes sped

>>149239239
if they get giannis or something ok. otherwise best stick to reaves bron isnt a winning player these days

>Devin Booker says there’s more money to be made in streaming than in the NBA:

>“I should be doing what yall doing. I’m tryna get like yall bro.”

https://x.com/LegionHoops/status/1934624091765658009

counter terrorist win

Dont run when it comes. im one game away from being the fucking king of this general. I was right since day 1.

>>149235669
cringe reply, brought to you by a stupid faggot featuring shitty diapers and a monkey's knowledge of basketball.

there is absolutely 0 excuses to be made for this insane collapse. they were on pace to win this match. what the literal fuck

Alright I've seen enough, bench haliburden for game 6 and start TJ

they had this game in the bag. the momentum favoured them so hard. just how?

>>149243063
>>149243063
>>149243063
I want an apology from the following: Ireshart, bawbaussie, Slovenia (especially you), pistol pete, inceltic, sadie sink poster, bawb poster, leviticus.

I want the apology now, especially the Slovenian.

We stay with it

>>149243344
They benched McConnell

tricky ricky fucked up keeping Hali in the game

why does Jalen Williams sound like a white dude.

Whichever one of you jeet leafs told me OKC wasn't deep around SGA i want an apology faggot

okc at -2000
ind at 1000
seems like insanely good odds for a cheeky indiana finals win, no? 2 wins in a row isnt that unlikely and one of the games is at home

bros... only 2 days until SGA does what KD, James Harden, Westbrook, and Paul Geroge failed to do. LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOO

>>149243388
accent is determined from environment, not skin.

OKC let the game get close early in the 4th only because they wanted to crush Indy's spirit even harder

one of the worst games ive ever seen. why would you play an injured useless tyrese over mcconnell

>>149243393
They aren't. The roleplayers only show up at home

>>149235069
*taps the sign*
well well well

>>149243397
I hope clippieposter doesnt off themself.

to the victor go the spoils

my son is in the nba. im proud of him.

fagcers fans are gonna claim they lost cause Hali got hurt even though TJ was bailing them out

>>149243438
>Paul George gets covid
>clippers lose the play in game to the pels
>thunder get the 12th pick
>they use it to draft Jalen Williams
#rapepaulgeorge
#rapepaulgeorge
#rapepaulgeorge
#rapepaulgeorge
#rapepaulgeorge
#rapepaulgeorge

>>149243421
they're ridiculously deep you faggot lmao. Even alex caruso can randomly give you 20 from 3 at any time

yall niggas ain't ready for the thunder demon crashout when they confirm the chip

I knew indy was cooked when betslop revealed he was a gaycers fan...

>>149243397
Its not over yet. Pacers in 7

Thunder have shot 157 free throws so far this series

>2 point game
>don't bring back the bench players that helped you win the 3rd quarter on the court
>keep the players in who kept turning the ball over
>lose
Adam Silver HAD to have rigged this shit behind the scenes threatening to kill Carlisle's family if he won this game. There's NO WAY he doesn't sub in TJ when the lead is up for grabs.

Just gotta focus on winning game 6.

I hate the fact that blunderskitz will spam all summer like weapskitz did in '23.

Why are there so many fucking Jalens

>>149243489
he legit killed them today, tj brought them close and he immediately got them far as soon as he jumped in lmao

>>149243489
>6FGA
>6 assists
>they only lost by 11
what does he do

Didn't notice SGA had 4 blocks geez

>>149243493
and how many did they make? every game i watch they brick damn near everything from 3

someone get me hype over OKC right fucking now
pacers killed my excitement tonight with that abysmal performance

Chet is having a terrible finals

>we have to watch mr faggot ass canadian get a ring
the only saving grace would be jdub winning fmvp, I actually like him

>>149243500
trend in the late 90s to early 00s. Jayden and Aiden are next up. especially since mixed couples love naming their kids Jayden. even white people do.

>>149243535
remember that he was the greatest white american prospect since larry bird until cooper

>>149243553
Would unironically take herro over chet

>>149243535
you haven't been watching the finals then. hes been saving the thunders ass. him and hartenstein.

>>149243535
This is who chetty is, a high level role player who can occasionally get hot from 3. Right now he's shooting bad so he looks worse because he doesn't create much on offense

whats the seethe gonna look like today?

>>149243500
look up Jalen Rose

>>149243584
He doesn't run when it comes and that scares you

>Pacers down 3-2
>Oilers down 3-2
Holding out hope both win in 7

>>149243584
now i hate okc, and indiana too

every single player in the finals except, siakam and sga, would be gleaguers if refs called moving screens

>>149243570
bro has been getting humiliated and has been shooting terribly
did you see how nesmith just posterized him
game 3 he was abysmal as well

>>149243500
Same reason there are so many Michaels because of Jordan and Isaiahs because of Thomas

>>149243601
without moving screens steph would be a used car salesman

The only benefit to OKC winning is that maybe the 2K curse will come for Shai or something. There's no way he's not getting the 2K cover at this point. Goddamn, this team is just so soulless and corporate and Silver definitely wants them to be successful.

>>149243397
all, had way harder competition.

>>149243601
and if pushoffs were called, only siakam would remain

>>149243584
Melty I fear

Chet fucking sucks ass. Remember when he and Wemby were compared and pitted against each other?

>>149243584
how dare you stand where he once stood.

Jdub will have higher playoff averages than Tatum if he keeps this up

>>149243601
What is even wrong with moving screens?

>>149243628
I would rather get AIDS and die than watch FTA win a ring
Thunder get away with so much shit on the court it makes basketball mental torture to watch. Genuinely feels like I'm in Guantanamo Bay.

>>149243682
>I would rather get AIDS and die than watch FTA win a ring
you have 2 more days until you are aids free then.

>>149243413
he isn't injured, he is faking it because he doesn't want to admit he is getting beat legit

Okc bros it’s happening

>>149243682
Been saying it for months but silver is building up okc as villains for wemby or flagg to take out and absorb the aura

no way okc wins next game right, feel like that game 4 win was kind of a fumble from the pacers

>>149243657
chet looks like a bleached version of those african kids in the feed the children ads, what the fuck did his parents do to him

2022: okc is a dead franchise, nobody talks about them
2025: somehow theres a dozen okc fans
fucking rats

>>149243704
so this is the cope bawbs came up with? just yesterday it was pacers in 6th.
>>149243063
Stay there, be a man, dont run, fight back

>>149243708
Jokic is the only guy who can take OKC to 7 games

>>149243703
frick you freak

>>149243722
we are 2 days away from winning a ring dumb BAWB. you'll watch like a good little cuck you are.
>>149243063
>>149243063
Stay there, dont run, be a man, fight back.

>>149243715
if mathurin wasn't retarded last game and hali actually showed up tonight the pacers would be champs... but hey, that's sports

>>149243725
I don't care about the pacers blunderfag but they've had an amazing whistle all season

>>149243708
same script as against the nuggets. jokic had them on the ropes then chokes game 4 away, goes on to lose in 7

>OKC bros
not a thing

>>149243715
he is a vegetarian

>>149243725
>nz
>bawbs
nz is like 50% bawb

>>149243703
have you apologized to fujimoto

>>149243489
Better than Brunson and CP3 all time btw!

Haliburton getting traded in the off season, where does he end up?

>>149243758
I know a us flag can't talk about white %

>>149243722
it's a couple of jeets that somehow relate to a black canadian

>>149243759
Depends on tomorrow

The moment the thunder started doing those gay ass post game on court interviews I knew they were going to be willed into the Finals by Silver himself.

>>149243774
the kangz need a pg now that fox is in san antonio...

>>149243774
Beşiktaş J.K.

>>149243601
>except siakam
>literally picrel
wow subhuman retards are everywhere on the internet, just cant escape em

Who is the first piece from OKC to be dealt or force their way out after they win? It always happens.

>>149243745
legitimate points, though hali seems legitmately injured. not sure what that has to do with chet bein built like gumby but thanks for the (you)

NEW
>>149243813
>>149243813
>>149243813

when the fuck dif hali get "injured"? from what? also crazy how charitable retards are about halis uncomfirmed injury on no medical report, but curry being injured in 2016 finals is like a myth and excuse

>>149243795
you have 0 comprehensive skills.

>>149243835
>boxscore watching canadian fake fan bandwagoner of the thunder
https://x.com/MrBuckBuckNBA/status/1934782231077150839
Tweaked his ankle in the 1st quarter

>>149243835
>connection error
still getting connection error on uploads or i'd post the webm. he drove to the lane like normal then had to leave the game, and came back with an iced cal. seems like a lingering injury.

>>149243863
CALF

Fucking Indiana fraudcers.

>>149226193
>>149226213
>>149226253
Im only now getting into basketball and nba, why cant the GM just pay the players less rather than giving a retardedly big 300 million contract

CBA and everything is so stupid

>>149231765
>>149231866
>Raynaud
I hear hes a pretty generic big,

Doesnt have any profound skills and it's likely to be just a Rudy Gobert type of bigman, and not Giannis-esque or Shaq in athletiism

>>149235669
I disagree, he looks Zion level in his Duke highlights, most of the Duke guys are elite,

A current bust imho rn is Risacher, and I feel like Harper might bust, Edgecombe too,

>>149235988
Only if Nico is actually retarded, god I hate Embiid so many, useless fat fuck always injured, noones gonna want him

>>149243628
>soulless and corporate
Are you retarded

They have fans around the world beyond Oklahoma, the actual love for the team is bright and powerful

>>149249191
>frontrunners worldwide love the 68 win team