NBA Info - July 2025

[Deleterious]

4 minutes ago, buddha said:

that would certainly lead to a lot more engagement with your posts.

Not all of us can ask 48 times if Detroit should trade for Derrick White.

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[buddha]

7 hours ago, Deleterious said:

Not all of us can ask 48 times if Detroit should trade for Derrick White.

well....he's a good player!

[Deleterious]

Think it will be a 3 or 4 inch heel?

 

[buddha]

so glad this isn't us anymore.

imagine some other team having to confirm MULTIPLE TIMES that you really offered them all of that.  practically telling you in plain english they would take less.

damn joe.  i expect that from troy's dumb ass but at least you USED to be smart.

[Deleterious]

The 2nd and 3rd worst moves on draft night are the two teams that turned Joe down before Atlanta said yes.  

NO has a serious shot at being a bottom 5 team.  That is when they are healthy, and we know Zion is good to miss 30-40 games.

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[Shinzaki]

Troy was the kid in school who traded his cupcake for carrot sticks at lunch

 

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Magic is taking a beating for posting this.

 

[Shinzaki]

Really?  He earned that yacht..why rip on him?

[Deleterious]

People are weird.  They will crap on the person who made billions by building a business.  Then turn around and worship a family whose mom pimped out her daughter's sex tape.  

[Deleterious]

Uh, he was just traded to Denver.  He has a contract, he can't just run off to Europe.

 

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[Deleterious]

He has 2 years and roughly $111 million left.

Keith Smith said Phoenix can not stretch him.  You can only have 15% of the salary cap as stretched salary and Phoenix already has some.  Beal would put them over that amount.  They would have to eat $55 million a year for two years.  Or 1/3 of the salary cap in dead money.  Well run organization.  

 

[Deleterious]

Two different summer leagues kick off today.  One in Utah and one in California.  

We hosted a party for 500 people yesterday, so I haven't paid much attention.  But I don't think Dallas is playing in either one, so no Cooper just yet.  I did see San Antonio is playing tonight, so we might get to see Harper.  I assume he is playing but sometimes teams that play multiple summer leagues don't take all of their guys to these smaller ones.

ESPN and NBATV should be broadcasting all the games.

[Hongbit]

On 7/3/2025 at 8:10 PM, Deleterious said:

He has 2 years and roughly $111 million left.

Keith Smith said Phoenix can not stretch him.  You can only have 15% of the salary cap as stretched salary and Phoenix already has some.  Beal would put them over that amount.  They would have to eat $55 million a year for two years.  Or 1/3 of the salary cap in dead money.  Well run organization.  

 

As with anything Bradley Beal, there’s no defense with it.

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They hold all the cards here.  If they don't want him playing in Greece, his only two options are play in Denver or retire.  

 

[Deleterious]

This will be unpopular.  But after watching him in the playoffs, and specifically the finals, Indiana won't miss Turner as much as most think.

 

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The Bill Walsh of the NBA.

 

[buddha]

54 minutes ago, Deleterious said:

The Bill Walsh of the NBA.

 

how many of those guys are actually good?

[buddha]

2 hours ago, Deleterious said:

 

that's a good deal for washington.  i wish detroit would have done something like that.  bet on potential.

in hindsight, nba execs who passed on whitmore (who was rumored to be a top 5 pick), have been right and draftniks were wrong.  so far.  we'll see if whitmore can flourish with more playing time.

[Deleterious]

1 hour ago, buddha said:

how many of those guys are actually good?

Quite a few of them are good.  Bud has a title.  Hammon has two WNBA titles.  Udoka is a top coach if he can keep his **** in his pants.  Brown, well opinions vary.  Borrego didn't do that hot in Charlotte, but does anyone?  He is a top assistant and supposedly NYK and NO are fighting over his services right now.

PJ and Mesina are odd ones to put on there.  Both are good but both were already head coaches before hooking up with Pop.  Too early to judge Mitch Johnson.   Probably the same with Will Hardy.  Brett Brown has titles in other leagues.  

[Deleterious]

1 hour ago, buddha said:

that's a good deal for washington.  i wish detroit would have done something like that.  bet on potential.

in hindsight, nba execs who passed on whitmore (who was rumored to be a top 5 pick), have been right and draftniks were wrong.  so far.  we'll see if whitmore can flourish with more playing time.

His biggest problem was Houston switching to win now mode the year he was drafted.  He needs reps and time on the court and couldn't get that with how Houston was built.  This will be a great move for him.  

[Shinzaki]

Whitmore reminds me of Stanley Johnson...only more explosive and possibly a better finisher

If he can develop a shot..