NBA Info - July 2025

[Deleterious]

14 minutes ago, buddha said:

deshaun watson, but thanks for making my point for me and undercutting your original argument about the nfl.  trades of huge contracts happen in the nfl and the teams dont even have to accumulate the same amount of salary give or take 10% UNLESS theyve been an apron team for more than six months in january under a full moon.

 

Those deals happen quite a bit in the NBA.  But you can't use the dollar amount to compare when each league has a different salary cap.  A $40 million contract in the NFL is about 14% of the salary cap.  A guy like Schröder was just traded for like 12% of the salary cap and the Pistons took back zero salary.  Very different dollar amounts, but very similar salary cap percentages.  

 

[Deleterious]

11 minutes ago, Shinzaki said:

Devin Booker agrees to a 2 year $145 million extension keeping him in Phoenix through 29/30

Seems excessive

https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1943114680022581740?t=MZxYLx6kO2jBpBsqQkz-rw&s=19

I sure as hell wouldn't want him on my team.  He is just as responsible for what happened out there as KD was.  

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[buddha]

i always liked frank layden.

[Shinzaki]

Great coach...funny too

[Deleterious]

I would have bet good money that Layden passed away 20 years ago.  

[gehringer_2]

11 hours ago, Deleterious said:

Those deals happen quite a bit in the NBA.  But you can't use the dollar amount to compare when each league has a different salary cap.  A $40 million contract in the NFL is about 14% of the salary cap.  A guy like Schröder was just traded for like 12% of the salary cap and the Pistons took back zero salary.  Very different dollar amounts, but very similar salary cap percentages.  

 

The NFL cap is hard, and getting under the cap is the reason for a lot of trades in the first place - there are no exemptions to keep your own players, so for those teams, taking salary back is the last thing they want to do as it defeats the objective of the trade. Also, since there are 6 rounds in an NFL draft and a decent GM will get good players out of 3,4 or even 5, you get more trades for just picks with no player (or salary) on the other side at all.

[Deleterious]

Looks like they removed all of the dumb 23 stuff.  But this is the house Jordan had been trying to sell outside of Chicago for over 10 years.  $105,000 for a 7 day rental.

I wouldn't even if I could afford it.

[Deleterious]

OK, they obviously wanted to announce it on their own day, which makes sense.

Funny how they report this deal could reach $287 million but reported Chet's as just $250 million.  They are identical contracts.  Both could reach $287 million, even if Chet seems less likely.  

 

[Deleterious]

For now

 

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[Deleterious]

Pelicans must be out of cap space.

 

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[buddha]

bust

[casimir]

He's an NBA player now.  He probably needs a load management day off.

[Deleterious]

Multiple articles today about how Lebron is unhappy.

I would love if the new owner called a presser.  Then announced he isn't that concerned with how Lebron feels since this will be his last season playing with the Lakers.

 

[Motown Bombers]

The Buss family should have done a one hour primetime special on ESPN announcing who they are selling the team to. 

[Deleterious]

I hope some intern doesn't lose their job when they realize they forgot to add the dunk contest to this graphic.

 

[Deleterious]

Your career is going the wrong way when you play SL in your third year.

 

[Motor City Sonics]

I don't follow basketball that closely and I am already sick of Cooper Flagg.