2022/2023 General NBA Thread

[Nik]

The Nets have finally suspended Kyrie Irving for "at least" 5 games:

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/34942326/nets-suspend-kyrie-irving-least-five-games-pay

And if I could just say, as a Jewish person, what a bummer this all is. Between him and Kanye the idea that these attitudes are creeping back into society is really, really disheartening. That's why I think it's so bogus when people say that anyone "goes around looking for reasons to be offended". Anti-semitism, of the sort scene here, just makes me feel bad. I don't want it in my life. I don't want to have to edit my spotify playlists because some doofus who makes good music thinks my people nefariously control the world's economy. It just flat-out sucks.

[OldTimeHockey]

The Nets have finally suspended Kyrie Irving for "at least" 5 games:

[url]https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/34942326/nets-suspend-kyrie-irving-least-five-games-pay[/ur]

And if I could just say, as a Jewish person, what a bummer this all is. Between him and Kanye the idea that these attitudes are creeping back into society is really, really disheartening. That's why I think it's so bogus when people say that anyone "goes around looking for reasons to be offended". Anti-semitism, of the sort scene here, just makes me feel bad. I don't want it in my life. I don't want to have to edit my spotify playlists because some doofus who makes good music thinks my people nefariously control the world's economy. It just flat-out sucks.

I find it quite sad to see an oppressed people attacking another oppressed group of people.

[Nik]

So Lebron passed Kareem last night. Kind of a big deal. Still pretty mindblowing that now the NBA's all-time leading scorer, who it should be noted is also a very high volume scorer being 5th all time in ppg, is also one of the league's best ever passers(more assists than Steve Nash, Magic Johnson or Isiah Thomas) and an top flight defensive player(6 all-NBA defensive teams)

I know a lot of people are still big on Jordan but for my money, when you weigh up everything, I think he's the best all-around basketball player of all time.

[L K]

Raptors are trading a protected 1st round pick, two 2nd round picks and Khem Birch for Jakob Poetl.

The lack of a centre on the roster makes the trade make sense but making that kind of trade at a time when the core hasn't been able to produce for three consecutive years seems really, really questionable.

Two years in a row of trading away first round picks.

[Nik]

Obviously the protections matter but I'm not terribly concerned. Feels like the worst case scenario here with Poeltl is you sign him and if you need to flip him down the line you can easily get back picks of roughly equal value.

[L K]

It's fair.  I think I'm more discouraged about the team doubling down on a flawed roster

[Nik]

It's fair.  I think I'm more discouraged about the team doubling down on a flawed roster

That I would co-sign. If this isn't followed by dealing OG and Fred I will be sort of out on this management team. They've clearly fallen in love with their own ideas regardless of the outcomes they're actually getting.

[L K]

So we did nothing under the guise of "we can do more in the offseason".  I think I'm over the Masai era.  Fluking into Kawhi really glosses over how poorly the roster has been constructed since that championship run.