Official 2017-18 NBA Season Thread

[Raven]

I'm sitting here watching him tear up the Lakers right now. If only he had some talent around him. He's too good to rot away on that Charlotte team. Needs to be moved to a contender stat imo.

he's not a contender type of player.

[NASpurs]

Rockets lose again.

[UZER]

Rhythm? Please. There's no such thing. Besides, I would never allow that kind of selfishness on my team. He would'nt have played after the first qtr.

[Mr. Body]

Rockets lose again.

More scheduled losses for the Spurs coming up.

[gambit1990]

Does anybody know when LMA and Patty are eligible to be traded? I keep going to the Trade Machine to have some hypothetical fun, but those two are grayed-out...

trade them for who?

the roster improves most when you get rid of parker. he's an expiring too, there's typically a market for that.

tony for deandre. clippers go full tank with blake out, tony would get all the touches he'd want.

[BatManu20]

Kawhi, Danny, and Rudy out tomorrow night.

[Robz4000]

, now it's Kawhi's shoulder?

[Chinook]

I know Green's almost certainly not going to play, but Pop leaving that door open while sitting Kawhi is still an SOB move. And I do think the league needs to come up with a real standard for sitting. "Return from injury management" is really stretching it at this point.

[Chinook]

Does anybody know when LMA and Patty are eligible to be traded? I keep going to the Trade Machine to have some hypothetical fun, but those two are grayed-out...

Aldridge can't be traded until after the season. Patty has to wait until 01/15

[NASpurs]

, now it's Kawhi's shoulder?

Kawgina is getting ridiculous now.

[NASpurs]

More scheduled losses for the Spurs coming up.

Seems like it with Kawhi out.

[SAGirl]

Kawhi, Danny, and Rudy out tomorrow night.

left shoulder strain??????

[BatManu20]

Regarding Kawhi's "new injury."

[LakerHater]

I can't even see his ing face. I hate that mother er.

[Spurs da champs]

Made up injury.

[r0drig0lac]

This. I don't have the stats to back it up, but Pau to LMA is when LaMarcus is most effective. One of the primary reasons not to bring Pau off the bench.

the important thing is IF they can do it against the elite teams in the league (gsw, rox, cavs, bos, okc)

[Ice009]

WHAT THE . Kawhi is out again???

This is a ing joke at this point. ING MAN UP. Don't be a ing pussy.

If this is not Kawhi insisting on sitting all the time, and it's 100% Pop that is doing it, he needs to tell him either play me or trade me. Unfortunately, it seems to me like Kawhi is the soft one.

[Seventyniner]

I know Green's almost certainly not going to play, but Pop leaving that door open while sitting Kawhi is still an SOB move. And I do think the league needs to come up with a real standard for sitting. "Return from injury management" is really stretching it at this point.

The only logical answer is "whatever the the coach decides on" and leave it at that, but there is enough whining from the media that this dance will go on.

[BatManu20]

37 years old? PATFO prob already on the phone as we speak, tbh.

[YGWHI]

If this is not Kawhi insisting on sitting all the time, and it's 100% Pop that is going it, he needs to tell him either play me or trade me. Unfortunately,it seems to me like Kawhi is the soft one.

This sounds accurate.

A player who was MVP candidate/All NBA first-team/ASG starter in consecutive seasons, wants to miss many games so he wouldn't be considered for any award/accolate in the season.

Great. Obviously, that's what he wants...

Also, elite players lose money due to injuries...But it's fine. The logic behind this "he wants to sit all time" is solid.

[YGWHI]

Seems like it with Kawhi out.

Not really. The Spurs won in Portland without Kawhi this season and will do it tonight again.

Then SAC and LAL?

I can see a Spurs winning streak on the road.

[NASpurs]

Not really. The Spurs won in Portland without Kawhi this season and will do it tonight again.

Then SAC and LAL?

I can see a Spurs winning streak on the road.

Yikes.

[NASpurs]

Woj article, I just picked and chose some snippets here and there.

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/page...an-wojnarowski

Buyers, sellers, untouchables and more trade buzz as deadline looms


"Teams are targeting the availability of Brooklyn's DeMarre Carroll, Utah's Alec Burks, Orlando's Evan Fournier and Atlanta's Kent Bazemore, among others."

"The Los Angeles Lakers, needing to shed salary for summer free agency, had been hopeful of waiting until the end of the season to move Jordan Clarkson -- owed $26 million beyond this season -- but there's a mutual desire to find something sooner than later. The Lakers have made it clear that Clarkson, Julius Randle and Larry Nance are available.

Los Angeles has given up hope on unloading Luol Deng's contract in a trade because it would simply necessitate attaching too many draft assets."

"Atlanta is pushing to unload veterans and gather more draft picks and young players. Bazemore, Ersan Ilyasova and Marco Belinelli are expendable.


The Bulls are still planning to trade forward Nikola Mirotic, which can't happen until Jan. 15 or without his permission, based on his contract. Mirotic has been intrigued with the Utah Jazz, whose coach, Quin Snyder, has a reputation for maximizing offensive talent.


Memphis wants to find a first-round pick for Tyreke Evans, but that is likely to prove difficult. The Grizzlies have missed in several drafts on first-rounders, including the waiving of 2015 No. 17 pick Wade Baldwin, and need to replenish their stock of picks. As a rental on an expiring deal, it is hard to imagine Evans delivering that kind of a return."

[LittleCriminal]

someone mentioned to me they thought they heard Bill or Sean mention something about Leonards injury not being that serious..
can anybody attest to this?

[spurraider21]

Tyreke could run the point but i dont see how we make that work. Fatty's contract sorta has us hamstrung at the position