2025 NBA Offseason Thread

[Limguogolo]

One off topic question on draft day. Do you remember hearing the little draft music signifying that the time limit is up used during a missed free throw by an arena for an undrafted player? That would be obnoxious, but quite amusing. Nothing like it to push him to miss his second free throw.

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[John B]

I feel any of John Collins or Naz Reid opts out to sign for Spurs? Who’s your pick between the two to pair with Wemby?

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

That's a fantastic deal for Houston. A significant paycut by FVV. It was expected so that they get below the apron and complete the Durant deal but at only 2 years and 50 mil this is a steal.

[Notorious H.O.P.]

Smart piece of work by Houston. Too many teams just roll over and offer unnecessary large deals by bidding against themselves. Who else was going to give FVV more than the MLE without Houston's help?

[Leetonidas]

Houston with some really solid moves. They're going to be a thorn for the Thunder next season

[LeBowen]

Smart piece of work by Houston. Too many teams just roll over and offer unnecessary large deals by bidding against themselves. Who else was going to give FVV more than the MLE without Houston's help?

Anyone under legit all-star level, maybe even some all-stars, will have to accept that they're not getting max deals with this new CBA, at least not from compe ive teams.
Right now it's rough because the rules changed mid-way through a lot of expensive contracts, but I think it's going to be fine in a few years.

[Mitch Cumsteen]

That's a fantastic deal for Houston. A significant paycut by FVV. It was expected so that they get below the apron and complete the Durant deal but at only 2 years and 50 mil this is a steal.

They overpaid him the first two years. I think this was always the plan for both Houston and FVV.

[djohn2oo8]

Yeah Stone has definitely proven way better than Morey.

[exstatic]

And yeah if I’m the Bucks I’m looking at the way the Rockets and Thunder set themselves up for a decade when they trades prime Harden and prime PG/Russ for hauls of picks and young players. Even what the Celtics did back in 2014 when they traded the big 3 and wound up with Tatum and Brown.

Prime Harden returned almost nothing. Other than knowing his outcome, it was a Luka like trade.

[TD 21]

I suppose Kornet is more likely to stay with the Celtics now that they are under the apron with the Holiday and Porzingis trade.

I updated my mock draft yesterday for the Pels to draft Maluach ahead of Fears. That was before the Poole trade, kinda feel Maluach is even more likely for them now.

I had them taking Walton Clayton Jr with their #23 as a CJ McCollum replacement but now they have Poole I think McNeeley could be an option as their third wing behind Tre and Herb.

Maluach-Missi
Zion-Matkovic
Tre-Hawkins
Herb-Clayton Jr
Poole-Alvarado-Dejounte (inj.)

Obviously health is the big question. But that’s a pretty good team.

Yeah they do need playmaking/initiating. I could see Jaku but #7 seems high for him. I’m banking on Zion, Trey (3.5 APG) and Poole (4.5 APG) sharing the initiating duties in the SL but it’s asking a bit especially considering the injury risk. Agree Poole is a 2 guard on a big PG body but I don’t think they will bench Herb for Poole the defensive drop off will be too much.

Can’t wait for tomorrow tbh!!

Atlanta looks like they’re trying to do work. Damn it.

Feels like they’re going to take a playmaker like Demin at #13 and then fill out the rest of the team with 2 way players. If they pull off NAW and get Demin then I think they will be pushing for a top 6 seed unfortunately. But who knows, one Trae Young injury and they will be ed.

You've been reading my mind.

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Shams Charania ShamsCharania
Utah Jazz big man John Collins has exercised his $26.5 million player option for the 2025-26 season, sources tell ESPN.

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Shams Charania ShamsCharania
The New York Knicks are planning to interview New Orleans Pelicans associate coach James Borrego for their open head coaching job, sources tell ESPN. Borrego joins Mike Brown, Taylor Jenkins and Micah Nori as known formal interviews for the Knicks

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James Borrego

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

NO the biggest idiots of the offseason.

1. Were in a hurry to trade for Indiana's 2025 #23 pick giving them their 2026 pick back. Next thing Haliburton is out for the year.
2. Took on an additional year of Jordan Poole without getting anything back
3. Selected a non shooting point guard while saying they'll build around Zion, who needs the ball in his hands
4. Traded one of the best future picks on the market (best of NO/Milwaukee in 2026) to jump 10 spots in the draft for ... Derik Queen, another horrible fit with Zion

Spurs should call them immediately and check if they have more moves in them. Goddamn.

[Seventyniner]

NO the biggest idiots of the offseason.

1. Were in a hurry to trade for Indiana's 2025 #23 pick giving them their 2026 pick back. Next thing Haliburton is out for the year.
2. Took on an additional year of Jordan Poole without getting anything back
3. Selected a non shooting point guard while saying they'll build around Zion, who needs the ball in his hands
4. Traded one of the best future picks on the market (best of NO/Milwaukee in 2026) to jump 10 spots in the draft for ... Derik Queen, another horrible fit with Zion

Spurs should call them immediately and check if they have more moves in them. Goddamn.

Always trade with the suckers. SAC and CHI are frequent Spurs trading partners, maybe add NO to the list?

[RC_Drunkford]

I feel any of John Collins or Naz Reid opts out to sign for Spurs? Who’s your pick between the two to pair with Wemby?

I'll take John Collins, PJ Washington and Santi Aldama before I'm looking at Naz Reid

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[HankChinaski]

If spurs can get John Collins from Utah man that would be an amazing off season and leave me excited for the upcoming season.

[Degoat]

Gotta assume there’s a trade at some point unless the spurs plan on red shirting Carter

Fox/Harper/
Castle/Wesley/Branham
Dev/KJ/Julian
Barnes/Sochan/Carter

[mystargtr34]

NO the biggest idiots of the offseason.

1. Were in a hurry to trade for Indiana's 2025 #23 pick giving them their 2026 pick back. Next thing Haliburton is out for the year.
2. Took on an additional year of Jordan Poole without getting anything back
3. Selected a non shooting point guard while saying they'll build around Zion, who needs the ball in his hands
4. Traded one of the best future picks on the market (best of NO/Milwaukee in 2026) to jump 10 spots in the draft for ... Derik Queen, another horrible fit with Zion

Spurs should call them immediately and check if they have more moves in them. Goddamn.

Yep I touched on couple of these points in the draft thread.

Joe Dumars is what we commonly refer to as a ing idiot.

Queen
Zion
Murphy
Herb
Fears

That’s a poorly constructed team. Only 1 net positive defender in Herb who’s injured all the time. Three poor shooters with the fourth (Herb) being barely average and just had a down year from 3 at .306%.

And they gave up next years unprotected FRP to achieve that.

Awful.

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[dubross]

Maybe we can reach out to the blazers to get one of their 5 centers from them.

[poopbox]

Pelicans have pretty much single handedly replenished the Hawks 1st round draft picks we took

They've given the Hawks 3 first rounders and an all defensive team guard with tons of upside

Joe Dumars picking up right where he left off all those years ago with the Pistons

[LeBowen]

https://hoopshype.com/lists/2024-25-...eam-rotations/

Nice visualization.