2019 NBA Catch-All - It’s Fantastic

I started listening to Simmons and The Ringer's NBA podcasts this year because I had a lot of long bus trips to pass the time and I wanted something where I wouldn't really miss much if I missed parts of the conversation. I I don't see Simmons as anything but un-insightful entertainment at this point, too many Cowherd-style hot takes and contradicting himself while saying he was right all along.

I actually like Chris Ryan, I think he does a great job of facilitating a conversation when he hosts. Group Chat and Heat Check are my jam. The only NBA personality of the Ringer's I don't like is Chris Vernon because of that annoying introduction of O'Connor on his show every time. I skip that episode every week.

Mark Stein tweeting Kyrie to Brooklyn is a done deal.

Edit: Stein now saying Brooklyn's "confident" about getting Durant too.

Roke wrote:

Mark Stein tweeting Kyrie to Brooklyn is a done deal.

Edit: Stein now saying Brooklyn's "confident" about getting Durant too.

Woj is saying Brooklyn for Durant also.

I don't get it tbh. Not sure why anyone would want to max up with Kyrie at this point.

Edit: scooped by Ratboy *first shake*

Everyone should be following Woj right now.

https://mobile.twitter.com/wojespn

Lopez back to the Bucks is the best news of the night.

Also there’s a rumor that the mystery team for Horford is, in fact, the Celtics. However the Celtics needed to create the cap space for Horford so they’re actually working on a sign and trade to land Kemba and clear the cap space to keep Horford.

Tonight will be interesting.

Kyrie and KD to Brooklyn, not the Knicks is the most stinging indictment of that franchise's management and ownership I can imagine.

EDIT: The Nets absolutely obliterated themselves in the trade with Boston, and still have turned themselves around faster than the Knicks.

Ooh, that's fun. (Sorry Boston goodjer fans).

Could the Nets be better than the Celtics this year? Kyrie, for all his foibles, is an upgrade on Russell and Boston's defence could take a hit without Horford.

Edit: Somebody needs to get Dolan on a televised interview after the Knicks end up with nothing, or worse, D'angelo Russell and Tobias Harris.

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Roke wrote:

Edit: Somebody needs to get Dolan on a televised interview after the Knicks end up with nothing, or worse, D'angelo Russell and Tobias Harris.

$100 that they start trying to build a "Giannis in 2021" rumor.

Prederick wrote:
Roke wrote:

Edit: Somebody needs to get Dolan on a televised interview after the Knicks end up with nothing, or worse, D'angelo Russell and Tobias Harris.

$100 that they start trying to build a "Giannis in 2021" rumor.

Pfft, Toronto owns that already.

Looks like that sign and trade for Boston might involve Terry Rozier to the Hornets. Bleh.

New Orleans land JJ Reddick and the leading euro League scorer? Nicolo Melli?

Looks like they are going to take advantage of their cap room and be competitive now.

Blind_Evil wrote:

Looks like that sign and trade for Boston might involve Terry Rozier to the Hornets. Bleh.

It has to be more than that, right?

jowner wrote:

New Orleans land JJ Reddick and the leading euro League scorer? Nicolo Melli?

Looks like they are going to take advantage of their cap room and be competitive now.

It’s what I said earlier. They have time before they have to give fat contracts to the former Lakers. So for this year and maybe the next they can afford to pay some players and fill out the roster with enough talent that the young guys don’t have to shoulder the whole burden.

That’s why the Horford to NOLA rumor made complete sense to me. By the time his contract became a problem he would have mentored the young guys and helped them get playoff reps.

Re-upping this because Knicks:

Man, New Orleans look to be a lot of fun this year.

Rat Boy wrote:

Re-upping this because Knicks:

Lol

Brogdon to Indian for a 1st and 2 2nds in a sign-and-trade! and Bogdanovic to Utah. Holy crap.

The king of the West is dead, you gotta go all the way in for a chip if you have a chance. Utah is absolutely a contender now.

Go Jazz. Get that ring, Don.

Dolan wasn't going to give KD a max?!

Edit:

Rat Boy wrote:

Dolan wasn't going to give KD a max?!

Edit:

Kinda makes sense. Not a full max essentially meant they weren't willing to sign him IMO.

Fair considering the injury. We might be looking at this 3 years from now and the Nets might be waiting to get out from under both contracts. Irving isn't exactly the epitome of health.

The Indiana Brogdon contract seems very reasonable for the current NBA. 85 4 years. I know he has health concerns but hey. 4 years he's 30 and they can get out of that one.

Stephen A. on The Jump right now isn't disappointing.

Julius Randle! Get hyped NYC!

(It's actually a nice signing, just... y'know.)

Prederick wrote:

Julius Randle! Get hyped NYC!

(It's actually a nice signing, just... y'know.)

Um, who has a torn achilles? Julius Randle or KD? Boom!

I love this league so much

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Rachel Nichols looks like she's wearing a Starfleet uniform from the new Picard show.

I'm surprised Windhorst during his Rob Palinka impersonation didn't try to claim he arranged for Kobe to meet with yet another dead celebrity.

Wow

Holy crap:

Everything was coming up Raptors so far until that Horford news.