NBA March/April 2024

[alfdogg]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1763607201938088429

I am so fucking sick of this dude

 

[King Kamala]

Celtics beat the Warriors by 52 points.

I know it’s still the regular season and we still have a quarter of a season plus playoffs to go but feels good, man!

 

[strummer]

Looks like Jalen Brunson blew out his knee

Just cancel NY sports

 

[King Kamala]

Shams: Isaiah Thomas Signs Contract with Jazz's G League Affiliate, Eyes NBA Comeback

<b>Isaiah Thomas, Hornets Agree to New Contract</b> Veteran point guard Isaiah Thomas and the Charlotte Hornets have agreed to an X-year,

syndication.bleacherreport.com

Wish he signed with an East Coast G League team so I could see him again.

 

[King Kamala]

Otto Porter Jr has announced his retirement after 11 seasons.

Frig. Time flies. I would have guessed he came into the league 6 or 7 years ago.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1767023173843779996

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Otto Porter Jr has announced his retirement after 11 seasons.

Frig. Time flies. I would have guessed he came into the league 6 or 7 years ago.

I'll always remember that Otto Porter Jr. was the third overall pick in one of the weakest drafts in the modern NBA. That said, however, he was taken ahead of some noteworthy players, including Giannis, CJ McCollum and Gobert.

 

[King Kamala]

That draft definitely had the weakest #1 pick of all time. Hard to say a draft that includes a generational talent like Greek Freak is an all time weakest though.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

That draft definitely had the weakest #1 pick of all time.

Weaker than Hot Rod Hundley? And I didn't say all-time weakest, I said in the modern era. The only other post-lottery era draft in the conversation is 2000, and you're stretching the definition of "modern" to include that.

 

[King Kamala]

Hot Rod made two All Star teams. Anthony Bennett was barely an NBA player.

 

[AA484]

Anthony Bennett
LaRue Martin

 

[King Kamala]

Honorary mention: “The Kandi Man” Michael Olowokandi, although at least he had a decade in the league if he wasn’t very good.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1767754112576196688

 

[King Kamala]

Former Celtics All-Star Isaiah Thomas earns 10-day contract with Suns, per report

Thomas hasn't played in the NBA since 2022

www.cbssports.com

Man, if IT can earn a contract for the rest of the season and we get a Celtics-Suns Finals…

Good news is that hasn’t happened since before the pandemic.

 

[King Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1772991068964798778

“All that talk about moving the Wizards and Capitals to a new arena in Northern Virginia? It was an early April Fools Day joke! That Glenn Youngkin is a real cut up.”

 

[HarleyQuinn]

Building off of Krankor's remark in the Fantasy NBA thread but stars not playing is a big reason I've lost interest. LeBron has played more than 60 games just twice since 2017-2018 (68, his highest being this year). Steph Curry has routinely been 55-70 GP a year since 2016-17. Giannis has mostly been in that 60-72 range. Luka's been 65-70 for his entire career. I acknowledge the injury aspect, see guys like Embiid for that and Giannis to an extent, but still...

Michael Jordan at age 39 played in 82, started 67, and averaged 37 MPG. Kobe for most of the 2000s was 80-82.

I can't imagine paying $500+ for a ticket and it being a 50/50 coin flip if the superstar(s) of the game may play or need the night off for "rest"/"recuperation".

 

[Brocklock]

Funniest play of the year and sums up the Bulls. Drummond also injured himself on this play.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1777871042964238752

I'm thinking of changing this pic to my sig, but I like my Tony Dalton combo:

 

[alfdogg]

One of the craziest endings to a regular season I can recall. Three-way tie atop the West, 2-4 in the East, 5-8 in East, and 8-10 in the West all separated by one game each.

The Celtics have the top seed locked up, the 4/5 matchup in the West has been determined (Clippers vs Mavs), and the 9/10 play-in game in the East (Bulls/Hawks). Other than that everything is up for grabs.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1779166218739449862

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1779166151571833307

 

[strummer]

Knowing the Knicks luck they'll draw the Sixers in the 1st round and get knocked out.

 

[King Kamala]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1779213353082331548

 

[strummer]

By gawd the Knicks are the 2 seed

 

[Incandenza]

*looks at playoff brackets*

Yep, pretty clear ride to the Eastern Conference Finals for the Orlando Magic

 

[Incandenza]

*looks even deeper into the bracket*

The Finals will be the Magic vs either the Nuggets, Wolves, or OKC

 

[King Kamala]

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I thought it was insane when the ‘07-‘08 Golden State Warriors went 48-34 and missed the playoffs but this might top that!

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1780447064117461041

 

[AA484]

I don't consider awards to be part of the offseason if they are for the season in progress so I'll post this here. I feel like these are way harder to make than NFL games since you have 82 games for 30 teams to watch and I only watch a handful of games a week, but that has never stopped the press from doing these for 75+ years.

MVP: Jokic

All-NBA

1st Team
Jokic
SGA
Giannis
Luka
A.D.

2nd Team
Sabonis
Brunson
Tatum
LeBron
Booker

3rd Team
Haliburton
Durant
Kawhi
DeRozan
Butler

 

[Hawk 34]

Jontay Porter has received a lifetime ban from the NBA.

For more on this watch ESPN tonight presented by FanDuel.

 

[alfdogg]

People really throwin shade at Chris Paul when Klay went scoreless in 32 minutes

 

[Hawk 34]

People really throwin shade at Chris Paul when Klay went scoreless in 32 minutes

Klay got rings and is washed. Also no one likes Chris Paul anyways

 

[909]

Going to Game 3 because why not. That was expensive though.