NBA 2013-2014

[FN Phat]

I would sport exclusive walmart lines if they paid me $180 mil

oh, i completely agree. There is not much that I wouldn't do for $180 mil

[Surfah]

why?

Because they are sick. Plus I'll never forget T Miller calling them the most comfortable shoes he's ever worn. I am getting old. Comfort man. Comfort.

[FN Phat]

[Jacob]

Can you have a shoe deal that pays you that much and still play D1 sports? Is there a rule?

No, you cannot have any shoe deal. Not one that pays $1 or $180 million. He doesn't have a shoe deal, his people are talking to their people for a future deal, I would guess.

[BGRTHNUMEGO]

Lot of outrage on the interwebs over Kobe being placed at 25 in the ESPN player rankings. His level of play last year certainly merited him ranking higher, but another year older and coming off the Achilles injury dropped him.

Today Deron checked in at 20. Based on his post all-star play, he should be closer to 10 than he is to 20. 23 ppg, 8 apg, 42% from 3, 87% at the line, and a significant drop in his TO% from his career average.

[cougjunkie]

Perfect ad placement with these two old guys.



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[smokymountainrain]

Perfect ad placement with these two old guys.



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That's great.

[MarkGrace]

And now, as BGR said, the draft candidate's go under the microscope.

Andrew Wiggins will be a very good NBA player someday, but he's a long ways away. It's completely unfair to put the supposed prize of the 2014 NBA draft class in the same sentence as LeBron James, Kobe Bryant or Kevin Durant.

During one three-hour practice, Wiggins misfired on jumper after jumper, took plays off and was practically invisible. Sure, he showed glimpses of the athleticism that have some putting him in elite company with NBA superstars. He's been blessed with incredible talent -- the length, quickness and athleticism that few possess even at the NBA level.
But Wiggins eventually blended in during the practice last week. It wasn't the first time he's disappeared. In fact, Kansas coaches maintain that the 6-foot-8 Canadian has yet to be the best player on the floor in any of their practices thus far. To take it one step further, he's rarely even one of the best two or three players on the floor.
"I want to get him to start playing hard all the time and also playing to his athletic ability," Kansas coach Bill Self said. "He doesn't do it consistently."
NBA scouts who have passed through Lawrence told me that they are unsure why everyone has labeled Wiggins as the clear-cut No. 1 overall pick.
"I certainly wasn't blown away by him," said one high-ranking NBA executive. "He was just OK. Average. I'm just not buying all this no-brainer stuff about him being the No. 1 pick. I just don't see it yet."

http://m.espn.go.com/general/blogs/b...2100169264&wjb

[smokymountainrain]

And now, as BGR said, the draft candidate's go under the microscope.


http://m.espn.go.com/general/blogs/b...2100169264&wjb

It's the reason I love the rule requiring these guys to go play college ball for at least a year. It's hard enough to get a good read on these guys coming out of college, but out of HS, you simply have no clue.

[cougjunkie]

This is nothing more than execs posturing and trying to get each other to cool on Wiggins.

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[MarkGrace]

This is nothing more than execs posturing and trying to get each other to cool on Wiggins.

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That's always in play as well, though there are some quotes from Self in there as well. Seems like his upside is the highest, but he sounds less polished than Jabari and has less of an alpha male mentality than Randle.

[cougjunkie]

Clippers waive Brandon Davies, they are now down to 15 players. Last guy cut.

[BGRTHNUMEGO]

Clippers waive Brandon Davies, they are now down to 15 players. Last guy cut.

That really sucks for him. Another guy gets hurt so he gets to keep his roster spot while Davies gets cut. That would've been a great roster to start the season on because it is pretty set and the rotation is in place. So they wouldn't have been looking to adjust the back end of their roster much.

[SandYFan]

That really sucks for him. Another guy gets hurt so he gets to keep his roster spot while Davies gets cut. That would've been a great roster to start the season on because it is pretty set and the rotation is in place. So they wouldn't have been looking to adjust the back end of their roster much.

Never thought Davies had a future in the NBA. Kind of amazed he made it this far. Too slow, not strong enough, not particularly smart.

[cougjunkie]

That really sucks for him. Another guy gets hurt so he gets to keep his roster spot while Davies gets cut. That would've been a great roster to start the season on because it is pretty set and the rotation is in place. So they wouldn't have been looking to adjust the back end of their roster much.

Good news is his deal was partially guaranteed so he is walking away with $750k. They also want him to go to the D-league. David Locke is tweeting that the Jazz have interest in him.