National Basketball Association - 2024/2025 Season

https://x.com/SpursCulture/status/1809033786232832110?t=1c_KAsqu6Y1euOaGQsUtSg&s=19

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Maxey/Oubre/PG/Martin/Embiid is the best sixers lineup in a long time, but still gonna be a distant second in the East. Feels bad

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Thats crazy. Heā€™s already been tearing it up on the worst contract in the league (for the player). Now he gives up that much money while every Cade Cunningham is getting the max?

https://x.com/wojespn/status/1811867780884627697

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Maybe 3rd.

Is everyone suddenly forgetting to change X to Twitter in the URLs or have we become blocked from being able to do so?

he can make up for it with the player option/next contract but yeah, thatā€™s a not-insignificant sum.

iā€™d love to be a fly in the wall for those negotiations, like this is what weā€™ll do with the money this year, next summer, 2 summers, etc.

and i wonder how many ways they can find to compensate him in other ways.

iā€™ve always said iā€™d take less to fund a winner if in the position, but giving up fully HALF of a $200+ million contract so THE KNICKS can play around with itā€¦ man i dunno

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Yeah not sure why Brunson has chosen to give such a huge discount. I think he will regret it.

and itā€™s to THE KNICKS FRONT OFFICE.

idc that theyā€™ve built an army of 2nd/3rd options, like i said iā€™m gonna wanna know EXACTLY what you plan to do with my great, great grandchildrenā€™s moneyā€¦

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Iā€™m guessing/hoping it was based on conversations about acquiring Bridges and still having some flexibility. Not that I would do it, but I could see foregoing some money in order to be able to play with your friends + still have shot to win.

Also possible his agent thinks that the PR from this/being leader of championship contender in NY will move him to the top tier of endorsements.

Or Rick Brunson gets a 113 million dollar contract to stay on as assistant coach

https://x.com/TNTSportsUS/status/1815473139062813141

Talk about burying the ledeā€¦

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So do they have a package or not?

My understanding is that the nba will fight tntā€™s desire to ā€œmatchā€. Especially because itā€™s not a full match but just in money. The NBA is happy to go with Amazon and leave tnt behind.

My casual nba watching will drop to 0.

They made it official

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7 days a week across all partners up from basically 3 and sometimes 4. TNT got bonedddddd, f u Zaslav, guy has effed up everything.

He really has turned it all to shit. Still canā€™t believe he folded hbo into max. Such a dumb move.