2016 Official NBA Off-Season Thread: Former Greatness

[tekthemaestro]

Who else is meeting with Whiteside besides Dallas, the Lakers and Miami?

it doesnt matter. hes staying. cuz sources.

 

[everysingletime]

So Harden does hang out with ppl other than strippers

 

[art vandelay]

it doesnt matter. hes staying. cuz sources.

I hope so, but his poker face is skrong, dude said loyalty isn't the issue. Dude wants to get paid. Riles wants to pay him, but not necessarily the max, but someone will have to take less because Wade wants to get paid too, then Deng, but I think Deng walks as does JJ, which is cool because he had a decent stretch, but disappeared in the playoffs.

 

[junglejim]

 
it doesnt matter. hes staying. cuz sources.

Reported for false information.

 

[awwsome]

I hope so, but his poker face is skrong, dude said loyalty isn't the issue. Dude wants to get paid. Riles wants to pay him, but not necessarily the max, but someone will have to take less because Wade wants to get paid too, then Deng, but I think Deng walks as does JJ, which is cool because he had a decent stretch, but disappeared in the playoffs.

If Riley isn't offering the max, Whiteside is gone, I don't know what y'all don't understand about that.

This guy comes from a poor family in ******* Gastonia North Carolina and was playing in Lebanon less than 2 years ago, he's only taking the max.


Riley is a fool for thinking otherwise and it lowkey makes me uncomfortable how he talks about a lot of these black athletes.

How you want these men to take pay cuts to generate a group of rich white men even more money when they haven't been paid the proper % relative to their worth to begin with?

When was the last time HE took a pay cut for no reason other than to help his boss?


That's why I'm glad Bron left and won a title so quickly, the things Riley said publicly about him in the wake of that and what Bron told us he said just proves more of what I already thought.


Whiteside should spit in his face if he offers him a dollar less than what he's worth.

 

[art vandelay]

I get it, but there isn't enough $$$ to go around for he and Wade. KD ain't coming, so how does Riles make it work.

 

[awwsome]

I get it, but there isn't enough $$$ to go around for he and Wade. KD ain't coming, so how does Riles make it work.

Miami only has $48 million in salary on the books for next year, with a $94 million dollar cap they can either give him the money he deserves or let him walk, nobody should be taking less.

Wade already lost out on enough money and how many years do his knees have left realistically?


Only way MIA is in a good position is if Bosh retires so they can still pay him but it's off the books.

 

[art vandelay]

Miami only has $48 million in salary on the books for next year, with a $94 million dollar cap they can either give him the money he deserves or let him walk, nobody should be taking less.

Wade already lost out on enough money and how many years do his knees have left realistically?


Only way MIA is in a good position is if Bosh retires so they can still pay him but it's off the books.

And find a sucker for McBoob.

 

[awwsome]

Shouldn't be too hard, he's only due like 10m over the next two.

You might have to trade him for a second rounder + some near minimum guys.

 

[moe200069]

I hope so, but his poker face is skrong, dude said loyalty isn't the issue. Dude wants to get paid. Riles wants to pay him, but not necessarily the max, but someone will have to take less because Wade wants to get paid too, then Deng, but I think Deng walks as does JJ, which is cool because he had a decent stretch, but disappeared in the playoffs.

If Riley isn't offering the max, Whiteside is gone, I don't know what y'all don't understand about that.

This guy comes from a poor family in ******* Gastonia North Carolina and was playing in Lebanon less than 2 years ago, he's only taking the max.


Riley is a fool for thinking otherwise and it lowkey makes me uncomfortable how he talks about a lot of these black athletes.

How you want these men to take pay cuts to generate a group of rich white men even more money when they haven't been paid the proper % relative to their worth to begin with?

When was the last time HE took a pay cut for no reason other than to help his boss?


That's why I'm glad Bron left and won a title so quickly, the things Riley said publicly about him in the wake of that and what Bron told us he said just proves more of what I already thought.


Whiteside should spit in his face if he offers him a dollar less than what he's worth.

take this rep! completely agree with what you said about riley

 

[tyonenine]

Riley asks guys to take a paycut to build a better roster, not help Arison's pockets

 

[freeze]

Simmons and Embiid gonna lead us to greatness

greatness is relative. So considering how garbage the team has been for the last few years..greatness could mean 20 wins.

 

[junglejim]

Riley asks guys to take a paycut to build a better roster, not help Arison's pockets

Because the two don't go hand in hand.

 

[Quincy McCall]

I don't remember exclusively hearing Heat planning to offer Whiteside less than max, Heat almost never leak things out that way in the first play

Bosh got max, I'll assume Whiteside to get or at least be offered the same.

They can afford Wade and Whiteside, I'll assume they target both.

 

[AEA18]

Them kids mobbing him is the closest Jimmy will ever get to a championship celebration

 

[freeze]

bruh..I'm sick af.

Last night..BET awards..

Ros...and that classic man dude

apparently they've been together like 3 months..

how this ho just gon cheat on me right out in the open..

just all up in my face..

no dambs given..

gave you the best years of my life..

i hate you..

i love you..

i hate that i love you..

why you gotta look so good for?

 

[tyonenine]

Because the two don't go hand in hand.

I think the old rich GM prioritizes winning a championship rather than making his owner more money. Maybe that's just me.

 

[IATT]

warriors take another L

 

[moe200069]

bruh..I'm sick af.

Last night..BET awards..

Ros...and that classic man dude

apparently they've been together like 3 months..

how this ho just gon cheat on me right out in the open..

just all up in my face..

no dambs given..

gave you the best years of my life..

i hate you..

i love you..

i hate that i love you..

why you gotta look so good for?

3months you say?? does this explain harrison barnes dramatic drop off?

random correlation or causation???

 

[freeze]

bruh..I'm sick af.

Last night..BET awards..

Ros...and that classic man dude

apparently they've been together like 3 months..

how this ho just gon cheat on me right out in the open..

just all up in my face..

no dambs given..

gave you the best years of my life..

i hate you..

i love you..

i hate that i love you..

why you gotta look so good for?

3months you say?? does this explain harrison barnes dramatic drop off?

random correlation or causation???

curry too. klay too.

shorty put an out of order sign on the buns and dudes lost their damn minds lol

 

[IATT]

when joe lacob do that interview again

 

[buc em]

If Riley isn't offering the max, Whiteside is gone, I don't know what y'all don't understand about that.

This guy comes from a poor family in ******* Gastonia North Carolina and was playing in Lebanon less than 2 years ago, he's only taking the max.


Riley is a fool for thinking otherwise and it lowkey makes me uncomfortable how he talks about a lot of these black athletes.

How you want these men to take pay cuts to generate a group of rich white men even more money when they haven't been paid the proper % relative to their worth to begin with?

When was the last time HE took a pay cut for no reason other than to help his boss?


That's why I'm glad Bron left and won a title so quickly, the things Riley said publicly about him in the wake of that and what Bron told us he said just proves more of what I already thought.


Whiteside should spit in his face if he offers him a dollar less than what he's worth.

Gastonia is definitely not a poor town most of the people I've met from there are rich, nerdy white kids who ran cross country

 

[Based Jesus]

bruh..I'm sick af.

Last night..BET awards..

Ros...and that classic man dude

apparently they've been together like 3 months..

how this ho just gon cheat on me right out in the open..

just all up in my face..

no dambs given..

gave you the best years of my life..

i hate you..

i love you..

i hate that i love you..

why you gotta look so good for?

FDB

 

[IATT]

oran "the juice" jones!

 

[pmatic]

Did some reading, the Heat can offer slightly less than their max and it would be about equal to what the Lakers would give him at their max.

Damn state taxes.