Day 1 of NBA Free Agency was mostly a day for the “big names”.
We got the Paul George news, the James Harden news, the CP3 news etc.
This Maxey extension might seem like a crazy number, but I don’t think so.
Welcome to the market price of elite young NBA talent in 2024.
I’ll always root for shit like that.
He earned that shit.
Alright, it’s pretty clear by now that the Bulls have zero fucking idea what they are doing.
Which is it, are you blowing it up or are you investing in your team?
Make up your damn minds!
What exactly is the plan here?
This isn’t even about Jalen Smith.
I just don’t get the plan?
Do they view him as the center of the future or something?
In the NBA you basically have to pick two directions.
You either go all in and be serious about contending, or you bottom the hell out.
If they’re rebuilding, there’s no point in a signing like this in my opinion.
You want to lose as much as possible.
If you’re trying to be good, why are you trading Alex Caruso and losing DeRozan for nothing?
you oughta pick a direction and stick to it.
It sucks, but that’s the NBA.
Despite how good they were all season, it was the one glaring hole of their roster.
In their series against the Mavs, the Thunder allowed 73 OREB in 6 games.
Only the Knicks had more (88 in 7 games vs IND).
Well, enter Isaiah Hartenstein.
You also have to tip your cap to Sam Presti for how he’s constructed this roster.
That, feels a little insane.
Sure, it’s the Pistons.
We already know they have no clue how to build a successful basketball team.
I mean,howdoes Tobias Harris keep getting away with this?
Here’s a crazy stat.
For this blog I’ll just say this.
I absolutely love it here.
Life continues to be absolutely incredible.
You know times are tough in MIL when their fans are over the moon about….Delon Wright.
Does it move the needle?
Just the perfect player to be a Sixer in my opinion.
I see that as an upgrade in defense (Naji/Grimes) and an upgrade in shooting (Klay).
Add in some additional motivation to bury the Warriors, and that’s the good side of this signing.
The tough part is of course, this is not prime Klay, especially defensively.
Luka/Kyrie/Klay is not locking down anyone in 2024 I’m afraid.
Given what we saw this past season, maybe that’s wishful thinking.
The Magic man, I’m telling you.
I’d also say the same thing about Garry Harris' 2/14M to stay in Orlando as well.
