Topic: 2019 NBA Pre-Season - page 471. (Read 903599 times)

I read a news today but I'm not sure if it's true.
Oklahoma City Thunder player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will become the first NBA player in history to sign a $400 Million contract.

Source: CBS Sport

I was surprised as well as why Jaylen Brown was eligible to sign that much contract if he didn't belong in the Top 10. I know that he's a good Celtic's player and undoubtedly blend well with Tatum but I just can't help but think that how he did he do that. And so I think that maybe the Celtics was just too afraid to see the time where he will ask for a trade since he already gave some signs last season.


No doubt about that because if Brown managed to sign a deal like that, I won't be surprised if Tatum's camp will also ask the same thing or even much more than that as he is the alpha of the team.

National basketball player Onuralp Bitim, who made a name for himself with his performances in Anadolu Efes and Pınar Karşıyaka, signed a contract with the Chicago Bulls. I hope he can stay in the NBA. We are proud to see another young Turkish player in the NBA.

The good statistics in Bursa and European cups in the last season obviously attracted the attention of the scouts. Onuralp participated in the draft in 2021 but wasn't selected. He became the living proof that the NBA can be made without being drafted. I hope he will be successful there.



https://twitter.com/OnuralpBitim/status/1683926206335574016

I know it's hard to digest that but unfortunately for the fans, Chris Paul is not the same CP3 anymore that is known as the point god. He can be of any help for the Warriors, yes, but there is a fine limit on what he can just do these days. He will be good in the regular season, I'll give him that in advance but when the league will be tougher and more intense, I don't think he can live with the hype.

Yeah, I think it's inevitable, he is not getting any younger and he doesn't have the athletic body of a Lebron to stay healthy. So he might be used sparingly by Kerr, but maybe him and Curry will be on the same floor at times.

Curry used to bring the ball, but this time if they both played then the majority of the ball handling will be on Chris Paul now. But I don't see it as a bad sign for the Warriors. On the other hand, it might help Curry and Klay more because if Paul will be the point guard then it will somewhat help specially Steph to preserve his energy and have more on the gas tank entering 4th quarter.

Yes mate, it's not really possible because NBA is not sponsored by any petrostate/country and which mean that NBA and its franchises will literally have a hard time if they are going to compete with how football league works, specially Saudi Professional League as they were the ones who can afford to give such contracts to any known football stars.

I'll give a rough comparison; Kylian Mbappe was offered by Al-Hilal with a 1-year deal worth a staggering $776 Million while our very own LeBron James just earned a total of $531 Million in his whole basketball career.

I don’t know. I guess we’ll have to wait and see. I think Chris Paul will see the lowest usage rate of his career and at his age being inactive isn’t the best thing. While I think he will be big for them in the regular season and give the team a chance to win without Curry on the floor, I don’t think he’ll be able to hold up in the playoffs at his age. He isn’t LeBron.

I like that factor in how CP3 will help the Warriors, the Splash bro shooting capabilities can be maximized.

Knowing how good CP3 is in terms of finding the open man the best fit for the position
and adding to that, he is also a big threat when the opponent focus with him only passing
the ball as he can also shoot and have that good percentage making the basket. Looking
forward to the Warriors run in this upcoming season

Brown's agent made a great job in securing the deal. I wonder how the negotiations went on as Brown is not a top-10 player. Yet it somehow managed to just slightly edge Steph Curry as the highest paid in the NBA this coming season.

With that new deal, pretty sure Jason Tatum get his own version and it will be bigger than Brown unless he is willing to sacrifice millions of dollars in order for the team to save money. And there are also the other superstars that will demand higher pay once they are qualified for new deals.

Paul Pierce seems to be seeking attention again. While it's true that the Celtics won a championship during his time, and he was named Finals MVP, it wasn't solely because of him. The Celtics played exceptionally well as a team, with players like Rondo and Garnett making significant contributions. That was a long time ago, and I believe he should move on from constantly bringing it up.

Although many consider Pierce one of the greatest players, there are differing opinions, and some may argue that he isn't better than D Wade.

Maybe Pierce still holds some grudge against Wade because the Heat put together an all-star team in the 10/11 season and then poached Allen from the Celtics. Just remember how much Garnett resented because of that Allen's decision.
Anyway, I think Wade was much better during his prime, especially in his first championship season. Of course, Wade couldn't have done it without Shaq, but it's worth noting that Wade averaged 28.4 points per game in the 05/06 playoffs and became the Finals MVP, while Pierce averaged only 19.7 points during his first and last championship season (07/08), and he had teammates like Garnett, Allen and young Rondo.

I would also bet on the Warriors next season. With CP3 on their roster, it will not be hard for them to score, as he is one of the best passers in the NBA. CP3, along with Curry and Thompson, will likely create plenty of open opportunities for scoring, and Curry won't tire easily since he won't have to carry the ball all the time.

I'm not sure if they will play him as a starter, but if they do, that's my perspective.

It is a big risk to put a max contract for Jaylen Brown but if the Boston Celtics would enter the next season without him it will be a crucial thing for the Celtics, but I think Jaylen Brown is a risk but a good return, he can still goes beyond his performance with Jayson Tatum, I guess the Boston Celtics are still young but for me they need to focus on the focal point of their roster and the Duo of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown are still young and can still manage to fill up their ceiling, the fact that they are still not in their prime is unimaginable,


Good picks for this season no doubt that the Denver Nuggets could still be champion this season, and no doubt that they have shown potential and Nikola Jokic is surely a unstapable guy on the court for sure, while Jamal Murray is playing pretty much awesome right now for me he is taking a big leap and would surely be the 2nd best player for the Denver Nuggets next to the Joker, but for me I will still be setting my picks on what I belive in, and this is my list,

1] Golden State Warriors
2] Denver Nuggets
3] Boston Celtics
4] Miami Heat
5] Milwaukee Bucks
6] Boston Celtics

As a Warriors fan you know all the drill, I truly belive getting their hands on a tremendous deal for a Center they can surely go beyond next season, while the Denver Nuggets despite the reasonable performance on the last season but there could be something that might happen take out Jokic and Murray and they are a normal team, and so on with the other teams on what I think,

That's what I am thinking about. After letting Marcus Smart go for Kristaps Porzingis they could finally add more firepower or defensive players to increase their chances in the Finals or in the playoffs. That 0-3 against the Miami Heat is proof that something is missing on their team. I doubt it's just KP that they need, it's going to take more than that to beat the teams in the East. What more against the West?

Well, that should be given. They cannot just let Tatum be left with a contract that is lower than the number 2.
He also did so much for the team I think he will be the future of it if they want a higher possibility of a championship. Locker room issues will become the Celtics' management problem if they won't do the same favor for him.

Yes and that's what I'm trying to say, as compare to other players who made a bad decision early on and they can't recover from that. And he still chasing that one ring so he needs to be healthy as well throughout out the season and not just Paul and Kawhi.

But there could be a lot of changes in the Clippers for the next season, it's going to be a lot of experiment I reckon. And maybe WB will have those numbers that he produces before and he could be another success story if the Clippers reach the finals and WB the 3rd option behind PG and Leonard.

I don’t know what Dwayne Wade ever did to Paul Pierce but he’s occupying some series space in his head. I’ve heard Paul Pierce make this argument before and was promptly embarrassed live on television by Jalen Rose when he compared their two careers. Paul Pierce was good, ya. He was never best in the league good though and besides his petty terrible takes on himself, he’ll be known for shitting his pants and being rolled off in a wheelchair during a game.

The contract was made possible because Brown is really eligible for the super-max contract. I just don't understand why Celtics granted that kind of huge contract even though Brown was eligible for it. They can use instead the large space of their cap to fish for some good role players in the market.

Moving forward, Tatum is also expected to have the same huge max contract in his final year with the team and not exercise his rights on his Player Option.


Just take it with a grain of salt, bro.

Veterans will always have to say to each other regardless if those are towards their fellow retired players or active players. Wade and Pierce have lots of trash-talking during their active days and Heat and Celtics have formed a rivalry too during both players' prime seasons.

Anyhow, Pierce also clarified that he is not comparing himself to Dwayne Wade and the respect is always there.

“I never compared myself to Dwyane Wade, I was asked a question how would u answer if u were me I would never disrespect him he is an all-time great. All I’m saying is the narrative surrounding me would be different if I was lucky enough to play with all-timers earlier in my career.”

Yeah, you guess that's right that even though they're no longer in the scene the name that they've left is still there and the respect is still there though.

I am waiting for some news about him and it's not just him who wants to get back to the NBA but also some other players that have played overseas like Cousins.

Denver Nuggets will be my first pick, no doubt.
Milwaukee Bucks will be my second.
Phoenix Suns is my third.
Sacramento Kings will be my fourth.
Dallas Mavericks is my fifth choice.
Boston Celtics is my sixth pick.

I am taking out of the picture the Philadelphia 76ers, Embiid cannot carry that team alone although he won the MVP last season.

Crazy, indeed.
I don't know about losing him. Top 20 yes, but not top 10. I'll understand this if Luka Doncic received such an amount, that guy had been carrying the Dallas Mavericks on his shoulders every time the management messed up with the roster.
I will also understand if Nikola Jokic gets that amount as he also carried the Denver Nuggets while Jamal Murray and MPJ are out with an injury. Better, he took the team to the playoffs while undermanned.
JB has JT and I prefer Tatum as the face of the Celtics. This is madness, which is why many players are overreacting to the contract. Well, we will see if he is worth it this upcoming season, all I can say for now is he has a good agent to make that contract possible.

The best joke I have read on Twitter so far is this "Imagine how much money he'd get if he could go left."
https://twitter.com/SleeperHQ/status/1683856271890432000?s=20

I've heard people say that contract is crazy but that's the going rate for super Max's.  He's a top 20 player in his 20s if they didn't pay it someone else would have.  They couldn't lose him otherwise they would have fallen out of the top echelon of teams.  They are all in now.