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20 minutes ago, Message Board User said:
Mark Williams' physical with the Lakers showed multiple issues and the team failed him on the exam, sources tell ESPN.
 
The physical was not failed due to his back, however.

He's barely 23 years old.

Is it just me or are chronic basketball injuries more of a thing now?  There are a lot of dudes who are just chronically injured.

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32 minutes ago, Aqua Buddha said:

He's barely 23 years old.

Is it just me or are chronic basketball injuries more of a thing now?  There are a lot of dudes who are just chronically injured.

A lot of it is how these guys are built and the overuse in their formative years. I believe that guys specializing in one sport is not good overall for them either. 

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Pretty wild.   I'm sure Knecht is happy.  While I know the Lakers needed a big I'm sure they arent too broken up about bringing Knecht back.   Will be a little awkward for a bit though I'm sure

 

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Ja Morant’s dad seems like a loose cannon. Looks like he unloaded the whole nine yards on the officials tonight. The words he pulled from his arsenal appear to have really pissed off those officials. Listening to the younger Morant’s comments made it seem like dad was giving him some covering fire so he wouldn’t get ejected. 

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4 hours ago, UpperWestside said:

Ja Morant’s dad seems like a loose cannon. Looks like he unloaded the whole nine yards on the officials tonight. The words he pulled from his arsenal appear to have really pissed off those officials. Listening to the younger Morant’s comments made it seem like dad was giving him some covering fire so he wouldn’t get ejected. 

He's well known for being a shit bag.  He literally goes to every single game, home or on the road.  I can't think of another parent that does that.

He was also friends with Morant's wanna be gangster crew.

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I watched that Thunder-Griz game last night. Good lord, the score doesn’t even do it justice. OKC could have named the score against a fully healthy, rested Memphis team on the road. OKC didn’t even have 3 of their top 6. This Aaron Wiggins breakout makes them doing nothing at the deadline look like the right move. Dude would start for more than half the league and is on year one of 5 year-45 million dollar deal. Maybe the best contract in basketball that’s not a rookie deal outside of maybe Austin Reaves or Peyton Pritchard. 

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For all of the caterwauling about the Luka trade, Dallas might have the second best roster in the West right now.  (Trade screws them in the future, though.)

They're the team I worry about if I'm OKC.  When healthy, AD is still one of the top 3 bigs in the league and all of Dallas' bigs are legitimately big.  (AD, Gafford, and Lively.)  PJ Washington always plays like an All Star against OKC for some reason and Klay still shoots and Kyrie is still Kyrie.  

OKC finally having Chetenstein together makes a big difference, though.  They're a legitimately big team now, too.  Two legit 7 footers with Jalen Williams and his 7'2" wingspan now at the 3, which is his natural position.  Even Shai has like a 7 foot wingpsan.  

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Glad I caught the last several minutes of Hubie's last broadcast.  The man has forgotten more about the game than I'll ever know by a factor of about 100, and his love of the game has always shown through.

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Nurkic is supposedly a buyout candidate, he would be a nice consolation prize if the Lakers want him.
Does it matter if he fouls out against the Nuggets wearing a Suns jersey or a Lakers jersey? I don't think so.
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He's well known for being a shit bag.  He literally goes to every single game, home or on the road.  I can't think of another parent that does that.
He was also friends with Morant's wanna be gangster crew.
Yep. He and Shannon Sharpe got into it on the sidelines a couple years ago.
Posted
40 minutes ago, Message Board User said:

Unbelievable.

Or rather, totally believable and expected.

Shams: Anthony Davis (adductor) expected to miss multiple weeks; could miss around a month.

I just checked ESPN and saw this headline, then laughed out loud. As soon as the Mavs started saying the issue with Luka was "conditioning" and "availability," I thought that bullshit would come bite them in the ass eventually. I did not expect that Karma to hit them this quickly though.  It's bananas that they took on his contract in lieu of paying Luka.

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Posted
6 hours ago, Aqua Buddha said:

For all of the caterwauling about the Luka trade, Dallas might have the second best roster in the West right now.  (Trade screws them in the future, though.)

They're the team I worry about if I'm OKC.  When healthy, AD is still one of the top 3 bigs in the league and all of Dallas' bigs are legitimately big.  (AD, Gafford, and Lively.)  PJ Washington always plays like an All Star against OKC for some reason and Klay still shoots and Kyrie is still Kyrie.  

OKC finally having Chetenstein together makes a big difference, though.  They're a legitimately big team now, too.  Two legit 7 footers with Jalen Williams and his 7'2" wingspan now at the 3, which is his natural position.  Even Shai has like a 7 foot wingpsan.  

Even before AD's injury, this post makes zero sense. If the Mavs have the 2nd best roster in the West right now, they had an even better roster 9 days ago.

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11 hours ago, ocugolf said:

I watched that Thunder-Griz game last night. Good lord, the score doesn’t even do it justice. OKC could have named the score against a fully healthy, rested Memphis team on the road. OKC didn’t even have 3 of their top 6. This Aaron Wiggins breakout makes them doing nothing at the deadline look like the right move. Dude would start for more than half the league and is on year one of 5 year-45 million dollar deal. Maybe the best contract in basketball that’s not a rookie deal outside of maybe Austin Reaves or Peyton Pritchard. 

They're fucking disgusting. And they just got Chet back.

Anyone acting like the Lakers are going to make some Hollywood run to make the Finals are dumb as shit. 

It would be insane if anyone but OKC made the Finals out of the West - minus an SGA injury. 

Posted
12 hours ago, aggie08 said:

Even before AD's injury, this post makes zero sense. If the Mavs have the 2nd best roster in the West right now, they had an even better roster 9 days ago.

Before the trade the only hole the Mavs had was an elite perimeter defender.  Who had a better roster?  OKC probably.  That's it.

Posted
5 minutes ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

But now they have no future AND regret 

I’ll take “things my mom says every time we chat on the phone” for $500, Alex 

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Posted
1 hour ago, Dutchrudder said:

This Cavs/Wolves game is great. 22-3 with 3 minutes left in the 1st. Twolves are 0-15 from the floor. Might be a record or something.

I've had funner 1st quarters. unfortunately Cleveland has too many shot getters and jump shooters that'll hit timely 3s that any sort of a comeback will be next to impossible 

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I watched last night and what struck me more than anything is how good LeBron still is.   Seeing Luka and LeBron in the same offense, Luka looks like he's stuck in the mud.

As long as the Lakers are winning, it will not be a problem, but if they hit the skids, Luka's slow style is going to bring a quick avalanche of critics.  

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It's not a hot take or something radical, he is slow and out of shape.  That doesn't mean he cannot work himself into better shape as the season goes, but if you watched last night that's not really debatable. 

Posted
12 hours ago, Baboontyme said:

I have no bias either way on the trade. But he does look like he's a little bigger than he normally is. 

He looks ROBUST!!!! LOL  He has some excuse being hurt but he's definitely looking heavy

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On 2/9/2025 at 9:30 PM, ztejas said:

Anyone acting like the Lakers are going to make some Hollywood run to make the Finals are dumb as shit.

I mean, 10 days ago their realistic chances were literally zero. Now they're decidedly >0, so of course they're going to get 3 months of "nobody wants to see them in a series" hype and buildup.

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On 2/8/2025 at 8:56 PM, Aqua Buddha said:

He's barely 23 years old.

Is it just me or are chronic basketball injuries more of a thing now?  There are a lot of dudes who are just chronically injured.



LOL. 59.5 million, 64.3 million, and 69.1 million extension signed just last September.

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Posted
15 minutes ago, aggie08 said:

I mean, 10 days ago their realistic chances were literally zero. Now they're decidedly >0, so of course they're going to get 3 months of "nobody wants to see them in a series" hype and buildup.

That was a harsh take. I think they'll be better than I thought. 

Just not sure I trust Luka and Bron's health for another 40-50 games. Or their defense in a playoff series. 

I also think OKC is going to be an absolute bitch for anyone to handle. 

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Toronto is making a splash!  

Brandon Ingram agrees to 3-year, $120M extension with Raptors

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New Toronto Raptors star Brandon Ingram has agreed to a three-year, $120 million contract extension with the franchise, including a player option in 2027-28, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul and agents Shy Saee and Mike George told ESPN.

Ingram was traded by the New Orleans Pelicans to the Raptors last week -- and now arrives in Toronto with a lucrative extension that keeps him out of free agency this summer. The new deal shows a commitment on both sides, as the Raptors lock in a shot creator and offensive force to work with Scottie Barnes, Immanuel Quickley and RJ Barrett for the next several years.

Ingram has been sidelined since Dec. 7 with a significant ankle sprain but is working toward a return in the second half of this season.

After Ingram's six seasons in New Orleans, the Pelicans traded him for Bruce Brown, Kelly Olynyk, one first-round pick and one second-round pick. Ingram, 27, ranks fifth in career points in Pelicans history and averaged 20 points for the season six times, tied with Anthony Davis for most ever for the team.

In Ingram, the Raptors have acquired a dynamic option next to Barnes, a priority for the franchise's front office. Ingram is one of six NBA players to average 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in each of the past four seasons. As an inside the 3-point line shooter, Ingram ranks as one of the league's best -- trailing only DeMar DeRozan for most midrange shots made per game.

According to Second Spectrum, the Raptors rank last in the NBA in made off-the-dribble jumpers per game this season. Ingram ranks sixth-best among NBA players in that category. He is also one of four players to make at least 1,000 2-point jumpers over the past six seasons, along with DeRozan, Devin Booker and Kevin Durant.

In 2019-20, his first season with the Pelicans, Ingram was an NBA All-Star and won Most Improved Player of the Year. New Orleans acquired Ingram as part of a blockbuster trade that sent Davis to the Lakers in June 2019.

 

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1 minute ago, Dutchrudder said:

Toronto is making a splash!  

Brandon Ingram agrees to 3-year, $120M extension with Raptors

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New Toronto Raptors star Brandon Ingram has agreed to a three-year, $120 million contract extension with the franchise, including a player option in 2027-28, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul and agents Shy Saee and Mike George told ESPN.

Ingram was traded by the New Orleans Pelicans to the Raptors last week -- and now arrives in Toronto with a lucrative extension that keeps him out of free agency this summer. The new deal shows a commitment on both sides, as the Raptors lock in a shot creator and offensive force to work with Scottie Barnes, Immanuel Quickley and RJ Barrett for the next several years.

Ingram has been sidelined since Dec. 7 with a significant ankle sprain but is working toward a return in the second half of this season.

After Ingram's six seasons in New Orleans, the Pelicans traded him for Bruce Brown, Kelly Olynyk, one first-round pick and one second-round pick. Ingram, 27, ranks fifth in career points in Pelicans history and averaged 20 points for the season six times, tied with Anthony Davis for most ever for the team.

In Ingram, the Raptors have acquired a dynamic option next to Barnes, a priority for the franchise's front office. Ingram is one of six NBA players to average 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in each of the past four seasons. As an inside the 3-point line shooter, Ingram ranks as one of the league's best -- trailing only DeMar DeRozan for most midrange shots made per game.

According to Second Spectrum, the Raptors rank last in the NBA in made off-the-dribble jumpers per game this season. Ingram ranks sixth-best among NBA players in that category. He is also one of four players to make at least 1,000 2-point jumpers over the past six seasons, along with DeRozan, Devin Booker and Kevin Durant.

In 2019-20, his first season with the Pelicans, Ingram was an NBA All-Star and won Most Improved Player of the Year. New Orleans acquired Ingram as part of a blockbuster trade that sent Davis to the Lakers in June 2019.

 

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