NBA Basketball COMMENTARY
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A star Brooklyn Nets player has yet again shocked the NBA world with a trade request. In the offseason, it was Kevin Durant. This time, it’s Kyrie Irving. Irving has informed the Nets that he wants to be traded before the...
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The Miami Heat traded KZ Okpala to the Oklahoma City Thunder yesterday in exchange for a 2026 second-round draft pick and an amendment to the protections on the 2023 first-round pick the Heat already owe the Thunder. The amended pick was originally...
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This is an email to a friend, not a post. Ok. Here’s a small breakdown on what the Heat would face to sign Kawhi… Kawhi’s max for 2021-22 is $39M. He can take as little as $34M, and still re-sign for the...
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Update (December 21, 2020): How this offseason played out is a perfect encapsulation of why I hated the Heat’s decision to extend Andre Iguodala’s contract so much (notwithstanding the fact that I like the player and locker room presence). Miami wound up...
A star Brooklyn Nets player has yet again shocked the NBA world with a trade request. In the offseason, it was Kevin Durant. This time, it’s Kyrie Irving. Irving has informed the Nets that he wants to be traded before the...
The Miami Heat traded KZ Okpala to the Oklahoma City Thunder yesterday in exchange for a 2026 second-round draft pick and an amendment to the protections on the 2023 first-round pick the Heat already owe the Thunder. The amended pick was originally...
This is an email to a friend, not a post. Ok. Here’s a small breakdown on what the Heat would face to sign Kawhi… Kawhi’s max for 2021-22 is $39M. He can take as little as $34M, and still re-sign for the...
Update (December 21, 2020): How this offseason played out is a perfect encapsulation of why I hated the Heat’s decision to extend Andre Iguodala’s contract so much (notwithstanding the fact that I like the player and locker room presence). Miami wound up...
Updated (11/24/20): This post has been updated to reflect Bam Adebayo’s extension. The Miami Heat started last summer way over the luxury tax line, lacking in high-end talent, and seemingly unable to do much to improve but hope to attract a star...
It took nearly 24 last-day-of-June-and-first-day-of-July hours and two structures to finalize, but the Miami Heat made its signature move this summer by executing a sign-and-trade for four-time All-Star Jimmy Butler. Butler signed a four-year, $141 million maximum contract with the Heat, who...
PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS WORK WITHOUT PROVIDING PROPER CREDIT After winning the NBA Draft Lottery and the rights to select Duke’s Zion Williamson with the No. 1 pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, the New Orleans Pelicans were hoping to convince...
THIS POST WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED BY IAN BEGLEY AT THEKNICKSBLOG. THIS IS JUST A REPRODUCTION OF THAT POST (UPDATED TO INCLUDE A COUPLE NEW IDEAS). IAN AND I WORKED VERY HARD ON THIS POST. PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS WORK WITHOUT PROVIDING...
PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS WORK WITHOUT PROVIDING PROPER CREDIT Update (4/9/19): As detailed in the post below, three things needed to happen for the Miami Heat to avoid the luxury tax: (i) Kelly Olynyk couldn’t play 1,700 minutes, (ii) the Heat...
I drafted this FAQ because I have received countless questions, and seen countless reporting issues, about the Anthony Davis situation. As many of you know, I have tried provide as much assistance as I possibly can, but I figured that one article,...