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They were a sponsor of the Clippers, IIRC they were actually the jersey sponsor for the Clippers. So if Kawhi is on the Clippers (and thus the team is better w/more attention), the value the scam tree company gets from their sponsorship is greater.

Here's what will happen. The NBA will determine that scam tree company acted alone and did not collaborate with Ballmer or the Clippers. However, the NBA will fine Ballmer for negligence. The fine will be the equivalent of any of us buying a pack of gum.

I watched the Cuban-Torre follow up. Both agree that Leonard was paid by scam tree company to play for the Clippers. The disagreement comes from whether or not Ballmer and the Clippers knew about it and the extent of their involvement. Cuban says scam tree company circumvented the cap on their...

On paper he is still a good player. I don’t think he’s as good as the numbers say, but it looks like he can still play. Won’t kill the tank but way above the level of incoming young guys.

The NBA is highly incentivized to not report anything. Anything that makes the league look "rigged" or unfair is bad for biz. The league is very good at putting things away. Players obviously don't care, they're simply getting paid more. Even if one owner feels butthurt about getting screwed...

I'd be surprised if this amounts to any "wrong doing" at all. If you do any penalty for the Clips, it opens up everyone else to the possibility that they could be punished. These guys are billionaires, bending the rules is kind of their thing. It's the reason why Cuban was so quick to defend...

Leif is proof that Locke is the undisputed content GOAT.

Ballmer and the other owners will squash this. Everyone is guilty, the owners have more resources than the NBA to fight a legal battle.

Lauri can handle double teams against very poor competition, but really struggles against better talent. He’s just not super comfortable under pressure. NBA defenders can take him away 1v1. This isn’t anything new, of course….we all know Lauri is not a self creating player.

It’s hard to get back into that 2022 mindset without revisionist history, but maybe the lesson here is to give an edge to the guy with a more simpler path to being a role player? I think THT had more “potential” because he could do more on ball stuff + if he could shoot he could be very good in...

No such thing as too many young players, but I don’t think he’s any good. To his credit, he did shoot the ball well in the G-League two years ago so maybe he’s not hopeless.

Who can and cannot play in the NCAA is unclear and confusing. So many pros will be playing in the NCAA next year. Guess it depends on the type of contract someone signs….if Lopez signed a deal that made him ineligible, his management fumbled the bag.

I wonder if Karin Lopez got trapped in a multi-year deal or something. Can’t imagine NBL competes with NCAA money wise.

Thank god my past self did not betray me

France-Slovenia game was good this morning. I wonder if/when France will decide to tighten up their rotation.

Watch one 90’s basketball game and you’ll understand how they could play all 82 lol. Lot of old men yelling at clouds in this thread.

Our ATL boys. Anyone want to hyper analyze Kessler’s physique this year? https://www.instagram.com/share/BAMSNTc37G

Makes a lot of sense. Could open up ~$15M in cap space for the Jazz depending on how the contract would be structured. I think that number is a little low based on comparables, however. Poetl with AAV of $28M per. Naz Reid signed for 5/$125. If I’m Kessler and his agent, I’d probably just want...

Eh, I could not care less about establishing black and white definition of what constitutes a tank. My point was just to say that I am losing interest to the Jazz, but it is not tied to the Jazz tanking or the reasons listed above. It's a larger issue with the NBA product as a whole: the 82...

Tanking is not new and existed before rings culture existed. What is new is that the regular season does not matter for anyone including the good teams. If my interest in the Jazz is waning, it's not because they're losing. It's because even if they were winning the media and culture around the...