NBA Info - January 2025

[Deleterious]

Is Houston the best starless team we have seen in a while?

[Deleterious]

Not sure using exactly what they want as your threat is a good idea.

Pretty sure his first game back is supposed to be Friday.

 

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He was talking about Ayton.

 

[gehringer_2]

53 minutes ago, Deleterious said:

 

won't they just lose before an arbitrator? So he's demanded a trade, so have half the guys in the NBA today on the way to the HOF.

[Deleterious]

Took the over on Cleveland bigs tomorrow.

 

[Deleterious]

10 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

won't they just lose before an arbitrator? So he's demanded a trade, so have half the guys in the NBA today on the way to the HOF.

I don't know.  Maybe Butler threatened not to come back after the suspension.  

[Deleterious]

Pistons have improved.

 

[Betrayer]

1 hour ago, Deleterious said:

 

Wasn't there a rule recently where the NBA will fine you if you come out and publicly say things like you want to be traded or whatever? I thought I recall something coming up about that with the Lillard stuff. And if so, how is Butler not guilty of it?

[Deleterious]

24 minutes ago, Betrayer said:

Wasn't there a rule recently where the NBA will fine you if you come out and publicly say things like you want to be traded or whatever? I thought I recall something coming up about that with the Lillard stuff. And if so, how is Butler not guilty of it?

Probably this.

 

[gehringer_2]

20 minutes ago, Betrayer said:

Wasn't there a rule recently where the NBA will fine you if you come out and publicly say things like you want to be traded or whatever? I thought I recall something coming up about that with the Lillard stuff. And if so, how is Butler not guilty of it?

IDK -I guess a rule like that would make sense after all the guys that have already blown up their teams, but there's an old truism in contract law that it's close to pointless to try to force an artist to do what they don't want to do and basketball players are pretty close to that. 🤷‍♂️

I guess if you go back to the old reserve clause days in baseball players were pretty powerless to do anything but shut-up and play or they couldn't play anywhere,

[gehringer_2]

8 minutes ago, Deleterious said:

Probably this.

 

So I guess you can't decide where you want to play unless your name is LeBron?

Still, based on what was stated here, I don't it's clear it applies to Butler - he's just saying he wants out, he's not demanding to go to a particular team - so far as has been reported.

Edited Thursday at 12:17 AM by gehringer_2

[Hongbit]

2 hours ago, Deleterious said:

He was talking about Ayton.

 

So much for the UofA basketball brotherhood.   They should invite them both back for the alumni game.  That would be fun.    

Edited Thursday at 12:16 AM by Hongbit

[Deleterious]

1 hour ago, gehringer_2 said:

So I guess you can't decide where you want to play unless your name is LeBron?

Still, based on what was stated here, I don't it's clear it applies to Butler - he's just saying he wants out, he's not demanding to go to a particular team - so far as has been reported.

There were reports of him telling teams not to trade for him and he would only go to Phoenix. His agent denies it so who knows what is or isn't true.

[Deleterious]

Clippers best the Nets by 59 points last night. The Nets scored 67 points.

[RandyMarsh]

This is why I say every NBA player of stature has a no trade clause in their contract whether it's official or not.

Cause any team that is willing to trade for an All Star caliber player is going to make sure the guy won't sit out and demand a trade when he gets here. Essentially meaning the player can pick and choose where he wants to play whether it's written into the contract or not.

Edited Thursday at 03:24 PM by RandyMarsh

[Deleterious]

19 minutes ago, RandyMarsh said:

This is why I say every NBA player of stature has a no trade clause in their contract whether it's official or not.

Cause any team that is willing to trade for an All Star caliber player is going to make sure the guy won't sit out and demand a trade when he gets here. Essentially meaning the player can pick and choose where he wants to play whether it's written into the contract or not.

Teams have all the power though because its almost impossible for a player to sit out.  

Butler has a player option next year.  He can't sit out this year and then decline it and become a free agent.  Because he sat out the years on his contract do not move forward.  When  he comes back he would still have a year left on his Miami deal.

Players can be loud and make teams uncomfortable.  But at the end of the day the team has all the power with a player already under contract.  

 

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Plus, what fool would sit out and miss a chance to wear the coolest uniform in the league.

 

[Deleterious]

Roughly middle of the season, so my early award winners.

MVP - SGA

ROY - Probably Yves Missi.  Haven't watched a lot of rookies to be honest.

6MOY - De'Andre Hunter with Pritchard a very distant second IMO.

MIP - No clue.  Cade or Mobley but some feel high picks shouldn't be eligible for this.  I don't really care.

COY - Atkinson.  But Mosley, Jennings, or Udoka are fine as well.

DPOY - Daniels.  Stop overvaluing bigs on defense.  

 

[Deleterious]

This is up there with the Thompson dunk that didn't count.

 

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OKC up by 30 on Cleveland.

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