2020-2021 AROUND the NBA: Archived

[ItsGoTime]

Pretty sure I learned from Wayne and Garth that Delaware is the worst.

[Kammrath]

https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status...4361039877

[Kammrath]

https://twitter.com/bball_ref/status/141...9056162816

[cow]

It just feels like this is CP3's year.  Suns in 4.

[sefant]

Jrue has some shocking playoffs so far, if not defended by Trae, Lou and Co. Reputation off 1 good series vs. Blazers.

Bledsoe 2.0

vs. Nets -> 42 % TS
vs. Hawks -> 55 % TS
vs. Suns -> 33 % TS after 1 game

[omahen]

A lot of words about signing reasonable contracts in Atlanta. Let's see how much Collins really wants to stay there

https://theathletic.com/2691997/2021/07/...satisfied/

[Kammrath]

A lot of words about signing reasonable contracts in Atlanta. Let's see how much Collins really wants to stay there

I might be totally wrong, but a lot of it feels like posturing. I think a sign and trade is in the future for ATL with JC. I think they want some talent in return (rather than losing for nothing) but cannot afford his long term max (almost max) contract.

[VintagePejav2]

Certainly sounds like John Collins will be available if offered at or near max money.

[Kammrath]

Certainly sounds like John Collins will be available if offered at or near max money.

I think the "smart money" has been saying that for about a year at least. No reason to think it has changed. 

I think ATL shopped JC hard at the deadline, didn't care for the offers that would have messed up there midseason surge anyway and decided to punt to the summer. I for one will be shocked if he isn't part of a sign and trade this summer.

[ItsGoTime]

I think the "smart money" has been saying that for about a year at least. No reason to think it has changed. 

I think ATL shopped JC hard at the deadline, didn't care for the offers that would have messed up there midseason surge anyway and decided to punt to the summer. I for one will be shocked if he isn't part of a sign and trade this summer.

I do like that if he is disgruntled with ATL for whatever reason, he is being professional about it.

[Kammrath]

he is being professional about it.

Dude is a REALLY good person from all accounts I have seen. Hard worker, willing to take a smaller role when asked for the team, says the right things, etc.

[HoosierDaddyKid]

https://larrybrownsports.com/basketball/...ink/581182

[Kammrath]

https://twitter.com/EVR1022/status/1412808660032520193

[Kammrath]

https://twitter.com/EVR1022/status/1412809574134988807

[Kammrath]

https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status...4457379841

[mvossman]

Dude is a REALLY good person from all accounts I have seen. Hard worker, willing to take a smaller role when asked for the team, says the right things, etc.

I'm not disagreeing with anything you are saying about him, but didn't he get popped for PEDs?

[cow]

I'm not disagreeing with anything you are saying about him, but didn't he get popped for PEDs?

Indeed.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/2801...games-peds

[Kammrath]

didn't he get popped for PEDs?

He did. He apologized and claimed that he wrongly trusted someone who was helping him with supplements. He has always been on the thin side and was trying to bulk up and in the process took a growth hormone (which he says was unbeknownst to him).

[ClutchDirk]

https://twitter.com/Suns/status/1412842484380565504

[Kammrath]

https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/...8397898754