12 minutes ago, Gannan said:

Your best option would be to drive to a park and ride (I use the one off 95), which is free to park. Then take the train. It's really not as bad as you're making it out to be. 

It certainly is.

Driving all the way to 95 and parking at a park and ride is almost exactly equivalent to how I used to take 95 and exit pretty much right in to the arena parking lot.

So you are trying to tell me parking 3 rows away from the doors of the arena isnt much better than parking somewhere off 95, and then taking a train. And dealing with the crowded train station after the game.

 

1 hour ago, nipples said:

Damn I’m ready for the season… pages of talking about the location of an arena that won’t be built anytime soon. 

I’m actually curious with the Celtics getting involved in the KD sweepstakes. The nets should be thrilled if brown is the centerpiece in that deal. He’s an all star and no other team involved wants to trade you that type of player. Suns can’t deal ayton anymore. It’s basically bridges and Cam Johnson, i much rather have brown than both of those guys. Add on i agree with Woj, windhorst and now shams that feels like suns are out with ayton not being able to be traded. They needed him to get assets back to put in that trade. Raptors aren’t giving up Barnes. Siakam doesn’t work due to being on a max rookie extension and the nets having Simmons. Miami has Herro and straus, i rather have brown. Herro might get to all star level but he’s not very good defensively whereas brown is very good  

 Celtics are the favorites to win the title by mgm and DraftKings. I feel like smart, brown and white for KD likely gets this deal done. however if KD declines faster than anticipated then the Celtics could regret that deal  

 

1 hour ago, Gannan said:

There are a ton of public transportation options in Bucks. 

I live in bucks. There’s the regional rail and catching a bus at Neshaminy mall for lower bucks. 

1 minute ago, 20dawk4life said:

I live in bucks. There’s the regional rail and catching a bus at Neshaminy mall for lower bucks. 

Yeah Ill hop on at Langhorne or the Park and Ride off 95. I started doing it the Super Bowl year when they started charging $50 to park for eagles games. 

54 minutes ago, HazletonEagle said:

It certainly is.

Driving all the way to 95 and parking at a park and ride is almost exactly equivalent to how I used to take 95 and exit pretty much right in to the arena parking lot.

So you are trying to tell me parking 3 rows away from the doors of the arena isnt much better than parking somewhere off 95, and then taking a train. And dealing with the crowded train station after the game.

 

Dude it can take well over an hour to get out of that place. The sports complex isn't nearly the paradise you're making it out to be. 

Lol if Boston doesn’t make this trade i can’t imagine brown being thrilled to once again be put on the block. Seems like he’s already irritated  

Just saying brown is a free agent at the end of the 23-24 season. He could walk if he gets irritated enough with Boston. Harris and potentially harden off the books that offseason. Could potentially have a trio of embiid, brown and maxey if things fell into place 

12 hours ago, HazletonEagle said:

Thank you. 

Hopefully they come up with a better plan. 

The Asians are going to shoot this one down.  They weren't asked permission. 

Lol.  Please stop

27 minutes ago, Gannan said:

Dude it can take well over an hour to get out of that place. The sports complex isn't nearly the paradise you're making it out to be. 

Wrong.

I'm out in 15 minutes every time.  You must be talking about eagles games. 

What's Morey done with all of this money Hammy Harden freed up?

2 hours ago, Gannan said:

Dude it can take well over an hour to get out of that place. The sports complex isn't nearly the paradise you're making it out to be. 

Not for a sixers game. Birds game sure. It’s hell. But there’s also like 100k people.

5 hours ago, HazletonEagle said:

Im ready for a phase 2 of free agency. It seems like the entire league has been quiet this whole summer. Theres a bunch of good players still unsigned. Headlined by Sexton at this point. But you have a bench scorer in Schroder.

Sixers can get more shooting with Monk or Lamb

Backup bigs headlined by Whiteside, but you still have Morris who wants to come here. Paschal. And even Hollywood Hernangomez.

 

Wonder if its almost time where we can land any of these guys for the minimum.

I’d be happy with Morris. This team has lacked toughness. Adding Morris along with Tucker would solve that. 

I'm sure by the time this arena is built the sixers will have stopped being relevant again and no one will want to go to the games anyway  

 

Boston gives Robert Williams, Jalen Brown, 3 1sts for KD. Boston becomes the Hands on favorite to win the title the next 4 years. Tatum not having to be the #1 will do wonders for his career, he looked way over his head in the finals.

Nets turn around and package those picks with theirs for 6 total 1st rounders to Utah with some salary swap to get Donovan Mitchell. We know Danny Ainge wants picks for him over anything else.

The money works. Convince Kyrie to stay and sign an extension by showing him the monster lineup you’ve made and that he’s the bona fide #1 option on a genuinecontender.

Kyrie-Donovan-Brown-Simmon-Williams

Best defensive front court in the league, 3 dominant scoring options, Simmons can be the point forward a la Draymond Green and not need to be a scorer with this lineup, and Seth Curry could be 6th man of the year

That's the best deal for the Nets I've seen and probably the best one they're going to get. 

23 hours ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Lol if Boston doesn’t make this trade i can’t imagine brown being thrilled to once again be put on the block. Seems like he’s already irritated  

Just saying brown is a free agent at the end of the 23-24 season. He could walk if he gets irritated enough with Boston. Harris and potentially harden off the books that offseason. Could potentially have a trio of embiid, brown and maxey if things fell into place 

I'm not convinced that Embiid won't be starting the downside of his career by the 24/25 season. 

9 hours ago, Gannan said:

That's the best deal for the Nets I've seen and probably the best one they're going to get. 

That’s not how the do trades though.  Just so you know. 

32 minutes ago, 4for4EaglesNest said:

That’s not how the do trades though.  Just so you know. 

 

 

No fat offseason Harden yet....

Someone on Twitter called him Slimbo Slice 

Pelicans can get some money back if Zion's weight or BF% go over a certain amount.

https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/268113/Zion-Williamsons-Contract-Can-Be-Reduced-If-Weight-Body-Fat-Go-Over-Predetermined-Amount

 

and, 

 

LOL at Draymond Green

Draymond Green reportedly "wants" and believes he is deserving of a four-year max contract extension, sources told Anthony Slater and Marcus Thompson II of The Athletic.

Green will be eligible for the extension on August 3.

The forward, who will make $25.8 million next season, has a player option in 2023-24. Green could opt out and sign a four-year extension, which would be worth $138.4 million.

The Warriors currently have no plans to offer Green the max extension, according to reports. The Athletic adds that Steph Curry would be unhappy should the team lose Green because they did not want to pay him.

Green is willing to explore "outside options" to receive a deal closer to what he's looking for. 

Green would be 37 years old at the end of his desired extension. 

F 

 

 

Ultimate stretch 4?

 

37 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

 

The Tucker contract was 100% tampering as obvious as can be. I hope Morey gets a legitimate punishment for it because he is an idiot. I hope it doesnt hurt the team badly, because the fans dont deserve to suffer more than our horrible GMs already make us.

On Harden, its really interesting that a few years ago the NBA changed rules to try to limit players switching teams. And yet, its also against the law to have future deals in place with your own players? Thats entirely counter-intuitive to the NBAs mission for stability of rosters. 

I expect something to come down on them for Tucker. If anything happens on the Harden situation Ill be very annoyed about that.

1 hour ago, HazletonEagle said:

The Tucker contract was 100% tampering as obvious as can be. I hope Morey gets a legitimate punishment for it because he is an idiot. I hope it doesnt hurt the team badly, because the fans dont deserve to suffer more than our horrible GMs already make us.

On Harden, its really interesting that a few years ago the NBA changed rules to try to limit players switching teams. And yet, its also against the law to have future deals in place with your own players? Thats entirely counter-intuitive to the NBAs mission for stability of rosters. 

I expect something to come down on them for Tucker. If anything happens on the Harden situation Ill be very annoyed about that.

Ive been reading articles about they think Morey and Harden have a wink wink deal. Where Harden took the hit this year with it being understood that Harden will recoup what he gave up this year next year. 

So probably won't find out about harden till after this season, they think harden opts out then Morey gives him his max contract for helping them out this year. If that happens you guys can take your harden did a great thing and shove it. 

1 hour ago, Bwestbrook36 said:

Ive been reading articles about they think Morey and Harden have a wink wink deal. Where Harden took the hit this year with it being understood that Harden will recoup what he gave up this year next year. 

So probably won't find out about harden till after this season, they think harden opts out then Morey gives him his max contract for helping them out this year. If that happens you guys can take your harden did a great thing and shove it. 

That was always the case to happen if he plays better than he did this past year for the sixers and closer to what he once was. Hence the 1+1 contract set up. 

you think the Sixers are going to give him a max contract anyway if he looks the same as this year in 22-23 and he’s another year older?

I’d be willing to bet if he plays as poorly in the postseason next year and like he did during the regular season that the Sixers are not going to give him a max contract. and he’d be stupid to opt out of $36 million at that point cause it would be obvious he is just shot and older. 

 it is OK to hate on James Harden for a lot of things. heck i do and I’m not a huge James harden fan since ASU. Imo he’s one of the most overrated players in nba history as he’s always come up short in the biggest moments. Also he could’ve been better if he actually took better care of himself.

But he could have said F the sixers. I want the $47 million, opted in and the sixers roster is basically what it was last year without tucker and house. If you don’t like those two guys fine. However the Sixers team is better today than it was last year because he decided to not opt into that contract regardless of what happens after this year. There’s no argument about that. If he miraculously returns to form it was a calculated gamble by him. However he still helped the sixers roster construction for this year. Cause without him willingly doing so, the sixers don’t have the roster they do. As much as i dislike harden he could’ve just pulled a lillard and took the most money and not cared and gambled that he would be better in 22-23 and pocketed $47 and then (in his mind) a potential Max next offseason  

that said I don’t know how they go after the sixers for tampering and not the Knicks. for weeks before the playoffs even ended was known they were going to go after Brunson. And put out there they were going to give him $100+ million. So i don’t know how the Knicks aren’t being investigated in all this either cause that has been reported during the playoffs before the finals