[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

I’ll say it made the games a bit more entertaining than a normal regular season game which is all I had hoped for.

I never thought it’d match or come close to the actual playoffs it’s more just to spice up the long regular season since I don’t see them shortening it. For that scope I think it was a success last year but we’ll see how it is going forward.

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Damn that’s really unfortunate, hope he’s able to come back strong next year.

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Important Tournament Dates:

Group Play Begins: Nov. 12

Semifinals: Dec. 14

Final: Dec. 17


Groups

Western Conference Group A:

  • Minnesota Timberwolves
  • Los Angeles Clippers
  • Sacramento Kings
  • Houston Rockets
  • Portland Trail Blazers

Group B:

  • Oklahoma City Thunder
  • Phoenix Suns
  • Los Angeles Lakers
  • Utah Jazz
  • San Antonio Spurs

Group C:

  • Denver Nuggets
  • Dallas Mavericks
  • New Orleans Pelicans
  • Golden State Warriors
  • Memphis Grizzlies

Eastern Conference Group A:

  • New York Knicks
  • Orlando Magic
  • Philadelphia 76ers
  • Brooklyn Nets
  • Charlotte Hornets

Group B:

  • Milwaukee Bucks
  • Indiana Pacers
  • Miami Heat
  • Toronto Raptors
  • Detroit Pistons

Group C:

  • Boston Celtics
  • Cleveland Cavaliers
  • Chicago Bulls
  • Atlanta Hawks
  • Washington Wizards

~~> Similar to the 2023 edition of the tournament, teams will participate in group play on Tuesdays and Fridays from Nov. 12 through Dec. 3. The teams at the top of each group will advance to the single-elimination knockout rounds, while one wild card team from each conference will also be included.~~

Found a better explanation:

From Nov. 12 to Dec. 3, each team will play four games — one game against each team in its group (two at home and two on the road). Eight teams will advance to the knockout rounds (six group winners and two wild-card teams in each conference) consisting of single-elimination games in the quarterfinals, followed by the semifinals and championship. The championship will be held at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Feel like even after someone explains to him he’s Joyboy he’s still not going to get it/respond to it lol

[-] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

Yeah really hasn’t been a weak chapter this arc I feel like. Will be interesting to see if next arc is also a fast paced one since the giants will have more lore I’m sure.

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[-] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

You may have done so already but you may want to see if the PSL is on the ballot where you are.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

Feel like it’s still fairly easy to find alternative means thankfully but I do like being able to pause or watch on a slight delay without missing anything so it’s annoying the games are now on 3 different services.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

Some more info:

Under the new NBA television deals with ESPN, NBC and Amazon Prime, the regular season would feature national telecasts nearly seven days a week, according to sources briefed on the agreements.

The NBA will borrow a page from the NFL, as following the end of football’s regular season, NBC will have the NBA succeed the highest-rated primetime show on television, “Sunday Night Football,” while, on Thursdays, Amazon will do the same after its TNF coverage concludes.

During the entire regular season, Amazon Prime Video is anticipated to have its other games streamed predominantly on Friday nights and Saturdays.

NBC will have games throughout the full NBA season on Tuesdays. Peacock, NBC’s streaming service, is expected to have exclusive telecasts on Mondays. Peacock will also simulcast all the NBC games.

ESPN will slightly cut down on the amount of regular-season games, going from around 100 now to the range of 80. During the NFL season, it will have its games on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, with its Saturday night game being its special ABC window. Later in the year, after the NFL, ESPN will have Friday night action, as well.

All three platforms will have playoff games, while Amazon Prime Video will be the home of the In-Season Tournament. Amazon and NBC will alternate showing conference finals. ESPN will have a conference final and the NBA Finals each season.

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The NBA and network executives finalized contracts that will make NBC and Amazon Prime Video new partners, while maintaining ABC/ESPN as the home of the NBA Finals, under agreements that will extend for 11 seasons and be worth $76 billion, according to executives with direct knowledge of the deals.

While the NBA and its partner agreed to all the language, incumbent TNT Sports continues to threaten to match. The CEO of TNT Sports’ parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Zaslav, has publicly stated he may attempt to use language in the current contract to remain involved with the NBA. If Zaslav goes through with that, he is expected to target Amazon’s package.

RIP Inside the NBA it was great while it lasted. Another great thing Zaslav has ruined.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Charlotte is in the list twice, spotrac makes it look like it’s the 1st apron they’re capped at but I’m not sure if that’s been updated with recent transactions yet.

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The list of teams that are hard capped: $178.1M- 1st Apron

  • Atlanta (sign-and-trade)
  • Brooklyn (sign-and-trade)
  • Charlotte (sent out cash)
  • Chicago (non- tax ML)
  • Dallas (sign/trade |Non-tax ML)
  • Golden St. (sign/trade | Non-tax ML)
  • Houston (biannual/prior TE)
  • LA Clippers (non-tax ML)
  • New Orleans (Expanded TE)
  • OKC (Expanded TE)
  • Sacramento (sign-and-trade)
  • Toronto (Expanded TE)
  • Washington (Expanded TE/sign-and-trade)

$188.9M- 2nd apron

  • Charlotte (sent out cash)
  • Denver (tax ML)
  • Indiana (sent out cash)
  • New York (aggregation)
[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Thanks! Figure we gotta start somewhere and hopefully we keep growing with each season.

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New Philadelphia 76ers star Paul Georgesaid a “disrespectful” initial contract offer and the lack of a no-trade clause were among the reasons he left his hometown LA Clippers after five seasons.

George, who signed a four-year, $212 million contract to join the 76ers last week, said the Clippers initially offered him two years and $60 million last fall during in-season negotiations that he eventually tabled in February.

“I’m like, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa,” George said on his podcast, “Podcast P.” “Two years, 60? That’s crazy! I’m not signing that.”

When negotiations resumed after the season, George wanted a no-trade clause to go with a three-year, $150 million offer from the Clippers. But he said LA didn’t want to include a no-trade clause or a fourth season on the deal, leading to his decision to team up with NBA MVP center Joel Embiid and 2024 Most Improved Player recipient Tyrese Maxey in Philadelphia.

Quoted most of it here but if anyone wants a 30-day Athletic pass to read the rest just pm me.

I know he was looking for a 4 year deal but the fact that he would’ve taken 3 if it included a no trade clause is new and a bit of a head scratcher that the Clippers were willing to let him walk over that. Presumably they offered him the 3 to match with Kawhi and the plan would be to have them play out the contacts to get people in the new stadium even if they’re not contenders. But it was pretty clear that this team wasn’t going far so maybe the tax bill was too high even for the Clippers.

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Without having looked too closely it looks like they merged a couple of already announced trades so that things would work cleaner with the cap.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Think this is the first time I’ve seen 2nd round pick swaps lmao

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To Kings: DeMar DeRozan.

To Bulls: Chris Duarte, two second-round picks, cash.

To Spurs: Harrison Barnes, unprotected 2031 pick swap.

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Puts the Lakers under the 2nd Apron

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[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Very likely, you can tell the mileage is getting to him despite him still playing very well. His main desire was to play with his son so I think he’ll play out the 2 years and retire but he could surprise us too.

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