2023-24 NBA Free Agency 06/30 at 6PM

[JayBirdHawk]

3 minutes ago, Phunkabilly said:

Holy smokes!  Is this the first time the $60M/year mark has been eclipsed?

I think when Lillard signed his PTL extension it was 2yrs/$121 million.

[Jdawgflow]

So is Giannis a 2+1 or full 3 years?

[JayBirdHawk]

1 minute ago, Jdawgflow said:

So is Giannis a 2+1 or full 3 years?

2+1

 

 

[bird_dirt]

1 hour ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Woah!!!

 

 

$62 mil a year, only to get bottled up by someone making $15.5 mil a year. 

[bird_dirt]

Giannis: I will only stick around if you build a championship contending team around me. 
 

Also Giannis: Give me $62 mil a year and use up two roster spots with my brothers. 

[JayBirdHawk]

2 minutes ago, bird_dirt said:

$62 mil a year, only to get bottled up by someone making $15.5 mil a year. 

Duuuude!

$62 mil over 4 years, bottling up $62 mil a year. 

[JayBirdHawk]

Damn - he always seem to play well against us.

 

 

[kg01]

29 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Damn - he always seem to play well against us.

 

 

Yeah, that's an early Halloween present from the horcats to us.  

[Jdawgflow]

5 hours ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Damn - he always seem to play well against us.

 

 

They knew Smith was the Ish.

[JayBirdHawk]

 

 

[kg01]

1 minute ago, JayBirdHawk said:

 

 

Haha, Harden missed the bus like Kriss Kross.

Who remembers that song?  I'm old. 

[Spud2nique]

Harden a foo  

[macdaddy]

We are going to be sending out a lot of players to match Giannis when we trade for him this summer.

[theheroatl]

2 hours ago, JayBirdHawk said:

 

 

That is hilarious

[macdaddy]

2 hours ago, JayBirdHawk said:

 

 

James shows up for the team flight

[JayBirdHawk]

2 hours ago, macdaddy said:

We are going to be sending out a lot of players to match Giannis when we trade for him this summer.

Only $48 mil to match - CC and Dre is $40 mil 

[warcore]

23 hours ago, kg01 said:

Haha, Harden missed the bus like Kriss Kross.

Who remembers that song?  I'm old. 

I played it at work for some youngins last week.... can't remember why though. 

[JayBirdHawk]

Harden had returned with the intention of reacclimating himself with the team, knowing assistant coach Rico Hines—his primary workout trainer—would be traveling along with the rest of the supporting staff, sources say. Initially, staying back was interpreted as a suggestion rather than a mandate, sources say. Harden proceeded to participate in portions of the session with the intention of joining the the team on the flight to Milwaukee that afternoon. After practice, Harden arrived at the fixed-base operator airport to board the team flight, but he was stopped by a security official who notified him that he was not permitted to accompany the team, sources say.

 

– via Chris Haynes @ Bleacher Report

 Rico Hines, Trade, James Harden, Philadelphia 76ers

 

General manager Elton Brand and head coach Nick Nurse spoke to Harden to explain that the organization prefers he accepts and follows their workout plan, which includes staying at the practice facility while the team is away, sources say. It was expounded that the workout program includes monitoring his measurables and speed with their tracking system, which is located at the facility. The Sixers’ two-way players would also be staying back in Philadelphia with Harden, as well as a trainer with whom he regularly works. Harden, frustrated, departed the airport without further incident, sources say.

 

– via Chris Haynes @ Bleacher Report

[AHF]

This feels like there is more to the story.  If they didn't tell him to stay home until then, it almost has to be an intentional provoking of Harden.  If they did tell him, he blew them off and this was more about not letting him get away with it.  Either way, more to the story.

[JayBirdHawk]

NBA to investigate James Harden's absence for tonight's game against Milwaukee

Adrian Wojnarowski: ESPN asked the NBA about James Harden and new Player Participation policy. League is investigating. NBA spokesman Mike Bass: “We’re looking into the facts around James Harden’s availability tonight to determine whether an approved reason exists for his lack of participation.”

 

– via Twitter wojespn

 Top Rumors, Mike Bass, James Harden, Philadelphia 76ers