The NBA Thread

[chrisnu]

The Bucks were 30th in team defense last season, and are now 3rd.

The Lakers' defense is historically bad. I hope they keep it up.

[Philip J. Fry]

[Philip J. Fry]

Grizzlies...

[EyesWideOpen]

So all the complaints about Kobe being selfish he is now the only player in NBA history with 30,000 points and 6,000 assists. He is currently ranked 26th all time in assists.

And on an assist related note: Andre Miller is 9th all time in assists. That is crazy!

[MadMan]

Wait Kobe actually passes once in a while? Shocker :P

[Dukefrukem]

In Atlanta tonight.

[Ezee E]

In Atlanta tonight.

The 76ers probably have even less. Wow. That's embarassing.

[Dukefrukem]

4.5 steps?

[EyesWideOpen]

Random thoughts from today:

The Cavs were up 21-0 on the Hornets tonight.

When I think of Kobe I think of him playing a ton of games since he came out of high school but he's actually only 23rd all time in games played. Derek Fisher has played in more games than Kobe Bryant has. Although if he continues to not get injured over this season and the next (which he said would be his last) he'll end up around 5th or 6th.

Juwan Howard played in more NBA games than Shaq.

[Philip J. Fry]

This Grizzlies-Spurs game is insane.

[Philip J. Fry]

Like seriously, what a game!

[Philip J. Fry]

And it seems like Rajon Rondo will go to Dallas for Brandan Wright, Jameer Nelson, Jae Crowder and two picks (a future first and second).

As if the West wasn't fun enough.

[EyesWideOpen]

I love Rondo! Glad to see him go to a contender.

[Philip J. Fry]

It's official. Rajon Rondo and Dwight Powell to Dallas in exchange of Brandan Wright, Jameer Nelson, Jae Crowder, a 2015 first round draft pick, and a 2016 second round draft pick.
The Celtics also waive Vitor Faverani to match the roster numbers.

[shaun]

Man, I really like Brad Stevens so it's a shame he wont get a fair shot by coaching such a shit team.

Also, the Celtics probably should have traded Rondo 2 years ago.

[Dukefrukem]

Yeh they should have. There goes my C games for the year. At least with Rondo they were watchable.

[EyesWideOpen]

The Pistons who were previously 5-23 have gone 5-0 since letting Josh Smith go. The Rockets have gone 3-3 since picking him up.

[Philip J. Fry]

Trade time!!!

Cleveland gets:
- Iman Shumpert
- J. R. Smith
- OKC's first round pick.

Oklahoma City gets:
- Dion Waiters

NY Knicks gets:
- Lou Amundson
- Alex Kirk
- Lance Thomas
They also waived Samuel Dalembert.

Cleveland didn't improve much and J. R. Smith could backfire, they still can't defend the paint.
New York Knicks might be even worse than Philly now but has more money!
OKC is even better (I mean, waiters for a draft pick and a benchwarmer?) and I really want to see those Western playoffs now. I really do.

[MadMan]

The Pistons who were previously 5-23 have gone 5-0 since letting Josh Smith go. The Rockets have gone 3-3 since picking him up.

I noticed that too last night. I wonder if that will continue.

[Dukefrukem]

My god.

https://vine.co/v/OpevzaX3vzD

[EyesWideOpen]

Let this sink in: Amare Stoudamire is the second highest paid player in the NBA. He's not even in the top 100 players in the league.

[EyesWideOpen]

The Lakers started Kobe at point guard today against the Cavs and he had 17 assists.

Crazy trade talk that looks like it's going to happen:

Nets get:
Lance Stephenson
Kendrick Perkins

Hornets get:
Jarrett Jack
Jeremy Lamb

Thunder get:
Brook Lopez

[MadMan]

Let this sink in: Amare Stoudamire is the second highest paid player in the NBA. He's not even in the top 100 players in the league.

Letting him leave was a smart move on the Suns part. Robert Saver's cheap ways paid off back then.

[EyesWideOpen]

Holy shit. Klay Thompson just scored 52 points in 33 minutes. He scored an NBA record 37 points in one quarter. He hit all 13 of his shots in that quarter including 9 three pointers.

[MadMan]

That's ridiculous.

As is the fact that the Nets were down by over 40 points by halftime against the Clippers.