Offseason Thread

[Roy H.]

[Daryl] Morey said he and many others don't consider the Lakers' 2019-20 title a "genuine championship," according to The Athletic.

"Had the Rockets won the title, I absolutely would have celebrated it as legitimate, knowing the immense effort and resilience required. Yet, everyone I speak to around the league privately agrees that it doesn?t truly hold up as a genuine championship. Perhaps the lasting legacy of the NBA bubble is that the NBA should be proud of its leadership at both the beginning and end of the pandemic, even though the champion will forever be marked by an asterisk."

It was a really odd championship, but I still consider it legitimate.

[Moranis]

[Daryl] Morey said he and many others don't consider the Lakers' 2019-20 title a "genuine championship," according to The Athletic.

"Had the Rockets won the title, I absolutely would have celebrated it as legitimate, knowing the immense effort and resilience required. Yet, everyone I speak to around the league privately agrees that it doesn?t truly hold up as a genuine championship. Perhaps the lasting legacy of the NBA bubble is that the NBA should be proud of its leadership at both the beginning and end of the pandemic, even though the champion will forever be marked by an asterisk."

It was a really odd championship, but I still consider it legitimate.

Morey just taking a shot at Lebron. 

[SparzWizard]

[Daryl] Morey said he and many others don't consider the Lakers' 2019-20 title a "genuine championship," according to The Athletic.

"Had the Rockets won the title, I absolutely would have celebrated it as legitimate, knowing the immense effort and resilience required. Yet, everyone I speak to around the league privately agrees that it doesn?t truly hold up as a genuine championship. Perhaps the lasting legacy of the NBA bubble is that the NBA should be proud of its leadership at both the beginning and end of the pandemic, even though the champion will forever be marked by an asterisk."

It was a really odd championship, but I still consider it legitimate.

It's not legit imo. More than half the league couldn't play/had to stay home. The Lakers were all fully healthy at the right time. LeBron has two asterisks on his rings. And the Lakers, post-Kobe, for some reason can only win mickey mouse trophies like the Summer League in 2017, the 2020 bubble chip, and the IST in 2024.

[radiohead]

https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1951036775868080529

Some Knicks fans aren?t happy about this.

[Who]

https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1951036775868080529

Some Knicks fans aren?t happy about this.

That is not too bad. $150mil / 4 years. Around $37.5mil per year for Mikal Bridges. That is not All-Star money. Sub-All-Star which is what Mikal Bridges has been for them.

[Neurotic Guy]

https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1951036775868080529

Some Knicks fans aren?t happy about this.

That is not too bad. $150mil / 4 years. Around $37.5mil per year for Mikal Bridges. That is not All-Star money. Sub-All-Star which is what Mikal Bridges has been for them.

I guess there is still money out there for good non-stars. So if this is market-setting to some extent it?s really at least a notch below Bridges who will bear the brunt of the enormous top tier salaries.

[Csfan1984]

Mikal Bridges reminds me of Jeff Green. Good player with plenty of talent doesn't go after it every game and settles to just being there. And now like Jeff Green got a bag based on his upper limit potential but will probably never live up to that salary.