By DY_nasty Go To Postand now we take a duke player
welp
Greatest Hornet since Gerald Henderson.
By joefu Go To PostWhat's the 411 on Josh Richardson? psy liked him right? lolsy liked justise winslow too
Any chance you can trade a promising young combo guard to get your daughter's hubby, you gotta do it.
By domino Go To Postthats gotta be awkward for your father in law to be your bossDoc would rather coach him than Austin
some dudes are holding some big Ls right now
Mannion, Dotson, and such thought they would be gone by now
Mannion, Dotson, and such thought they would be gone by now
By The Frankman Go To PostAny chance you can trade a promising young combo guard to get your daughter's hubby, you gotta do it.They don't need a combo guard
By RATHasReturned Go To Post
I've seen that look from Bob before and it's not good.
Goodbye forever Slaent 😔
Keep my name out ya mouf @pinlonv and you shall prosper
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https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/rockets-owner-tilman-fertitta-is-hellbent-on-reducing-payroll-avoiding-luxury-tax-per-report/
Most broke owner in the fuking league , how did the NBA let this shit happen. "buys" the team for $2.2 billion ffs smh
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https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/rockets-owner-tilman-fertitta-is-hellbent-on-reducing-payroll-avoiding-luxury-tax-per-report/
The Houston Rockets continue to take calls on trades involving stars Russell Westbrook and James Harden, but according to Kelly Iko and David Aldridge of The Athletic, their interest in such moves go beyond basketball. Owner Tilman Fertitta "is hellbent on reducing payroll and getting the Rockets out of the luxury tax business for the foreseeable future," according to Aldridge and Iko.
That makes plenty of sense in light of both Fertitta's history as owner of the Rockets and what is known about his personal financial situation. The Rockets have not once paid the luxury tax under Fertitta. They have, in fact, taken a number of aggressive steps in the opposite direction to avoid it despite having a contending roster. In the summer of 2018, they let starting small forward Trevor Ariza leave for nothing on a one-year deal after coming a game away from the NBA Finals. At the 2019 trade deadline, they gave away a first-round pick to get off of the final season of Brandon Knight's deal while also frantically cutting salary, including James Ennis, to duck under the tax line. There were theoretical ways for the Rockets to add more money at the 2020 trade deadline as well, but they chose not to.
Fertitta's own finances may contribute to that thriftiness. Fertitta had less than $300 million in cash when he purchased the Rockets, according to Forbes, but used a somewhat unusual deal structure to secure the team. In addition to assuming some debt and taking out a loan from previous owner Leslie Alexander, he sold over $1.4 billion in bonds to finance the purchase. That left him very heavily leveraged, and the coronavirus made matters significantly worse.
Fertitta's fortune was made in the restaurant and casino business. Neither industry is doing particularly well during the pandemic. Fertitta took out a $300 million loan at a steep 13 percent interest rate to keep his business afloat in April, according to the Houston Chronicle. The Rockets, like the rest of the NBA, lost a good deal of revenue last season when the league was forced to shut down in March. They will lose more next season, when arenas will, at best, be only partially filled. Most projections have the league losing somewhere between 30-40 percent of its revenue, and while the league will recoup some losses in the form of increased escrow withholdings out of player salaries (up to 18 percent from the usual 10), owners are going to take the brunt of the hit here.
Most broke owner in the fuking league , how did the NBA let this shit happen. "buys" the team for $2.2 billion ffs smh
how do you take out a loan from the previous team owner to help "buy" the team im fuking dead. how does the NBA approve of this.
need a donald sterling moment here. gotta be him saying some foul shit he said on tape somewhere
need a donald sterling moment here. gotta be him saying some foul shit he said on tape somewhere
By pilonv1 Go To PostI've seen that look from Bob before and it's not good.
Goodbye forever Slaent 😔
By pilonv1 Go To PostEnjoy being a broke boi smokypilonv bounces back quickly as Cedric Ceballos going for a rebound.
By Kabro Go To Postpilonv bounces back quickly as Cedric Ceballos going for a rebound.no reason to call him a scrub...☹️
By Kabro Go To Postthey already gave them the pick didn't they?
Mavs needed two-way players in the worst way so it's not surprising for them to make these moves. Terry I guess will be the Curry replacement.
We still have a million guards so I feel like more trades are coming.
We still have a million guards so I feel like more trades are coming.
By Kabro Go To Postthey?that's who Jaden McDaniels was, the Lakers pick. Thought it was too late after they picked and traded that player to expand the trade🤷🏾♂️
there was speculation it would be a 3way trade and OKC acquiring one more pick from philly.
By Kabro Go To Postpilonv bounces back quickly as Cedric Ceballos going for a rebound.
I've always got a second jump in me for smokey
By blackace Go To Postso word is Klay blew his leg out in a pickup game?unconfirmed achilles tear.
Shams reported "heel injury"
By Kabro Go To Postunconfirmed achilles tear.I saw the reports earlier... just heard it was a pickup game or something
Shams reported "heel injury"
I wake up to the news the Knicks passed on the best player in the draft and a future MVP. 2020 ain't so crazy after all.
It appears that the Pels current strategy is to develop who they have, pay some vets, and then use all these future picks they traded for to fill out the bench when the roster starts to become too expensive. Or just use them in a trade for better players.
By DY_nasty Go To Poststill can't believe this is the timelineYou getting some BBB apparel?