I’ll up you: a completely unweighted 30-team lottery. That would legitimately give mediocre teams a path to contention, not reward losing teams, and weaken some of the superstar tampering that causes players to quit halfway through a contract because the place they want to go might not be the best place in a year. And…

The best part was how Lebron was far, far away from wanting the ball at the end, lest he had to go to the free-throw line.

NBA is meta entertainment. The drama far exceeds the on-court product.

How did they screw over a guy who voluntarily signed to play for four years and played barely more than half that?

I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see Kyrie there.

old enough to remember Alcindor and Robertson

With player movement and guys whining about their contracts two years before they expire, I think planning for the current year only is a perfectly valid strategy. Most draft picks bomb anyway.

Hinkie succeeded.

Well, all it takes is one injury and one Draymond nut-punch and you can swing a couple of Finals games. Maybe with a little more luck...

I don’t care about loyalty, but I do think it’s decent and honorable to fulfill a legal contractual obligation one willingly agreed to.

I’m down for all 30 teams in an unweighted lottery each year. Immediately removes incentive for losing, immediately weakens player manipulation into superteams, and immediately allows a path for mediocre but well-managed teams to become contenders.

call me old-fashioned but signing for millions of dollars and then missing my prime in my chosen profession (digging ditches) would really dampen my legacy

my guess is Lebron didn’t want a hit to his Legacy TM by missing the playoffs, plus he’ll be another year older next year.

hard to imagine this could’ve stayed in-house but if Rich Paul hadn’t tried a power move, it might’ve worked

windhorst is Lebron’s second-favorite chess piece after the horsey

Scares you? In Trump’s world? Please.

And AD bailing 18 months before his contract ends isn’t vindictive?

The bet here is that this is not the 76ers playoff roster.

Harris is ninth in 3-point shooting (fourth among players who shoot with any volume at all). Can rebound, defend, and pass. I’d rather have him that Jimmy B myself.

Brewer wasn’t resigned. Muscala was held in check by short man Kyle Lowry last night. McConnell is a great gamer in short bursts, Scott at least seems to play hard. I’d be really surprised if they don’t trade Fultz in the next day.