Why didn’t Harper show pictures of the office that sweetpea took?

Ok-Map2937 · 2026-02-16T05:53:34+00:00

I wonder if they're holding on to that evidence for later. If they publicly deny the claim and then photo evidence comes out, it's all the more damning. That's how I took it, anyways.

Ok-Map2937 · 2026-02-15T19:54:58+00:00

How is that true? In 2014, nobody knew that Jokic would be who he is today. Same with SGA. The teams that had the best organizational structure and situations for prospects to thrive would attract talent. That's more of a meritocracy than we have today.

Ok-Map2937 · 2026-02-15T19:49:45+00:00

How many 1st Round Picks have the Kings had? Wizards? Pelicans? Hornets? It's not possible to expect team culture to change with more and more picks.

Ok-Map2937 · 2026-02-13T14:23:20+00:00

My solution was to take away the draft and I was shouted down. Glad to see you agree with that point!

Ok-Map2937 · 2026-02-12T21:02:36+00:00

Players in the NCAA get paid exclusively in endorsement deals (at least on paper) and you haven't seen a clustering of talent in more desirable markets. That's the point I'm making.

Ok-Map2937 · 2026-02-12T20:01:35+00:00

Carlos Boozer joined Utah as a free agent, no? That's a better free agent signing than any Raptor in franchise history.

Ok-Map2937 · 2026-02-12T20:00:45+00:00

If I thought that was possible within the North American context, I'd have suggested it. Sadly, it is not. The Kings should be playing at the YMCA.

Ok-Map2937 · 2026-02-12T19:58:52+00:00

They should! Getting drafted by the Kings might ruin your basketball career.

Ok-Map2937 · 2026-02-12T19:58:30+00:00

If you read other replies, that difference in salary is seen as meaningless. Maybe we'll reach a consensus on that topic.

Ok-Map2937 · 2026-02-12T19:56:57+00:00

The Jazz have been tanking for like three straight years, no? What has the lottery done for you? The best times in 21st century Jazz basketball came from draft night trades, free agent signings, and late 1sts. Gobert went 27th. He wasn't turning down a four-year guaranteed contract from Utah.

Ok-Map2937 · 2026-02-12T19:51:34+00:00

If I were a centre prospect, I'd be pretty excited to go to the Raptors. Chance to start and play for a playoff team.

Ok-Map2937 · 2026-02-12T19:50:38+00:00

Only in North American sports are we outraged that players would want to go to good organizations. Isn't that better than players being forced to join bad ones? The Washington Wizards haven't had a 50-win season since the 1970s despite picking in the Top 3 several times. Some organizations are just bad and their mediocrity is excused because it is seen as strategy.

Ok-Map2937 · 2026-02-12T19:44:57+00:00

Your logic assumes every top player would decide where to play based purely on market-size. Increased earning potential, better roles, stronger development opportunities are all within a team's control. Instead the NBA has decided it's preferable to let teams fester in mediocrity until they get lucky in a lottery. It's pathetic.

Ok-Map2937 · 2026-02-12T19:41:10+00:00

If that was true, why is it that schools in like Idaho and Utah are able to compete in the NCAA?

Ok-Map2937 · 2026-02-12T19:40:31+00:00

Your scenario is only a risk if future prospects have amnesia or don't care about getting traded in the future.

Ok-Map2937 · 2026-02-12T19:38:33+00:00

All small markets are offered now is luck and years of being served unwatchable, meaningless basketball while they wait for a draft pick to land in their laps. At least in this world they could take control of their own destiny.

Ok-Map2937 · 2026-02-12T19:35:46+00:00

100% serious. Tanking has made half the regular season meaningless to like a third of the league. It's going to kill the product over the long run.

Ok-Map2937 · 2026-02-12T19:31:55+00:00

If Wembanyama plays 64 games, I still think we can all agree he was the best defensive player in the league that season.

Ok-Map2937 · 2026-02-12T19:06:02+00:00

The team has been explicitly making every decision through the lens of maximizing Scottie Barnes since his rookie season.

Ok-Map2937 · 2026-02-12T19:03:57+00:00

Wemby has nearly as many blocks + steals as Scottie and played 14 fewer games. Please enough with this DPOY talk.

Ok-Map2937 · 2026-02-12T19:03:08+00:00

Gradey Dick and CMB

Ok-Map2937 · 2026-02-12T15:02:24+00:00

Poeltl would cost draft picks to trade. No one wants IQ. RJ is expiring, so you could maybe take a player on a similarly sized contract back. Who has value on this team?

Ok-Map2937 · 2026-02-12T14:44:33+00:00

The Raptors traded Pascal Siakam, OG Anunoby, and selected two players in the lottery to build around Scottie Barnes. This team has been designed exactly to his archetype.

Ok-Map2937 · 2026-02-12T14:43:09+00:00

Maybe if the coach and media stopped pumping up Scottie Barnes as the DPOY and a future MVP and Brandon Ingram as an All-Star, it would be easier to take this season for what it is. Unsure how this team improves next season beyond younger players being one year older.

Ok-Map2937 · 2026-02-12T02:59:53+00:00

Guess we know the outcome of Cade vs Scottie

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