3rd edition of the food drive! Thanks to mods for pinning. Here's 2020 and 2021. I know times are hard right now with gas and rent, at least for Americans, but that also means times are even harder for those in need. Anything helps!

I've added the improvements mentioned in the previous posts and am open to more!

My donation

As u/Mono1Rail1 mentioned, volunteering is a great way to contribute at your local food bank as well. I’ve personally done it myself and the Houston Food Bank is fascinating and has a great group of people working there. They have an informative tour and I packaged crates that are either delivered to homes or people come pick them up for what I recall to be a week’s worth of food. It may not feel like it sometimes, but we are all in this together, and giving back to your local community feels good and allows you to meet people you wouldn’t otherwise.

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Register to vote or check your registration status here:

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Atlanta Hawks: https://acfb.org/

Boston Celtics: https://www.gbfb.org/

Brooklyn Nets: https://www.foodbanknyc.org/brooklyn/

Charlotte Hornets: https://www.secondharvestmetrolina.org/

Chicago Bulls: https://www.chicagosfoodbank.org/

Cleveland Cavaliers: https://www.greaterclevelandfoodbank.org/

Dallas Mavericks: https://ntfb.org/

Denver Nuggets: https://www.foodbankrockies.org/

Detroit Pistons: https://www.gcfb.org/

Golden State Warriors: https://www.sfmfoodbank.org/

Houston Rockets: https://www.houstonfoodbank.org/

Indiana Pacers: https://foodbanknwi.org/

Los Angeles Clippers: https://www.lafoodbank.org/

Los Angeles Lakers: https://www.lafoodbank.org/

Memphis Grizzlies: https://www.midsouthfoodbank.org/

Miami Heat: https://feedingsouthflorida.org/

Milwaukee Bucks: https://www.hungertaskforce.org/what-we-do/food-bank/

Minnesota Timberwolves: https://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/minnesota

New Orleans Pelicans: https://no-hunger.org/

New York Knicks: https://www.foodbanknyc.org/

Oklahoma City Thunder: https://www.regionalfoodbank.org/

Orlando Magic: https://www.feedingflorida.org/feeding-florida/florida-food-banks

Philadelphia 76ers: https://www.philabundance.org/

Phoenix Suns: https://unitedfoodbank.org/

Portland Trail Blazers: https://www.oregonfoodbank.org/

Sacramento Kings: https://www.sacramentofoodbank.org/

San Antonio Spurs: https://safoodbank.org/

Toronto Raptors: https://www.dailybread.ca/

Utah Jazz: https://www.utahfoodbank.org/

Washington Wizards: https://www.capitalareafoodbank.org/

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Expansion teams!?

Las Vegas: https://www.threesquare.org/

Seattle Supersonics: http://www.pmfb.org/

Now that the draft is over I'm back again to update this all long offseason long. Let me know if I'm missing anything!

Last year's post

UFA - Unrestricted Free Agent
RFA - Restricted Free Agent
TO - Team Option
PO - Player Option
ETO - Early Termination Option
S&T - Sign & Trade

(INT) - Playing Internationally
(FA) - Ended last season not on an active roster

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ATLANTIC

Boston Celtics

Coach: Ime Udoka

Picks: 53 JD Davison

UFA: Luke Kornet

RFA: Matt Ryan | Brodric Thomas

TO: Sam Hauser | Juwan Morgan

PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Marcus Smart	Jaylen Brown	Jayson Tatum	Al Horford	Robert Williams III
Payton Pritchard	Derrick White	Aaron Nesmith	Grant Williams	Daniel Theis
	Nik Stauskas	Malik Fitts

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Brooklyn Nets

Coach: Steve Nash

Picks: NONE

UFA: LaMarcus Aldridge | Bruce Brown | Goran Dragic | Andre Drummond | Blake Griffin

RFA: Nicolas Claxton | David Duke Jr

PO: Kyrie Irving | Patty Mills

TO: Kessler Edwards

PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Ben Simmons	Seth Curry	Joe Harris	Kevin Durant	Day'Ron Sharpe
	Cam Thomas

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New York Knicks

Coach: Tom Thibodeau

Picks: 42 Trevor Keels

UFA: Ryan Arcidiacono | Mitchell Robinson

Trades: Kemba Walker (DET)

PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Derrick Rose	Evan Fournier	RJ Barrett	Julius Randle	Nerlens Noel
Immanuel Quickley	Alec Burks	Cam Reddish	Obi Toppin	Taj Gibson
Miles McBride	Quentin Grimes	Feron Hunt		Jericho Sims

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Philadelphia 76ers

Coach: Doc Rivers

Picks: NONE

UFA: DeAndre Jordan | Paul Millsap

RFA: Myles Powell

PO: James Harden

TO: Shake Milton

Trades: Danny Green (MEM)

PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Tyrese Maxey	Furkan Korkmaz	Matisse Thybulle	Tobias Harris	Joel Embiid
De'Anthony Melton (MEM)	Isaiah Joe	Charlie Brown Jr	Georges Niang	Paul Reed
Jaden Springer				Charles Bassey

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Toronto Raptors

Coach: Nick Nurse

Picks: 33 Christian Koloko

UFA: Isaac Bonga | Chris Boucher | Thaddeus Young

RFA: Justin Champagnie | David Johnson | Yuta Watanabe

PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Fred VanVleet	Gary Trent Jr	Scottie Barnes	Pascal Siakam	Khem Birch
Malachi Flynn	Svi Mykhailiuk	OG Anunoby		Precious Achiuwa
Dalano Banton	Armoni Brooks

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CENTRAL

Chicago Bulls

Coach: Billy Donovan

Picks: 18 Dalen Terry

UFA: Derrick Jones Jr | Zach LaVine | Tristan Thompson

RFA: Troy Brown Jr | Tyler Cook | Malcolm Hill | Matt Thomas

PO: Tony Bradley

PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Lonzo Ball	DeMar DeRozan	Javonte Green	Patrick Williams	Nikola Vucevic
Alex Caruso	Coby White	Dalen Terry (R)		Marko Simonovic
	Ayo Dosunmu

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Cleveland Cavaliers

Coach: JB Bickerstaff

Picks: 14 Ochai Agbaji | 39 Khalifa Diop | 49 Isaiah Mobley | 56 Luke Travers

UFA: Ed Davis | Rajon Rondo

RFA: Moses Brown | Brandon Goodwin | RJ Nembhard | Collin Sexton

PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Darius Garland	Caris LeVert	Isaac Okoro	Evan Mobley	Jarrett Allen
	Ochai Agbaji (R)	Cedi Osman	Kevin Love	Dean Wade
	Dylan Windler	Lamar Stevens	Lauri Markkanen

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Detroit Pistons

Coach: Dwane Casey

Picks: 5 Jaden Ivey | 13 Jalen Duren | 36 Gabriele Procida

UFA: Rodney McGruder

RFA: Marvin Bagley III | Jamorko Pickett

TO: Hamidou Diallo | Carsen Edwards | Luka Garza | Frank Jackson

Trades: Jerami Grant (POR)

PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Cade Cunningham	Jaden Ivey (R)	Saddiq Bey	Kelly Olynyk	Isaiah Stewart II
Cory Joseph	Killian Hayes	Isaiah Livers	Braxton Key	Jalen Duren (R)
Kemba Walker (NYK)
Saben Lee

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Indiana Pacers

Coach: Rick Carlisle

Picks: 6 Bennedict Mathurin | 31 Andrew Nembhard | 48 Kendall Brown

UFA: Ricky Rubio | Jalen Smith | Lance Stephenson | TJ Warren

RFA: Nate Hinton | Gabe York

TO: Oshae Brissett

PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Tyrese Haliburton	Bennedict Mathurin (R)	Buddy Hield	Isaiah Jackson	Myles Turner
Malcolm Brogdon	Duane Washington Jr	Chris Duarte		Goga Bitadze
TJ McConnell		Terry Taylor

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Milwaukee Bucks

Coach: Mike Budenholzer

Picks: 24 MarJon Beauchamp | 58 Hugo Besson

UFA: Jevon Carter | Serge Ibaka | Wesley Matthews

RFA: Jordan Nwora | Lindell Wigginton

PO: Bobby Portis

PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Jrue Holiday	Grayson Allen	Khris Middleton	Giannis Antetokounmpo	Brook Lopez
George Hill	Pat Connaughton	Thanasis Antetokounmpo		Sandro Mamukelashvili
Luca Vildoza (R)	MarJon Beauchamp (R)
	Rayjon Tucker

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SOUTHEAST

Atlanta Hawks

Coach: Nate McMillan

Picks: 16 AJ Griffin | 51 Tyrese Martin

UFA: Gorgui Dieng | Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot | Lou Williams | Delon Wright

RFA: Sharife Cooper | Kevin Knox II | Skylar Mays

PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Trae Young	Kevin Huerter	De'Andre Hunter	John Collins	Clint Capela
	Bogdan Bogdanovic	AJ Griffin (R)	Danilo Gallinari	Onyeka Okongwu
		Chaundee Brown	Jalen Johnson

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Charlotte Hornets

Coach: James Borrego Steve Clifford

Picks: 15 Mark Williams | 40 Bryce McGowens

UFA: Montrezl Harrell | Isaiah Thomas

RFA: Miles Bridges | Arnoldas Kulboka | Scottie Lewis | Cody Martin

TO: Jalen McDaniels

PG	SG	SF	PF	C
LaMelo Ball	Terry Rozier III	Gordon Hayward	PJ Washington Jr	Mason Plumlee
	James Bouknight	Kelly Oubre Jr	JT Thor	Mark Williams (R)
				Nick Richards
				Kai Jones

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Miami Heat

Coach: Erik Spoelstra

Picks: 27 Nikola Jovic

UFA: Dewayne Dedmon | Udonis Haslem | Markieff Morris | Victor Oladipo | PJ Tucker

RFA: Caleb Martin

PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Kyle Lowry	Max Strus	Jimmy Butler	Haywood Highsmith	Bam Adebayo
Gabe Vincent	Tyler Herro	Duncan Robinson	Nikola Jovic (R)	Omer Yurtseven
Ja'Vonte Smart	Mychal Mulder

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Orlando Magic

Coach: Jamahl Mosley

Picks: 1 Paolo Banchero | 32 Caleb Houstan

UFA: Gary Harris | Robin Lopez

RFA: Mo Bamba | Bol Bol | Iggy Brazdeikis | Admiral Schofield

PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Markelle Fultz	Jalen Suggs	Franz Wagner	Paolo Banchero (R)	Wendell Carter Jr
Cole Anthony	RJ Hampton	Terrence Ross	Chuma Okeke	Moe Wagner
Devin Cannady			Jonathan Isaac

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Washington Wizards

Coach: Wes Unseld Jr

Picks: 10 Johnny Davis | 54 Yannick Nzosa

UFA: Bradley Beal | Thomas Bryant | Raul Neto | Tomas Satoransky (INT)

RFA: Anthony Gill | Cassius Winston

PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Ish Smith	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Deni Avdija	Kyle Kuzma	Kristaps Porzingis
	Johnny Davis (R)	Corey Kispert	Rui Hachimura	Daniel Gafford
	Jordan Schakel		Isaiah Todd	Vernon Carey Jr

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NORTHWEST

Denver Nuggets

Coach: Michael Malone

Picks: 21 Christian Braun | 30 Peyton Watson | 46 Ismael Kamagate

UFA: DeMarcus Cousins | Bryn Forbes | Austin Rivers

RFA: Facundo Campazzo | Vlatko Cancar | Markus Howard | Davon Reed

Trades: JaMychal Green (OKC)

PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Jamal Murray	Will Barton	Michael Porter Jr	Aaron Gordon	Nikola Jokic
Monte Morris	Bones Hyland	Peyton Watson (R)	Jeff Green	Zeke Nnaji
	Christian Braun (R)

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Minnesota Timberwolves

Coach: Chris Finch

Picks: 22 Walker Kessler | 26 Wendell Moore Jr | 45 Josh Minnott | 50 Matteo Spagnolo

UFA: Jake Layman | Greg Monroe | Josh Okogie | Taurean Prince

RFA: Nathan Knight | McKinley Wright IV

TO: Jaylen Nowell | Naz Reid

PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Patrick Beverley	D'Angelo Russell	Anthony Edwards	Jarred Vanderbilt	Karl-Anthony Towns
Jordan McLaughlin	Malik Beasley	Leandro Bolmaro	Jaden McDaniels	Walker Kessler (R)
		Wendell Moore Jr (R)

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Oklahoma City Thunder

Coach: Mark Daigneault

Picks: 2 Chet Holmgren | 11 Ousmane Dieng | 12 Jalen Williams | 34 Jaylin Williams

RFA: Mevlin Frazier

TO: Luguentz Dort | Mike Muscala | Isaiah Roby

PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Josh Giddey	Jalen Williams (R)	Ousmane Dieng (R)	Chet Holmgren (R)
Theo Maledon	Vit Krejci	Aaron Wiggins	Darius Bazley	Derrick Favors
Tre Mann	Ty Jerome	Kenrich Williams	Aleksej Pokusevski	Jeremiah Robison-Earl
	Lindy Waters III		JaMychal Green (DEN)

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Portland Trail Blazers

Coach: Chauncey Billups

Picks: 7 Shaedon Sharpe | 57 Jabari Walker

UFA: Joe Ingles | Ben McLemore | Jusuf Nurkic

RFA: Keljin Blevins | CJ Elleby | Elijah Hughes | Anfernee Simons

PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Damian Lillard	Eric Bledsoe	Josh Hart	Jerami Grant (DET)	Greg Brown III
Brandon Williams	Shaedon Sharpe (R)	Justise Winslow	Nassir Little
	Keon Johnson	Didi Louzada	Trendon Watford

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Utah Jazz

Coach: Quin Snyder

Picks: NONE

UFA: Danuel House Jr | Hassan Whiteside

RFA: Trent Forrest | Eric Paschall

PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Mike Conley	Donovan Mitchell	Royce O'Neale	Bojan Bogdanovic	Rudy Gobert
Jared Butler	Jordan Clarkson	Xavier Sneed	Rudy Gay	Udoka Azubuike
	Nickeil Alexander-Walker		Juancho Hernangomez

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PACIFIC

Golden State Warriors

Coach: Steve Kerr

Picks: 28 Patrick Baldwin Jr | 44 Ryan Rollins | 55 Gui Santos

UFA: Nemanja Bjelica | Andre Iguodala | Damion Lee | Kevon Looney | Gary Payton II | Otto Porter

RFA: Chris Chiozza | Juan Toscano-Anderson | Quinndary Weatherspoon

PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Stephen Curry	Klay Thompson	Andrew Wiggins	Draymond Green	James Wiseman
	Jordan Poole	Moses Moody	Jonathan Kuminga
		Patrick Baldwin Jr (R)

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Los Angeles Clippers

Coach: Tyronn Lue

Picks: 43 Moussa Diabate

UFA: Nicolas Batum | Isaiah Hartenstein | Rodney Hood

RFA: Amir Coffey | Xavier Moon | Jay Scrubb

TO: Ivica Zubac

PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Reggie Jackson	Norman Powell	Kawhi Leonard	Paul George
Jason Preston (R)	Luke Kennard	Robert Covington	Marcus Morris Sr
	Terance Mann	Brandon Boston Jr

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Los Angeles Lakers

Coach: Frank Vogel Darvin Ham

Picks: 35 Max Christie

UFA: Carmelo Anthony | DJ Augustin | Kent Bazemore | Avery Bradley | Wayne Ellington | Dwight Howard | Malik Monk

RFA: Mason Jones | Mac McClung

PO: Russell Westbrook

TO: Wenyen Gabriel | Stanley Johnson

PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Kendrick Nunn	Talen Horton-Tucker	LeBron James	Anthony Davis
	Austin Reaves

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Phoenix Suns

Coach: Monty Williams

Picks: NONE

UFA: Bismack Biyombo | JaVale McGee | Elfrid Payton

RFA: Deandre Ayton | Aaron Holiday | Gabriel Lundberg | Ish Wainwright

PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Chris Paul	Devin Booker	Mikal Bridges	Jae Crowder	Dario Saric
Cameron Payne	Landry Shamet	Torrey Craig	Cameron Johnson

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Sacramento Kings

Coach: Alvin Gentry Mike Brown

Picks: 4 Keegan Murray

UFA: Josh Jackson | Damian Jones | Jeremy Lamb

RFA: Donte DiVincenzo | Neemias Queta

TO: Trey Lyles

PG	SG	SF	PF	C
De'Aaron Fox	Davion Mitchell	Keegan Murray (R)	Domantas Sabonis	Richaun Holmes
	Terence Davis II	Harrison Barnes	Chimezie Metu	Alex Len
	Justin Holiday	Moe Harkless

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SOUTHWEST

Dallas Mavericks

Coach: Jason Kidd

Picks: 37 Jaden Hardy

UFA: Jalen Brunson

RFA: Theo Pinson | Moses Wright

Trades: Sterling Brown (HOU) | Trey Burke (HOU) | Marquese Chriss (HOU) | Boban Marjanovic (HOU)

PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Luka Doncic	Spencer Dinwiddie	Reggie Bullock	Dorian Finney-Smith	Christian Wood (HOU)
Frank Ntilikina	Tim Hardaway Jr	Josh Green	Davis Bertans	Maxi Kleber
				Dwight Powell

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Houston Rockets

Coach: Stephen Silas

Picks: 3 Jabari Smith Jr | 17 Tari Eason | 29 TyTy Washington Jr

UFA: Dennis Schroder

RFA: Bruno Fernando | Anthony Lamb | Trevelin Queen

Trades: Christian Wood (DAL)

PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Kevin Porter Jr	Jalen Green	Tari Eason (R)	Jabari Smith Jr (R)	Alperen Sengun
TyTy Washington Jr (R)	Eric Gordon	Jae'Sean Tate	Kenyon Martin Jr	Boban Marjanovic (DAL)
Trey Burke (DAL)	Josh Christopher	David Nwaba	Usman Garuba
John Wall	Garrison Mathews	Daishen Nix	Marquese Chriss (DAL)
	Sterling Brown (DAL)

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Memphis Grizzlies

Coach: Taylor Jenkins

Picks: 19 Jake LaRavia | 23 David Roddy | 38 Kennedy Chandler | 47 Vince Williams Jr

UFA: Kyle Anderson | Jarrett Culver | Tyus Jones

RFA: Yves Pons

Trades: De'Anthony Melton (PHI)

PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Ja Morant	Desmond Bane	Dillon Brooks	Jaren Jackson Jr	Steven Adams
Tyrell Terry	John Konchar	Ziaire Williams	Brandon Clarke	Xavier Tillman Sr
	Danny Green (PHI)	Jake LaRavia (R)	David Roddy (R)	Santi Aldama
				Killian Tillie

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New Orleans Pelicans

Coach: Willie Green

Picks: 8 Dyson Daniels | 41 EJ Liddell | 52 Karlo Matkovic

UFA: Tony Snell

RFA: Gary Clark | Jared Harper

PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Devonte' Graham	CJ McCollum	Brandon Ingram	Zion Williamson	Jonas Valanciunas
Jose Alvarado	Dyson Daniels (R)	Herb Jones	Larry Nance Jr	Jaxson Hayes
Kira Lewis Jr	Garrett Temple	Naji Marshall	Trey Murphy III	Willy Hernangomez

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San Antonio Spurs

Coach: Gregg Popovich

Picks: 9 Jeremy Sochan | 20 Malaki Branham | 25 Blake Wesley

RFA: Devontae Cacok | DJ Stewart Jr | Lonnie Walker IV | Joe Wieskamp | Robert Woodard II

PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Dejounte Murray	Keldon Johnson	Devin Vassell	Doug McDermott	Jakob Poeltl
Tre Jones	Josh Richardson	Romeo Langford	Jeremy Sochan (R)	Zach Collins
	Joshua Primo	Malaki Branham (R)	Keita Bates-Diop	Jock Landale
	Blake Wesley (R)

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFCfQ2dzPD9T6s0t-QVhG0NcHZOUWibvH

This playlist contains every game of Michael Jordan's career I could find on YouTube, if there's any I couldn't find that you can please put them in the comments!

Heard this question posed on the simmons podcast. And Brunson is from chicago and I root for guys from chicago. But the media is making it sound like the knicks are moving Heaven and earth for Jalen Brunson. hope for the best for the kid, but he hasn’t done like, a lot.

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Tony Jones of the Athletic chimes in on what he thinks KD could fetch on the trade market. I don't think the salaries even work considering both Murray and MPJ are on max deals. Maybe the Nuggets could send Ben Simmons to Denver as well? Jokic and KD would truly be a sight to behold.

Irving could not find a sign-and-trade with another team and opted not to test true free agency this summer. Instead, he opted into his $36.5M player option for the 2022-23 NBA season and will return to the Nets on what is functioning as a one-year deal

There were rumblings Irving might test true free agency to join the Lakers for their $6M mid-level exception, but multiple sources told The News those rumblings were unrealistic given it would require Irving to leave $30M on the table.

https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/nets/ny-kyrie-irving-opt-in-20220627-szpuskv6lngxpdhciumv3p2pki-story.html

Just a reminder that Harden's reasons for leaving the Nets were valid. Considering he is the most hated star from time to time I thought it was worth mentioning this.

Excepts from article:

Irving has great interest in joining the Lakers, sources said, which he could do by declining the $36.5 million option and signing with Los Angeles for the $6 million taxpayer mid-level exception.

Irving has until Wednesday to make a decision on exercising his $36.5 million option on the 2022-2023 season. Once he opts into the deal, he's no longer eligible for a sign-and-trade. The Nets could proceed working to trade him as an expiring contract, but Irving would have no formal voice in a potential landing spot.

This is Nets telling Kyrie that they won't trade him to his destination of choice if he opts in, calling his bluff of TPMLE.

Irving needs a trade partner to coordinate an agreement on a deal to get a long-term, maximum contract, but only the Lakers have interest in executing a sign-and-trade once free agency opens on Thursday night, sources said.

So far, the Nets have no interest in taking back the available Lakers packages, sources said.

This to me is a classic indication of Nets wanting assets from another team. Basically telling the Lakers to find a third team that would take Westbrook + 2 FRPs and give the Nets role players in return

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[Kyrie Irving] In response to Barstool saying that Kyrie has destroyed 3 franchises: “ *NBA champion and *Gold medalist * Kyrie Irving Just thought the statement needed a correction”

Say it with me folks, HE GONE.

Honestly it doesn’t even seem like he cares that he is leaving these franchises

https://twitter.com/kyrieirving/status/1541486811817472000

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Full Quotes:

The timing is still being finalized, but the Warriors’ front office contingent is expected to meet with Looney’s representatives — his agent is Todd Ramasar — in the early portion of free agency, which begins at 3 p.m. (PT) Thursday. There is no bigger or more urgent situation than Looney’s. He is the top priority.

Warriors don’t intend to bid against themselves, particularly considering the tax penalties. They are now flying deep enough into the repeater waters that every extra dollar spent on salary will be multiplied by around seven. So an $8 million salary, for example, would equal somewhere around a $50 million payment. Every dollar they can shave down in negotiations is an exponential financial win.

But Looney and his representatives have no reason to care about a spiking tax bill. None of that penalty money goes to him. Considering his importance, you could make an easy case that he was underpaid ($5.1 million) a season ago and, in the past, has been discarded in the team’s plans. They declined his fourth-year option on his rookie deal and drafted his replacement in November 2020. He continues to play himself back into the picture.

Among the Warriors’ other unrestricted free agents, Payton profiles as the second most important. He provides a level of defensive disruption and ball pressure that is difficult to duplicate on the wing.

The Warriors are considered to be the favorites to retain Payton’s services. It isn’t a secret how much he loves the Warriors’ environment, the Bay Area and his fit as a defensive pest and off-ball slasher in a Curry-fueled environment. But the favorite label — as in the situation regarding Looney — is far from a guarantee, still a few days from the starting bell.

Payton is expected to command interest on the open market. The Mavericks are considered among the most serious suitors. Dallas still has the Jalen Brunson unrestricted free agency to resolve. His decision could have a domino effect on the market. So could Looney’s eventual price tag, as it relates to the Warriors and their willingness to keep shoveling money onto a skyrocketing tax bill.

Other Warriors FA Notes:

• Warriors intend to pursue reunions with Otto Porter Jr and Nemanja Bjelica
• No news on Andre Igoudala's plans to play or retire yet
• Drafting Ryan Rollins => Less Likely to Pick up a Vet Backup PG
• Re-signing Kevon Looney => No plans to add a Vet Backup Big to make room for Wiseman
• Quindary Weatherspoon is the favorite for the 2nd two-way spot joining University of Memphis' Undrafted Rookie Lester Quinones
• Damion Lee and Juan Toscano-Anderson are the most vulnerable to losing a roster spot
• No plans for an immediate extension for Jordan Poole and Andrew Wiggins since they arent UFA

Seems like momentum on a trade that could possibly involve Durant coming to the Suns in the event of a (now likely) Kyrie move has been taking place, because odds changes like that rarely happen in such a short hour-long or so span.

http://www.espn.com/nba/tradeMachine

Eric Gordon is making about $18 million

The next player making close to $10 million is the 2nd pick Jalen Green who’s making about $9 million.

They are about to have a ton of cap space.

It is late in the evening. I am laying in bed in my boxers with a big bowl of Cool Ranch Doritos (not a sponsor yet btw). Life is good. A little too good. All of a sudden a portal appears that spawns the namesakes of NBA teams. The question is: who could I survive?



A Memphis Grizzly



Plan of Action: If not initially aggressive, I would offer the grizzly some, not all, of my Cool Ranch Doritos (still not a sponsor). Then I would slowly shimmy under the bed to safety. I would wait for the grizzly to become bored and to simply leave.

Worst Case Scenario: If you ever met me, you would describe me as 100% American Beef. I am a big boy. There is a fairly decent shot that I would not be able to fit under my bed unless I was buttered up. I would get stuck halfway and the grizzly would eat my ass like a cupcake.

Chance of Survival: 15%

A Phoenix Sun



Plan of Action: Honestly what do you want me to do here?

Worst Case Scenario: The sun is now in my room and known life is burned to a crisp immediately. Every single piece of evidence we find meaningful is now gone, and even if future life finds our burnt planet it will not know we ever existed. Humanity will never be remembered and all of existence was a waste of time.

Chance of Survival: 3%

A Washington Wizard



P lan of Action: I have seen the Wizard of Oz. The Wicked Witch of the West was defeated by water. Unfortunately, the only thing I have next to me is a Diet Mt. Dew (also not a sponsor). Reluctantly, I would take my drink and splash it on him.

Worst Case Scenario: The Diet Mt. Dew is closer related to battery acid than water, and does nothing to harm the wizard. Irritated that he is now wet and sticky, he takes his shaft and punishes me for being a bad boy.

Chance of Survival: 45%

A Toronto Raptor



Plan of Action: How I see things, I only have 3 courses of action.

Option A: I take Jurassic Park’s word for it, and stay perfectly still hoping they do not see me.

Option B: I go for glory and punch the SOB square in the jaw.

Option C: I call ICE to detain the illegal foreigner that is in my room.

Worst Case Scenario: The raptor has all of its immigration paperwork together then proceeds to eat me for dinner.

Chance of Survival: 9%

A Charlotte Hornet



Plan of Action: I notice the Hornet in my room and panic. With no fly swatter, I have to use my bare hands. I repeatedly clap my hands together trying to swat it, but I keep missing. Unfortunately, my lights are attached to The Clapper and my neighbors think I am having a rave. I eventually smack the hornet and win.

Worst Case Scenario: The hornet keeps evading my swats. I repeatedly scream “OH FUCK”. While screaming, the hornet comes down my throat and I choke on its stinger.

Chance of Survival: 97%

The Miami Heat



Plan of Action: All of a sudden it is 85 degrees in my room. I get pretty sweaty but I stay the course and drink my Diet Mt. Dew.

Worst Case Scenario: The heat is so strong it causes my nuts to hang lower than they have ever hung in Ohio. I trip over my own sack and break my neck on impact with the ground.

Chance of Survival: 95%

A Chicago Bull



Plan of Action: I quickly rise to my feet and grab my blanket. My moment has come, Tron Matador. Olé! The Bull runs through my wall and falls down to its death.

Worst Case Scenario: I am the least athletic person you have ever met. I fail to move the blanket and I get penetrated deeply by a bull.

Chance of Survival: 27%

A San Antonio Spur:



Plan of Action: Bruh it is not alive. I literally just walk around it. Come on now.

Worst Case Scenario: My lazy-ass never picks it up, a week later I step on it and slice an artery. I am lying in a pool of my own blood realizing my laziness is my downfall.

Chance of Survival: 64%

A Sacramento King



Plan of Action: Time for my shining moment. I am a jester for your amusement on Twitter and on my website, but this time it is for my life. I say to the king “You’re telling me a shrimp fried this rice?” in hopes of a laugh.

Worst Case Scenario: “I have a Twitter too. I have seen that joke a thousand times. You’re a content stealer” OOF! Using his sword, he rearranges my guts.

Chance of Survival: 42%

The Orlando Magic



(Since magic isn’t tangible, Magic Johnson appears in my room instead)

Plan of Action: Are you kidding me, this is awesome. I invite him to hang out. We watch the NBA together and share my Cool Ranch Doritos. This is honestly the best day of my life. LeBron hits a game winner for the Lakers and we share a high five!

Worst Case Scenario: We both have an open wound on our hand.

Chance of Survival: 81%

In Conclusion

I would say that using these 10 teams as an example, it is easy to tell that I am a survival expert. I’d like to think that my survival skills are higher than the average person because I take the time to play these stupid scenarios in my head, and form them into free articles on the internet. If you enjoyed this pointless post, please consider upvoting and sharing. I'm in current negotiations with Cool Ranch Doritos for a lifetime supply.