NBA 2020 NBA Offseason Thread

[Gecklund]

Sources are saying the Thunder are now shopping both Ricky Rubio and Kelly Obure for more f***ing draft picks.

Presti can't be stopped. He's a mad man who hungers for picks.

I mean understandable. That team isn't winning anything any time soon. Build from the draft and hope one of your 17 first round selections in the next 5-6 years turns into a superstar and then trade the rest for another superstar and good role players.

 

[Halladay]

Klay suffered a leg injury. Getting tests done.

 

[Voight]

 

[Avs_19]

Klay suffered a leg injury. Getting tests done.

Sounds really bad too. Hopefully it ends up being something minor.

 

[The Night King]

This sucks.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

At least for Warriors it happened before draft and FA so they can look to address position if its serious

 

[Avs_19]

Damn. Worst case scenario.

 

[Breakers]

Love Klay as a player.

I remember Kobe saying he would have loved to have played with Klay, probably because he doesn’t need the ball, plays amazing defense, and is a knockdown shooter.

 

[CokenoPepsi]

Sucks for the Warriors .

Damn if Thompson didn't take it to the hoop in game 6 who knows

 

[dahrougem2]

If this is an achilles tear, his career is probably over.

 

[dahrougem2]

Yep. There it is. Woj tweeting that Klay has officially suffered a season ending achilles tear.

We won't be seeing him play basketball until 2022, and at that point it will have been almost 3 full years since playing an NBA game and he'll be 32 years old.

As sad as it might be, I think he's finished.

 

[Gecklund]

Yep. There it is. Woj tweeting that Klay has officially suffered a season ending achilles tear.

We won't be seeing him play basketball until 2022, and at that point it will have been almost 3 full years since playing an NBA game and he'll be 32 years old.

As sad as it might be, I think he's finished.

I don’t know about finished. He will still be a great shooter. He might move to more of a Korver role but finished seems a little far.

 

[dahrougem2]

I don’t know about finished. He will still be a great shooter. He might move to more of a Korver role but finished seems a little far.

Keep in mind not just basketball players, but athletes in general tend not to come back very well after tearing their achilles.

He's not only got that to worry about, but he's coming off a torn ACL in his other leg. 3 full years off of basketball, two incredibly major tears and surgeries and turning 32 for a guy that relies on his knees/legs so much to get his shot off.

If he does come back, I think he'll be a very limited bench player the rest of his career.

 

[MMC]

 

[BostonBob]

 

[yvrtojfk]

Why would the Pacers do this? How does this help them at all?

 

[MMC]

 

[Avs_19]

Yep. There it is. Woj tweeting that Klay has officially suffered a season ending achilles tear.

We won't be seeing him play basketball until 2022, and at that point it will have been almost 3 full years since playing an NBA game and he'll be 32 years old.

As sad as it might be, I think he's finished.

I don’t know about finished. He will still be a great shooter. He might move to more of a Korver role but finished seems a little far.

It's tough to say how he'll come back because we've never really seen anything like this before but none of the outcomes seem great. One positive in this situation could be that Klay has never been an explosive player who relies on his athleticism at the offensive end. He barely even dribbles in a lot of games and still scores a ton. His shot is so good and quick to get off that I could see him come back and still be an elite shooter.

However, his defense is what really makes him a special player and it's hard to imagine him being anywhere close to the level he was. That's where he actually needs some quickness and the lateral mobility to stay in front of guys. I think the days of him being a great two-way player capable of guarding multiple positions are gone. It might be tough for him to even be an average wing defender when he comes back.

 

[dahrougem2]

It's tough to say how he'll come back because we've never really seen anything like this before but none of the outcomes seem great. One positive in this situation could be that Klay has never been an explosive player who relies on his athleticism at the offensive end. He barely even dribbles in a lot of games and still scores a ton. His shot is so good and quick to get off that I could see him come back and still be an elite shooter.

However, his defense is what really makes him a special player and it's hard to imagine him being anywhere close to the level he was. That's where he actually needs some quickness and the lateral mobility to stay in front of guys. I think the days of him being a great two-way player capable of guarding multiple positions are gone. It might be tough for him to even be an average wing defender when he comes back.

So much of that shooting is that explosiveness through his shot, though, and he's not going to have that anymore.

I remember watching Kobe through his final years after all of his injuries and, while he was older than Klay, it was incredibly apparent that he just couldn't jump the same way anymore.

I'm not expecting Klay to return to basketball if I'm being honest. Not after 3 years off and two of the worst basketball injuries possible.

 

[Avs_19]

So much of that shooting is that explosiveness through his shot, though, and he's not going to have that anymore.

I remember watching Kobe through his final years after all of his injuries and, while he was older than Klay, it was incredibly apparent that he just couldn't jump the same way anymore.

I'm not expecting Klay to return to basketball if I'm being honest. Not after 3 years off and two of the worst basketball injuries possible.

He's not one of these guys who relies heavily on his lower body for his shooting. He barely jumps and it comes more from his arms. Most of his shots are also created by others/screens so it's not like he needs to beat anyone off the dribble. The fact that he's 6'7" and can shoot over a lot of defenders helps him as well. Again, we have no idea how he'll look so it's tough to say but I think there's a path for him to still be a threat offensively.

 

[Breakers]

I could be wrong

but I don’t think Hayward is making this decision from a financial perspective more personal and team fit.

I just can’t imagine his agent advising him on this.

$34 million in this climate.

 

[cgf]

If this is an achilles tear, his career is probably over.

Klay is really committed to being a modern Allan Houston...this really sucks.

 

[Voight]

I could be wrong

but I don’t think Hayward is making this decision from a financial perspective more personal and team fit.

I just can’t imagine his agent advising him on this.

$34 million in this climate.

I was surprised as well but I'd guess hes hoping a desperate team like the Knicks will give him similar money and more term. I also thought he'd perform much better under Stevens than he did.

 

[Say Hey Kid]

• Lakers acquire top sixth man Harrell, agent says
• Kings giving Fox 5-year, $163M max extension
• Agent: Harris back to Brooklyn for 4 years, $75M
• Howard leaving L.A., joins 76ers on 1-year deal
• Hawks, Gallinari near $61.5M deal, agent says
• Bertans sticks with Wizards on 5-year, $80M deal
• Wolves, Beasley agree to 4-year deal worth $60M
• Source: Mavs' Burke staying put on 3-year deal

 

[MMC]