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I knew the defense story would be BS, but I didn't think it was this weak. Really the only thing that Ballmer is saying is "they scammed me, they are scammers". It's really just a deflection technique, because the legitimacy of the company doesn't really matter. For example, Delta is a...

If the NBA lets this slide, they are basically legalizing circumventing the cap. Any owner can pay any sponsor to pay their athlete a contract that exists if and only if they player for that owner's team. The only thing you can't do is have it on a piece of a paper. Ryan Smith if you're out...

My guess is that there will be some kind of slap on the wrist for “negligence” and then they will establish more concrete safe guards. There will be no proof that Ballmer knew where his money was going, and the NBA will sweep this under the rug. I feel uncomfortable with any endorsement deal...

Yeah, IMO it doesn't matter if the company was a fraud company or not. It does seem like Ballmer is trying to deflect attention away and play victim. In reality, the issue is that he gave money to a company (fraud or not) and that company gave money to Kawhi to play for the Clippers. Had the...

Cuban's defense is also Ballmer's defense. So best case scenario for Ballmer: he gave a company $50M, they gave that money to Kawhi without his knowledge, and the reason they give Kawhi money is because they are also invested in the success of the team because they are sponsors. He is the victim...

Clippers....but yeah that's the argument. For Cuban's argument to hold true, scam tree company would have to determine that their sponsorship is worth>$48M (that's the new figure) greater with Kawhi on the Clips so they give Kawhi $48M to do nothing besides play for the Clippers. And maybe that...

They were a sponsor of the Clippers, IIRC they were actually the jersey sponsor for the Clippers. So if Kawhi is on the Clippers (and thus the team is better w/more attention), the value the scam tree company gets from their sponsorship is greater.

Here's what will happen. The NBA will determine that scam tree company acted alone and did not collaborate with Ballmer or the Clippers. However, the NBA will fine Ballmer for negligence. The fine will be the equivalent of any of us buying a pack of gum.

I watched the Cuban-Torre follow up. Both agree that Leonard was paid by scam tree company to play for the Clippers. The disagreement comes from whether or not Ballmer and the Clippers knew about it and the extent of their involvement. Cuban says scam tree company circumvented the cap on their...

On paper he is still a good player. I don’t think he’s as good as the numbers say, but it looks like he can still play. Won’t kill the tank but way above the level of incoming young guys.

The NBA is highly incentivized to not report anything. Anything that makes the league look "rigged" or unfair is bad for biz. The league is very good at putting things away. Players obviously don't care, they're simply getting paid more. Even if one owner feels butthurt about getting screwed...

I'd be surprised if this amounts to any "wrong doing" at all. If you do any penalty for the Clips, it opens up everyone else to the possibility that they could be punished. These guys are billionaires, bending the rules is kind of their thing. It's the reason why Cuban was so quick to defend...

Leif is proof that Locke is the undisputed content GOAT.

Ballmer and the other owners will squash this. Everyone is guilty, the owners have more resources than the NBA to fight a legal battle.

Lauri can handle double teams against very poor competition, but really struggles against better talent. He’s just not super comfortable under pressure. NBA defenders can take him away 1v1. This isn’t anything new, of course….we all know Lauri is not a self creating player.

It’s hard to get back into that 2022 mindset without revisionist history, but maybe the lesson here is to give an edge to the guy with a more simpler path to being a role player? I think THT had more “potential” because he could do more on ball stuff + if he could shoot he could be very good in...

No such thing as too many young players, but I don’t think he’s any good. To his credit, he did shoot the ball well in the G-League two years ago so maybe he’s not hopeless.

Who can and cannot play in the NCAA is unclear and confusing. So many pros will be playing in the NCAA next year. Guess it depends on the type of contract someone signs….if Lopez signed a deal that made him ineligible, his management fumbled the bag.

I wonder if Karin Lopez got trapped in a multi-year deal or something. Can’t imagine NBL competes with NCAA money wise.

Thank god my past self did not betray me