2020-21 Around the NBA Thread

[Mainstreet]

LaMelo Ball of Charlotte is expected to miss remainder of the season with a fracture to right wrist.

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[Mainstreet]

NBA could have lots of money in next NBA rights deal.

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[AzStevenCal]

NBA could have lots of money in next NBA rights deal.

“The NBA’s current deal pays over $2 billion per year, and it could increase that figure to $8 billion in its next agreement with partners Turner Sports and ESPN.”

I did not see that coming. Quite the opposite.

 

[Mainstreet]

I did not see that coming. Quite the opposite.

I understand the NFL received a new television deal. The NBA might be doing the same?

 

[AzStevenCal]

I understand the NFL received a new television deal. The NBA might be doing the same?

The last TV deal involved a huge jump that caught almost everyone by surprise, I didn't expect that to happen again. If anything, I thought the money might be even less. I know that they've talked about live sports being the only defense against modern viewing habits but I'm really surprised by this news.

 

[Hoop Head]

Sounds sort of like posturing by the NBA in an attempt to safe guard themselves from another pandemic or incident that shuts down live attendance. I doubt they'll get 4 times what they are now but doubling it seems plausible.

 

[Mainstreet]

@AzStevenCal @Hoop Head

The future looks pretty encouraging with the current NBA deal running through the 2024-25 season.

There is a lot of worldwide interest in he NBA, reportedly more than the NFL. The NBA even has a $1.5 streaming deal with a Chinese company.

By Jabari Young, CNBC article:


After the National Football League celebrated its history-making 11-year contract worth more than $100 billion, attention shifted to the NBA’s deal, which runs through the 2024-25 season. Early thinking within league circles suggests the NBA will seek a $75 billion rights package, up from its current $24 billion deal, which pays $2.6 billion per year.

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The NBA has a good reason to seek more money for its rights. The league has more global appeal than the NFL and has a younger demographic, too, as Generation Z continues to support the NBA and Gen Alpha appears to continue the trend.


https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/22/nba...pshare|com.apple.UIKit.activity.PostToTwitter

 

[Mainstreet]

Added respect for Kawhi Leonard. That's a beautiful house.

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[Ronin]

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Knicks forward Julius Randle has been fined $15K for "directing inappropriate language toward a game official and public criticism of the officiating."

The incident occurred at end of 101-100 OT home loss 76ers on Sunday. Randle made comments on officiating at postgame interview

 

[Mainstreet]

@Ronin

I will raise you one.

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[Ronin]

@Mainstreet thats a double whammy because Siakam is former nmsu Aggie.

 

[Mainstreet]

@Mainstreet thats a double whammy because Siakam is former nmsu Aggie.

I think he should be traded to the Suns for that. Stronger discipline is required.

Forgot he was an Aggie.

 

[Ronin]

I think he should be traded to the Suns for that. Stronger discipline is required.

Forgot he was an Aggie.

Um what?

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[Mainstreet]

Um what?

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I bet a lot of teams forgot because Siakam was selected 27th in the first round in the 2016 draft.

But we got Bender and Chriss!

 

[Mainstreet]

I'm waiting for one big trade for the floodgates to open.

 

[Ronin]

I bet a lot of teams forgot because Siakam was selected 27th in the first round in the 2016 draft.

But we got Bender and Chriss!

POTENTIAL!

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[Mainstreet]

POTENTIAL!

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More like driving on the rims.

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[Ronin]

 

[Ronin]

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[Mainstreet]

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Make it happen... to Phoenix.

 

[GatorAZ]

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[Ronin]

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[JCSunsfan]

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That one is interesting.

 

[Mainstreet]

That one is interesting.

Meyers Leonard is out for the season because of shoulder surgery and he was fined $50,000 by the NBA for making an anti-Semitic slur.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id...thunder-release-veteran-center-meyers-leonard

 

[AzStevenCal]

Meyers Leonard is out for the season because of shoulder surgery and he was fined $50,000 by the NBA for making an anti-Semitic slur.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id...thunder-release-veteran-center-meyers-leonard

Yeah I think his best future involves getting healthy and playing in the Israeli League for a year or two.