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Imagine throwing away a NBA career for 22k, truly dumb shit
Is that even a games worth of money at the most minimum of salary ?
I can't wait for the coverage this is going to get while sponsored by DraftKings.
League min for this year was $1,119,563. That's $13,653/game, so two games' worth.
So they are supposed to match whatever dumb offer a team gives him? I wish that was the case
I fully expect Orlando to give him an insane amount of money given the fact he'll be 35 and is already a shell of what he used to be. The wheels are already falling off
I just saw the news what a fucking idiot, dude hits the genetic lottery and throws it away over some scraps.
The good thing is that whatever mechanism the NBA and betting agencies have in place to catch these types of actions is clearly working. Hopefully it sends a message to other athletes not to try this.
Play stupid games. Win stupid prizes
Man, what a family lol.
What can you even say though? How did Porter think he'd be able to pull that off without eventually being found out? Thought he could beat the system lol? Too bad, as he was looking like he had a future as a decent off-the-bench stretch big for us and he blew that all up on some stupid scheme. But also really funny in light of the association being tighly in bed with these sports books/betting sites.
Anyway, on the Dubs, I think they'll probably at a minimum cut CP3 loose since that's 30 mill unguaranteed and then Klay will judge the market and see what he can fetch as a UFA. I wouldn't rule out a return for a super reduced salary but who can say for sure. Lacob has said he wants to avoid being a tax team next year so they'll reduce salary to get under that but I don't think they'll do anything drastic otherwise. I'm sure they'd love to dump that Wiggins contract but that would probably also require adding on picks/prospects and I don't think that's an appealing option either.
So they're gonna just ride out this treadmill of being a declining 40-something win team till Steph retires or wants out to go elsewhere (which I wouldn't expect). Blowing it up is not an easy decision and I don't think they'd want to kill their ticket sales like that in their semi-new building.
What can you even say though? How did Porter think he'd be able to pull that off without eventually being found out? Thought he could beat the system lol? Too bad, as he was looking like he had a future as a decent off-the-bench stretch big for us and he blew that all up on some stupid scheme. But also really funny in light of the association being tighly in bed with these sports books/betting sites.
Anyway, on the Dubs, I think they'll probably at a minimum cut CP3 loose since that's 30 mill unguaranteed and then Klay will judge the market and see what he can fetch as a UFA. I wouldn't rule out a return for a super reduced salary but who can say for sure. Lacob has said he wants to avoid being a tax team next year so they'll reduce salary to get under that but I don't think they'll do anything drastic otherwise. I'm sure they'd love to dump that Wiggins contract but that would probably also require adding on picks/prospects and I don't think that's an appealing option either.
So they're gonna just ride out this treadmill of being a declining 40-something win team till Steph retires or wants out to go elsewhere (which I wouldn't expect). Blowing it up is not an easy decision and I don't think they'd want to kill their ticket sales like that in their semi-new building.
View: https://twitter.com/tomhaberstroh/status/1780634390961217715
couldn't even make the right bets
View: https://twitter.com/JLew1050/status/1780637088813088879
good job
Didn't know he was MAGA Porter's bro
Lmao dummy had an easy roster spot/end of bench spot if he got cut from the Raptors
That's an ultra L
Lmao dummy had an easy roster spot/end of bench spot if he got cut from the Raptors
That's an ultra L
Sorry, I should have specified I meant high school class prospects going into the one-and-done situation this year, so that doesn't count international professional players like Wemby. Obviously, Wemby shot to the top of the draft board for good reason.
Given the timeframe, and the fact the we didn't win a lot of games this season, that would mean... he bet against the Pizza Party
Damn, he probably has to pretend to enjoy the pizza
I feel like there has to be more to this story, like this was only a fraction of the bets that we know about, or he was already underwater with the kind of people you don't play with. The math doesn't make sense to gamble for those amounts with the salary he was making. If true he's the dumbest motherfucker alive.
Edit: The $80k for $1 million bet makes it seem like the early bets were testing the waters and that was the real payout.
Edit: The $80k for $1 million bet makes it seem like the early bets were testing the waters and that was the real payout.
A new day today. I'm not upset or mad at all. The result last night shouldn't be surprising, but what I didn't expect was them getting blown out.
Warriors are in a heap of trouble in the next year or two. They have aging players and contracts that are not easily movable for good assets. Steph isn't going anywhere as he is still the best player on the team and he is the reason people buy tickets and jerseys. Even if they wanted to trade Steph to a contender, they'd have to trade back 55m dollars worth of salaries. Contenders won't want to do that anyways.
The sensible thing to do is try to get back Klay at a reasonable price around 18-22m a year. Let CP3 and Loon walk ( Looney's partially guaranteed so they can pay him 3m and let him walk). This way they are under the luxury tax. Look at potential star players who can be traded for after a disappointing postseason with a package that involves Wiggins, GP2, Moody and Picks as option A or Wiggins, Kuminga, GP2 and a pick as option B.
They aren't going to tank for Flag as long as Steph is on the team. So the goal is to be competitive for a lower seed again. They aren't going to be a top 6 team at all for a while unless they get a star to play along side Steph.
If they decide that Kuminga is the way to go they should play him, Moody and Podz heavy minutes next year and be a 30-35 win team. At least this way they get significant experience and maybe they become even better for 2026
Warriors are in a heap of trouble in the next year or two. They have aging players and contracts that are not easily movable for good assets. Steph isn't going anywhere as he is still the best player on the team and he is the reason people buy tickets and jerseys. Even if they wanted to trade Steph to a contender, they'd have to trade back 55m dollars worth of salaries. Contenders won't want to do that anyways.
The sensible thing to do is try to get back Klay at a reasonable price around 18-22m a year. Let CP3 and Loon walk ( Looney's partially guaranteed so they can pay him 3m and let him walk). This way they are under the luxury tax. Look at potential star players who can be traded for after a disappointing postseason with a package that involves Wiggins, GP2, Moody and Picks as option A or Wiggins, Kuminga, GP2 and a pick as option B.
They aren't going to tank for Flag as long as Steph is on the team. So the goal is to be competitive for a lower seed again. They aren't going to be a top 6 team at all for a while unless they get a star to play along side Steph.
If they decide that Kuminga is the way to go they should play him, Moody and Podz heavy minutes next year and be a 30-35 win team. At least this way they get significant experience and maybe they become even better for 2026
...what about Wembenyama?
Klay is done, dude needs to really work on some stuff in the offseason. If he can't hit a jumper, he's literally not doing anything. No drives to the basket, no attempts at getting to the line, just missed shots and short little drive and kicks.
Clarified above, I meant the high school recruiting classes heading into college (which is Cooper Flagg this year)
This really sucks. He was balling out so hard yesterday. Could have potentially won them the game
View: https://x.com/wojespn/status/1780652444239958457
View: https://x.com/wojespn/status/1780652444239958457
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Super sad for Zion. His injuries have had terrible timing every season.
NinjaScooter favorite nba commentator
https://streamable.com/rnm6sa
Or do you just make both, be up 4 and game over.
Geeeeeeee, lemme think, Reggie.
https://streamable.com/rnm6sa
Or do you just make both, be up 4 and game over.
Geeeeeeee, lemme think, Reggie.
Expecting to see some tweet in a few weeks, "Pelicans' sources are optimistic Zion Williamson will be cleared to play before the start of next season".
Yeah the Clippers game in January was the test run. there were big bets then too, upward of $20K, and they got paid out. But the bookmakers took notes.
it happens once it is maybe luck, maybe the cost of doing business for bookies. Porter tried to run the same scam a second time and they hard clamped it. The big betting sites are not dumb, they can spot patterns and see where large fluctuations in usual betting pattern occur.
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that the only person placing big money bets on Jontay Porter would be...Jontay Porter
Glad the NBA put the Sixers Heat game first today so we can easily do something else with the rest of our evening once it's over
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I've got Heat and Bulls winning tonight
Jimmy plays hyped against 76ers, Bulls, Timberwolves and the SHOOKtics
Coven magic starting back up after Gabe lit the fire last night
Jimmy plays hyped against 76ers, Bulls, Timberwolves and the SHOOKtics
Coven magic starting back up after Gabe lit the fire last night
Watching this clip I wonder how LAL can handle the DEN inverted pick and roll with Jokic (ball) and Murray (screen), among other things...
View: https://youtu.be/7CFPUupsji0?t=60
View: https://youtu.be/7CFPUupsji0?t=60
Wasn't the warriors game 10pm last night? Not that it makes todays time that much better but you east coaster have it rough when it comes to the second game of the night.
Took awhile for the Playoff Heat show up, they lost to the Hawks in the playin last year
I got the sixers today
I got the sixers today
39 games isn't a smaller sample size, it's half the season.
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