I won't overreact on this as an MJ fan. It's a compliment to Jordan, that's how I define what he said. Every player wants to play with MJ and showcase their skills in front of him. Iverson did, Kobe did, and more. Even Magic plead for his comeback because that's how amazing he is as an opponent.

And like Chris Broussard, "I love the mentality." It's not being disrespectful but I think he is trying to make a point that he will be a better player.
What matter now is if Ja could prove what he said, he achieved being an All-Star but the road is still long for him to accomplish greater heights.

Actually, they will not take Kevin Durant, there might be a chance but it needed Another half of the Golden State teams to be traded for him, and I think the Golden State Warriors will not consider losing 5 more players just to get KD because they already lost Gary Payton II, Juan Toscano-Anderson, Otto Porter Jr., and Damion Lee they can't afford to lose a lot more, but the Warriors have added Donte DiVincenzo from the Sacramento Kings, more likely they don't really need Kevin Durant at all,


I think they are trying really hard to balance those financial needs and even more gaining the best players in the process, I really think this is a hard job whoever is calculating this, I mean they already lost Damion Lee (signed with Suns) Gary Payton II (signed with Blazers) Otto Porter Jr. (signed with Raptors) Juan Toscano-Anderson (signed with Lakers) and I think with these trade they surely gained some, in actuality, it is pretty much hard to balance those players that are very good and has talent like for example Gary Payton II can sure steal a ball and make the life miserable for players that he is guarding,

I knows it's just summer league but quentin grimes on the Knicks just looks different.  Kid looks way better than even just the end of last year.  Best one on the court for 2 straight games.  Think the Knicks finally found theor sg of the future.

I definitely agree, what else could the Warriors want? They had already proven that they win a championship and can get a ring without Kevin Durant's help, with their new assets and the current big three, they can still win many games and even get the championship again in the next few seasons. Also, they just have to utilize and expose Wiseman to get some more experience so that he can be their next big man in the center.

The weird thing about Warriors having such a huge amount of salary, is the fact that Clippers have even bigger one. That always seemed a bit odd to me, maybe it will change soon but so far that happened. Clippers have absolutely nothing to show for it, whereas Warriors have like 4 rings so far, as many as Lebron won all his career, within span of like 6-7 years. If we are playing "who would have beaten Mike one on one" we should consider Curry at this stage. Yes, yes, I am aware that there is absolutely no possibility that Curry would stop peak time Mike, impossible, but peak Curry also shot threes at a level and range that nobody has ever seen in NBA history, that would be a big weapon. Whoevers shots fall, would win that matchup. Warriors certainly knows what they are doing.

Reports today that Ayton is close to finalizing a deal to go to the Indians Pacers. If they let Ayton go in a trade that doesn’t also involve Kevin Durant going to the Suns it is going to end up being one of the worst moves Phoenix has made in a long time. It’s crazy to see an NBA franchise acting so emotionally. I imagine that whatever happened between Ayton and management was enough that they were unwilling to even offer him a contract extension.

Just get it done? lol. That's not how it works and not as simple as you think.

Although I agree with your statement that Westbrook is not that technically bad but most people are expecting good from him that's why he becomes a big deal. I'm even with the idea to keep Westbrook rather than go ahead and get Kyrie. No more drama should be involved in Lakers. Believed me, if Kyrie's signing will happen in the Lakers here in the off-season, I'm sure he will create again another drama with this team.

And for let's say, even if not, I don't see Kyrie will be fit again working with LeBron James as it's not that secret why he even left in the first place from the Cavaliers and decided not to play anymore with Bron. Chances for Kyrie to change? I doubt. He is a good and talented player but his pride is really to the next level.

Kyrie is more fit for a team that doesn't have a specific main scorer. He is acting as a leader in every team in the first place.

We don't have to overreact to this kid's opinion and view. Everyone knows that if they compare themselves to Michael Jordan, that's high praise for the Legend since it means everyone wants to surpass his achievement. It's not challenging the Legend.

With that mindset of Ja Morant, I'm expecting to him show better and best plays next season. He also should work out on staying healthy all seasons. Players with great leaping ability and athleticism are sometimes more prone to injury. He should play wise while keeping safe although injuries can't be avoided.

This was a great story tonight. It was good for a nice moment as well. The first time Richard Jefferson blew the whistle as an official, he made the wrong call. He signaled out of bounds off the wrong team and one of the other referees had to correct him and reverse the call. The crowd and the other coaches let him have it too. It was a funny moment. I’m sure he immediately felt like he was in over his head as a referee.