# NBA Offseason 2022 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** basketball-nba\ **Created:** [June 23, 2022, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-offseason-2022/966661 "2022-06-23T05:42:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-offseason-2022/966661/81 "2022-08-24T04:28:02Z")
ESPN’s NBA Insiders talk about their predictions for the future of the Brooklyn Nets here: > **[NBA Insiders: Where Kevin Durant and the Nets go from here](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/34447309/kevin-durant-brooklyn-nets-future-holds-sides-kd-rescinds-trade-demand)** > > KD and the Nets are running it back after the superstar rescinded his trade demand. What does it mean for Brooklyn, Kyrie and the East race? Our NBA Insiders chime in. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2022, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-offseason-2022/966661/82 "2022-08-24T20:58:54Z")
Chet Holmgren may have suffered ligament damage in his foot as a result of his slip in the pro-am. > **[Report: Concerning Injury News Emerges for Thunder Rookie Chet Holmgren](https://www.si.com/nba/2022/08/24/thunder-fear-chet-holmgren-has-suffered-major-injury-per-report)** > > The rookie will undergo more tests to determine the severity of his injury. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-offseason-2022/966661/83 "2022-08-25T17:12:38Z")
Yep. Holmgren will miss the entire 2022-23 season. I wonder if the Oklahoma City mayor can get his playoff ticket money back. > **[Holmgren to miss '22-23 season with foot injury](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/34457655/oklahoma-city-thunder-rookie-chet-holmgren-miss-2022-23-nba-season-foot-injury-suffered-pro-game)** > > Thunder rookie Chet Holmgren will miss the 2022-23 season because of a Lisfranc injury to his right foot. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-offseason-2022/966661/84 "2022-08-25T17:15:48Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > Kevin Durant has reached an agreement with the Nets front office to stay in Brooklyn. He has rescinded his trade demand. Well thank you very much, Mr. Durant. Can we go back to running the franchise again, now? ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2022, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-offseason-2022/966661/85 "2022-08-27T23:35:11Z")
A couple of knee injuries to report. Magic guard Gary Harris, who averaged 11.1 points last year, suffered a torn meniscus in his left knee and will undergo further evaluation. > **[Sources: Magic's Harris has torn left meniscus](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/34470734/sources-orlando-magic-guard-garry-harris-suffers-torn-meniscus-left-knee)** > > Orlando Magic veteran guard Gary Harris has suffered a torn meniscus in his left knee and will need further evaluation to determine a timetable for his return, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. Celtics guard Danilo Gallinari suffered a knee injury during a FIBA World Cup qualifying match and will have an MRI taken. > **[Celts' Gallinari (knee) exits FIBA game; MRI next](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/34471584/boston-celtics-forward-danilo-gallinari-leaves-fiba-world-cup-qualifying-game-knee-injury)** > > Boston Celtics forward Danilo Gallinari, 34, playing for Italy in a FIBA World Cup qualifying game on Saturday, exited with a knee injury against Georgia in Brescia, Italy, and team captain Luigi Datome confirmed the veteran will undergo an MRI. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2022, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-offseason-2022/966661/86 "2022-08-27T23:48:42Z")
The Clippers are moving to their own arena, the Intuit Dome, in time for the 2024-25 season, and here’s an article about it. > **[How a $2 billion arena could shape the Clippers-Lakers rivalry](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/34453169/how-2-billion-futuristic-sports-palace-aid-clippers-battle-la-hoops)** > > The NBA's richest owner isn't sparing any detail when it comes to his more than $2 billion arena, giving his franchise an identity in a city that has long been a purple and gold town. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2022, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-offseason-2022/966661/87 "2022-08-31T01:56:23Z")
well before every time the lakers had a few down seasons we’ve heard “it’s the clippers’ time now!” and it just never happens I mean if steve b can drop his millions from MS at least make it competitive why not ? Cause we sure know the NFL can’t get rid of the ghosts of the raiders I mean it’s telling that I saw more people wearing raiders gear at the SB than rams stuff and the chargers just need to go back to SD and well we don’t talk about the angels much unless its about shotani ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2022, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-offseason-2022/966661/88 "2022-08-31T16:13:23Z")
The Knicks are finalizing a $100 million contract extension with RJ Barrett, which will complicate, if not end, their pursuit of Utah’s Donovan Mitchell. > **[Barrett, Knicks close to deal as Mitchell talks fade](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/34485302/rj-barrett-extension-new-york-knicks-worth-120-million-agent-says)** > > The Knicks and guard RJ Barrett are finalizing a four-year rookie extension that could be worth up to $120 million, a deal that for now ends several weeks of trade discussions for Jazz star Donovan Mitchell. Incredibly, if Barrett ends up signing this extension, he’ll be the first Knicks draft choice in 23 years, since Charlie Ward in 1999, to sign a long-term extension with the team after his rookie deal expired. Clippers guard John Wall admitted that during the height of the pandemic, through dealing with the loss of his mother and grandmother, and recuperating from his Achilles injury, he considered committing suicide. LeBron James immediately tweeted out love and support to him. > **[Wall: Considered suicide amid injury, pandemic](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/34488703/los-angeles-clippers-guard-john-wall-says-contemplated-suicide-dealing-injury-family-tragedies)** > > John Wall says he considered taking his own life during a time in the last three years when he was dealing with a torn Achilles and the deaths of family members at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. If you’re in a dark place and need help, the National Suicide Hotline’s number is 988. It helped me, once. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2022, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-offseason-2022/966661/89 "2022-08-31T21:56:19Z")
Oh, have I mentioned this yet? NBA 2K23 is coming out with a fantastic new mode called MyNBA Eras. > **[NBA 2K23 MyNBA | Courtside Report 2K23](https://nba.2k.com/2k23/courtside-report/mynba/)** > > Experiment with different situations in NBA 2K23’s MyNBA mode, where you can recreate moments in NBA history or make new league-shattering moves. You can start in 1983, in the Bird/Magic Era, and try to win as the Lakers or Celtics, try to _beat_ those teams, or position your team to draft Hakeem Olajuwon or Michael Jordan in 1984. You can start in the Jordan Era in 1991 and see if you can replicate Jordan’s three-peat and see how many times he could have won the title if he hadn’t left to play baseball. You can try to stop the three-peat before it happens. You can see about positioning your team to draft Shaquille O’Neal in 1992. Or you can start in 2002, in the Kobe Era, right after the Lakers’ three-peat and see if you can make it four in a row for them, beat the Lakers, or draft LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, Carmelo Anthony, or Chris Bosh. All the while, you get era-specific teams, uniforms, courts, and rule changes, which you can keep past their real-life dates, or allow to change. You can keep the Sonics in Seattle if you want. You can keep the Clippers in San Diego. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2022, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-offseason-2022/966661/90 "2022-08-31T23:12:31Z")
Cool. Hopefully the Exhibition mode is fully unlocked and you can play any team against any other team. I want some cross-era action! ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2022, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-offseason-2022/966661/91 "2022-08-31T23:19:11Z")
Crap, why didn’t I think of that? Yes, please! ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2022, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-offseason-2022/966661/92 "2022-08-31T23:23:48Z")
Free agent center Montrezl Harrell’s felony marijuana trafficking charge, which would have carried a maximum sentence of five years in prison, has been reduced to a misdemeanor charge of possession, which will be expunged in 12 months if he keeps his nose clean. > **[Harrell has felony charge reduced in plea deal](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/34494199/montrezl-harrell-felony-marijuana-charge-reduced-misdemeanor)** > > Montrezl Harrell had a felony charge of marijuana trafficking reduced to a misdemeanor possession charge on Wednesday. He averaged 13.1 points and 6.1 rebounds per game for Washington and Charlotte last year. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2022, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-offseason-2022/966661/93 "2022-09-01T21:43:32Z")
Holy shit! CLEVELAND OUTTA NOWHERE! > **[Cavs acquire Jazz star Mitchell in blockbuster](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/34502825/sources-cleveland-cavaliers-trade-3-first-round-picks-two-swaps-utah-jazz-star-donovan-mitchell)** > > The Cavs traded Lauri Markkanen, Ochai Agbaji, Collin Sexton, three first-round picks and two pick swaps to the Jazz for Donovan Mitchell. Cleveland acquires Donovan Mitchell. Utah acquires Lauri Markkanen, Ochai Agbaji, Collin Sexton, unprotected first-round picks in 2025, '27, and '29, and pick swaps in '26 and '28. Sexton signs a four-year, $72 million contract with the Jazz as part of a sign-and-trade. Mitchell is under contract with the Cavs for the next three years. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2022, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-offseason-2022/966661/94 "2022-09-02T00:42:43Z")
[Moderating] I think I fixed a mispelling. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2022, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-offseason-2022/966661/95 "2022-09-02T02:28:43Z")
More about NBA 2K23’s MyNBA Eras mode. I swear, this thing is making me excited enough to wanna buy an XBox Series X/S. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/F3EFsb5FkRM/maxresdefault.jpg "NBA 2K23: MyNBA") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3EFsb5FkRM) ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2022, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-offseason-2022/966661/96 "2022-09-02T17:54:41Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > Celtics guard Danilo Gallinari suffered a knee injury during a FIBA World Cup qualifying match and will have an MRI taken. Original reports indicated that it was a torn meniscus, but the Celtics are now confirming that it’s a torn ACL in his left knee, which generally requires a recovery time of 6-12 months. Gallinari will aim for a late-season return. > **[Celtics confirm Danilo Gallinari suffered a torn ACL](https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-celtics/2022/09/02/celtics-confirm-danilo-gallinari-torn-acl/)** > > The Celtics confirmed that Danilo Gallinari suffered a torn ACL while playing for Italy in August. His recovery time will be 6-12 months. He also tore his left ACL in April 2013 when he was with the Nuggets, requiring multiple surgeries. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2022, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-offseason-2022/966661/97 "2022-09-03T11:15:02Z")
Stephen A. Smith went on like a three-minute rant against the Knicks for not being able to close the deal on Donovan Mitchell. Cry me a river. Small-market teams deserve nice things, too. The world does not revolve around New York. [http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=34508234](http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=34508234) ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2022, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-offseason-2022/966661/98 "2022-09-06T21:31:34Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > Free agent center Montrezl Harrell’s felony marijuana trafficking charge, which would have carried a maximum sentence of five years in prison, has been reduced to a misdemeanor charge of possession, which will be expunged in 12 months if he keeps his nose clean. And now with his legal troubles mostly behind him, the Philadelphia 76ers scooped him up on a 2-year deal. > **[Sources: 76ers add Harrell on 2-year, $5.2M deal](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/34536760/philadelphia-76ers-add-montrezl-harrell-2-year-52-million-deal-sources-say)** > > Free agent center Montrezl Harrell is signing a two-year, $5.2 million deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, sources told ESPN on Tuesday, bringing toughness to a team in search of it this offseason. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2022, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-offseason-2022/966661/99 "2022-09-13T05:49:31Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > Stephen A. Smith went on like a three-minute rant against the Knicks for not being able to close the deal on Donovan Mitchell. The Knicks have been really bad for a really long time. They’ve had a good season or two since 2000 but that’s it. They are directionless. I wouldn’t want to play there, either. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2022, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-offseason-2022/966661/100 "2022-09-21T21:07:19Z")
After a one-year suspension and amidst an organization-wide revolt and the possible loss of sponsors, Robert Sarver has committed to working to sell the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury. > **[Sarver announces plans to sell Suns, Mercury](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/34636682/robert-sarver-says-starting-process-sell-nba-phoenix-suns-wnba-phoenix-mercury)** > > Owner Robert Sarver, citing an "unforgiving climate" following his suspension and fine for racist and misogynistic remarks, announced his plans to sell the NBA's Suns and WNBA's Mercury. And his “apology” is bullshit. > “As a man of faith, I believe in atonement and the path to forgiveness,” Sarver said in a statement Wednesday. "I expected that the commissioner’s one-year suspension would provide the time for me to focus, make amends and remove my personal controversy from the teams that I and so many fans love. > > “But in our current unforgiving climate, it has become painfully clear that that is no longer possible – that whatever good I have done, or could still do, is outweighed by things I have said in the past. For those reasons, I am beginning the process of seeking buyers for the Suns and Mercury.” > > “Words that I deeply regret now overshadow nearly two decades of building organizations that brought people together – and strengthened the Phoenix area – through the unifying power of professional men’s and women’s basketball,” Sarver wrote in his statement. _That is not an **apology,** Robert!_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-offseason-2022/966661.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-offseason-2022/966661.md?page=6)