# 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:** 7\ **Page:** 6
**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 22, 2022, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-offseason-2022/966661/101 "2022-09-22T14:58:43Z")
And speaking of year-long suspensions… > **[Sources: Udoka likely facing season-long ban](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/34639780/boston-celtics-coach-ime-udoka-facing-potential-disciplinary-action-team-violation-sources-say)** > > Boston Celtics coach Ime Udoka is likely facing a suspension for the entire 2022-23 season for his role in a relationship with a female member of the franchise's staff. ---
**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 22, 2022, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-offseason-2022/966661/102 "2022-09-22T15:38:02Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > “But in our current unforgiving climate…" Yeah, it’s society’s fault. 🙄 What an asshole. If only there was some way for him to not get the money from the sale. Right now his “punishment” seems to be “get $2 billion.” ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2022, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-offseason-2022/966661/103 "2022-09-22T15:38:48Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > Robert Sarver has committed to working to sell the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury. Other than the last two years, his commitment to the team was trading good players and preventing any progress in team quality. Plus I just don’t understand: if you hate Black people so much, why would you even want to own an NBA team? ---
**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 22, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-offseason-2022/966661/104 "2022-09-22T15:39:30Z")
He can cosplay being a slaveowner? ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2022, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-offseason-2022/966661/105 "2022-09-22T15:46:30Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > He can cosplay being a slaveowner? I’d actually considered that. ---
**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 23, 2022, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-offseason-2022/966661/106 "2022-09-23T06:28:42Z")
Ime Udoka has indeed been suspended for the full season. So, just to recap: DeShaun Watson gets about three-fifths of the season suspended (under deliberately favorable financial terms) for allegedly sexually assaulting 30 women, but Udoka gets a full year at his full salary for having a consensual relationship with a member of the Celtics staff. I know it’s different sports, but make this make sense. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2022, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-offseason-2022/966661/107 "2022-10-16T00:20:10Z")
Maybe this should go in a new 2022-23 season thread. But for the time being I’ll post it here. Bottom Line: It’s going to be a very competitive year, with [fivethirtyeight.com](http://fivethirtyeight.com) predicting eleven teams have greater than a five percent chance of winning. This includes the Toronto Raptors, whom they see as coming in fifth in the East with a 50-32 record. Any comments on their comments? > **[Everyone’s A Favorite In Our 2022-23 NBA Forecast](https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/everyones-a-favorite-in-our-2022-23-nba-forecast/)** > > Our NBA model sees a wide-open 2022-23 season. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-offseason-2022/966661.md?page=5)