prooftrust19

2165 | 18 hours ago

lol suspension as a cap relief strategy is a nasty piece of business

oochiewallyWallyserb | Knicks

437 | 18 hours ago

I aspire to be this smart

sunkcostbro

207 | 18 hours ago

Don’t forget that Step 1 in this plan was to ink Paul George to a massive deal that’s going to pay him $110 million over the next two years 😂

Tall-Improvement3829

30 | 11 hours ago

It’s really telling that most sixers fans are totally ok with this after Ben Simmons and tobias Harris on max contracts. He’s zero drama on the court, defends, and is willing to hit 3s in rhythm. I think almost any other team would hate his contract, but it’s so much better than what they had before that it’s ok

sunkcostbro

11 | 10 hours ago

That’s what we call copium my friend.

Tall-Improvement3829

9 | 10 hours ago

Call it whatever you want, that’s the truth.

manzoman96 | 76ers

3 | 8 hours ago

It is both true and copium

OverallMistake8198 | Raptors

-1 | 7 hours ago

For $55m a season you want MORE

Tall-Improvement3829

3 | 7 hours ago

I think you missed my entire point

OverallMistake8198 | Raptors

-1 | 6 hours ago

If Philly are happy getting the bare minimum fo a roleplayer out of someone they’re paying $55m for thats genuinely insane.

Tall-Improvement3829

4 | 6 hours ago

Yes that’s what my comment literally said…

We’ve been Stockholm syndromed into accepting this as ok for a max player after dealing with other max players

Tall_Toe_6184 | Nets

-1 | 6 hours ago

philly should want more for a max player… dafuq??

Tall-Improvement3829

3 | 5 hours ago

I don’t understand what is happening…I’ve said that 29 other teams would think this contract sucks. Which means this contract sucks. I’ve never said it doesn’t suck. I’m saying that compared to the previous 2 max players who were supposed to be role players were terrible in that role, sixer fans are ok with this glue guy who could be a g league player but at least fills the role correctly

demsouls | Raptors

0 | 4 hours ago

Part of me just want him to stop trying and enjoy this golden parachute. Also this is due to him needing to be on sanctioned drugs to just be able to play on a sustained basis.

Dphotog790

16 | 15 hours ago

Remember folks 50 said you gotta live up to hate potential

mizzourifan1 | Pacers

5 | 13 hours ago

Kawhi has some pretty aspirational ideas on cap relief!

Positive_Parking_954

2 | 9 hours ago

Just gotta focus on learning, plant the seeds

JustdoitJules | Nuggets

2 | 9 hours ago

Say that again

[deleted]

141 | 17 hours ago

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ElectricalMud2850 | Timberwolves

85 | 17 hours ago

Probably slipped him the supplement first too.

This is my new favorite conspiracy theory.

DreadPosterRoberts

4 | 11 hours ago

like lenin said, you look at who is going to benefit, and you know….

dlanod | Slovenia

23 | 17 hours ago

They were hiding behind a door with a syringe…

JustRecentlyI | 76ers

10 | 15 hours ago

The league was tipped off by an anonymous executive going by Moryl Darey

dusters | Bucks

44 | 17 hours ago

GMs about to be setting players up

lottolser | Raptors

29 | 17 hours ago

76ers reported themselves in after seeing PG play couple games in a row.

420_69_Fake_Account

11 | 15 hours ago

It’s as crazy as letting a team trade a player who they knew was part of an FBI investigation and the league give the okay for the trade.

AnotherAccount4This | Lakers

7 | 14 hours ago

Don’t call him Cap Relief P for nuthin

bananajunior3000 | Celtics

5 | 15 hours ago

Everybody else is playing checkers, Daryl Morey is always playing chess lol

Beginning_Tap2474

2 | 13 hours ago

He’s playing tiktak toe, and losing.

SyntaxError_1024

4 | 16 hours ago

Always a loophole.

GigaFly316 | Warriors

3 | 13 hours ago

Inside Job?

plantedank

2 | 12 hours ago

sixers office ordered the test on P

RspectMyAuthoritah | Lakers

1 | 9 hours ago

Who on the 76ers narced?

AutographedSnorkel | Rockets

1065 | 18 hours ago

Sixers training staff convinced PG to try a new “supplement”.

FantasticBlock420 | Lakers

206 | 18 hours ago

It’s just “Vitamin P(ed)”, you’ll be good PG don’t worry bruh.

LetsGoLesko8 | Raptors

45 | 18 hours ago

New nickname unlocked: “Vitamin P”

Uwillseetoday | Warriors

3 | 16 hours ago

Ew Pee P

TallnFrosty | Warriors

12 | 18 hours ago

Just be a team player, Paul

BlockedByMobley | Lebanon

2 | 15 hours ago

It was Josh Harris. This is just a distraction from his name being in the files

Pyromania1983 | 76ers

514 | 19 hours ago

So PG will be healthy for the Playoffs AND we can get a little more creative at the trade deadline without dumping Drummond or Oubre? Sign me up lol.

DemarcusLovin | NBA

161 | 18 hours ago

It’s lowkey a blessing for the Sixers

DJFreezyFish | Nuggets

74 | 17 hours ago

Depends. He was playing fairly well and if they wind up in the play-in, especially 9-10, it could be a disaster.

ctuk08 | NYK

20 | 17 hours ago

Playing well is a stretch. He did his classic disappearing act vs the Knicks just last week lol

Adorable-Corner-5307

50 | 16 hours ago

His defence has been a huge asset. And even when his shot isn’t falling he always keeps a defender occupied.

riverphoenixdays | 76ers

40 | 15 hours ago

Sixers are +7 net rating with PG on the court in 784 minutes, -1.2 net rating in 1331 minutes off.

not_so_bueno | Rockets

22 | 14 hours ago

He is literally #2 on the team in plus minus the entire year.

Brilliant_Run8542

8 | 14 hours ago

Dude can put up a triple single and be impactful. When people talk about PG this way it only shows you didn’t watch our terrible 4 guard/Walker/Watford lineups in the beginning of the season.

Briggity_Brak | Tampa Bay Raptors

29 | 17 hours ago

It’s not lowkey at all. This is Aspiration levels of fuckery.

No-Emergency2728 | Knicks

37 | 18 hours ago

NGL, kinda smart.

Instead of getting fined for resting a player just get them suspended instead… AND you get some money for it too.

New strategy unlocked?

BlacqanSilverSun | Kings

8 | 12 hours ago

If this was orchestrated then it’s genius.

ClaymoresRevenge | Bulls

19 | 18 hours ago

Who are your targets?

Pyromania1983 | 76ers

82 | 18 hours ago

Anybody who can grab a rebound.

Button_eyes_ | Spurs

27 | 18 hours ago

Wait Drummond can’t gran rebounds anymore :(

ktm5141 | 76ers

48 | 18 hours ago

He can, but he’s a bottom 3 rim protector in the league

YSLAnunoby | Raptors

7 | 16 hours ago

Tbh he was never that good at rim protection. People kinda assumed he was because he has the physical profile and rebounding like DJ and Dwight who were better defenders than him

Krillin113 | 76ers

1 | 13 hours ago

His own, but he can’t guard the rim at all. Putting a tree there and playing with the AC is better

magic_spam

0 | 12 hours ago

Nick Richards for VJ send it in boss

attorneyatslaw | Knicks

11 | 18 hours ago

Any sentence containing the phrase “Paul George will be healthy” is open to question.

FormerlyCinnamonCash | Heat

3 | 17 hours ago

Question; how are you guys going to dip outta the tax now? Something with the 2 way players?

Pyromania1983 | 76ers

8 | 17 hours ago

We could just dump off Eric Gordon and Kyle Lowry and be under. From there, we could sign two-way players Jabari Walker and Dominick Barlow to standard deals and still be under the tax.

FormerlyCinnamonCash | Heat

-6 | 16 hours ago

Do people believe Daryl is going to get rid of two guys he’s had around for a decade+? Why not johni broom and charles bassey?

Pyromania1983 | 76ers

5 | 16 hours ago

Because Bassey’s on a ten-day and Broome is a rookie?

FormerlyCinnamonCash | Heat

-3 | 16 hours ago

Yeah i don’t see Daryl & Nick Nurse waiving Eric Gordon and Kyle Lowry with the playoffs around the corner. We’ll see

bobdob123usa | 76ers

6 | 13 hours ago

At this point, they could waive Lowry and make him an assistant coach.

FormerlyCinnamonCash | Heat

1 | 13 hours ago

They could but i don’t expect them to

Electric_jungle | Washington Bullets

2 | 18 hours ago

Crazy how much of an advantage that is lol

JMoon33 | NBA

1 | 16 hours ago

PG will be healthy for the Playoffs

Lmao

Beginning_Tap2474

1 | 13 hours ago

Do we know what drug it was?

Pyromania1983 | 76ers

1 | 13 hours ago

Nothing yet.

onionnurve

399 | 18 hours ago

The sixers found a new loophole

Smokin_on_76ers_Pack | Heat

-68 | 16 hours ago

Man fuck that franchise

AggroPro | 76ers

42 | 15 hours ago

Chill. We only got a Maxey, y’all have a Herro.

Smokin_on_76ers_Pack | Heat

12 | 15 hours ago

Herro’s big toe is falling off, and Maxey is an all star

Wynona_Judd | Pistons

383 | 19 hours ago

That seems… convenient. Can we be sure Morey didn’t spike PG’s Gatorade?

mtftl

69 | 18 hours ago

We are not.

fullydepreciatedpep

40 | 16 hours ago

Daryl Morey is a liar.

Currency080Trick

2 | 15 hours ago

I REPEAT a liar

los_chips | Bulls

4 | 18 hours ago

That would be hilarious.

RavingRapscallion | 76ers

3 | 9 hours ago

I’m happy that we get this silver lining but it is an absurd loophole lol. I wonder if they’ll modify this rule next season.

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-2 | 18 hours ago

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poddars | Knicks

17 | 18 hours ago

Morey didn’t take edgecombe out

cl353 | Heat

16 | 18 hours ago

3rd?….dawg how many years have u missed

CrissCrossAppleSos | Spurs

155 | 18 hours ago

“Hey Paul, drink this”

suckerpunch085 | Lakers

4 | 17 hours ago

Lmao.

SeismicRipFart | Trail Blazers

1 | 4 hours ago

“Hey Paul, I’ll pay you 4M to drink this”

MundaneExtension3195

73 | 18 hours ago

just when I think you couldn’t possibly be any dumber… you go and do something like this… AND TOTALLY REDEEM YOURSELF!

Supreme_God_Bunny | Hornets

69 | 19 hours ago

I’m sure their happy George is sitting for 25 games lol he gets all that rest to get healthy and he saves them money?

tagen | Spurs

54 | 18 hours ago

“Alright PG, this is an order: go do some drugs”

“you got it, coach!”

lalakingmalibog | Mavericks

10 | 17 hours ago

Prescription P

Your__Pal

53 | 18 hours ago

Shouldnt they be buyers at this point ? I would take advantage of the good, healthy-ish Embiid years while they can.

Pyromania1983 | 76ers

27 | 18 hours ago

Yes, we absolutely should. This credit allows us more flexibility to make such a move without giving up some key rotation players.

ZenMasterOfDisguise | 76ers

25 | 17 hours ago

Yes, but turns out it is nearly impossible to make a trade when you have 3 players on a max contracts and then a bunch of guys on the league minimum. The team is handcuffed by our big 3. The only guys we have with tradable contracts are Kelly Oubre and Quentin Grimes, and we would have to find someone making a similar salary who would help the team more than those guys do, who are both key players on our team currently. I would have been fine trading away PG, but his suspension makes that unlikely now

Your__Pal

5 | 17 hours ago

They can use trade exceptions, aggregate salaries, or simply target cheap players.

They have plenty of picks and options. I wouldn’t waste a Maxey/VJ/Embiid season when the east looks so weak. Getting VJ deep playoff experience feels worth it.

h-888

3 | 10 hours ago

Embiid himself said the other week their owner is cheap (paraphrase). There’s your answer.

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/joel-embiid-sends-loud-clear-173455892.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAERWXFXUjUjf1d0p1ifg9n2yeIovbUzTKtPGI3zhr-ulgnWBaJ_j-fRncBJsgrDEvQPcLxi4pxXbrHy_QHhNTztaKPAEirg9RZV6tMMJb3IDJqJqeoD4F0QLlDxFUVhDg8n9tRLpfff8vOQxzsc5qkPBDOpT8GHsaHnNzRB0xyOX&guccounter=2

Yellowperil123

1 | 10 hours ago

One Seddiq Bay please.

GlueGuy00

1 | 8 hours ago

lowkey they should sell high on Embiid as nasty as it sounds

darren_meier

24 | 18 hours ago

This is another one of those NBA conspiracies I absolutely believe in. Well played, Philadelphia.

deets23_ | Celtics

19 | 18 hours ago

They SAVE money??? Maybe more teams should try this wtf

CazOnReddit | Raptors

4 | 17 hours ago

Did we miss the part where the suspension comes with no pay for the player for the time suspended?

Triedtoshort

13 | 14 hours ago

Just have a startup that plants trees to help out

LemonButterRum

16 | 18 hours ago

damn PED P took one for the team so that u/dmorey couldn’t harm the roster

Pardonme23 | Lakers

3 | 17 hours ago

Or so he could harm the roster some more

scene_missing |

2 | 17 hours ago

I’ve seen so many Epstein posts in the past few days, I swear it said Pedo P at first 🙀

simplyASI9 | Mavericks

14 | 18 hours ago

Philanthropy P

ClayDavis_Shiiiiiiii | Hawks

1 | 17 hours ago

Close

evilgremlin123 | Raptors

10 | 18 hours ago

Thinking outside the box.

Cool_Cold_5554 | Nets

7 | 18 hours ago

Clearly Philly told George to wink wink take one for the team

OrganicHunt952

3 | 15 hours ago

Or that it’s a open secret that most nba players take PEDS and Sixers snitched on him to get cap relief

reason4rage | 76ers

6 | 18 hours ago

Cap watchers hate this one little trick.

shortyman920 | Lakers

5 | 18 hours ago

PG’s best contribution to the Sixers at this point would be to have as much of his contract off their books as

andoCalrissiano | Celtics

6 | 18 hours ago

Philly should petition for a 35 game suspension

Suns_In_420 | Suns

5 | 17 hours ago

We should have tried this with Beal.

AggroPro | 76ers

5 | 15 hours ago

Y’all don’t think Darryl…

BenevolentCheese | Knicks

4 | 9 hours ago

Holy shit they drugged PG didn’t they

xiit

5 | 9 hours ago

New loophole just got found out

Mamadi-Diakite | Bucks

5 | 18 hours ago

Morey slipped something in his drink. Diabolical.

Peanut_Flashy | Kings

4 | 18 hours ago

Hey! The Kings have some bad contracts to help get you guys past this 25 game stretch and comfortably back over the luxury tax line.

Just ☎️

retrospects | Minneapolis Lakers

4 | 17 hours ago

How convenient

kurruchi | Minneapolis Lakers

5 | 17 hours ago

Someone please inject Knecht bro

ATLienFanatic

3 | 17 hours ago

That GM always gets luck lol

Akipella | Warriors

3 | 15 hours ago

Wait a second…

anexpectedfart | Lakers

3 | 15 hours ago

Wasn’t Embiid just talking about the team finding a way to dodge the tax thing. I wonder if he knew then about George drug use or upcoming suspension lol

Mocrab | UTA

3 | 14 hours ago

It’s nice to see PG contributing in a meaningful way again.

pdpdpdpdpdpdpdpd | Raptors

2 | 18 hours ago

Addition by subtraction

AloTasca

2 | 18 hours ago

Planned P

Professional_Exam_61 | 76ers

2 | 17 hours ago

Josh Harris sell the team you fuck

chewytime

2 | 17 hours ago

Interesting. Didnt realize suspensions could impact the luxury tax. So for all the times Draymon got suspended, that actually helped the Warriors bottom line a little bit?

jasonrayschrock

1 | 9 hours ago

Yeah every game is a ¹⁄₁₁₀ deduction. So PG is ²⁵⁄₁₁₀ of $51.7M or $11.75M then ¹⁄₂ is taken off the books or $5.87M leaving them with $1.3M left to try and duck under the luxury tax line. Wonky CBA math 😂

subudevan

2 | 12 hours ago

So…morey slipped it in?😂

soundfade

2 | 10 hours ago

That is crazy, the team should not get relief if a player is suspended. They have to account for character when they sign someone, if they made a mistake they should suffer the penalties.

Basic-Collection5416 | Pistons

1 | 18 hours ago

Paycheck-less P

Funny_Disaster1002

1 | 18 hours ago

Team: We want you to go see this specialist in Germany.

Player on a big contract: OK.

Team: We want to report substance abuse on our team.

MrChrisRedfield67 | 76ers

1 | 17 hours ago

Is PG about to be the next Aspiration employee?

donkeyinparadise | Nets

1 | 17 hours ago

Wasn’t Embiid just saying something about cap space or something.

Simple_Purple_4600

1 | 16 hours ago

So you’re saying it was a plant? Nice.

PensiveinNJ | 76ers

1 | 15 hours ago

Josh Harris planted crack on PG like a Dave Chappell skit.

Cromeroxiv | Knicks

1 | 15 hours ago

They shouldve just suspend him for the rest of the season .. cause more older teams are goin to this “loophole” instead of retiring and continuing a podcast career

Cooolgibbon | Raptors

1 | 15 hours ago

They did an Aaron Ekblad!

Labasaskrabas | Lithuania

1 | 15 hours ago

One for the team P

Burgerburgerfred | Nets

1 | 15 hours ago

Payroll P.

WuTangNameGenerat0r

1 | 15 hours ago

They probably had the trainers drug him

Ill-Comms

1 | 14 hours ago

Joshua Harris roofied Pusher P. to get under the luxury tax.

solo118 | Knicks

1 | 14 hours ago

they get rewarded for their guy drugging up

henke121 | Bucks

1 | 14 hours ago

they definitely boofed fentanyl up his ass while he was sleeping

DEEZNUTZBOIS

1 | 13 hours ago

Josh Harris tipped adam silver off

dichloroethane | Bucks

1 | 13 hours ago

When your own team is motivated to snitch on you…

dBlock845 | Knicks

1 | 12 hours ago

New luxury tax evasion scheme? 😂

Chiron17 | Celtics

1 | 10 hours ago

Payroll Tax P

Saturday514 | Warriors

1 | 4 hours ago

Pharmaceutical P

_no7

1 | an hour ago

Is this the first time in history peeing in a cup saved $5 million?

chickenripp | Suns

0 | 18 hours ago

so will Dillion Brooks getting suspended for technical fouls get the suns under the luxury tax? or do you still get paid for suspensions based on techs?

ayeno

2 | 18 hours ago

Players do not get paid on suspensions, so I think those game checks get lowered on the tax

missingnoplzhlp | 76ers

1 | 17 hours ago

Think it needs to be a 20+ game suspension to get a credit.

Forza_Juve1 | Thunder

0 | 18 hours ago

Ohh thank goodness we found a way for patron saint Josh Harris to save some of his money

lets_talk_basketball

0 | 18 hours ago

They bout to give Embiid that same shit.

Briggity_Brak | Tampa Bay Raptors

0 | 17 hours ago

Wait, what the fuck? Suspensions actually count down against the salary cap? Why doesn’t every team do this???

onionnurve

3 | 17 hours ago

I think it’s when you’re at 20+ game suspensions. And it’s proportional to your salary. Not many team would risk having their max guy go down for 20 games. Plus the league has to suspend the player, not the team

Zargoza1

0 | 14 hours ago

Should blow it up and start over.

It’s a process.

[Marks] Philadelphia will save more than \(5 million in luxury tax payments as part of George's suspension, which leaves the team a little over \)1 million over the NBA’s luxury tax line and makes it easier for the 76ers to dip out of the tax this week without harming the roster.