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> Sources said multiple ideas were proposed as a brainstorming measure to combat tanking, including: > * Limiting pick protections to either top four or 14 and higher, which would eliminate the problematic mid-lottery protections. > * No longer allowing a team to draft in the top four two years in a row. > * Locking lottery positions after March 1.

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I think they’re doing it but are just trying to get the most money out of the expansions fees as they can. I do get you’re splitting revenue but I think adding Las Vegas and Seattle would bring in enough revenue to justify it. Now after those I’m not sure what other markets could support enough to justify it to the existing owners. Maybe Vancouver? I know Mexico City gets brought up occasionally.

> For the first time, NBA commissioner Adam Silver laid out a definitive timeline for domestic expansion, saying a decision would be made on whether to proceed sometime in 2026. > "I'd say in terms of domestic expansion, that is something we're continuing to look at," Silver said at a news conference before the NBA Cup final between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night. "It's not a secret we're looking at this market in Las Vegas. We are looking at Seattle. We've looked at other markets, as well. I'd say I want to be sensitive there about this notion that we're somehow teasing these markets, because I know we've been talking about it for a while. > "As I've said before, domestic expansion, as opposed to doing a new league in Europe, is selling equity in this current league. If you own 1/30 of this league, now you own 1/32 if you add two teams. So it's a much more difficult economic analysis. In many ways, it requires predicting the future.

Knicks defeat the Spurs 124-113 [Box Score Link](https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401809839)

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Yeah I think they’re the only team with a chance to stop OKC in the cup this year, really excited for the matchup!

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Disappointing since I was hoping they’d win the cup this year but his long term health is more important.

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I’ll agree they could’ve been a bit better but with salary cap restrictions there wasn’t a lot they could do most of the time especially with Milwaukee not being a free agent destination. They had Middleton who was pretty good until injuries and traded for Jrue when they were contending and that worked out for them. They tried to run that back the next ~2 years which makes sense but injuries to Giannis and Middleton in the playoffs were just unfortunate. Maybe in that window they could’ve upgraded the wing for sure but it wouldn’t have changed the outcome with the other injuries. Once that had run its course they took a big swing for Dame and it just didn’t work. At that point they’re out of draft capital. Maybe I’m missing something in there though?

As a Bucks fan I’m really glad it’s not more serious and I think it’s a sign that they just need to trade him. The org did their best to build around him but just had bad injury luck after the championship. It’s no one’s fault but they have no more moves to make. The best move for Giannis career and the Bucks future is to trade him now. He can go contend and they can get picks or players back to help with the future. Giannis will still go down as the greatest Buck of all time and I don’t think most fans will be upset about him leaving. I’d rather he leave now on good terms than this getting dragged out any further. Hopefully he can come back and retire at the end of his career here.

Most trades weren’t gonna happen until after 12/15 when a lot of players become eligible to be traded so don’t think this affects the offers too much.

Apparently the Knicks tried in the offseason but didn’t make a good offer. I don’t think OKC makes a big change like that given they’re the champs and have started out amazing. I think the Spurs could make a good offer without gutting their team too much and pairing Wemby and Giannis would be great to watch. I’ve heard people say they shouldn’t speed up their timeline trading for Giannis but they already have Fox who isn’t super young and a player like Giannis doesn’t become available all that often. Houston is another possibility but I haven’t seen how the math works on that yet.

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> Giannis Antetokoumpo and his agent Alex Saratsis are having conversations with the Milwaukee Bucks about the two-time NBA MVP's future -- and discussing whether his best fit is staying or a move elsewhere, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. > A resolution to these talks is expected in the coming weeks, sources said, which will result in shaping if Antetokounmpo is available ahead of the Feb. 5 trade deadline.

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Yeah my thought was are they trying to get ahead of a gambling investigation or something similar.

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