A couple of days ago, former Nets guard, Mike James, said that Kyrie Irving deserved to be added to the Mount Rushmore of the most skilled guards in NBA history.
While James is entitled to his own opinion like the rest of us, what happened next rubbed Warriors fans the wrong way. After a fan called out James for vouching for Kyrie Irving and not Steph Curry, James responded by saying that Kyrie is more skilled overall than Steph and that Steph is just a better shooter.
Read MoreIt’s no secret that Ben Simmons wants out of Philadelphia.
The 25-year-old point guard has reportedly let the 76ers organization know that he does not intend to report to training camp, according to Keith Pompey. Pompey said that Simmons’ preferred trade destinations are the “three California teams”, with one of those being Golden State.
On Tuesday, BetMGM sportsbook set their odds for the team to most likely land the lefty. Leading the league with the best odds to land Simmons are the Warriors, who are set as +300 favorites. The team with the second-best odds are the Minnesota Timberwolves, who are currently set at +400.
Read MoreApparently, Ben Simmons has not been feeling the Brotherly Love.
Things in Philadelphia have gotten so Rocky he reportedly has told the 76ers’ leadership he wants out and will not report to the team’s training camp.
Now, it seems the point forward and 2016 No. 1 overall pick is California Dreamin’.
Read MoreThe Ben Simmons saga just keeps getting more interesting. Early today, the Sixers’ star point guard was reported to be uninterested in playing for the team, to the extent that he ‘does not intend to report to training camp’. This news has a lot of implications for the West, especially considering an anonymous Western Conference exec’s statement that Simmons is targeting one of three top teams in California, those presumably being the Lakers, Clippers, and of course, the Warriors.
Read MoreWell, here we are again.
It seems like every few weeks or so there is another either retired or current NBA player who subtly, or sometimes not so subtly, disrespects two-time league MVP, Stephen Curry. This time, that player is Mike James.
James, who played for the Brooklyn Nets last season, albeit for only 13 games, took to Twitter to debate fans on the topic of most skilled players. In a social media post from Clutch Points calling for the most skilled players of all time, James quote tweeted the post saying he believes Kyrie Irving deserved to be on the list. The original list didn’t contain Curry’s name. This prompted another user to message James asking him why he didn’t mention Curry’s name, in which James responded by saying he felt Kyrie was a more skilled player than Curry, and that Curry was just a better shooter.
Read MoreThe Warriors have had a busy off-season thus far. They drafted two players in the lottery, then got right to work in free agency. Even though they haven’t been flashy, the moves they have made thus far were gaudy enough to catch the attention of Las Vegas bettors, as they currently have the fourth-best pre-season odds to win the 2022 NBA championship, behind the Brooklyn Nets, LA Lakers, and Milwaukee Bucks.
The main question that the Warriors’ front office needed to answer during this offseason was this: can they do enough to maximize their current championship window with Steph, Klay, and Draymond, while simultaneously building for the future? Let’s take a closer look.
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