Q: Adam Silver dodged the query about P.J. Tucker. Why didn’t the 76ers lose a second-round choose just like the Warmth for tampering? – Seth.
A: First, the Warmth didn't lose a second-round choose for tampering when it got here to Kyle Lowry. They had been handed such a penalty by the NBA for untimely negotiations throughout 2021 free company. Additionally, Tucker was a easy signing introduced on the outset of free company, Lowry was a part of a much more intricate sign-and-trade transaction that got here to fruition firstly of free company a 12 months in the past. When requested concerning the NBA investigations into the Knicks (for Jalen Brunson) and the 76ers, Silver stated at Wednesday’s media session, “The statuses of these investigations are ongoing. Hopefully they’ll be wrapped up within the subsequent few weeks. I feel what prompted them was form of simply the tick-tock chronology round form of when signings are permissible and the bulletins of these signings and the data that got here out about them, which was trigger for the league workplace to research.” The ruling in opposition to the Warmth got here final December, with 2021 free-agency beginning a month later than normal on account of pandemic scheduling.
Q: P.J. Tucker signed with the crew he needed to go to. Let’s transfer on. – Leo.
A: Agree. However Adam Silver additionally stated the investigation into the P.J. Tucker signing was not introduced due to a particular criticism. So apparently the Warmth instantly moved on.
Q: Pat Riley thinks he's the neatest one within the room always. The assured conceitedness in Pat can result in unhealthy judgment that goes below the Riley radar. – Centrist.
A: First, there's much more group suppose with the Warmth than many respect, together with enter from coach Erik Spoelstra. Nonetheless, the extent of the franchise’s success permits for what you understand as conceitedness. Have there been missteps or overpays? Definitely. However when the singular purpose is success within the standings and the playoffs, there additionally is a component of go-for-broke danger.
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