Craziest night in NBA history? Tweet recap from Vegas

While some of you were sleeping….

The NBA never does.

Especially when most of it is in Las Vegas.

I am too, with my phone, so I went on a bit of a tweetstorm after the news came that everyone was waiting for but no one expected (especially a bunch of “insiders” who should be outside the industry at this point).

First, after the Miami Heat essentially won the trade war by dominating China (there goes our Tyler Herro, with 23 points in 23 minutes), and Zion Williamson made his summer league debut (which included a casual 360 degree windmill in warmups and later a minor knee injury) and we had an earthquake here (felt it in my room after I had returned at halftime of the Pelicans game), we had a different kind of Kawhi-nd of disturbance.

Leonard is a Clipper. And so is Paul George. And Jerry West sent the next 3,000 Clippers picks to the Thunder. And the Lakers just gave away the rest of their cap space to continue the KCP era. And the Heat are more likely to act now, I think. And a bunch of other crazy stuff.

I’m too tired to recap the rest, so here are some tweets.

Make of them what you will.

Told you no one knew anything

— Ethan J. Skolnick (@EthanJSkolnick) July 6, 2019

The 2 major sports networks just wasted your time for weeks.

There’s no accountability for being dead wrong though.

— Ethan J. Skolnick (@EthanJSkolnick) July 6, 2019

Wouldn’t be stunned if this pushes the Heat to act on something it might not have been totally convinced to do otherwise. No team in the NBA has more than 2 legit stars.

So if you get a second….

— Ethan J. Skolnick (@EthanJSkolnick) July 6, 2019

Jimmy Butler and Russell Westbrook would be the angriest team since the Bad Boys.

Burn the boats.

— Five Reasons Sports Network (@5ReasonsSports) July 6, 2019

The clinking of glasses and the crying of Lakers fans here in Las Vegas https://t.co/F1Up4ZSffT

— Ethan J. Skolnick (@EthanJSkolnick) July 6, 2019

Holy bleep. https://t.co/245kDasMQm

— Five Reasons Sports Network (@5ReasonsSports) July 6, 2019

Only the NBA can do this at 2am Eastern

— Ethan J. Skolnick (@EthanJSkolnick) July 6, 2019

Mark Cuban got shut out of all the Mavericks’ targets it appears

— Ethan J. Skolnick (@EthanJSkolnick) July 6, 2019

In the NFL, teams hold onto mediocre quarterbacks for 7 years.

In the NBA, they trade the guy who finished 3rd in MVP voting.

Which league is more fun?

— Ethan J. Skolnick (@EthanJSkolnick) July 6, 2019

Celtics fans are gonna say Danny Ainge was close to Kawhi and PG

— Five Reasons Sports Network (@5ReasonsSports) July 6, 2019

Everyone saying that everyone runs away from Jimmy and Russ.

So maybe they’re perfect for each other. While you are it, bring in Boogie.

— Five Reasons Sports Network (@5ReasonsSports) July 6, 2019

The Clippers had to do that trade.

But now doesn’t the Heat trade for Jimmy Butler look like even more of a heist?

— Five Reasons Sports Network (@5ReasonsSports) July 6, 2019

Final thought:

It’s time to stop underestimating Kawhi Leonard in every day.

He is playing the whole league without hardly saying a word.

— Five Reasons Sports Network (@5ReasonsSports) July 6, 2019

This offseason could not have gone better so far for the Heat…. and it’s not over.

— Five Reasons Sports Network (@5ReasonsSports) July 6, 2019