NBA Free Agency preview: destinations where the stars could go

Yesterday night, the NBA season ended with the Toronto Raptors winning game 6 of the nba finals. With the victory, the Raptors won the NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors. Toronto has an important player in Kawhi Leonard, that will enter free agency this summer. Kawhi won the MVP award of the NBA finals for the 2nd time. Where will Kawhi Leonard go in free agency? The two major teams should be the LA Clippers, and the Toronto Raptors. Next, Kevin Durant did not play in more than 90% of the NBA finals. He is a free agent, and he ruptured his ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) in game 5 of the NBA finals. The two teams vying for KD should be Golden State Warriors and Brooklyn Nets. KD should not go to New York Knicks. KD will miss the 2019-2020 NBA season, as he will be recovering from surgery and going through rehabilitation. Furthermore, The Brooklyn Nets will go for Kyrie Irving and the team has cleared some cap space. Irving split with his agent recently, and his signed with Roc Nation Sports [RNS]. Kyrie Irving could sign with either the Knicks, or the Nets. He should go with Brooklyn, as the team made the playoffs. The team seems to be more structured around good upcoming players, as opposed to the Knicks that have been out of playoff contention for more than five years. Kyrie Irving lasted only two full seasons in Boston, and it appears that he does not want to stay with the team. Kyrie has had a fickle career, after he requested a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers before the 2017-18 NBA season started. Let's talk about the other Golden State Warrior, Klay Thompson; in free agency moves. Wait, Klay is expected to sign with the Golden State Warriors even though he tore his ACL in NBA Finals game 6. Klay may miss the full 2019-2020 season, but he has not had surgery yet on his ACL. If Golden State signs Durant and Thompson, then both players may not be back in the lineup until late nba 2020 playoffs in the best case scenario. Klay has played his whole career with the Warriors, and is an integral part of the Splash Brothers. Klay should make the wise choice, and stay in Golden State. Finally, Kemba Walker is in the mix for free agency but Charlotte Hornets want him to re-sign. Heck, Kemba recently stated that he would take less than the supermax deal to stay with Charlotte. Walker has spent his whole eight year career with the Charlotte Hornets. Frankly, G. Ripley thinks Kemba Walker should go to the NY Knicks. Walker may do better, without playing for team owner Michael Jordan. This is why G. Ripley is not a basketball savant like Stephen A. Smith, from ESPN First Take would say so often. In closing, NBA free agency will start on June 30. There are about 15-20 extra players that could sign big contracts with an NBA team. Jimmy Butler; Tobias Harris; and D'Angelo Russell are just three of the big names that spark NBA team owners minds. Enjoy the picture above of some of the top Free Agents, that the NBA teams owners are looking to lock up. This time of the year is exciting for G. Ripley. Later!! Peace.

British Prime Minister Theresa May stepping down as Brexit destroys her time in office

Nearly three years ago, Theresa May was picked as the Conservative Party leader in Great Britain. In July 2016, David Cameron resigned as Prime Minister of Great Britain. Then, Theresa May started her tenure as the 2nd female prime minister of England. Fast forward to June 2019 and Theresa May is stepping down from her PM role. Theresa May's failed time in office will be remembered, by her many attempts to renegotiate Britain's deal to pull out of the European Union. In late 2018, the 27 other EU nations finally agreed to a detailed withdrawal plan with May's government. However, British politicians were deadlocked in their internal battles and the departure day for Brexit is changed to the current date of October 31, 2019. As for Theresa May, she will remain prime minister until July 22, 2019. Who will be the new Prime Minister of Great Britain? Boris Johnson, Michael Gove, Jeremy Hunt and Matt Hancock are four primary contenders; for the Prime Minister role. One of their first actions will be to go back to Brussels, Belgium; to make changes to Brexit. A majority of the primary contenders have stated that they would take the U.K. out by the current deadline of October 31, with or without a deal. Furthermore, Nigel Farage is the leader of the Brexit Party. He does not want to be the U.K. prime minister, yet the Brexit Party is leading the polls in Great Britain. The Brexit Party registered as a party in Great Britain in March 2019. Unfortunately, Nigel Farage is an ally of US President Donald Trump. The Brexit Party has offered no detail on how it would run the UK in education, health, defense, or the taxation areas. In this penultimate paragraph, the author will inform the reader about Nigel Farage's checkered past. He has failed to be elected as an U.K. Member of Parliament, on no fewer than seven occasions. He has shown public anger at the failure of Great Britain to leave the EU, on the original date of March 29, 2019. One of Farage's strong ideals is the European Union is replete of economic failure; mass unemployment; and low GDP growth. This idea is the main reason why he believes that Great Britain has to exit the EU, by Halloween 2019. Farage has many demands, and he has voiced them to Theresa May in the past week on Brexit negotiations. In closing, Nigel Farage is a bombastic commodities broker turned anti-establishment leader. His ideas are not right for Great Britain to follow, and he has the potential to split the right-wing vote in Britain. It will be Theresa May’s successor who decides the country’s fate, and the new Brexit date is nearly five months away. Mr. Farage could be the most dangerous man in Britain. Let's hope the UK can avoid danger, and that a new PM will make the right choice on Brexit. Enjoy the picture above of Theresa May, as she is frustrated with another day of rejection in Parliament. She must be glad in some minuscule way, that her time as PM is coming to an end.