u/thinking_better

With all the posts of LeBron being in Cleveland golfing and being out and about, is he just playing us in order to distract from where he may ultimately decide to end up?

Has there been any news on if Ryan Reaves returns? I just started following the Sharks last year and enjoyed seeing him on the ice. I hope he returns but I know retirement is in the cards as well.

Miles Bridges stood alone as the last member of the 2018 lottery picks to remain with the team they started the season with. This comes off of last year’s JJJ trade which sent him from Memphis to Utah.

Going into the 2026 draft, I'm reminded of the last time we had the 9th pick. In 2017, we selected Dennis Smith Jr. out of NC State and I remembered everyone was pretty happy with the pick. I remember it was a top-heavy draft with Tatum, Fox, and Markkanen as pipe dream options and Donovan Mitchell and Bam being the only "what-if" picks.

DSJ lasted 2 years before he was included in the Porzinigs trade which didn't seem like a big ask at the time since almost all his per game averages dropped.

All this to say that with our options in 2026 with the #9 pick, do we feel that any of these projected players offer the same hype or more/less than we had for DSJ almost 10 years ago?

With Dusty May set to coach the Dallas Mavericks for the foreseeable future, it made me wonder if Cooper Flagg was in on the decision and had any say as to who he would want to be coached under (or at least an approval).

That being said, I was also wondering if he had any say as to who he would want to play with or say whether he would want a PG or another big to play alongside. He's obviously 19 years old, but with the future in Dallas being the "Cooper Flagg Era", is he good enough to have that seat at the table?

I'm not too tapped into Cooper Flagg outside of this Mavericks team and what we read on this subreddit. Are there any other indications that he loves Dallas and wants to be on the team long-term?

I get that we just endured a terrible season, where the only silver lining was that we got to watch him go off and win ROY. He also has a quiet demeanor so it's just hard to get a gauge of the situation. I always think back to when we found out Dallas was getting the #1 pick and he was stone-faced.

Obviously, I would love if he spent the rest of his career here, but I do worry that Dirk-like loyalty is rare. Luka would have probably stayed too if he didn't get kicked to the curb.

I trust that Masai will do everything in his power to keep his "prince" happy so that's a relief, but what else could it take to keep him here forever?

Hey PF Community - 31M in NYC making ~$70k pretax working full-time currently, with plans to transition into helping manage my family’s apartment buildings (3 buildings, 35 units) around 2028 (to make ~100k) and eventually turn that into more passive income by my early 50s.

Current savings/investments are about $133k total (53k liquid/79k invested). Also married with a joint account (16k) and a 529 set up for a 4 year old daughter. My wife just started investing and is contributing in full to a ROTH and also to the 529.

My rent/utilities are only about $600/month (living in one of the units discounted) so I’ve been aggressively saving/investing while keeping my lifestyle relatively modest.

My long-term goal is honestly simple: a quiet, low-stress retirement in my early 50s where I can live comfortably, work for myself, go for walks, read, travel occasionally, see friends/family, and not worry about bills.

I know being involved with family real estate is an opportunity many people don’t have and I'm very grateful, but it's also a reason I've been overthinking and don't want to mess this up.

Main questions:

Am I actually behind for 31 and does this path sound realistic for retiring in my early 50s?

Any blind spots/risks I may not be seeing or anything else I should be doing in the meantime?

Hey PF Community - 31M in NYC making ~$70k pretax working full-time currently, with plans to transition into helping manage my family’s apartment buildings (3 buildings, 35 units) around 2028 (to make ~100k) and eventually turn that into more passive income by my early 50s.

Current savings/investments are about $133k total (53k liquid/79k invested). Also married with a joint account (16k) and a 529 set up for a 4 year old daughter. My wife just started investing and is contributing in full to a ROTH and also to the 529.

My rent/utilities are only about $600/month (living in one of the units discounted) so I’ve been aggressively saving/investing while keeping my lifestyle relatively modest.

My long-term goal is honestly simple: a quiet, low-stress retirement in my early 50s where I can live comfortably, work for myself, go for walks, read, travel occasionally, see friends/family, and not worry about bills.

I know being involved with family real estate is an opportunity many people don’t have and I'm very grateful, but it's also a reason I've been overthinking and don't want to mess this up.

Main questions:

Am I actually behind for 31 and does this path sound realistic for retiring in my early 50s?

Any blind spots/risks I may not be seeing or anything else I should be doing in the meantime?