TobiasFunke
Footballguy
Kudos to you for keeping a healthy perspective, this attitude is far too rare in American sport fandom IMO.
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Insein
Footballguy
It is a good look at how hard it is to win a championship. You can have the right drafts, make the right moves, have all world talent and everything still has to go just right to get there.
Juxtatarot
Footballguy
Zach Lowe's winners and losers article is fantastic and spot on. (And I'm not just saying that because he praises the Bulls.)
Charlie Harper
Footballguy
Blazers are not better than the Dubs.
Curry > Dame
CJ > Dlo
Green >>>> whoever.
The rest of your list I agree with.
Capella
Footballguy
Because Bamba physically is a baby and not ready to play yet? Nothing says you need to be fully developed in year two.
pantherclub
Footballguy
Moe.
Footballguy
I think so, yeah. What's the point of having Russ on this team? If you're not contending you don't want to pay somebody that much money.
Jayrod
Footballguy
Russ still has a ton of value to a team with contending aspirations. Teams like Miami or Detroit could see a huge jump in the East by picking him up, plus a ton of ticket sales and national media attention.
NutterButter
Footballguy
Puts butts in the seats? He's still an exciting player to watch. Anyone you trade him to is going to have to send some good sized contracts back so its not like you'll save his entire salary at least this year. If you get some expiring deals, that certainly saves you a good chunk for future money.
Moe.
Footballguy
I think I said this before but I drank a bunch this weekend but I just can't see Detroit. Russ' contract is just so terrible. If they can't find any takers and they have to ride it out - that won't be ideal, but they can still rebuild with everything they got from LA, and they can just load manage the hell out of Russ until hopefully somebody wants him.
Poke_4_Life
Footballguy
Now Jerami Grant to Denver for a 2020 1st.
Gallinari should be next. I would assume Westbook also.
Can a 76ers fan explain to me how this 'process' works? Do I look to upgrade my season tickets now in hopes of a deep run in 2025?
Gallinari should be next. I would assume Westbook also.
Can a 76ers fan explain to me how this 'process' works? Do I look to upgrade my season tickets now in hopes of a deep run in 2025?
Moe.
Footballguy
I think to a degree they want to do right by Russ and send him somewhere that he has a chance to compete. Whether or not that's possible, I have no idea. I realize they will have to take a bunch of salary back but I think you hit the nail on the head - hopefully the contracts will be shorter. Trying to win games shouldn't really be on the agenda for the Thunder this year. I get that some people think if that's the case they should just keep Russ and let him go for 60 triple doubles or something dumb like that, but they'd like to shed the contract as well.
pantherclub
Footballguy
The timing of this kind of sucks for OKC. I think they would have had plenty of teams interested in Gallo, and at least a couple interested in Adams, before the draft and free agency. It’s tougher send those contracts out at this point. Maybe the market will open back up for those guys between December and the deadline.
Moe.
Footballguy
All indications are they've been trying to move Adams pretty much as soon as the season ended. Nobody is interested. Look at his contract and then compare it to what you think he'd get on the open market right now - it's not great for OKC.
Bull Dozier
Footballguy
While Wiggins contract has a lot of year left, if they are looking to tank for several years, he's the perfect centerpiece.
The Kings were interested, reportedly for a protected first. If I remember the report correctly, OKC wanted Bogdanovic back too. I imagine the asking price would be lower now. I like Dedmon, but I would have preferred an Adams trade personally.
Insein
Footballguy
You casually check in during the regular season for the next 2-4 years to see if any diamonds in the rough emerge but mostly tune in again after a couple of top 5 picks emerge. Then load up again on the season tickets.
Moe.
Footballguy
lol, I guess I'm not surprised that didn't go anywhere. Adams is at $25,842,697 this year and $27,528,090 next - pretty much double what Dedmon got, right? It's just so much money for a center that can't shoot. I wouldn't be surprised if he plays out the contract in OKC.
edit - I guess the whole mindset changes now. Prior to the George trade they were probably trying to move Adams to get cheaper but also to improve the team - that's out the window now, so surely they can figure something out.
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Juxtatarot
Footballguy
Jabari Parker signs for 2/$13 with Hawks. Year 2 is a player option.
I'm not a fan of the move. Hawks would have been better off overpaying a veteran who plays defense and would be a mentor for younger players. Not a good fit.
I'm not a fan of the move. Hawks would have been better off overpaying a veteran who plays defense and would be a mentor for younger players. Not a good fit.
ffldrew
Footballguy
I was a little disappointed to see that MPJ is not going to play in summer league. If he can come in and live up to the hype I'd put them in the mix. Right now the talk of the underdog world are the Jazz and rightfully so.
ETA - I like the Grant pickup - but these are not my old school Doug Moe Nuggets - we have defenders now.
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Long Ball Larry
Footballguy
Juxtatarot
Footballguy
Looking at their roster, I assume Jabari backs him up. I don't really see another PF on the roster assuming Hunter plays SF. Positionally he makes sense, I guess.
Long Ball Larry
Footballguy
Long Ball Larry
Footballguy
Avery Bradley to Lakers, 2/9.7
JaMychal Green back to Clips, 2/10.
Both pretty solid signings.
JaMychal Green back to Clips, 2/10.
Both pretty solid signings.
Gr00vus
Footballguy
Tough break for Alex Caruso. What other scuzz ball ex Celtic PGs can the Lakers recycle?
Jayrod
Footballguy
Bradley is a SG and Isaiah already signed with the Wiz. Looks like you are stuck with Rondo only.
Gr00vus
Footballguy
Maybe not such a bad break for Caruso then. I guess Bradley is in the mix with KCP and Daniels. Wondering if present day Kobe wouldn't be an upgrade over some of those guys.
northern exposure
Footballguy
identikit
Footballguy
Jayrod
Footballguy
wikkidpissah
Footballguy
AB & Rondo have teamed before and can raise significant havoc together until the Gods remind them they have no authorization to be excellent on their own
Tau837
Footballguy
But more than 3 players play. The rest of the Blazers you did not name are better than the rest of the Warriors you did not name, at least until Thompson gets back.
Ramblin Wreck
Footballguy
They already signed Danny Green, KCP, and Daniels. Not many minutes at the 3 for any of them except when Lebron sits
wikkidpissah
Footballguy
another snipey pickup for the Dubs - Omari Spellman. WC-S the MIP of '19-20 and another West title, doods.
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Juxtatarot
Footballguy
I watched him in summer league yesterday. Probably the fattest player in the NBA right now.
Good Posting Judge
Footballguy
Alec Burks as well.
Also the first round pick going to BKN is top-20 protected for 2020, then converts to a 2025 2nd rounder if it isn't conveyed. Not bad. The pick to Memphis has a lot more "oh ####" potential.
Good Posting Judge
Footballguy
wikkidpissah
Footballguy
Frostillicus
Footballguy
Chris Haynes:
Juxtatarot
Footballguy
Long Ball Larry
Footballguy
So:
PG - LeBron
SG - Danny Green
SF - Kuzma?
PF - Davis
C - Boogie?
With some lineups putting in KCP/Bradley at the 2 and pushing Green, Kuzma, Davis up and Boogie out?
PG - LeBron
SG - Danny Green
SF - Kuzma?
PF - Davis
C - Boogie?
With some lineups putting in KCP/Bradley at the 2 and pushing Green, Kuzma, Davis up and Boogie out?
Jayrod
Footballguy
Can that lineup either guard PG's effectively or punish them enough offensively to make it work?
Charlie Harper
Footballguy
Curry/DLO/McKinnie/Draymond/LooneyJust Win Baby said:
Dame/CJ/Bazemore/Collins/Whiteside
Looking at the starting 5 (Jacob Evans, GR3, Burks, and McKinne will be battling it out for starting SF), I'd still take the Warriors over the Trailblazers. Offensively there's not much separation. Defense is where the Warriors are better. Draymond is a DPOY and Looney is a plus defender. Whiteside is block chasing big and makes bonehead plays. Bazemore is a solid defender, but that's pretty much it.
Hood/Hezonja/Skal
Vs
Glenn Robinson 3/Alec Burks/WCS
I mean the bench is what it is. Both have inconsistent wings and a big. Hood is the best of the bunch, but I think GR3 or Burks can provide 80% of what Hood does.
Myers has done a great job filling the rest of the roster.
Charlie Harper
Footballguy
Boogie ain't gonna play much. They'll have plenty of minutes for someone to chase PGs around.
Rodrigo Duterte
Footballguy
Where did you get the 60-70%?Long Ball Larry said:
Frostillicus
Footballguy
Probably not? I think that's probably a little much and with Teague off the books after this season they'll probably go point guard hunting then. It certainly wouldn't be a terrible thing if they match, but I'd probably prefer it if they didn't.
Insein
Footballguy
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