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When starting (15 games) he’s averaged 21/6/3 on 70% true shooting, including 44% from 3 on 6 attempts per game. He clearly won’t be quite that good over the course of a full season, but given his success in limited starting opportunities, it’s exciting to see him finally get a bigger role.
Harden to Knicks/Clippers
Sounds like a little bit of posturing. Again, I’m a heat fan so I’m jaded, but Portland fans (GM) if lillard after being the good soldier asks for this do you give him the finger? I’m not saying you “give him away” but Miami note offering just Haywood highsmith and the ghost of Chris Bosh here…
Villanova Knickerbockers. What could have been. Knox over Bridges in 2018 draft. ugh.
What I am seeing is he wants to go to Miami. Portland is saying "we are open to offers from everyone". Evidently the two sides are working, but they may need a third team bc: 1) Portland is trying to unload another contract with Dames', and 2) Herro is in the deal but He may not be going to Portland (BC they need frontcourt help more than another guard) so Miami is trying to ship Herro to someone for a Big for Portland.
Almost every other team has more to offer than Miami. I really doubt Lillard goes to Miami unless there is a really creative 3 team deal. Portland needs to make a good business deal for them first and should not get fleeced just to accomodate Dame.
Probably true if Dame didn't care where he goes. He wants to go to Miami at this point. You, as a team, are taking on a 140 million dollar player to put on your payroll and lead your team. You want him to be "unhappy" in a league where players tend to have the power? Any team that offers up more than Miami is going to need to have a pitch available to Dame that "this is what you get if you come here", and part of that has to be a championship shot.
This might be the way it gets done
I would have rather kept curry and drummond and got haliburton instead of harden.
this is pretty accurate. toppin seems to be one of those guys that will put up numbers and have ooh and aah dunks, but won’t help his team win. his d lacks and his 3 shot is really suspect. you’ll look up and see 19/8 stats every night and see a 30-52 team. next year he needs to get extended and the tougher call will come when indiana has to choose whether to make a $9.2 million qualifying offer that would come with a $20.4 million salary-cap hold for 2024-25, per Spotrac. nyk said no and instead of losing him for nothing, they got a pair of 2s. the sad thing is they turned a lottery pick into a pair of 2s. but unlike the nyk of past, they recognized the mistake and didn’t pay the guy. i wish toppin had enough value where they could’ve packaged fournier with him, but i guess no one really wanted toppin.
The Heat also got Thomas Bryant who is a good fit with Bam when they go big. In limited volume he's been around 40% from 3, something like 3 of the last 4 years. An upgrade over Zeller and only 25.
Dame can be unhappy all he wants but he has a 140M reasons to show up and play.
You can never have too many centers.
They’re definitely going to be fun to watch. Lots of 150-140 games.
he deserves credit for his moves with Horford and Richardson too when he joined the team. those 2 contracts weren't that easy to move off of at the time
Cappy,
Can't believe the pistons let him go . . .
Horford went on to become well worth the contract he was given. PHI had to give up a 2025 first and everyone's favorite new foreign dude Vasilije Micić
I was legit trying to figure out if he was standing on a chair for a bit.
It is?
Keeping it at 2 years and considering what Vuc got, yes
