mr. furley
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you just made that name up
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2024-25 NBA Thread: for the second time, somebody in Dallas hits low percentage shot that leads to a generation of conspiracy theories (45 Viewers)
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Naz Reid.
Frostillicus
Footballguy
I clearly motivated the Wolves to play better.
Zow
Footballguy
They've been great since your post.
Frostillicus
Footballguy
Ant, age 23, is now tied for the most 40 point games in T-Wolves history while also being the all-time team leader in three pointers.
Kev4029
Footballguy
Not sure if that's more depressing for the franchise or impressive for Edwards.
the moops
Footballguy
Depressing
General Malaise
Footballguy
And Portland creeps up in the standings without doing anything but relaxing tonight. Nice.
msudaisy26
Footballguy
Karma for trading for Butler.
Yo Mama
Footballguy
Butler?
Craig_MiamiFL
Footballguy
Ingram to Raps. Nice acquisition by them.
Made zero sense for Pellies to do nothing.
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Mark Williams has obvious potential but damn hefty price for a 5. Knecht 4 will look good along with Lamelo. Then to also get an unprotected 1st and pick swap is really nice
Made zero sense for Pellies to do nothing.
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Mark Williams has obvious potential but damn hefty price for a 5. Knecht 4 will look good along with Lamelo. Then to also get an unprotected 1st and pick swap is really nice
Gr00vus
Footballguy
Another fragile center.
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Harry Frogfish
Footballguy
Packaging Knecht is surprising to me. It was what, a month or two ago when he was lauded as being a genius under-the-radar pick, no?
I mean, LeBron was flat-out boasting -- full of **** or not -- about how they snagged this guy while the rest of the league was sleeping. Funny stuff.
So does Knecht get to do the needle -- or whatever it is -- celebrations still?
I mean, LeBron was flat-out boasting -- full of **** or not -- about how they snagged this guy while the rest of the league was sleeping. Funny stuff.
So does Knecht get to do the needle -- or whatever it is -- celebrations still?
Major
Footballguy
That's what I was thinking. These seem like the left over assets they were prepared to trade for Luka.
Juxtatarot
Footballguy
Are there any players left to trade today?
Capella
Footballguy
Maybe it worked on Charlotte?
Idk much about Williams other than he fits the idea of a lob target for Luka and Bron. That is gonna be one horrific defense team though.
Major
Footballguy
I read something on the Sporting News about Giannis to Houston but that doesn't make a lot of sense to me and probably just click bait.
msudaisy26
Footballguy
Lol. I quoted the wrong post. I was talking about the Warriors blowing the lead and losing the game.
Desert_Power
Footballguy
Williams has shown flashes but had a lot of injuries. I've lamented that the Hornets young core has been too injured to play many games together and truly evaluate. I guess they've seen enough on Mark.
It's funny because he was getting absolutely roasted for his effort against the Wizards a couple days ago. Obviously going to have some fun stats with his size and ability on the offense. Wish him the best, but like the return.
the moops
Footballguy
Terrible move. They could have just signed him in the offseason
I guess the Lakers' rationale must be that, with Luka, all their picks for the next seven years are going to be at the bottom of the first round. That's a much safer assumption than it was last week but still pretty risky. Almost no one trades unprotected picks these days for non-star players.
Frostillicus
Footballguy
Really hammers home two points at once, imo.
Juxtatarot
Footballguy
How? They have a lot of big contracts. https://www.spotrac.com/nba/toronto-raptors/yearly
Zow
Footballguy
The Suns have a few.
Zow
Footballguy
Yeah I see it as six of one, half dozen of the other.
Zow
Footballguy
Feels like tonight is a bit of a litmus test for the Wolves. I know it's game two of a back to back, Houston is good, and a loss shouldn't be hugely meaningful, but with all the trades and lingering around teams improving in the standings it seems like the Wolves need to demonstrate whether they are a potential contender this season or not.
mr. furley
Footballguy
are these Mavs moves an indication that they think Jason Kidd is going to bring them a title? he likes defense, they are bringing in defense first players and jettisoned their 1A offensive player.
Kev4029
Footballguy
There have been some godawful trades the last few days.
Obviously the Luka trade takes the cake.
Butler to GSW and they dump one of their few decent shooters and two way players and give him an extra $65m or whatever. If it was the same trade with Green and Wiggins flipped, it would have made a little more sense to me but still been an overpay for little improvement in their roster.
The Raptors making a win now move for Ingram for a first rounder for a player that they could have signed in 5 months, doesn't shoot from deep especially well, needs the ball in his hands to be effective, and will probably make their 2025 pick slightly worse as he raises their floor a little bit. This is something the Bulls or Wizards from the last half decade would have done to chase the play-in.
Obviously the Luka trade takes the cake.
Butler to GSW and they dump one of their few decent shooters and two way players and give him an extra $65m or whatever. If it was the same trade with Green and Wiggins flipped, it would have made a little more sense to me but still been an overpay for little improvement in their roster.
The Raptors making a win now move for Ingram for a first rounder for a player that they could have signed in 5 months, doesn't shoot from deep especially well, needs the ball in his hands to be effective, and will probably make their 2025 pick slightly worse as he raises their floor a little bit. This is something the Bulls or Wizards from the last half decade would have done to chase the play-in.
Juxtatarot
Footballguy
Moops mentioned this too but I don’t see it. Spotrac has them at $13.5 million maximum cap space and that’s after dumping Olynyk in the trade.
the moops
Footballguy
Sign and trade with New Orleans in the offseason. Or dump Quickley, Or find a home for Poeltl. Plenty of ways to get Ingram if they really wanted him. But the bigger point is why? Ingram is not good enough to move them into contention and if they max him, well they will be regretting that the moment it is signed
Gatorman
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More like I don’t really understand all the new apron business and the like. Same as nil making ncaa all about money grabs for players.
Contracts and commitments don’t really mean anything anymore in either of these sports. Not saying people shouldn’t get paid , they definitely should but it’s instant gratification or I’m out of here.
When etienne left UF And went to Georgia of all places I was done with the ncaa. When butler got pouty bc he wanted another 50 million from Miami or I’ll just go through the motions I stopped watching the heat.
Maybe I’ll go back to paying attention but the doncic deal kind of feels the same. Screw the fan base we will just do what we want w the TV money and stadium building property revenues but you guys just keep buying the jerseys and the streaming services to watch our games.
Kev4029
Footballguy
I had no idea that awful team had that much salary earmarked for next year. I really don't understand their roster but at least they finally have an honest to goodness 3 rather than playing SGs at SF after trading OG last year. The fit of Ingram with what they had, other than him being SF sized, is terrible.
Not sure those deals (plus Olynk) were easily dump-able. There's so much bad salary on that team. One of the worst situations in the league IMO.
Juxtatarot
Footballguy
ok, I get the bigger point you’re making.
For what it’s worth, I suspect it would be practically impossible to dump Quickley into another team’s cap space.
Desert_Power
Footballguy
Realized that Charlotte also has Dallas' top 2 protected pick in 2027. I'm more bullish on how they look with AD than most, but that only would take an injury or two in their older core to be valuable in a competitive West.
Really hope they can find a team willing to take on Miles Bridges. And probably need to get a warm body at the 5. What is Biyombo up to?
Encyclopedia Brown
Footballguy
Vucevic seems primed to move. The Lakers were a good destination before their trade with Charlotte.
Denver would be a nice place. Vooch seems willing to be Jokic's backup with no complaints. I don't know how the salaries would match up.
Desert_Power
Footballguy
Poeltl to LA apparently made too much sense as well.
Juxtatarot
Footballguy
Vucevic was told he probably wouldn’t be traded but K.C. Johnson tweeted this morning that there are talks with the Warriors again. I don’t think he’ll be traded but who knows.
millertyme1
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