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Love draft night. Madness
The rumoured offer from Chicago is Dunn and LaVine, which Minnesota declined. Win-win situation either way, though Wolves need shooters.Tweet
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Hope for free agency. [Nobody want to go to Boston.Ainge must have a plan. Right? Somebody tell me he has a plan!
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Okay maybe not to that extreme, but this trade is something a team in rebuild mode would've done. Also, what the heck are the Magic thinking doing this deal?!
Not sure I agree. Serge definitely declined last season, and while we lose some rim protection we do gain in other areas. We definitely become a lot deeper and finally get a SG who can execute offensively and defensively. A third ball handler too which means far less Durant (if he stays) turnovers. They've backed in Adams over Ibaka, which I would have done, the big test now is to see how Kanter develops defensively to see if he can play the four.Okay maybe not to that extreme, but this trade is something a team in rebuild mode would've done. Also, what the heck are the Magic thinking doing this deal?!
KD pleaseHope for free agency. [Nobody want to go to Boston.
Or you can always follow Bill's example:
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Me too.Good draft for the Lakers, happy with Ingram and Zubac.
Care to elaborate? I have seen a few people say this but I am not sure I agree.KD to Golden state looking more likely based on that ibaka deal.
This is purely down to if Durant wants a move, and its been noted he likes the potential business upside of moving to California, as well as a basketball fit in that GS team would be an absolute dream.Care to elaborate? I have seen a few people say this but I am not sure I agree.
I don't think Ibaka was as important as a lot of non-Thunder fans think. He isn't the same player he was a few seasons ago and the emergence of Adams has lessened the need for him IMO. By getting Oladipo the Thunder finally get another ball handler and a scoring threat in the SG position, something that reduces the burden on Durant. He hated the amount of turnovers he was having due to being forced to become the secondary ball-handler.This is purely down to if Durant wants a move, and its been noted he likes the potential business upside of moving to California, as well as a basketball fit in that GS team would be an absolute dream.
Golden state has the perfect cap space to accommodate him without sacrificing their Curry/Klay/Green/Bogut core, with pieces like barnes, livingston, Iggy and Ezeli able to be moved if needed.
Where'as Moving such a important piece of that OKC team in Ibaka at PF for another starting guard seems counter productive to giving Durant the reassurance he would obviously want if he feels OKC can surround him with more talent to get a chip.
it wasn't fully mine anyway.Don't think it worked out as planned.
Arguably the best player in the draft plus a player projected as high in the high teens on some mocks (Zubac) with the 32nd pick.Lakers had an obvious choice but Timberwolves and Suns absolutely won at draft. Dunn, Wiggins and Towns could be an obscene core.
Well they were taking whoever 76ers did not take out of the big two (Simmons, Ingram) and it's arguable that Simmons is a better prospect currently, it wasn't a decision because nobody was going to take anyone other than Simmons and Ingram in top 2. Zubac could be a good pick but also a pretty logical choice given the above (projected to be #16 and gone at #32). Not saying this was a bad draft for them, it was a great one, but Suns trading for #8 and getting both Bender and Chriss who are exactly what they need, or Timberwolves getting Dunn who's by far and away the player who compliments their current team the most, were better because it wasn't obvious.Arguably the best player in the draft plus a player projected as high in the high teens on some mocks (Zubac) with the 32nd pick.
Arguably the best player in the draft plus a player projected as high in the high teens on some mocks (Zubac) with the 32nd pick.
Uh huh. I like Simmons, I think he's gonna be a good player for the Sixers despite what people say about his attitude/shooting. Wth Ben though, you have to fit pieces around him because he's going to dominate the ball as a point foward. I like Ingram's versatility in this respect since he can play off-ball and he has the range to force the defense to respect his shot.Well they were taking whoever 76ers did not take out of the big two (Simmons, Ingram) and it's arguable that Simmons is a better prospect currently, it wasn't a decision because nobody was going to take anyone other than Simmons and Ingram in top 2. Zubac could be a good pick but also a pretty logical choice given the above (projected to be #16 and gone at #32). Not saying this was a bad draft for them, it was a great one, but Suns trading for #8 and getting both Bender and Chriss who are exactly what they need, or Timberwolves getting Dunn who's by far and away the player who compliments their current team the most, were better because it wasn't obvious.
Yeah who were they bidding against? That is a July 15th signing. Not a first hour signing.Ugh, hate that Mozgov deal. I'm hearing team option for the 4th year, but seriously what the heck, Mitch?! All those other centers in the market and you reach for a backup center that hardly played in the playoffs?
He has only spoken to the Thunder so far. And obviously they are gonna leak and say it went well. Expect similar things after the GSW, SAS, Miami meetings etc.KD most likely to resign with the OKC now. He spoke to 5-7 teams and none of them could convince him?