Around The NBA : 2024-25 Season

[Donkedave]

wtf! Aldama might want out of Memphis!

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[Muzbar]

wtf! Aldama might want out of Memphis!

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Surprised Bane could reach him...

But, I doubt a heat of the moment shove will lead to him wanted out, but if it does, the Bulls should give them a call.

[Donkedave]

wtf! Aldama might want out of Memphis!

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Surprised Bane could reach him...

But, I doubt a heat of the moment shove will lead to him wanted out, but if it does, the Bulls should give them a call.

What has happened to the young GG Jackson?

Was killing it last year when they had injuries now basically out of rotation.

[WesPeace]

Surprised me too,but it could be injury.. really like GG Jackson! If Memphis goes on small retool, Bulls should be active for GG and Aldama. They both would be nice PF backups.

[Muzbar]

wtf! Aldama might want out of Memphis!

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Surprised Bane could reach him...

But, I doubt a heat of the moment shove will lead to him wanted out, but if it does, the Bulls should give them a call.

What has happened to the young GG Jackson?

Was killing it last year when they had injuries now basically out of rotation.

He missed the first 42 games of the season due to having foot surgery in the offseason. So that's probably slowed him down a bit also and he'd have to work his way back into the rotation that's already been set for half a season.

[Jcool0]

This Zach trade is going to ruin Sacramento. After an early honeymoon period, he's gone back to lazy & passive Zach.

-31 today with all other starters in single digits. I feel bad for Lavine because he's a good guy but my god I don't think I've ever seen a 'star' player impact winning less than he does.

Always was a massive fan of Zach the person and Zach the potential... When he's on he makes parts of the game of basketball look so smooth and easy...

But yeah I now realise the anomoly that is Zach Lavine and winning. I don't think it's entirely his fault. Kobe is his idol and let's face it to be a Kobe clone (or an MJ clone) you need a killer instinct that is relentless and I don't think Zach has it.

He doesn't have the right pieces around him guys. It's not his fault

DeRozan and Sabonis had a combined 76 minutes for 18 points on 7-27 shooting, -20. I know its fun to rag on Zach. But i have a feeling that's more a reason they lost. FWIW Caruso had 15/5/6/2 in 23 minutes, Sac was never winning this one.

[sco]

This Zach trade is going to ruin Sacramento. After an early honeymoon period, he's gone back to lazy & passive Zach.

-31 today with all other starters in single digits. I feel bad for Lavine because he's a good guy but my god I don't think I've ever seen a 'star' player impact winning less than he does.

Always was a massive fan of Zach the person and Zach the potential... When he's on he makes parts of the game of basketball look so smooth and easy...

But yeah I now realise the anomoly that is Zach Lavine and winning. I don't think it's entirely his fault. Kobe is his idol and let's face it to be a Kobe clone (or an MJ clone) you need a killer instinct that is relentless and I don't think Zach has it.

He doesn't have the right pieces around him guys. It's not his fault

Your point may have been in jest, but there is truth to it. There are way too many guys on Sacto that need the ball in their hands and not enough guys who defend or do other things without it. Ironically, the guy in the that trade that they SHOULD have taken was Jones.

[drosestruts]

wtf! Aldama might want out of Memphis!

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The oddest part is they won this game by 40.

What is there to be this upset about in a blowout win?

[rosenthall]

Always was a massive fan of Zach the person and Zach the potential... When he's on he makes parts of the game of basketball look so smooth and easy...

But yeah I now realise the anomoly that is Zach Lavine and winning. I don't think it's entirely his fault. Kobe is his idol and let's face it to be a Kobe clone (or an MJ clone) you need a killer instinct that is relentless and I don't think Zach has it.

He doesn't have the right pieces around him guys. It's not his fault

Your point may have been in jest, but there is truth to it. There are way too many guys on Sacto that need the ball in their hands and not enough guys who defend or do other things without it. Ironically, the guy in the that trade that they SHOULD have taken was Jones.

It still boggles my mind that SAC did not end up with him and we did. We have an over-abundance of mid-rotation guards and added one more. They traded away their all-star point guard and acquired a highly paid shoot first player who's well known to have problems processing the game.

Looking at their roster, they have Trey Lyles and Doug McDermott add up to almost exactly his current salary, so it's not like pieces couldn't have been shuffled around to make the numbers work.

[kodo]

Your point may have been in jest, but there is truth to it. There are way too many guys on Sacto that need the ball in their hands and not enough guys who defend or do other things without it. Ironically, the guy in the that trade that they SHOULD have taken was Jones.

Agreed Sac just has too many scorers (Monk, Derozan, Sabonis, Zach) and 0 defenders. Team construction is terrible.

This is the exact same problem Phoenix has...but nobody says Durant is a born loser and can never win in the playoffs. Yet Phoenix is doing worse than Sac.

[sco]

Your point may have been in jest, but there is truth to it. There are way too many guys on Sacto that need the ball in their hands and not enough guys who defend or do other things without it. Ironically, the guy in the that trade that they SHOULD have taken was Jones.

Agreed Sac just has too many scorers (Monk, Derozan, Sabonis, Zach) and 0 defenders. Team construction is terrible.

This is the exact same problem Phoenix has...but nobody says Durant is a born loser and can never win in the playoffs. Yet Phoenix is doing worse than Sac.

I would add that some GM's are flat-out ignorant of team construction. Have 3 stars has been the in vogue strategy, but to think that 3 #1 scoring options (in PHO's case), with none of them also being elite distributors or defenders, is just plain crazy. Regarding Sacto, I think it's possible to win without a defensively strong C (see DEN), but it makes it a lot harder.

[Infinity2152]

Is too many scorers ever really a problem? Or is it not enough defenders? I think one of the Suns biggest problems is the coaching. Booker was basically playing PG before Beal got there and doing it pretty well. Have to think a lot of coaches could have worked a system to keep doing that and incorporate Beal as the third scorer. Lot of blame and hate being placed on adding Beal, but let's look at the actual numbers.

Per 36 this year: 19.4 pts, 4.1 assists, 3.8 rebounds , 40% 3pt shooting.
Per 36 last year: 19.6 pts, 5.7 assists, 4.7 rebounds, 43% 3pt shooting.

Pretty damn good numbers for the third option. The SF and center position needed to the best defenders you could find. Booker and KD are both decent defenders. If Billy could have our defense looking decent, that team with good coaching, plus defenders at SF and center, and just let Booker run the offense should be great. They have good guys on the bench who don't even play, like Bol Bol. Would love to have that roster here with Billy coaching.

Idea for a sweet trade that could work: Booker to Brooklyn this summer for Nic Claxton, both their first round picks in this draft, 2 first round picks in 2027, 2029 1st and 3 pick swaps. Phoenix gets a lot of cheap young talent coming in, should be able to put a strong team round Beal, Durant, Claxton and cleared a ton of cap. Brooklyn gets a guaranteed superstar locked up thru 2027, and they still have plenty of cap space for another big move. The returns for moving Beal or Durant vs on the court contributions will be way smaller than moving Booker, especially in terms of future assets.

[cocktailswith_2short]

Lebron just gave us a nod after his game winner . Called us red hot and again the running was referenced .

[Hangtime84]

He doesn't have the right pieces around him guys. It's not his fault

Your point may have been in jest, but there is truth to it. There are way too many guys on Sacto that need the ball in their hands and not enough guys who defend or do other things without it. Ironically, the guy in the that trade that they SHOULD have taken was Jones.

It still boggles my mind that SAC did not end up with him and we did. We have an over-abundance of mid-rotation guards and added one more. They traded away their all-star point guard and acquired a highly paid shoot first player who's well known to have problems processing the game.

Looking at their roster, they have Trey Lyles and Doug McDermott add up to almost exactly his current salary, so it's not like pieces couldn't have been shuffled around to make the numbers work.

I think Sac wanted picks more than chicago did.

Keegan Muarry feels as disappointing as Patrick Williams does at the moment.

[Chi town]

Lebron just gave us a nod after his game winner . Called us red hot and again the running was referenced .

He and Luka looked gassed and played 38 mins.

Let’s see if we can run them out of the gym.

UC set to be electric.

[kodo]

Lebron just gave us a nod after his game winner . Called us red hot and again the running was referenced .

He and Luka looked gassed and played 38 mins.

Let’s see if we can run them out of the gym.

UC set to be electric.

Noticed that as well, they look exhausted and the Bulls haven't played since Monday.

[kulaz3000]

wtf! Aldama might want out of Memphis!

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It's not a good look, but things like this stuff happens between teammates, hell, even between best friends. I'm sure this isn't going to be something that makes someone want to leave the team, unless there is some deep seeded issue between them, but there is no way to see that from this.

[sco]

Your point may have been in jest, but there is truth to it. There are way too many guys on Sacto that need the ball in their hands and not enough guys who defend or do other things without it. Ironically, the guy in the that trade that they SHOULD have taken was Jones.

It still boggles my mind that SAC did not end up with him and we did. We have an over-abundance of mid-rotation guards and added one more. They traded away their all-star point guard and acquired a highly paid shoot first player who's well known to have problems processing the game.

Looking at their roster, they have Trey Lyles and Doug McDermott add up to almost exactly his current salary, so it's not like pieces couldn't have been shuffled around to make the numbers work.

I think Sac wanted picks more than chicago did.

Keegan Muarry feels as disappointing as Patrick Williams does at the moment.

IMO, he's just a victim of too many mouths to feed on that team and no PG. Would love to try to get him.

[DASMACKDOWN]

Wow what is going on here

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I have never seen that like ever. Its like 9 games left for them on the season and they are a 5th seed. (44-29)

That is just insane. I hope more info comes out about this.