2025 Offseason Season Thread Vol. 1

[SerialChiller]

Here's one for ya Bammy....how many defenders can they try and shove in front of him lmao!

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This award doesn't exist, but it should.

Here's who would have won based on votes:

OG Anunoby
Bam Adebayo
Derrick White
Giannis Antetokoumpo
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

If you care, here's who I think should make all-defense 3rd team:

Derrick White
Andrew Nembhard
Kris Dunn
Jaden McDaniels
OG Anunoby

(honourable mention: Tatum, Caruso, Cason Wallace, iHart, Dillon Brooks, Ausar, Suggs, Goga, NAW)

Oh yeah I should have had Bambam in the honourable mentions.

That all being said, objectively Bam did not have a good defensive season this year. Guys simply scored on him at a much higher rate as he posted the worst fg% differential and rim% differential of his career. Opponents shot 2.5% better(!) at the rim with Bam as the nearest defender (last year is was -6% worse). His rim defense simply sucked. He wasn't moving the needle as a do-it-all force for Miami either, in terms of on/off. Even his vaunted switching numbers were down.

No worries, nobody on the General Board will probably even notice .

[3ammy3uck3ts]

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[Lennyzinho]

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Kings with Lavine Derozan and Monk, is very redundant. Jrue with Lavine and Sabonis and Monk 6th man actually makes sense.

Celtics would shave 10M off and need to find another similar deal with KP to shave off another 10M or redirect Derozan to a team like Detroit or Nets.

Nets phone will be ringing off the hook lmao. They're the only team with any real cap space.

[Beenie]

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duh

[twix2500]

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[Beenie]

I fully expect Mia to be the front runner for Derozan.

If they were savvy, they'd figure a way to get Devin Carter in that deal.

And if they were extra savvy, they'd figure a way to get Derozan, Carter and future pick(s) in that deal.

Sac is the dope at the poker table.

[MiamiLoyal926]

I fully expect Mia to be the front runner for Derozan.

If they were savvy, they'd figure a way to get Devin Carter in that deal.

And if they were extra savvy, they'd figure a way to get Derozan, Carter and future pick(s) in that deal.

Sac is the dope at the poker table.

What are we sending as the focal piece to pry the extra assets out of them? What are we giving up in exchange?

[MiamiLoyal926]

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I am actually excited to see our DM45 under the guidance of our training staff for a whole summer and training camp. Heat brass… don’t overpay, but definitely don’t drop the ball on this extension either!

[Beenie]

I fully expect Mia to be the front runner for Derozan.

If they were savvy, they'd figure a way to get Devin Carter in that deal.

And if they were extra savvy, they'd figure a way to get Derozan, Carter and future pick(s) in that deal.

Sac is the dope at the poker table.

What are we sending as the focal piece to pry the extra assets out of them? What are we giving up in exchange?

[3ammy3uck3ts]

They LOVE Derozan, my guess is they’ll try to add KD and Derozan or something wild like that considering they wanted to team up Derozan with Jimmy/Bam last summer

[MiamiLoyal926]

I fully expect Mia to be the front runner for Derozan.

If they were savvy, they'd figure a way to get Devin Carter in that deal.

And if they were extra savvy, they'd figure a way to get Derozan, Carter and future pick(s) in that deal.

Sac is the dope at the poker table.

What are we sending as the focal piece to pry the extra assets out of them? What are we giving up in exchange?

Ohh… ok. So we are trying to cash in on Herro. I am good with that.

[MettaWorldPanda]

Ummmm Kings got Zach LaVine. They are not trading for Herro.

[3ammy3uck3ts]

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[carnageta]

Ummmm Kings got Zach LaVine. They are not trading for Herro.

Dude it's the Kings.


Who the heck knows what they're going to do. They not known for logic

[MettaWorldPanda]

Ummmm Kings got Zach LaVine. They are not trading for Herro.

Dude it's the Kings.


Who the heck knows what they're going to do. They not known for logic

Nah let’s not get carried away here. They have there eyes on a real PG. Hence the Holliday rumors. DeRozan makes no sense here. You guys want to set basketball back with 3 non pure 3 point shooters on the floor with Ware, Bam, and DeRozan? Let’s think

[carnageta]

Ummmm Kings got Zach LaVine. They are not trading for Herro.

Dude it's the Kings.


Who the heck knows what they're going to do. They not known for logic

Nah let’s not get carried away here. They have there eyes on a real PG. Hence the Holliday rumors. DeRozan makes no sense here. You guys want to set basketball back with 3 non pure 3 point shooters on the floor with Ware, Bam, and DeRozan? Let’s think

Lol, I'm not saying Derozan is a good move for us (personally, I do not want him if we're not getting KD).


All I'm saying is the Kings have made head scratching moves for the last 2 decades, and I don't see any evidence of it being any different moving forward for them

[Beenie]

Ummmm Kings got Zach LaVine. They are not trading for Herro.

They got fleeced in the Hali deal, fleeced in the Fox deal, and in general, dont have the greatest reputation when it comes to team building, at least not since the Webber era.

A good salesperson can outmaneuver them on the phones.

[Beenie]

+ the 2 picks gotten in the Sac deal



Carter
Derozan
Kuzma (Mil insisted)
KD
Giannis

Minimums

[twix2500]

Ummmm Kings got Zach LaVine. They are not trading for Herro.

They got fleeced in the Hali deal, fleeced in the Fox deal, and in general, dont have the greatest reputation when it comes to team building, at least not since the Webber era.

A good salesperson can outmaneuver them on the phones.

3Hammy said the Kings built a contender from the Spurs trade

[Hoops3355]

There’s a guy on Twitter claiming to have inside sources with the Heat, MASSIVE Herro Stan and Bam hater so he’d fit in well on here but anyways…..,he’s claiming Bam/Giannis have discussed them being traded for each other considering they have the same agent and all that but Giannis feels bad because he and Bam are close and he doesn’t want to be a home wrecker. He said Bam/Giannis talks are going to Heat up and start being reported later next week so we’ll see how that goes

Stay tuned.

I don't see this happening. Bam is such a bad return and doesn't solve anything unless he's getting sent somewhere else via the Bucks. Giannis gonna end up in the West if the Spurs come and say what's up let's run twin tours 2.0.

“Such a bad return” is wild considering they won’t get better player than him period but I agree if they don’t plan on flipping him again I don’t really see the point

I like Bam but he's not someone you can build with the pieces the Bucks have. I just don't see the Bucks doing any trade that doesn't net them top pick + swaps + youngs / vets that they can trade.