3toheadmelo wrote:According to Marc Stein, rival teams thinks that we may have pushed for KAT to use in a Giannis offer.
Specific teams that are hoping for Antetokounmpo to get antsy about his present circumstances?
A credible list would likely start with four teams.
Golden State and Miami were well-known to be in a serious state of readiness/anticipation to try to pursue Antetokounmpo before he signed his first extension in December 2020. Rest assured that their respective interest has not dimmed.
Then there is New York ... home to both the Nets and the Knicks.
The former, of course, have just started completely over in the wake of Kevin Durant/Kyrie Irving/James Harden implosion. They have nothing close to a franchise player on the current roster.
The Knicks, meanwhile, were mentioned more often in recent months than the Heat or Warriors as a potential down-the-road trade suitor for Antetokounmpo … albeit before their late-September acquisition of Karl-Anthony Towns from Minnesota. I've heard more than one rival team since the trade, mind you, wonder aloud about whether having a player of Towns' caliber on the roster for a potential future Antetokounmpo offer was among the Knicks' motivations for giving in on their long-held reluctance to include Donte DiVincenzo in trade talks with the Timberwolves and push for that deal's completion when they did on top of New York's obvious need for a frontline center.
Interesting. Giannis is obviously a monster but I'd be dubious about that as an intention considering Leon's connection to KAT, and KAT being a really good fit for the modern high volume 3 point offense. This front office has been tremendous about creating and converting value, so I'm just enjoying eating good off their cooking - whether it's the menu they put together today, or any changes in the future.
I love that we're discussing whether it's possible and/or the right move to pursue a 2 time MVP
from the position of already being in the contender conversation. God damn, how far we've come.
explaining what drives a player is important information, even if it’s in an article that critical about him. Like I said in the last post, I would have found in endearing if this became common knowledge some other way and not after an assault. It wasn’t an attack on his family but the standard that Embiid has set for himself. Embiid’s inability to stay in shape or be healthy is a major issue and it’s holding him back from being truly great. It sounds like another reporter in the locker room said the guy that wrote this article apologized when they were yelling at each and Embiid still attacked him.
If I was in Embiid's shoes I would've literally punched him in the face. Anyone mentioning a dead family member to write a hit piece is getting knocked out.
