FA/Trade Rumors & Discussion - Durant, Kyrie, AD, etc (Pt. 2)

[Reign23]

WTF is Memphis thinking?!

Such a bad return for them considering the Hornets deal.

--Mags

yes I think the return sucks.

[Deeeez Knicks]

Is this the best deadline in history? It’s nonstop at this point.

a lot more has happened than usual.

it would seem strange too because golden state is unbeatable. why then are all these teams bothering ? wouldn't it be better to hold back and save their assets ? i have a theory. what if they all know this is the last year golden state stays together ?

Gasol and Mirotic came pretty cheap. Def worth it for them.

I think Philly was thinking more long term in that they can keep this core together

[NYKHardKnock]

Should’ve tried ro Frank and a FRP from CHA. The deal makes no sense. If they’re looking to rebuild. Memphis might be better if they don’t deal Mike

[thebuzzardman]

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woj bomb

Putting those shooters around Giannis.

Broke Lopez, Brogdan, Mirotic etc etc etc

[DaGawd]

Lol hurry up and trade them assets danny..

[taj2133]

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[Jeff Van Gully]

issa business

Damn sure is

I wish this league was like the NHL. Very rarely do you have franchise players change teams. It makes for more a competitive league when players grow with their team like Ewing/Lundqvist. I feel like it means more going through the uggliness with the franchise and end up winning down the road. NBA players change star players like you change your underwear

the NBA is in a far better financial situation than the NHL, with a structure that lends itself to freedom and power for the players.

NHL players get locked into their servitude to teams as kids. it's soooooo different. and that's why the league maintains so much control. that and it's a nowhere NEAR as profitable.

NBA players know their worth.

[thebuzzardman]

Stanley getting traded everywhere lmao yikes

Knicks need get Stanley in here


So they can trade him later

[Knicksfan1992]

one thing though is that part of toronto's success was moving ibaka to center. they were a more mobile team.

Yeah but they would get killed by bigger Centers. Look what Embiid did to them the other night and Cousins would manhandle Ibaka in a finals matchup... Now they have their big who isn't totally unplayable against small ball and also stretches the floor with a high IQ that they can put out there for 25 minutes. It's a home run IMO

[thebuzzardman]

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He will sabotage their title chanches good

Watch on YouTube

[BKlutch]

Is this the best deadline in history? It’s nonstop at this point.

a lot more has happened than usual.

it would seem strange too because golden state is unbeatable. why then are all these teams bothering ? wouldn't it be better to hold back and save their assets ? i have a theory. what if they all know this is the last year golden state stays together ?

Losing KD to us is going to hurt them. Will Boogie return? Klay?

[Jeff Van Gully]

Damn sure is

I wish this league was like the NHL. Very rarely do you have franchise players change teams. It makes for more a competitive league when players grow with their team like Ewing/Lundqvist. I feel like it means more going through the uggliness with the franchise and end up winning down the road. NBA players change star players like you change your underwear

I think it's only going to get worse. We're moving closer to the Top 15 players, give or take, playing out their rookie deal and signing their first big contract (say $150-$200M) and then when that expires at age 28 or so they'll take a bunch of a 1+1 deals like LeBron signed with CLE so they can have the best of both worlds: freedom but still some security with the PTO.

I think star movement is going to only get more ridiculous unless the next CBA addresses it. Give the current team even more of an advantage (years/money) to signing guys.

that's not going to work.

the real problem is there are only 500 humans on earth who even belong in the conversation of being NBA players. and of that 500, maybe ten are true stars -- stars the WORLD wants to see. these dudes aren't going to just bow to financial stipulations. they have things bigger than the game on their minds.

[Lord Commander]

Come on Pills...Go get AD

[Jay10]

Is this the best deadline in history? It’s nonstop at this point.

a lot more has happened than usual.

it would seem strange too because golden state is unbeatable. why then are all these teams bothering ? wouldn't it be better to hold back and save their assets ? i have a theory. what if they all know this is the last year golden state stays together ?

Teams were waiting for LeBron's decline, and now with no LeBron in the East the top teams actually have a chance to make the Finals.

[taj2133]

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[coopnyc74]

Stubborn and smarter than he thinks Danny Ainge thinks he can convince NO to trade AD and then to sign him long term in the off-season. Meanwhile his team is going to get bounced in the first round. Love it!

[DaGawd]

Bye enes

[god shammgod]

Is this the best deadline in history? It’s nonstop at this point.

a lot more has happened than usual.

it would seem strange too because golden state is unbeatable. why then are all these teams bothering ? wouldn't it be better to hold back and save their assets ? i have a theory. what if they all know this is the last year golden state stays together ?

Losing KD to us is going to hurt them. Will Boogie return? Klay?

they'll give klay the max. i don't think they have money for cousins unless they let draymond walk too. maybe they will do that though.

[Stannis]

WTF is Memphis thinking?!

Such a bad return for them considering the Hornets deal.

--Mags

I know. Just a salary dump. Marc should net you more than that. He's still great.

[thebuzzardman]

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Dey scared now

Imagine the Celtic fans on hearing they were in play for AD but then getting Kanter?

I know I did, and it was good.