Around the NBA Continued

[MrDollarBills]

I didn't see the 4th quarter but reports are that KD quit on the Suns in the 4th. Is this true? KD seems like he may not be a great teammate. Not a leader.

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Surprise, surprise.

I have to give KD credit, I didn't think he'd ruin Phoenix this quickly, at least not before Kyrie ruined Dallas. Impressive.

I hope Booker asks for a trade. Brunson/Booker would be a solid backcourt

Does Booker play any defense? I ask this because that appears to be the problem with the Suns generally. They don’t play any d.

Honestly? Booker has grown into a solid defender, especially on ball. Well, except when playing against Luka Doncic

I would push for a Brunson/Booker backcourt over Brunson/Mitchell.

[BKlutch]

Lmaoooooooo

Yo this is bad. I don't even want to laugh but, goddamn

So he's the evil presence behind Ishbia's roster construction? Well, he hasn't changed a bit.

I heard that KD was the one who pushed for Bradley Beal, so there's that too. Either way, Ishbia is about to learn a hard lesson.

KD is going to work the same magic he did for the Nets when he insisted on KI and Deandre Jordan, getting rid of Green, etc.

[dakomish23]

Good chance TOR gives up a mid to late lottery pick to SAS in the Poeltl deal - currently 7th worst record in the NBA.

2024 first round draft pick to San Antonio
Toronto's 1st round pick to San Antonio protected for selections 1-6 in 2024, 1-6 in 2025 and 1-6 in 2026; if Toronto has not conveyed a 1st round pick to San Antonio by 2026, then Toronto will instead convey its 2026 2nd round pick and 2027 2nd round pick to San Antonio [San Antonio-Toronto, 2/9/2023]

They got Poeltl in the lottery b/c of our horrific trade for Bargs, and now they might end up doing the same thing for SAS to get back Poeltl.

[NoDopeOnSundays]

Nobody other than the Lakers seems to want LaVine

[NoDopeOnSundays]

Nobody other than the Lakers seems to want LaVine

[Buttah304]

Nobody other than the Lakers seems to want LaVine

LaVine is a -1730 for his career. I had to do a double take because I thought my computer glitched

[MrDollarBills]

So he's the evil presence behind Ishbia's roster construction? Well, he hasn't changed a bit.

I heard that KD was the one who pushed for Bradley Beal, so there's that too. Either way, Ishbia is about to learn a hard lesson.

KD is going to work the same magic he did for the Nets when he insisted on KI and Deandre Jordan, getting rid of Green, etc.

KD was the reason why Bruce Brown left BKN for Denver, and he proceeded to win a championship with Jokic, who is a well adjusted, mature adult.

I'm glad people are starting to see how much of child Durant is. He's doing the same crap:

1) He came in, got a coach fired. He did the same to Atkinson in BKN. We can debate how much of a good coach Monty is, but dude got to the NBA Finals with the Suns. KD can't get to a Finals without Steph carrying his carcass.

2) Forced the team to trade assets for Bradley Beal. Same thing he did with Harden in BKN, but this is even worse since Beal is an albatross contract that will f*ck the Suns thoroughly.

3) Things begin to implode, and instead of showing leadership, he begins to signal that he wants out.

Phoenix would be wise to trade this jackass now and recoup as many picks and prospects that they can. Wait til the summer and dude will sabotage their free agent process. He's basically got a pattern now. Once he sees that his free ride to a ring isn't guaranteed, he bails.

If I'm Booker, I'm telling my agent to get me to the Knicks. It's the perfect landing spot and Brunson is a mature professional who wants to win, and actually put in the work that it takes to do it.

[BKlutch]

I heard that KD was the one who pushed for Bradley Beal, so there's that too. Either way, Ishbia is about to learn a hard lesson.

KD is going to work the same magic he did for the Nets when he insisted on KI and Deandre Jordan, getting rid of Green, etc.

KD was the reason why Bruce Brown left BKN for Denver, and he proceeded to win a championship with Jokic, who is a well adjusted, mature adult.

I'm glad people are starting to see how much of child Durant is. He's doing the same crap:

1) He came in, got a coach fired. He did the same to Atkinson in BKN. We can debate how much of a good coach Monty is, but dude got to the NBA Finals with the Suns. KD can't get to a Finals without Steph carrying his carcass.

2) Forced the team to trade assets for Bradley Beal. Same thing he did with Harden in BKN, but this is even worse since Beal is an albatross contract that will f*ck the Suns thoroughly.

3) Things begin to implode, and instead of showing leadership, he begins to signal that he wants out.

Phoenix would be wise to trade this jackass now and recoup as many picks and prospects that they can. Wait til the summer and dude will sabotage their free agent process. He's basically got a pattern now. Once he sees that his free ride to a ring isn't guaranteed, he bails.

If I'm Booker, I'm telling my agent to get me to the Knicks. It's the perfect landing spot and Brunson is a mature professional who wants to win, and actually put in the work that it takes to do it.

Meanwhile, if you search Twitter for @Mishbia15, you'll see so many Suns fans expressing their desire to get KD off the team. My friend who follows the Nets also said that Mr. Whammy made a statement that they should trade him before he has his annual leg injury and misses two months. There was also some tweet (may NOT be true, dunno) that said Ishbia is threatening to trade him to the Pistons. LOL

This board would really love it if we spend resources to trade for him and he does that to us.

[vincccent]

Nobody other than the Lakers seems to want LaVine

LaVine is a -1730 for his career. I had to do a double take because I thought my computer glitched

Never thought of career plus/minus, what an interesting stat. Lavine is at 9th worst all time actually.
The list shows a lot of empty stat heads, like Ricky Davis, Maggette, Nick Young and so on.

https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/nba-worst-career-plus-minus-in-history

[spree2kawhi]

Nobody other than the Lakers seems to want LaVine

LaVine is a -1730 for his career. I had to do a double take because I thought my computer glitched

Never thought of career plus/minus, what an interesting stat. Lavine is at 9th worst all time actually.
The list shows a lot of empty stat heads, like Ricky Davis, Maggette, Nick Young and so on.

https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/nba-worst-career-plus-minus-in-history

The list is poetry.

[HarthorneWingo]

Lmaoooooooo

Yo this is bad. I don't even want to laugh but, goddamn

Oh dear.

[TheGreenArrow]

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[3toheadmelo]

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But I heard he was playing really good over there according to some pacers fans here!

[KnicksGadfly]

Rooting so hard for Detroit right now

[MrDollarBills]

Nobody other than the Lakers seems to want LaVine

LaVine is a -1730 for his career. I had to do a double take because I thought my computer glitched

I've been saying this. Dude doesn't impact the game in any substantial way and when the pressure is on, he pisses his pants.

[MrDollarBills]

KD is going to work the same magic he did for the Nets when he insisted on KI and Deandre Jordan, getting rid of Green, etc.

KD was the reason why Bruce Brown left BKN for Denver, and he proceeded to win a championship with Jokic, who is a well adjusted, mature adult.

I'm glad people are starting to see how much of child Durant is. He's doing the same crap:

1) He came in, got a coach fired. He did the same to Atkinson in BKN. We can debate how much of a good coach Monty is, but dude got to the NBA Finals with the Suns. KD can't get to a Finals without Steph carrying his carcass.

2) Forced the team to trade assets for Bradley Beal. Same thing he did with Harden in BKN, but this is even worse since Beal is an albatross contract that will f*ck the Suns thoroughly.

3) Things begin to implode, and instead of showing leadership, he begins to signal that he wants out.

Phoenix would be wise to trade this jackass now and recoup as many picks and prospects that they can. Wait til the summer and dude will sabotage their free agent process. He's basically got a pattern now. Once he sees that his free ride to a ring isn't guaranteed, he bails.

If I'm Booker, I'm telling my agent to get me to the Knicks. It's the perfect landing spot and Brunson is a mature professional who wants to win, and actually put in the work that it takes to do it.

Meanwhile, if you search Twitter for @Mishbia15, you'll see so many Suns fans expressing their desire to get KD off the team. My friend who follows the Nets also said that Mr. Whammy made a statement that they should trade him before he has his annual leg injury and misses two months. There was also some tweet (may NOT be true, dunno) that said Ishbia is threatening to trade him to the Pistons. LOL

This board would really love it if we spend resources to trade for him and he does that to us.

KD usually gets hurt around after New Years. Obviously, this is conjecture, but i wouldn't be shocked if it happens again.

[K_ick_God]

Hali with two turns in a row, hanging head and lingering in the backcourt.

[K_ick_God]

… but he did have 10 points, perfect from the field, after that.

[HarthorneWingo]

Sengun is no better defender than Enes Kanter. I’d say he’s actually worse.

[Buttah304]

My friend wanted a quick beach vacation in Miami and just bumped into Jimmy at a resort and he said that he would never consider basketball in NY because of the taxes