Around the NBA: 2018/2019 edition

Ducklett · Post #1181 » by **Ducklett** » Fri Mar 29, 2019 7:39 pm

It is insane that ATL and Dallas could be rebuilt in a few years with 2-3 bad seasons because they tanked correctly before we are good after 9 years of rebuilding...

pepe1991 · Post #1182 » by **pepe1991** » Fri Mar 29, 2019 11:32 pm

Ducklett wrote:It is insane that ATL and Dallas could be rebuilt in a few years with 2-3 bad seasons because they tanked correctly before we are good after 9 years of rebuilding...

Rebuild through draft is nothing but dumb luck. Spurs are best example of that.

PrimeThyme · Post #1183 » by **PrimeThyme** » Sat Mar 30, 2019 4:51 am

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Bizarre stat...

pepe1991 · Post #1184 » by **pepe1991** » Sat Mar 30, 2019 9:56 pm

shai Gilgerous Alexander has been pleasant surprise

kuman7 · Post #1185 » by **kuman7** » Sat Mar 30, 2019 10:04 pm

PrimeThyme wrote:

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Bizarre stat...

So next year he will join Lebron in one team and this 0-28 or 0-29 will not be a problem.

OrlandO · Post #1186 » by **OrlandO** » Sun Mar 31, 2019 2:21 am

awkward

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drsd · Post #1187 » by **drsd** » Sun Mar 31, 2019 7:57 am

pepe1991 wrote:shai Gilgerous Alexander has been pleasant surprise

Gilgeous-Alexander was my favourite player at the 6-slot. I still am baffled why Orlando did not trade the right of Bamba to the Clippers for Gilgeous-Alexander's right and a future Clipper first. It was such an obvious trade to make.

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NotACat · Post #1188 » by **NotACat** » Sun Mar 31, 2019 1:29 pm

drsd wrote:
pepe1991 wrote:shai Gilgerous Alexander has been pleasant surprise

Gilgeous-Alexander was my favourite player at the 6-slot. I still am baffled why Orlando did not trade the right of Bamba to the Clippers for Gilgeous-Alexander's right and a future Clipper first. It was such an obvious trade to make.

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Or just select SGA at 6. I think Bamba can be a solid NBA player in a couple years, but I really liked SGA.

OrlandO · Post #1189 » by **OrlandO** » Sun Mar 31, 2019 7:18 pm

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pepe1991 · Post #1190 » by **pepe1991** » Tue Apr 2, 2019 8:31 am

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Optimus_Steel · Post #1191 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Tue Apr 2, 2019 7:40 pm

Can't believe it took this long for Wash to fire Grunfeld.

drsd · Post #1192 » by **drsd** » Tue Apr 2, 2019 7:47 pm

Optimus_Steel wrote:Can't believe it took this long for Wash to fire Grunfeld.

The Wizards are in cap-heck for the next two seasons. Look at 2020/21: Washington has only two players under contract and those two players account for 70M.

It is a disaster what he made.

And-1

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OrlandO · Post #1193 » by **OrlandO** » Wed Apr 3, 2019 3:48 am

westbrook with a 20/21/20 game lol

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pepe1991 · Post #1194 » by **pepe1991** » Thu Apr 4, 2019 7:27 am

https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/b8xut2/the_results_are_in_for_least_valuable_player/

Restuls for least valuable player, Jonathan Simmons tied with second worst :rofl:

More than 2000 people on reddit think that Wiggins should have be proud owner of this award ( spoiler, he isn't ).

MartinsIzAfraud · Post #1195 » by **MartinsIzAfraud** » Thu Apr 4, 2019 1:09 pm

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salty is an understatement IMO...

Trae
Evan
Isaac
AG
Vuc

Bench- Iwundu, DJ, Fultz, Birch, TRoss

That would've been something to get excited about long term..

MoMM · Post #1196 » by **MoMM** » Thu Apr 4, 2019 1:24 pm

Well, we can't change the past, so let's think about the future...

pepe1991 · Post #1197 » by **pepe1991** » Thu Apr 4, 2019 2:03 pm

MartinsIzAfraud wrote:

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salty is an understatement IMO...

Trae
Evan
Isaac
AG
Vuc

Bench- Iwundu, DJ, Fultz, Birch, TRoss

That would've been something to get excited about long term..

Don't really get why you guys keep tripping over Trae.
If Magic did tanking right they would have had Embiid instad of Gordon, Zingis instad of Hezonja and Lavine instad of Payton.

It's kind a pointless. Also Magic never really had any shot at him on draft night, guy was drafted 3rd and traded, Magic were picking 6th.

drsd · Post #1198 » by **drsd** » Thu Apr 4, 2019 2:07 pm

MoMM wrote:Well, we can't change the past, so let's think about the future...

Done

MagicFan101 · Post #1199 » by **MagicFan101** » Thu Apr 4, 2019 2:23 pm

pepe1991 wrote:
MartinsIzAfraud wrote:

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salty is an understatement IMO...

Trae
Evan
Isaac
AG
Vuc

Bench- Iwundu, DJ, Fultz, Birch, TRoss

That would've been something to get excited about long term..

Don't really get why you guys keep tripping over Trae.
If Magic did tanking right they would have had Embiid instad of Gordon, Zingis instad of Hezonja and Lavine instad of Payton.

It's kind a pointless. Also Magic never really had any shot at him on draft night, guy was drafted 3rd and traded, Magic were picking 6th.

** Trae Young was drafted 5th and traded; not 3rd.

The rumors were the Memphis had the #4 pick available in trades. However, they greatly fancy JJjr and weren’t going to let that go for cheap. So there was a path to Trae even at #6 but we just don’t know whether or not Orlando called or if so, what the asking price was.

I 100% would have taken Trae at #6. Easy decision. If Memphis wanted #6 + OKC pick, then yes that is another easy decision. But what if they wanted #6, Isaac + future unprotected 1st? Sorry. Can’t say yes to that.

We just don’t know. So it is time to move on.

MoMM · Post #1200 » by **MoMM** » Thu Apr 4, 2019 2:23 pm

pepe1991 wrote:If Magic did tanking right they would have had Embiid instad of Gordon, Zingis instad of Hezonja and Lavine instad of Payton.

Lavine was drafted at #13, but we had the #12 pick (Saric) and traded for the #10 (Elfrid).

BTW, why would we draft Lavine considering that we had Oladipo and Fournier? (edited)