Around the NBA: 2018/2019 edition

[pepe1991]

Marc Gasol found new victim, Cousins 4 points 3 rebounds

really? Boogie coming off injury, couldnt jump 3 inches off the ground. think thats more the issue than Gasol.

Lol the spin is ridiculous at this point. Cousins looked like the worst player on the court regardless of Gasol’s super elite “allstar” Vucevic stopping defense.

Over 3 games that he played vs Gasol, Demarcus, regardless of injury, is averaging 6,0 ppg on 4-15 FG. Are you saying that Gasol has nothing to do with it after he had similar impact to Embiid and Vučević? Maybe you just underrate impact of former DPOY and how elite Raptors interior defense is, because they did to everybody.

[Ducklett]

ATL and BRK just made a huge trade to get BRK two max deal money.

Brooklyn is trading Allen Crabbe and No. 17 pick in 2019 NBA Draft and protected first in 2020 to Atlanta for Taurean Prince and 2021 second-round pick, league sources tell ESPN.

[MoMM]

Now it's time to Atlanta use #8, #10 and #17 to trade up in the Draft.

[basketballRob]

Wonder if the draft this year will be crazy like the trade deadline last season?

[drsd]

Cap Space has got game!


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[drsd]

Now it's time to Atlanta use #8, #10 and #17 to trade up in the Draft.

Either Jarrett Culver or Cameron Reddish will be available at #8
Either Bruno Fernando or Mfiondu Kabengele will be available at #10

Given the Haks would have no interest in trading up for a PG - which looks like White and Garland at #5 and #6, the Hawks provably would need to go to #4 to get DeAndre Hunter. Maybe absorbing Luol Deng's 5M a year salary with these three picks going to a third team gets a deal done. As Lebron James will not want a rookie next year; the Lakers is all about the FA market.


I think the Hawks would simply be happy to get a SG in Culver/Reddish at #8 and a C in Fernando/Kabengele at #10. The #17 could be available in another package though. Even the Hawks cannot possibly want three rookies in one year.

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[basketballRob]

Now it's time to Atlanta use #8, #10 and #17 to trade up in the Draft.

Either Jarrett Culver or Cameron Reddish will be available at #8
Either Bruno Fernando or Mfiondu Kabengele will be available at #10

Given the Haks would have no interest in trading up for a PG - which looks like White and Garland at #5 and #6, the Hawks provably would need to go to #4 to get DeAndre Hunter. Maybe absorbing Luol Deng's 5M a year salary with these three picks going to a third team gets a deal done. As Lebron James will not want a rookie next year; the Lakers is all about the FA market.


I think the Hawks would simply be happy to get a SG in Culver/Reddish at #8 and a C in Fernando/Kabengele at #10. The #17 could be available in another package though. Even the Hawks cannot possibly want three rookies in one year.

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Culver will be gone between 3-5.

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[Optimus_Steel]

The warriors part owner Mark Stevens who pushed Kyle Lowry-

What about the woman who was standing nearby patted Lowry on his back? That was kinda of out of bounds wasn't it. Well maybe Lowry thought it felt good when the woman patted him Lowry on his back and she could have been an attractive good looking lady so I guess nothing happens to her.

Had that woman not been between Lowry and the venture capitalist guy Lowry probably would have punched him, or at least pushed him back. But really WTF was the guy thinking shoving him? No excuse for that. Its not like Lowry landed on him, he landed away from him.

[Optimus_Steel]

https://www.theringer.com/nba/2019/6/6/18654834/orlando-magic-nba-finals-three-point-shooting a great little article about the 2009 magic, SVG teams with the Magic and todays 3 point shooting.

Wish we would've given that squad another year together.

Vince was not the closer we needed. But that team was fantastic in 2010 too. Won I think 60 games, won like 18 of last 20 regular season game, swept the 1st two rounds of the playoffs. But I think that time off after the sweeps caused them to lose some of the swag and they weren't ready for game 1 against Boston who just came off a tough series. They did not have the chemistry or will of fight of the 09 team but they were still stacked.

[Optimus_Steel]

So this happened, Paul Pierce crapped his pants, thus why he 'needed' the wheel chair during the 08 finals.....

I've never seen a guy ruin his legacy more just by sitting at a desk talking.

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By the way those anyone remember when Chris Webber used to play for Detroit late in his career Dwight made him crap his pants? He had a tough time defending Dwight and then all the sudden a brown stain on his white shorts, and he runs to the bench and then the locker room. I know I'm not the only one who saw that.

[nymets1]

I been looking at that section in game 4 where Lowry went after the loose ball and got that push from Mark Stevens and the pats on the back by the woman. It doesn't look like the woman is there in game 4. I think she's connected to Mark Stevens and I'm thinking she got a temporary ban for the rest of the NBA finals. Cause her pats on the back to Lowry were just as inapporiate as what Mark Stevens. Not only did the woman give Lowry 1 pat on the back, she stopped and than went back in for a 2nd pat on the back.

[KillMonger]

don't need KD? i don't know chief

[Optimus_Steel]

Toronto team is stacked. Even with Durant I think Tor wins it. I've felt this Tor team is championship level when we played them late in the season and they destroyed us despite our guys playing really hard. Further solidified when they totally shut us down defensively while Leonard just terminated us on offense during the 1st round.

GS has been vulnerable all year, their bench is weak, there was a lack of cohesion and will they've had in recent years. Perhaps animosity? Their body language has been awful, saw it during the Hou series where they had that defeated, careless look at times, they overcame Hou because they had deeper issues but this Tor team is seriously stacked and Leonard is a silent bludgeoner.

[thelead]

So... if Toronto wins the next game, we were just as competitive as a team with Steph, Klay, Draymond, Iggy and Cousins... again, #progress

[pepe1991]

But Warriors don't need KD, he was just cherry on top ....

[Last Guardian]

As annoying as it was to play against them, I'm glad they have done that to pretty much every other team so far. I thought their defense against us was just because we don't have enough offense, but they are shutting everyone down. It is so difficult to get a good shot against them.

We have the potential to play this level of defense, we just need the offense!

[thelead]

But Warriors don't need KD, he was just cherry on top ....

He was. He guarantees a championship. The warriors just ran into a good (not great) team that has the best 2-way player in the league. Kawhi is SO underrated.

No KD means they would have had a ton of money to upgrade the bench.

[NotACat]

But Warriors don't need KD, he was just cherry on top ....

He was. He guarantees a championship. The warriors just ran into a good (not great) team that has the best 2-way player in the league. Kawhi is SO underrated.

No KD means they would have had a ton of money to upgrade the bench.

Their second unit is also atrocious this year compared to the 2016 and 2017 seasons.

[Optimus_Steel]

But Warriors don't need KD, he was just cherry on top ....

He was. He guarantees a championship. The warriors just ran into a good (not great) team that has the best 2-way player in the league. Kawhi is SO underrated.

No KD means they would have had a ton of money to upgrade the bench.

They are not good, they are great.

[pepe1991]

But Warriors don't need KD, he was just cherry on top ....

He was. He guarantees a championship. The warriors just ran into a good (not great) team that has the best 2-way player in the league. Kawhi is SO underrated.

No KD means they would have had a ton of money to upgrade the bench.

Having no KD would mean nothing for their bench with Curry, Klay, Green ,Iggy and Livigstone combining for $99M in season where salary cap is $99M. MLE is only thing they could use with or without KD to improve, and that went to Cousins, he is just shell of former self but let's not act that they would sign some megastar with $5,5M.

Without KD they would not won last year ( would lose to Houston ) and maybe not even year before ( again, bumpy Houston series).

They were never all time great team, despite 73-9 season, they harldy beat Cavs without Love and Irving and once Cavs, year later got physical with them ,they gave up 3-1 lead. In same year, Westbrook horrific decision making was key reason why they passed OKC.

This series vs Raptors isn't even competitive , last two Ls were not even close games. They lost by 13 and 15 points .

Bucks gave Raptors more trouble than KD-less Warriors. Last night game was over in 3rd quater.
Hell, if they didn't pull up one legit great quater, in first game, Raptors would already have parade today.

Overall Warriors are great team ,but last year they would not win without Durant ,and this year they will lose, because Durant injury. Curry is all time great player ,but in finals he lays egg every year. Even this year he only shoots 41% and 35% for 3. As lead PG has 5,5 assists.