Ghost of Kleine wrote:Lol......If you notice the link and the name under his initial statement, You'll see that it's not my personal opinion stating it's The unequivocal "Best of all time" And you are of course entitled to your opinion. But I will say that given our current roster, record, and talent level ( sans Booker and Ayton) I'd happily take the majority of players on that list to add to our core in an effort to try and foster dramatic improvement man. As for the cherry picking the lower producing names on that list, No one is saying that any of those are specific or required targets of course.....lol. And to be fair, as with any accurate list, leaving off the lower scale talent just to embellish a point would be kind of disingenuous don't you think.
But honestly, apart from personal preference, Can you seriously tell me that IF given the chance, You wouldn't add any of these particular players with respect to their abilities and/or high end talent:
Lebron James-
*** Disclaimer, Now if you know me at all, Then you know that I HATE Lebron James vehemently. And have even given him the nickname of " Le Douche." But that still doesn't change the fact that he's still even at his current age widely considered one of, If not the best player still in the league. He's still a 3 time NBAchampion, a 3 time finals MVP, a 4 time NBA MVP, A 15 time All star, A 12 time ALL NBA first team, A 5 time ALL NBA first defensive team.The list just keeps going honestly, And he's also helping to lead the Flakers team to the best record in the west. Also, he's always a draw for other big name players too. But you're right, he's old, and shouldn't be considered.
Paul George-
Are you seriously saying you'd deny adding Paul George to our team due to being 29? Again, one of the top players in the league currently, a 6 time time All star, A 4 time ALL NBA third team, A two time ALL NBA defensive team, 2 time ALL NBA 2nd defensive team, And just last season was the league steals leader. He's also helping to lead his team to one of the top records in the really tough, brutal Western Conference. And currently, which of our players on our roster would currently be better than him as it is? But we again would automatically disqualify him because 29 is too old? Yet a lot of us are discussing players such as Kevin Love ( 31) , Blake Griffin ( 30) etc.
Damian Lillard-
C'mon man honestly??? I love me some Rubio. But you really wouldn't take Damian Lillard because your opposing argument is again that he's too old at age 29? Isn't he still a 4 time All star, 2nd team All NBA, Was rookie of the year and considered by many to be nearly unstoppable one on one? He's also still producing at a really high level. And he's been leading his team to the playoffs repeatedly too still. When was the last time that anyone led our team to the playoffs again??? But yes, let's take solace in the knowledge that at least were not old at 29. Because that's definitely the determining factor for us.
Demarr Derozan-
Surely Not one of the players to garner the highest level of interest, but even at 30, He's still a multiple time All star, 2 time All NBA, A team USA contributor and still a highly productive 20 point per game scorer. He's also still considered by many to be a high end talent, also many I believe would argue even quite a bit better than what we currently have on our roster at the small forward/ power forward position.
Russell Westbrook-
Again the age is the factor of course, Yet how is he producing again. How dominant is he still ( even at 31 yrs old) He's a multi time All star that has consistently helped whatever team that he's played for into the playoffs, averages a ridiculous numbers in terms of the amount of triple doubles he produces, has been an MVP level player repeatedly and even now, again at age 31
is helping to lead the rockets to one of the best records in the Western Conference.Having him on your roster almost guarantees you'll be in the playoffs. But we can't take him because he's 31.
Gordon Hayward-
Probably your most solid argument at his current pricetag and with his recent injury. However, once again at 29 he's still an All star level player who is highly productive, very versatile at 6'8 and is a very good shooter who hits big shots and has put up numbers such as 18 points 7 rebounds/ 4 assists. Also, prior to his injury, he helped the Celtics to one of their best records last season I think it was? Other than Booker, Who currently on our roster can/ has consistently his recent production consistently? And again, he likely wouldn't be at his current pricetag again, especially coming back from an injury.
Restricted:
I'll agree that the names you specifically selected from that list are definitely not going to be high on anyone's wishlists, However, Cherry picking only certain names from the list again for sake of argument, is not something that I'm a fan of as I just find it disingenuous personally. And doesn't give an accurate portrayal of the overall value of the list. So let's review a few names omitted from my original post. First with respect to the restricted list.
-Donovan Mitchell.
-Jason Tatum.
-Lonzo Ball.
Lauri Markannen.
De' Aaron Fox.
Are any of those players who were omitted, Players that you feel personally would not help us drastically improve given our current roster, or that you wouldn't add to our core IF given the chance honestly man? Again, how many players currently on our roster would be widely considered better or have higher value?
Who would you honestly prefer to go with instead? Either by way of Johnson's expiring, theough trade, Or cap space in general?
And finally with respect to the unrestricted names left off from the list: ( Not many, But still important).
-Anthony Davis.
-Giannis Antetekounmpo.
- Bradley Beal.
- Rudy Gobert.
Who here wouldn't sign any of those players in a heartbeat IF they had the chance AND were available? Which one of those players wouldn't improve our current roster immensely. So with respect to that, I do apologize if the ( Reddit poster's) statement did seem somewhat blown out of porportion man. But in all honesty, When was the last time that you had an actual free agency with this many max level all star cornerstone players all becoming free agents at the same time? On top of that, a draft so loaded due to the rule changes also allowing high school players to be eligible as well. Essentially creating a double draft of sorts. Now in fairness I do agree with your opinion on Josh Jackson, Frank Nitkilinia, and Abdel Nader. But let's be honest in that the " Best ever" reference wasn't built around those players primarily as I'm sure that you're aware. So Yes, I will stand by the assertion that the 2021 nba free agency is widely considered to be one of IF not the greatest free agency ever. And the overall majority consensus would only strengthen that opinion I believe man.
But your always free to disagree.
I just said that it's not a really good post, becouse the 2/3rd of the guys on that list are either irrelevant, or will be by the time we get to 2021 free agency. Especially after then, the next season which will finish in 2022. That's why I was scoffing at guys who are 29/30 year olds NOW. Imagine the guys I put up there 2-3-4-5-6 years from now - if you want to give them a big contract in the 2021 BIGGESTFREEEEAAAAGENCYYYYOFALLLTIME 
Again, high value contributors on small one to two year deals tops. Also with focus on the importance of both Aytons' and Bridges upcoming extensions looming.
