Around the NBA 2018-2019 (Non-Celtics Talk)

Theocy · Post #1821 » by **Theocy** » Sun Jun 24, 2018 3:08 am

Does anyone else think the suns are becoming a very interesting team ? Not next year way too many youngs but in 3 years time they should be in the right whereabouts?

Celtics_History_Lesson · Post #1822 » by **Celtics_History_Lesson** » Sun Jun 24, 2018 12:26 pm

Don't want to help the garbage team, but this seems very logical.

K Leonard and B Forbes go to Toronto.

J Poeltl, D Wright, O Anunoby, M Richardson, CJ Miles go to San Antonio.

This seems fair too.

K Leonard, P Gasol, P Mills to Miami.

G Dragic, H Whiteside, J Winslow to San Antonio.

That is for elderly Papi.

One more.

K Leonard, P Gasol, P Mills to Milwaukee.

K Middleton, E Bledsoe, J Henson to San Antonio.

Soon, everyone finds out of P George was just a rental for OKC. Even if he stays, unless the Thunder win the title then the Pacers won that trade.

If K Leonard is just a rental, the above trades are more than enough.

For Boston, just for Leonard, it would have to be J Brown, Morris, Nader, Semi, Yabu, Rozier to equal the money. No picks. For a one year of Kawhi, that is plenty to give up. If Smart wants to go there, and the Spurs want him, Celtics could keep Rozier and Semi in the deal.

Hopefully the Spurs hurry up and move Kawhi, and LeBron has his "decision", so all the other NBA teams not involved with those deals can get to business when business is open for business next month.

Tiny ball · Post #1823 » by **Tiny ball** » Sun Jun 24, 2018 2:29 pm

Celtics_History_Lesson wrote:Don't want to help the garbage team, but this seems very logical.

K Leonard and B Forbes go to Toronto.

J Poeltl, D Wright, O Anunoby, M Richardson, CJ Miles go to San Antonio.

This seems fair too.

K Leonard, P Gasol, P Mills to Miami.

G Dragic, H Whiteside, J Winslow to San Antonio.

That is for elderly Papi.

One more.

K Leonard, P Gasol, P Mills to Milwaukee.

K Middleton, E Bledsoe, J Henson to San Antonio.

Soon, everyone finds out of P George was just a rental for OKC. Even if he stays, unless the Thunder win the title then the Pacers won that trade.

If K Leonard is just a rental, the above trades are more than enough.

For Boston, just for Leonard, it would have to be J Brown, Morris, Nader, Semi, Yabu, Rozier to equal the money. No picks. For a one year of Kawhi, that is plenty to give up. If Smart wants to go there, and the Spurs want him, Celtics could keep Rozier and Semi in the deal.

Hopefully the Spurs hurry up and move Kawhi, and LeBron has his "decision", so all the other NBA teams not involved with those deals can get to business when business is open for business next month.

I would not give up my oldest pair of stained underwear for kawhi

Moose23 · Post #1824 » by **Moose23** » Sun Jun 24, 2018 2:59 pm

Tiny ball wrote:
Celtics_History_Lesson wrote:Don't want to help the garbage team, but this seems very logical.

K Leonard and B Forbes go to Toronto.

J Poeltl, D Wright, O Anunoby, M Richardson, CJ Miles go to San Antonio.

This seems fair too.

K Leonard, P Gasol, P Mills to Miami.

G Dragic, H Whiteside, J Winslow to San Antonio.

That is for elderly Papi.

One more.

K Leonard, P Gasol, P Mills to Milwaukee.

K Middleton, E Bledsoe, J Henson to San Antonio.

Soon, everyone finds out of P George was just a rental for OKC. Even if he stays, unless the Thunder win the title then the Pacers won that trade.

If K Leonard is just a rental, the above trades are more than enough.

For Boston, just for Leonard, it would have to be J Brown, Morris, Nader, Semi, Yabu, Rozier to equal the money. No picks. For a one year of Kawhi, that is plenty to give up. If Smart wants to go there, and the Spurs want him, Celtics could keep Rozier and Semi in the deal.

Hopefully the Spurs hurry up and move Kawhi, and LeBron has his "decision", so all the other NBA teams not involved with those deals can get to business when business is open for business next month.
I would not give up my oldest pair of stained underwear for kawhi

But what about your freshest pair of stained underwear?

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sam_I_am · Post #1825 » by **sam_I_am** » Sun Jun 24, 2018 7:43 pm

Theocy wrote:Does anyone else think the suns are becoming a very interesting team ? Not next year way too many youngs but in 3 years time they should be in the right whereabouts?

I think they had an amazing draft assuming Ayton is worthy of #1 pick. To get Okobo and Bridges - 2 prospects likely to be starters - with picks 31 and 16 is outstanding.

ViperGTS · Post #1826 » by **ViperGTS** » Sun Jun 24, 2018 8:02 pm

Theocy wrote:Does anyone else think the suns are becoming a very interesting team ? Not next year way too many youngs but in 3 years time they should be in the right whereabouts?

No not really. They will be okay, even above average but thats about it.

Theocy · Post #1827 » by **Theocy** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 9:49 am

ViperGTS wrote:
Theocy wrote:Does anyone else think the suns are becoming a very interesting team ? Not next year way too many youngs but in 3 years time they should be in the right whereabouts?

No not really. They will be okay, even above average but thats about it.

Really ? With 3 top 10 picks in the last 3 years and a scoring machine of a sg ? It takes a very incompetent FO not to develop them to a point they are a really good team. I think they have a higher potential than sixers on paper to be honest. A lot will depend on Ayton obviously but for the first time in years they have a lot of upside.

Post #1828 » by **Darth Celtic** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 1:38 pm

Theocy wrote:
ViperGTS wrote:
Theocy wrote:Does anyone else think the suns are becoming a very interesting team ? Not next year way too many youngs but in 3 years time they should be in the right whereabouts?

No not really. They will be okay, even above average but thats about it.

Really ? With 3 top 10 picks in the last 3 years and a scoring machine of a sg ? It takes a very incompetent FO not to develop them to a point they are a really good team. I think they have a higher potential than sixers on paper to be honest. A lot will depend on Ayton obviously but for the first time in years they have a lot of upside.

they've been doing it for years though. They really messed up the 16 draft. Even though the people in that GB thread said otherwise, lol.

3D Chess · Post #1829 » by **3D Chess** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 1:40 pm

I may be proven wrong come next week, but it doesn't exactly feel like guys are lining up to play with LeBron this offseason. Maybe his years of getting everything his own way has come home to roost, especially when players have seen the ruin LBJ leaves franchises in once he bolts town. I thought the Lakers had a 'bang-bang-bang' plan in place (in cahoots with LBJ), but that is looking less and less likely by the day.

Interesting times ahead! Hurry up Sunday.

colaroaster · Post #1830 » by **colaroaster** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 2:01 pm

nba awards on tnt tonight. simmons as roy, maybe last year he could of..

Pacino62 · Post #1831 » by **Pacino62** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 2:38 pm

3D Chess wrote:I may be proven wrong come next week, but it doesn't exactly feel like guys are lining up to play with LeBron this offseason. Maybe his years of getting everything his own way has come home to roost, especially when players have seen the ruin LBJ leaves franchises in once he bolts town. I thought the Lakers had a 'bang-bang-bang' plan in place (in cahoots with LBJ), but that is looking less and less likely by the day.

Interesting times ahead! Hurry up Sunday.

We may never know. If he figures out that nobody is going to join forces with him, he'll stay in Cleveland and say he just couldn't bring himself to leave home.

I still think he ends up on another team. However, if it's the Lakers, he probably ends up with a second rate/tier star like Boogie.

3D Chess · Post #1832 » by **3D Chess** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 2:43 pm

Pacino62 wrote:
3D Chess wrote:I may be proven wrong come next week, but it doesn't exactly feel like guys are lining up to play with LeBron this offseason. Maybe his years of getting everything his own way has come home to roost, especially when players have seen the ruin LBJ leaves franchises in once he bolts town. I thought the Lakers had a 'bang-bang-bang' plan in place (in cahoots with LBJ), but that is looking less and less likely by the day.

Interesting times ahead! Hurry up Sunday.

We may never know. If he figures out that nobody is going to join forces with him, he'll stay in Cleveland and say he just couldn't bring himself to leave home.

I still think he ends up on another team. However, if it's the Lakers, he probably ends up with a second rate/tier star like Boogie.

Where do I sign?

ConstableGeneva · Post #1833 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 2:44 pm

Jokic gets maxed.

NotALongIslandr · Post #1834 » by **NotALongIslandr** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 3:09 pm

ConstableGeneva wrote:Jokic gets maxed.

Not unexpected but still interesting news. Had they not extended him they ran the risk of losing him summer of '19 in FA because he was a 2nd rounder. This forces them into tough cap decisions on others and may make interesting role players available.

Taget · Post #1835 » by **Taget** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 3:26 pm

SeizeCoup wrote:Porter was a ballsy pick by the Nuggets. If he pans out how good could he be? He was widely accepted as the top prospect at one point very recently. Higher ceiling than a guy like Tatum...

Denver could be tough with Jokic, Murray and a healthy PorterJR.

I was hoping Sacramento would take Porter and try to pair him up with Harry Giles.

Fencer reregistered · Post #1836 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 3:59 pm

sam_I_am wrote:
Theocy wrote:Does anyone else think the suns are becoming a very interesting team ? Not next year way too many youngs but in 3 years time they should be in the right whereabouts?

I think they had an amazing draft assuming Ayton is worthy of #1 pick. To get Okobo and Bridges - 2 prospects likely to be starters - with picks 31 and 16 is outstanding.

They also traded a future unprotected pick to help get Bridges.

Fencer reregistered · Post #1837 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 4:10 pm

I find it hilarious that commentators assume Ball or Fultz would be shipped out as sweetener if the Lakers or Sixers managed to land a Lebron S&T opportunity. I don't think anybody would expect the Cs to send out Tatum in an analogous scenario.

colaroaster · Post #1838 » by **colaroaster** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 5:29 pm

darrendaye wrote:
rzzzzz wrote:
Green89 wrote:Sixers will look really bad if they cleared that space by dealing Bridges and don't get Lebron or a max guy.

Brett went long. traded for 2 shots at catching a star. Miami pick has some shelf life.

I really liked the move. Ainge got one over on the Sixers, but they pull another good one off here.

just as sweet as fleecing/bankrupting brooklyn

jmr07019 · Post #1839 » by **jmr07019** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 6:18 pm

Theocy wrote:Does anyone else think the suns are becoming a very interesting team ? Not next year way too many youngs but in 3 years time they should be in the right whereabouts?

I do. Booker and Ayton should anchor a dangerous offense. Jackson and Bridges gives you defense and athleticism on the wings. Jackson can give you some secondary ball handling. Jackson's shot and Ayton's defense are the biggest areas that need improvement. Getting a decent pg will be important too.

BostonCouchGM · Post #1840 » by **BostonCouchGM** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 6:28 pm

Theocy wrote:Does anyone else think the suns are becoming a very interesting team ? Not next year way too many youngs but in 3 years time they should be in the right whereabouts?

I'm very intrigued. I have them making the playoffs this season. Them and the Sixers have the most talented starting five after the Celtics and Warriors. If they don't win 45 games it will be really bad coaching or major injuries that prevent it.