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soxfan2003 · Post #961 » by **soxfan2003** » Mon Jul 1, 2019 10:03 pm

Slartibartfast wrote:
soxfan2003 wrote:I hope I am wrong but I suspect Kahwi Leonard with be a Los Angeles Laker in the next 72 hours. Players like Curry and especially Rivers signing on teams other than Lakers is a bad sign. I would think Austin Rivers wouldn't mind being back in LA. Lakers wouldn't have cap space for them after Lebron. I don't think Rivers would have wanted to go back to Clippers so it was probably LA or Houston for him.

Yeah, if anything the delay in announcing might be to milk the media attention without any cross chatter about Irving/KD.

It is also a national holiday in Canada called Canada Day It looks bad for him to be plotting an exit on Canada Day. His handlers are handling this right so far. If he is still strongly considering Toronto, he also gets a better chance to now evaluate Toronto's chances to repeat next year since Philly/Boston/Milwaukee have made their preliminary moves.

easyrider · Post #962 » by **easyrider** » Mon Jul 1, 2019 10:42 pm

Just read that GSW are going to retire Kevin Durant’s No 35 jersey!

Post #963 » by **Slartibartfast** » Mon Jul 1, 2019 10:54 pm

soxfan2003 wrote:
Slartibartfast wrote:
soxfan2003 wrote:I hope I am wrong but I suspect Kahwi Leonard with be a Los Angeles Laker in the next 72 hours. Players like Curry and especially Rivers signing on teams other than Lakers is a bad sign. I would think Austin Rivers wouldn't mind being back in LA. Lakers wouldn't have cap space for them after Lebron. I don't think Rivers would have wanted to go back to Clippers so it was probably LA or Houston for him.

Yeah, if anything the delay in announcing might be to milk the media attention without any cross chatter about Irving/KD.

It is also a national holiday in Canada called Canada Day It looks bad for him to be plotting an exit on Canada Day. His handlers are handling this right so far. If he is still strongly considering Toronto, he also gets a better chance to now evaluate Toronto's chances to repeat next year since Philly/Boston/Milwaukee have made their preliminary moves.

Toronto is looking a bit rough around the ages. Lowry and Gasol getting elderly.

Celtics_History_Lesson · Post #964 » by **Celtics_History_Lesson** » Mon Jul 1, 2019 10:57 pm

Aingey-Boy asleep at the wheel.

It isn't like Ainge can't take part in a big trade with Miami and J West and others, he did it before.

"The Miami HEAT announced today that they have acquired All-Star forward Antoine Walker from the Boston Celtics, guard Jason Williams, forward James Posey, and guard Andre Emmett from the Memphis Grizzlies and the draft rights to center Roberto Duenas from the New Orleans Hornets in a five-team trade. The HEAT traded Eddie Jones to the Memphis Grizzlies, Rasual Butler to the New Orleans Hornets, and a 2006 second round draft pick, a conditional second round draft pick, Qyntel Woods and the draft rights to Albert Miralles to the Boston Celtics. Additionally, Memphis sent Greg Ostertag to the Utah Jazz and the Jazz sent Curtis Borchardt to the Celtics, Raul Lopez to the Grizzlies and Kirk Snyder to the Hornets."

You have Miami throwing players and picks around for free, you have 76ers under pressure to make Butler go or no J Richardson, the Clipper and Portland jumped in and might have come away with important additions, although possibly the pick for one and the financial aspect for another.

Ainge sat it all out, like he sat out the draft and most of everything else.

Satoransky, Jordan Bell, Kaminsky, E Payton, Ellington, so many useful bench players finding teams and all Ainge and Celtics did was 6-1 point guard for giant money.

Knicks, terrible. Worse than Ainge, they could have been getting many picks to keep players for a season, but instead are handing out deals to nobodies. Portis and T Gibson or a draft pick or two plus G Dragic and another player?

Kings, they are crazy, they think they are one veteran away from a championship and are bringing in that player to win? Ariza? C Joseph? Dedmon? They have one strange GM. Vlade!

Warriors grabbed D'Angelo Russell just so they could trade him, to get something from the Durant departure?

Warriors and T-Wolves already exchanging players.

A few months from now, Teague and a draft pick or two to Warriors for D Russell?

soxfan2003 · Post #965 » by **soxfan2003** » Mon Jul 1, 2019 10:59 pm

Slartibartfast wrote:
soxfan2003 wrote:
Slartibartfast wrote:
Yeah, if anything the delay in announcing might be to milk the media attention without any cross chatter about Irving/KD.

It is also a national holiday in Canada called Canada Day It looks bad for him to be plotting an exit on Canada Day. His handlers are handling this right so far. If he is still strongly considering Toronto, he also gets a better chance to now evaluate Toronto's chances to repeat next year since Philly/Boston/Milwaukee have made their preliminary moves.

Toronto is looking a bit rough around the ages. Lowry and Gasol getting elderly.

No doubt they are getting older and fair to project some slippage even if Siakam improves a little bit. I think that is why 1+1 or 2+! makes the most sense if he stays. They should have cap room after next season.

Almeida · Post #966 » by **Almeida** » Mon Jul 1, 2019 11:17 pm

Still not sure how reliable the alleged Lakers insider from Reddit is, but he's saying Kawhi to the Lakers is a done deal.

King Of The 4th · Post #967 » by **King Of The 4th** » Mon Jul 1, 2019 11:23 pm

Read on Twitter

Well, if this guy is reputable, then the Lakers got their guy.

nickgammon · Post #968 » by **nickgammon** » Mon Jul 1, 2019 11:59 pm

King Of The 4th wrote:

Read on Twitter

Well, if this guy is reputable, then the Lakers got their guy.

So lame man. So close to having a completely open field for the championship.

Oh well, just wait it out for LeBron to retire and stop manipulating the NBA. JT and JB should be in their primes by then

ConnorHenry · Post #969 » by **ConnorHenry** » Tue Jul 2, 2019 12:05 am

Read on Twitter

greenroom31 · Post #970 » by **greenroom31** » Tue Jul 2, 2019 12:07 am

ConnorHenry wrote:

Read on Twitter

You been duped bruh. Fake Woj

ConnorHenry · Post #971 » by **ConnorHenry** » Tue Jul 2, 2019 12:09 am

greenroom31 wrote:
ConnorHenry wrote:

Read on Twitter

You been duped bruh. Fake Woj

Whew! Hope KL doesn't go to LAL land.

greenroom31 · Post #972 » by **greenroom31** » Tue Jul 2, 2019 12:10 am

ConnorHenry wrote:
greenroom31 wrote:
You been duped bruh. Fake Woj

Whew! Hope KL doesn't go to LAL land.

Still seems like he might end up there, but nothing official yet.

nickgammon · Post #973 » by **nickgammon** » Tue Jul 2, 2019 12:20 am

greenroom31 wrote:
ConnorHenry wrote:
greenroom31 wrote:
You been duped bruh. Fake Woj

Whew! Hope KL doesn't go to LAL land.

Still seems like he might end up there, but nothing official yet.

It seems inevitable. Too much smoke

Floody100 · Post #974 » by **Floody100** » Tue Jul 2, 2019 12:29 am

If Kawhi does end up going to the Lakers, Raptors fans should boo him when he plays in Toronto for the first time just for that decision alone.

Scarletfire81 · Post #975 » by **Scarletfire81** » Tue Jul 2, 2019 12:32 am

ConnorHenry wrote:

Read on Twitter

LOL, almost had me.

Tatumfor2 · Post #976 » by **Tatumfor2** » Tue Jul 2, 2019 12:56 am

I'm trying to remember the last player besides Magic the Lakers actually drafted and developed into a winner. **** I hate the Lakers! :banghead:

Floody100 · Post #977 » by **Floody100** » Tue Jul 2, 2019 1:04 am

Tatumfor2 wrote:I'm trying to remember the last player besides Magic the Lakers actually drafted and developed into a winner. **** I hate the Lakers!

Yep, they’ve been luring top stars through their name, location & weather to basically buy championships lol

Celtics_History_Lesson · Post #978 » by **Celtics_History_Lesson** » Tue Jul 2, 2019 1:11 am

Tatumfor2 wrote:last player besides Magic the Lakers actually drafted

Let us not give the Lakers credit for that.

"Drafting".

Bad NBA rules, and foolish people in New Orleans basketball, resulted in an elderly Gail Goodrich playing a few bad games for the Jazz and then the top overall pick being gifted by the NBA to the Lakers, for free agency "compensation".

Bad NBA rules, or changing the rules to make it happen, resulted in Earvin and later Shaq being able to go to the Lakers when they did, and when Worthy went there the NBA had to change rules to save bad teams from themselves. Of course, these days, Lakers just scam everyone and tamper and break many other rules to build a roster.

Strange trade rules, Memphis can't use G Allen as trade not yet official.

Utah wearing green shirts for the coaching staff. Does not look right, trying to copy a successful Boston team.

76ers getting Kyle O'Quinn?

They need depth there, as their only centers are very injury-prone and unreliable.

No Boban news.

ZeroTolerance · Post #979 » by **ZeroTolerance** » Tue Jul 2, 2019 1:24 am

Kawhi...or however your name is spelled... get Labron to help you get a movie contract and then "break a leg" would yah?

Then you can get on the gravy train and let someone else produce while you wear your shades and drive your Bentley out on Hollywood blvd....

Who cares about respect?....Money talks!

Hate Divas....

Celtics_History_Lesson · Post #980 » by **Celtics_History_Lesson** » Tue Jul 2, 2019 1:44 am

76ers just threw away Anzejs Pasecniks.

He was drafted, 25th overall 2017 NBA Draft, by Orlando and traded to the 76ers. The big Latvian said he wanted to play in the NBA, the 76ers said no and renounced his rights.

This has been a weird part of the NBA, the 1990s Bulls did it a few times, so first round picks get "guaranteed money" but that isn't guaranteed?