2022-23 Season Discussion and Speculation 5 - The KD era begins

Blonde · Post #901 » by **Blonde** » Thu Feb 9, 2023 7:41 pm

Wow Reggie Jackson to the Hornets for Plumlee, that is an odd one. If Jackson hits the buyout market that is probably the best name I’ve heard yet.

sunsbum · Post #902 » by **sunsbum** » Thu Feb 9, 2023 7:41 pm

I’m actually a little upset bk got 5 2nd rounders for chuck. I understand trading away our first but we could take some real deeep swings with a pile of 2nds.

JoRain · Post #903 » by **JoRain** » Thu Feb 9, 2023 7:41 pm

Plumlee for Reggie Jackson?? What's that about?

Ghost of Kleine · Post #904 » by **Ghost of Kleine** » Thu Feb 9, 2023 7:41 pm

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matt131 · Post #905 » by **matt131** » Thu Feb 9, 2023 7:42 pm

now if reggie gets bought out....doubt it though

TeamTragic · Post #906 » by **TeamTragic** » Thu Feb 9, 2023 7:42 pm

Blonde wrote:Wow Reggie Jackson to the Hornets for Plumlee, that is an odd one. If Jackson hits the buyout market that is probably the best name I’ve heard yet.

Go get Reggie right now!

Saberestar · Post #907 » by **Saberestar** » Thu Feb 9, 2023 7:42 pm

****, so many trades NOW. I can't even understand who goes out and who goes in anymore lol.

NavLDO · Post #908 » by **NavLDO** » Thu Feb 9, 2023 7:42 pm

bwgood77 wrote:
RaisingArizona wrote:The more I digest this, the more I feel like it's a massive overpay. I sort of get vibes of Marion for Shaq and how we all regretted that soon after. I will try and enjoy it now, but it's a bittersweet deal for sure.

RIP GOK

I was thinking I feel a bit like I did with the Shaq trade.

A couple things though.

KD is quite a bit better than Shaq was then.

But of course we gave up way more Mikal and Cam are a lot younger than Marion was and we didn't give up picks and now we gave up 5. I imagine that Brooklyn swap in 28 will be swapped. We would get their pick though. But those 27 and 29 picks hurt. I imagine the 28 swap has no protections as well.

Honestly, those picks are 4 and 6 years away; there are lots of ways to get picks in those years, via trae, long before then. We have no idea what this team will look like in the '26 season, and the Trade deadline after that. I'm not saying this exact scenario will happen, but maybe once Durant and CP, hang-em' up, Booker may decide that he wants to get his 2nd, possibly 3rd Ring (see wht I did there 8-)

) somewhere else, and request a trade. Or maybe Ayton requests the saem thing before that? Or maybe this one devastating injury on Warren is it, he gets healthy, and becomes a high-level 6th Man, and we decide to trade him again, and get a 1st back.

Essentially, a lot of thikngs can happen. Maybe we get lucky in the '24 or '26 draft, and get some nice young talent, and decide to trade one of them?? Lots of teams, like Brooklyn, mortgage the farm to get their star players, only to get that farm back, once that All-Star 'grouping' dissipates, and are traded away, for some other teams 1st Rd pick. Heck, maybe we can get that '29 pick back, by trading a 38YO Durant, who still holds value??? Stranger things have happened...I'm really more concerned about the '23 and '25 picks, tbh...

Crives · Post #909 » by **Crives** » Thu Feb 9, 2023 7:43 pm

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This would be nice buyout

matt131 · Post #910 » by **matt131** » Thu Feb 9, 2023 7:43 pm

Saberestar wrote:****, so many trades NOW. I can't even understand who goes out and who goes in anymore lol.

hehehehehe

Blonde · Post #911 » by **Blonde** » Thu Feb 9, 2023 7:43 pm

TJ Warren was once nearly as beloved like Bridges was. It would be really cool for him to win a title with us after all this. I don’t think he’s much more than a bench scorer at this point in his career but it’s nice to have him back.

Saberestar · Post #912 » by **Saberestar** » Thu Feb 9, 2023 7:43 pm

TeamTragic wrote:
Blonde wrote:Wow Reggie Jackson to the Hornets for Plumlee, that is an odd one. If Jackson hits the buyout market that is probably the best name I’ve heard yet.

Go get Reggie right now!

Yeah, that's the guy!

darmani · Post #913 » by **darmani** » Thu Feb 9, 2023 7:45 pm

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Saberestar · Post #914 » by **Saberestar** » Thu Feb 9, 2023 7:46 pm

The Pelicans got Richardson...underrated move.

TeamTragic · Post #915 » by **TeamTragic** » Thu Feb 9, 2023 7:47 pm

darmani wrote:

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The Wolves moved DAR for Conley when they could have just waited for Beverly.

:lol:

bhawk · Post #916 » by **bhawk** » Thu Feb 9, 2023 7:47 pm

Blonde wrote:TJ Warren was once nearly as beloved like Bridges was. It would be really cool for him to win a title with us after all this. I don’t think he’s much more than a bench scorer at this point in his career but it’s nice to have him back.

Respectfully, TJ "RIP Girlfriend" Warren was a headcase when he was here and not even close to Mikal. The fact we dumped him to Indiana speaks volumes about his PHX tenure and how the franchise felt about this guy. That said, I hope he can perform as we make this title run.

sunskerr · Post #917 » by **sunskerr** » Thu Feb 9, 2023 7:48 pm

Reggie would be, to quote the insane Rob Pelinka, "mana from heaven" for our bench

Ghost of Kleine · Post #918 » by **Ghost of Kleine** » Thu Feb 9, 2023 7:48 pm

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WeekapaugGroove · Post #919 » by **WeekapaugGroove** » Thu Feb 9, 2023 7:48 pm

bwgood77 wrote:
WeekapaugGroove wrote:I'm old enough to remember when people made a big deal about Wall going to the clippers

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I still think the Clips will be very very tough to beat in the playoffs unless Kawhi/George get hurt. They have solid depth, even if no one is really really good. Gordon can be a really good player sometimes. So can Powell and Kennard a great shooter.

Yeah clips are good, just poking fun at the folks who treated Wall like some difference maker when he signed there this summer.

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Slim Charless · Post #920 » by **Slim Charless** » Thu Feb 9, 2023 7:49 pm

As much as I annoyed other posters with my anti Monty stuff..... you have no idea how big of a Homer I'm about to become. Even Monty shouldn't be able to **** up a Booker KD combo

What do you think our chances are of winning the West and the Championship if we win the West?