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jmr07019 · Post #381 » by **jmr07019** » Wed Jan 22, 2025 12:12 pm

Rumored frame work is Butler to Phoenix, Beal to Milwaukee, Middleton to Miami, 4th team taking on salary.

When you have Giannis you need to try and build a winner but a Dame Beal backcourt is gonna get torched by Mitchell, Garland, Brunson, any good lead guard.

phincsfan · Post #382 » by **phincsfan** » Wed Jan 22, 2025 2:54 pm

jmr07019 wrote:Rumored frame work is Butler to Phoenix, Beal to Milwaukee, Middleton to Miami, 4th team taking on salary.

When you have Giannis you need to try and build a winner but a Dame Beal backcourt is gonna get torched by Mitchell, Garland, Brunson, any good lead guard.

The rumor also has Portis going to Miami. The Bucks will be tiny :lol:

Strictly a move to make Giannis happy not necessarily make the Bucks better.

The Heat, IMO will win with that trade. I can see them locking up Portis, which would be very good for them.

phincsfan · Post #383 » by **phincsfan** » Wed Jan 22, 2025 5:06 pm

Darthlukey wrote:Danny doing Danny things: 3 bad 1sts in years where the Jazz have multiple firsts for an unprotected suns first in 2031. Shrewd by both teams- short sighted by the Jazz but it does give them flexibility. And Danny now has a pick for when the suns eventually explode and rebuild

Damn, Danny's gonna be 72 and still rockin in the draft room in 2031' :lol:

Post #384 » by **bisme37** » Wed Jan 22, 2025 6:22 pm

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Post #385 » by **165bows** » Wed Jan 22, 2025 6:29 pm

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I remember when this guy gave an interview saying he was going to be way more physical with KP then blew out his ankle the next day.

Celts17Pride · Post #386 » by **Celts17Pride** » Wed Jan 22, 2025 7:44 pm

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Post #387 » by **bisme37** » Wed Jan 22, 2025 10:19 pm

It sucks that NBA GM's are giant sluts and will take a talented player even after he's burned down all his former teams.

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Fierce1 · Post #388 » by **Fierce1** » Wed Jan 22, 2025 10:22 pm

bisme37 wrote:It sucks that NBA GM's are giant sluts and will take a talented player even after he's burned down all his former teams.

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That can be described by one word, "Desperate!"

itrsteve · Post #389 » by **itrsteve** » Thu Jan 23, 2025 2:03 am

Of course Detroit is sticking it to Atlanta right now

playa-hater · Post #390 » by **playa-hater** » Thu Jan 23, 2025 2:40 am

If D Hunter is PP's may comp for 6th man, he just took a step back with a 1 for 12 and 0 -9 from 3 game..

doogie_hauser · Post #391 » by **doogie_hauser** » Thu Jan 23, 2025 3:32 am

What a wacky end to the Cavs v Rockets game !

For once this season the curse of the Free Throw Line hurt the Cavs..

Hopefully now we can make inroads on their lead by doing our work vs the Clippers

Post #392 » by **Geoffrey P** » Thu Jan 23, 2025 3:34 am

Almost a miracle they won that. My God that 4th quarter from them was so bad.

JaMarco · Post #393 » by **JaMarco** » Thu Jan 23, 2025 8:54 am

JaMarco wrote:The KAT for Randle trade is the stupidest NBA trade of all time.

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phincsfan · Post #394 » by **phincsfan** » Thu Jan 23, 2025 2:51 pm

JaMarco wrote:
JaMarco wrote:The KAT for Randle trade is the stupidest NBA trade of all time.

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Not if you're an owner who wants to shed salary. IMO, it was worse for NY because they lost the identity they created two years ago by taking on Kat and his contract. He's not a winner and he's not clutch. I'll agree that it was a terrible trade for what Minny was willing to accept. I bet Randle was the best option they had to make a trade. If Randle opts out and they decide to give Reid a contract they'll have some flexibilty to bring in players who want to play alongside Ant. Their roster will most likely be the same and they'll have a decent 1st round pick from Detroit.

I guarantee more players want to play alongside Ant a hell of lot more than Kat and Minny will have money to spend after next year.

IMO, a great trade money wise long term for Minny, but Randle didn't play up to his numbers this year so his potential one year rental didn't work out.

BUT, the Knicks 220mil 4 year move will end up being worse at the end. NY is all about optics, not really building a winning team.

shi-woo · Post #395 » by **shi-woo** » Thu Jan 23, 2025 6:05 pm

Damn, this year is going to be weird when it's all said and done.

DAL might not even make the playoffs at this point, and it's wild to think about a team going lottery, finals, lottery while having a Top 5 player in the league.

Losing Lively is huge, and Luka being banged up again is scary for them.

Smart2Nesmith43 · Post #396 » by **Smart2Nesmith43** » Thu Jan 23, 2025 6:54 pm

Anthony Edwards is -49 in the clutch this season, worst in the entire NBA. Which I find interesting consider the amount of nonsense I have to read about Tatum lacking Ant's killer instinct.

phincsfan · Post #397 » by **phincsfan** » Thu Jan 23, 2025 7:09 pm

Smart2Nesmith43 wrote:Anthony Edwards is -49 in the clutch this season, worst in the entire NBA. Which I find interesting consider the amount of nonsense I have to read about Tatum lacking Ant's killer instinct.

A lot is definitely on Ant, but IMO Finch isn’t the best fit for him. He needs a strong minded coach and I just don’t think Finch is that kind of personality. I think Jeff Van Gundy would do really well in Minny.

Post #398 » by **djFan71** » Thu Jan 23, 2025 9:54 pm

phincsfan wrote:
Smart2Nesmith43 wrote:Anthony Edwards is -49 in the clutch this season, worst in the entire NBA. Which I find interesting consider the amount of nonsense I have to read about Tatum lacking Ant's killer instinct.

A lot is definitely on Ant, but IMO Finch isn’t the best fit for him. He needs a strong minded coach and I just don’t think Finch is that kind of personality. I think Jeff Van Gundy would do really well in Minny.

And, other teams are cheating and using 2 players to guard him sometimes. Nobody wants to play like that.

Post #399 » by **bisme37** » Thu Jan 23, 2025 10:17 pm

Freaky weirdo!

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Tatumfor2 · Post #400 » by **Tatumfor2** » Fri Jan 24, 2025 1:49 am

djFan71 wrote:
phincsfan wrote:
Smart2Nesmith43 wrote:Anthony Edwards is -49 in the clutch this season, worst in the entire NBA. Which I find interesting consider the amount of nonsense I have to read about Tatum lacking Ant's killer instinct.

A lot is definitely on Ant, but IMO Finch isn’t the best fit for him. He needs a strong minded coach and I just don’t think Finch is that kind of personality. I think Jeff Van Gundy would do really well in Minny.

And, other teams are cheating and using 2 players to guard him sometimes. Nobody wants to play like that.