The Trade-Mill - Trade Thread Part Infinity

Afam · Post #421 » by **Afam** » Mon Feb 22, 2016 6:37 am

CrowderKeg wrote:
Afam wrote:[tweet]https://twitter.com/AdamMKaufman/status/700722690378698752[/tweet][tweet]https://twitter.com/AdamMKaufman/status/700722877348196352[/tweet]

It's Blake Griffin, man. That's my best guess.

I think it's Blake Griffin too.

Afam · Post #422 » by **Afam** » Mon Feb 22, 2016 6:44 am

Finish out the season as best they could is very vague , but I think he meant be referring to a non playoff team here which would mean kings, Sixers , or Pelicans. If he was referring to a playoff team, then saying finishing out the season as best they could with emphasis on could doesn't make any sense .

Curmudgeon · Post #423 » by **Curmudgeon** » Mon Feb 22, 2016 11:52 am

Afam wrote:Finish out the season as best they could is very vague , but I think he meant be referring to a non playoff team here which would mean kings, Sixers , or Pelicans. If he was referring to a playoff team, then saying finishing out the season as best they could with emphasis on could doesn't make any sense .

Put MN on the list as well. Maybe the mystery player was Towns.

Mr Loggins · Post #424 » by **Mr Loggins** » Mon Feb 22, 2016 1:29 pm

Curmudgeon wrote:
Afam wrote:Finish out the season as best they could is very vague , but I think he meant be referring to a non playoff team here which would mean kings, Sixers , or Pelicans. If he was referring to a playoff team, then saying finishing out the season as best they could with emphasis on could doesn't make any sense .

Put MN on the list as well. Maybe the mystery player was Towns.

It would certainly make sense.

Murta · Post #425 » by **Murta** » Mon Feb 22, 2016 1:34 pm

Curmudgeon wrote:
Afam wrote:Finish out the season as best they could is very vague , but I think he meant be referring to a non playoff team here which would mean kings, Sixers , or Pelicans. If he was referring to a playoff team, then saying finishing out the season as best they could with emphasis on could doesn't make any sense .

Put MN on the list as well. Maybe the mystery player was Towns.

Minnesota would have to be unbelievably stupid to trade away Towns. Maybe even the "most stupid in the history of the NBA" level of stupidity.

DK-All Day · Post #426 » by **DK-All Day** » Mon Feb 22, 2016 1:37 pm

Thank God the Lakers didn't get the #1 pick and selected Towns. Future HOF.

Curmudgeon · Post #427 » by **Curmudgeon** » Mon Feb 22, 2016 2:31 pm

Well, Anthony Davis is just as unrealistic as Towns.

Edug27 · Post #428 » by **Edug27** » Mon Feb 22, 2016 2:39 pm

Curmudgeon wrote:Well, Anthony Davis is just as unrealistic as Towns.

I think we are all shooting for the stars here predicting it's AD, Towns or Blake. The only name here that remotely makes sense is Okafor. Philly brought in new personnel to help shape the direction of their team, so you know they are looking to make some kind of deal soon. Wasn't Okafor coming off the bench there not too long ago? Who knows what the relationship is like there. Plus, Okafor was on the radio the other day and was asked about the potential trade to Boston... He sounded like he knew about it (or at least wasn't in denial) and said something along the lines of it's good to know teams appreciate the hard work you put in yadda yadda.

Edug27 · Post #429 » by **Edug27** » Mon Feb 22, 2016 2:40 pm

Murta wrote:
Curmudgeon wrote:
Afam wrote:Finish out the season as best they could is very vague , but I think he meant be referring to a non playoff team here which would mean kings, Sixers , or Pelicans. If he was referring to a playoff team, then saying finishing out the season as best they could with emphasis on could doesn't make any sense .

Put MN on the list as well. Maybe the mystery player was Towns.

Minnesota would have to be unbelievably stupid to trade away Towns. Maybe even the "most stupid in the history of the NBA" level of stupidity.

Then it fits perfectly in this thread with the other proposals.

Curmudgeon · Post #430 » by **Curmudgeon** » Mon Feb 22, 2016 2:42 pm

I find the idea that Ainge would actually trade the Brooklyn pick for Okafor very depressing.

Celts17Pride · Post #431 » by **Celts17Pride** » Mon Feb 22, 2016 4:06 pm

Curmudgeon wrote:I find the idea that Ainge would actually trade the Brooklyn pick for Okafor very depressing.

because who needs a 20 year old PF/C who is averaging 17 ppg and 7 rpg when the Celtics can get the 5th or 6th pick and have someone sitting next to James Young for 82 games.

London2Boston · Post #432 » by **London2Boston** » Mon Feb 22, 2016 4:29 pm

Afam wrote:[tweet]https://twitter.com/AdamMKaufman/status/700722690378698752[/tweet]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/AdamMKaufman/status/700722877348196352[/tweet]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/AdamMKaufman/status/700737675360272385[/tweet]

No way it was Philly then

Edug27 · Post #433 » by **Edug27** » Mon Feb 22, 2016 4:34 pm

Curmudgeon wrote:I find the idea that Ainge would actually trade the Brooklyn pick for Okafor very depressing.

It's all he say, she say ... No one really knows the exact deal and framework. I don't think it would be a good trade for either side if it was a pure swap. If it lands outside top 3, then Philly loses the deal. If it falls inside the top 3, then Boston potentially loses the deal. Way too risky for a trade to actually go through. It will definitely be revisited though.

Curmudgeon · Post #434 » by **Curmudgeon** » Mon Feb 22, 2016 4:37 pm

Boston loses the deal no matter where the pick lands. Okafor can't defend a chair.

Mr Loggins · Post #435 » by **Mr Loggins** » Mon Feb 22, 2016 5:03 pm

Curmudgeon wrote:Well, Anthony Davis is just as unrealistic as Towns.

eh, probably more-so.

Top 5 player in the league, young and signed long term.

Why on earth un-consolidate him into picks and role players?

ConstableGeneva · Post #436 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Mon Feb 22, 2016 5:12 pm

When you either have a 22-year-old who's already posted a 59-point, 20-rebound game or a 20-year-old rookie who is averaging a per-36 line of 20 ppg, 12 rpg, 2 bpg (something only Shaq, Sampson, and Hakeem have achieved), yeah, you don't trade those guys for anything except maybe for each other.

Curmudgeon · Post #437 » by **Curmudgeon** » Mon Feb 22, 2016 6:18 pm

We'll get a closer look at Towns tonight.

All of these wondrous young studs who can't get their teams even vaguely close to .500. There ought to be an advanced stat that adjusts the weight of a player's individual numbers based on whether or not the player's team won the game, and the margin of victory (or defeat). I suppose the closest thing is adjusted RPM, but that's a stand-alone number.

FakeScreenName123 · Post #438 » by **FakeScreenName123** » Mon Feb 22, 2016 6:21 pm

Curmudgeon wrote:
All of these wondrous young studs who can't get their teams even vaguely close to .500.

such a boring, repeated sentiment. Save that ammo for Boogie, or better yet, save it for players like Kevin Durant -- you could make posts like; "He's the best player in the world and he's almost 30 and hasn't won a title yet!"

But, Idk, I blame the franchises who repeatedly suck year after year who get rewarded with top 5 picks more than the individual studs. Towns has been a professional basketball player for ~ 6 months now. Davis is 22. When I was 22 I was hungover on Tuesday mornings.

prov1ml · Post #439 » by **prov1ml** » Mon Feb 22, 2016 6:50 pm

IMO, it can't be Okafor because there were reports swirling Thursday that the Sixers were "listening to offers." That would go against what DA said in that it was someone whom wasn't mentioned in rumor. That's if you take what he said at face value.

So, if we go with that line of thinking, that sort of rules out Griffin too. I guess that probably leaves Butler. He's really the logical choice since there were no rumors mentioning his name at all and if the trade were completed, it would have shocked everyone, as DA alluded to as well.

ddb · Post #440 » by **ddb** » Mon Feb 22, 2016 7:02 pm

my contacts are saying it wasn't Okafor. take it for what it's worth. And I've also cross referenced with another poster on here that's heard similar things. smokescreen. Bulprett is Dannys media guy...if Danny wants something out there whether true or not, he leaks through Steve B