Welcome to OKC Paul George

Post #1 » by **bondom34** » Sat Jul 1, 2017 4:41 am

Today started with MCW rumors for your reference. Well that went better than expected.

spearsy23 · Post #2 » by **spearsy23** » Sat Jul 1, 2017 4:54 am

bondom34 wrote:

Read on Twitter

Today started with MCW rumors for your reference. Well that went better than expected.

Dion liked it. Let's take a trip back to waiters island.

Dupp · Post #3 » by **Dupp** » Sat Jul 1, 2017 5:03 am

I honestly have no idea how you guys ended up with PG but congrats. Hope he resigns.

Post #4 » by **ThunderBolt** » Sat Jul 1, 2017 5:07 am

Dupp wrote:I honestly have no idea how you guys ended up with PG but congrats. Hope he resigns.

Presti. Thank you!

Tricky_Kid · Post #5 » by **Tricky_Kid** » Sat Jul 1, 2017 7:22 am

Never seen that coming. Ainge couldn't beat that offer lol ?

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Antinomy · Post #6 » by **Antinomy** » Sat Jul 1, 2017 7:36 am

Swear I did not see this coming. Literally had to rub my eyes when I saw the notification pop up.

cedric76 · Post #7 » by **cedric76** » Sat Jul 1, 2017 10:55 am

Great salary dump
Presti did it again

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cedric76 · Post #8 » by **cedric76** » Sat Jul 1, 2017 10:59 am

Tricky_Kid wrote:Never seen that coming. Ainge couldn't beat that offer lol ?

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Ainge is so over rated, he got lucky in the nj trade that's it.
All his draft so far have be weak at best

Bergmaniac · Post #9 » by **Bergmaniac** » Sat Jul 1, 2017 12:21 pm

Congrats, guys, great move by Presti.

Old Man Game · Post #10 » by **Old Man Game** » Sat Jul 1, 2017 12:28 pm

bondom34 wrote:

Read on Twitter

Today started with MCW rumors for your reference. Well that went better than expected.

It's pretty funny that the only picture he had he could use was one where he wasn't even looking at the camera. (Surprising he had it all but in this day and age of buddy buddy superstars probably shouldn't be).

Pillendreher · Post #11 » by **Pillendreher** » Sat Jul 1, 2017 1:06 pm

Somebody tell me if Paul George himself has actually ever talked about going to the Lakers (no matter what). I don't get where people are getting his from. Afaik, we're talking about backchatter.

Post #12 » by **ThunderBolt** » Sat Jul 1, 2017 1:10 pm

To me, a "rental" is trading for a guy at the deadline for a few weeks. Yes Paul George is only here for a year but I think the term rental is a bit of an undersell.

NetsWorld · Post #13 » by **NetsWorld** » Sat Jul 1, 2017 1:22 pm

Pillendreher wrote:Somebody tell me if Paul George himself has actually ever talked about going to the Lakers (no matter what). I don't get where people are getting his from. Afaik, we're talking about backchatter.

Laker fans year after year talk about star players going to LA. That ship will never end; LA has the market but we have learned in years past it's not always the market. NYC teams learned that the hard way in 2010. OKC getting George at 27, even for this year, is definitely worth the gamble. He is an all star and when you pair a top 6 player with a top 10 player, you give yourself a chance. This opens doors now for other players to look at OKC and say they are in it to contend. I said it last night and will say it again, I think Presti is FAR from finished in the offseason. This may be a prelude to a bigger move to come later on.

Pillendreher · Post #14 » by **Pillendreher** » Sat Jul 1, 2017 1:33 pm

OKCThunder wrote:
Pillendreher wrote:Somebody tell me if Paul George himself has actually ever talked about going to the Lakers (no matter what). I don't get where people are getting his from. Afaik, we're talking about backchatter.

Laker fans year after year talk about star players going to LA. That ship will never end; LA has the market but we have learned in years past it's not always the market. NYC teams learned that the hard way in 2010. OKC getting George at 27, even for this year, is definitely worth the gamble. He is an all star and when you pair a top 6 player with a top 10 player, you give yourself a chance. This opens doors now for other players to look at OKC and say they are in it to contend. I said it last night and will say it again, I think Presti is FAR from finished in the offseason. This may be a prelude to a bigger move to come later on.

We'll see. He supposedly had Horford lined up to replace Serge, but we went for a better PF too late in the season. You never know with him.

Best case scenario would probably be something like this:

Russ-Robes-George-Millsap-Adams
Decend backup PG-Abrines-x-x-Dakari Johnson

Doubt it'll happen, but if we could get Kanter without giving up anything of real value, Presti should pull the trigger. Go all in. Russ deserves it.

NetsWorld · Post #15 » by **NetsWorld** » Sat Jul 1, 2017 1:47 pm

Pillendreher wrote:
OKCThunder wrote:
Pillendreher wrote:Somebody tell me if Paul George himself has actually ever talked about going to the Lakers (no matter what). I don't get where people are getting his from. Afaik, we're talking about backchatter.

Laker fans year after year talk about star players going to LA. That ship will never end; LA has the market but we have learned in years past it's not always the market. NYC teams learned that the hard way in 2010. OKC getting George at 27, even for this year, is definitely worth the gamble. He is an all star and when you pair a top 6 player with a top 10 player, you give yourself a chance. This opens doors now for other players to look at OKC and say they are in it to contend. I said it last night and will say it again, I think Presti is FAR from finished in the offseason. This may be a prelude to a bigger move to come later on.

We'll see. He supposedly had Horford lined up to replace Serge, but we went for a better PF too late in the season. You never know with him.

Best case scenario would probably be something like this:

Russ-Robes-George-Millsap-Adams
Decend backup PG-Abrines-x-x-Dakari Johnson

Doubt it'll happen, but if we could get Kanter without giving up anything of real value, Presti should pull the trigger. Go all in. Russ deserves it.

Millsap is a solid player but Presti likes young assets long term. Hayward sign and trade is possible if we can clear some room. I am not going to doubt Presti after making this move. A Hayward-George pairing with Russ propels to top 2 in the conference.

Pillendreher · Post #16 » by **Pillendreher** » Sat Jul 1, 2017 1:52 pm

OKCThunder wrote:
Pillendreher wrote:
OKCThunder wrote:

Laker fans year after year talk about star players going to LA. That ship will never end; LA has the market but we have learned in years past it's not always the market. NYC teams learned that the hard way in 2010. OKC getting George at 27, even for this year, is definitely worth the gamble. He is an all star and when you pair a top 6 player with a top 10 player, you give yourself a chance. This opens doors now for other players to look at OKC and say they are in it to contend. I said it last night and will say it again, I think Presti is FAR from finished in the offseason. This may be a prelude to a bigger move to come later on.

We'll see. He supposedly had Horford lined up to replace Serge, but we went for a better PF too late in the season. You never know with him.

Best case scenario would probably be something like this:

Russ-Robes-George-Millsap-Adams
Decend backup PG-Abrines-x-x-Dakari Johnson

Doubt it'll happen, but if we could get Kanter without giving up anything of real value, Presti should pull the trigger. Go all in. Russ deserves it.

Millsap is a solid player but Presti likes young assets long term. Hayward sign and trade is possible if we can clear some room. I am not going to doubt Presti after making this move. A Hayward-George pairing with Russ propels to top 2 in the conference.

Hayward? That I don't see (at all). Who's gonna play SG?! And George isn't know to wanting to play the 4.

NetsWorld · Post #17 » by **NetsWorld** » Sat Jul 1, 2017 2:17 pm

Pillendreher wrote:
OKCThunder wrote:
Pillendreher wrote:
We'll see. He supposedly had Horford lined up to replace Serge, but we went for a better PF too late in the season. You never know with him.

Best case scenario would probably be something like this:

Russ-Robes-George-Millsap-Adams
Decend backup PG-Abrines-x-x-Dakari Johnson

Doubt it'll happen, but if we could get Kanter without giving up anything of real value, Presti should pull the trigger. Go all in. Russ deserves it.

Millsap is a solid player but Presti likes young assets long term. Hayward sign and trade is possible if we can clear some room. I am not going to doubt Presti after making this move. A Hayward-George pairing with Russ propels to top 2 in the conference.

Hayward? That I don't see (at all). Who's gonna play SG?! And George isn't know to wanting to play the 4.

Small ball has been prevalent the past few years in the league. We can make a compromise as long as good shooters are out on the floor.

Ontario · Post #18 » by **Ontario** » Sat Jul 1, 2017 3:12 pm

Welcome aboard PG I sincerely hope you fall in love with OKC and stay, (in terms of the "rental" label however I have to say I am really not worried because even if PG leaves it will open a ton of space on the salary cap, I see this as a low risk move).

Kanter for Gay

MLE = MCW

We just now need a way to land Love.

oken · Post #19 » by **oken** » Sat Jul 1, 2017 7:21 pm

Last night I was thinking with a GM like Presti we will never see the kind of flashy transfers, he looks too stoic to do these kind of things but, here, he turned two gifted but mentally unstable guys into a star. COngrats, and lets hope for even better news to come later.

It seems now that we will be going with a different motto every year. This year it was the year of the MVP, next season it will be tale of two stars.

VIPER8382 · Post #20 » by **VIPER8382** » Sun Jul 2, 2017 1:24 am

Ontario wrote:Welcome aboard PG I sincerely hope you fall in love with OKC and stay, (in terms of the "rental" label however I have to say I am really not worried because even if PG leaves it will open a ton of space on the salary cap, I see this as a low risk move).

Kanter for Gay

MLE = MCW

We just now need a way to land Love.

You can have Love immediately, straight up for George. OKC gets a superb fit and more security, while Cleveland takes the free agency risk because George puts them on even ground with the Warriors.