Quake Griffin wrote:Ranma wrote:
Well, our front office with Jerry West and Lee Jenkins, the Player Whisperer, did NOT call Kawhi’s “bluff,” so I will just flat out disagree with this.
#IWantShaiOnThisRoster
Are We Having Fun Yet?
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donemilio21 wrote:I honestly think we overpaid, only because I believe Shai will be an all-star in his 3rd year in the league.
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MartinToVaught wrote:Seems kind of strange that we wouldn't use that extra $3 mil in cap space first before making the trade official. I wonder if we signed somebody and it hasn't been announced yet?
MartinToVaught wrote:Seems kind of strange that we wouldn't use that extra $3 mil in cap space first before making the trade official. I wonder if we signed somebody and it hasn't been announced yet?
Vae Victus wrote:MartinToVaught wrote:Seems kind of strange that we wouldn't use that extra $3 mil in cap space first before making the trade official. I wonder if we signed somebody and it hasn't been announced yet?
Damnit my Jeremy Lin for 3-4m dream just went up in smoke. Bah.
I guess save a roster spot or two for the inevitable buyouts mid season.
Are We Having Fun Yet? Landry Shamet Q&A: Landry Shamet: 'Starting on the best team on paper? I felt the weight of it really quickly'This has been an incredible offseason for the Clippers, landing Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. How did you get that news and what was your reaction?
LS: When I got traded, it was 2:30 in the morning. I was just about to go to sleep and had gotten texts from my agents, George [Langberg] and Happy [Walters]. They both texted me simultaneously. I’m was thinking, “There is no way this is happening.” I knew immediately that’s what happened, that I got traded. So the other night, it was 2:30 in the morning again and I was already asleep. I was asleep and I could hear my phone going off in my sleep – like I knew it was going off, but I didn’t fully wake up. It was blowing up with text messages and phone calls. I had seven missed phone calls from George, my agent. I woke up, rolled over, looked at my phone and saw all of that. I was like, “There is no way! I got traded again?!” (laughs) That was my first thought, knowing that’s what happened last time. But once I called my agent back, he said, “You’re not in the deal.” And then he just kind of filled me in on things. It was mostly just me trying to wake up. It was exciting, for sure, to hear we got those two superstars. My life got that much easier overnight. I know they’re going attract a ton of attention and make plays for themselves, for each other, for the rest of us. It’s going to be really exciting.
A lot of people are saying that you guys are the best team on paper and there are championship expectations.
LS: There should be championship expectations. There is no reason to think anything else. I kind of felt the expectations immediately, we’re going all-in right now. This is what we’re doing. Knowing that I’ve been starting, assuming that’s still the case, I take that really seriously. Starting on the best team on paper? I take it seriously. I felt the weight of it really quickly, for sure. I’m just excited to get acclimated with that group of guys, move forward and try to accomplish as much as we can.Kawhi and PG are both coming off amazing seasons. What did you see from those two guys last season as an opponent?
LS: I know Paul, he hit a game-winner on us in Philly after having 31 points. I’ve seen him get cooking firsthand a couple of times. He did it again in L.A. We beat the Thunder in L.A. when we played them, but he was great then too. I’ve seen both of those guys get going firsthand. The thing that makes them difficult to defend is they make the shots that are considered “bad shots” in the NBA – long, contested twos. You see Kawhi take a lot of them late in the clock. When he’s making those, he’s impossible to guard because he can do everything else – shoot the three, get to the rim. When you do play good defense on him, he settles for that long, contested two and there is nothing you can do. He’s making that. The same thing with Paul. I think he’s underrated in how well he moves without the ball and comes off screens, the things “shooters” do. He is a scorer, but I think he does really well moving and playing without the ball. That fits in with how we play. We play the right way and I think those two are going to make us that much better.
Alex Kennedy, HoopsHype
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Roscoe Sheed wrote:Does anybody know which shoulder was worse in terms of injury? Hopefully not his right one
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