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I know its hard to speculate w/o seeing if he takes a leap in a different offense but what do you think Ferg gets in terms of an extension or offers in restricted free agency. I'm afraid of overpaying him under a wrong headed belief he's part of our new young core.
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thekaoswithin wrote:Any chance we can flip Schroder at the deadline to a contender looking for firepower? MIL, maybe?
i do not think so. he has to wait for next summer imo.
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slick_watts wrote:thekaoswithin wrote:Any chance we can flip Schroder at the deadline to a contender looking for firepower? MIL, maybe?
i do not think so. he has to wait for next summer imo.
Supposedly they were close to a deal to ship him to Sacto but nixed it over the Kings wanting Ferguson also.
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Guess the fact that SGA has the same agent as Westbrook will help him a bit in the beginning.
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Old Man Game wrote:Chris Paul is still beloved by much of the Oklahoma City NBA fanbase (although kicking Serge in the calf in that series a few years back did a lot of damage to his rep here). I know he doesn't want to be here but he's going to get a warm reception all the same. I expect the team to milk this for all its worth. Look for features on the Thunder broadcast about how Chris basically invented the NBA in OKC.
Yeah I already found this random twitter dude basically buying in already.
bisme37 wrote:If there were magnets in basketballs so strong they changed the path of the ball as it flew through the air, wouldn't the ball then stick magnetically to the rim when it got there?
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ThunderBolt wrote:Old Man Game wrote:Chris Paul is still beloved by much of the Oklahoma City NBA fanbase (although kicking Serge in the calf in that series a few years back did a lot of damage to his rep here). I know he doesn't want to be here but he's going to get a warm reception all the same. I expect the team to milk this for all its worth. Look for features on the Thunder broadcast about how Chris basically invented the NBA in OKC.
Yeah I already found this random twitter dude basically buying in already.
Dude, I'm telling you, this is just the start. The first game in OKC they're going to cheer for him like he won a title here.
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Oh well this season is going to be very interesting. We were stuck being a relevant team that couldn't win anything.
Now everything can happen. Hope we will move the right pieces at the right time. We will need to get lucky (no injury for CP3/Gallo please) and develop SGA the best we can.
Now everything can happen. Hope we will move the right pieces at the right time. We will need to get lucky (no injury for CP3/Gallo please) and develop SGA the best we can.
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A lot can happen between now and December/trade deadline. Imagine if a guy like Mike Conley gets a serious injury (I like the guy so I wish it won't happen but whatever), wouldn't the Jazz be willing to trade for CP3? They are almost all in with a very good team.
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He's doing Presti dirty job. But that's stupid because no other GM is going to believe this while some stupid fans are already crying because we may make the playoffs.
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I still wouldn't mind if we acquire another young prospect to develop this season.
bisme37 wrote:If there were magnets in basketballs so strong they changed the path of the ball as it flew through the air, wouldn't the ball then stick magnetically to the rim when it got there?
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He's doing Presti dirty job. But that's stupid because no other GM is going to believe this while some stupid fans are already crying because we may make the playoffs.
Royce got himself a nice little career doing Presti's dirty work so I definitely don't expect him to stop now.
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Old Man Game wrote:I know its hard to speculate w/o seeing if he takes a leap in a different offense but what do you think Ferg gets in terms of an extension or offers in restricted free agency. I'm afraid of overpaying him under a wrong headed belief he's part of our new young core.
I can't remember the exact number but I remember hearing what we offered grant before the start of 2017-18 season and it was something ridiculously cheap, maybe $3-4 million a year. Truthfully, its probably not in Ferg's best interest to sign an early extension.
bisme37 wrote:If there were magnets in basketballs so strong they changed the path of the ball as it flew through the air, wouldn't the ball then stick magnetically to the rim when it got there?
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ThunderBolt wrote:I still wouldn't mind if we acquire another young prospect to develop this season.
that's what I want the most. Gallo (or Adams) and a first for a very good young prospect would be ideal.
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ThunderBolt wrote:Old Man Game wrote:I know its hard to speculate w/o seeing if he takes a leap in a different offense but what do you think Ferg gets in terms of an extension or offers in restricted free agency. I'm afraid of overpaying him under a wrong headed belief he's part of our new young core.
I can't remember the exact number but I remember hearing what we offered grant before the start of 2017-18 season and it was something ridiculously cheap, maybe $3-4 million a year. Truthfully, its probably not in Ferg's best interest to sign an early extension.
I wonder if Presti finds it easier to let dudes walk now that he's not trying to actually contend.
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that's the guy we will get with the Houston pick?
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Old Man Game wrote:ThunderBolt wrote:Old Man Game wrote:I know its hard to speculate w/o seeing if he takes a leap in a different offense but what do you think Ferg gets in terms of an extension or offers in restricted free agency. I'm afraid of overpaying him under a wrong headed belief he's part of our new young core.
I can't remember the exact number but I remember hearing what we offered grant before the start of 2017-18 season and it was something ridiculously cheap, maybe $3-4 million a year. Truthfully, its probably not in Ferg's best interest to sign an early extension.
I wonder if Presti finds it easier to let dudes walk now that he's not trying to actually contend.
I think Ferguson seems like the kind of guy that Presti will over invest in trying to make better than he actually is.
bisme37 wrote:If there were magnets in basketballs so strong they changed the path of the ball as it flew through the air, wouldn't the ball then stick magnetically to the rim when it got there?
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It was going to be interesting to me to see who was announced last in lineups before it became likely CP3 was staying. I would've guessed SGA first and Adams last. Now CP3 is going last for sure. Not that it matters at all.
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ThunderBolt wrote:Old Man Game wrote:ThunderBolt wrote:I can't remember the exact number but I remember hearing what we offered grant before the start of 2017-18 season and it was something ridiculously cheap, maybe $3-4 million a year. Truthfully, its probably not in Ferg's best interest to sign an early extension.
I wonder if Presti finds it easier to let dudes walk now that he's not trying to actually contend.
I think Ferguson seems like the kind of guy that Presti will over invest in trying to make better than he actually is.
I worry that too. I do think having Paul here is going to help him quite a bit.
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