The LeBron Thread 2021 Off-Season Edition

eminence · Post #1341 » by **eminence** » Tue Aug 3, 2021 4:54 am

Dupp wrote:
eminence wrote:If (and it's a fair sized if) OPJ can get healthy he's pretty clearly got levels in the tank well above anything Bazemore has ever had.

Definitely, I really like Porter.

Least it wasn’t the nets. Don’t see warriors as anything close to contenders.

Agreed on that.

Post #1342 » by **zimpy27** » Tue Aug 3, 2021 5:29 am

eminence wrote:
Dupp wrote:
eminence wrote:If (and it's a fair sized if) OPJ can get healthy he's pretty clearly got levels in the tank well above anything Bazemore has ever had.

Definitely, I really like Porter.

Least it wasn’t the nets. Don’t see warriors as anything close to contenders.

Agreed on that.

Warriors are one Grizzlies trade away from being a big threat :wink:

Dupp · Post #1343 » by **Dupp** » Tue Aug 3, 2021 5:50 am

zimpy27 wrote:
eminence wrote:
Dupp wrote:

Definitely, I really like Porter.

Least it wasn’t the nets. Don’t see warriors as anything close to contenders.

Agreed on that.

Warriors are one Grizzlies trade away from being a big threat

Klay hasn’t played for 2 years, not too worried

Mos_Heat · Post #1344 » by **Mos_Heat** » Tue Aug 3, 2021 7:24 am

Very 2011 Heat roster but with older stars

Post #1345 » by **Slava** » Tue Aug 3, 2021 8:20 am

Pelinka can salvage this by turning the Caruso deal into a TPE. I'm keeping an eye on Danny Green, Patty Mills and of course whatever shakes loose from Schröder's pursuit of a face saving contract.

Mos_Heat · Post #1346 » by **Mos_Heat** » Tue Aug 3, 2021 9:25 am

It's funny that Lebron is playing in LA on a team that not willing to pay huge tax bill

McBubbles · Post #1347 » by **McBubbles** » Tue Aug 3, 2021 11:27 am

Left this thread on 59 pages and came back on 68, was very worried. Thought AD blew up achilles or something.

PistolPeteJR · Post #1348 » by **PistolPeteJR** » Tue Aug 3, 2021 1:04 pm

Mos_Heat wrote:
Eddy_JukeZ wrote:Pretty funny to see how Pelinka screwed up the roster after the bubble.

While I do think that Pelinka blows, I don't think it's his decisions. Westbrook trade was forced by Lebron and AD, Caruso's departure dictated by tax concerns. If the owner doesn't wanna pay, nothing you can do about it

No, the Westbrook trade wasn't "forced". This is well documented. They met to see if it would work weeks ago, but Washington called Pelinka surprisingly on draft day last week.

Mos_Heat · Post #1349 » by **Mos_Heat** » Tue Aug 3, 2021 1:16 pm

PistolPeteJR wrote:
Mos_Heat wrote:
Eddy_JukeZ wrote:Pretty funny to see how Pelinka screwed up the roster after the bubble.

While I do think that Pelinka blows, I don't think it's his decisions. Westbrook trade was forced by Lebron and AD, Caruso's departure dictated by tax concerns. If the owner doesn't wanna pay, nothing you can do about it

No, the Westbrook trade wasn't "forced". This is well documented. They met to see if it would work weeks ago, but Washington called Pelinka surprisingly on draft day last week.

"surprisingly"

MisterHibachi · Post #1350 » by **MisterHibachi** » Tue Aug 3, 2021 1:59 pm

Spencer Dinwiddie to Washington further killing any hopes of a Hield trade expansion. Not only did Schroder screw the Lakers in season, but he's not even good enough for other teams to want him so the Lakers can get value back. I hate this dude lol

Dupp · Post #1351 » by **Dupp** » Tue Aug 3, 2021 2:10 pm

Is there even any options left for him ?

Greatness · Post #1352 » by **Greatness** » Tue Aug 3, 2021 2:34 pm

Maybe he just re-signs for a one year prove it deal and tries to get his value back up for next summer.

dcstanley · Post #1353 » by **dcstanley** » Tue Aug 3, 2021 2:36 pm

Woj thinks they're signing Melo today. This team is going to be baaad.

Greatness · Post #1354 » by **Greatness** » Tue Aug 3, 2021 2:40 pm

Signing Melo over Gay would be so terrible

Mos_Heat · Post #1355 » by **Mos_Heat** » Tue Aug 3, 2021 2:50 pm

Who knew that Los Angeles Lakers gonna act like a small market team

Homer38 · Post #1356 » by **Homer38** » Tue Aug 3, 2021 3:23 pm

Read on Twitter

MisterHibachi · Post #1357 » by **MisterHibachi** » Tue Aug 3, 2021 3:23 pm

Greatness wrote:Signing Melo over Gay would be so terrible

Gay just went to the Jazz.

Greatness · Post #1358 » by **Greatness** » Tue Aug 3, 2021 3:24 pm

MisterHibachi wrote:
Greatness wrote:Signing Melo over Gay would be so terrible

Gay just went to the Jazz.

That hurts

GSP · Post #1359 » by **GSP** » Tue Aug 3, 2021 3:28 pm

At least Brooklyn has done nothing in Fa besides keep Blake. They lost Jeff Green too

dcstanley · Post #1360 » by **dcstanley** » Tue Aug 3, 2021 3:29 pm

GSP wrote:At least Brooklyn has done nothing in Fa besides keep Blake. They lost Jeff Green too

They're probably going to get a TPE from the Dinwiddie trade.