 I guess he got loose once they traded Nick Richards to Suns. Why the heck would Hornets trade away nice centers ?? Just to help out teams??
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Never heard of Mark Williams until today, he's got a 31 pt and 38pt games and a few 20+ and 10+ games  I guess he got loose once they traded Nick Richards to Suns. Why the heck would Hornets trade away nice centers ?? Just to help out teams??
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Besart19 wrote:3toheadmelo wrote:Raptors saw enough of RJ
both will start
Quickley
Barnes
Ingram
Barrett
Poetl
That’s not a bad team. At least this might age well…
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Difference between Lakers and Knicks
Lakers - all deals are low compensation or fair trades
Knicks - every deal, we have to give up high amounts of assets or overcompensate w players
            
                                    
                                    
                        Lakers - all deals are low compensation or fair trades
Knicks - every deal, we have to give up high amounts of assets or overcompensate w players
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BrOnXKing1 wrote:Difference between Lakers and Knicks
Lakers - all deals are low compensation or fair trades
Knicks - every deal, we have to give up high amounts of assets or overcompensate w players
i mean it’s been clear the league doesn’t value a good knicks team the same way they do a good lakers team for ages now
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Lakers still can trade 2 swaps and a second. would try to package them with either Rui or Reaves for a great perimeter defender.
            
                                    
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Knicks going with we have enough and we don’t I have a feeling.
            
                                    
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I was half expecting Zion to be traded.
            
                                    
                                    
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F N 11 wrote:Knicks going with we have enough and we don’t I have a feeling.
i mean there’s no clear cut move out there to make that i can see right now and we’re extremely thin asset wise
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Did the Lakers trade more for Williams than they did for Luka?
            
                                    
                                    
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spree2kawhi wrote:Besart19 wrote:3toheadmelo wrote:Raptors saw enough of RJ
both will start
Quickley
Barnes
Ingram
Barrett
Poetl
That’s not a bad team. At least this might age well…
They've got playmaking from 4 positions and Poetl isn't a stiff passing wise.
Ingram gets to be the point forward. Not sure how RJ fares off the ball in a tertiary role. I mean, he was 'ok' at it on the Knicks, but it's not that ideal.

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Fun fact
Mark Williams is 7 months younger than Dalton Knecht.
            
                                    
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nyk2017 wrote:Did the Lakers trade more for Williams than they did for Luka?
I believe the Lakers used the pick that Dallas wanted to trade for Williams.
Nico got played so badly
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MrDollarBills wrote:nyk2017 wrote:Did the Lakers trade more for Williams than they did for Luka?
I believe the Lakers used the pick that Dallas wanted to trade for Williams.
Nico got played so badly
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I'm glad Charlotte made the Lakers kind of overpay for Mark Williams and didn't gift him like every other team seems to do.  But if Williams is healthy he definitely will help the Lakers cause he's exactly what they wanted and needed.
Toronto got Ingram cheap but I don't like the fit with RJ and Barnes. Also don't like Kuzma in Milwaukee.
I know most like what Miami got for Butler but I think nothing they got replaces what they give up. Miami would have been a near lottery team the last few years without Butler and I hope they go into the dumpster for a few years cause I'm sick of that franchise! Wiggins is a nice player but he's not at that level. Then again, giving Butler all that money at his age is crazy. Bet anything Butler and Draymond end up fighting at some point.
            
                                    
                                    
                        Toronto got Ingram cheap but I don't like the fit with RJ and Barnes. Also don't like Kuzma in Milwaukee.
I know most like what Miami got for Butler but I think nothing they got replaces what they give up. Miami would have been a near lottery team the last few years without Butler and I hope they go into the dumpster for a few years cause I'm sick of that franchise! Wiggins is a nice player but he's not at that level. Then again, giving Butler all that money at his age is crazy. Bet anything Butler and Draymond end up fighting at some point.
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BrOnXKing1 wrote:Difference between Lakers and Knicks
Lakers - all deals are low compensation or fair trades
Knicks - every deal, we have to give up high amounts of assets or overcompensate w players
Mark Williams's acquisition was expensive.
Dorian Finney Smith's trade was reasonable.
Luka"s deal was just weird.
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Chet is already healthy. Sooner than Mitch. 
            
                                    
                                    
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thebuzzardman wrote:So much for the big V
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...you are a fan of your opinion not the team.
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Wisdom is knowing what to pull out of the bag to do the job
                        ...you are a fan of your opinion not the team.
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Wisdom is knowing what to pull out of the bag to do the job
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I thought the hornets got a decent haul back for Williams
            
                                    
                                    
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I cant wait for Butler and Draymond to fight on court
            
                                    
                                    
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