Around the NBA, 2018-19 Season thread

[Prokorov]

Starver was prepared to dish out an unprotected pick for a PG. His GM wanted to hold onto picks and now he’s gone.

Perfect opportunity.

unprotected pick for a legit starting pg maybe

I'd take one of D. White, Poeltl, 2019 SAS pick, 2020 SAS pick from the Spurs or the MIL pick from PHX. I'm not interested in the TOR pick SAS owns.

other then white, i dont think dinwidde would return any of that.

id think a pair of seconds is his value right now

[TheNetsFan]

unprotected pick for a legit starting pg maybe

I'd take one of D. White, Poeltl, 2019 SAS pick, 2020 SAS pick from the Spurs or the MIL pick from PHX. I'm not interested in the TOR pick SAS owns.

other then white, i dont think dinwidde would return any of that.

id think a pair of seconds is his value right now

I wouldn't be opposed to throwing in a 2nd if it upgraded us to a decent 1st. I could see him returning the Toronto pick, but that's likely no worse than #27 in a weak draft for which we already have 3 of the top 35 picks.

I'd take White in a heartbeat. I was high on him pre-draft. He fits the Atkinson combo PG mold perfectly, and he has muliple years left on a cheap rookie deal.

[shakendfries]

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Giannis man destroyer of worlds

[MrDollarBills]

those upcoming Nets Bucks games will not be fun to watch

[Papi_swav]

those upcoming Nets Bucks games will not be fun to watch

I might purchase the tickets, just to see Giannis.

Side note: this is why we need to stock pile as many assets as we can. If Bucks continue losing he might want to leave, and by then we should have all the assets in the world. If not him then AD . I will trade the whole team for either one of those guys.

[MrDollarBills]

those upcoming Nets Bucks games will not be fun to watch

I might purchase the tickets, just to see Giannis.

Side note: this is why we need to stock pile as many assets as we can. If Bucks continue losing he might want to leave, and by then we should have all the assets in the world. If not him then AD . I will trade the whole team for either one of those guys.

^^^we would also need to be good ourselves.

[NyCeEvO]

those upcoming Nets Bucks games will not be fun to watch

I might purchase the tickets, just to see Giannis.

Side note: this is why we need to stock pile as many assets as we can. If Bucks continue losing he might want to leave, and by then we should have all the assets in the world. If not him then AD . I will trade the whole team for either one of those guys.

I know that players can change their minds but IIRC Giannis has said that he actually prefers being in a small-market like Milwaukee over a big market.

[Papi_swav]

those upcoming Nets Bucks games will not be fun to watch

I might purchase the tickets, just to see Giannis.

Side note: this is why we need to stock pile as many assets as we can. If Bucks continue losing he might want to leave, and by then we should have all the assets in the world. If not him then AD . I will trade the whole team for either one of those guys.

I know that players can change their minds but IIRC Giannis has said that he actually prefers being in a small-market like Milwaukee over a big market.

I mean we are kinda small market-ish with Knicks in town lol

[Papi_swav]

those upcoming Nets Bucks games will not be fun to watch

I might purchase the tickets, just to see Giannis.

Side note: this is why we need to stock pile as many assets as we can. If Bucks continue losing he might want to leave, and by then we should have all the assets in the world. If not him then AD . I will trade the whole team for either one of those guys.

^^^we would also need to be good ourselves.

If they don't have the no trade clause in their contracts it won't matter, I'm not sure if they do. But by then we should be pretty good and better than now, this is 2 years I'm talking, not right now.

[MrDollarBills]

I might purchase the tickets, just to see Giannis.

Side note: this is why we need to stock pile as many assets as we can. If Bucks continue losing he might want to leave, and by then we should have all the assets in the world. If not him then AD . I will trade the whole team for either one of those guys.

^^^we would also need to be good ourselves.

If they don't have the no trade clause in their contracts it won't matter, I'm not sure if they do. But by then we should be pretty good and better than now, this is 2 years I'm talking, not right now.

Holding players hostage is not a good idea.

we need to be already good. like organically good.

[vincecarter4pres]

Sad that Paul Allen died. Seemed like a solid dude, came from almost nothing, became one of the literal richest people in the world. And tbh, it's **** ing scary when a guy as rich and well liked as him dies at 65 from a relatively common and beatable cancer, even if it was the 2nd time it appeared and his 3rd with a cancer. If he's dead at 65 under these circumstances, what chance do we have? Rest In Power good sir, wish you could have beat the Lakers one of those years and won the whole thing once you got there. Or won one of the two you actually made it too, but back then the East was basically what the West is now.

At least he saw a couple SB's.

[Mosdefinition]

Sad that Paul Allen died. Seemed like a solid dude, came from almost nothing, became one of the literal richest people in the world. And tbh, it's **** ing scary when a guy as rich and well liked as him dies at 65 from a relatively common and beatable cancer, even if it was the 2nd time it appeared and his 3rd with a cancer. If he's dead at 65 under these circumstances, what chance do we have? Rest In Power good sir, wish you could have beat the Lakers one of those years and won the whole thing once you got there. Or won one of the two you actually made it too, but back then the East was basically what the West is now.

At least he saw a couple SB's.

You can change the way you eat to a plant based diet with vegetables that weren't grown with pesticides, destress your life and excercise

On top of moving away from high congestion areas to avoid car exhaust

Even doing all of that some people a genetically predisposed to some illnesses

[MrDollarBills]

Sad that Paul Allen died. Seemed like a solid dude, came from almost nothing, became one of the literal richest people in the world. And tbh, it's **** ing scary when a guy as rich and well liked as him dies at 65 from a relatively common and beatable cancer, even if it was the 2nd time it appeared and his 3rd with a cancer. If he's dead at 65 under these circumstances, what chance do we have? Rest In Power good sir, wish you could have beat the Lakers one of those years and won the whole thing once you got there. Or won one of the two you actually made it too, but back then the East was basically what the West is now.

At least he saw a couple SB's.

You can change the way you eat to a plant based diet with vegetables that weren't grown with pesticides, destress your life and excercise

On top of moving away from high congestion areas to avoid car exhaust

Even doing all of that some people a genetically predisposed to some illnesses

I was going to say, there are no guarantees even if your diet is clean. A year ago this month my cousin passed away from pancreatic cancer and not a day goes by where I don't think about him because he was only 29 and was perfectly fine. He was diagnosed and passed away within 6 months.

Live your lives as best as you can, and do no harm to others. Thats the best any of us can do.

[shakendfries]

Question: Which team is better constructed for their superstar - the Milwaukee Bucks for Giannis, or the New Orleans Pelicans for AD?

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I say the Pelicans. Julius Randle and Elfrid Payton can play.

[MrDollarBills]

^^don't forget Mirotic.

[vincecarter4pres]

Sad that Paul Allen died. Seemed like a solid dude, came from almost nothing, became one of the literal richest people in the world. And tbh, it's **** ing scary when a guy as rich and well liked as him dies at 65 from a relatively common and beatable cancer, even if it was the 2nd time it appeared and his 3rd with a cancer. If he's dead at 65 under these circumstances, what chance do we have? Rest In Power good sir, wish you could have beat the Lakers one of those years and won the whole thing once you got there. Or won one of the two you actually made it too, but back then the East was basically what the West is now.

At least he saw a couple SB's.

You can change the way you eat to a plant based diet with vegetables that weren't grown with pesticides, destress your life and excercise

On top of moving away from high congestion areas to avoid car exhaust

Even doing all of that some people a genetically predisposed to some illnesses

I was going to say, there are no guarantees even if your diet is clean. A year ago this month my cousin passed away from pancreatic cancer and not a day goes by where I don't think about him because he was only 29 and was perfectly fine. He was diagnosed and passed away within 6 months.

Live your lives as best as you can, and do no harm to others. Thats the best any of us can do.

Sorry to hear man. Pancreatic cancer is one of the worst cancers, cause it's a silent killer. They usually don't realize you have it till stage 4 and then you have months left even with chemo. And even when they catch it early it's still pretty much terminal, it just depends how many years they give you.

[shakendfries]

Side note: I like the roster they're constructing down in Orlando. That frontcourt of Gordon, Bamba, and Isaac can play. With a good coach, staff, and PG they could develop into something serious

[shakendfries]

^^don't forget Mirotic.

The Pelicans can PnR teams to death on either side of the court. Peyton and Holiday feast on slower bigs, Mirotic feasts whenever AD gets doubled, AD has touch, & Randle overpowers. It forces opponents to defend without switching.

[MrDollarBills]

I took the Warriors at -2 versus Utah and I'm sweating hard right now. This game is god tier basketball.

[MrDollarBills]

^^don't forget Mirotic.

The Pelicans can PnR teams to death on either side of the court. Peyton and Holiday feast on slower bigs, Mirotic feasts whenever AD gets doubled, AD has touch, & Randle overpowers. It forces opponents to defend without switching.

I think they are a top 5 team tbh