2025 NBA Playoffs

[The Bobster]

Paul George is 34, has a history of injury problems, and has $163 million remaining on his contract.

Pass.

[Split T]

All valid points and reasons I’d hesitate…but the trade is to get #3…I don’t care about PG

[TOO]

All valid points and reasons I’d hesitate…but the trade is to get #3…I don’t care about PG

If it were Flagg sure.

[Split T]

There’s just no way anyone is trading Flagg for a 37 year old

[BKinSJC]

If our haul for KD is Kuminga/Draymond or MPJ, we are well and truly effed for years to come.

I'm not saying I think it's a good deal, and I would hope that if Kuminga really is the best young player that comes back in a trade, that the draft compensation to go with him would be significant. And I even like Kuminga okay - I think he's a player with more promise than he's been allowed to show in the Golden State system, which doesn't seem to suit him at all.

In the end, I think that the Suns need to be prepared to face the eventualities. They know they need to trade Durant. But given how everything has worked out, I think that his market is going to be exceptionally soft. They'd be lucky to get back half of what they traded away, in terms of quality players and picks. And they need a team to trade with that's semi-desperate and that might take a massive chance on an older guy, and that can talk themselves into a couple of year window where they worry about the future later (or never). Seems to me like the Warriors fit that description at least as well as anybody else.

[Mori Chu]

We all know that Kuminga's NBA destiny is to go to a dead-end team like Charlotte and put up 24/4/3 on a team that wins 20 games.

[ShelC]

Feels like this year's playoffs have been more exciting and engaging. The more physical play, some different teams battling and good play all around.

[Split T]

The real test will be going forward…we have lost a few big viewership teams. Will casual fans tune into Indiana, Minny, and OKC?

[JeremyG]

We all know that Kuminga's NBA destiny is to go to a dead-end team like Charlotte and put up 24/4/3 on a team that wins 20 games.

Who says that dead-end team that wins 20 games can’t be us?

[Gladiator]

OKC looked a bit too good for the Twolves in game 1. I think Minnesota needs to steal game 2 to have any chance in the series.

[Mori Chu]

Minny had a good first half but really got outpaced as the game went on. I read that they (Minny) had very few points in the paint for the entire game. It seems weird since they seem like a really big and strong team. But I guess their bigs aren't really offensive players; they don't throw it in to Gobert or Randle in the post looking for a basket. And if the game turns into a perimeter scoring contest, MIN can't really compete with OKC.

[Split T]

Ant and Randle both like to settle for jumpers

[Superbone]

It was just one game. We will see. Minny hung in there for the most part until OKC pulled away in the 4th. Let's see what kind of adjustments the Wolves make for game 2.

[specialsauce]

Ant and Randle both like to settle for jumpers

That's better than KD, Grayson, Royce, and B**L who like to settle for turnovers

[Mori Chu]

Ant and Randle both like to settle for jumpers

That's better than KD, Grayson, Royce, and B**L who like to settle for turnovers

I must confess, I like to settle for Saucy's mom.

[Kryptonic]

Ant and Randle both like to settle for jumpers

That's better than KD, Grayson, Royce, and B**L who like to settle for turnovers

I must confess, I like to settle for Saucy's mom.

[Mori Chu]

Watching this Knicks/Pacers game. I love Haliburton but he has taken some wild 3s, some of which have even air-balled. I find myself really wishing the Suns had TJ McConnell. I know they wouldn't do it, but I wish we could trade them KD for Myles Turner and McConnell or something.

For the Knicks, it's weird seeing Mikal and Cam Payne playing well on another team. *sniff* Also, the Knicks seem like they did a much more successful version of what we tried to do. They went mostly all-in on their current team, trading a lot of draft picks and other talent for players like Mikal Bridges, KAT, and OG. But they have found a much better overall mix of guys than we put together. Better defense, better scoring balance, better athleticism, better depth. Their roster is much better constructed than ours has been.

[Kryptonic]

I'll admit... JeremyG was right about Cam Payne and how we should have kept him. I honestly thought the guy was going to regress but he's actually been half way decent.

Definitely some serious "chucking" going on in the 4th quarter... KAT throwing up a mad airball from 4 feet behind the arc. SMH.

[Kryptonic]

Holy shit... Funny enough I was watching with my youngest son and told him Hali was going to make that.

[JeremyG]

KD vs. Bucks part 2? Toe on the line!