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He looks great on paper, but the amount of shots he missed around the basket in this video gives me pause: Yeah that touch needs polish for sure. But look at the motor (on both sides of the court), coupled with his high physical profile (mediocre speed tho) and 40% 3pt on more than decent volume ...

As a professed Laker hater, I’d actually preferred that he passed his physical and proceeded to play 30% of the games for the next three seasons. haha so true. Now, if you are LAL it sucks for this season but it has a very real chance to be a blessing in disguise for them long term. Should be able t ...

Micic will not be in the rotation unless two guards ahead of him are injured. He's a cone who can't shoot, drive or do much of anything else. Objectively an interesting player because he'd probably be a significant contributor in Euroleague right now, but he's a nobody cashing checks for exercising ...

We have to trade him. The franchise gave it a shot, sparing no resources. Sadly we made some costly miscalculations (Beal, Ayton) and now it is clear there is no way to reach contender status. It's a shame that a team with Durant still elite on offense and Devin Booker in his prime is on pace for a ...

Nurkic was simply unplayable. He had to go. Now, if it was up to me, he'd be just put on the bench if he behaves, or away from the team if he does not; in no case I am giving up a 1stR to remove him. But I guess that's not how things work in the NBA sometimes.

ShelC wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 06, 2025 11:38 am

Yea I wonder if Grayson becomes expendable.

He is as long as Beal and Booker remain on the team.

haha gotta admit it is crazy that nothing was executed after so much smoke. Truly a lost season.

Yeah I think Williams is great for the Lakers, but he’s no Shaq. It’s a good trade but they also paid a solid if not slightly above market value price for it. This is more than fair. Some of my friends are going bonkers and saying the league is helping the lakers after this trade and that reaction p ...

Injuries are one thing but everyone in the league knows who and what Grayson Allen is. There's no shooting slump that will change anyone's opinion on him at this point. And while Allen isn't helping us get anywhere, dumping him for picks tells the rest of the team the FO is basically giving up on ...

The Allen deal for Harris and picks doesn't sit well because it feels a bit like dumping. Losing a viable rotation player for 2 picks sends a bad message to the vets. If you're trading Allen you need a legit rotation player back. These vets don't deserve to be appeased. Adding a 1stR while cutting ...

Use Nurk to go get Portis or Obi? Would still do Grayson to the Magic for Gray Harris + both of next year’s ‘25 1st Or Anthony black and a 1st. Or Beal and 1st for KCP and Isaac Lots of combinations if ORL wanted Beal. But I believe if they actually did, he'd be gone by now. Hopefully there is sti ...

The Allen deal for Harris and picks doesn't sit well because it feels a bit like dumping. Losing a viable rotation player for 2 picks sends a bad message to the vets. If you're trading Allen you need a legit rotation player back. These vets don't deserve to be appeased. Adding a 1stR while cutting ...

So he’s going to a team he said he wouldn’t extend at? My prophecy came true, we f’ed it up, 50 pages of chatter for nothing, always bet on worst case scenario with this team. Well I don't think I would have wanted to extend late-30s Jimmy Butler at $60m/year, but that's just me. You lose very littl ...

Use Nurk to go get Portis or Obi? Would still do Grayson to the Magic for Gray Harris + both of next year’s ‘25 1st Or Anthony black and a 1st. Or Beal and 1st for KCP and Isaac Lots of combinations if ORL wanted Beal. But I believe if they actually did, he'd be gone by now. Hopefully there is sti ...

Absolute embarrassment of an organization Beal might be the largest albatross of a contract ever in the NBA. Really can't remember anything this crippling. Let this be a lesson to Ishbia about trading significant assets for players (Beal) that are difficult to trade for a reason. Never again. I'm ...

I don't think it would change much of anything, certainly not getting them a round further in the post season. Agreed; but they are solid pieces that can be part of the next project. I just believe the price of Allen and a low 1stR is low enough that, if actually on the table, you take it and just ...

You guys are severely overrating Goga and Obi. They should be back-end rotation players. Better than Nurk rotting on the bench and we definitely need size in the front court. I’d just caution high expectations, very much like Nick Richards. What high expectations were placed upon Richards? We paid t ...

specialsauce wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 05, 2025 6:17 pm

Absolute embarrassment of an organization

Beal might be the largest albatross of a contract ever in the NBA. Really can't remember anything this crippling.

JeremyG wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 05, 2025 6:16 pm

Not a bad Hail Mary for GSW, but turning Wiggins into Butler is probably just incremental, at least until the playoffs.