Around the League: 2018 Offseason

[TOO]

That is an insane deal to me. I just dont get it. Injury prone, can't shoot a lick, isn't really even a PG, insanity.

[ShelC]

I really don't think it's that bad of a deal.

[TOO]

Dante Exum has done nothing in the NBA, and he's missed as many games as he's played. 33m for potential is bonkers to me.

[JeremyG]

Apparently, Cousins did not get any offer from any team in the NBA, so he reached out to the Warriors.

https://www.sbnation.com/2018/7/3/17530 ... y-pelicans

This is disgusting. Suns could have had him for 1 year/15 million easily. Instead of Ariza.

Pass. He’s too much toxicity for developing Ayton. Boogie is widely known for putting up meaningless stats, cancer in the locker room, and doesn’t play D. We don’t need Ayton to develop that way.
Ariza is a winner. He brings heart and skill to our developing wings.

True .neter at heart when your first post is slamming a star on another team while pimping a role player on ours. Welcome.

I agree about Cousins. I think he's a great fit for a winning team, but I think he's trouble if you are struggling to make the playoffs.

We wouldn’t be struggling to make the playoffs if we had (a close to 100% healthy) Cousins at PF. We would be the 6 seed.

[Shabazz]

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1014266869673537537 Pretty good deal for exum...11 million and he hasn't really proven he's a reliable player.

That's a lot more than I though he would get.

Tyreke for 1 year/$12M was a good pickup by Indiana.

[INFORMER]

That is such a bad take. The Hornets were hitting their stride when Boogie went down. Before his injury they had won 10 of their last 13 games. After he went down, they lost 5 of their next 6 before adjusting to his loss.

Not really. Once they traded for Mirotic both offense and defense improved. I had this exact conversation with someone on Twitter who told me it was a bad take.

But that's not the exact conversation. I wasn't even talking about Mirotic. The tweet was claiming the Hornets sucked with Cousins and implied that just by him having him out of the lineup, they got better. That isn't even close to being accurate.

[INFORMER]

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1014266869673537537 Pretty good deal for exum...11 million and he hasn't really proven he's a reliable player.

There has to be some non-guaranteed money involved. That's a serious investment for a completely unproven player.

[SDC]

Charles Barkley Says He Would Rather ‘Not Win’ a Championship Than Join a ‘Super Team’

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[carey]

https://twitter.com/BobbyMarks42/status/1014366893321355269

[carey]

https://twitter.com/jgsiegel/status/1014368778761588736 Same team that wouldn't pay Harden?

[Aztec Sunsfan]

Apparently, Cousins did not get any offer from any team in the NBA, so he reached out to the Warriors.

https://www.sbnation.com/2018/7/3/17530 ... y-pelicans

This is disgusting. Suns could have had him for 1 year/15 million easily. Instead of Ariza.

He is projected to return until december, and if he isn’t motivated to do it, maybe until january. After all, he would be looking to showcase himself as healthy enough for that next contract, so he only needs to play the last couple months. I definitely don’t want us to be the sucker that pays for his rehabilitation and then borrow him a stage for his audition tour, a waste for everyone on the team but Cousins.

[carey]

That is such a bad take. The Hornets were hitting their stride when Boogie went down. Before his injury they had won 10 of their last 13 games. After he went down, they lost 5 of their next 6 before adjusting to his loss.

Not really. Once they traded for Mirotic both offense and defense improved. I had this exact conversation with someone on Twitter who told me it was a bad take.

But that's not the exact conversation. I wasn't even talking about Mirotic. The tweet was claiming the Hornets sucked with Cousins and implied that just by him having him out of the lineup, they got better. That isn't even close to being accurate.

The Pelicans, you mean? And also, Boogie's injury occured January 26th and Mirotic was acquired February 1st. So do you mean the 5 days of games Cousins was hurt and the Pels had yet to trade for Nikola?

You can't make the argument that Mirotic is irrelevant to the point because he got there immediately after & their play immediately improved.

[In2ition]

https://twitter.com/BobbyMarks42/status/1014366893321355269

Maybe they should have just kept and paid Harden. Just a thought...

[carey]

Kobi Simmons has looked good for Memphis.

[UglyTruth]

https://twitter.com/BobbyMarks42/status/1014366893321355269

Maybe they should have just kept and paid Harden. Just a thought...

Different ownership then vs now.

[carey]

https://twitter.com/BobbyMarks42/status/1014366893321355269

Maybe they should have just kept and paid Harden. Just a thought...

Different ownership then vs now.

Huh? Clay Bennet still owns the Thunder, right?

[Drewsprocket]

Apparently, Cousins did not get any offer from any team in the NBA, so he reached out to the Warriors.

https://www.sbnation.com/2018/7/3/17530 ... y-pelicans

This is disgusting. Suns could have had him for 1 year/15 million easily. Instead of Ariza.

Pass. He’s too much toxicity for developing Ayton. Boogie is widely known for putting up meaningless stats, cancer in the locker room, and doesn’t play D. We don’t need Ayton to develop that way.
Ariza is a winner. He brings heart and skill to our developing wings.

True .neter at heart when your first post is slamming a star on another team while pimping a role player on ours. Welcome.

I agree about Cousins. I think he's a great fit for a winning team, but I think he's trouble if you are struggling to make the playoffs.

Also, I want no part of Cousins, we have Ayton.

+1

[JustWinBaby]

https://twitter.com/BobbyMarks42/status/1014366893321355269

Maybe they should have just kept and paid Harden. Just a thought...

Why? They got Kevin Martin and a whole bunch of really good draft picks. While losing that huge salary the Kevin Durant demands.

It would have been just awful to have a core of Durant, Westbrook and Harden.

[UglyTruth]

https://twitter.com/BobbyMarks42/status/1014366893321355269

Maybe they should have just kept and paid Harden. Just a thought...

Different ownership then vs now.

Huh? Clay Bennet still owns the Thunder, right?

He’s chairman of the Basketball group that owns the Thunder but there were changes in the group after one of the owners died in 2016. OKC fans claim these changes are for the betterment of the team.

[MightyMoog]

Cousins only makes sense in GS. If a team like the Suns were to sign him, they'd only have him for 1 year. Because we'd still need cap room next year to be able to retain him. Zach Lowe explains this on his podcast really well. He needed a team that had a open roster spot for a center that would be good and really only cared about next year. His other option would have been Houston, but he wasn't going to start over Capela. Boston maybe? But again not starting over Horford.