Around the League: The Offseason

[bajanguy008]

https://twitter.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/881999126711455744 https://twitter.com/daldridgetnt/status/882001366994083840

[iLLmatic]

Boy does Isaac look good. I hope we didn't miss. I may have egg on my face but of course hard to say anything too definitive after a few Summer League games.

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We'll see how he does against NBA defenders, but I still really like Isaac. I think of it like this: If he plays one on one against Chriss, Bender, Dudley, Chandler, Len, Williams, which one of those guys beats him? I don't think any of them could. Then I think about the starting bigs from Cleveland and GSW. Which of their bigs beats him one on one? Love and Green, for sure. Tristan Thompson and David West, sure. So as I project Isaac this season, he's already somewhere between our guys and a championship level starter.

In a highlight clip, he looks unbeatable, but from watching the entire two games, he wasn't nearly as dominate. He had a hard time driving on guys, took a lot of jump shots and wasn't shooting all that well on them. He did get a lot of garbage buckets.

He didn't look very strong taking it to the hole. Of course that will change once he hits the gym and gets a little older.

[In2ition]

Got a Devin Booker reference in the Celtics Sixers game. Saying Jaylen Brown is looking like Booker last year, shouldn't be playing summer league dominating these guys. Fultz, Ojelele, and Tatum looking good.

[In2ition]

Really good summer league game Celtics vs. Sixers. A ton of star power.with great plays.

[In2ition]

Bolden has looked good too. Draft was really really good this year if what I've seen of them is any indication.

[jonh]

Any thoughts where Hayward ends up? My guess is he stays in Utah.

[In2ition]

Utah, is.my thought

[In2ition]

Exum, Mitchell, and Bradley have looked good for Utah. Murray, Bertans, and White have looked good for SA.

[carey]

Supposedly they traded for Rubio because Hayward wanted them to. Not saying he wouldn't still leave but that'd be kind of a dick move.

[carey]

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/882090127996145665

[carey]

https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/882092509744246786

[Shabazz]

Clippers roster is....interesting.

[Split T]

What do they start? Beverley/Rivers/Gallo/Griffin/Jordan with Lou Williams, Sam Dekker, and Montrezl Harrell off the bench? I don't know what to think. I guess they'll be in the running for one of those last couple playoff spots, with how deep the West will be though, I won't be surprised if they don't make it.

[carey]

I think Evans is good. He'll be a starter eventually. I'd probably start Lou over Rivers though. Not sure about the playoffs. Every west team besides SA & the Warriors are going to have to fight tooth and nail for their spot. Even the Rockets. We've seen that your turn / my turn stuff fail before.

[Shabazz]

If you're starting Austin Rivers, you're already at a disadvantage. Griffin and Gallo are locks to miss 20+ games each.

I don't think they make the playoffs. Denver and Minnesota overtook them.

[Split T]

The way I see it right now:

GS, OKC, Houston, and SA are the top 4
Utah takes 5 if Hayward returns
Denver and Minny fight for 6 and 7
LAC, Portland, Memphis, and NO fight for 8
Dallas, Phoenix, LAL, and Sac are bottom 4

[In2ition]

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Tatum highlights

[TOO]

Tatum looked really solid. Sigh.

[Hermen]

I was also impressed with some of the highlights I saw of Bam Adebayo - leading fast breaks, euro step layups in traffic, making free throws... Nice for a center.

[bajanguy008]

Well the Kings giving George Hill 3 for 57 and Z-Bo 2 for 24 kinda came out of nowhere. I find those a lil puzzling as I thoughts they were happy to give Fox the full reigns