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• Hear us out: Some trade ideas that make sense as 2018 deadline approaches: http://www.nba.com/article/2018/01/29/m ... 18-nears#/
• Milwaukee Bucks out to deliver on vast potential in all phases of game: http://www.nba.com/article/2018/01/29/m ... ion=news#/
• Morning Tip Q&A: Bradley Beal: http://www.nba.com/article/2018/01/29/m ... ion=news#/
• DA's Top 15 Rankings: San Antonio Spurs back in upper crust: http://www.nba.com/article/2018/01/29/m ... ion=news#/
• Morning Tip Mailbag: Your questions on All-Star snubs, LeBron James' future and more: http://www.nba.com/article/2018/01/29/m ... ion=news#/

• Clippers traded to Blake Griffin: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/2225 ... it-pistons
• What DeMarcus Cousins’ season-ending injury means for him and Pelicans: https://www.sbnation.com/2018/1/27/1693 ... s-playoffs
• The Thunder are in trouble after Andre Roberson’s injury: https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2018/1/28/ ... jury-stats
• Who LeBron James and Stephen Curry drafted 1st in the NBA All-Star draft: https://www.sbnation.com/2018/1/26/1693 ... phen-curry

n4th4n wrote: With that in mind, does this make people feel better about the Bledsoe trade? Personally, I still think we could have held out for a bit more. Although it is clear now that our reluctance to take on any long-term money limited the assets we could extract from the Bucks.

Zach Lowe wrote:A word on loyalty: the Clippers went out of their way to label Griffin a "Clipper for life." As I first revealed here, the preamble to their free agency pitch meeting involved walking Griffin through a makeshift museum of his life and then retiring his number -- literally raising it to the rafters as music played in an empty Staples Center -- in a staged "ceremony." (They obviously took the banner down and stored it somewhere.)

Five months later, he's gone without a say. Look: teams and players say stuff all the time just to say it, because they need to say the right thing at the right moment. But the Clippers went the extra mile with the "for life" line. (They have said the same about Jordan, by the way. Stay tuned on that.) They could have just said, "We love Blake and we're thrilled he's back." They didn't have to make a big show about Griffin being a lifelong Clipper. This will cost them a little credibility in the very, very short-term, but those stains rarely stick. Everyone knows this is a business. But the "for life" declarations seemed over the top then, and almost absurd now.

iLLmatic wrote:I wouldn't have minded Griffin in a Suns uni.

n4th4n wrote:I have been thinking about this Blake Griffin trade quite a bit tonight. I know must of us were upset about the Bledsoe trade, but if you contextualize it in terms of the Griffin trade, it ends up looking a little better.

Essentially, the Clippers got an expiring, a 1st, a 2nd, and a solid player for Blake. We received 3 out of 4 of those assets for Bledsoe who is clearly a much worse player than Griffin. Now, Harris is a quality starter, so that single missing asset is somewhat significant. The length of Bledsoe and Griffin's contracts could be spun as negatives or positives depending on how you feel about each of them as a player which could alter how you feel about each trade.

With that in mind, does this make people feel better about the Bledsoe trade? Personally, I still think we could have held out for a bit more. Although it is clear now that our reluctance to take on any long-term money limited the assets we could extract from the Bucks.

Split T wrote:https://twitter.com/vgoodwill/status/958400967761940487 If true, what the heck are the bulls doing? That Asik contract is terrible. Good for the Pelicans.

Edit: Apparently the last year of the Asik deal has a 3 million buyout. So makes a little more sense for Chicago. Basically just 11 million next year and 3 million in 2019.

Split T wrote:Mirotic is putting up 17/7 and shooting 43% from 3 on 6 attempts a game. He's not just an ok big. This is a very good trade for NO.