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Hell yeah, Suns! Booker was off all night and everyone else picked him up. Crazy. Vs a legit playoff contender too whose star went off for 40+!
 
Pistons are a fun team to watch. Non-stop ball pressure, lots of youth and energy.

Nice seeing teams like them (and us) make a leap after a few years in the gutter.
 
scott said:
Pistons are a fun team to watch. Non-stop ball pressure, lots of youth and energy.

Nice seeing teams like them (and us) make a leap after a few years in the gutter.
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Their rise is even more impressive considering how they dropped to #5 pick in the lottery for 3 straight years after getting Cade.

I wouldn't mind rooting for the Pistons if they happen to come out of the East, assuming someone other than the Spurs comes out of the West.
 
Klay said Ja does most of his talking from the bench, lmao.

Kings just won in Denver.
 
I could absolutely see Brooklyn try for LaMelo and Young goes to Charlotte and draft assets and youth go to Atlanta who has their next star on the roster. Maybe Sexton goes to Atlanta for a truer offensive guard.

With his lockerroom toxicity and what could be described as a modified double barrel finger point at Klay over something as basic as sticking up for their young player, Ja has 2023 levels of radiation right now it feels like again.

But the Nets have no idea what they are doing with a rebuild, so cashing in on a young exciting guard who would easily love to play in New York over Charlotte may be a play.
 
JMarkJohns said:
But the Nets have no idea what they are doing with a rebuild
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I think their plan is pretty clear.
They're trying to get their franchise player in this year's draft, their cap situation is as good as it gets, Marks will reload next summer since Rockets have swap rights in '27.
Get a top3 pick with at least one of this season's rookies looking good and that's already an interesting project. Claxton is also under contract long-term.
 
LeBowen said:
I think their plan is pretty clear.
They're trying to get their franchise player in this year's draft, their cap situation is as good as it gets, Marks will reload next summer since Rockets have swap rights in '27.
Get a top3 pick with at least one of this season's rookies looking good and that's already an interesting project. Claxton is also under contract long-term.
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Didn’t the Nets reacquire all their rights from Houston in exchange for Suns 1sts, which is why Suns got traded their own #10 pick for Durant?

Might be wrong. They just have so many prospects and picks and there’s no world where they can keep and develop them all.

But bottoming out for top-3 odds is probably their plan. Hasn’t worked in a while for the worst teams, but can’t win if you don’t play.

To me acquiring MPJ signifies that was shit-flinging.
 
JMarkJohns said:
Didn’t the Nets reacquire all their rights from Houston in exchange for Suns 1sts, which is why Suns got traded their own #10 pick for Durant?
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They have control of their picks in '26, '28 and from '30 onwards.
'27 and '29 are still getting swapped out.
 
LeBowen said:
They have control of their picks in '26, '28 and from '30 onwards.
'27 and '29 are still getting swapped out.
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Ok. And then they have a bunch from New York and I think and random one from Philly from Harden trade, plus I think a random from another team. And they just drafted like 4 players. Man, I don’t know.

I suppose the Young/LaMelo options could be there in offseason after the draft if that’s something they want. I just don’t see how any player signs there with that mess.
 
Sometimes I look at the Magic and think what they could've looked like if they had drafted Chet instead of Paolo. I've been sort of Paolo hater relative to consensus for the last year or so, and I get why they drafted him at the time. I think the most common argument is that if Chet and Paolo switched places both teams would be worse. But at his point it's hard for me to think that the following lineup wouldn't do some serious damage in the east:

Suggs
Bane
da Silva
Franz
Chet

Cycle in WCJ/Goga as needed for more size up front when needed and probably allows Anthony Black to continue to develop as a ballhandler, but that's a very well balanced team that's probably better than this current iteration
 
The Magic haven't had a top 20 offense since Howard and haven't had a true first option since McGrady, so Banchero was still the right choice for them even if the outcome is predictable.

Analytics don't reflect as well on players like Holmgren when they don't have that player to play off of. Smallish sample, but see White without Tatum.
 
Lue is playing CP3, Harden, Batum and Brook together.
That's 150 years right there. :st-lol:

Thunder has easily the worst commentary team in the league, Michael Cage is absolutely unbearable.


Williams becomes ineligible for awards after missing 18 games, meaning OKC gets a 5% discount since he can't get a 30% max anymore.
Just what they needed.
 
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LeBowen said:
Embiid is the worst contract in the league, he's not healthy even when he plays. He's got no knees left.
He won't retire because he's not dumb to leave all the money on the table, but his days of being a contributor are done.
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Adam Sandler was full of shit when he bitched about the owner possibly trading Embiid in Hustle lol
 
scott said:
Exactly what I've been saying for a couple of years while some folks were confident that the new Cap Economics would catch up to OKC. The reality is, they may have just cracked the code...

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if by cracked the code you mean have the best roster in the league with a million incoming draft picks, then yeah i dont know why everybody else isnt cracking the same code!

the SGA trade kind of fell into their lap with PG/Kawhi forcing themselves as a package deal for the clippers.

but they have otherwise been shrewd not just with their drafting but sensibly extending solid role players to good deals, like Kenrich Williams, Isaiah Joe, Aaron Wiggins, Ajay Mitchell

they have had bum luck with sorber (and separately, Topic) who could easily become their I-Hart replacement, and they did well drafting ST favorite Cason Wallace as the Caruso replacement. they'll get a good pick this year and i imagine they will try to target a potential Dort replacement
 
spurraider21 said:
if by cracked the code you mean have the best roster in the league with a million incoming draft picks, then yeah i dont know why everybody else isnt cracking the same code!

the SGA trade kind of fell into their lap with PG/Kawhi forcing themselves as a package deal for the clippers.

but they have otherwise been shrewd not just with their drafting but sensibly extending solid role players to good deals, like Kenrich Williams, Isaiah Joe, Aaron Wiggins, Ajay Mitchell

they have had bum luck with sorber (and separately, Topic) who could easily become their I-Hart replacement, and they did well drafting ST favorite Cason Wallace as the Caruso replacement. they'll get a good pick this year and i imagine they will try to target a potential Dort replacement
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Obviously SGA trade was the catalyst for everything, but Presti always knew how to generate value.
He got PG for Sabonis and Oladipo. Those two were acquired for Ibaka.
Always kept the roster fluid until he got the perfect pieces.

He won't hesitate to trade good players that aren't a great fit around SGA.
Giddey is obviously a good player, individually better than Caruso, but wasn't what they needed.
If he was in charge of the Spurs, he would've shipped Devin and Jeremy out by now for sure.
 
spurraider21 said:
if by cracked the code you mean have the best roster in the league with a million incoming draft picks, then yeah i dont know why everybody else isnt cracking the same code!

the SGA trade kind of fell into their lap with PG/Kawhi forcing themselves as a package deal for the clippers.

but they have otherwise been shrewd not just with their drafting but sensibly extending solid role players to good deals, like Kenrich Williams, Isaiah Joe, Aaron Wiggins, Ajay Mitchell

they have had bum luck with sorber (and separately, Topic) who could easily become their I-Hart replacement, and they did well drafting ST favorite Cason Wallace as the Caruso replacement. they'll get a good pick this year and i imagine they will try to target a potential Dort replacement
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You dismissed their process, and by the end of your post you spelled out the parts of it that make it work. It's not just about lucking into their main guy... that's how almost every team gets their main guy, the Spurs included (3x over for the franchise at this point). It's how you do everything else that sustains success... and that's what OKC is doing right. I hope Brian Wright is taking notes and applying his own spin to it, instead of thinking of ways to extend his middling roster pieces like Vassell and Sochan.
 
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