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  1. WiggyRuss

    Anyone have advice on my 8 Keepers in Auction League?

    I traded some of my cheap young guys in order to win the league last year the league is a 12 team ROTO league- 5x5 with OBP instead of AVG and Holds+Saves instead of just saves. It is an auction so keepers are kept for $5 more than the previous year. The Budget is $260. Keeping in mind the...
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    Most Valuable NBA Players For Next 5 Years

    Your NBA "most valuable" next 5 years- a TAD less homerific as Mobley has just played 30+ games. considering: (i) talent, (ii) age, (iii) potential, (iv) win-now, (v) injury history, and....mostly just for Kyrie (vi) crazy 1. Giannis 2. Doncic 3. Durant 4. Jokic 5. Morant 6. KAT 7...
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    Dark-Horses that will have improved chances

    Due to the 5 month layoff, and all of the uncertainty the NBA "playoffs" will likely be much more unpredictable than in a typical year. While teams such as the Clippers, Bucks and Lakers are still the favorites - teams that have depth, have good coaching, and can play solid defense will have...
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    TT v. Shitside- Most Popular (and annoying) Thread 2019/20 Season Style

    i dunno...thus far 19.3 pts and 12.3 rbs and 60% from the field and 0.3 turnovers, 1.7 assists, 1.3 blocks per game doesnt seem that bad. Just for a little comparison- Whiteside- 13.0 pts, 12.3 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 70% from the field, 2.8 turnovers, 1.0 blocks, 3.8 personal fouls
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    Top 40 Players for the 2019 NBA Season

    This is my new, revised, updated, refurbished list for the 2019 season. This list will NOT include Kevin Durant since he will not be playing. This list will NOT be including Klay Thompson since he will be missing the vast majority of the season and will not be 100% upon his return----Oladipo-...
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    Best Starting Lineups in the NBA

    Who are the best starting lineups in the NBA? Here are a few that I think are the best in the following order: Clippers: PG: Beverly SG: George SF: Leonard PF: Harrell C: Zubac Houston: PG: RW SG: Harden SF: Gordon PF: Tucker C: Capela Jazz: PG: Conley SG: Ingles SF: Mitchell PF...
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    Trade Deadline Winners and Losers

    Trade Deadline Winners/Losers/Incompletes: WINNERS Dallas Mavericks: added Porzingis, and opened up cap space for close to a max contract this summer. If they can add a big time player to go with Doncic and Porzingis watch out. This is a team on the rise Philadelphia 76'ers: Paid a heavy...
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    Bradley Beale wants out

    Chris Sheridan‏Verified account @sheridanhoops 34s35 seconds ago Source: @RealDealBeal23 has made it known in no uncertain terms that he wants out of Washington pronto. Bradley Beale wants to leave Washington and who can blame him? Who is the likely favorite to trade for him? Where would he...
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    SI.com Top 100 Players List: 2019

    Top 100 NBA Players: Ranking LeBron, KD and more
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    What Will LeBron Do This Summer?

    I figured this would be a big time thread- and right now the conversations are across a number of them. My opinion is that his MOST Likely avenue is staying in Cleveland- but that is under a 50% probability. Right now this is what my percentages are- and they are of course subject to a...
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    Rank The Cores of These Rebuilding Teams

    Rank the core of these rebuilding teams keeping in mind such criteria as ceiling, ability, potential playoff contention in the years to come, assets, ability to keep guys long term, trade values, etc. Options: 1. Phoenix Suns: #1 pick (probably Ayton), Devon Booker, Josh Jackson, Dragan...
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    Worst Contracts in Basketball

    These are, in my opinion- the worst contracts in basketball---- some because the player is useless (Deng, Mozgov), some because they are wildly overpayed for being a mediocre player (Tyler Johnson) or some for the sheer huge number of their deal- like 4 years 142 for blake griffen 1. Blake...
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    New Top 30 Players in the Game

    This list takes into account both right now, and somewhat, but not too far into the future. It takes into account injury concerns like Kyrie's and Kawhi's or Embiid's or Porzingis. It takes into account potential at least a little bit. 1. LeBron James 2. Kevin Durant 3. James Harden 4...
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    Top 20 Players UNDER the age of 24

    My top 20 players UNDER the age of 24..........this is if i was building a team and having a draft and picking a guy for the next half decade plus. I am also dividing them by tiers. If they are in the same tier they are not that that far away from eachother. 1. Giannis Antetokuompo 2. Joel...
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    Why I doubt LeBron goes ANYWHERE next summer

    LeBron isnt going anywhere....he owns the state of Ohio. Only place I could see him going where he would not look like a mercenary is possibly LAL. again- is it a SURE thing he stays in Cleveland? of course not- he has here what he will have no where else. Not only that--- but if they use...
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    Isiah Thomas takes the high road- great article

    This Is for Boston | By Isaiah Thomas his passion for the city of Boston really comes out in this article he wrote. Some pretty cool stuff in here. of course- some of the Cleveland stuff: James, my oldest — I guess he really is his father’s son, because he asked the same first question...
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    Cavs Brooklyn Pick

    There are already rumors that numerous teams have called the Cavs about the pick should the CAvs deal it? and if they deal it who are the best guys they could target? the 2 deals I like would potentially do- would be blockbusters 1. To the Knicks for a package of Porzinigis and Carmelo...
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    20 Most Talented NBA Players UNDER 23

    1. G. Antetokuompo 2. K. Towns 3. J. Embiid 4. K. Porzingis 5. D. Booker 6. N. Jokic 7. B. Simmons 8. M. Fultz 9. L. Ball 10. J. Murray 11. A. Wiggins 12. J. Brown 13. J. Jackson 14. M. Turner 15. J. Parker 16. Z. Lavine 17. D. Fox 18. J. Tatum 19. B. Ingram 20. D. Saric
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    Awards Predictions: Upcoming Season

    Was reading this article on how the rookies think Dennis Smith of the Mavs will be ROY... Survey: Rookies like Mavs' Smith to win ROY made me think of all the rewards--- and predicting them.... here goes mine: MVP: 1. LeBron James- if/when Kyrie is traded he will have a clear path to the...
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    It's LOTTO DAY!!!

    Who gets the first pick in the draft? I got a good feeling for the Suns.......... Do the Lakers keep their pick, or do the Sixers get 2 top 6-7 picks? Do the Kings stay at 8 and 10 or jump up? Do the Heat stay last in the lotto? should be...
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    America's Favorite Athletes--- MJ and Bron #1 and #2

    Faceless of the Game: Where have all the MLB superstars gone? America's 10 Favorite Athletes Michael Jordan LeBron James Tom Brady Stephen Curry Peyton Manning Lionel Messi Aaron Rodgers Cristiano Ronaldo Muhammad Ali Kobe Bryant (poll was any FORMER OR CURRENT athlete) Could any baseball...
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    PREDICT ALL NBA TEAMS

    Of course there are 3 "ALL NBA" Teams, 1st, 2nd and 3rd. 2 guards on each team- regardless of point/shooting/combo etc. and - it appears they USUALLY do pick a center-at least last year they did as Cousins, Drummond, and Jordan were the 3 ALL NBA centers. The previous year they also picked 3...
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    NBA ALL Star Weekend- 3 pt contest and dunk contest

    Participants for the 3 pt contest: Eric Gordon Kyrie Irving Kyle Lowry Wesley Mathews CJ McCollum Klay Thompson Kemba Walker Nick Young Dunk Contest particpants (the b event) Aaron Godon DeAndre Jordan Glen Robinson III derrick Jones Jr. 3pt. winner--- i gotta go with KYRie winning his...
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    Top 25 players UNDER 25 in the NBA

    Who are the top 25 players under 25 in the NBA? -combine everything- potential, what they have done thus far, contract, injury history, leadership, etc....this is an EXCEEDINGLY hard list to put together--- at all parts- at the top- in the middle- definitely at the end as well. Bradley Beale...
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    Ranking the NBA Rosters:If I was a GM- what roster would I pick-

    So- this just isnt what team i would rather have, or who is going to win the championship, or who has the best young players. Its a combination of all those things. If I was a 45 year old long-time NBA assistant- and was just offered my first big job and could pick any ROSTER in the league-...
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