2018-2019 NBA Regular Season Thread

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Well, if not AD....maybe Zinger to LA? Could be a bit cheaper...

Yep.

Especially since he's hurt.

 

[DJ Fieri]

so as I said...PG, who is from LA, would not meet with LA.

Because he got butthurt they didn't trade for him.

Prima donna athletes.....

 

[shopson67]

It would be all about this upcoming summer. A lot of risk but it's NY what do they really have to lose? They are in the shitter and their best player is injury-prone

That's an all-in bet if they don't get some assurance from AD that he'll re-sign. They will likely have to give up all of their top assets (pick, Zinger, Knox).

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

It would be all about this upcoming summer. A lot of risk but it's NY what do they really have to lose? They are in the shitter and their best player is injury-prone

Dude, people have been suggesting NY as a landing place.

Now we know why.

If they make the team that gets Zingers eat that Hardaway deal, the Knicks have another full max slot.

Let Davis pick his running mate.

Wouldn't surprise me if it's Kyrie.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Yep.

Especially since he's hurt.

Clip would have to give up your guy...SGA

 

[shopson67]

Because he got butthurt they didn't trade for him.

Prima donna athletes.....

Maybe. He seems to think he can win there, but I think most of us disagree with him. He hasn't exactly been the stellar post-season player to date.

 

[trojanfan12]

You know how I feel about all this?

Teams Shit on players all the time for the betterment of the team.

Look at all the recent examples....

Blake, Derozan, Midget Isiah....

I don't care what their reasons are for wanting to leave.

It's their lives and their legacies.

Agree. There's still a bit of an old school part of me that thinks players should honor their contracts before trying to leave,

But, as long as teams are able to trade away players under contract when they don't want them anymore, I find it hard to get too upset when players try to leave when they don't want to be there anymore.

 

[LAD]

Does that small-market banner carry an asterisk referring to the Pels inability to build a winning team around AD in his 7 years with the team? Call it what you want, but star players aren't going to ride out their careers with one team without winning. 2 seasons over .500, 1 first round exit and 1 second round exit. They were a playoff team the season prior to drafting Davis.

So their short playoff stints were in part thanks to GS. lol

But, which other teams beat GS those seasons?

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

That's an all-in bet if they don't get some assurance from AD that he'll re-sign. They will likely have to give up all of their top assets (pick, Zinger, Knox).

Well, the rumor is Lakers, Knicks ------------------> Celtics.

You are the only person that I have seen suggesting it's a one team race.

He hasn't given the Pelicans a list and I haven't seen any report saying they have said Lakers or bust.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Agree. There's still a bit of an old school part of me that thinks players should honor their contracts before trying to leave,

But, as long as teams are able to trade away players under contract when they don't want them anymore, I find it hard to get too upset when players try to leave when they don't want to be there anymore.

I greatly appreciate the way Cp3 left.

It's clear now , the Clippers got a better than fair deal.

He could have just opted out.

Worked out for him and us.

 

[LAD]

so as I said...PG, who is from LA, would not meet with LA.

short answer, yes. Reason was because they didn't pull the trigger mid season like he wanted.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

"Maybe I should join the team that beat me. It's the only way. If you can't beat em, join em. I mean we had a 3-1 lead but I think RW is the problem..he definitely is." - the little bitch

Lmfao

Dude, you got a chip.

Stop sipping the bitter batter.

 

[dtgold88]

Wasn't when we had a trade worked out for CP until Gilbert got involved.

I actually agree this narrative is absurd. Agree no need to cave, but if LA offered the best deal that's where Kawhi would have gone.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

You know how I feel about all this?

Teams Shit on players all the time for the betterment of the team.

Look at all the recent examples....

Blake, Derozan, Midget Isiah....

I don't care what their reasons are for wanting to leave.

It's their lives and their legacies.

Yeah, DGAF either way. Business is business is business. Teams gotta do their thing, players gotta do theirs.

Just so long as we all agree that Lebron can fuck himself

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Dallas got Porzingis!!

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Oh my god.

Zingers, Hardaway for Smith Jr. Deandre Jordan and Wes Matthews....lol

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Well, if not AD....maybe Zinger to LA? Could be a bit cheaper...

Scratch that name off the list.

Holy Fuck.

Doncic and Zingers.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

Yeah, DGAF either way. Business is business is business. Teams gotta do their thing, players gotta do theirs.

Just so long as we all agree that Lebron can fuck himself

Agreed....lol

 

[dtgold88]

They value Ingram way more than they did Randle. That much is obvious. Randle has no clear role on this Lakers team with Lebron signed (and playing largely PF, if positions matter). He's not a post defender, doesn't spread the floor, and he would've been sharing minutes with Kuzma (and some at the 5). It sucks that they couldn't get any trade value out of Randle with the way things ended up, but he was 4th in priority among the prospects.

Randle can play center and is far better than McGee.

 

[Mecca of the “B” Team]

NOLA did not want Porzingis.