2021-2022 NBA Season

[wildturkey]

IDK. This one is gaining some traction but is really about stirring-up fan emotions that are probably stuck in the usual winter funk. I doubt it will happen.

New B/R trade proposal posits deal that could send both Lakers, Celtics fans into a fury

But does it make sense for either team to pull the trigger?

www.yahoo.com

How is it gaining traction? It's literally just bloggers running stuff through the trade machine.

 

[wildturkey]

AD upgraded to questionable for the Heat game. If not then, his return is close. This league is fucked now. Lakers gonna make run at 4 games over .500

 

[fightinfunbags]

 

[Stakesarehigh]

This is the ONE Westbrook trade (the second scenario involving Indiana in this article) that would do it for me but I doubt it will occur.

NBA Trades: 2 crazy blockbuster Russell Westbrook trades

Russell Westbrook isn't fitting in with the Los Angeles Lakers. Here are two blockbuster NBA trades to help both the Lakers and Westbrook.

hoopshabit.com

To give you an idea (which I assume you do) of how bad RW has been this year his VORP is worse than Jeremy Lamb's. THT is actually performing at worse than replacement level.

So you're Grabbing two of Indiana's most valuable trade assets for that?

 

[DJ Fieri]

The Lakers vs the Heat.....we getting raped tonight on NBA TV.

 

[DJ Fieri]

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Fucking beast.

MVP.

 

[fightinfunbags]

Fucking beast.

MVP.

He’s in a zone.

 

[DJ Fieri]

The Sixers shouldn't wait till the offseason, trade Simmons by the deadline.

 

[fightinfunbags]

The Sixers shouldn't wait till the offseason, trade Simmons by the deadline.

It all depends on what’s coming back. This off season you could potentially see Luka, Harden, Dame, Jaylon Brown, and Beal get moved. The things I value in a trade now:
- a three level scorer that can get his own shot (don’t think that will be available)
-packaging Harris bad contract with Simmons and rebuilding the role players around Embiid
- using Simmons to get Harrison Barnes and Halliburton

These are the only three circumstance I would deal Simmons before the deadline.

 

[thunderc]

The Lakers vs the Heat.....we getting raped tonight on NBA TV.

Looking forward to it?

 

[msgkings322]

The Lakers vs the Heat.....we getting raped tonight on NBA TV.

Warriors probably the same right after on the same channel

 

[DJ Fieri]

Looking forward to it?

No.

May not see much of it since the Chiefs vs Bills will be playing then.

 

[DJ Fieri]

It all depends on what’s coming back. This off season you could potentially see Luka, Harden, Dame, Jaylon Brown, and Beal get moved. The things I value in a trade now:
- a three level scorer that can get his own shot (don’t think that will be available)
-packaging Harris bad contract with Simmons and rebuilding the role players around Embiid
- using Simmons to get Harrison Barnes and Halliburton

These are the only three circumstance I would deal Simmons before the deadline.

I don't think Cuban is dealing Luka.

 

[fightinfunbags]

I don't think Cuban is dealing Luka.

I don’t think it matters cause Luka doesn’t want to be there anymore. But either way, all it takes is one.

 

[Retroram52]

To give you an idea (which I assume you do) of how bad RW has been this year his VORP is worse than Jeremy Lamb's. THT is actually performing at worse than replacement level.

So you're Grabbing two of Indiana's most valuable trade assets for that?

I presume that you know that a goodly portion of trading assets in professional sports is similar to what P.T. Barnum knew about human activity in these matters a long time ago. There is a sucker born every minute and people will put their money down and do irrational things if they perceive and believe what their getting in value is better than what they have experienced and what they think is true. The NBA is no different and that is why the VORP came about originating in Professional Baseball and spreading to other sports that evaluate human skill sets.

 

[fightinfunbags]

I presume that you know that a goodly portion of trading assets in professional sports is similar to what P.T. Barnum knew about human activity in these matters a long time ago. There is a sucker born every minute and people will put their money down and do irrational things if they perceive and believe what their getting in value is better than what they have experienced and what they think is true. The NBA is no different and that is why the VORP came about starting with Professional Baseball.

I think what you’re saying is that this proposal is crazy but it’s only plausible because the Pacers could be dumb. Correct?

 

[Retroram52]

Spot on fightinfunbags. The Pacers are presently operating under the belief that they are rebuilding and thus there is a requirement for something new and hopefully better. So they give away some of their assets that they shouldn't. Then when the adrenalin wears off, they realize they didn't have to do what they did and then they have lots of regret. Just ask Pelinka in LA. All of this is commonly known as a FIRE SALE!

 

[DJ Fieri]

I don’t think it matters cause Luka doesn’t want to be there anymore. But either way, all it takes is one.

He signed a 5 year deal worth over 200 million.

I don't think he pulls a Simmons.

 

[Wamu]

They played awful tonight- missed FT’s, 22 TO’s, shot awful from outside but came home with the win. Add another injury to the list

Can't remember the last time I saw a team commit 20+ TO's, miss 17 FT's and still win. Plus they were only 6-27 from downtown.

If it’s good news he is out 6 weeks. If bad news, out for season

When Markkanen got injured last night thought for sure he was lost for the season. And like you said hopefully he's only out around six weeks.

 

[tlance]

I don’t think it matters cause Luka doesn’t want to be there anymore. But either way, all it takes is one.

Luka isn’t even to RFA yet though.

He would have to do something drastic like threaten to go play overseas to force the Mavericks to trade him.

Possible, but highly unlikely.