2023 offseason thread

[DJ Fieri]

This is a pretty stupid take

Disagree all you want but LaVar is a lot like Todd Marinovich's dad....really worked him hard growing up.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Utah has the players and picks to give Portland a nice return....may not be a title contender with Dame, Mark and Kessler but Ainge could build a solid playoff team there.

Dame played his college ball at Weber State in UT and really enjoyed it there.

Utah a title contender?

 

[DJ Fieri]

Utah a title contender?

Try reading.

Said may not be a title contender but a solid playoff team.

 

[trojanfan12]

Lonzo should be blaming Lamar for his career being over....if it is and looks like it will be.

Shitty shoes and some of his workout methods putting stress on his knees....

I don't know about that. Some guys bodies just don't hold up well.

He played 36 games at UCLA, but hasn't played more than 63 games in any season since he came to the NBA.

Hopefully they can figure out the issue and he can get back to playing...but right now, that seems unlikely.

Apparently the Bulls have requested a disabled player exception which indicates they don't expect him to play this coming season.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Try reading.

Said may not be a title contender but a solid playoff team.

There would be no point in Utah acquiring Dame. They are rebuilding, Dame would not like this

 

[thunderc]

Thunder keep signing players in spite of the crowded roster

Oklahoma City Agrees To Two-Year Contract With Former Nuggets Forward

The Thunder are adding to their forward depth with Jack White coming to town. The Australian, who played for the Nuggets...

clutchpoints.com

 

[Shanemansj13]

This trade works bc Mills is now off BKN's books.

MIA gives up Herro, Martin, Lowry, Jovic and 2 1st's
BKN gives up DFS, O'Neale and 1 1st
CLE gives up Allen and Wade
POR gives up Lillard & Nurkic

MIA receives Lillard and O'Neale
BKN receives Herro
CLE receives Nurkic and DFS
POR receives Lowry's expiring, Allen, Martin, Wade, Jovic and 3 1st's

 

[thunderc]

Here we go with summer league tonight

 

[Shanemansj13]

 

[Shanemansj13]

 

[Shanemansj13]

Pelicans and TWolves have ammo if they want to use it

 

[trojanfan12]

Disagree all you want but LaVar is a lot like Todd Marinovich's dad....really worked him hard growing up.

Nah, Lavar trained his kids to get to the NBA, but from everything I've read, they were raised pretty normally. From what I recall other kids from the neighborhood would come over and workout with Lavar and his sons.

Marinovich never even had fast food or candy until he got to USC. Every aspect of his life was regimented and every day planned out by his Dad pretty much from birth.

Lavar is a loudmouth who, for a few years, seemed to get caught up and made it about him. But it's been a couple of years since we've even heard anything out of him.

The shit Marv did to Todd was, at best, borderline child abuse.

 

[trojanfan12]

The Lakers are boring this off-season.

I can't even find a clickbait article about how the Lakers can get Dame for Max Christie, a couple of future 2nds and an autographed picture of Lebron.

It's kinda nice. lol

 

[bksballer89]

Pelicans and TWolves have ammo if they want to use it

Dame probably dont want to go to twolves. He clearly made it known he wants to go to a title contender. They dont have to send him to Miami but they can at least respect his wishes when it comes to type of situation he wants to be traded to.

 

[Shanemansj13]

NO can trade for a center or sign one. They have been wanting off the Jonas contract...maybe something can be added to this as well but this is the base trade.

 

[DJ Fieri]

The Lakers are boring this off-season.

I can't even find a clickbait article about how the Lakers can get Dame for Max Christie, a couple of future 2nds and an autographed picture of Lebron.

It's kinda nice. lol

LOL.

 

[DJ Fieri]

NO can trade for a center or sign one. They have been wanting off the Jonas contract...maybe something can be added to this as well but this is the base trade.

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With Portland's history of injury prone players you think they would do this?

 

[Shanemansj13]

With Portland's history of injury prone players you think they would do this?

Yes bc of potential. You have those guards with Zion to build around. You hope that this training staff can help Zion. Risky but their ceiling/future is the highest with this trade.

I mean if they did a 3-way trade with the Nets they would be getting DFS, Martin, Jovic, and some expiring contracts maybe. Not bad but Zion/Scott/Simons/Sharpe is a nice start to a rebuild.

 

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[thunderc]

This blends right in with the old stuff saying they weren’t interested in what would have improved the team