2023 offseason thread

[fightinfunbags]

We will see if he can back up his first team all nba.

That’s just based on one regular season. Wasn’t JA first team last season? I think a guy has to do it consistently to be listed among the top 10 players. One could argue that the top 5 players in the league all play C or F in Giannis, Jokic, Embiid, Tatum, KD. If this year’s rules were in place for 1st team does SGA get 1st team? I don’t think so. I think it would have been Jokic, Embiid, Tatum, Luka, Giannis. When we are talking top 10 players we aren’t governed by the positional rules of All NBA teams.

Imagine feeling slighted because I said SGA (who you know I love as a player) is a top 15 player right now and I don’t have him top 10. Weird.

 

[fightinfunbags]

Why? Giddey is not safe if they trade for a superstar. Y

They will keep Giddey but if you are trading for Embiid you can't just throw them picks. They will want a young star. Giddey is most likely out in that scenario imo

It would cost them two of these three plus 5-6 picks. Giddey, Lu Dort, Jalen Williams (the first team all rookie guy not the other Jalen Williams; I don’t know how you spell which one). I would say that because of the needed salary that Dort would have to be in there. OKC may need all 3 because Embiid salary is 47 million next year.

 

[thunderc]

That’s just based on one regular season. Wasn’t JA first team last season? I think a guy has to do it consistently to be listed among the top 10 players. One could argue that the top 5 players in the league all play C or F in Giannis, Jokic, Embiid, Tatum, KD. If this year’s rules were in place for 1st team does SGA get 1st team? I don’t think so. I think it would have been Jokic, Embiid, Tatum, Luka, Giannis. When we are talking top 10 players we aren’t governed by the positional rules of All NBA teams.

Imagine feeling slighted because I said SGA (who you know I love as a player) is a top 15 player right now and I don’t have him top 10. Weird.

Slighted? You gave your opinion, I gave mine. All it is.

 

[thunderc]

It would cost them two of these three plus 5-6 picks. Giddey, Lu Dort, Jalen Williams (the first team all rookie guy not the other Jalen Williams; I don’t know how you spell which one). I would say that because of the needed salary that Dort would have to be in there. OKC may need all 3 because Embiid salary is 47 million next year.

Okc won’t give up 2 of those 3 for any price. As crazy as it sounds SGA would go before that happened, in my opinion.

 

[fightinfunbags]

Okc won’t give up 2 of those 3 for any price. As crazy as it sounds SGA would go before that happened, in my opinion.

Then they aren’t in the Embiid shopping aisle. The Knicks can offer better if they don’t include 2 of those 3 names

 

[thunderc]

Then they aren’t in the Embiid shopping aisle. The Knicks can offer better if they don’t include 2 of those 3 names

Have at it Knicks.

 

[shopson67]

Chet at the 3, Towns at the 4 and Embiid at the 5. Who is stopping that? LOL

Probably KAT, lol

 

[Mebert]

Probably KAT, lol

You could have Gary Payton, Walt Frazier, Bruce Bowen, and Hakeem Olajuwon on the same team in their primes and you still have a bad defense if KAT is out there.

 

[fightinfunbags]

Haha Embiid knows that he can get in my head with a single interview or a single tweet. He’s a dick but I love the goofy bastard haha.

 

[Shanemansj13]

You would trade Giddey and SGA?

I wasn't including SGA but with as many young guys as they have I wouldn't be surprised

 

[Shanemansj13]

So he is saying FVV is better than Bane and Ja. I mean he got so many open looks

 

[fightinfunbags]

I wasn't including SGA but with as many young guys as they have I wouldn't be surprised

Yep. They acquire Embiid to play with SGA and they round out the roster around it. You aren’t making “the move” to compete by trading away an All NBA player. Why would Embiid even want to move on if the team is dealing their best player.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Yep. They acquire Embiid to play with SGA and they round out the roster around it. You aren’t making “the move” to compete by trading away an All NBA player. Why would Embiid even want to move on if the team is dealing their best player.

I agree but it would depend on the development of the other young guys. Apparently, Jalen Williams is going to be a top 10 player next year and one of the young faces of the NBA so they probably don't want to trade him

 

[DJ Fieri]

So he is saying FVV is better than Bane and Ja. I mean he got so many open looks

LOL.

 

[fightinfunbags]

I agree but it would depend on the development of the other young guys. Apparently, Jalen Williams is going to be a top 10 player next year and one of the young faces of the NBA so they probably don't want to trade him

And SGA is top 10 as well. Why are they even doing this? They don’t need it. They’re now a team with 2 top 10 players who are young. Just let them play it out with the depth around it haha.

 

[DJ Fieri]

I'm not sure what Dieng will be one day but the only young guys safe on OKC's roster is probably Chet and Jalen. Everyone else can be thrown in with picks. Giddey keeps improving and his value you will be pretty high.

You said the only safe players were Chet and Jalen...

 

[Shanemansj13]

You said the only safe players were Chet and Jalen...

“Young guys”

I consider SGA the veteran. They want to build around him

 

[DJ Fieri]

“Young guys”

I consider SGA the veteran. They want to build around him

He is what ... 24?

 

[DJ Fieri]

Scratch that....he might be 25.

 

[fightinfunbags]

Scratch that....he might be 25.

Yep. Just turned 25 last week.