The 2023-2024 NBA Season

[The Q]

75-80M in cap space in the summer

Max out Harris to get him away from Philly

They’ll blow though their cap space just keeping cov melton and hield

 

[The Q]

This is not what I meant by

#freekork

 

[wildturkey]

Entire trade deadline hype this year has been Meh....and mostly turned out being much ado about nothing.

Star wise maybe but the Knicks, Suns, and Dallas greatly improved themselves. Knicks and Suns are legit title contenders now, the Knicks making themselves one of the deepest teams in the NBA and the Suns now have enough competent role players around Durant/Beal/Booker to win. Dallas is a tier below but still added some nice pieces that should make them better

 

[The Q]

Star wise maybe but the Knicks, Suns, and Dallas greatly improved themselves. Knicks and Suns are legit title contenders now, the Knicks making themselves one of the deepest teams in the NBA and the Suns now have enough competent role players around Durant/Beal/Booker to win. Dallas is a tier below but still added some nice pieces that should make them better

Biggest winners are

Knicks (legit contender, and set up for any star that shakes loose)

Suns (added legit rotation bodies for low cost)

Charlotte (due to that juicy Dallas pick)

Philly (hield was the best player dealt today)

Losers
Clippers (didn’t move pj as cannot agg him going forward, he’ll likely either get stretched or bought out this summer)

Lakers (I mean…do something)

Bulls (wtf guys…pick a lane)


Little of both

Dallas (gave up a lot for backups and to get stomped by Denver or Minnesota)

Nets (hated not getting letting Murray and getting shroed, liked getting Goodwin but hated not getting little from pho)

 

[trojanfan12]

You ever going to respond to Mecca or are you scared of her

To be fair, we're all at least a little afraid of @Mecca

 

[fightinfunbags]

Well, this trade deadline day started out promising for the Sixers in acquiring Hield and then fizzled. The secondary ball handling they got in Payne is a minus in the playoffs because he’s a garbage defender. Zero help at the 5 spot because Morey got locked into trying to acquire Drummond from a garbage go nowhere franchise. Absolutely no reason to trade Jaden Springer and then to trade him to the Celtics?!?!? WTF are we even doing here. They turned a 2021 first round pick into a distant 2nd round pick while wasting 3 years on his development.

 

[fightinfunbags]

Hiding behind a woman.

I wonder what those people "you know about that life" would think of you?

LOL

WTF is wrong with you? Go play in traffic

 

[DJ Fieri]

Biggest winners are

Knicks (legit contender, and set up for any star that shakes loose)

Suns (added legit rotation bodies for low cost)

Charlotte (due to that juicy Dallas pick)

Philly (hield was the best player dealt today)

Losers
Clippers (didn’t move pj as cannot agg him going forward, he’ll likely either get stretched or bought out this summer)

Lakers (I mean…do something)

Bulls (wtf guys…pick a lane)


Little of both

Dallas (gave up a lot for backups and to get stomped by Denver or Minnesota)

Nets (hated not getting letting Murray and getting shroed, liked getting Goodwin but hated not getting little from pho)

The Lakers will not be losers if they add guys in the buyout market.

Add players without giving up much.

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

Kobe statue unveiling on NBA TV if anyone is interested!

 

[The Q]

Well, this trade deadline day started out promising for the Sixers in acquiring Hield and then fizzled. The secondary ball handling they got in Payne is a minus in the playoffs because he’s a garbage defender. Zero help at the 5 spot because Morey got locked into trying to acquire Drummond from a garbage go nowhere franchise. Absolutely no reason to trade Jaden Springer and then to trade him to the Celtics?!?!? WTF are we even doing here. They turned a 2021 first round pick into a distant 2nd round pick while wasting 3 years on his development.

Actually that kick currently sits at pick 41

It’s the better of Chicago or Dallas’s second this year

It’s actually a nice get

 

[The Q]

The Lakers will not be losers if they add guys in the buyout market.

Add players without giving up much.

Meh. Wasting another year of lebrons career

 

[DJ Fieri]

Meh. Wasting another year of lebrons career

Dinwiddie would be a really good add.

And as any non casual NBA fan knows.....the Lakers are built for the postseason. AD and James still balling. That is not changing anytime soon. Not to mention Russell over his last 15-16 games.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Dinwiddie would be a really good add.

And as any non casual NBA fan knows.....the Lakers are built for the postseason. AD and James still balling. That is not changing anytime soon. Not to mention Russell over his last 15-16 games.

Dude…we know who Russell is. He is who he is. They have the top heavy talent to win but not the depth to win it all

 

[fightinfunbags]

Actually that kick currently sits at pick 41

It’s the better of Chicago or Dallas’s second this year

It’s actually a nice get

Oh yeah? Number 41 in 2024 is a better pick than 28 in 2021? Interesting.

 

[fightinfunbags]

Dinwiddie would be a really good add.

And as any non casual NBA fan knows.....the Lakers are built for the postseason. AD and James still balling. That is not changing anytime soon. Not to mention Russell over his last 15-16 games.

Nah not really. The 3 point line is still a thing in the NBA playoffs and the Lakers still can’t shoot. They don’t have players that can space the floor around LeBron or AD either.

 

[The Q]

Oh yeah? Number 41 in 2024 is a better pick than 28 in 2021? Interesting.

You said a distant second

It’s for a chance to be top 40

 

[fightinfunbags]

Dude…we know who Russell is. He is who he is. They have the top heavy talent to win but not the depth to win it all

They have worse distance shooting than even my Sixers.

 

[fightinfunbags]

You said a distant second

It’s for a chance to be top 40

I mean sitting there in 2021 when you take the asset at pick 28 relative to waiting 3 years to make the 41st pick.

What would we be saying about a team that trades the 28 pick in the 2024 draft and all they get back is a 2nd in 2027? Same fucking thing.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Star wise maybe but the Knicks, Suns, and Dallas greatly improved themselves. Knicks and Suns are legit title contenders now, the Knicks making themselves one of the deepest teams in the NBA and the Suns now have enough competent role players around Durant/Beal/Booker to win. Dallas is a tier below but still added some nice pieces that should make them better

Theoretically, sure...but much remains to be seen.
Let's revisit all this in April...and then during the postseason.

 

[Shaqdaddy11]

They have worse distance shooting than even my Sixers.

Actually, no!

Lakers average 36.7% from 3
Sixers average 36.2%