2020-21 Players' Transactions: Breaking News , Trades, Free Agents, And Rumors

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  1. KareemtheGreat33

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    RHJ has slid down from the 3&D Board. LOL lack of D and 3?:Adlaughing:
     
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    did I just hear we signed Dedmon?
     
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    not seeing that reported anywhere

    wouldn't be surprised if they just roll with this roster and bring someone in midseason
     
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    Dedmon or Pau.
    That would leave us at 14 right? Save a spot for any mid season additions
     
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    I’m willing to bet if Ariza gets bought out/waived by OKC (likely), he would come to the Lakers. Pelinka used to be his agent and he’s got the former Laker connection.

    The only way he doesn’t get bought out/waived is if OKC tries to trade him again for a second round pick... if it were to happen, l will probably happen a few months from now because I think there’s a rule where he can’t be traded again for a set amount of time after being initially traded.

    Having said that, I haven’t seen what kind of shape he’s in over the past couple of years, but he definitely fills the need of 3 and D off the bench.
     
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    Would have loved Ariza. But resigning Dudley may have nixed that. Will McKinnie be waived?
     
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    I think we keep Mckinnie for now. Waive him if the team needs an addition and roster spot
     
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    don't think they have the cap room for ariza
     
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    Giannis ON THE WAY!
     
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    I USED GOOGLE TRANSLATE SO IF IT COMES OFF INCORRECT, SORRY! I highlighted the parts that are important and relevant.

    Details of what Giannis Antetokounbo said:

    "I can play in the national team until I'm 38, until I'm 40 to win medals. Like John there is no way I can stop if I do not succeed. I am interested in who is first, second, third.

    I feel great to be in Greece, it was the first time I brought Liam.I came as a father, Greece as a father is different.He is small, nine months old, he does not understand much yet.The first word I want to learn is "sit down", run, crawl, it's everywhere.Stop, sit still.I feel that the Greeks are happy for me.I understand that in Milwaukee from the people who come to the matches with the flags and scream, here the cars stop and say "we love you", I feel it even more and I and my family.Two weeks ago I played for a Coca-Cola and two skewers, I lost ... In three-pointers of course.I went to SEF at night and trained, I lost and I had to treat my friend afterwards.What we did in Sepolia is food for the soul.I feel better than taking, because people give me love.I feel ten times better when I give.

    Barack Obama is a very smart man, he gave me basketball tips and Liam.He is the president, he must show what he does so that the citizens follow his example.Everything is part of work, there are times when I am tired, I do not want to do anything, stay home to watch a movie and play with my son.Nevertheless, I do what I have to do.I went to Sweden to see my old teammate after eight years, I'm still Giannakis.What I am trying to say is that I do everything for myself and my family, I will leave and go play the season, I will feel good, I will remember my neighborhood.I have tried, I have given my little stone.I want to be Giannis who started from Philathlitikos, not the MVP.

    John is changing, I have definitely matured from these seven years.I went 18 years old, now I am 25, I am a father.It's normal, you get smarter, but I think they are the same.I do what I love, I do it because I like to play basketball, to help those around me.In this part I am myself.I will definitely answer the one who calls me Giannaki, because it means that he has known me for a long time.I am not interested in expanding my circle, it is difficult for people to enter it, it is easy for them to leave.As long as you are famous, they come to take advantage of you and not always for the money.My circle is my family.Even George, my agent, I christened his child.If I were not a basketball player, I would like to have a real estate company.

    Tsitsipas is a terrible child.We talked, he asked me how he could get better.I told him to pay attention to detail, because at the end of your career you will want to feel that I continued for 15 years.We have kept in touch and will continue to talk.

    A piece of advice given to me by Spanoulis, at first it sounded strange, but then it made sense.I can not tell you, it had to do with winning.He told me that in order to win, I have to do this and that

    I would never make discounts to win a championship, never, no, never.I would like the role of John in a film to be played by Will Smith, 15 years ago

    Cobby had told me that to get better, it hurts.You have to make sacrifices.Some days I sit and think, I get upset.We were not close, but he told me that he had made sacrifices for 20 years.His wife understood that.He was born to play basketball, he had told him "do your job, I will be at home with the children, when you finish you will spend more time with them".I do not eat a slipper, I eat a shoe.Just kidding!Maria loves me very much, she understands that God has blessed me with a talent.I do not care how much money I will make, how much MVP I will get.I will finish as I started, I will leave the field as I came.This will not happen one day, it will be done for 20 years.Then we will dedicate time to our children.

    MVP I would vote for LeBron first and Luke after.LeBron brings out my most competitive self.I want to beat him, he is the best in the world right now, I say.The day I will be the best, I will go out and say it.Okay I may not do it, but you will understand.Now that's my role model.He has been in this business for 17 years and you have never heard anything bad about LeBron.He does his job, he keeps winning, he tries to win and he is just competitive

    In the "bubble" things were difficult, on TV it looked nice, but you listened to everything, there was no energy, there were no fans.We did not have the advantage we fought for.At the end of the day we were all there, so that can not be an excuse.At our headquarters we would have better chances, I definitely believe that.

    It's hard to accept when someone comes out of nowhere and earns an MVP.If I were just talking about who the MVP is, that would be enough.If someone takes the MVP next year and thinks I will be upset, I will tell him that I was playing for Philathlitikos.Will I be upset if LeBron wins and not me?We will not go completely crazy.Seven years ago I saw LeBron with his mouth open.He was my Jordan and now I'm in the same conversation about him.I have caught myself saying "what did I do dude".It happened when I put 14 in the preseason with the Cavaliers, at 18 and when I put 50 in the Jazz.I went home and said I put 50 in the NBA.Not everyone is like that, I am like that, I am weird as a human being.

    We started from scratch at the Bucks, my teammates believed in me every night.And if I did not have fingers, I would play, but okay, in life there are these, there is time.If we are in the same position, we can cope.

    For family ties, take everything, get fame and money.I am not interested in anything in front of my family.When Kostas got it, it was six in the morning and I was with champagne when he called me as a champion.

    Failures make me stubborn.I can play in the National until I am 38, until I am 40.As John, I can not stop until I manage to win a medal, an NBA championship.I'm not in a hurry, I'll be here.I am even more stubborn.I do not want to make decisions for the team, it changes people's lives.And LeBron, who does it, has never said it.I'm a basketball player, if the coach asks me about a play, I can tell him.

    I have nothing to regret, we wanted to help people change and that's why we did not go down to the match with the Orlando Magic.

    I'm proud of what we did with the Bucks.If LeBron, Durand, Davis came to Milwaukee, I would be fine.I do not care who is first, second, third.I want to win.At 18 I did not understand, but now I want to win because when I quit basketball, people will remember that.If such players want to come, I will not mind at all.

    I want to improve, to improve my shooting and shots, to play more on the periphery.Slowly to get to the next level, I have to improve these two.I have worked hard and it will be done, I believe in myself.

    I will not stop playing in the National, until I win.The goal is to win, as long as I am healthy and well, I will be there.

    The ones I like the most are Porter Jr. of the Nuggets and Kevin Knox of New York.If he goes to a team that will believe him and work, he will become very good.

    The future is stressful, that's why I live in the present.I live in the moment, I will try to be myself, to work, to listen, to do what I can and everything will come.I always thought so, I will not change my way of thinking now.And today to retire, what God has given me is unbelievable.I will continue to work, I hope to be an NBA champion in the next seven years.

    There was no Santa Claus in our house, I will not lie.There was mom, dad.We worked out there to bring it home.I never missed anything, at Christmas and New Year we sang carols.If we wanted the playstation, we worked and spent it.I did not miss anything, I do not care about anything, I care that my family is well.We never missed the love from home."Liam will have a very different life from me, but the important thing is love."
     
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    Does Lebron/AD/Giannis even work on the court? That's 3 power forwards. How does this fit on the court?
     
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    It would be a problem I’m sure Vogel would enjoy solving.
     
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    Only one of those guys plays like a PF and that's AD. Lebron is a small forward who plays the point and Giannis is quite similar in the way he plays, just taller. Not really a problem except possibly in spacing but at that point, I'd be fine with Lebron hoisting up more jumpers given his age. Just have two more shooters on the floor.
     
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    FYI, although this tweet is from today, the video clip is from last year specifically about him playing with his brothers. Just wanted to clarify in case anyone is getting too excited thinking that Giannis is hinting about coming to LA right now while in the midst of considering his supermax extension :D
     
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    Pg: lebron
    Sg: 3&d specialist like matthews
    Sf: freak
    Pf: AD
    C: 3 pt specialist like olynik
     
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    This.

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