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  1. Kobeluka99

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    No no no no no

    Trae Young’s Value is at the lowest it’s going to be at. I want to keep Austin. I wanted to see if we could get him without giving up Austin. They might just want to get rid of him. I think they want him off their team and might just want depth. When you have a chance to get stars you get them.

    So hear me out. I know it’s a lot of money.


    Rui Hachimura it’s run its course. Gabe Vincent Jarred Vanderbilt

    Trae Young

    play young with Luka Reaves LeBron Thiero Ayton

    Luka
    Young
    Reaves
    Lebron
    Ayton

    or Luka Reaves Thiero LeBron Ayton.

    or just bring Reaves off the bench he was fine doing it before the injury. Reaves plays better by himself with his own unit anyway.


    This trade is about next season. The team wants to dump young.

    so for next season it would be more balanced.

    Luka
    Young
    Reaves
    Thiero
    Ayton.

    Facts you need to acquire scoring so rather it be Young or Lavine you need to acquire that scoring.

    I under no circumstances am trading Trae Young for Austin Reaves.
     
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  2. Kobeluka99

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    But I think Luka thrives better and you unlock him more when you have a shooting scoring guard next to him ball handler like Jalen Brunson or even Kyrie.

    just seems like those two shooters next to each other is better for Luka.
     
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    This thread ending the year on a low note. A team with Luka, Young, Reaves, and Lebron might give up 160 ppg.
     
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    …but we’d score 161.

    :Noddingyes:
     
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    I’m higher on Trae than most but I feel like a lesser overall player with a skill set we need is a better use of our assets.
     
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    why in hell would we want Trae? that made sense maybe a few years ago when we didn't have Luka and Reaves was just a bench guy, but now? no way, they are both way better than Trae

    look Trae is a wildly inefficient scorer, one of the highest usage guys in the league, and one of the worst defenders. That would be almost as bad as the Russ trade.
     
  7. FrontOfJersey22

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    Did he win a Championship before joining the Dubbs?
    No, he did not.
    How is that “ridiculous?”
     
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    would have traded for trae if we were still trying to do the AD/lebron thing. now? absolutely not.
     
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    Hyper extension again
     
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    Happy New Year!!!

    :MagicmagicTW:
     
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    I wasn't that depressed after losing to a good Detroit team without AR and Rui but now I'm depressed after reading this thread: trae young????
     
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    He's the polar opposite of Zion in terms body type but they share they they are at the extremes of what the human body can handle. I could see why SA was like let get Fox and maybe make a move unlike say OKC jsut to go for it before he falls apart
     
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    With those toothpick legs..enjoy the show while it lasts.
     
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    Happy New Years Blessings.
     
  18. Kobeluka99

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    Makes you wonder about this league and Pace.


    That’s two big men Wembyana and Jokic.
     
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    wemby's going to have to change his style of play, or else he's not going to last very long in this league

    a guy his size is not meant to play the game of a PG
     

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