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  1. Weezy

    Weezy Moderator Staff Member

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    It begins for Sixers fans, the Austin Reaves special

     
  2. The Laker Link 3.0

    The Laker Link 3.0 - Rookie -

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    Win a title and then get full control of the team......I see how it is.

    Although, you still have to do the First Part Bron.
     
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    This guy on X agrees with you on what they have available.

    https://twitter.com/mnsportsfun/status/2083196862165590509?s=46&t=VpASWooOp-c0BfbMzXjnIw

    "Either sloppy reporting or clear lack of understanding. The wolves, practically speaking, only have vet min to offer. They'd have to move off a deal to even be able to offer the tpmle because of where they sit with a 2nd apron hard cap."
     
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    gcclaker Moderator Staff Member

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    Trust the (Lebron James) Process?
     
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    If he wanted to be a Laker it was going to be done already. So the fact that he hasn't signed yet money is his priority. Not that anything is wrong with that but I want guys who is comfortable with role and financial situation
     
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    this is why you work to execute a sign and trade for said player that accomplishes these goals.
     
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    If Van and Dalton starts the season in La it's going to get tricky. In order to up their value to trade them JJ has to give them meaningful minutes. The question is will he.
     
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    But we don't have anything to offer. Let's say your the Hawks. Do you take on Van Dalton and 2 seconds or sign Johnston and trade him at the deadline. The thing is to get that done it has to be worth it for the other team.
     
  9. abeer3

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    i'd ask you to read the 7000 pages on this already, but there are definitely routes to accomplish this without vando's contract. you can get kuminga's number up above the mle with knecht and one of laravia/hardy outgoing. the hitch is that you need 3rd and 4th teams to eat that salary. but i think given they're expiring, that's not at all impossible.
     
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    nah, i hope that kawhi trade gets nuked

    clips miss out on a bunch of picks that they need and are stuck with kawhi who doesn't want to be there
     
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    Damn..we've turned friggin Jonathan Kuminga into some kind of " critical must have". That s*** is wild.

    :Laugh:
     
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    we've turned 5th starting caliber player into a critical must have, because it is. if you've got a non-kuminga suggestion that's realistic in any way, offer it.
     
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    Ballmer getting find only $1 million isn’t nearly enough. That’s like me getting fined $100. It won’t be enough for him to even feel it- it should be like $50 million and a three year ban from any NBA games.
     
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    partvthat got me was LeBron happily accepting the draymond role all of a sudden. What’s next, ayton sending his agent on a podcast to tout him in a cappella role?
     
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    Start Thiero..better idea than coughing out 20M for 3 seasons for Kuminga. I wouldn't mind trying to flip Knecht and a 2nd or two, for GG Jackson tho.
     
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    Who’s this “LeBron” you guys are all speaking of?
     
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    Im all for "not getting Kuminga" but Thierro won't be playable for more than 15mins. a game for at least one more season. Dude is raw as hell.
     
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    Austin was raw as a rookie too.
     
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    i mean...absolutely not. like, the exact opposite?
     
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    I’m sorry but Austin was not raw. He has added to his bag, but his IQ was light years ahead of where Thiero is on both ends.

    And anyone who watched him in the tournament when he single-handedly had them competing with Gonzaga doing 360 layups in traffic knows he could do things on offense that Thiero can only dream of.

    I like Thiero a lot, but that’s not a good comp.
     
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