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yep and yep. pippen probably looked worse than jhs here and was older and smaller. everyone acting like jhs couldn't possibly play somewhere else is strange to me. everyone already mad about max's extension is also pretty wild.

i will say that it's going to be VERY interesting watching max and jhs going forward, as we very clearly made our bets.

anyway, when pippen goes off on us in the upcoming memphis game, i might take a couple days off from this place, lol.

 

You know it's coming. He had the Bucks game circled to take it to Ham. We don't have the speed at guard to keep up with him. He's going to carve us like a pumpkin.

 

Latest from Amick on Kessler

 

…. are you going to man up and take the black olives and juice?



btw …. Pip Jr I thought showed more than JHS has when given his chances. If anything it seemed he was more challenged simply for his size than lack of game. No doubt has gotten stronger, quicker and is shooting the rock better. Stuck with it. Bronny will too.

 

lol, f*** off, danny. kessler may not be worth one first rounder, tbh. i'd rather wait and pay less for valanciunas.

 

lebron teams don't focus on developing young guys anyways. let's hope the FO keeps up their eye for talent when lebron and AD are gone

 

And Iron Man AD keeps on trucking!















^^^ .... for LeBron too. Those old man not in mid season form yet spinning power drives to the rim through traffic are frightening to watch.

 

damn. their entire team is injured

 

I wonder if the Pelicans are still using the Saints training staff as their medical team.

 

Starting five for Toronto
PG D. Mitchell
SG Gradey D ick
SF RJ Barrett
PF J. Mogbo
C Jakob Poeltl
I am afraid that Gradey D ick will score 40+ and RJ Barret will get to his career high
LOL
Filter already blocked his last name

 

Is Toronto tanking? Would they trade Mitchell to the Lakers for JHS, Wood, 2025 Clippers 2nd, and 2028 Lakers 2nd? Mitchell defends well, handles the ball adequately, and seems to be developing as a shooter. Could be somebody who fits next to Reaves. Kind of a better offensive version of Gabe if you will.

 

Isn't his name Grodey?

 

I was right about Barret and D ick
P.S.Westbrook continue his games averaging 0 points
0-7 and - 18 so far after 3 quarters

 

And Murray got a concussion

 

Hate to see it

 

Trade idea:

Lakers get: Grant, Simons, Reath, and Banton

Blazers get: Russell, Hachimura, Vanderbilt, Vincent, Hood-Schifino, 2025 Clippers 2nd, 2028 Lakers 2nd, 2029 1st (Top 10 protected)

Why for Lakers?

• Grant is 3 and D. Shooting and defensive upgrade over Rui. Probably more consistent than Rui.
• Simons might be as bad as Dlo on defense, so it doesn't solve that problem, but adding Grant into the starting unit would help mitigate that. That said, Simons is arguably a better shooter than Dlo in terms of volume and percentage throughout his career until this year (small sample size). Simons can't handle and pass like Dlo, but we don't need that as much with Reaves as the point guard. We want to get rid of Dlo anyway, so this replaces him with a different player that we could hope is an improvement. He's also a couple of years younger, so there's still some upside there.
• Reath and Banton are cap fillers, but probably more helpful than Gabe and JHS.
• Vando and Gabe haven't been very helpful this season, so no loss there. Grant is not the defender that Vando is, but he is still a plus defender, and he could at least shoot.
• Get rid of dead weight in Gabe and JHS. Vando is in jeopardy of being viewed as dead weight by Laker fans unfortunately do to health issues.
• Laker open up roster spot
• Several players from both sides get a fresh start with this deal. Portland fans want a youth movement and souring on Simons.

New Roster:

PG: Reaves/Olivari/Banton/Bronny
SG: Simons/Christie/Lewis
SF: Grant/Knecht/Reddish
PF: James/Wood/Hayes/Triore
C: Davis/Koloko/Reath

 

yeah, i'm out on that. grant's a marginal upgrade at best, imo, and he's older and more expensive. simons is a downgrade from dlo and is also more expensive.

i also don't see it for portland, as they're eating gabe and vando's contracts for basically no reason.

both teams can do better on the trade market.

 

Nets and Raptors are my two targets. Neither are competing. Neither are in our conference. Both have had interest in our players previously. Both have multiple assets that can address needs of ours.

Next is Wizards. Also out of conference and not a serious team.

Last is Jazz just cause DA is being an unreasonable a**.

 

What players would you target from those teams?