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

:Carusoshaka:

 

Isn’t Dwight an anti-vaxxer? Wonder if that’s part of the reason we weren’t that focused on bringing him back.

 

Paul George's trade value just went up by signing that extension.

If Clippers implode in the middle of the season or later he would be easily tradeable.

Wonder if a Harden/PG straight up swap more likely now because of this? Or does he have a no trade clause?

All these guys locking in that $ now. Future $ opportunities uncertain

 

This is why I'm glad Kuzma is here. If guys miss, I am sure he can fill in the time and be productive

 

wasn't it KCP and rondo who tested positive back in the spring? i think i recall seeing that somewhere

without a bubble, i expect the season to go along the lines of how the MLB season went. some positive tests here and there, some games postponed, and maybe an outbreak or two. i think part of the reason why the NFL has struggled so much with positive tests is because of the number of personnel each team employs. not only are NFL rosters huge, but you also have tons of coaches, trainers, etc who travel with the team

 

Well up to them to be uber vigilant and smart with the protocols and should be looking at top of the line masks since they're not all created equal obviously. The cloth ones only certainly not as protection to the wearer as something like these: (higher "filter material insert itself" rating than the N95 variety is my understanding though says not Covid tested) (front facing anyway and the nose reinforcement molds well) They are light and comfortable. Just lost mine or can't find it in my house or Martian took it, so ordered another black one just now.

https://airbandmask.com/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIhdGv75jE7QIV-BitBh3oMQ2wEAAYASAAEgJzPfD_BwE

 

i thought the same thing on both fronts: guys are getting justifiably nervous that the league's going to have to cut costs in the near future for a period of time that might cover some people's prime earning years. AD didn't exactly say that, but it did seem like something he was thinking about (beyond injury concerns).

george also did just make himself trade fodder. and back to a place like indiana, too. these long-term deals might squash some of the player empowerment, paradoxically.

harden for pg makes sense and i don't like it. rumor was that kawhi wanted to play with harden, and harden's an la guy, so it could happen. i'd prefer not to have the ref's favorite offensive player on the same team as the ref's favorite defensive player.

 

i was interested in him, but he would have taken THT's minutes, so we'll see...

 

Also, reportedly, Harden wanted Lue and was mad when they didn't get him.

I think Harden to the Clipps makes a lot of sense. Clipps are low on assets though after OKC pillaged their draft haul for the next decade. So I don't think it's likely. It also isn't a team that would concern me. They'd be even thinner on talent and have two guys who still take nights off, have to be catered too, and won't be able to get it done in the playoffs.

Harden will continue to expand his list of teams as this thing drags out. One team I think he Rockets will try to engage is the Pelicans. They have the young talent AND more picks they they know what to do with. If Pelicans are interested, they won't find a better haul elsewhere.

 

I think anything that could possibly play out between Houston and the Clips would be fun to watch play out as a Laker fan.

If it’s Harden and Kawhi on the Clips, I think they butt heads and implode when things matter. If it’s Harden and George together on the Rockets, just make sure the local strip clubs are popping and they’ll show up to the game hungover.

 

Is there a number of cases by team determined by the league which will automatically trigger the postponement of the game ?


Edit :

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id...specific-guidelines-postpone-play-sources-say

 

i honestly think griffin would shy away from harden. is that the role model you want for zion or the culture you want to build? clips' culture is already in the toilet, so adding harden is really no big deal.

but yeah, harden to the clippers does make a lot of sense. the clips need to get away from george (again, i think that long-term deal may facilitate that more than hinder it), and they can't justify moving him for spare parts, as that's what they gave up for him. so another star would be the plan.

still think harden's going to philly, though. so much smoke. no denial from philly that simmons has been on the table, which to me is a red flag. that's one of your young stars that rumors are flying about, and you could shut it down real quick by saying "that's not happening". for example, if someone in dallas heard luka's name in harden rumors, you'd hear an immediate rebuttal in the press (and perhaps audible laughter ringing through the valleys).

also, i hope that happens because philly then becomes the clear target as most-hated nba team! though i guess harden to the clips also makes that a pretty easy case.

 

oh, and not that it's surprising or wasn't obvious, but this is the first time a member of the press has ever stated it:

no doubt ownership gave him license to talk about it.

 

Delicious

 

It's insane to give someone who hasn't won jack s***. Ever. That much power. The Clipps giving that treatment to Kawhi is just as insane, but at least he's a winner.

 

Oh I agree. I think it'd be terrible for their culture and he's an awful role model and leader for the kids there. I don't think they would say yes, either. But from HOU's perspective, it checks all the boxes for what they're looking for.

 

Yeah that's not going to work.

 

morey has hung his resume on harden being a legend, and to be fair, harden did recruit three separate all stars to play with him (four if you count wall now), so there's some ROI there. still, though, that's not a good recipe. when i heard kawhi was trying to act like that in talks with us (pre-snake), i was like, let him go elsewhere. you ain't lebron, and lebron wouldn't be at a strip club in atlanta instead of training camp.

well, they got more than market value for AD*, so just flipping those assets should easily net harden plus, right?!

*as soon as the lakers were paying, of course