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  1. ElginTheGreat

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    Tough for me to speculate since I don’t know which upcoming free agents are signed to Klutch.
     
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    Also, no team in their right mind is going to hard cap itself for DLO. Any deal involving him would have to Take place during the season.
     
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    Trae has led the League in turn overs over the past two seasons and can’t guard anyone.
    Please No!
    I trust that Rob already knows this.
     
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    S&T DLo to the Heat for Caleb Martin and Duncan Robinson.
    Caleb has been the Heat’s third, maybe even their second best player during these playoffs and probably can only be stolen if we take Duncan’s contract. It’s actually not that bad at $16 mill per for the next two and only $10 mill guaranteed three seasons from now.
     
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    LeBron unfortunately just see a shiny new toy
     
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    The key is to stay big on the wings by keeping Vando and Rui ( or to replace one of them with the same type of player) and to find a reliable backup center .

    Don't make the same mistake a third time : no midgets roster please
     
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    This is odd...

     
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    Looks like Nurse will have his pick between Suns, Bucks, and 6ers. Unless the money's off in Wisconsin, I think that's a no brainer.

    Hoping Suns hire Doc. How is he a finalist for anything other than janitorial duties?
     
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    Looks like he knows he got suspended for a good chunk
     
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    :Laugh:
     
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    Prospect to watch with #17 pick: Derek Lively from Duke

    • 19 year old project. 7-1 / 230 pounds / 7-7 wing span.
    • Averaged 5 points / 5 rebounds / 2.5 blocks in 20 minutes.
    • He is projected to go in the 20-25 range. I'm sure he will move up.
    • Better rim protector than Gabriel or likely anyone else we get as back up center.
    • Potential replacement for AD's rim protection if he eventually leaves the franchise, plus good insurance for AD injuries.
    • Rim runner
    • Klutch client
     
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    Personally he is too thin for my liking
     
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    That is odd and sounds troubling. But hopefully as one reply said maybe it’s just him getting off all social media?

    …. and dropping the thug life for being a drama queen?
     
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    Silver must had put the hammer down on Morant
     
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    slick was talking about him in the draft thread. his underperformance in college worries me, but he certainly has the tools. so tough to tell which of the bigs has the motivation to make it at the top level. i mean, there's no reason WCS should be out of the league in his mid-20s.
     
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    Yeah what happened to THAT guy? That was someone we were lusting after during the dark lotto years. Bad attitude with teams or bad work ethic?
     
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    i think he had some mental stuff, plus it seemed like he just didn't like playing basketball that much overall. that's what i mean with especially bigs. when you're 7 ft, people are going to hound you into that gym, but to play in the nba, you have to love playing--not just be good at it, imo.

    does lively love playing? i don't know. but if you draft him, you better do so feeling like he does.
     
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    OK. So yes ..... drama queen now scaring everyone that cares about him or follows him. Enjoy your ADDITIONAL many MORE millions lost pro rated for the 50 games or however long suspension you're now going to be hit with by Silver who is not happy after the first time that he let you skate, basically.
     
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