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What is going to be your favorite offseason storyline?
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The Big3 Tourney 67 22.41%
Will Lakers draft Ball 40 13.38%
Where will the Pauls go 54 18.06%
Will LeBron jump ship to the Spurs or ?? 41 13.71%
Will every team in the league just pivot towards tanking 97 32.44%
Total: 210 votes
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Tae
Oct 24, 2010

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So...what happens with that "raptors all but have agreed to re-sign Ibaka"

Cory Joseph starting PG??

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Tae
Oct 24, 2010

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How is that different from the last 10 years

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Oct 24, 2010

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Vertical Lime posted:

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why would lebron choose the clippers over the lakers

If the Clippers sign no one else long-term, they potentially have empty salary if DeAndre and Austin Rivers decline their player option. The Lakers are still paying Mosgov and Deng 34 million dollars that year.

Tae
Oct 24, 2010

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David griffin was very good at the technical things of the salary cap, maximizing trade exceptions that both gained very good role players while saving the cavs money.

He was a really, really good gm for that team.

Tae
Oct 24, 2010

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The best move is Phil having to trade Zing to salary dump Noah as part of the trade

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Oct 24, 2010

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Didn't his team basically foul repeatedly to let him get enough possessions to shoot that much

Tae
Oct 24, 2010

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MAGIC JOHNSON

GREATEST GM

EVER

Tae
Oct 24, 2010

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BROOK LOPEZ IS ON HIS LAST YEAR OF HIS DEAL

LIKE WHAT THE poo poo

Tae
Oct 24, 2010

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Dexo posted:

The Lakers hated Russell, whether right or wrong, and they had a garbage contract in Mosgov they got rid of.

So basically they're giving up the #2 overall pick for a contract that almost everyone thought was bad and signed on the first day of free agency as the first center signed.

Lakers.

Tae
Oct 24, 2010

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Brook has always been bad at rebounding

Tae
Oct 24, 2010

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Jack's Flow posted:

I will wake up tomorrow morning and there'll be 600 new posts. poo poo.

Double after draft night

Tae
Oct 24, 2010

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So it seems like nobody in the lottery wanted to straight up trade their pick for DeAngelo. Is he really worse than 5-10 of this draft?

Tae
Oct 24, 2010

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So is no one pointing out that the Hawks pulling back Paul Milsap for the trade deadline is even dumber than before

Tae
Oct 24, 2010

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Green shot 38% from 3, that's basically his offense and he's still an elite overall perimeter defender. Instantly 20 teams would like him on their starting team, especially with his salary.

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Oct 24, 2010

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OzFactor posted:

I really want the Warriors to revive Nick Young's career in a Javale McGee-like way. Alternatively he should definitely, definitely sign up to be a third or fourth alpha.

Did you actually watch Nick Young this season? He's declining his player option because his career was revived by Walton.

Tae
Oct 24, 2010

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If both Iggy and Livingston leave, that basically just leaves McCaw as the only decent player outside of the core four on contract next season. A lot of the warriors success was because they actually had way better depth than 2016, especially in the Big department.

A lot of their next year success is still going to depend on ring chasers and who they can get with the MLE.

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Oct 24, 2010

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BetterLekNextTime posted:

I guess it's dumb to worry about positions with the Warriors, but it seems like they are going to need a PG and bigmen more than a 3. Maybe he'd take Clark's minutes assuming S-dot and Iggy both come back?

McCaw is probably going to play 10-15 minutes regularly next season. He needs to gain weight, but they were comfortable letting him start at SF against certain teams.

Tae
Oct 24, 2010

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Niwrad posted:

Outside of the possible Porzingis trade, is there anything else that could happen tomorrow?

Dwight howard got traded for a plumlee, anything can happen

Tae
Oct 24, 2010

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R.D. Mangles posted:

bulls acquire three more point guards, none of whom can shoot

By the way, incredibly amused that the Wizards got a way better point guard that can space the floor in Frazier for a 2nd rounder while the Bulls gave up almost everything for MCW and Payne

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Oct 24, 2010

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Kibner posted:

Frazier doesn't space the floor.

Have you see the Bulls PG rotation

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Oct 24, 2010

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Kibner posted:

They would have to shoot under 30% to be appreciably worse.

Tae
Oct 24, 2010

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The Bulls gave up two 2nd rounders, Taj, and essentially two first rounders for Payne

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Oct 24, 2010

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kingcobweb posted:

I was curious what happened to the pick that Philly got for trading away the reigning ROY and it turned out to be... the pick they traded to Boston to get the #1 pick this year :stare:

(it ended up an unprotected pick because it didn't switch hands due to protection three years in a row)

Jason Kidd still has a job after that trade

Tae
Oct 24, 2010

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5 years is longer than Griffin has been as even acting GM for the Cavs

Tae
Oct 24, 2010

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I think the expected cap was 103 million. Does that make it harder for Boston to sign Hayward to the max or something?

Tae
Oct 24, 2010

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The Wolves landing Butler a year after they had both a better draft pick and Butler's value being much lower is top tier NBA WTF

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Oct 24, 2010

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SpiritOfSanDimas posted:

Charlotte's #11 plus a young guy and maybe a future pick?

Would be a weird team but probably a 4th or 5th seed in the East

The Pacers were the 7th seed with almost everyone healthy.

Adding a big that's worse than George with all their wings leaving would make them better??

Tae
Oct 24, 2010

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Worse trade, Jimmy Butler or DeMarcous Cousins?

Keep in mind, Buddy Hield was healthy

Tae
Oct 24, 2010

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The Bulls gave up about 4 1st rounders, Jimmy Butler, a 3+D wing, and a few 2nd rounders for 5 point guards that would barely be bench players

Tae
Oct 24, 2010

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Away all Goats posted:

rip Bulls fans.

Also I'm gonna be shocked if the timberwolves don't make the playoffs this year (I also said this last year)

Their defense needs to really improve. It all depends now on what they'll do with like 20 million in cap space, they need a shooter badly.

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Oct 24, 2010

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In the 2016-17 season alone:

Bulls trade: Tony Snell (40% 3 point shooter) for Micheal Carter Williams
Bulls trade: Taj Gibson, McDermott, 2nd rounder for Cameron Payne, Anthony Morrow, Joffrey Lauvergne
Bulls trade Jimmy Butler, 16th overall pick for 7th overall, Zach Lavine, Kris Dunn

Tae
Oct 24, 2010

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Kris Dunn is 23 years old going into his 2nd year

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Oct 24, 2010

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Niwrad posted:

They'll be the worst defensive team in the league by a mile. I'd say 25 wins but maybe a few more if they keep Niko.

The Bulls will be bad defensively, but not worse than the Lakers, Kings, Suns, Nuggets, etc. Until they trade Lopez, I guess.

Tae
Oct 24, 2010

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Declan MacManus posted:

ESPN reminded me that the Lakers signed Mozgov to a multiyear 8 figure contract

Why did that happen again

Signed 12:05 on the first day of free agency

Tae
Oct 24, 2010

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I'm going to go caps a bit because I an genuinely baffled

LAST YEAR THE WOLVES OFFERED #5 AND LAVINE FOR BUTLER WHO WAS RECOVERING FROM A MAJOR INJURY

HOW THE gently caress DID THE WOLVES GET BUTLER A YEAR LATER WITH A RECOVERING LAVINE, 1 YEAR OF TAPE ON DUNN, AND BASICALLY SWAPPED THE NUMBER 7 PICK WITH 16

WHY THE gently caress HOW DID THEY STILL GET A PICK SWAP

Tae
Oct 24, 2010

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THE loving BULLS SOLD THEIR PICK TO THE WARRIORS

Guess where that pick came from

Tae
Oct 24, 2010

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The Bulls got 3.5 million dollars for a pick they waited like half a decade for.

Tae
Oct 24, 2010

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https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/878091810408722433

Tae
Oct 24, 2010

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Rabid Snake posted:

Why would a billionaire even care about $3.5 million dollars.

His baeball team needs money

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Tae
Oct 24, 2010

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Kris dunn is 23 years old

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