[NBA] 2024 Free Agency mega-thread

Tetsujin

Tetsujin

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#45
#45
I oddly feel better about the Kings chances against the Pels with a CJ/Dejounte backcourt than I did about the Kings against them last year
 
hrdboild

hrdboild

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#47
#47
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The_Jamal

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#49
#49
ATL fleeced NOP, wow.

Murray just isn't very good. He got exposed heavily in ATL and isn't close to a defensive stopper

Nance is an awesome role player, Dyson Daniels is well on his way to being one of the elite defensive wings and 2 FRP??
 
hrdboild

hrdboild

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#50
#50
Tetsujin said:
I oddly feel better about the Kings chances against the Pels with a CJ/Dejounte backcourt than I did about the Kings against them last year
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They're probably moving CJ too I would think. Either way, a Pelicans team with Yves Missi and DeJounte Murray on it got a lot more competitive from a defensive point of view. Add in Herb Jones too and that's still a team I would not want to play against.

Then again, I don't know that our specific matchup problem with them this year was talent -- they just had a half dozen shooters who could not miss against our overmatched defense. Pivoting to more of a defensive mindset may make them a better team while also making them an easier matchup for us to handle.
 
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dude12

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#51
#51
Devin Carter is a good pick and all but this team isn’t better right now. The guard rotation was good before the Carter pick and it’s good after the pick. Need to address an upgrade to HB in the starting lineup. Im a bit worried
 
hrdboild

hrdboild

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#52
#52
The_Jamal said:
ATL fleeced NOP, wow.

Murray just isn't very good. He got exposed heavily in ATL and isn't close to a defensive stopper

Nance is an awesome role player, Dyson Daniels is well on his way to being one of the elite defensive wings and 2 FRP??
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I think Murray was just a poor fit in Atlanta, specifically because he was forced to play most of his minutes next to Trae Young. He's a guy who really should be the lead ball handler and point of attack defender not an off ball wing asked to guard up a position. New Orleans had no PG this season and they got exposed whenever they faced a disciplined defensive team which forced them out of their primary offensive actions.
 
pdxKingsFan

pdxKingsFan

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#53
#53
The_Jamal said:
ATL fleeced NOP, wow.

Murray just isn't very good. He got exposed heavily in ATL and isn't close to a defensive stopper

Nance is an awesome role player, Dyson Daniels is well on his way to being one of the elite defensive wings and 2 FRP??
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Is it possible the team is the problem and not the player?

Not sure what to make of it but hopefully screws NOP up and we can at least split with them next season.
 
SacTownKid

SacTownKid

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#58
#58
The_Jamal said:
ATL fleeced NOP, wow.

Murray just isn't very good. He got exposed heavily in ATL and isn't close to a defensive stopper

Nance is an awesome role player, Dyson Daniels is well on his way to being one of the elite defensive wings and 2 FRP??
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If this works a brick wall is forming at the top of the West right now unfortunately. The Thunder are likely the next big brick to hit it's mark.
 
SacTownKid

SacTownKid

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#60
#60
SLAB said:
Monte needs to cook something badly. I know Harrison Barnes and Kevin Heurter have little value but everyone else is improving and we continue to simply exist in the bliss of making the playoffs once 2 seasons ago.
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Monte might have to add just to make sure he's still in the play in depending on what the Dubs do. Man, if the Kings didn't land on Carter this would be far more bothersome. Has to pan out now though, and soon haha.
 
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