Recent content by twslam07

I mean we wouldn’t really be asking him to be a high level scorer, playmaker out there so the ballhandling is not as important to me. If he can give us size, length, defense, & rim protection form the PF spot while keeping teams honest on offense, I’ll take it. That’s fair on the shooting...

So I admittedly didn’t watch much college basketball this season and didn’t do much draft prep (considering we didn’t have a 1st round draft pick), but after looking into some of the players post draft, can someone explain to me why we didn’t draft Rasheer Fleming? The ideal PF complement to...

If Perry’s priority is a PG and he’s thinking “big,” what about Derrick White? He’d be costly to acquire in a trade, but he’d be a terrific fit at PG next to LaVine and fits the defense & length vision from the FO. BOS would likely prefer to move Holiday to help with their payroll issues...

100% agree that it only makes sense in a rebuilding direction, and like I continually state, I doubt Vivek allows that to happen (which makes the idea moot to begin with with). Also, I think saying that I “don’t value LaVine at all” is a little disingenuous. He’s a fine player, but he’s...

You think so? What would that trade look like in your opinion? Lillard has the same amount of years on his contract so the “just letting LaVine expire as a huge contract” point can still be made with Lillard. The only difference is you’ve added another unprotected 1sts and 4 pick swaps to your...

Your understanding of Lillard’s situation is correct. However, I’m not reading an actual contest of the idea itself in this post.

This is the trade idea I’ve had for LaVine that I think makes sense for both sides (setting aside the lack of compensation in this specific example and setting aside the likely “win now” mandate Vivek has given). The Bucks only have one 1st they can send us and it’s not the 1st listed in this...

What are you talking about? He has an elite goatee and hair

I don’t think Sabonis is being discussed with the Heat because Stiles went onto say that a team has asked about Sabonis and his source told him it was a western conference team. I also don’t see how LaVine makes sense for them positionally and cap wise so I don’t think he’s being talked about...

Yeah that’s fair. Maybe if the 2nd star is a MVP level player it could work but I find it highly unlikely that we can acquire such a player. But even in Jokic’s case, I’d say Murray is a more impactful player than LaVine. He has the passing/decision making skill that I think LaVine lacks.

We weren’t discussing Sabonis regarding All NBA accolades. We were comparing the star talent of Haliburton & Siakam vs. LaVine. None of which are Cs so the point doesn’t really land in the context of the conversation. And I didn’t say “3rd banana mindset.” I said 3rd banana as in his skill...

Making an all nba team (twice) is different than making an all star team. Would you agree that indicates a level of separation in talent and impact? But perhaps you’re right about LaVine. Maybe it has been the situation more than his talent. The reason I slate LaVine as a third banana is...

Yes they do. They have Haliburton and Siakam. Both have made two All-NBA teams. And both are better than Lavine. Do you agree?

Again, you’d need to find 2 stars (not 1) in this scenario. 1 star is not going to lead us to being a top tier team. On the flip side, Sabonis + another star (I don’t consider LaVine to be at the necessary level) could be enough (depending on who that star is). If we’re trading a star talent...

I mean are they young in terms of them still having ample time to develop into stars? Not really. Towards the beginning of next season, Monk will be 27, Herb will be 27, Murray will be 25, Ellis will be 25, Laravia will be 24, and Carter will be 23. Carter’s probably the only one that could...