[NBA] Comments that don't warrant a thread (DEC)
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Naz Reid might be at the top of my "2023 Free Agents" thread for the Kings in Feb. Got the start tonight, put up 28-9-3-3-1 on 11-18 shooting and 3-5 from 3. I'll need to dive deeper, but an absolute perfect young break-out candidate that checks a lot of boxes that we need. And if Barnes leaves, I think you can realistically start him and Sabonis together because of the shooting.
Regardless, good young players who are UFA and 1000% going to leave their team are exactly the dudes you want to be targeting.
Regardless, good young players who are UFA and 1000% going to leave their team are exactly the dudes you want to be targeting.
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the only realistic trade where the Lakers can get something good for what they have to offer is maybe some deal with Chicago to get DeRozan and Vucevic. Which is very good on paper though not really the type of guys they need. Brooklyn will likely be in competition there. Especially for Vuc as they are the skinniest team in the NBA(Mark Spears said Ben Simmons is the heaviest rotation player on the Nets). They would have better trade pieces too.
Bulls might enter full tank mode soon and they need to sink fast and hard to retain their top 4 protected first rounder currently going to Orlando. Taking on a Lakers poo poo package might do good in relieving them DeRozans salary next season and getting them some distant picks. They are the only team where I can see how dealing with the Lakers makes sense.
Indiana dealing with them in regards to Turner and Buddy doesn’t make sense as Indy can find a better deal for those guys elsewhere.
If they get somebody like Beal or any other star type star player for what they have to offer, I’m calling BS and conspiracy.
the only realistic trade where the Lakers can get something good for what they have to offer is maybe some deal with Chicago to get DeRozan and Vucevic. Which is very good on paper though not really the type of guys they need. Brooklyn will likely be in competition there. Especially for Vuc as they are the skinniest team in the NBA(Mark Spears said Ben Simmons is the heaviest rotation player on the Nets). They would have better trade pieces too.
Bulls might enter full tank mode soon and they need to sink fast and hard to retain their top 4 protected first rounder currently going to Orlando. Taking on a Lakers poo poo package might do good in relieving them DeRozans salary next season and getting them some distant picks. They are the only team where I can see how dealing with the Lakers makes sense.
Indiana dealing with them in regards to Turner and Buddy doesn’t make sense as Indy can find a better deal for those guys elsewhere.
If they get somebody like Beal or any other star type star player for what they have to offer, I’m calling BS and conspiracy.
League is in such a strange place. The talent infusion the last 5 years has really helped the floor of a lot of these teams. Like we talked about, I don't think the Hornets are true bottom-feeder with Melo healthy and the Magic are starting to see results from those top draft choices in the last few weeks.
Spurs are in the first year of a true tear-down, so they're bad. Rockets probably one of the most disappointing teams since they just can't seem to get all those first round picks to gel with one another. I like almost all their main guys (Green, Sengun, Eason, Jabari, KPJ), but it just doesn't seem to work together. Pistons are bad, but you see the light at the end of the tunnel down the line with Cade/Ivey/Duren to start and hopefully a few more strong drafts to finish a really nice core.
This really does feel like the first year in a long time where almost every match-up is competitive and not a complete push-over game. I think that's mostly true with the top of the league in the "true contender" category. Really, only the Bucks and the Celtics have been able to show themselves a step above everyone else. The West keeps changing hands and pillaging each other, so no true #1 has been made apparent yet. So like 2-4 teams up top as "contenders" 2-4 teams on bottom as "truly bad teams" and a giant pile in the middle of "pretty good" teams with talent that can win on any night.
Spurs are in the first year of a true tear-down, so they're bad. Rockets probably one of the most disappointing teams since they just can't seem to get all those first round picks to gel with one another. I like almost all their main guys (Green, Sengun, Eason, Jabari, KPJ), but it just doesn't seem to work together. Pistons are bad, but you see the light at the end of the tunnel down the line with Cade/Ivey/Duren to start and hopefully a few more strong drafts to finish a really nice core.
This really does feel like the first year in a long time where almost every match-up is competitive and not a complete push-over game. I think that's mostly true with the top of the league in the "true contender" category. Really, only the Bucks and the Celtics have been able to show themselves a step above everyone else. The West keeps changing hands and pillaging each other, so no true #1 has been made apparent yet. So like 2-4 teams up top as "contenders" 2-4 teams on bottom as "truly bad teams" and a giant pile in the middle of "pretty good" teams with talent that can win on any night.
What does make last nights loss hurt quite a bit is you just can't throw away games in the West. Warriors are probably done with Steph out a month, but that still leaves the 10 seed Mavs only 4.5 games behind the 1 Nuggets. 1 or 2 games very likely is the difference between the play-in and a real playoff slot or even a home playoff-series.
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