serbiangoat
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I think in the NBA he would only be viable as a scoring PG off the bench where he can dominate the ball (really really poor man's Luka), if you don't let him dominate the ball he's worthless as a player.
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iowamcnabb
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The Spurs seem like the perfect landing spot for Ayton. Pop could get the most out of him and he could be a primary scoring option there. San Antonio has the ammo to get it done too. Poetl, filller and some first rounders could work for Phoenix allowing them to restock the cupboards.
Ayton going to San Antonio could make the Spurs very interesting, very quickly. And Ayton is unrestricted, so San Antonio doesn't necessarily have to make any sort of deal with Phoenix. If they're willing to, say, offer Presti a protected FRP to eat McDermott's contract, he'd probably do it. That would free up enough cap room for them to offer Ayton a contract outright.
Tetsujin
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Milwaukee Bucks assistant Darvin Ham and former Trail Blazers coach Terry Stotts are among candidates who've advanced to the final round of interviews for the Los Angeles Lakers’ coaching job, sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) May 20, 2022
News to me? Is Phoenix not making the tender?
According to Doctor Internet, you're right, I'm wrong. Ayton is restricted.
Tetsujin
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ESPN Sources: Denver Nuggets president Tim Connelly is traveling to meet with Minnesota owner Glen Taylor this weekend in what’s the next step in the Timberwolves’ pursuit to hire Connelly and make him one of league’s highest compensated executives.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) May 21, 2022
kingsboi
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what teams are in the final four?
serbiangoat
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It just finished Efes won for the 2nd year in a row beating Real Madrid (they beat Barca last year), Barca came 3rd (lost to Efes in semi( and Olympiacos was 4th
kingsboi
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do any of those teams have players that are in this draft?
serbiangoat
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Maybe Real/Barca have someone buried deep on their bench who is a NBA talent but all those teams are trying to win with former/fringe/drafted already NBA guys and Euro veterans so I doubt it.
kingsboi
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if that is the case, makes me wonder why Pop is at the game unless he is just there for a good time
serbiangoat
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Maybe he has family in Serbia/Croatia as well to visit? (I think he's part Serb or Croatian) and the event was moved to Belgrade.
Tetsujin
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Not for nothing but I could see him using Micic as a key player off his bench
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iowamcnabb
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Wow Wolves aren’t messing around. Gupta can’t be thrilled.
Tetsujin
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The T-Wolves reportedly aren’t planning to let go of him but part of me wonders if that’s why Vivek’s been seemingly reluctant to extend Monte.
Kind of a joke tbh. Minny basically has their best season in 20+ years, and he gets replaced?
Time for the McNair/Gupta reunion
iowamcnabb
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I guess Tim is seen as next level type. Hopefully Gupta gets the top job elsewhere in the next coupe years
The "next level" had the two-time MVP for seven years, and put a team around him that was only good enough to get out of the second round once. What does he think he can do with Big Sawfty that he couldn't do with Jokic?
LPKingsFan
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Tetsujin
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The key difference is that he hasn’t traded all of Minnesota’s draft picks yet whereas the Nuggets only have three first round picks in the next five years because he traded them all for Aaron Gordon.
If he'd prefer we didn't know why is this guy "digging into his private life".
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