Rumor mill heating up June 19
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Chupacabra
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Maybe this is my misunderstanding, but you post as though this is new news to you. Also, isnt going to rehab a good thing?
Gary
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The only thing that comes to mind is that we keep hush on it until July 1st and draft for PHX as well as negotiate a contract for IT which PHX and IT are good with then shipping him at that time.
Gary
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I doubt it's just for anger. Usually drug/alcohol abuse causes the anger and you can't even start working on anger issue (if he has them) until the drug/alcohol abuse is taken care of.
Gary
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Yes and no. Yes that he's trying to get help and no that he's having to go there in the first place which is a major red flag that future issues of this nature are most likely to happen since short rehab stints have the worst relapse %s. Not sure if he's doing the 3 month thing but I assume he's not.
Bricklayer
Don't Make Me Use The Bat
Yeah, if that's a drug problem that would be that. And that contract would bounce right up as worst/unmoveable in the league. You might take a chance on a druggie on a 1yr make good experiment. You aren't going to lock yourself into one at $11 mil a year for another 4 years.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Considering his repeated violations of the league's substance abuse problems, it's rehab rehab.
Chupacabra
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Eh, Lamar Odom had a substance abuse problem and that didnt stop the 7akers from dominating. Build it and they will come.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Lamar Odom never did considerable harm to himself in a bar fight either.
Unless you count waking up married to the wrong Kardashian.
RehAnon - the 12-step program to help you kick your addiction to 12-step programs!
randymoss1881
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Your crazy Klohe is the only one is consider marrying out of them the rest would be for sex.
upinsmoke
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Except he's a close personal friend of Tyrone Biggums.
macadocious
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I smoke rocks Joe Rogan.
King Baller
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The report I linked to suggests the market for Sanders is non-existent. I hope Sanders comes back clean and plays great for the Bucks. Like Brick, I just don't want the Kings on the line for four years 44 million if things don't work out.
I would like to see the Kings trade up and get Vonleh.
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KingMilz
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I thought it was the other way around doesn't anger, anxiety, low self esteem cause people to drink and abuse drugs in the first place?
Well, yeah, that and turn to the Dark Side of the Force. Anybody who still wants to trade for Darth Sanders, raise your hand!
Hoovtrain
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That's not accurate at all. Try the reverse.
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KingMilz
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I still might and here's why, basketball might be the thing that could help him overcome these problems (while helping us on the court),if Larry really loves basketball than the one place on earth where he escape reality without doing drugs is on the basketball court. A recent AFL player (Aussie football) who retired by the name of "Big Bad" Barry Hall said the love of the sport actually helped him overcome anger issues/other problems and now he's a fairly sane commentator.
Is it a conicdence that everything in his life kind of fell apart when he got injured and could not do what he loves maybe?
Huge risk but, I don't know I'm kind of bias and always had a soft spot for Larry, I like his passion/defence and I like characters in basketball. I'd still do him and Brandon Knight if we get rid of Landry and IT. His value is literally rock bottom atm so I still say we take a shot at it.
Also is he entering rehab due to league policy cause he failed a test for weed or on his own?
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ParniValjak
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At a 4 year $44 million, its a risk not worth taking. I have been screaming out at getting a shotblocker for years and was ropable when we let Dalembert go so we could sign Chuck ****ing Hayes, but not at ANY cost. Certainly the right type of player but wrong character by all reports. Sanders without his problems, I would definitely want and would not blink at the price but Sanders with problems, I would not want!
ParniValjak
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Funny you mention Barry Hall who no doubt had anger issues but Sanders could easily end up as Ben Cousins! Sanders has already violated league's drug policy a number of times and has publicly come out and said he sees weed as a medicine. Doesn't sound like someone who gets it!
steelevt
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I wonder if we made any offers of #8 + whatever needed for klay. Since he was reported as a future target in FA, what better time then now to try to get him.The Lakers are looking to get Klay for the #7
est.1999
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You've got some deep issues if, not only would you consider marrying one of the Kardashians(and it's not about the money, because she wouldn't be your first choice if that were the case), but that Khloe would be the only one you'd consider. Lol
I see some chatter that there have been discussions, and some denial of this rumor as well, but nothing that indicates it has actually happened as of now.
Bricklayer
Don't Make Me Use The Bat
Mildy interesting just because Jack was discussed here last year, and if it happens now who knows, maybe it would have been possible then. Of course that's us reaccumulating stacks of Petriesque bad midlevel contracts at a certain point.
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KingMilz
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If this is true WE NEED to pounce on Shaun Livingston as quickly as possible, him and Mclemore in the back court would actually look decent.
