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[DaleSr]

It’s a little fucked up to pair NBAs COVID patient zero with a guy that lost like most of his family to the pandemic

Yo great point

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It’s a little fucked up to pair NBAs COVID patient zero with a guy that lost like most of his family to the pandemic

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Yo great point

for real. though enough time has passed I think Gobert knows he fucked up

I still think that trade was dumb as hell though

[exlurker]

Like I said in another thread - Simmons is the AO of bball

I think that's unfair. AO would've dunked on Trae Young in Game 7

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Like I said in another thread - Simmons is the AO of bball

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I think that's unfair. AO would've dunked on Trae Young in Game 7

yeah, AO got that DAWG in him. or at least he did in his prime.

[PatrickSkateman]

Can’t wait to see how Morey brings Donovan Mitchell to Philly.

[DaleSr]

Can’t wait to see how Morey brings Donovan Mitchell to Philly.

I can't believe they are trying to lie about him not being available. It was pretty obvious they're tearing it down

[PatrickSkateman]

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Can’t wait to see how Morey brings Donovan Mitchell to Philly.

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I can't believe they are trying to lie about him not being available. It was pretty obvious they're tearing it down

They have the pieces to do it without throwing Maxey in.

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Can’t wait to see how Morey brings Donovan Mitchell to Philly.

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I can't believe they are trying to lie about him not being available. It was pretty obvious they're tearing it down

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They have the pieces to do it without throwing Maxey in.

not really.

[PatrickSkateman]

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Can’t wait to see how Morey brings Donovan Mitchell to Philly.

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I can't believe they are trying to lie about him not being available. It was pretty obvious they're tearing it down

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They have the pieces to do it without throwing Maxey in.

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not really.

Harris
Thybulle
Korkmaz
Niang back
Harden even.

Honestly I don’t think he fits here chemistry-wise, but the money definitely works.

[BallDontLie]

Ehhhh considering what gobert netted, i think the asking price for him will be crazy… solid player, but defense is meh. The Knicks will end up snagging him i think..

[BallDontLie]

The nets supposedly wanted KAT, ant Edwards, and 4? Picks for KD… lol taking crazy pills.

[DaleSr]

The nets supposedly wanted KAT, ant Edwards, and 4? Picks for KD… lol taking crazy pills.

Lol and kd definitely won't sign off on gutting his new team, leaving only gobert and Russell. I hate to say it, but the warriors option is looking more and more likely

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The nets supposedly wanted KAT, ant Edwards, and 4? Picks for KD… lol taking crazy pills.

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Lol and kd definitely won't sign off on gutting his new team, leaving only gobert and Russell. I hate to say it, but the warriors option is looking more and more likely

i dont see what motivation gs has though, sacrificing depth youth and flexibility when they just won as constructed?

doesn't really fit the way they operate. I have no idea what team is actually gonna end up getting KD its bizarre.

[huggs]

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The nets supposedly wanted KAT, ant Edwards, and 4? Picks for KD… lol taking crazy pills.

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Lol and kd definitely won't sign off on gutting his new team, leaving only gobert and Russell. I hate to say it, but the warriors option is looking more and more likely

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i dont see what motivation gs has though, sacrificing depth youth and flexibility when they just won as constructed?

doesn't really fit the way they operate. I have no idea what team is actually gonna end up getting KD its bizarre.

would be a wild move. but like wiggins & wiseman makes the money for a KD trade to work, plus haggling over whatever other assets (poole?) and however many picks. the warriors could be like: dude we'll all put the bs behind us – just come win another chip, maybe two

plus dubs would be selling high on wiggins/poole, ya know

[huggs]

lmao phoenix matched the deandre ayton offer sheet in two seconds, guess they'll be running it back :/

suns could still do something like bridges/shamet/saric to make a KD trade work money-wise, plus however many draft pics

ayton/crowder/KD/booker/CP3 is a squad, but def starting to seem likely durant stays in BK

[thebacker]

lmao phoenix matched the deandre ayton offer sheet in two seconds, guess they'll be running it back :/

suns could still do something like bridges/shamet/saric to make a KD trade work money-wise, plus however many draft pics

ayton/crowder/KD/booker/CP3 is a squad, but def starting to seem likely durant stays in BK

this + picks will not get KD to the suns

their best offer, by far,  was DA, Bridges, and cam johnson + picks

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The nets supposedly wanted KAT, ant Edwards, and 4? Picks for KD… lol taking crazy pills.

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Lol and kd definitely won't sign off on gutting his new team, leaving only gobert and Russell. I hate to say it, but the warriors option is looking more and more likely

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i dont see what motivation gs has though, sacrificing depth youth and flexibility when they just won as constructed?

doesn't really fit the way they operate. I have no idea what team is actually gonna end up getting KD its bizarre.

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would be a wild move. but like wiggins & wiseman makes the money for a KD trade to work, plus haggling over whatever other assets (poole?) and however many picks. the warriors could be like: dude we'll all put the bs behind us – just come win another chip, maybe two

plus dubs would be selling high on wiggins/poole, ya know

based on kd's age might be selling low tbh

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would be a wild move. but like wiggins & wiseman makes the money for a KD trade to work, plus haggling over whatever other assets (poole?) and however many picks. the warriors could be like: dude we'll all put the bs behind us – just come win another chip, maybe two

plus dubs would be selling high on wiggins/poole, ya know

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based on kd's age might be selling low tbh

meh i'm not convinced poole is anything more than a jamal crawford type that thrives in golden state's spacing. he doesn't play d and got played off the floor in the playoffs. and it took wiggins 8 years to grab a rebound. this was his peak. it'd be insane to me if the dubs maxed him out

that said i don't think the nets would do it for just these guys and all the picks, they'd prolly want moody and/or kuminga

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lmao phoenix matched the deandre ayton offer sheet in two seconds, guess they'll be running it back :/

suns could still do something like bridges/shamet/saric to make a KD trade work money-wise, plus however many draft pics

ayton/crowder/KD/booker/CP3 is a squad, but def starting to seem likely durant stays in BK

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this + picks will not get KD to the suns

their best offer, by far, was DA, Bridges, and cam johnson + picks

ya i just meant money-wise they can still make it work without DA, then you haggle over the details

saw the nets didn't want ayton anyway, so sending him elsewhere would've been the move (DA to the pacers, turner to the suns? etc). anyway seems more than likely KD is staying put, poor guy

what are the odds simmons plays next year? can you bet that lol

[Atiba Applebum]

At the end of the day, these Suns will do as well as the Nash Suns

[PatrickSkateman]

At the end of the day, these Suns will do as well as the Nash Suns

Hopefully with no Jason Richardson antics…

[BallDontLie]

Or Amare getting suspended for coming off the bench after the Horry hip check on Nash lol

[DaleSr]

Or Amare getting suspended for coming off the bench after the Horry hip check on Nash lol

That was some real bullshit

[rawr1922]

At the end of the day, these Suns will do as well as the Nash Suns

that’s a spicy take

[RoaryMcTwang]

I’m kind of shocked by how indiscriminately pundits are calling Towns and Gobert “the twin towers”

[thebacker]

RIP Bill Russell

[DaleSr]

RIP Bill Russell

More rings than fingers. One of the greatest to ever do it

Rest in power

[PatrickSkateman]

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RIP Bill Russell

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More rings than fingers. One of the greatest to ever do it

Rest in power

All this MJ vs LBJ talk and Bill Russell blows both out of the water.

MJ is 2nd in the goat conversation because of Bill Russell.

[Atiba Applebum]

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RIP Bill Russell

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More rings than fingers. One of the greatest to ever do it

Rest in power

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All this MJ vs LBJ talk and Bill Russell blows both out of the water.

MJ is 2nd in the goat conversation because of Bill Russell.

It’s the weird thing of only guards/sf are allowed in the GOAT category.   Otherwise they’d have to talk about Russell, Walt, and Kareem.    Shaq is in there too, but I wonder if post-Heat ring Shaq dilutes young Shaq in terms of a dominant career

[thebacker]

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RIP Bill Russell

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More rings than fingers. One of the greatest to ever do it

Rest in power

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All this MJ vs LBJ talk and Bill Russell blows both out of the water.

MJ is 2nd in the goat conversation because of Bill Russell.

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It’s the weird thing of only guards/sf are allowed in the GOAT category.   Otherwise they’d have to talk about Russell, Walt, and Kareem.    Shaq is in there too, but I wonder if post-Heat ring Shaq dilutes young Shaq in terms of a dominant career

Russell
Kareem
MJ
LBJ
Wilt