NBA Season 16-17: General Thread - Page 25 - Dallas-Mavs.com Forums

tap2390 · 05-23-2017, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by MavzMan

Before you start laughing and click the back arrow, think about what it would take for SAS to trade Kawahi. LA is nowhere near a first option and at this point is barely even a second option. Parker has a ton of miles on his 35 year old body. Ginobili is more than likely going to retire this off season. Do you want a 41 year old being your 6th man off the bench? They have several younger players stepping up this year but realistically they don't have enough to compete against GSW for the next several years. Just look at the Vegas odds to verify that. Given all of that ...

What about a trade of Kawhi for the #1 pick Fultz? That gives Boston a much better chance to compete against CLE in the east and relieves them of the pressure to keep IT when they pretty much have to draft Fultz. SAS would honestly probably need more in return which means a three-way might be needed. I haven't really though about additional trade partners at this point.

There is not a chance in hell Popp trades the best two-way player since Lebron for anything. Kawhi isn't even in his prime yet, and given the similarities between his game and Lebron's you can expect 7-8 years of first team All NBA caliber play from him. Spurs will reboot through savvy drafting, trades, and budget free agent pickups as they always do.

DevinHarriswillstart · 05-23-2017, 10:06 AM

Well you don't trade a top 5 player for a someone who might be a star down the road.

People are getting wayyy ahead of themselves with Fultz.

saclare · 05-23-2017, 10:55 AM

lol @ trading Kawhi

BPo001 · 05-23-2017, 11:00 AM

Maybe the Spurs will trade us Kawai for the rights to Satnum Singh.

EricaLubarsky · 05-23-2017, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by saclare

lol @ trading Kawhi

seconded

Stupid teams like the Magic do stuff like that. Spurs are NOT a stupid team like the Magic. You could get three lottery picks in this draft and not get a single player with as much impact as Kahwi

Melonhead · 05-23-2017, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by MavzMan

Before you start laughing and click the back arrow, think about what it would take for SAS to trade Kawahi. LA is nowhere near a first option and at this point is barely even a second option. Parker has a ton of miles on his 35 year old body. Ginobili is more than likely going to retire this off season. Do you want a 41 year old being your 6th man off the bench? They have several younger players stepping up this year but realistically they don't have enough to compete against GSW for the next several years. Just look at the Vegas odds to verify that. Given all of that ...

What about a trade of Kawhi for the #1 pick Fultz? That gives Boston a much better chance to compete against CLE in the east and relieves them of the pressure to keep IT when they pretty much have to draft Fultz. SAS would honestly probably need more in return which means a three-way might be needed. I haven't really though about additional trade partners at this point.

The easier route would be Parker/Ginobli retire. Parker off the bench if stays, and go get Lowry. Lets not be drastic

sefant77 · 05-23-2017, 01:59 PM

I doubt there is any current NBA player the Spurs would consider trading Kawhi for since the Brow has a glass body and Lebron is old...

EricaLubarsky · 05-23-2017, 08:19 PM

Silver spoke and the refs listened

Underdog · 05-23-2017, 08:28 PM

Yeah, Leonard is a perennial MVP candidate, one of the best 2-way players in the league... At best, Fultz could be the same. At best.

DevinHarriswillstart · 05-23-2017, 10:11 PM

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Silver spoke and the refs listened

It's better if Cleveland wins in 5 to have any chance vs the Warriors. Boston giving them a hard time just ensures a ring for GS.

MavzMan · 05-25-2017, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by DevinHarriswillstart

It's better if Cleveland wins in 5 to have any chance vs the Warriors. Boston giving them a hard time just ensures a ring for GS.

And it's taking forever to get to the real season. We've been waiting for months for CLE vs GSW. I'm sure people were getting bored watching months of pre-season games.

EricaLubarsky · 05-25-2017, 07:44 PM

On to the finals

EricaLubarsky · 05-25-2017, 08:01 PM

How sweet do you think Durant's championship will be if he gets it? Basically didn't struggle at all. Walked onto a championship/near-championship team and maybe put them over the top.

Dirk put in more than a dozen years struggling through adversity to get his.

The value of a reward is the pain and sweat that went into it.

BPo001 · 05-25-2017, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

How sweet do you think Durant's championship will be if he gets it? Basically didn't struggle at all. Walked onto a championship/near-championship team and maybe put them over the top.

Dirk put in more than a dozen years struggling through adversity to get his.

The value of a reward is the pain and sweat that went into it.

KD def took the easy way out. Bitch move IMO. They were talking on the radio about if he wins it this year he might go back to OKC. One of the guys seems to think he would be welcomed back with open arms. I'm not so sure.

Underdog · 05-25-2017, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

How sweet do you think Durant's championship will be if he gets it? Basically didn't struggle at all. Walked onto a championship/near-championship team and maybe put them over the top.

Dirk put in more than a dozen years struggling through adversity to get his.

The value of a reward is the pain and sweat that went into it.

KD is a bigger bitch than LeBron, and that's saying a lot... Put a big, ol' asterisks next to anything they achieve in their careers, they barely had to work for it.

sefant77 · 05-25-2017, 09:19 PM

Durants rings on this team doesnt count for me. He isnt a champion until he wins one somewhere else

DirkFTW · 05-26-2017, 10:21 AM

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Durants rings on this team doesnt count for me. He isnt a champion until he wins one somewhere else

Breaking: Durant announces he is bringing his talents to Cleveland.

Melonhead · 05-27-2017, 03:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Melonhead

The easier route would be Parker/Ginobli retire. Parker off the bench if stays, and go get Lowry. Lets not be drastic

Replace Lowry with CP3...Spurs arent stupid.

EricaLubarsky · 05-27-2017, 11:18 AM

https://www.yahoo.com/news/turkey-se...-sh&soc_trk=tw

Craziest story I've heard this year in the NBA.

Erdogan compares self to Hitler. Makes himself dictator. Kanter says he supports the opposition candidate and also compares Erdogan to Hitler. Turkey cancels passport and orders his arrest. Detained in Romania

Underdog · 05-27-2017, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Melonhead

Replace Lowry with CP3...Spurs arent stupid.

Clippers regard Spurs as legitimate threat to sign Chris Paul

rimrocker · 05-27-2017, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Underdog

Clippers regard Spurs as legitimate threat to sign Chris Paul

Pop better find a good place to lock CP3 up after he verbally commits.

Underdog · 05-27-2017, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by rimrocker

Pop better find a good place to lock CP3 up after he verbally commits.

Underdog · 06-02-2017, 06:33 PM

Report: Chris Paul Might Be Serious About This Whole San Antonio Thing

Bryan_Wilson · 06-02-2017, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Underdog

Report: Chris Paul Might Be Serious About This Whole San Antonio Thing

I'll believe it when I see it personally.

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The dividends for CP3 — assuming he wants to remain with the Clippers, and the Clippers want to keep him — are immediately evident. For all practical purposes, under the Over-36 Rule Paul would have been looking at a max contract of four years, $156 million.

Under the Over-38 Rule, he’s looking at a max contract of five years, $201 million.

In other words, because of this one simple rule change, this summer Chris Paul can potentially lock in $45 million in guaranteed salary for the season in which he turns 37 years old.

http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2016/12/...money-clippers

CP3 reportedly pushed hard for this one rule change. To change the over 36 to the over 38 rule. I don't see CP3 leaving LA to go to the Spurs and miss out on a 45mill payday at age 37. Especially since it looks like he pushed hard for something that greatly benefits him.

Underdog · 06-02-2017, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Bryan_Wilson

I'll believe it when I see it personally.

http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2016/12/...money-clippers

CP3 reportedly pushed hard for this one rule change. To change the over 36 to the over 38 rule. I don't see CP3 leaving LA to go to the Spurs and miss out on a 45mill payday at age 37. Especially since it looks like he pushed hard for something that greatly benefits him.

He definitely created a nice option for himself, no doubt... And $45m is definitely hard to walk away from... But he's already made about $140m in his career, plus another max contract on the horizon, so maybe he'd be willing to walk away from the money for a chance to compete for a ring? I mean, CP3 to the Spurs is a contender -- easily a better option than replacing Griffin with Melo or whatever in LA.

It really just depends on how much he values the hardware over (more) money.

DevinHarriswillstart · 06-02-2017, 09:50 PM

I'd rather see Paul rot in Clipperland. Watching him play on the Spurs would not be fun...

BPo001 · 06-03-2017, 08:02 AM

I know it would never happen, but I think CP3 to Minnesota would be a pretty scary team. Andrew Wiggins is your 3rd best player? Add in their draft pick from this year and that could be a solid team.

Bryan_Wilson · 06-04-2017, 09:21 PM

Wrong thread.

DevinHarriswillstart · 06-20-2017, 05:17 PM

Whoa...

Adrian Wojnarowski‏Verified account @WojVerticalNBA 7m7 minutes ago

Lakers are trading Tim Mozgov and D'Angelo Russell to Nets for Brook Lopez and 27th pick Thursday, sources say.

BPo001 · 06-20-2017, 05:20 PM

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Whoa...

Adrian Wojnarowski‏Verified account @WojVerticalNBA 7m7 minutes ago

Lakers are trading Tim Mozgov and D'Angelo Russell to Nets for Brook Lopez and 27th pick Thursday, sources say.

Just heard it on the radio. LA clearing cap space.

BPo001 · 06-20-2017, 05:35 PM

Good move for the Nets IMO. They have no 1st rounder next year, so they acquire a guy who was a top 3 pick a few years ago. They had no other way of getting any talent.

Bryan_Wilson · 06-20-2017, 08:06 PM

https://twitter.com/WojVerticalNBA/s...31372553232384

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Sources: Charlotte is sending Miles Plumlee, Marco Belenelli and 41st pick to Atlanta for Dwight Howard and 31st pick.

Underdog · 06-20-2017, 08:14 PM

Lol, Dwight Howard's value is rock-bottom.

Bryan_Wilson · 06-20-2017, 08:18 PM

https://twitter.com/SBNation/status/877332316355403776

Hahaha.

sefant77 · 06-20-2017, 08:24 PM

Hawks are allready sick of the little douch child Dwight

EricaLubarsky · 06-20-2017, 08:25 PM

We dodged a bullet

sefant77 · 06-20-2017, 08:28 PM

Offseason allready better than the entire 16-17 playoffs

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Lakerfan17 wrote:
What are the Hawks getting?

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A locker room that doesn't smell like fart.

EricaLubarsky · 06-20-2017, 10:16 PM

Sources say the Clippers proposed trading DeAndre Jordan for Tyson Chandler and the Suns' No. 4 pick:

@ESPN

SMC0007 · 06-20-2017, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

Sources say the Clippers proposed trading DeAndre Jordan for Tyson Chandler and the Suns' No. 4 pick:

@ESPN

Sun's loled.

Deandra's karma is still waiting for him for matadoring us. I sooo hope he goes to a rebuild .

Underdog · 06-20-2017, 11:48 PM

@daldridgetnt: Per source, Jimmy Butler has informed Cavs that he wants to stay in Chicago rather than be traded to Cleveland.

@daldridgetnt: Asked Dwayne Wade tonight why he opted in for 2017-18 in Chicago: "24 million reasons."