2025 NBA Season Thread aka Draymond's Annual Wealth Destruction Tour

#551
#551
volnbama_ said:
Timberwolves would be happy to send Randle and spare parts for KD
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I'm a stay-away with Randle even when he's playing well.

The KD trade I'm hoping for is with the Rockets. I need them to get humiliated in the playoffs. They have too many guys and they won't be able to pay them all. They probably should have already made a trade, but I think they wanted to see who does what and how well in the playoffs.

I assume Amen is untouchable. I would try to get:

Sengun + our 2027 pick + our 2025 swap

or

Smith + Eason + Sheppard + 2027 pick+ our 2025 swap

Something like that.
 
#552
#552
I think the Rockets were the team that the Grizz have kicked the tires re: Ja (No, I dont believe Kleiman in the least)....
 
#553
#553
n_huffhines said:
I'm a stay-away with Randle even when he's playing well.

The KD trade I'm hoping for is with the Rockets. I need them to get humiliated in the playoffs. They have too many guys and they won't be able to pay them all. They probably should have already made a trade, but I think they wanted to see who does what and how well in the playoffs.

I assume Amen is untouchable. I would try to get:

Sengun + our 2027 pick + our 2025 swap

or

Smith + Eason + Sheppard + 2027 pick+ our 2025 swap

Something like that.
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Does KD have a NTC? I’d love to see him with Ant but I think it’d require giving up McDaniels, Naz, and one of the rookies. it’d be an overpay at his age. If I was a Suns fan I’d definitely lean toward Houston. Love Sengun’s game
 
#554
#554
volnbama_ said:
Does KD have a NTC? I’d love to see him with Ant but I think it’d require giving up McDaniels, Naz, and one of the rookies. it’d be an overpay at his age. If I was a Suns fan I’d definitely lean toward Houston. Love Sengun’s game
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Only 2 players (I think in history) have a NTC. Lebron and somehow Beal.

Sengun is nice and fun. I think people view him as near his ceiling because of athleticism, but I think there is a world where he becomes 90% of what Jokic is (about 75-80% right now).
 
#555
#555
n_huffhines said:
Not totally sure. I looked at Bud as one of the best schemers in the league, but this year we are much worse with D and rebounding. The center position is the biggest problem for us. The only thing I have heard is that Bud told Book to stop being so vocal, and IDK what that's about. Sounds like the opposite of what you'd want.

KD is butthurt about being in trade rumors. He just seems like a guy who wants to show up and hoop, and if we win, great. If we don't, his attitude is "well, I played well." and coach is getting after the guy who does care. It's a terrible situation, and I just hope the Suns can be crawling out of this hole by the time my 4 YO starts caring about the NBA. My only hope for success in the near future is that we get a decent trade for KD and pick somebody up in FA the next couple years.
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He asked Booker to quiet it down so he could be heard by the other players.
 
#560
#560
n_huffhines said:
I'm a stay-away with Randle even when he's playing well.

The KD trade I'm hoping for is with the Rockets. I need them to get humiliated in the playoffs. They have too many guys and they won't be able to pay them all. They probably should have already made a trade, but I think they wanted to see who does what and how well in the playoffs.

I assume Amen is untouchable. I would try to get:

Sengun + our 2027 pick + our 2025 swap

or

Smith + Eason + Sheppard + 2027 pick+ our 2025 swap

Something like that.
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The first one won’t happen.

The second one I could absolutely see happen, but you might have to take Brooks back for contracts
 
#561
#561
Durant has a $54.7M cap hit. You might have to take VanVleet back looking at it. Brooks/Sheppard/Eason/Smith gets you close. If they guaranteed Londale’s contract and traded it instead of Eason, we are there.

Brooks/Sheppard/Smith/Londale+ Phoenix 2027 1st, release the pick protection on the 2029 pick for Phoenix.

Houston roles with

VanVleet
Green
Thompson
Durant
Sengun
Eason
Holiday
Whitmore
Backup C
Cheap Shooter

I’d like that if I was Houston. Phoenix gets a solid player in Brooks, two top 5 picks that have shown potential in Sheppard and Smith, plus you get control of two of your 1st rounders back. That’s a win
 
#562
#562
I hate JJ Redick

Oooh I’m JJ Redick. I’m one of the greatest and most known college basketball players ever. I’m one of the best shooters of the 21st century and made $116M playing basketball. I also was a successful podcaster and ESPN analyst. I also never coached before and then I took the Lakers HC job and am awesome at it. I also have cool tattoos and I’m handsome as hell. **** off
 
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#563
#563
zjcvols said:
Brooks/Sheppard/Smith/Londale+ Phoenix 2027 1st, release the pick protection on the 2029 pick for Phoenix.
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Give me FVV instead of Brooks and throw Eason in there instead of Londale. I kinda doubt they pick up the team option on FVV so they won't really view it as giving up an asset.

Sheppard doesn't look like a pro, so far, and Jabari Smith stock is so low row right now. He's so disappointing to me, and I wasn't big on him in the draft to begin with. Eason is a guy, tho.
 
#564
#564
And I think Rockets do need to be looking into moving Sengun. It's really hard to go deep when your two best players can't shoot 3's.
 
#565
#565
Reddick stumbled into a gold mine. Who wouldn't look good being the HC of a team with 2 of the top 5 players in NBA..
 
#566
#566
knoxvol52 said:
Reddick stumbled into a gold mine. Who wouldn't look good being the HC of a team with 2 of the top 5 players in NBA..
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Well, first of all, Lebron is no longer a top 5 player and second, Luka is not in shape or playing like a top 5 player. His shooting splits in LA are 40/30/72.

There's also the fact that JJ had a pretty good record before the Luka trade, and that's despite one of the worst stretches we've seen from Lebron. They are 9-3 in the games that AD/Luka missed.
 
#567
#567
n_huffhines said:
Only 2 players (I think in history) have a NTC. Lebron and somehow Beal.

Sengun is nice and fun. I think people view him as near his ceiling because of athleticism, but I think there is a world where he becomes 90% of what Jokic is (about 75-80% right now).
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Beal and LeBron James are the only players to have them in their current contracts. In fact, in the history of the NBA only 10 players have ever received them, a list that consists of David Robinson, John Stockton, Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, Dirk Nowitzki, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, James and Beal.

 
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#568
n_huffhines said:
Well, first of all, Lebron is no longer a top 5 player and second, Luka is not in shape or playing like a top 5 player. His shooting splits in LA are 40/30/72.

There's also the fact that JJ had a pretty good record before the Luka trade, and that's despite one of the worst stretches we've seen from Lebron. They are 9-3 in the games that AD/Luka missed.
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It's okay if we have difference in opinion.. without LBJ and Luka, Lakers wouldn't be tied for #2 spot in Western conference and when Luka finally gets his legs under him it will be a beautiful sight. Per Brian Windhorst ... Being a Lakers fan all my life I can be biased if I see fit.🤪
 
#571
#571
Chuck has really jumped the shark. He’s not even funny anymore. I wish he would retire
 
#574
#574
Cuban's gotta be getting some enjoyment out of this. I know he loves the Mavs with all his heart, but he let new ownership dupe him into thinking he'd be calling shots, and he's basically been relegated to a silent partner. It's gotta be validating his ego that the Mavs are maybe the worst org before him and now after him. It probably killed him when the trade went through, but now he's realizing he can still enjoy basketball by rooting for his friend Luka. He gets to watch the Mavs ownership eat a **** sandwich for the next 5 years. And when the Mavs are good again, great.

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#575
#575
Man, Denver just ran an absolute perfect late play call and then Jokic made a beautiful fake pass and found Braun for a wide open 3
 
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