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We have another chosen one,but he looks like AI generated image

 

i just don't think we need another top shelf star. brunson wasn't that in dallas (at all), and kyrie really wasn't much better than reaves last year, imo. better, but not by a ton.

as for whether he's won--he had one year with a team built nicely to his strengths (the team he dragged to the wcf wasn't), and they lost to a historically good boston team, with luka playing on one leg.

we need to look at denver. they have no other other perennial allstars, but jokic is good enough that they can spread it around and play. hell, they overpaid porter by a factor of 2 and still fielded a really good team. it took some time, but they did it. we can, too. don't need another top-15 player because luka is basically as good as jokic. yes. i'm saying it again.

jokic only has one ring despite years of video game production, and them's just the breaks. let's try to get our version his ring.

i think that one's an overpay, though i like the general archetype.

the mavs' two best finds around luka were udfa/trash heap types in DFS and DJJ*. those guys are just out there, not able to fit alongside talents that aren't luka. exploit that! starting this summer. let's go.


*i'm oversimplifying--lively, gafford, pj, brunson, kyrie, etc. were all nice pickups, but they were mostly had in very conventional ways, open to most teams, imo. the gold is in finding value in guys that don't have it elsewhere. all those guys can play anywhere. the luxury a superduperstar affords you is you can take unconventional routes on the fringes.

 

Lavar HATED tats and look what all 3 boys did to him!

 

Finally we can understand how the cap works

 

OMFG

 

the durant trade saga is pretty interesting, as the rumored prices are all over the map. for instance, i saw this today:

like, wouldn't phx just take that and run? you guys finished 11th with durant there and healthy. he's 37 years old. meanwhile, they've sent windhorst out there to tell people the offers are so bad they might just not trade him. on the other hand, some of their local papers are laying out the reasons for why a) they really need to trade him and b) the return might be underwhelming.

when he finally moves, the return will probably surprise me in either direction.

edit: a suns guy (gambodoro) says minny's offer is:

- Rudy Gobert
- Donte Divenchenzo
- Rob Dillingham and/or Terrance Shannon Jr
- 17th pick

again...don't you take this? if your goal is to be competitive, you get two starting caliber players (one who's proven able to anchor a top regular season defense time and again), two nice prospects, and a pick.