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i think dallas doesn't want to mess with kyrie/young and the decision it would require eventually. ironically, they had the right team if they wanted to just revert their draft night trade and move luka for trae instead of AD. but if the rumor mongers are to be believed, apparently people don't like playing with young, so you need a desperate team--someone who needs to sell tickets. a couple weeks ago, before the clippers flipped some sort of switch, i thought they were the spot for trae, but probably in the summer. now i think the list is even shorter, and dallas probably isn't on it.

but to me, if atlanta is willing to give up risacher, a 1st, and expirings for AD...i take it. right now before they change their mind. risacher may be underwhelming for a #1 overall pick, but he's already a playable nba forward at 20 years old. that's something to work with.

 

Simply put the Lakers need dogs just athletes.

I bought up GG Jackson The prior game against Philadelphia. Memphis coach had him guarding Tyrese Maxey. That’s what I’m talking about. Young athletic he didn’t score a point but we need guys who can do that.

Thiero I watched garbage time. He had the energy. Even Reggie noticed it. He came in blocked a ball got the rebound. Now the kid isn’t going to shoot. But defense.

Nick Smith jr. Didn’t have the best shooting night. Turned the ball over. You don’t take him out when he does that. That’s the worse thing you can do. You let him learn and stay aggressive. He’s gotta have trust that he can be himself.

unless Austin Reaves says I’m playing tomorrow you have to rely on these young guys to take you here and get you through this now. I talked about evaluation. Use this period to evaluate.

people think I’m nuts saying this. Second Young Athletic black team that ran us out the gym. They got young athletic black guys. Reddick this is common sense you might want to play your young athletic black guy you have on the bench Thiero.

they had one white guy that could shoot Robinson.

this is how scouting is. It’s blunt. We have no athleticism. s*** Reggie was saying it on the broadcast put in Hayes. He’s active. That’s code word for get that athletic beast in there.

so that’s what you gotta look at. Or get yours in there.

asking Sacramento to make a trade with you is like asking your kids to leave Disneyland early. It ain’t going to happen.

so let’s stop with the Sacramento ooing and awing of Ellis.

Washington has some guys. They got two guys who overlap. I love Keyshawn George. I also Love Christina Hendricks doesn’t mean she’s going on a date with me.

so let’s settle for Bilal Coulby that’s what I’m talking about. Young Wing. And give them what they want.

it’s a young man’s game. I watched that Grizzlies Sixers game that led it off. Silver that’s your calf problem. The pace was ridiculous. Slow it down.

Back to the rant. I mention teams you’ve made trades with. Charlotte I think Green has been bought up. Gerald Green

well there are players just have to find them. Look Herbert Jones isn’t playing. I’m saying this I don’t give a f*** if he’s playing like Cobie Jones go get that guy. We need the athleticism. People in here me included talking about how he’s playing f*** that. Can he run can he jump? Can he defend? Go sign him up. At this point I’m on my way to South Africa to find anybody who can run jump and defend. Adam Sandler where you at? I think I just got the sequel to Hustle.

 

Do we get involved? What can we get for Trae Young? What would it take? Clutch guy.

 

I bought up Lavine I want Trae Young. We need to acquire some talent. Just shot makers ball players.

make some trades with teams that want to get off guys. We got the guy now who spends money. Go spend his money. Mark Walter. No more Jeanie Buss excuses she doesn’t have it.

is Colin Sexton available?

 

there's...A LOT...up there.

but washington isn't trading coulibaly, nor george.

charlotte would trade (josh) green for sure, and IN THEORY he's a guy we could really use. problem is he's 4 years into his career and remains theoretical. if they're getting knecht and gabe for him, i want a first rounder back with him.

 

You know what made the Clippers turn it around??? And I mentioned it. The spacing. Zubac clogs the lane up for Harden and Kawhi. They insert Lopez they keep winning and guys look like all stars.

because when Lopez is on the court there’s spacing. He goes to the three point line and now there’s room in the lane to drive. And you still have to defend his 3 as you saw he put 9 threes on Portland.

like I never know why they traded Powell that was their spacing. Norman Powell.

some things in basketball is common sense. The Lakers have an athletic problem. Get the young guys on the perimeter young active guys and it will be solved.

what happened when we played that young athletic team in Portland and everybody was out and we just played young guys???? We won!!!!!!! So keep that up.

I think Abeer made a great point about Chicago. How about Dalen Terry? I like that he would be perfect!!!!!! That’s exactly what we need.

even Brandon Clarke on Memphis he’s not playing but somebody like that. For some reason Zaire Williams isn’t playing on Brooklyn.

and I’m hoping Demar Derozan is negotiating a buyout with Sacramento.

 

You gotta give me Trae Young? Can we get it done??? Young and Luka in crypto now that would be some excitement. I know people will scream about the defense.

but damn the shooting and can you imagine the pick and rolls what we would do to teams????

 

Austin is better than Trae.

That's who ATL would want back in exchange for Trae, and I wouldn't do it. Trae is overrated, IMO. No thanks.

We're probably going to max Austin, too. I think Utah is going make us, IMO. The emergence of Keyonte, a healthy Kessler back next year, Lauri, etc. Ainge is going after him, IMO.

 

https://www.si.com/nba/nuggets/onsi/news/denver-nuggets-facing-harsh-reality-peyton-watson-future

Peyton Watson anyone? Restricted, but who knows? LOL.

 

worth keeping an eye on as a FA target. we'd have the space to make an offer that would put denver in a tough spot.

 

Can’t imagine the Charlotte bridge not being burned unfortunately

 

Durant will only ever be considered a great regular season performer by me. He had to join one of the most dominant teams ever to win.
If he could somehow lead this Rockets to a Chip, then I’ll change my stance.

 

Insider Ryen Russillo revealed he asked an NBA executive for a breakdown of the trade market for the Atlanta Hawks guard and got quite the response

«Doesn't defend, doesn't rebound, they hate playing with him».

It's hard to think of a team that's trying to win this season that Trae would help, especially once you factor in what that team would be losing from the players they would have to send back as matching salary," the executive said in response. "He doesn't defend. He doesn't rebound. Guys hate playing with him."
He sells tickets and T-shirts.

I would trade him for Le Bron yesterday

 

Without Durant all this dynasty talk would died 7 years ago,and Draymond would be playing somewhere in Brooklyn or Sacramento

 

Fair enough speculative point, but that doesn’t take away the fact that the Warriors were dominating everyone, including Durant’s team, the season before he joined them. Their 2015-16 season is considered one of the All Time best in NBA history. Durant joined the summer after.

 

And LeBron would probably win 5 or 6 championship,or Houston playing in finals and god forbid Harden would win his championship
So Durant to GSW basically changed whole NBA GOAT conversation

 

Durant made 1 Finals and 3 other WCFs before he left for GS but just lost to better teams each time. The 2016 Game 6 is the only one where I thought they lost because he in particular played badly. I've always hated Durant, but I think it's a little ridiculous to say he had to join GS to win.

 

21 nets would've won it all if KD's foot was half an inch smaller and kyrie/harden don't get hurt

KD was incredible in those playoffs. 34 9 and 9

 

Durant apologies don't seem to acknowledge that's he's had amazing talent basically wherever he's played. OKC awesome team, GS even awesome, Brooklyn he walked into Harden, Irving, claxton, allen, brown. Phoenix booker and company and now Houston

I honestly have a hard time seeing guys like Kobe a lebron etc not doing more with that kind of talent around them

 

Don't call me a Durant apologist, I hate Durant. I think the move to GS is the weakest s*** I've ever seen from an athlete. And I think post-GS Durant has been a pretty bad leader - it's not a coincidence that the Nets and Phoenix both devolved into toxic situations. The thing I disputed is that he "needed" to go to GS to "win". Those OKC teams won a ton of games and just lost to better teams, I don't blame him for those except for the Game 6 chokejob against GS.