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[NBA] Thread: Dame Ascending to Final Form

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    AngryAngry The glory I had witnessed was just a sleight of handRegistered User regular
    Well he can't sit out the year and also become a free agent so he's got a choice to make.

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    MaximumMaximum Registered User regular
    He could get "hurt" and decide not to play.

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    y2jake215y2jake215 certified Flat Birther theorist the Last Good Boy onlineRegistered User regular
    Maximum wrote: »
    He could get "hurt" and decide not to play, again.

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    BobbleBobble Registered User regular
    Maximum wrote: »
    He could get "hurt" and decide not to play.

    He would lose so much money on the market though. Either he's barely played in almost two years because he's a serious health risk, or he's barely played in almost two years because he's a prima dona who faked an injury to play where he wants.

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    MaximumMaximum Registered User regular
    Bobble wrote: »
    Maximum wrote: »
    He could get "hurt" and decide not to play.

    He would lose so much money on the market though. Either he's barely played in almost two years because he's a serious health risk, or he's barely played in almost two years because he's a prima dona who faked an injury to play where he wants.

    I still think LA would give him a max offer sheet as soon as he hits the market, even if he played almost no meaningful basketball for two years.

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    BobbleBobble Registered User regular
    Maximum wrote: »
    Bobble wrote: »
    Maximum wrote: »
    He could get "hurt" and decide not to play.

    He would lose so much money on the market though. Either he's barely played in almost two years because he's a serious health risk, or he's barely played in almost two years because he's a prima dona who faked an injury to play where he wants.

    I still think LA would give him a max offer sheet as soon as he hits the market, even if he played almost no meaningful basketball for two years.

    If nobody else is offering max money and Leonard wants to play for them so badly that he's literally tanking his own value... why would they have to? Offer him $20 and a bag of chips to start the negotiation.

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    Goose!Goose! That's me, honey Show me the way home, honeyRegistered User regular
    Even if he doesn't play he's still has a resume of being a dominant player. All it's gonna take is a workout and a physical to find out if he's healthy. They're not gonna get him cheap in FA.

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    ButtersButters A glass of some milks Registered User regular
    Predicting the outcome of this will be tough. We are in uncharted waters here

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    Knight_Knight_ Dead Dead Dead Registered User regular
    The Spurs made it clear any deal with Philly would require Ben Simmons or Joel Embiid (likely Simmons), and the Sixers weren't going anywhere near that, league sources say.

    lol

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    Captain InertiaCaptain Inertia Registered User regular
    edited July 2018
    This is just stupid speculation cause I’ve been drinking

    Leonard and Lowry to LA for Hart, Kuzma and Ball

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    ButtersButters A glass of some milks Registered User regular
    I would think Toronto would try for at least a couple of weeks to get Leonard to play. The LA deal isn't going anywhere and the potential upside to him kicking the tires on their franchise is way higher than anything they'll get in return.

    Consider me a Lonzo Ball skeptic.

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    XehalusXehalus Registered User regular
    I remember when the Hawks had Rasheed Wallace for 1 regular season game then traded him for role players and a 1st

    why not have Melo for 1 game

    fuck it

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    Sweeney TomSweeney Tom Registered User regular
    Is Carmelo that bad these days

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    MaximumMaximum Registered User regular
    Is Carmelo that bad these days

    Been that bad for more than a few days now.

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    ButtersButters A glass of some milks Registered User regular
    Is Carmelo that bad these days

    His game has aged very poorly and OKC's attempt to transition him to a Ray Allen style catch and shoot from three role didn't go well. He was pretty mediocre in the regular season and utterly ineffective in the playoffs.

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    DhalphirDhalphir don't you open that trapdoor you're a fool if you dareRegistered User regular
    This is just stupid speculation cause I’ve been drinking

    Leonard and Lowry to LA for Hart, Kuzma and Ball

    How do you match the salaries?

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    PellaeonPellaeon Registered User regular
    Butters wrote: »
    Is Carmelo that bad these days

    His game has aged very poorly and OKC's attempt to transition him to a Ray Allen style catch and shoot from three role didn't go well. He was pretty mediocre in the regular season and utterly ineffective in the playoffs.

    I mean, maybe when he doesn't make 27 or however much mil for sitting around he might try harder. Possibly. But that's not until next season at the earliest sooooo

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    Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    I'm all for anything that gets Carmelo out of OKC

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    Captain InertiaCaptain Inertia Registered User regular
    Dhalphir wrote: »
    This is just stupid speculation cause I’ve been drinking

    Leonard and Lowry to LA for Hart, Kuzma and Ball

    How do you match the salaries?

    Caldwell-Pope and Deng?

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    MaximumMaximum Registered User regular
    Dhalphir wrote: »
    This is just stupid speculation cause I’ve been drinking

    Leonard and Lowry to LA for Hart, Kuzma and Ball

    How do you match the salaries?

    Trade LeBron.

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    ButtersButters A glass of some milks Registered User regular
    Pellaeon wrote: »
    Butters wrote: »
    Is Carmelo that bad these days

    His game has aged very poorly and OKC's attempt to transition him to a Ray Allen style catch and shoot from three role didn't go well. He was pretty mediocre in the regular season and utterly ineffective in the playoffs.

    I mean, maybe when he doesn't make 27 or however much mil for sitting around he might try harder. Possibly. But that's not until next season at the earliest sooooo

    Nothing about Melo's career should lead anyone to believe he's competitive. He forced himself out of a decent team in Denver to go play for a terrible squad in New York that made the playoffs once and then he resigned for the max there whilst securing a no trade clause after they clearly weren't going anywhere. Melo wanted to get paid and chill in New York which is fine but there's little reason to think that at age 34 he'll suddenly find the motivation he's never had.

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    MaximumMaximum Registered User regular
    If Chris Paul couldn't convince Houston to sign him, he has nothing left, or doesn't give a shit anymore.

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    IlpalaIlpala Just this guy, y'know TexasRegistered User regular
    I think Poeltl may be a really underrated part of that trade. Like, how fucking badly did the Spurs need another big? Wouldn't be surprised to see the kid starting by mid-season.

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    Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    I've always said that no team with Melo on it will ever win a championship.

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    Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Also Michael Porter Jr. had ANOTHER back surgery.

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    MaximumMaximum Registered User regular
    I've always said that no team with Melo on it will ever win a championship.

    Syracuse!

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    Raijin QuickfootRaijin Quickfoot I'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    Maximum wrote: »
    I've always said that no team with Melo on it will ever win a championship.

    Syracuse!

    Thanks to Peter Warrick!

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    Inquisitor77Inquisitor77 2 x Penny Arcade Fight Club Champion A fixed point in space and timeRegistered User regular
    I would find it pretty funny to watch Melo get traded to a team that has Jeremy Lin on it just so they can dump a worse contract and buy him out.

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    TheBigEasyTheBigEasy Registered User regular
    Why does Atlanta want to get rid of Schröder?

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    Inquisitor77Inquisitor77 2 x Penny Arcade Fight Club Champion A fixed point in space and timeRegistered User regular
    TheBigEasy wrote: »
    Why does Atlanta want to get rid of Schröder?

    https://www.myajc.com/sports/basketball/hawks-felony-charges-recommended-dennis-schroder-battery-case/4tIeajVBWsirRRMV965huM/

    There's a very good chance he will be prosecuted for felony aggravated battery. Allegedly there's video proof as well.

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    TheBigEasyTheBigEasy Registered User regular
    Oh wow, didn't know about that.

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    MsAnthropyMsAnthropy The Lady of Pain Breaks the Rhythm, Breaks the Rhythm, Breaks the Rhythm The City of FlowersRegistered User regular
    Maximum wrote: »
    I've always said that no team with Melo on it will ever win a championship.

    Syracuse!

    Thanks to Peter Warrick!

    Not to mention that Kansas only shot 40% at the line in what was a single possession game.

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    XehalusXehalus Registered User regular
    edited July 2018
    yeah Schroder is a garbage person on and off the court

    when the Hawks drafted Trae and then traded for Lin I was hoping and praying he'd be gone

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    y2jake215y2jake215 certified Flat Birther theorist the Last Good Boy onlineRegistered User regular
    Smarf stays a C 4/52

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    Goose!Goose! That's me, honey Show me the way home, honeyRegistered User regular
    edited July 2018


    Melo is officially not a Thunder anymore. And they get Schroeder, who is a worse person (but a better player at this point)

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    So It GoesSo It Goes We keep moving...Registered User regular
    Can someone explain what "wash" means wrt Melo

    TIA I am a very casual NBA follower

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    XehalusXehalus Registered User regular
    a wash in this case means both teams come out relatively the same in a trade result

    the Hawks wanted two players for trading away two players

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    NiryaNirya Registered User regular
    So It Goes wrote: »
    Can someone explain what "wash" means wrt Melo

    TIA I am a very casual NBA follower

    When you say someone is washed, you mean that they used to be good but suck at their job now.

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    PellaeonPellaeon Registered User regular
    Assumed it was short for washed up

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