NBA Season - now 24/25
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I assume Steph MVP?
Revenge tour complete
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@mariner4life said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
I assume Steph MVP?
Revenge tour complete
Steph Finals MVP.
Wiggins did his thing defensively and on the boards.
Draymond was awesome too. Rebounds, pushing the ball, a few points
Steph hit some big time shots.
Klay’s defence was massive too.
Those core 4 plus a much better supporting cast - GP2, Poole, Looney, Porter Jnr.
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LeBron to Golden State confirmed
Only way he can guarantee Steph doesn't go past him
Here first
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@voodoo said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
@gt12 said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
Cant moan as a Mavs supporter, beaten by the eventual Champions, and they have heaps of weapons and are pretty hard to hate.
Plus next season looks great for you with the addition of Wood
I’m hopeful but I feel like we are still missing another piece. Wood is really good on the roll though which could be gold.
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@Bovidae said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
Ousmane Dieng is the 11th pick in the draft for the NY Knicks.
And then traded to OKC.
The other Frenchman from the Breakers Hugo Besson was drafted by the Pacers with the last pick in Rd 2 (58th overall).
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well, fuck, what is the point in supporting some teams?
I know i had it good for a long time, but the Spurs are now tanking and rebuilding and it's shit
Dejounte Murray traded to the Hawks for a shit player and future draft picks. Absolutely no point watching them this season. Zero.
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couple of other interesting stories
Apparently James Harden is not taking up his player option, but will sign a cheaper deal so the Sixers can build the roster.
Patty Mills declined his Nets option and will enter free agency. Must have loved his week or so up here. Mills to Taipans confirmed.
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@mariner4life said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
but the Spurs are now tanking and rebuilding and it's shit
probably better in the long run than being on the treadmill as a fringe playoff team.
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@KiwiMurph said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
@mariner4life said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
but the Spurs are now tanking and rebuilding and it's shit
probably better in the long run than being on the treadmill as a fringe playoff team.
i get that, and this is the only way for them to really move up. But when you are apparently offloading a couple more players, and you're basically staring down the barrel of 20 wins, it's a bit shit.
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@mariner4life it is crap but that’s the cycle when you try to make a run with what you had and it doesn’t work out. The good thing for the Spurs (and most other teams) that are in that situation is that they will have draft picks and control their own destiny.
The Nets on the other hand are in a massive pile if KD opts out. They gave up years of draft picks for that (stupid) Harden trade. The Rockets are laughing big time.
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The Nets time in the spotlight hasn't lasted long.
Franchise star Kevin Durant has requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
Durant made the trade request directly to Nets owner Joe Tsai on Thursday, sources told ESPN.
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@Bovidae said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
The Nets time in the spotlight hasn't lasted long.
Franchise star Kevin Durant has requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
Durant made the trade request directly to Nets owner Joe Tsai on Thursday, sources told ESPN.
Their best bet is to trade both KD and Kyrie for as many young up and comers as possible. As has been stated earlier they are stuffed for the draft for a few years. U wouldn't blame Marks for swinging for the fences. But this is the risk of mortgaging your long-term future for a couple of superstars with loyalty issues
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The challenging thing in all of this is having signed that extension last year - 4 year $189m - the Nets will want at least one household name and others to make it somewhat worthwhile.
I’m hoping it doesn’t get to this, but there could be another player v team stand-off as the team waits for the right trade - which again won’t be a straightforward one you would think with that contract.
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@ACT-Crusader said in NBA Season - now 21/22:
@mariner4life it is crap but that’s the cycle when you try to make a run with what you had and it doesn’t work out. The good thing for the Spurs (and most other teams) that are in that situation is that they will have draft picks and control their own destiny.
The Nets on the other hand are in a massive pile if KD opts out. They gave up years of draft picks for that (stupid) Harden trade. The Rockets are laughing big time.
I am no expert on the whys and wherefores of the draft but what would the situation be if the Nets identified someone (for example a graduating/ed college student who thought he would enter the business world and then had second thoughts and wanted to become a professional player shortly after the draft had concluded) that they really wanted on their roster but had no draft picks. Would that player be within his rights to not declare for the draft and then be signed up as a freelance uncontracted player by the Nets the moment the draft was over?
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@Higgins in that scenario, the short answer is possibly. Players can go undrafted and then get picked up by a team - probably play in their G league team (the feeder team for the NBA side) for a period before making the full squad.
In that scenario the player has probably declared for the draft and just not been picked up.
The best player in recent times to have gone that course is Fred Vanfleet. He’a been an All-Star and won an NBA championship with the Toronto Raptors.
