NBA season 2018/19
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@Sneakdefreak said in NBA season 2018/19:
Knicks probably miss out on KD & KI and overpay for Jimmy Butler and Kemba Walker instead.
I think KD is too sensitive to survive the NY media spotlight. He should stay right where he is and rack up the trophies along with all that money
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@Sneakdefreak Kemba and Butler two very strong personalities. They can take the NYC fan hate but can they play together?
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@Magpie_in_aus said in NBA season 2018/19:
Man imagine if the lakers got it. Would have been crazy.
At least they would have had no room to stuff it up if they did. Zion is the hands down pick, you would be mad to pass on a talent like that, even if there are no guarantees. LA have picked in the top 4 of the draft 3 times in 4 years
2015 D'Angelo Russell (#2). KAT was #1, Kristop Porzingis was the only other notable
2016 Ingram (#2). Simmons was #1, Kris Dunn, Buddy Hield and Jamal Murray were other notables
2017 Ball (#2). Fultz was #1, LA passed on Fox, Tatum, and Donovan MitchellThe only really bad whiff appears to be the 2017. Magic should put his hand up for that one, any of those 3 guys so far are better than Ball
And they gave away Zubacs to the Clips, when they weren't even asking for him. He was a good energy player. LA are a total dumpster fire at the moment, and will find a way to fuck this up too probably
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Even with the Lonzo Ball it wasn't a complete blow out the kid can play just needs a run of injury free court time and get out of those BBB shoes haha (not that Nike is much better if you ask Zion). Not sure how if both are injury free the dynamics of two pass first guards in Rondo and Ball will work unless Lonzo finally gets that shot going.
I love a good passing guard so I'm a bit biased.
In other news where do you think everyone will end up. Raptors could end up with an empty roster
Anthony Davis
Draymond Green
Andre Drummond
Demar DeRozan
Kristaps Porzingis
Al Horford
Mike Conley
Gordon Hayward
Danilo Gallinari
Marc Gasol
Kyle Lowry
Otto Porter
Serge Ibaka
Paul MillsapPotential Restricted Free Agents:
Ben Simmons, Brandon Ingram, Jaylen Brown, Buddy Hield, Pascal Siakam, Jamal Murray, Dejounte Murray, Kris Dunn, Caris LeVert, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Dario Saric, Domantas Sabonis, Malik Beasley, Taurean Prince.
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Davis staying in NO is now a real possibility. You'd think it depends on how good Zion is. If he's a Lebron-level talent, then AD would be insane to walk away from that.
Draymond and Klay seem likely to stay in Golden State.
Pretty sure Mike Conley's deal lasts for at least another year, though.
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Rumour has it KD and KI will go to the Knicks
Another rumour has KI going to the Lakers to reunite with LBJ
Kawhai was meant to be heading to the Clippers
That is a big list, could be some big changes in the landscape before next year. The Warriors will probably still win though.....
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Yeah I got the info from this site https://www.forbes.com/sites/tommybeer/2019/04/22/2020-nba-free-agent-rankings-anthony-davis-draymond-green-and-the-top-15-overall/#65a41e9b63f2
Some are player options.
Rumour Mill is rife at the moment. Think the KD/KI was built off the knicks getting Zion. Man I hope he is as good in the NBA as he looks. Absolute freak and for the next few years doesn't blow your cap.
Wonder what Kawhai would do if the raptors won the chip. Be like a reverse KD going from a winner to a also-ran.
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The thing that unites Kawhi, KD and Kyrie is they are all totally unpredictable, with a wild variety of motivations, weaknesses, aspirations.
I'd suggest that nobody really knows what each will do. The Kawhi to the Clippers rumour seems to be the most likely, but who knows what impact this title run will have on him.
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@barbarian said in NBA season 2018/19:
It doesn't seem to be based in reality. Just the spinning wheels of the online content machines.
Now he might say something in the next week/month to change that, but for the moment I think it's very unlikely.
With him, a re-committed Davis and Holiday they could be good straight away. Especially if Zion can get out of the blocks quickly
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@shark said in NBA season 2018/19:
Not a lot of support for the AD stays in NOLA theory on The Jump.
Because ESPN are at DEFCON 5 about Zion at a small market. They are balls deep in Zion to NY/LA
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All indications are that Zion will go to the Pelicans. https://ftw.usatoday.com/2019/05/zion-williamson-stepfather-duke-pelicans-new-orleans-rumors-options-excited-nba-draft
If you were AD, surely you'd wait until the end of the year before making up your mind on staying/going. If this guy is the next Lebron (a big if), then staying becomes a lot more attractive.
And with a committed AD, Zion and Jrue, the Pelicans now become a free agent destination. Add in a Tobias Harris or a Jimmy Butler and you've got a team that can contend in the West.
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@barbarian Griffin is a good GM (I wanted him to go to the Lakers and sort that dumpster fire out), he has street cred from dealing with LBJ in CLE, the basketball situation is good so it is only a question of repairing the relationship with the franchise and if AD has his heart set on leaving regardless. If that happens Griffin will get a good deal for AD and the Pels will be set for the next 5 years
