NBA 2015/16 thread
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="barbarian" data-cid="596046" data-time="1468319752"><p>Yeah I just think they lack quality shooting options beyond Leonard. Parker/Manu are past their prime, Danny Green is hot and cold, Patty Mills has moments but not consistent enough.<br><br>
But Leonard and Aldridge are so good I can see them getting as far as the conference finals if it all lines up for them.</p></blockquote>
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Mills had a decent shooting night last night.<br><br>
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<p>OKC could be decimated by first tip off. Westbrook is apparently to be traded this off season.<br><br>
Poor old Oladipo. Finds himself on a top 5 team only to end up back where he started.<br><br>
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<p>The only noise in the last 12-18 hours has been speculation about him going to Boston in a trade. But no one from those organisations are actually talking right now.</p>
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<p>So what happens? If he goes before the season starts then Thunder could be demanding some big things in return. Wait until the trade deadline and Thunder loses a bit of its bargaining power. Wait until next summer and they are vulnerable big time. Just a week ago David Aldridge tweeted that there was no chance Westbrook will do a renegotiation/extension of his contract with the Thunder.</p>
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<p>Westbrook will be wondering if he plays the season out and wait until next summer where the big time money awaits him (from Lakers). I heard the Lakers are being a bit cheeky saying now that they will get him next summer without having to give up anything. Thunder front office are under the pump right now.... </p> -
<p>I am not putting much stock in any of the Westbrook rumours. These same people predicted KD wouldn't leave. They don't know what is happening.</p>
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<p>As I mentioned earlier in this thread OKC will have little option but to trade Westbrook if he has no intention of re-signing before he becomes a free agent.</p>
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<p>It's no secret Westbrook wants to go back home to LA and OKC will want to get something in return (high draft picks or good players). Otherwise, he walks out the door and they get nothing.</p>
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<p>This free agent period has been crazy. I read that Ray Allen has been making noises about coming back. He's one of the best pure shooters in NBA history but is nearly 41.</p> -
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<p>It's no secret Westbrook wants to go back home to LA and OKC will want to get something in return (high draft picks or good players).</p>
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<p>Is that a fact or is it just conjecture based on the fact that he is from Long Beach and went to UCLA? It seems like one of those things that has been repeated so many times that it has become an established fact but is there any source to that rumor? </p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="nonpartizan" data-cid="601093" data-time="1469728758"><p>Is that a fact or is it just conjecture based on the fact that he is from Long Beach and went to UCLA? It seems like one of those things that has been repeated so many times that it has become an established fact but is there any source to that rumor?<br></p></blockquote>Conjecture I reckon, LA are in full rebuild mode and would be terrible by the time they traded a bunch of their young prospects for Russ. OKC are undoubtedly weakened by the loss of KD but they have more pieces. Having said that I think they need to put the acid on him and if Westbrook doesn't sign an extension they have to trade him in order to avoid watching him walk for nothing at the end of the season
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<p>Conjecture I reckon, LA are in full rebuild mode and would be terrible by the time they traded a bunch of their young prospects for Russ. OKC are undoubtedly weakened by the loss of KD but they have more pieces. Having said that I think they need to put the acid on him and if Westbrook doesn't sign an extension they have to trade him in order to avoid watching him walk for nothing at the end of the season</p>
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<p>Agreed and I bet that's what they do. They couldn't afford to lose their best player for no compensation two summers in a row. </p> -
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<p>Agreed and I bet that's what they do. They couldn't afford to lose their best player for no compensation two summers in a row. </p>
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<p>I will take that bet!</p>
<p>My bet is on him staying in OKC for at east the next 3 years!</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="nonpartizan" data-cid="601116" data-time="1469737310"><p>Agreed and I bet that's what they do. They couldn't afford to lose their best player for no compensation two summers in a row.<br></p></blockquote>Steven Adams is becoming increasingly important to OKC. The price for the boy from Rotorua keeps going up
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Baron Silas Greenback" data-cid="601121" data-time="1469739250"><p>I will take that bet!<br>
My bet is on him staying in OKC for at east the next 3 years!</p></blockquote>As we're saying he'll need to sign an extension this year because they won't risk losing him for nothing too -
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<p>Is that a fact or is it just conjecture based on the fact that he is from Long Beach and went to UCLA? It seems like one of those things that has been repeated so many times that it has become an established fact but is there any source to that rumor? </p>
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<p>Only conjecture at this stage but apart from being from LA, Westbrook's interests (i.e., fashion) seem more logical in that market than in OKC.</p>
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<p>If OKC wants to keep Westbrook they will need to sign another top tier player to complement him as I don't think a lucrative multi-year contract will be enough if they can't compete for a title and beat GSW.</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Bovidae" data-cid="601137" data-time="1469743923"><p>Only conjecture at this stage but apart from being from LA, Westbrook's interests (i.e., fashion) seem more logical in that market than in OKC.<br>
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If OKC wants to keep Westbrook they will need to sign another top tier player to complement him as I don't think a lucrative multi-year contract will be enough if they can't compete for a title and beat GSW.</p></blockquote>They won't be able to sign someone big until next year, OKC are in a tight spot. All they can do is show Russ the love, include him in their vision to strengthen, but they need to get him to put pen to paper -
<p>Draymond Green accidentally snapchats pictures of his junk. </p>
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<p>This guy is such an idiotic POS. </p> -
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<p>Draymond Green accidentally snapchats pictures of his junk. </p>
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<p>This guy is such an idiotic POS. </p>
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<p>Pretty stoopid. I guess it could have been worse, at least he didn't try to drink his own flowing wee I suppose.....</p> -
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<p>Russell Westbrook agrees to a new deal with OKC 3 years 85.7M</p>
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<p>I was reading today he had an offer in front of him. Good that Westbrook doesn't follow Durant's lead.</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Bovidae" data-cid="603000" data-time="1470291780"><p>I was reading today he had an offer in front of him. Good that Westbrook doesn't follow Durant's lead.</p></blockquote>According to league sources so say ESPN. He's due to sign tomorrow NZT
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<p>According to league sources so say ESPN. He's due to sign tomorrow NZT</p>
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<p>Only a 2-yr extension though as Westbrook has a player option for the 3rd year. </p>
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<p>This is a win-win for both parties. Westbrook gets a max contract and can see how successful the new Thunder are with him leading the team, while Presti has 2 years to find the right players to complement him. Another big decision to be made in 2018.</p>
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<p>I'm definitely going to make an efffort to watch more OKC games.</p>
