NBA Offseason and 2018/19

[LeTallecWiz]

@dmishra !!!

[article]The Dallas Mavericks have agreed to a trade with the New York Knicks for All-Star forward Kristaps Porzingis, league sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski on Thursday.

The trade also includes the Knicks sending Courtney Lee and Tim Hardaway Jr. to the Mavericks in return for Wesley Matthews, Dennis Smith Jr. and DeAndre Jordan, league sources told Wojnarowski. The deal may also include draft assets, sources said.

The Mavs are working to acquire a first-round pick to include in the deal, sources told ESPN's Tim MacMahon[/article]

Porzingis and Doncic? Fuck me ... that has such potential.

 

[Rosco]

And it makes the Knicks a real dark horse in free agency.

Kyrie and KD to the Knicks is now a possibility

 

[LeTallecWiz]

And it makes the Knicks a real dark horse in free agency.

Kyrie and KD to the Knicks is now a possibility

This is the first time it seems that a team traded its best asset in a salary dump move.
They don't do this unless they think they have a chance at a Kwahi or KD or Kyrie, or perhaps a combination of them.
This is the Knicks though - so they'll likely fuck up but hey, as a Mavs fan, the idea of Doncic and Porzingis seems mouth watering.

 

[Rosco]

Durant's agent was on the Bill Simmons podcast (with KD) a few times and I'm pretty sure he said he wanted to run the Knicks.

KD also spoke very fondly of Kyrie.

So it seems like a real possibility.

 

[LeTallecWiz]

Durant's agent was on the Bill Simmons podcast (with KD) a few times and I'm pretty sure he said he wanted to run the Knicks.

KD also spoke very fondly of Kyrie.

So it seems like a real possibility.

sure - but it's still the knicks. bar the Ewing-Starks-Mason-harper years, bum franchise since the 1980s.

 

[Rosco]

They are a shit show , but it's MSG. As big a stage as you could ask for.

Presumably KD is going because he'll have a LeBron type influence on the organisation.

 

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[peekay]

 

[LeTallecWiz]

Diallo's dunk of Shaq is one of the best dunks ever ... that is fucking INSANE

 

[LeTallecWiz]

Fucking Russ - 20 points, 20 rebounds, 20 assists.
Second player EVER to do that ... after Wilt.
He'll likely finish this season averaging a triple double again for the 3rd season in a row.
Incredible.

 

[dmishra]

Not impressed any more by 'empty stats' Westbrook. His true shooting percentage this year is 49%, which is downright atrocious for such a high usage player.

You can't play winning basketball if your star player is SO inefficient.

Paul George, on the other hand, is balling out of his mind.

 

[LeTallecWiz]

Not impressed any more by 'empty stats' Westbrook. His true shooting percentage this year is 49%, which is downright atrocious for such a high usage player.

You can't play winning basketball if your star player is SO inefficient.

Paul George, on the other hand, is balling out of his mind.

Yes but it's a stat that only ONE player has ever done - it's incredible, regardless of the shooting issues.
George has struggled a bit recently - he better be 'on' for the playoffs, or they have no chance at even a game if they get GSW

 

[dmishra]

George has historically always been better in the playoffs, so let's see. No chance they beat the Warriors, but they might make it interesting if they get the Nuggets.

 

[LeTallecWiz]

George has historically always been better in the playoffs, so let's see. No chance they beat the Warriors, but they might make it interesting if they get the Nuggets.

Are the warriors going to snooze the playoffs away again too? or can Houston stop them this time?

 

[dmishra]

Interesting playoff bracket. Thunder-Blazers and Celtics-Pacers will be excellent match ups in the first round.

Semis in both conferences should be really interesting. Warriors and Rockets to meet in the semis this year itself.

East is far more interesting this year than in ages.

 

[Karl Hungus]

Yes but it's a stat that only ONE player has ever done - it's incredible, regardless of the shooting issues.
George has struggled a bit recently - he better be 'on' for the playoffs, or they have no chance at even a game if they get GSW

George has historically always been better in the playoffs, so let's see. No chance they beat the Warriors, but they might make it interesting if they get the Nuggets.

Its playoff P, not Paul George, a little respect please. 😉

 

[Karl Hungus]

Playoffs in general have been entertaining, could see as many as 5, 7 game series in the first round alone.

Still can't see anyone but the Warriors winning it though.

I am fully behind Giannis, once San Antonio gets waxed.

 

[dmishra]

Lillard [emoji44]

 

[LeTallecWiz]

I don't get how Westbrook can take 30 shots when he's shooting shit and Paul George is shooting LIGHTS out (14-20 I think).
He can only fault himself for this series loss.
If I was Oklahoma - I'd try trading him to NYK for their #1 ... they won't take him but who knows ...

 

[dmishra]

Westbrook is too inefficient to ever win a title. Those triple doubles are largely pointless in the grand scheme of things.

 

[Rosco]

That's a great way to close out a series, the only thing that would have made it better was if Westbrook had been guarding Lillard.

 

[Rosco]

NBA Reddit : Thunder is honestly the perfect nickname for the Oklahoma basketball team because it's just a loud noise and not anything seriously dangerous or threatening

 

[LeTallecWiz]

Dame: knock knock
Westbrook: whose there?
Dame: okc
Westbrook: okc who?
Dame: okc you next season bruh!!

 

[dmishra]

These playoffs are turning out to be really tasty.

 

[LeTallecWiz]

These playoffs are turning out to be really tasty.

which is so surprising for the NBA.

 

[peekay]

Normally don't watch basketball a lot but these playoffs have been quality and hope it continues.

 

[dmishra]

 

[LeTallecWiz]

ridiculous bounce ... never seen that before.

 

[LeTallecWiz]

Props to the blazers too ... do CJ & Dame have any chance against the Splash brothers?

 

[Rosco]