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NBA Offseason 2017 |OT| Only Big Ballers™ Allowed *please pay $495 to be a Big Baller

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phanphare

Banned
fuck Charles Barkley

edit: in other news..

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I got misty eyed, ain't even gonna lie
 
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Latvian Hitman

Member
Starphoenix said:
Oh the irony after Kanter defended the OKC organization in response to Durant.
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Kanter lives in NYC in the offseason. He's going to start for the Knicks, play a bunch of minutes score a bunch of points, and his inability to defend will go largely unnoticed on a team that cares not about such things. OKC couldn't have done him any better if they had tried.

giga said:
Unless hoodies are part of the terms okc got fleeced.
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???

Kanter was on one of the most ridiculous contracts in the association. Dude is one of the worst defenders in the league and was pulling $18 million to come off the bench and was nigh unplayable against small-ball teams. They absolutely had to get his contract off the books by the trade deadline this year. Can't imagine a scenario where they would have gotten anyone better than even a 33-year-old Melo back for him in today's NBA. And let's not act like Douggy McBuckets or a 2nd-round draft pick factor into this deal in any meaningful way...
 
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Servbot24

Banned
darkwing-buck said:
Hope he wins MVP this season.
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Prolly gonna be Kawhi. I don't think Steph is gonna step aside for Durant like he did last year, and all the other super-teams are gonna have too many adjustments to make. I think Giannis has another year or two of development to go through.

I would say LeBron, but I don't know if he cares enough.
 
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Caddywompus

Member
Do you believe CLE passed on Melo for Thompson?

I get passing on weakening a position you're already week in, but I feel like TT production is replaceable. Especially considering how useful he was last playoffs in series you didn't need him but come finals time he disappeared. I don't know how important TT is in a matchup with BOS or GS next year anyway.

Still funny the Bulls package of McDermott, 2nd rd pick and a frontcount bench player netted them Payne but Presti turns pretty much the same package into Melo.
 
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legend166

Member
When I heard the Melo news I was like "Oh, Westbrook and Carmelo together, that'll be interesting to watch."

I only remembered like 20 minutes ago that Paul George also went there.

This could be either amazing or an incredible disaster.
 
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mjp2417

Banned
Caddywompus said:
Do you believe CLE passed on Melo for Thompson?

I get passing on weakening a position you're already week in, but I feel like TT production is replaceable. Especially considering how useful he was last playoffs in series you didn't need him but come finals time he disappeared. I don't know how important TT is in a matchup with BOS or GS next year anyway.

Still funny the Bulls package of McDermott, 2nd rd pick and a frontcount bench player netted them Payne but Presti turns pretty much the same package into Melo.
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I wouldn't have traded TT either. That would leave Cleveland with an absolutely gaping hole at the 5 and it's not like they are currently lacking for 3's and 4's who can score.
 
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eBay Huckster

Member
i can't wait for the thompson-love-lebron-wade-IT lineup to get blown out by 30 points per game in june

like i'm not even kidding, that team's gonna be lowkey fun as hell
 
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Lazy vs Crazy

Member
Wade should probably come to Boston really.

Irving-Wade-Hayward-Morris-Horford is real good and gets him more touches than he would see in OKC or Cleveland.
 
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BlackGhost

Banned
Alex Kennedy @AlexKennedyNBA
LeBron James and Dwyane Wade have obviously talked throughout the summer. I'm told CLE has made it clear Wade would start if he signs.
9:43 PM · Sep 24, 2017

Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn
Cleveland's clear frontrunner with LeBron James, but Wade may take a little time to decide, league sources tell ESPN.
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Time to finally pull out my Wade Cavs jersey .....
 
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SyenceLabb

Member
If Wade goes to the Cavs and pushes JR to the bench, they should be concerned with spacing. I suppose you could also make Rose come off the bench and let Wade/LeBron share the load of running point until IT is ready, but who will be chasing around the opposing point man all game.
 
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mjp2417

Banned
SyenceLabb said:
If Wade goes to the Cavs and pushes JR to the bench, they should be concerned with spacing. I suppose you could also make Rose come off the bench and let Wade/LeBron share the load of running point until IT is ready, but who will be chasing around the opposing point man all game.
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JR is presumably going to be the one guarding elite PG's with or without IT, so I don't think a Wade/JR/Bron/Love/TT lineup until IT gets back makes that much difference.
 
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TTG

Member
Iadien said:
Wade and Lebron had some pretty good oops, would be fun to see again.
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You'll see a couple, but Lebron was the Miami Heat fast break all by his lonesome in their last year, Wade has not gotten quicker since. Rose could make a great running partner though, from the little I've seen of his Knicks career, he can still motor in a straight line better than most.

Has IT been ruled out for the start of the season? These line ups are gonna be interesting.
 
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Randolph Freelander

Member
If I'm Cleveland and I get Wade, I'm playing him home games and that's about it. He can play a handful of road games -- in Miami, Chicago, at MSG, stuff like that. But I'm not even thinking of trotting him out there for even 60 games. Keep it around 50 and just be ready for the playoffs.
 
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TTG

Member
Randolph Freelander said:
If I'm Cleveland and I get Wade, I'm playing him home games and that's about it. He can play a handful of road games -- in Miami, Chicago, at MSG, stuff like that. But I'm not even thinking of trotting him out there for even 60 games. Keep it around 50 and just be ready for the playoffs.
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Nah, he'll just play the road games. Who wants to go to Cleveland?
 
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TTG

Member
Randolph Freelander said:
But I'm serious, though. Cleveland cares about their home fans, screw everyone else in the league. One thing is for sure, Wade's not playing 82, not 72, not 62...
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So is Gabrielle Union, they're not going to Cleveland for anything less than a possible conference final or finals match up.
 
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jdstorm

Banned
VeeP said:
What're the chances Wade ends up at OKC?
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Very low. OKC would want him as backup PG to play 15-20mpg at most. Its unlikely he would ever accept that role.

Cavs very heavy favourites. Miami and Milwaukee the only other teams with an outside chance.
 
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