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NBA Offseason 2017 |OT| Only Big Ballers Allowed *please pay $495 to be a Big Baller
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[Stein] League sources tell @RamonaShelburne and me: The Pacers and Lakers have engaged on Paul George trade talks in advance of Thursday's draft
Not just Stein, but Shelburne as well
He was floating around 7-9 on a lot of big boards before his game against UCLA, a few had him at 5 iirc
He spiked up to 5 and higher after that game
he is a great talent and I like his personality a lot, but there would be no consideration for him going as high as 2nd or 3rd if it wasn't for the game against UCLA
Not just Stein, but Shelburne as well
He was floating around 7-9 on a lot of big boards before his game against UCLA, a few had him at 5 iirc
He spiked up to 5 and higher after that game
he is a great talent and I like his personality a lot, but there would be no consideration for him going as high as 2nd or 3rd if it wasn't for the game against UCLA
juliushandle
Member
PG13 to Lakers please.
friskykillface
Banned
You don't trade NBA champion Mozgawd
The issue in that game was mainly schematical on UCLA's part. People just love to look at that game to elevate Fox though.
AgentChris
Member
Yoo- I legit forgot the Knicks had Noah.................. then I was reminded.
lol you and FZZ are like our very own ambassadors from /r/lakers
I honestly don't even go there. I've just read and listen to a lot of stuff from people I respect on all the players and that game in particular. The people there probably just follow the same stuff as Lakers fans.
I'll take Russell.
Peter Ian Staker
Member
What does this even mean?
This is like the third or fourth different excuse I have read for that game.
you got the talking points down, that's for sure.
It's just another way to deflect, like "Fox only scored 11 on Ball" yeah because they put him on a lesser player in the first half so Fox wouldn't keep getting to the rim with ease.
Lakers trading for a guy they can already have in a year 
Yeah right to our Kings pick..
Lakers trading for a guy they can already have in a year
Yeah right to our Kings pick..
but I want bamba
Lazy vs Crazy
Member
Danny is going to come out of this whole thing empty handed isn't he?
Just with a slightly worse team than last year.
Just with a slightly worse team than last year.
Celtics have the highest chance of scoring KP
I think this might be a win win for everyone
but we'll see
Kevin Durant fucked the game up last year
that's a weird reaction to have, what are you talking about
Shamrock7r
Member
wow so Pau opted out. All of a sudden the Spurs offseason got interesting. Worst case scenario now, we don't have to worry about losing some pieces we thought we may (Patty Mills, Jonathan Simmons, maybe even Dedmon). More interesting case, maybe there is a shot to make a run at Chris Paul. or even someone like Gordon Hayward. Then the following year, we get a lot of cap space. Spurs are in a good spot the next 2-4 years.
xiaxdragon
Banned
nah brah......he going to trade it for jimmy butler......you need someone to hide IT's defense.
Can you imagine smart and butler on the floor at the same time? Nobody making baskets......in either direction lol
Aldridge moves to Center
lineup of
Chris Paul, Green, Hayward, Leonard and Aldridge
damn.................
SwipeLeftHoney
Banned
Pau opted out to sign a longterm extension with a hefty paycut with the Spurs
Shamrock7r
Member
Exactly. It will give the Spurs some cap flexibility this year to make some moves that may have not been possible. I also think it's a sign that Pau is ready to take a reduced but prominent role from the bench for his last remaining years
Yup I think that's exactly what they're trying to do
and what I've been championing for
Let's go Lakers
xiaxdragon
Banned
thats a huge reason to get george because of the bird rights....meaing they can sign george to a max without worrying about the cap allowing them to bring it another huge superstar like Lebron.
I hate superteams.....but honestly this is fucking exciting as shit.....I would love to see the lakers trash golden state.
Bring back the true west coast team....not the silicon valley wannabes XD
They aren't the san francisco warriors anymore.....they the oakland warriors....for 3 more years
then you get to see the whitest and richest crowd outside of vegas for a fan base
DAngelo + Nance for PG13?
Lazy vs Crazy
Member
Looks like George is headed to the Lakers and KP is staying put. I don't believe Butler is getting moved.
So that leaves the Celtics losing their starting and backup centers and signing maybe Griffin or Hayward, but losing out on Smart, Bradley or Crowder in the process.
Plus IT had a hurt hip he may not recover from.
darkwing-buck
Member
God I hope Nance doesn't get traded
The PnR defense was awful, the bigs were offering open lanes to the rim, and nobody was helping. The coach made no effort to make adjustments either and stuff like this happened through the year. Ball was probably UCLA's best defender this past season. Fox did score a lot of points on him, and I'm not going to act like he would be able to guard him. I just think people put too much weight on that game and I see people who act like Fox scored every point on Ball.
PG and Russell have the same agent the plan is probably for them to play together.
Only issue is that George may have a cap hold that takes up that space - they will also need to find people to take the Mozgov / Deng contracts.
The rumors that the Knicks are shopping KP around literally came out 2 hours ago...
Also, adding Hayward/Griffin + 3rd pick along with whatever trade we make (if we need to make space for the max) makes us a much better team than last year. Then add in another offseason of improvement from Rozier and Brown. This team may not win 52 again but it will be a better team.
The Zenmaster reaching for the stars, do it Phil
Booker and Tatum would make for a good duo
slightconfuse
Banned
Trade them and #22 for porzingas
xiaxdragon
Banned
sucks but, as a bulls fan I'm happy Deng got the money he deserved.....dude played his soul out in Chicago. One of my favorite players that we ever had besides Hinrich in the last 12 years.
I don't see how DLoading doesn't get caught in this
again I'd be perfecly fine with Clarkson, 28th, Randle, and Deng
Randle cancels out the Deng contract and 28th & Clarkson are a solid bonus for Pacers
they have no leverage, this is the most we can offset I believe
Magic & Pelinka aren't dumb
I think they know the value of a Ball/Dlo backcourt
Ninja Scooter
Member
PG would still count as a salary hold against the cap even as a free agent, which would effect getting LeBron.
RedAssedApe
Banned
Don't be dumb Lakers. Pls don't be dumb.
Ninja Scooter
Member
Statistically he played better at the 2 last season, he shoots better off a catch than off a dribble, and he's 6'5 with a long wingspan. For all intents and purposes (not like positions matter all that much anyway, what is Harden? Curry?) he's already a 2 guard.
True Savior
Member
I don't like Paul George. Lakers will still be shit.