Exclusive Paul George to the Clippers

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  1. illmatic99

    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    George
    Kawhi
    Harkless
    Zubac

    with Lou/Shamet/Harrell off the bench.

    Jesus that is a nasty lineup. Gotta be the favorites you'd think
     
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    Harkless gonna get a ring before Dame.

    God dammit. :mad2:
     
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    They haven't got any picks left!
     
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    If only the Clippers had fans, they'd be really happy about this.
     
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    Hey, Moe Harkless finally gets his ring!
     
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    It’s excellent. I’m sort of happy for Clippers, they deserve it for the great job they’ve done rebuilding their team since Paul left. I went to their game at Staples Center last February and had great fun there too. I’ll probably be traveling to LA once a year for the next 4-5 years so it’ll be a good occasion to see some top level basketball.

    I love how Nets and Clippers got the free agents ahead of Lakers and Knicks. Shows that great work means more than the name.
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    Laker fans don't need to go far to switch bandwagons
     
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    Let's not forget Billy Crystal!
     
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    "Oh me oh my I retired one year too soon!"
     
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    It's funny: in one fell swoop the two teams who were supposed to be counterexamples to "Small market teams shouldn't trade for a star on an expiring deal" lost their superstars. But at least the Raptors got a championship.
     
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    My gut reaction: NBA, you're dead to me.
     
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    At some point, Thunder fans have to come to the realization.....it's Russ.
     
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    Post-trade West rankings?
    I say:
    1. Clippers
    2. Utah
    3. Lakers
    4. ? Houston? Warriors?
     
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    Hmm. People like Steven Adams (and Enes Kanter) seem to genuinely love the guy.
    What OKC needs to do is try to copy the Iverson-Brown 76ers. Has Westbrook ever had a good coach?
     
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    Oh come on - this is WAY better than him going to the Lakers, surely? And OKC gets fucked at the same time? Bonus!

    I think this has been very refreshing: The Knicks and the Lakers clear cap room and talk about maybe getting TWO megastars... and then the two prizes go to THE NETS AND THE CLIPPERS! It's pretty sweet!

    Watch one or both of LeBron and Davis miss multiple games and the Lakers miss the playoffs.
     
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    True.....but didn't Dame say something to the effect of, 'if I was the GM, I would have never traded anyone I ever played with'? Players get attached and can make some poor emotional decisions that they are blind to.
     
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    OKC re-signed George, then got 5 unprotected first, 2 swaps and a promising rookie out of him. Not too bad I would say
     
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    I don't think Lakers are 3 and Utah is getting overrated. I think we have HCA if we stay healthy
     
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    Leonard signing with the Clips didn't really bother me. (and it certainly beats him going to the Lakers)
     
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    For a front office skilled at talent evaluation and team building, it would be a good haul. Does that sound like OKC? :dunno:
     
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