OFFICIAL AROUND THE NBA THREAD - June 2021

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  1. tykendo

    tykendo Don't Tread On PDX

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    Shay Gilligan's Island has to be going, WTF. OKC is a serious abyss right now. Draft picks are a crapshoot. Presti needs to start packaging 1st rounders for real proven talent, and soon.
     
    tykendo, Jun 18, 2021
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    and when you start packaging and consolidating picks, the perceived value of the picks individually will inevitably decrease. i love the idea of getting liquid assets. but unless they're actually used on something valuable, it's pointless.
     
    illmatic99, Jun 18, 2021
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    handiman Well-Known Member

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    I like three-ways.

    Tatum and Brown are obviously of interest, but the former is probably as untouchable as Dame and the latter perhaps not far behind. After that, it's amazing how diluted they've managed to make the roster the past couple years. All the more reason it makes no sense to jettison draft picks to bring back barely useful players.

    There is another way to look at it: When one team has that many picks, a lot of other teams have few or none. So, if a team wants in the draft, who do you think they'll go to when the time comes? You've effectively limited their opportunity to deal with other teams. OKC could keep punting picks down the road until they have every 1st round pick locked up over a 3-year span, giving teams little choice.
     
    handiman, Jun 18, 2021
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    But then they’re screwed because of roster size, essentially giving teams leverage to say, “what, you gonna waive your entire current roster? Good luck. Here’s some cash.”
     
    JoshuaHall, Jun 18, 2021
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    I think he sent it out right after Carlisle reigned, but I could be wrong.
     
    RR7, Jun 18, 2021
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    Who is this? For research.
     
    Strenuus, Jun 18, 2021
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    ...looks like Woj broke the news shortly after Nurk's cryptic emoji :dunno: I wonder who his inside scoop was from?

     
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    That's why you keep punting picks down the road. Teams always value the immediacy of upcoming picks over future ones.
     
    handiman, Jun 18, 2021
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    SIeepwalker The lone sane poster

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    I would totally trade Lillard for OKC's 18 first round draft picks.
     
    SlyPokerDog, Jun 18, 2021
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    Well yeah they would have to punt those picks. Who would feel happy being drafted by OKC knowing that next year you will get replaced by their newest pick and so forth. It will be an interesting experiment to see if it works out.
     
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    Rich/white/50’s/Utah/eastern WA yep checks out
     
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    Ben is -15 in 8 minutes with 3 fouls. Yes yes yes
     
    illmatic99, Jun 18, 2021
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    Looking at flights to Portland on his phone during the half.
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    Ugh come on mcmuffin. Stop coaching like an idiot
     
    illmatic99, Jun 18, 2021
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    I can't resist

    That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia....
     
    crandc, Jun 18, 2021
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    I loved him as a blazer still pissed about this. Somehow we thought “we got Simons it’s coo” so fuck it
     
    AldoTrapani, Jun 18, 2021
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    He was one of the main reasons why the Blazers went to the WCF two seasons ago. He gave the Blazers a punch of scoring off the bench (and surprisingly adequate defense) that they just haven’t been able to replace. Simons’ ceiling is lower than Curry’s floor.
     
    brooklynballer, Jun 18, 2021
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