Trade Deadline: February 6, 2025

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  1. BoBoBREWSKI

    BoBoBREWSKI BURP!

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    I'm having a hard time thinking that Kuzma's lack of passion & drive to win is going to work with Dame and Giannis.
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    I can see why they went this route instead of Grant. Got under the luxury tax by 1.3 million...

    Also dumped their most recent 1st round pick. Terrible GM-ing in Milwaukee.
     
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    Every time I watch him I think "this guy could easily score 70 if he was more selfish." His jumpshot is pretty much unguardable (well, except for when JERAMI BLOCKED IT) and he never seems to miss. He's basically too nice.
     
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    They saw AJ Johnson in practice etc ever day. It's possible that they dont think he's got much potential to be a future stud.
     
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    Whenever a fan base is feeling down, they should just say to themselves "hey, we could be Wizards fans" and that should cheer 'em up immediately. I mean, at least Dallas HAD Doncic for a few years. Legit question: what would be the Wizards' all-time starting five?
     
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    He played hard when he was a Laker. My guess is playing on tanking teams can zap a lot of passion out of players, especially vets. It takes a toll after a while.
    That being said.....I never liked the guy.
     
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    Nice way to reward franchise cornerstone Middleton. A sign that the Bucks are unraveling.
     
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    Dame trade has to be an A+ at this point, I’m sorry. The popcorn will be popping in PDX
     
  9. SlyPokerDog

    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    UncleCliffy'sDaddy We're all Bozos on this bus.

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    Earl Monroe, Elvin Hayes and Wes Unseld come to mind. But then, they were several generations ago......but it would be a travesty to forget any one of them.
     
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    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Wes Unseld
    Elvin Hayes
    Gus Johnson
    John Wall
    Bradley Beal
     
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    Gheorge Muresan would like to have a chat with you.













    Nevermind, you always take me seriously.
     
  13. PtldPlatypus

    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    I would love to have a chat with Gheorge Muresan. We could recreate "My Giant".
     
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    Trying to understand the pick swap Milwaukee just traded to Washington for Kuzma.

    Don't we already have that pick swap from the Dame trade?
     
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    First three are back in the distant past and last two are just depressing.
     
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    Guys who played for them when they were the Bullets are not much comfort to the majority of their fans now.
     
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    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Meaning all 5 are just depressing.
     
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    Yeah, it's a worthless swap, essentially. First we get to swap, and THEN Washington gets to swap. So Washington gets the 2nd best of PDX/Mil/Was 1st rounder. We get best, Mil gets the worst.
     
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    Thanks.

    I'm trying to see if we can gauge value for Grant by seeing the Kuzma return.

    So it was an expiring, AJ Johnson, and a fake first. Kuzma has a much better contract tho.

    Would we have taken this return for JG?
     
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    Hate rooting against a team but I want that Bucks pick to be gold! Hoping Giannis ask for trade as early as next year when they find Kuzma isn’t going to put them over the top
     

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