OFFICIAL AROUND THE NBA: FEBRUARY 2025

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  1. Pinwheel1

    Pinwheel1 Well-Known Member

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    Durant goes for 28, Booker goes for 36 and they lose at home to a lottery-bound team.
    That is one bad bench. (and bad defense overall)
     
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    they are just dysfunctional. Booker and Durant don't complement each other and the supporting cast is low-level, inconsistent, and mismatched

    the franchise is a mess. They don't have their own fist round pick this season and will likely have the 30th pick. And they don't have the 2027, 2029, and 2031 first's. And there are some complicated swaps obligated for the off years

    if you want a laugh, try and figure out who gets what in 2028 1st round picks:

    upload_2025-2-28_9-35-0.png

    w....t....f
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    You see the Suns head coach went at Booker at halftime calling him out for being “TOO VOCAL “!! That team is about to implode
     
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    they are 2-9 over the last 11 games; have gone from 3 games over .500 to 4 games under. And they have the most difficult remaining strength of schedule; and they don't have their own draft pick..looks like the implosion has already happened and it was a big one
     
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    This is why getting a new young aggressive owner has its flaws. I have no problem with a rich silent one. Assuming they hire the right person to run things.
     
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    It occurred 3 weeks ago prior to the trade deadline.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Embid out the rest of the season!
     
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    BoBoBREWSKI BURP!

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    What a shit show the 76ers are.
     
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    Cugel The epitome of mediocrity

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    POR will get a really shitty pick this year. A bit baffled about this rebuild approach or lack thereof. Oh well Joe and Vulcan know what is best for the team.
     
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    Only truth i see is the shitty pick!
     
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    Damn "the process" sucked for them

    Fultz, Simmons, Okafor, Embiid...all top 3 picks
    Their best was Maxey at 21 and Bridges at 10 (who they traded)

    Edit: Not to mention Nerlens Noel at #6
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    The process didn't suck. It was their awful drafting.

    Trade Fultz for Jayson Tatum.

    Trade Okafor for Devin Booker

    Trade Simmons for Jaylen Brown (this is revisionist history because Simmons was a solid choice for his first four years.)
     
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    OKC is 28th in FTA/game; and their opponents are 28th in FTA/game. Meaning it's likely that there are fewer FT's attempted in OKC games than for any other teams
     
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    Blazers 2nd best in the West vs. East at 12-5. OKC... 21-1.
     
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    You question if it's true that @Cugel is baffled by the direction of this team??? Also the irony of the last sentence shouldn't be lost on you.
     
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  18. Wizard Mentor

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    Quick review of Suns trade with Blazers:

    Suns trade Camara, Ayton, 1st rounder*
    BASICALLY for
    Grayson Allen

    *They gave up a 1st to get rid of Nurk :)
     
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    It's not. I'm not fucking stupid.
     
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    Suns coach that has a championship. Booker should listen.

    The Suns problem was evident to me when they assembled it. Their stars all need to create with the ball to be effective. Too much money going to players that are good, but redundant.
     
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