OFFICIAL AROUND THE NBA: NOVEMBER 2023

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  1. Cugel

    Cugel The epitome of mediocrity

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    good to see Cj back and Zion is only 10/10 from the field tonight. 29-7-5-2
     
    Cugel, Nov 29, 2023
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  2. CJ_is_Gone

    CJ_is_Gone Well-Known Member

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    He was never on the table.
     
    CJ_is_Gone, Nov 29, 2023
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  3. CJ_is_Gone

    CJ_is_Gone Well-Known Member

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    All the picks for GPII were second rounders.

    https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/p/paytoga02.html#all_transactions

    "the Atlanta Hawks traded a 2023 2nd round draft pick (Rayan Rupert was later selected), a 2024 2nd round draft pick ( was later selected) and a 2025 2nd round draft pick ( was later selected) to the Portland Trail Blazers;"
    " the Golden State Warriors traded a 2026 2nd round draft pick ( was later selected) and a 2028 2nd round draft pick ( was later selected) to the Portland Trail Blazers."
     
    CJ_is_Gone, Nov 29, 2023
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  4. BankTeller

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    It doesn’t matter if they were 1sts or 2nds. Wiseman isn’t a good player, all things considered, so no one was even going to offer even a bad 1st for him. So it was clearly better to just not take on the salary and bet on him turning it around just because he was the 2nd overall pick.
     
    BankTeller, Nov 29, 2023
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  5. THE HCP

    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Is FAT ZION back?
     
    THE HCP, Nov 29, 2023
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  6. illmatic99

    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    no toradol joke?
     
    illmatic99, Nov 29, 2023
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    riverman Writing Team

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    Karma is a bitch. I don't wish injury on anyone but for him to milk a Golden State paycheck in a suit is just priceless after the toradol drama. Now they have to pay him not to play.
     
    riverman, Nov 29, 2023
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  8. Cugel

    Cugel The epitome of mediocrity

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    He was utterly dominant in the paint. Unstoppable.
     
    Cugel, Nov 29, 2023
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  9. Phatguysrule

    Phatguysrule Well-Known Member

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    Let's see if he can stay on the court. I hope so
     
    Phatguysrule, Nov 29, 2023
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    Samuel James “Hollywood” Robinson

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    I’m not convinced Portland wasn’t responsible for this too. Let’s wait ‘till Shams gets us all the facts—he’s good for it.
     
    Samuel, Nov 29, 2023
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    Denver’s starters totalled 0 turnovers tonight. That might be a record. And it’s not like they weren’t passing the ball. They, the starters, had 26 assists. MPJ had 30/10/5 tonight. Damn, if he’s going to start playing like that, there’s gonna be a dynasty in Denver.
     
    KingSpeed, Nov 29, 2023
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    yeah, I never understood the attraction

    and I really didn't buy the argument he would be a good 12M dollar trade chip
     
    wizenheimer, Nov 29, 2023
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    OneSport3 The Knowledge Hoarder

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    The Kings were benefactors of good injury luck last season and overachieved. They decided to stand pat on their roster and that was a mistake. They simply are a mediocre team. It seems like they could use a Jerami Grant on their roster.
     
    OneSport3, Nov 29, 2023
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    Grant for Keegan Murray and filler I’d do
     
    MickZagger, Nov 29, 2023
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    Just happy to see him back out there.

     
    THE HCP, Nov 29, 2023
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    Yeah, he's incredible. If he can stay healthy it changes everything.
     
    Phatguysrule, Nov 29, 2023
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    I’ve always liked MPJ dating back to high school. Always looked like a tier 1 scorer. Started to get turned off when I saw the tunnel-vision. Once he learns to move the ball more, he’s going to continue to get better on offense. He isn’t the clear #2 in Denver, but I think he’s going to be an AS and be remembered as the second best player of whatever this Denver run becomes.
     
    BankTeller, Nov 29, 2023
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    He dropped the mic on em.
     
    kjironman1, Nov 30, 2023
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    Jokic is ridiculous - these are league-wide stats for the season:
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    Rastapopoulos, Nov 30, 2023
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    But of course we'd never consider trading the mighty Scoot for him.
     
    Rastapopoulos, Nov 30, 2023
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