Event The OFFICIAL Trade Deadline thread

JR Rider and Szerbiack and then you have a squad.

 

JR Rider and Szerbiack and then you have a squad.

Edit: it's a double rainbow!

 

Gosh, I won't say we overpaid, especially if Afflalo steps it up, but this was a crazy trade deadline, craziest I can remember. Phoenix went from having 5PGs and traded away three of them (Dragic, Ennis, Thomas), last year's ROY gets traded in MCW...nuts. I haven't fully analyzed how everything will shake out, but Phoenix is looking like they're giving up for the year, and Philly is hella committed to tanking. In the draft I remember them talking about drafting Elfred Peyton and trading MCW, but now who the hell is going to play in the backcourt for them.

 

No worries about OKC. They'll find a way to fuck it up. After all, they still have ballhog Westbrick.

 

JR Rider and Szerbiack and then you have a squad.

Edit: It's a triple rainbow! What does it mean?!?!?

 

No worries about OKC. They'll find a way to fuck it up. After all, they still have ballhog Westbrick.

 

Gosh, I won't say we overpaid, especially if Afflalo steps it up, but this was a crazy trade deadline, craziest I can remember. Phoenix went from having 5PGs and traded away three of them (Dragic, Ennis, Thomas), last year's ROY gets traded in MCW...nuts. I haven't fully analyzed how everything will shake out, but Phoenix is looking like they're giving up for the year, and Philly is hella committed to tanking. In the draft I remember them talking about drafting Elfred Peyton and trading MCW, but now who the hell is going to play in the backcourt for them.

 

I liked Szczerbiak

 

wtf? double posts? I blame SPD.

 

What does the Salem Police Department have to do with this?

 

I think that OKC are the winners of trade deadline day. They got rid of a malcontent inefficient volume shooter who they might have had to overpay as a restricted free agent, and in return got back Kanter, who's also an RFA but good and they traded small for big which is tough to do. In addition, they pick up DJ Augustin who's probably one of the better backup PGs in the league given his play the last two seasons, and Singler, who can shoot, which never hurts.

They now have 5 SOLID bigs in Adams/Ibaka/Kanter/Collison/McGary, and can always go small with Durant at the 4 if they want with Morrow or Singler at the 3 to space things out. They still have the enigma that is Perry Jones. Oh and there's Westbrook of course.

If you look at PER and other advanced metrics, it really looks like OKC made a hell of a trade. I'm concerned about them for when they make the playoffs.

 

I thought it was funny how the media fully expected Wally to dominate Pippen and then Pippen showed everyone why the Blazers acquired him. I expected him to be better in the NBA. Meh, some hit and some don't.

 

Reggie Jackson was a PG that pushed tempo and kept the offense clicking when Westbrook was injured. Calling him a volume shooter isn't accurate to his role in the OKC system at all.

Kanter is a fairly solid C, but his defense is nothing special, which is their biggest need there.

OKC is talented, but I don't see this as a major upgrade/downgrade.

 

I agree that OKC did very well. Augustin is a better backup PG than Reggie Jackson, and they now have a killer low post scorer (Kanter) which was a weakness for them. Plus they've got shooters - Singler in particular is a very useful role player.
The thing I'm most pissed off about, though, is that Prigioni went to the Rockets. He is an awesome backup PG (even if he's old as dirt) and I can see him making their second unit a lot better. I wish we could've picked him up. He's better than Blake in almost all respects.

 

Reggie Jackson's stats flatter him. He hogged all the shots and OKC were atrocious when he was playing big minutes. I gan see him and Stan Van Gundy seriously knocking heads.

 

Sam Hinkie is slowly working his way towards having zero players but every draft pick in an entire draft. Players only disappoint but pure potential NEVER does.

 

Prigioni is garbage dude, Blake is way better especially at defense.

 

Kenyon Martin will be waived by the bucks. I'd love to sign him. Always liked his toughness

 

I like what the Bucks did too.

 

What a day! Has the record for most trades in a day been blown out of the water!? I don't remember anything like this!

Well, I was advocating for the Blazers to get Afflalo instead of Chandler, and some people here said we needed Chandler more, but it looks like Neil agreed with me! Alonzo Gee is a nice bonus too. Mike Rice loves to say his name!