bayarea_ryan

Clippers had to give up everything because they were in a bidding war with Toronto. Whoever got George, got Kawhi. So the trade was essentially for two players....

[quote]or have a franchise tag? [/quote] Issue with the franchise tag is that an NFL 1st rounder carries more weight. An NBA team losing 2 or 3 or even 4 1st rounders would do nothing in terms of making them think twice about pulling a star player. ...

They're in the east. I don't think the odds are as bad we think they are....

[quote]7 of the stars were pick 4 or 5. 19 were 1-3. 23% chance at 4/5, 42% from 1-3. You're right, but a 23% success rate is still double the hit rate from 6-10.[/quote] Love the info. Thanks NotCoop!...

[quote]Some people have no idea what BS they’re spewing out. Garland was always a top 5 prospect even after the injury. He was a top 5 prospect going into college. He didn’t suddenly come out of nowhere. People didn’t talk about him much due to his injury early on but have always acknowledged him as...

Why tf are they doing boneless wings?...

The case against Hunter is he’s really limited offensively. He comes from damn near the slowest pace in ncaa to a team who will want to run in the nba. His handle isn’t what it needs to be, and in a ncaa tournament game, UVA had him on the bench. Given our current team structure, we need scori...

We don’t need to force anything for a defensive big. Can sign one in free agency or in a year or two. We will want to space the floor and let these guys run. ...

Please let them max out Jimmy Butler....

[quote] Not to be negative and it might be because the Pels haven’t had a first round pick in ages...but how often do mid to late first round draft picks make a big impact on a team?[/quote] Rarely. But we have enough for rarely to hit at this point. Also, and this is key -- the Lakers front o...