2024-2025 Around the NBA Thread

[leclerc]

To be fair, KD carries quite a bit too.

I will watch him closely in the next game ;-)

 

[AzStevenCal]

To be fair, KD carries quite a bit too.

Yeah, he does. He doesn't carry and then crash into defenders on his way to the rim though like GA and a few others do.

 

[Hoop Head]

Yeah, he does. He doesn't carry and then crash into defenders on his way to the rim though like GA and a few others do.

Because he's really good at stumbling after contact to draw the foul. It's different than what Giannis or LeBron do. It's like a cross between LeBron and Harden. Durant does it a lot where he'll run towards the FT line though and once met with physicality he'll elevate to shoot a weird fadeaway almost where he lands on his backside to get the And-1 or just FT attempts. Its unique and I'm surprised Booker hasn't copied it.

 

[Ronin]

Evan Sidery

@esidery
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The Bulls are open to taking back Michael Porter Jr. in a trade with the Nuggets for Zach LaVine.Chicago views the 26-year-old wing as an ideal piece on their rebuilding timeline.Porter is under contract through 2026-27, but only $12 million is guaranteed in the final year.

 

[Hoop Head]

Evan Sidery
@esidery
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The Bulls are open to taking back Michael Porter Jr. in a trade with the Nuggets for Zach LaVine.Chicago views the 26-year-old wing as an ideal piece on their rebuilding timeline.Porter is under contract through 2026-27, but only $12 million is guaranteed in the final year.

So Denver would be throwing in the towel on competing?

MPJ isn't great but he's a better fit than Lavine. They were foolish when they let Bruce Brown walk and doubled down on stupidity when they let KCP go last off-season. A MPJ for Lavine swap would officially drop them out of legit contender status to around where the Suns hover as needing a very favorable path with some lucky breaks.

 

[GatorAZ]

Warriors lost by 50!

 

[Mainstreet]

Warriors lost by 50!

I've been thinking the Suns should pattern their style of play similar to the Warriors small ball approach since they do not have much size either.

I guess it needs some work.

It will take them awhile to figure it out with the addition of Schroder, but I think they will.

 

[95pro]

I've been thinking the Suns should pattern their style of play similar to the Warriors small ball approach since they do not have much size either.

I guess it needs some work.

It will take them awhile to figure it out with the addition of Schroder, but I think they will.

Hard to do without a guy like green. Despite his age and antics he’s still valuable for them.

 

[Mainstreet]

Hard to do without a guy like green. Despite his age and antics he’s still valuable for them.

I give more credit to Stephen Curry but yes, the Warriors need what Green brings to the table. Also, the Warriors are an incredibly a well coached team

 

[Phrazbit]

I give more credit to Stephen Curry but yes, the Warriors need what Green brings to the table. Also, the Warriors are an incredibly a well coached team

Curry is the evolution of Nash... or like... Nash mixed with Reggie Miller. We don't have anything like him, no one does or ever has.

I also agree though, that we don't need THAT guy so much as we need an interior presence that is, ideally, a defensive force and can compliment our stars on offense. Green does both for Golden State, no one on our team even scratches the surface of either role.

Our front court situation is our biggest weakness, even worse than the injuries. We are getting nothing on offense there and less than nothing on defense, it's like we're 4 on 5 on that end. The offense forces one rotation and we're toast, either that or we just don't get back in transition.

 

[Mainstreet]

Curry is the evolution of Nash... or like... Nash mixed with Reggie Miller. We don't have anything like him, no one does or ever has.

I also agree though, that we don't need THAT guy so much as we need an interior presence that is, ideally, a defensive force and can compliment our stars on offense. Green does both for Golden State, no one on our team even scratches the surface of either role.

Our front court situation is our biggest weakness, even worse than the injuries. We are getting nothing on offense there and less than nothing on defense, it's like we're 4 on 5 on that end. The offense forces one rotation and we're toast, either that or we just don't get back in transition.

I couldn't agree more about the Suns front court being their primary weakness. Too bad they don't have a fix on their roster.

As you note, Steve Nash and Stephen Curry type players don't come around very often.