The 2019-2020 Around the NBA thread

[SunnyBaller]

Ja averaging 18/7 on 49/40/80 shooting and 2/1 assists to turnovers. He’s 20.

Ya look what he did for Memphis , if the basketball gods didn't hate the sun's we could have drafted him and probably be 5 or 6 wins better right now and in a playoff spot

 

[GatorAZ]

Ya look what he did for Memphis , if the basketball gods didn't hate the sun's we could have drafted him and probably be 5 or 6 wins better right now and in a playoff spot

Their drafting has really boosted their rebuild. Morant, Clark, Jackson and Brooks are all productive.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Their drafting has really boosted their rebuild. Morant, Clark, Jackson and Brooks are all productive.

losing out on Morant doomed this team for years. that was the guy we needed. alpha dog at PG. A leader to bring the team together who's got the drive and physical skills to possibly be the #1 guy with Booker and Ayton as great #2 and #3s, with Oubre coming in at a fantastic #4.

freaking lotto.

and instead, we got screwed in the lotto, dropped to #6, traded back for some reason to pick up an underwhelming "PF" and then drafted a bunch of older non-atheletes who should be able to contribute fast... because... they were older?

Rubio was an okay move last off-season. Everything else looks like a swing and a miss.

 

[SunnyBaller]

losing out on Morant doomed this team for years. that was the guy we needed. alpha dog at PG. A leader to bring the team together who's got the drive and physical skills to possibly be the #1 guy with Booker and Ayton as great #2 and #3s, with Oubre coming in at a fantastic #4.

freaking lotto.

and instead, we got screwed in the lotto, dropped to #6, traded back for some reason to pick up an underwhelming "PF" and then drafted a bunch of older non-atheletes who should be able to contribute fast... because... they were older?

Rubio was an okay move last off-season. Everything else looks like a swing and a miss.

NBA lotto is a joke just do the draft by worst record like other sports do rather then punish bad teams because they don't have a superstar

 

[Covert Rain]

losing out on Morant doomed this team for years. that was the guy we needed. alpha dog at PG. A leader to bring the team together who's got the drive and physical skills to possibly be the #1 guy with Booker and Ayton as great #2 and #3s, with Oubre coming in at a fantastic #4.

freaking lotto.

and instead, we got screwed in the lotto, dropped to #6, traded back for some reason to pick up an underwhelming "PF" and then drafted a bunch of older non-atheletes who should be able to contribute fast... because... they were older?

Rubio was an okay move last off-season. Everything else looks like a swing and a miss.

It appears James Jones philosophy was throwing as many noodles to the wall as possible and praying something sticks. Outside of Booker, KO, Rubio and Ayton every single other player on this team is easily replaceable.

 

[Ronin]

Down 14 in the 4th and the trash talk begins.

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[Ronin]

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[Ronin]

Nick Kosmider
@NickKosmider
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Testing on Nuggets guard Jamal Murray’s sprained left ankle returned clean today and he is expected to miss multiple games, league sources tell
@ShamsCharania
and me.

 

[GatorAZ]

Just want to point out that I never gave up on Brandon Ingram.

 

[AsUpRoDiGy]

Just want to point out that I never gave up on Brandon Ingram.

Well... there's always tomorrow.

 

[Ronin]

Boston is sort of in a funk they are 5-5 in their last ten games.

 

[Russ Smith]

In case people missed it, Warriors signed Chriss to a 2 way contract and he's back on the team as of Tue.

 

[Dan H]

All these trade rumors with Love to the Suns are nuts. If they want cap relief, they should be sending US a young player or a first-round pick, not the other way around.

 

[Covert Rain]

All these trade rumors with Love to the Suns are nuts. If they want cap relief, they should be sending US a young player or a first-round pick, not the other way around.

Link?

 

[Dan H]

https://www.azcentral.com/story/spo...uns-realistic-cleveland-cavaliers/4501965002/

Johnson and Saric (expiring contracts) plus Bridges and a first-rounder.

LOL. No thanks.

 

[Covert Rain]

https://www.azcentral.com/story/spo...uns-realistic-cleveland-cavaliers/4501965002/

Johnson and Saric (expiring contracts) plus Bridges and a first-rounder.

LOL. No thanks.

Why? When does Love expire? I didn’t read it yet.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

https://www.azcentral.com/story/spo...uns-realistic-cleveland-cavaliers/4501965002/

Johnson and Saric (expiring contracts) plus Bridges and a first-rounder.

LOL. No thanks.

If James does that, shoot him.

 

[CardsSunsDbacks]

I would kind of be okay with it if it didn't involve Bridges and it was a heavily protected pick or a 2nd rounder. I don't like what it does for the cap, but the team would be significantly better.

 

[SunnyBaller]

If we have up bridges then we better be getting their 1st round pick too, loves contract would destroy our cap space and we wouldn't be able to improve our bench during the off-season

 

[Dan H]

Why? When does Love expire? I didn’t read it yet.

He's got three years and 90 million left after this season.

 

[95pro]

Lol the media trying to push for their objective. Sometimes the media gets the ball rolling on these things.

 

[Mainstreet]

https://www.azcentral.com/story/spo...uns-realistic-cleveland-cavaliers/4501965002/

Johnson and Saric (expiring contracts) plus Bridges and a first-rounder.

LOL. No thanks.

Yeah. The reasons not to do the trade were not explained. Anyone can throw around names.

 

[SirStefan32]

That's just silly. K-Love is a huge negative due to his age and contract. If Cavs want to trade him, THEY will have to include assets.

 

[Covert Rain]

He's got three years and 90 million left after this season.

If the Suns think they could seriously contend by next year I would consider it.

 

[Bufalay]

Michael Porter Jr plays like Dragan Bender if Bender knew how to play basketball.