NBA 2015 Off-Season Thread
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Lasch
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I'm perplexed at Thunder fans freaking out about the possibility of the Thunder matching the Kanter contract.
Trading Harden was already probably the death knell for keeping Durant. Letting Kanter go for nothing, and they are hiring the chauffeur to the airport for KD.
Trading Harden was already probably the death knell for keeping Durant. Letting Kanter go for nothing, and they are hiring the chauffeur to the airport for KD.
DickTrickle
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I don't get that either. The dude averaged 19/11 in OKC and while that comes with some caveats (no Durant, poor defense), it's highly defensible especially with the increasing cap. He's still just over 23, he could learn to play at least competent defense, and it's likely his three point shot will develop more. There's still plenty of promise there. They essentially gave up Reggie Jackson for Kanter so it'd be stupid to let him leave for nothing now.
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Muurloen
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This offseason just keeps getting better and better. Mark Cuban is the gift that keeps on giving.
radditsu
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Shit if they wanted an aging broke down point guard they could have just kept Rondo. At least he has won a game or two!
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Guess idea tank is officially out the window, which is understandable with Dirk wanting to finish up. Everyone goes to the Nets and completely blows ass, Deron could get in shape and somewhat re-motivated to play, he could be a decent PG. Dude's only 31. Glad Zaza is better than I was originally looking at, certainly not a rim protector but definitely worth a 2nd rounder.
Cuban better go buy some paintings from Larry Sanders, and while there ask if he'd like to play center. Not sure how this will turn out, but should be entertaining.
Here comes Deron.David Aldridge on Twitter:
Cuban better go buy some paintings from Larry Sanders, and while there ask if he'd like to play center. Not sure how this will turn out, but should be entertaining.
Here comes Deron.David Aldridge on Twitter:
Djay
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Deron Williams only ever seemed great because he was in Jerry Sloan's system. Nets didn't make him bad...the Jazz made him good. He hasn't been close to the 10 assist/game mark since he undermined Sloan and went to Jersey. Also, he's been a negative defensively his entire career and that's not going to change now. I guess Dallas doesn't really have a PG, so he might be an upgrade still, but I wouldn't get too excited about Williams.
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With the track record of good players going to the Nets and not being so good, I think you're certainly stretching there. This is still a guy who has averaged 17ppg, 8.5ast, while shooting 36% from 3 over his career. Certainly not saying this guy will return to superstar status, but at $5mil /yr this is certainly not a bad pickup. Especially considering what the team looked like without him.
The article clearly shows a guy who wanted no part at all of being a major piece to a team. Part 2 is going to be hilarious.
Djay
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I thought it was widely known that Sloan's system made Williams and Boozer appear better than they actually were, but I guess not. He's 16.6/7.5 if you take away the Utah years. I already admitted he might be an upgrade for Dallas, but he isn't suddenly going to be much better than that just because he's not on the Nets. If you're okay with 16 points, 7 assists, and bad defense from a guy that's only been able to stay on the floor for more than 70 games once since 2009/10, then fine. I just don't want to see Dallas fans hurt again so soon by expecting more than that, though.
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57. More than LeBron has ever scored. So that essentially makes him better than LeBron.
I don't think any real basketball fans expect Deron to turn into some world destroyer, but he is certainly more talented than anyone Carlisle has had to work with since being in Dallas. It's an upgrade with upside, with a slight possibility of Rajon Rhonda 2.0.
Antilles
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Real talk though it's a little surprising one of the big market teams hasn't tried to throw a ton of money at the trainers here. Or, watch David Griffin try to woo them over to Cleveland.