NBA 2016 Off-Season Thread

KD to Warriors.

http://www.theplayerstribune.com/kev...-announcement/

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Golden State and Cleveland Finals again it looks like.

Well damn, didn't think he would leave.

Life long Warriors fan checking in.

That's gonna be a fun team to watch.

A part of me hopes they fail to integrate him in well. People bitched so much about Lebron and the Heat's Big Three, but this is legitimately a Big Four.

zubdub_sl said:

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Golden State and Cleveland Finals again it looks like.

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I can't believe I am saying this...but I am rooting for LeBron to be the hero that we need to stop the superteam. Again.

PatrickStar_sl said:

I can't believe I am saying this...but I am rooting for LeBron to be the hero that we need to stop the superteam. Again.

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LeBron's the same shit. Big 3 in Miami. Then back to Cleveland with it's 3 #1 picks and 2 #4s in four years (assets, talent, or assets to trade for talent) once Miami got too old. Playing in the East where the first and second rounds are practically byes. It's just a different league now. That's why as a Laker's fan I don't understand anyone who thinks LA has any real attraction for FAs these days (due to location, history, etc). No one wants to build a team anymore - instead they want to be that last missing piece.

While the Warriors are clearly better offensively, they need to address rebounding where they got ass fucked in the finals.

Didn't think he would leave. That's now a big fuckin FOUR!

DickTrickle_sl said:

A part of me hopes they fail to integrate him in well. People bitched so much about Lebron and the Heat's Big Three, but this is legitimately a Big Four.

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There are some clear differences. KD is a pretty humble guy who left his team with that same humility. Leaving a team he'd been with his career, but not from the community he was actually born and raised in. And OKC was hopeful of a championship, but KD was never really anointed as the savior of a failed franchise or sports town so much as a new team to a new community just being excited at having exciting players. And 3 hall of fame and/or all-star players colluding during free agency to go to a team to form a super team and then arrogantly announcing 6 rings in a row is slightly different in tone than a great player joining an existing team that clearly needs another piece after an epic collapse in the finals. The Warriors are certainly a great team, but their players are a part of that system, and trying to compare the Miami Big 3 to the perceived big 3 before KD gets there to be a big 4 is a bit of a reach.

It's really not the same narrative at all?

And I think KD will integrate just fine. In fact, I think this will be the perfect system and situation for him and the warriors, which is a slight criticism of KD as he strives within the protection of a strong team, not as a strong, individual, outspoken leader. And there are still concerns the Warriors haven't addressed, like whether they can cope with the physicality of the playoffs, compete in the paint, and stay healthy.

Brahma_sl said:

Didn't think he would leave. That's now a big fuckin FOUR!

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Iguodala won the finals MVP just two years ago! And Green was proclaimed their best player these playoffs! And Klay saved their series against OKC proving he's better than Curry, too! Now they're adding Durant?! It's a big fuckin FIVE, maaan! With Curry as their 5th valuable player! UNREAL!!!!

I'm stoked on this news.

I hated this shit when Lebron did it. Hate it even more now.

Me and a bud are discussing how you stop this super team stuff. My solution was that if you have more than two NBA all stars or MVP's in the last 3 years (whatever number). You are not allowed to sign a 3rd unless drafted by said team.

I personally won't bother looking at too many NBA games now. Cleveland will roller stomp the east with no "fun" teams to even look at past them. The west will be fun though. OKC vs GS will be a blast just to see the fan reaction hen KD gets the ball.

Brahma_sl said:

Me and a bud are discussing how you stop this super team stuff. My solution was that if you have more than two NBA all stars or MVP's in the last 3 years (whatever number). You are not allowed to sign a 3rd unless drafted by said team.

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The fact that Curry will now be the fourth highest paid player on the Warriors contributes heavily to this issue too.

Euroleague star Sergio Rodriguez has agreed to a one-year, $8 million deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, league sources tell The Vertical.

Biggest news of the day.

Tyler Johnson is looking at 50 million. Guess Brooklyn feels he had a lot of potential but that still seems crazy. Heat might even match!