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2021-2022 AROUND the NBA: GSW Champs [ARCHIVED] - Kammrath - 07-21-2021
New Around the NBA thread for the 2021-2022 season....
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https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1414954477069684737
RE: AROUND the NBA: PHI open to trading Ben Simmons | CLE, IND, MIN, TOR, SAC interested - Kammrath - 07-21-2021
https://twitter.com/NickVanExit/status/1417868175245467650
RE: AROUND the NBA: PHI open to trading Ben Simmons | CLE, IND, MIN, TOR, SAC interested - Kammrath - 07-21-2021
https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1417879307515400199
RE: AROUND the NBA: PHI open to trading Ben Simmons | CLE, IND, MIN, TOR, SAC interested - Kammrath - 07-21-2021
Quote:Antetokounmpo is only 26 years old.
Michael Jordan was 28 when he won his first NBA championship. LeBron James was 27. Shaquille O’Neal, to whom Antetokounmpo is so often compared, was 28. Dirk Nowitzki, Antetokounmpo’s fellow European, was almost 33.
RE: AROUND the NBA: PHI open to trading Ben Simmons | CLE, IND, MIN, TOR, SAC interested - Kammrath - 07-21-2021
![[Image: E61M50FVEAQ-93K?format=jpg&name=large]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E61M50FVEAQ-93K?format=jpg&name=large)
RE: AROUND the NBA: PHI open to trading Ben Simmons | CLE, IND, MIN, TOR, SAC interested - Kammrath - 07-21-2021
https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/1417907353303801860
RE: AROUND the NBA: PHI open to trading Ben Simmons | CLE, IND, MIN, TOR, SAC interested - Kammrath - 07-21-2021
https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/1417899922649649160
RE: AROUND the NBA: PHI open to trading Ben Simmons | CLE, IND, MIN, TOR, SAC interested - Kammrath - 07-21-2021
https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1417911804118720512
RE: AROUND the NBA: PHI open to trading Ben Simmons | CLE, IND, MIN, TOR, SAC interested - KillerLeft - 07-21-2021
(07-21-2021, 01:15 PM)Kammrath Wrote: https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/1417907353303801860
Can two players not under contract (Schroder, THT) be aggregated in a sign-n-trade like that?
I used to be way more up on CBA rules back in the Fish days but coming back to the team hasn't (yet) brought back my passion for that stuff.
Either way, I HOPE the Lakers get Westbrook and not Chris Paul. LOL.
RE: AROUND the NBA: PHI open to trading Ben Simmons | CLE, IND, MIN, TOR, SAC interested - Kammrath - 07-21-2021
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RE: AROUND the NBA: PHI open to trading Ben Simmons | CLE, IND, MIN, TOR, SAC interested - Scott41theMavs - 07-21-2021
(07-21-2021, 01:19 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Can two players not under contract (Schroder, THT) be aggregated in a sign-n-trade like that?
I used to be way more up on CBA rules back in the Fish days but coming back to the team hasn't (yet) brought back my passion for that stuff.
Either way, I HOPE the Lakers get Westbrook and not Chris Paul. LOL.
I see Westbrook as much less of a winning liability than he was years ago. I think that if Lebron and AD stay healthy, an LBJ/AD/WB big three should be the prohibitive favorites for the '22 Larry.
RE: AROUND the NBA: PHI open to trading Ben Simmons | CLE, IND, MIN, TOR, SAC interested - Kammrath - 07-21-2021
(07-21-2021, 01:19 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Can two players not under contract (Schroder, THT) be aggregated in a sign-n-trade like that?
My gut says no, but not sure.
Lakers are cheaters, even in their rumor mill.
RE: AROUND the NBA: PHI open to trading Ben Simmons | CLE, IND, MIN, TOR, SAC interested - Kammrath - 07-21-2021
(07-21-2021, 01:25 PM)Scott41theMavs Wrote: I see Westbrook as much less of a winning liability than he was years ago.
RW in LAL scares me much more than CP3....
RE: AROUND the NBA: PHI open to trading Ben Simmons | CLE, IND, MIN, TOR, SAC interested - KillerLeft - 07-21-2021
(07-21-2021, 01:25 PM)Scott41theMavs Wrote: I see Westbrook as much less of a winning liability than he was years ago. I think that if Lebron and AD stay healthy, an LBJ/AD/WB big three should be the prohibitive favorites for the '22 Larry.
Not about talent, though. One of Lebron/Westbrook would need to be able to shoot for this to work. And neither can.
Shooting is so, so important now.
(07-21-2021, 01:26 PM)Kammrath Wrote: RW in LAL scares me much more than CP3....
Fair, but why? Look what Paul just did in PHX...in ONE year, basically.
Meanwhile, even though Westbrook plays hard (I have more respect for him than some) look what he did in Washington.
Both are better on-ball than off, but Westbrook is NOTHING if not on-ball, imo. Paul has the basketball IQ to continue to make an impact.
RE: AROUND the NBA: PHI open to trading Ben Simmons | CLE, IND, MIN, TOR, SAC interested - cow - 07-21-2021
(07-21-2021, 01:15 PM)Kammrath Wrote: https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/1417907353303801860
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RE: AROUND the NBA: PHI open to trading Ben Simmons | CLE, IND, MIN, TOR, SAC interested - Kammrath - 07-21-2021
(07-21-2021, 01:36 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Fair, but why?
I think RW has much more in the tank. I think RW could carry much more of a load that would let Lebron "coast" and "rest up" for the playoffs. I think Lebron would keep RW "in check." I think CP3 is close to a physical breakdown....of course I think Lebron is as well. And there is just something abut CP3 that doesn't scare me....not sure.
RE: AROUND the NBA: PHI open to trading Ben Simmons | CLE, IND, MIN, TOR, SAC interested - cow - 07-21-2021
(07-21-2021, 01:48 PM)Kammrath Wrote: I think RW has much more in the tank. I think RW could carry much more of a load that would let Lebron "coast" and "rest up" for the playoffs. I think Lebron would keep RW "in check." I think CP3 is close to a physical breakdown....of course I think Lebron is as well. And there is just something abut CP3 that doesn't scare me....not sure.
I'm not sure anyone can keep RW in check. It's what makes him a loveable maniac.
If Westbrook is getting traded, I'd imagine BB isn't too far behind.
RE: AROUND the NBA: PHI open to trading Ben Simmons | CLE, IND, MIN, TOR, SAC interested - KillerLeft - 07-21-2021
(07-21-2021, 01:48 PM)Kammrath Wrote: And there is just something abut CP3 that doesn't scare me....not sure.
Man, I would've said something similar, maybe, before this season. I think what he just did with this PHX team was pretty special, and I don't think it was more about Booker or Ayton, though I'm sure they'll be better off in the future, having had the experience.
Fair enough on your thoughts, however.
RE: AROUND the NBA: PHI open to trading Ben Simmons | CLE, IND, MIN, TOR, SAC interested - cow - 07-21-2021
(07-21-2021, 01:52 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Man, I would've said something similar, maybe, before this season. I think what he just did with this PHX team was pretty special, and I don't think it was more about Booker or Ayton, though I'm sure they'll be better off in the future, having had the experience.
Fair enough on your thoughts, however.
CP3 was great for Booker and especially Ayton. He got hurt multiple times in the playoffs though and it looks like he ran out of gas towards the end and the team lost its' composure (not putting that on him but rather the inexperience of the rest of the cast). A lot of that skillset is not what the Lakers need though. Durability would be high on my Wishlist for them. AD + CP3 + A somewhat human looking LeBron seems like a recipe for disaster from an injury standpoint. I can see why you'd want Westbrook instead in that regard, but he also has a ton of issues in his own right.
RE: AROUND the NBA: PHI open to trading Ben Simmons | CLE, IND, MIN, TOR, SAC interested - KillerLeft - 07-21-2021
(07-21-2021, 01:58 PM)cow Wrote: A lot of that skillset is not what the Lakers need though. Durability would be high on my Wishlist for them. AD + CP3 + A somewhat human looking LeBron seems like a recipe for disaster from an injury standpoint. I can see why you'd want Westbrook instead in that regard, but he also has a ton of issues in his own right.
Some good validity here. "Knowing how to win" is not what the Lakers are lacking, I agree, and more durability question marks might worsen their situation.
I guess the bottom line, for me...I claim to support Westbrook because I LOVE that he plays hard every night. And maybe I shouldn't make that claim, because imo, he plays just as dumb as he plays hard.