06-07-2021, 05:56 PM
(06-07-2021, 04:32 PM)jesusshuttlesworth82 Wrote: lol ok mr vegas
A team that just publicly told everyone they're going to rebuild is going to trade for a max player....RIGHT. I forgot rebuilding teams LOVE to trade away top 10 draft picks too.
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Porzingis is 26 years old. Why would he be on the same timeline as Luka (22) in Dallas, but far removed from Fultz (23), Isaac (23), WCJ (22), Okeke (22), Anthony (21), Hampton (20), and assuming Bamba (23) would go the other way.
The difference is Porzingis would be the clear cut #1 option in Orlando and have a defensive presence next to him at all times (WCJ/Isaac). He can be the veteran leader of the team, if that is one of his goals. Something Porzingis might have thought was possible in Dallas, when he was traded to the Mavs. Only to quickly find out that Luka is LeJordan.
I think the list is a pretty accurate reflection of win now teams (Golden State, Boston, Washington), the nuclear wasteland for bad contracts (OKC), the explained middle ground (Orlando) and a "longshot" (Bulls), because of Markkanen or/and Duffy´s clients (Vucevic/Lavine).
Also worth remembering that bookmakers want you to bet (has to be realistic enough for action), but they also want you to lose (therefore not as likely as it might appear). Besides the odds being shitty in these markets in general. So maybe it´s worth looking at some of the glaring omissions like Sacramento, Cleveland or Charlotte.