OFFICIAL AROUND THE NBA: JULY 2023

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bemac said:
Noticing a pattern in your posts...Every player another team signs is not a failure by the Blazers. They have a little trade they need to work through before they start picking up random scraps.
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Agreed.
I don't think Grant Williams is very good to be honest. This is more of a 'good for them' type signing.
 
Fouls like a man possessed. I guess he is trying to play defense?
 
Rastapopoulos said:
Mavs acquiring Grant Williams from the Celtics in a sign-and-trade. Why didn't we try to get him? Seems like we could have really used a player like that. Mavs gave up 3 second rounders to get him. AND they're still signing Matisse to an offer sheet. Seems like ONE team is really TRYING to get its star to stick around, huh JOE CRONIN???

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We don't know what we need right now. We won't know what we need until we see what we get back for Lillard.
 
KeepOnRollin said:
I can guarantee we need Defense, with or without what we get from a Dame trade. Grant doesn't provide enough to worry about but Matisse does.
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I want dudes like Thybulle to be around Shae and Scoot.

Also I think it was Highkin who said that the guy is extremely cerebral. He always has a book in his hands. That’s the kind of guy I want on this team.
 
Jaylen Brown been in Boston longer than Tatum yet since Tatum arrived Brown has been in trade convo evey summer

2018 kawhi
2019 anthony davis
2020 james harden
2021 ben simmons
2022 kevin durant
2023 dame

He must be sick and tired of this
 
Rastapopoulos said:
Mavs acquiring Grant Williams from the Celtics in a sign-and-trade. Why didn't we try to get him? Seems like we could have really used a player like that. Mavs gave up 3 second rounders to get him. AND they're still signing Matisse to an offer sheet. Seems like ONE team is really TRYING to get its star to stick around, huh JOE CRONIN???

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They say he tried. They say there was nothing out there. Grant Williams would have helped Dame for sure.
 
Natebishop3 said:
I want dudes like Thybulle to be around Shae and Scoot.

Also I think it was Highkin who said that the guy is extremely cerebral. He always has a book in his hands. That’s the kind of guy I want on this team.
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I think we need one veteran at SF. If they expect to get Caleb Martin, let Matisse go. If they don't expect to be getting a veteran SF, keep Matisse.
 
KeepOnRollin said:
I can guarantee we need Defense, with or without what we get from a Dame trade. Grant doesn't provide enough to worry about but Matisse does.
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I can guarantee the Blazers need center help -- with or without Nurkic. And right now needs a starting SF who has actually claimed the position. And more defense, overall.
 
What is the verdict on bringing back Winslow? I know he won't be demanding much on the market, so would we be able to, or want to bring him back for vet presence?
 
OR-84 said:
What is the verdict on bringing back Winslow? I know he won't be demanding much on the market, so would we be able to, or want to bring him back for vet presence?
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I thought about him earlier today. I don't expect him healthy, but I'd definitely bring him back as a vet presence, assuming he was good in the locker room last year.
 
Wizard Mentor said:
I'm new to Twitter, but wow.
Brandon Miller is trending, and it's not a compliment to him...
https://twitter.com/search?q="Brandon Miller"&src=trend_click&vertical=trends
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It's just summer league so it's more guard oriented (and most of these guys are trying to score so they can earn a roster spot in some other league or they're not smart enough to realize NBA teams want skills beyond scoring).

That said, I've already made it clear in a previous post that Brandon Miller is talented but will be frustrating to watch, at times, when he doesn't show up. This will lead to people questioning his 'heart' for, at least, the first few years of his career.

Given his poor performances against .500 competition in college, this isn't new. For reference, similar players coming out of college like Carmelo, KD, Tatum, Granger, Ingram, Banchero outperformed him in this facet.

Now, he did utilize his other skills, which is why I think he won't be a bust (probably just not going to be as good as other guys taken after him). When his shot isn't falling, he'll try to play defense and facilitate the ball. We saw that tonight.
 
RR7 said:
I thought about him earlier today. I don't expect him healthy, but I'd definitely bring him back as a vet presence, assuming he was good in the locker room last year.
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Yeah, I wasn't sure if he was expected to be recovered from ankle surgery by start of season or not, by regardless he'd need some time to be ready. A good locker room presence though I would assume. Also, if he does get to being a productive rotational player he could be unloaded on an expiring/cheap contract with the likes of (Thybulle/Grant).
 
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RR7 said:
I thought about him earlier today. I don't expect him healthy, but I'd definitely bring him back as a vet presence, assuming he was good in the locker room last year.
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I think Winslow disliked GP2, and that's a good sign.
 
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I actually don't want Maxey back in a trade for Dame, because we have a good trio of young guards already.

I also do not want Tobias and his hige contract

But seeing reports of Philly not willing to let go of Maxey in a Dame trade, if I were Joel, I'd be yelling at the FO.

When Harden goes to LAC, the 6ers won't be able to compete in the East

Just a thought
 
inconceivable said:
I actually don't want Maxey back in a trade for Dame, because we have a good trio of young guards already.

I also do not want Tobias and his hige contract

But seeing reports of Philly not willing to let go of Maxey in a Dame trade, if I were Joel, I'd be yelling at the FO.

When Harden goes to LAC, the 6ers won't be able to compete in the East

Just a thought
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Maxey would be going somewhere else.
 
inconceivable said:
I also do not want Tobias and his hige contract
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Huge expiring contract. I think that's a valuable asset, and he's known to be a great locker room guy. We could use a stable non-dramatic vet to set the vibe with Jerami. I think Kyle Lowry would be helpful in that respect as well (and he's expiring too).
 
inconceivable said:
I actually don't want Maxey back in a trade for Dame, because we have a good trio of young guards already.
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Maxey would probably be going to another team because he'd leverage better assets in trade...BUT...

if it was a choice between Scoot-Sharpe-Ant or Scoot-Sharpe-Maxey, you have to go with BPA and Maxey is better
 
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