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The Lakers used a simple formula to compete for a championship - obtain 2 top 5 players in the league. GS, showtime
Lakers, Jordan Bulls, ... have also used this formula.

Part of me thinks that the Blazers need to follow this "Morey" philosophy. In our case, this might look like
obtaining 3 top 30 players. One web site considers CJ to be a top 30 player, and listed Dame as 10th best.
Obviously, both are back court players. If we are to incorporate this plan, we need a front court player
who is top 30 (top 20 would obviously be better).

Can Nurkic become that player?
If not, who can be that player? Blake Griffin?
Likely not anyone in the the draft at #16 will work - should we trade the pick?
Pippen wasn’t a top 5 player in the NBA. And he certainly wasn’t too 5 when they acquired him. Maybe 1994 but that’s it.
 


Wow what a great move by the Lakers. I feel so bad for Dame that he plays for us and that he’s so loyal. We never do good moves like this and yet poor Dame is so loyal to us..

Ariza for Tolliver and Baze was similar. Also- Nurkic AND a pick for Plumlee was one of the best heists in the NBA in the last 5 years. WB4 and Stauskas for Hood was incredible too.
 


I think this is a very good trade for the Nets. Now that they turn to win now they will need defense and players that can actually play and not projects like Musa.
 

Who was that guy who was also obscenely overpaid who was with the Heat, but whose agent FORGOT to opt in, and it enabled Pat Riley to sign some star instead? Anyone remember? That agent is probably at the bottom of some lake somewhere.
 
Who was that guy who was also obscenely overpaid who was with the Heat, but whose agent FORGOT to opt in, and it enabled Pat Riley to sign some star instead? Anyone remember? That agent is probably at the bottom of some lake somewhere.

That agent was Bill Duffy and is still one of the top agents in the game. He has and is paying Carter. If you believe that was an accident, which just happened to allow the Heat to sign Lamar Odom, you probably think Trump won the election.
 
That agent was Bill Duffy and is still one of the top agents in the game. He has and is paying Carter. If you believe that was an accident, which just happened to allow the Heat to sign Lamar Odom, you probably think Trump won the election.
Well that's a conspiracy theory I hadn't heard. Sort of makes sense, but that's why people believe conspiracy theories.
 
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