Exclusive Paul George to the Clippers

[Pinwheel1]

He said Toronto had the option to trade for George, of course they did as OKC is only shopping for best offer. Woj never said Kawhi would agree to resign in Toronto.

He said "late last night the Clippers were scared that both PG and Kawhi were going to Toronto."

 

[Rastapopoulos]

You don't have a problem with it while also not including Portland in your top-5 in the West. You can't see why that would bother people?

I NEVER have Portland in my top 5. My love is unconditional.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Honestly .. who wants to play with Westbrook?

I used to think the same about Iverson, but plenty of people are fiercely loyal to both.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

OKC re-signed George, then got 5 unprotected first, 2 swaps and a promising rookie out of him. Not too bad I would say

Good point!

 

[STOMP]

The problem with GS is that Klay will be out most of the regular season. Curry will have a lot more on his plate and we'll see if he holds up. Green was fairly pedestrian during the regular season last year.

Green had a come to Jesus season of sorts last year. Midway through, he started biting his tongue and not chirping nearly as much at the refs which clearly had become a distraction for him and the team. Even more importantly he gave up junk food and revamped his nutrition dropping 20 lbs. Being that he's in a contract year, I'd expect him to continue this improved focus and be at the top of his game next season.

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[Rastapopoulos]

I don't think Lakers are 3 and Utah is getting overrated. I think we have HCA if we stay healthy

I think Utah may be underrated. Mike Conley is (a) really really good and (b) PERFECT for them.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Green had a come to Jesus season of sorts last year. Midway through, he started biting his tongue and not chirping nearly as much at the refs which clearly had become a distraction for him and the team. Even more importantly he gave up junk food and revamped his nutrition dropping 20 lbs. Being that he's in a contract year, I'd expect him to continue this improved focus and be at the top of his game next season.

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Plus I think he never liked Durant and will be extra motivated to prove the Warriors don't need him.

BUT: they're not just without Klay, they've lost Iggy too and while Russell will help to replace some offense, he sure won't help with the defense.

 

[andalusian]

Klay isn't going to be the defender he once was when he returns. The GS era officially ended this summer. I have a feeling they flip Green at some point this season before he's due the max.

Love is a 1980's PF? Where did you get this idea? He shot 0.361 from the 3 last year, he is a .370 carrer 3 shooter. He is the classic modern stretch 4 that can actually rebound.

Love has issues, contract, defense, injuries - but you put him to space the floor for Dame and CJ and have Nurk and Zach cover for his defense - and this team is a problem for every team out there.

 

[SIeepwalker]

Paul George goes to the Lakers because of.....Anfernee Simons.

If Ant doesn't go nuclear on the Kings, Dame never gets the chance to dagger them from 30'.

Way to go Rook!

It is said that every historical event can be traced back to Anfernee Simons

 

[kjironman1]

Well the Blazers need a backup PG?

But he might not be able to keep his old number?

 

[Hoopguru]

I love the fact that Stars are going away from OKC as long as westbrick is there. Okc should just part ways now.

It wouldn't matter if Westbrook was there or not...OKC is not a desirable place for NBA players to relocate.

 

[Hoopguru]

Maybe the Wizards trade Wall for Westbrook. Wizards think Beal and Westbrook could make a run in the east. OKC can tank while Wall recovers.... I dont know its 1am and Im just spit ballin lol.

Toronto should go after Westbrook..

 

[kjironman1]

Paul George still had 3 years left on his deal. How was he in a position to demand a trade?

C'mon... Doesn't matter how many years are left. If he wants out he just says he wants out.

 

[kjironman1]

Im not convinced the Lakers are even a playoff team. For one, they are thin as shit even if they get people like Iggy, Bradley, Howard whoever. For two AD is injury prone and Lebron is a year older and had some nagging injuries this past season. I could be wrong, but I dont think they make playoffs.

Yeah... You could be wrong?

 

[Reep]

LeBron is like the kid that just bought the new video game console the day before v2.0 comes out with 3D graphics.

 

[kjironman1]

He and Lebron are very close friends. It’d be Lebrons team. The crazy Russell would shrink. They’d be lethal.

I agree with this. Westbrook could play with LeBron just fine.

 

[Hoopguru]

Kawhi and PG orchestrated the whole thing to play in LA, not Canada.

The NBA is a players league and player driven, especially the Super Stars.
Going to see more of it, imo.

 

[Hoopguru]

I agree with this. Westbrook could play with LeBron just fine.

Im not sure, some players don't do well without the ball and Westbrook is one of them. Bro & Davis would want the ball more than Westbrook would be comfortable with.

 

[kjironman1]

will OKC trade steven adams now?

That idea has been thrown around before all this happened.

 

[e_blazer]

It’s going to be interesting to see how the Clippers work their roster. Both PG and Kawhi are natural starters as SF. I’d guess Kawhi will start at SG?

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

It’s going to be interesting to see how the Clippers work their roster. Both PG and Kawhi are natural starters as SF. I’d guess Kawhi will start at SG?

I saw their projected starters looked like this,
Beverly -PG
Kawhi - SG
Harkless - SF
PG13 - PF
Harrell - C

 

[Reep]

I saw their projected starters looked like this,
Beverly -PG
Kawhi - SG
Harkless - SF
PG13 - PF
Harrell - C

Four guys about the same size and a defensive guard. And Hark and Harrell don’t need plays run for them. That’s a good lineup. I would still start Lou over Hark though.

 

[joeBlazers]

I need help understanding how:
1. How can the Clippers fit all those talents under their cap? Isn't PG a Max player? Isn't Kawhi signing for the max? But they also have Beverly, Lou, ...
2. Why did Kawhi sign for 4 years when he could do 2 years then be eligible for the super max?
What Am I missing?

 

[Labinot41]

I get that. It's just frustrating that a small group of popular douchebags can ring chase in any big city, to teams that seem to have just the perfect amount of money to make it happen, and draw anyone to them in the blink of an eye, and we get shit on year after year after year. The fucking media can't even pronounce our players names correctly.

It's just frustrating, that's all. I can't even turn on a sports show in the off-season without some asshole busting his nut over LeBron, Davis, Kahwi, KD, or Los Angeles. Even the KNICKS got more attention than us.

Beyond fucking sick of it.

Same here, i have an account on the German NBA page and the main topics every day are Lakers, Warriors, Knicks, Clippers, Nets, Celtics... even fucking Oklahoma has a big fanbase in that forum, as a Blazers fan, i'm pretty alone there, nobody is even interested in the Blazers or cares about our Team, that's why i spend my time mostly here to discuss with other Blazers fans, it's a little bit frustrating but that's life

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

Four guys about the same size and a defensive guard. And Hark and Harrell don’t need plays run for them. That’s a good lineup. I would still start Lou over Hark though.

Yeah I don't know what they'll do I saw that projected line up posted on some random nba site at like 2am. lol

 

[TBpup]

Same here, i have an account on the German NBA page and the main topics every day are Lakers, Warriors, Knicks, Clippers, Nets, Celtics... even fucking Oklahoma has a big fanbase in that forum, as a Blazers fan, i'm pretty alone there, nobody is even interested in the Blazers or cares about our Team, that's why i spend my time mostly here to discuss with other Blazers fans, it's a little bit frustrating but that's life

I'm surprised Gustav's hasn't generated a larger following here in Portland.

 

[joeBlazers]

Defensive monsters ... who can't shoot the 3 ball? Just make sure Beverly and Moe take all the shots from 3 please.
Knowing Stotts, we are going to struggle to beat them, because they will double Dame and CJ ... Stotts will be clueless what to do.
We don't need an upgrade in player, we need an upgrade in coaching.

I saw their projected starters looked like this,
Beverly -PG
Kawhi - SG
Harkless - SF
PG13 - PF
Harrell - C

 

[Reep]

Why did Kawhi sign for 4 years when he could do 2 years then be eligible for the super max?
What Am I missing?

I would imagine he just wanted to be in SoCal.

 

[joeBlazers]

According to my sources, Clay Bennett (Owner of OKC) is exploring trading the whole OKC franchise back to Seattle.

 

[STOMP]

According to my sources, Clay Bennett (Owner of OKC) is exploring trading the whole OKC franchise back to Seattle.

Do your sources know if Seattle has built a new Bball arena yet?

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