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Rastapopoulos

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You've got to think:
Warriors
Suns
Clippers
Denver
Memphis

for starters. But Minny just got Gobert for basically chump change (and a bunch of picks), so they should be in there. That's 6.

We SHOULD be better than:
Spurs (Wembanyama here we come!)
Houston (assuming they don't trade for KD like I say they should)
OKC (although they could very easily make a Memphis-esque leap)
Sacramento (unless Keegan Murray is REALLY good)

So we're fighting with Dallas and New Orleans and the Lakers for the last 2 places. I really can't see us in the top 2 of those 4.

So... good news: we've got a shot at Wembanyama!
 
Forgot Utah. Pretty excusable now. Be funny if they trade the last great French 7 footer and then draft the next one a year later.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
Forgot Utah. Pretty excusable now. Be funny if they trade the last great French 7 footer and then draft the next one a year later.
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Looks like they are trying to pull an okc
 
Rastapopoulos said:
You've got to think:
Warriors
Suns
Clippers
Denver
Memphis

for starters. But Minny just got Gobert for basically chump change (and a bunch of picks), so they should be in there. That's 6.

We SHOULD be better than:
Spurs (Wembanyama here we come!)
Houston (assuming they don't trade for KD like I say they should)
OKC (although they could very easily make a Memphis-esque leap)
Sacramento (unless Keegan Murray is REALLY good)

So we're fighting with Dallas and New Orleans and the Lakers for the last 2 places. I really can't see us in the top 2 of those 4.

So... good news: we've got a shot at Wembanyama!
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Denver got worse. Blazers are just as good as if not better than Memphis healthy and Memphis just lost Melton and Anderson.

The Lakers will suck again. We can be better than the Pelicans. Dallas just lost Brunson.
 
Blazers will not be getting Wembanyama
 
Warriors
Suns
Clippers
Nuggets
Grizzlies
T-Wolves
Mavericks
Hornets

....we may be fighting with the Lakers and Kings for the 9/10 Play-in spots. Good thing we didn't remove the protection from the Lottery pick, although someone said @hoopsjock said that was all but done. If so, that could be an abject disaster. We are not that good and even if we bumped up to the #7/8 spots, we are still in the Play-in and anything could happen. Dame goes into Health & Safety protocols like Paul George, and we are back in the Lottery.
 
TBpup said:
Warriors
Suns
Clippers
Nuggets
Grizzlies
T-Wolves
Mavericks
Hornets

....we may be fighting with the Lakers and Kings for the 9/10 Play-in spots. Good thing we didn't remove the protection from the Lottery pick, although someone said @hoopsjock said that was all but done. If so, that could be an abject disaster. We are not that good and even if we bumped up to the #7/8 spots, we are still in the Play-in and anything could happen. Dame goes into Health & Safety protocols like Paul George, and we are back in the Lottery.
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Hornets? Get with the program, Grandpa!
 
TBpup said:
If so, that could be an abject disaster. We are not that good and even if we bumped up to the #7/8 spots, we are still in the Play-in and anything could happen. Dame goes into Health & Safety protocols like Paul George, and we are back in the Lottery.
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Maybe GP2 will come in handy.
 
TBpup said:
Warriors
Suns
Clippers
Nuggets
Grizzlies
T-Wolves
Mavericks
Hornets

....we may be fighting with the Lakers and Kings for the 9/10 Play-in spots. Good thing we didn't remove the protection from the Lottery pick, although someone said @hoopsjock said that was all but done. If so, that could be an abject disaster. We are not that good and even if we bumped up to the #7/8 spots, we are still in the Play-in and anything could happen. Dame goes into Health & Safety protocols like Paul George, and we are back in the Lottery.
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I said that we had a deal in place already IF we needed future picks. The Blazers won't take that arrangement up unless they need to.
 
Memphis will miss Jaren for up to the first 2 months of the season. Also in line for the step-back season after a largely successful one.

Dallas lost Brunson and could take a step back as they retool.

I think people forget besides this last year when he was hurt, if you have Lillard you are winning 45+ games. Throw the best forwards he has ever had and some key defensive pieces. I think we'll be squarely 5-6 this year.
 
If Dame is playing well, they should be fighting for 7-5 spot. There's just too many variables with some of the other teams:

Suns went out with whimper in the playoffs and CP3 looked pretty old by the end of their run.
Mavs lot their 2nd best player.
Nuggs still don't know what MPJ and Murray will play like post-injuries.
Clippers will always be on injury watch with Kawhi
Can Zion keep the weight off and stay on the court?
Grizz will be without Jackson Jr for the start of the season. Lost Kyle Anderson in FA.
 
Blazer Freak said:
Memphis will miss Jaren for up to the first 2 months of the season. Also in line for the step-back season after a largely successful one.

Dallas lost Brunson and could take a step back as they retool.

I think people forget besides this last year when he was hurt, if you have Lillard you are winning 45+ games. Throw the best forwards he has ever had and some key defensive pieces. I think we'll be squarely 5-6 this year.
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Best forwards he has ever had? Aldridge and Batum are a better duo than Grant and Little and it isn't close.

Dallas did lose Brunson. But they also picked up Wood. I don't see Dallas missing the playoffs.
 
Cugel said:
portland will be fighting for the playin spots. and probably a first round exit.
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Unless the mystery man is something generationally special. I mean if Shaedon comes out and dominates the Summer League in a crazy way and then is schooling all of these guys in training camp... we'll have a really great team. That's obviously not the likeliest of situations though.

If Ant somehow can translate what he was doing as a PG into an SG and both he and Dame can excel in Chauncey's defensive system which aren't likely going to be the case, we'll be fighting for home court instead of to get into the playoffs.

I think that regardless of any of those things that Jerami Grant is going to have a career year. He can have all of the pressure taken off of him to be the man and get back to being efficient and concentrating on defense.

But yeah, unless Ant, Shaedon or both surprise me, we'll likely be in the play ins and have a first round exit.
 
i kinda like the roster balance better in sacramento.
 
Given that Ayton is still with PHX atm...

Suns
Warriors
Clippers

It's pretty damn even after that, but I would slot the Blazers at 4 or 5, next to Denver.

MINN/MEM/DAL somewhere in the last 3
 
Chris Craig said:
Denver got worse. Blazers are just as good as if not better than Memphis healthy and Memphis just lost Melton and Anderson.

The Lakers will suck again. We can be better than the Pelicans. Dallas just lost Brunson.
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IMO if and its a HUGE IF Zion is and can stay healthy, New Orleans is better than us
 
Suns
Warriors
Clippers
Nuggets
Jazz
Dallas
Minny
Nola
Memphis
 
THE HCP said:
Suns
Warriors
Clippers
Nuggets
Jazz
Dallas
Minny
Nola
Memphis
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Solid list. Jazz are still likely to make changes. If Ainge could get 4-5 more 1st for Mitchell, I coud see him trying to recreate his Boston rebuild all over again.
 
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