Will Lebron leave Cleveland? Will KD stay in Oakland? Who goes first to the sorry ass Suns? Will the Sacramento Kings do anything to not be a bottom tier organization? Drop draft stuff in here.
Draft Order.
1 Phoenix Suns
Deandre Ayton C Arizona
2 Sacramento Kings
Marvin Balgey III PF Duke
3 Atlanta Hawks
Luke Doncic PG Slovenia (Traded to Mavericks)
4 Memphis Grizzlies
Jaren Jackson JR PF Michigan State
5 Dallas Mavericks
Trae Young PG Oklahoma (Traded to Atlanta)
6 Orlando Magic
Mohamed Bamba C Texas
7 Chicago Bulls
Wendell Carter Jr. C Duke
8 Cleveland Cavaliers (via Nets)
Colin Sexton PG Alabama
9 New York Knicks
Kevin Knox SF Kentucky
10 Philadelphia 76ers (via Lakers)
Mikal Bridges SF Villanova (Traded to Suns for Zhaire Smith)
11 Charlotte Hornets
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander PG Kentucky (Traded To Clippers)
12 Los Angeles Clippers (via Pistons)
Miles Bridges SF Michigan State.(Traded to Hornets)
13 Los Angeles Clippers
Jerome Robinson SG Boston College
14 Denver Nuggets
Michael Porter Jr. SF Missouri
15 Washington Wizards
Troy Brown Jr. SF Oregon
16 Phoenix Suns (via Heat)
Zhaire Smith SF Texas Tech (Traded to Philadelphia)
17 Milwaukee Bucks
Donte DiVincenzo SG Villanova
18 San Antonio Spurs
Lonnie Walker IV SG Miami
19 Atlanta Hawks (via Timberwolves)
Kevin Huerter SG Maryland
Originally Posted by dirk digler:
So the trade is Kawhi and Danny Green for Derozan and Jakob Poeltl and a protected 2019 first-round pick. From what I read Kawhi and Derozan are pissed though I don't understand why Derozan would be. He is going to a first class organization with one of the best coaches in the NBA. He should be thrilled.
Uprooting from a place he's been for his entire career and planned to be for the rest of his career is not going to be easy for him or his family. He never thought he'd be traded and honestly it's pretty amazing that he was. [Reply]
Originally Posted by RealSNR:
Danny Green is a REALLY nice second piece to that trade. Is that deal really the best thing the Spurs could do?
Yes because Kawhi's uncle basically gave them no leverage in this deal. The Lakers weren't going to deal anything for him considering he's going there in a year and nobody else was either because they all know where he's going. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Superturtle: :-) Haven't seen a lose-lose trade like this in a long time, in any sport. DeRozan is putting the Raptors organization on blast, and they traded for a guy that might actually sit out the year because he's so butthurt.
Spurs didn't get anywhere near the haul they could've for Leonard, but that's mostly his fault for being such a whiny bitch. Good on the Spurs for sending him to Canada, though. That's a far cry from Los Angeles and San Antonio. :-)
Toronto is a much better city than San Antonio, BTW. [Reply]
Originally Posted by PAChiefsGuy:
Not for basketball LeBronie. Spurs > Raptors and it isn't close.
Not last year and especially not after this trade. Demar plays no defense and his offense goes to nothing in the playoffs. The Spurs dynasty is at an end.
Originally Posted by :
And how do you even know? Have you lived in both cities for any amount of time?
Have lived in Toronto for a large portion of my life and have been to San Antonio, so yes, I know. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Superturtle:
Cool. The lifestyle change from the weather alone will probably piss him off enough that he'll just end up in LA next year.
It's safe to assume he's going to LA anyway, which is fine in my books (Raptors get to rebuild with a huge amount of cap space and no more 28M DeRozan and LeBron adds a top 5 player). [Reply]
Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
Not last year and especially not after this trade. Demar plays no defense and his offense goes to nothing in the playoffs. The Spurs dynasty is at an end.
For now and so is every other teams hopes of winning a championship other than GS. Spurs will bounce back they always do.
You don't make the playoffs 21-seasons in a row by not being able to make adjustments when star players leave.
Originally Posted by :
Have lived in Toronto for a large portion of my life and have been to San Antonio, so yes, I know.
Still just your personal opinion. You must like the cold because Toronto is a hell of a lot colder than San Antonio. To each their own. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
It's safe to assume he's going to LA anyway, which is fine in my books (Raptors get to rebuild with a huge amount of cap space and no more 28M DeRozan and LeBron adds a top 5 player).
He will be a Clipper and Laker fans will be piss whining again. [Reply]
Originally Posted by PAChiefsGuy:
For now and so is every other teams hopes of winning a championship other than GS. Spurs will bounce back they always do.
You don't make the playoffs 21-seasons in a row by not being able to make adjustments when star players leave.
Spurs were lucky/fortunate enough to have 3 HOFers including one of the best players of all time for most of those years (and then to follow it up with another top 5 player in the league in Leonard). They should be rebuilding at this point.
Originally Posted by :
Still just your personal opinion. You must like the cold because Toronto is a hell of a lot colder than San Antonio. To each their own.
The cold certainly sucks in the winter. I'll take 80 in the summers over 100+, though. And beyond weather, there's certainly no comparison between the cities. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KC_Connection:
Spurs were lucky/fortunate enough to have 3 HOFers including one of the best players of all time for most of those years (and then to follow it up with another top 5 player in the league in Leonard). They should be rebuilding at this point.
The cold certainly sucks in the winter. I'll take 80 in the summers over 100+, though. And beyond weather, there's certainly no comparison between the cities.
I wish all the dumb shits that threatened to move theire 2 years ago felt that way. [Reply]