Other Sports ****2018-2019 Official NBA Regular season thread**** - Page 136

Didn't see anybody starting this thread so I guess I will.

Anti climatic season starts tonight and my prediction is GS vs Boston in the NBA Finals.

First 2 Games tonight on TNT with Philly vs Boston and OKC vs GS. Westbrook is out tonight so that game will be a blowout most likely.
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Originally Posted by dirk digler:
Wow. Does this make the Lakers the favorite in the West now and so who do the Lakers get to fill out the roster?

I don’t see how it doesn’t. A top 3 player along with another top 5-8 and the Warriors/Rockets going through a transition period?
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If you’re the pelicans do you consider packaging up to #2? Ja and Zion would be a helluva duo
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Originally Posted by -King-:
It's a good deal for both teams.

For that to be the case, there had to have been literally no market for AD.
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Couldn't NO have gotten Kuzma at one point in the deal as well? Dumb GM.
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Originally Posted by Urc Burry:
If you’re the pelicans do you consider packaging up to #2? Ja and Zion would be a helluva duo

Hope that Barrett falls a spot.
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Originally Posted by bricks:
How do you know they’re not going to get a player as good as AD?

You act like you know the future!

Probably because I have some concept of how good Anthony Davis actually is. He’s the best big in the NBA.
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Originally Posted by Setsuna:
Couldn't NO have gotten Kuzma at one point in the deal as well? Dumb GM.

Yes and Zubac.
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Originally Posted by Setsuna:
That's unfortunate if that's the case.

Ernie Grunfeld being let go was the best thing to happen to Washington sports since 39 year old Jordan.

But the interim GM is def not trading Beal, he values Beal highly. The owner also loves him. And the Wizards can offer him a 3 year 111 million dollar extension in July. They even told the Lakers to scram when asking for Beal in a 3 way trade with the Pelicans.
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Originally Posted by Setsuna:
Couldn't NO have gotten Kuzma at one point in the deal as well? Dumb GM.

it's not even the same GM as the one that rejected the Kuzma deal

LOL
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Lakers will be very fun to watch when LeBron, AD, and whoever the 3rd guy ends up being are on the floor... but where's the depth gonna come from??
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Nobody:
NBA: you know what sports needs? Another superteam in California
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Originally Posted by carcosa:
Lakers will be very fun to watch when LeBron, AD, and whoever the 3rd guy ends up being are on the floor... but where's the depth gonna come from??

This nba finals shows that nba playoff rosters really only play 6-7 deep anymore.
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Originally Posted by carcosa:
Lakers will be very fun to watch when LeBron, AD, and whoever the 3rd guy ends up being are on the floor... but where's the depth gonna come from??

The third guy on the ~~Lakers~~ Lebron's wish list is Kemba
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AD will probably be the best player LeBron's played with. I'm sure they're going to make a splash in FA now. Sign some older veterans for cheap contracts. It's pretty much what LeBron has done wherever he's went.

I wouldn't put the Pelicans in the playoffs yet, but I think they're going to be one of the more intriguing teams to watch because I have no idea how good they'll be. They basically have a starting 5 now of Lonzo, Jrue, Ingram, Zion and Randle, plus the 4th pick in the draft. I don't know if that's playoff good but they certainly aren't devoid of talent either. They really need a couple shooters.
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