Official 2018 NBA Preseason Thread - Jimmy Butler Does Things

[HIM]

What's stopping the Clippers from offering Tobias Harris and bunch of pics for Kawhi? Does that work?

My brief convos with Jerry and Lawrence lead me to believe the Clippers are content letting the Lakers mortgage their future for Kawhi. We have been reluctant to trade for Kawhi for that reason.

 

[Bert.]

nash's back issues were already well known throughout the league before he even landed in LA

Nash was old as **** before landing in LA

it was basically a win now with Dwight and Kobe if they meshed and Nash was healthy

None of that happened but ragedless Nash wasn’t the star player he was when he went to LA

 

[casper90403]

I don't believe Clipper Darrell is becoming a Lakers fan.

Mark Cuban tried to hire him a few years ago and he passed. Met this dude a couple of times and he's legit a diehard. Car is painted blue and red, everything he wears is blue and red.

This would be worst than MVP turning into a thot for Lebron. Actually, just as bad

 

[Chester McFloppy]

Zo or Ingram + Hart and a pick

 

[MVP]

What's stopping the Clippers from offering Tobias Harris and bunch of pics for Kawhi? Does that work?

They can't even offer up a pick until 2021 at the earliest

 

[DeadsetAce]

dudes still drunk from yesterday, i see

 

[dacomeup]

Nah if the Lakers trade assets to POR say Ingram + Hart or Zo + Hart, there's no more kings ransom assets for the Spurs to ask from the Lakers. The price gets even lower for us in that case if they still try and trade or drives the price down even more for other suitors since they know he's going to become a free agent

You have Bron and Dame in tow and Kawhi walks right into the cap space next summer and bam... superteam.

So trading away your best assets makes it easier to trade for a better player?

 

[junglejim]

Probably nothing. Hopefully something

 

[dacomeup]

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/back-to-back/id1358187061?mt=2

Should peep this to hear more about the Kawhi saga. Uncle Dennis sounds crazy. Spurs are also in no rush to trade him, as I expected. Not about to cave on one of the weak offers.

 

[youngthundercat]

Father Time is undefeated. 35-38 year old high usage players is not where it’s at for winning basketball.

First the defense goes...and you become a “roamer” who’s “conserving energy”. Then you move without the ball less and travel the court at the slowest pace. Then the corner becomes harder to turn, and you settle for more jumpers. Start pump faking like crazy. Final stages are the healing process.

The fact is...Bron has maybe 2 good years of elite basketball. Lakers are content on punting with the first year...so there’s that.

Dog this the last chapter of Bron. The writting is on the wall. He’s there for his bread, a better lifestyle and basketball situation for his son. If he wins on the side. Cool. But that man is there for his bread and hollywood legacy.

Bruh needs to move off the ball and embrace the 4. If he does that, he will have at least 4 strong years left. Let Ingram grow into that point forward.

 

[MVP]

That grab bag of spare parts ain’t getting any major player under team control for multiple years.

You need a crash course in leverage, assets, and situation assessment.

Dame hasn't made a public trade demand yet, but the minute he does, the Blazers leverage goes down. He can further diminish that by specifying a few teams he'd want to go to ala Kawhi. Next examine who has the most assets to get him and it's the same 3 teams in BOS, PHI, & LAL and which of those teams would want or need him the most.

The going rate for disgruntled stars lately is 2 young prospects + picks depending on how many years they have remaining on their contract. Dame would like fetch a few more picks since he is under contract until 2021.

 

[danikerhino]

Dog this the last chapter of Bron. The writting is on the wall. He’s there for his bread, a better lifestyle and basketball situation for his son. If he wins on the side. Cool. But that man is there for his bread and hollywood legacy.

Bruh needs to move off the ball and embrace the 4. If he does that, he will have at least 4 strong years left. Let Ingram grow into that point forward.

At best with the roster now, they're below OKC, Utah, Houston, and the Warriors. With that being said, I think he's content with that for this year and agree with in saying that he's there for the quality of life.

 

[MVP]

So trading away your best assets makes it easier to trade for a better player?

When the Spurs atee trying to manufacture a bidding war between teams because odd their lack of leverage, yes. Nor even so much for us. If we give away some of our prospects what incentive does Philly have to offer MORE in a deal? It's going to drive the offers and what they eventually end up taking for Kawhi even lower.

 

[youngthundercat]

At best with the roster now, they're below OKC, Utah, Houston, and the Warriors. With that being said, I think he's content with that for this year and agree with in saying that he's there for the quality of life.

Bron ain’t winning **** anymore and he don’t care. He done chasing rings. It’s bread man and that’s it. If magic can work some magic around him cool. But he not tripping over rings anymore.

 

[tay1]

Bron ain’t winning **** anymore and he don’t care. He done chasing rings. It’s bread man and that’s it. If magic can work some magic around him cool. But he not tripping over rings anymore.

you two spoke?

 

[storm2006]

Dodger stadium $14 bud lights

We are about to find out if you bank at Walls Fargo because I can already tell your pockets are gonna be on watch from the thread going forward. My man MVP might not ever live down them ZO2s or PlayStation PGs and he even came clean. Unlike most men, I don’t want the world to burn so please make sure the pictures are authentic, not cropped and don’t let the thread catch you balling on a budget.

Be safe.

 

[youngthundercat]

you two spoke?

You can be delusional if you want to and good look with that.

 

[N41D]

You need a crash course in leverage, assets, and situation assessment.

The going rate for disgruntled stars lately is 2 young prospects + picks depending on how many years they have remaining on their contract. Dame would like fetch a few more picks since he is under contract until 2021.

The problem isn’t leverage assessment.

It’s that nobody outside of LA views your young assets at the same level you guys seem to.

Lonzo? Heh.
BI? Meh.
Kuzma? How much better will he get?
Hart? Never a starter on a high-level team.

Your draft pick value just took it in the shorts.

 

[tay1]

You can be blind if you want to and good look with that.

ok so you didn't

 

[nick.]

 

[junglejim]

Who is this defensive lineman?

 

[dman14]

elastigirl type thicc on yabusele
speaking of celtics, uncle drew was pretty entertaining

 

[Peep Game]

you two spoke?

It doesn't take any deep analytics to realize this move means for Lebron.

 

[CP1708]

Bron got C CP1708 posting in the NBA thread again.

@leemelone posting bron highlight tapes

MVP using a bron avatar

@EddieDoyers rooting for bron

@freeze denouncing the Warriors

Miracle worker

#MyGOAT

, no, just the random pop in and out, not stayin fam.

 

[shotsrangout]