**OFFICIAL 2019 NBA OFFSEASON THREAD**

[BIG LEEMELONE]

BIG LEEMELONE remember when Trae wasn’t going to do this against “bigger and stronger defenders”

I don't think that was my take . He did go 42/32 on the year tho so I'm standing by my slander until he at least puts up average splits for a full season. He can pass but that's all I'm giving him

 

[P C H]

The way he ended these runs

19:40 onward

 

[nick.]

The way he ended these runs

Is that Arron Afflalo out there?

 

[P C H]

Is that Arron Afflalo out there?

Yeah

 

[Platinum State]

Why Dame withdraw?

 

[pums]

How Ben get a contract and Afflalo cant ? I haven’t heard about him since Bjelica embarrassed him

 

[casper90403]

who subscribes to the Athletic in here? Post the article about Kawhi and the Clippers, please

 

[ny mavurs]

From calling Trae Young overrated to wanting him on the Team USA roster...

NT never fails

 

[wavycrocket]

I don't think that was my take . He did go 42/32 on the year tho so I'm standing by my slander until he at least puts up average splits for a full season. He can pass but that's all I'm giving him

Yet...you said yesterday that a certain young PG who had 40/30/40 splits had “all star” potential

Hart is for sure not a PG. He's more of a 4 than he is a 1. Ball and Ingram have borderline all star potential but I think Zo just got cleared this week and BI still is a couple weeks away. They're gonna get off to a rough start

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Shouldn't have ever been any questions about Trae figuring things out offensively. I thought his curve might be a bit steeper, but thought he'd figure it out on that end. Too talented and too good a shooter.

But he's never going to be a good defender. Question is whether or not he can just avoid being terrible.

Has he figured it out tho?

Yet...you said yesterday that a certain young PG who had 40/30/40 splits had “all star” potential

Yea and yall would laugh if I acted like Zo has actually proven anything . Trae has potential but he hasn't proven diddly. He had one month where he was above average from 3 and if you count the 4 games in April, that's one month where he was at least average from the field. Everything else was below average in both categories

 

[P C H]

who subscribes to the Athletic in here? Post the article about Kawhi and the Clippers, please

Posted a few of the clippings from it a few pages back

 

[P C H]

Owners fed up with tampering.

They won't enforce this but if they wanted to they could completely change everything that happened this summer lol

Within days, the league opened an investigation centered on the timing of some of the earliest reported free-agency deals on June 30, sources familiar with the matter told ESPN.com. The scope of that investigation is developing. It is expected to include interviews with players and possibly agents and team employees, sources say.

The league has the power to punish teams it finds to be guilty of tampering ahead of June 30 at 6 p.m. Eastern Time -- the first minute that teams are allowed to speak with representatives of free agents. It also might seek information on the timing of negotiations so that any revised free-agency calendar might better align with what is actually happening.

 

[Maximus Meridius]

@ Harden saying "when you have talent like this it works itself out".


They in for a rude awakening.

 

[B Sox]

Take them both and send Smart back to Boston. We ain’t seeing no man to man if he’s on the court

Smart is a better 3pt shooter than Trae and the best defensive player on the team.

 

[addict4sneakers]

Smart is a better 3pt shooter than Trae and the best defensive player on the team.

Trae’s playmaking >>> Smart’s anomaly season from 3

 

[gaiiige]

 

[geno90221]

Zion what is you doin baby!!

 

[Maximus Meridius]

Great move for both

 

[GrizzlyAnimal]

Lol

 

[addict4sneakers]

Zion what is you doin baby!!

Getting paid

 

[D StaXX]

What?
Didn't expect that at all.
Jordan came with the bag.

 

[antidope]

These are God awful.

 

[geno90221]

Getting paid

Nike couldn’t have did that?
JB ain’t never promoted anybody but MJ

 

[Figured it out]

Jordan ain’t had a successful line outside of MJs .... I don’t get why he chose them lol

 

[B Sox]

Trae’s playmaking >>> Smart’s anomaly season from 3

Nope. Not for this particular team.

Bad shooting and trash defense isn’t a great look for international ball.