NBA Season - now 24/25

@ACT-Crusader said in NBA Season 20/21:

@canefan said in NBA Season 20/21:

@ACT-Crusader said in NBA Season 20/21:

@voodoo said in NBA Season 20/21:

@mariner4life said in NBA Season 20/21:

the more i read, the more i want Harden to the Nets to happen. It would be delicious, and the ratings would be enormous

I just said exactly that on another discussion forum. They could be absolutely anything, and it will be great to watch either way.

If it doesn't happen, Harden for Embiid would be great too

Blasphemy...

Harden is gone and there’s only a couple of options that have the space and who Harden will entertain. Would love the Philly trade for Harden. The Nets option I’m not a fan of. For the betterment of the NBA, D’Antoni and Harden need to be split up

Can he headline a championship team?

Probably not. So Brooklyn could be the right place then. All 3 players would have to make adjustments which is possible given all of them have a point to prove in different senses.

KD - winning away from GS
Kyrie - staying fit, overcoming Celtics debacle and winning without Lebron
Harden - wants that chip

Do they have any big men?

@canefan KD is like 27 feet tall

If they can hang on to Jarrett Allen, he could provide good support. I think I read that DeAndre is on the move?

@mariner4life said in NBA Season 20/21:

@canefan KD is like 27 feet tall

He's a great player. But is he going to do the grunt work down low? Probably not. I guess you could argue that GS did it without a legitimate big man (sorry Andrew, Ja Vale and Co.), but who else has done it? The Clippers? The Rockets? The Cavs had LBJ so all bets are off

@canefan of course he's not. those stick thin ankles own't handle it

plus it's a waste of a freaky talent

@mariner4life said in NBA Season 20/21:

@canefan of course he's not. those stick thin ankles own't handle it

plus it's a waste of a freaky talent

Alongside Lebron he is the most capable player in the NBA today of getting any shot he wants

Harden is tricky to shoehorn in. He is a ball dominant shooting guard, who doesn't seem keen to get engaged off the ball when he doesn't have possession. Can play defence if he is in the mood but not known for it. He needs a big man and shooters around him. Kind of what he had pre-micro ball in HOU but with higher quality players. He loves the 3 too much for my liking, and I don't like his general aesthetic and the way he generates fouls

@canefan said in NBA Season 20/21:

Harden is tricky to shoehorn in. He is a ball dominant shooting guard, who doesn't seem keen to get engaged off the ball when he doesn't have possession. Can play defence if he is in the mood but not known for it. He needs a big man and shooters around him. Kind of what he had pre-micro ball in HOU but with higher quality players. He loves the 3 too much for my liking, and I don't like his general aesthetic and the way he generates fouls

Kyrie and Harden are very similar players. Hybrid guards that really are score first options. Yeah Harden gets assists but if you look at a lot of them they are kick out to 3-ball shooters when the defence collapses. He used to run a lot of pick n roll with Capella but that was it.

@ACT-Crusader said in NBA Season 20/21:

@canefan said in NBA Season 20/21:

Harden is tricky to shoehorn in. He is a ball dominant shooting guard, who doesn't seem keen to get engaged off the ball when he doesn't have possession. Can play defence if he is in the mood but not known for it. He needs a big man and shooters around him. Kind of what he had pre-micro ball in HOU but with higher quality players. He loves the 3 too much for my liking, and I don't like his general aesthetic and the way he generates fouls

Kyrie and Harden are very similar players. Hybrid guards that really are score first options. Yeah Harden gets assists but if you look at a lot of them they are kick out to 3-ball shooters when the defence collapses. He used to run a lot of pick n roll with Capella but that was it.

Thats why Marks would be wise not to go for him. I just can't see where he fits well, certainly no teams that are close to contention anyway

@canefan said in NBA Season 20/21:

@ACT-Crusader said in NBA Season 20/21:

@canefan said in NBA Season 20/21:

Harden is tricky to shoehorn in. He is a ball dominant shooting guard, who doesn't seem keen to get engaged off the ball when he doesn't have possession. Can play defence if he is in the mood but not known for it. He needs a big man and shooters around him. Kind of what he had pre-micro ball in HOU but with higher quality players. He loves the 3 too much for my liking, and I don't like his general aesthetic and the way he generates fouls

Kyrie and Harden are very similar players. Hybrid guards that really are score first options. Yeah Harden gets assists but if you look at a lot of them they are kick out to 3-ball shooters when the defence collapses. He used to run a lot of pick n roll with Capella but that was it.

Thats why Marks would be wise not to go for him. I just can't see where he fits well, certainly no teams that are close to contention anyway

The thing about today’s NBA it’s really a game of creating mismatches and exploiting them. So the more options you have that can do that the better chance you are. Kyrie and Harden are in the top 10 in that regard and KD in the top 3!

@mariner4life said in NBA Season 20/21:

Bit over a month until the NBA gets underway again.

This week is pretty good. The Draft is the 18th, negotiation period starts20th, with the trade period starting the 22nd.

Few heavy rumours around

Sounds like they are blowing the Rockets up. Westbrick wants out, which might be tough given what the Rockets paid for him/are paying him. I just read that Harden to the Nets is a real possibility?

CP3 from the Thunder to the Suns

Talk has ramped up in a possible Wall and Westbrook swap. Wall has possibly the worst contract in the NBA...

Just catching up on the CP3 news, OKC get Rubio, Oubre, Ty Jerome, Jalen Lecque and draft compensation.

CP3 must hold some sort of NBA record for the total number of players involved in his trades over the years.

Draft day today. Think it's going to get wild. Already Sixers have traded Al Horford and a few picks to the Thunder for Danny Green.

Think there will be a lot more movement to come.

@barbarian said in NBA Season 20/21:

Draft day today. Think it's going to get wild. Already Sixers have traded Al Horford and a few picks to the Thunder for Danny Green.

Think there will be a lot more movement to come.

OKC have a ton of picks over the next few years

@canefan said in NBA Season 20/21:

@barbarian said in NBA Season 20/21:

Draft day today. Think it's going to get wild. Already Sixers have traded Al Horford and a few picks to the Thunder for Danny Green.

Think there will be a lot more movement to come.

OKC have a ton of picks over the next few years

Its something like 17 or 18 1st rounders in the next 6yrs. Insane

@voodoo said in NBA Season 20/21:

@canefan said in NBA Season 20/21:

@barbarian said in NBA Season 20/21:

Draft day today. Think it's going to get wild. Already Sixers have traded Al Horford and a few picks to the Thunder for Danny Green.

Think there will be a lot more movement to come.

OKC have a ton of picks over the next few years

Its something like 17 or 18 1st rounders in the next 6yrs. Insane

That's a lot of bargaining chips

Not sure the Breakers will be getting any more high school stars in future - RJ Hampton is absolutely plummeting.

@KiwiMurph Ball went at 3 to the Hornets

@mariner4life said in NBA Season 20/21:

@KiwiMurph Ball went at 3 to the Hornets

Cos Jordan is known for picking well....

@KiwiMurph said in NBA Season 20/21:

@mariner4life said in NBA Season 20/21:

@KiwiMurph Ball went at 3 to the Hornets

Cos Jordan is known for picking well....

i reckon he is a bust as well. He'll be back in Australia...

Hampton is off to the Denver Nuggets - he looks seriously dejected!

@KiwiMurph said in NBA Season 20/21:

Hampton is off to the Denver Nuggets - he looks seriously dejected!

The Nuggets are great.

I never thought Hampton looked all that good in teh NBL, certainly didn't do anything to the level that Ball did.

Any ideas about that the OKC trade will mean for Adams?

Time to ship him off? I heard Celtics.

Also sounds like Klay got hurt again too....

@gt12 said in NBA Season 20/21:

Any ideas about that the OKC trade will mean for Adams?

Time to ship him off? I heard Celtics.

Also sounds like Klay got hurt again too....

Achilles I heard. So shit for him. Such an awesome player and bloke.

@voodoo said in NBA Season 20/21:

@gt12 said in NBA Season 20/21:

Any ideas about that the OKC trade will mean for Adams?

Time to ship him off? I heard Celtics.

Also sounds like Klay got hurt again too....

Achilles I heard. So shit for him. Such an awesome player and bloke.

Another lost season

Google Steve Adams potential trade it's pretty interesting the potential three team deals to get him to the celtics. Basically direct to celtics or Adams and jj to tics thunder get three of this year's rookies plus a million picks and pels get Hayward and someone else. Or one via the clippers celtics and thunder.

@KiwiMurph said in NBA Season 20/21:

Hampton is off to the Denver Nuggets - he looks seriously dejected!

Not a good endorsement of the NBL with Ball going lower than expected too. There were a number of PGs taken ahead of Hampton but the criticisms of his outside shooting and defence seem fair.

I don't think where Ball was drafted was due to him playing in the NBL. He was never going to be a fit for the Warriors so he was either going 1 or 3.

@Bovidae said in NBA Season 20/21:

@KiwiMurph said in NBA Season 20/21:

Hampton is off to the Denver Nuggets - he looks seriously dejected!

Not a good endorsement of the NBL with Ball going lower than expected too. There were a number of PGs taken ahead of Hampton but the criticisms of his outside shooting and defence seem fair.

Ball really was only going to be 1 or 3 so I think he’s done very well for a guy that is an inconsistent shooter but a very good passer and more of a team guy than his brother.

Have to say there was a lot more emotion in this years draft than I can remember ever. Maybe it was the lockdowns in certain states or the fact that they were with families and away from all the glitz, but it was something.

Not a great draft by any stretch but there could be a couple of gems in there.

No one jumped out. There was one guy in the top 10, great defender, aggressive above the rim, seemed to have a great attitude. Attitude and desire are hard to see but very valuable

LAL sign Montrezl Harrell, hopefully improving their bench and weakening the Clippers at the same time

That’s 2 out of the 3 best 6th men of last season. They are going deep. Which means they are going for a dynasty.

Adams to Pelicans? I might have to visit New Orleans again to see him and Zion.

Presti is doing a major reset. OKC have plenty of 1st round picks in the next few seasons.

@Crazy-Horse said in NBA Season 20/21:

Adams to Pelicans? I might have to visit New Orleans again to see him and Zion.

Another team where Adams doesn't need to worry about scoring, he can concentrate on what he does best

@canefan said in NBA Season 20/21:

@Crazy-Horse said in NBA Season 20/21:

Adams to Pelicans? I might have to visit New Orleans again to see him and Zion.

Another team where Adams doesn't need to worry about scoring, he can concentrate on what he does best

The Pelicans will be hideous. Zion, Ball, Ingram, JJ, Adams 🤮

Zero defense, no shooting, no experience.

Awful team. I predict a 25 win season

@voodoo said in NBA Season 20/21:

@canefan said in NBA Season 20/21:

@Crazy-Horse said in NBA Season 20/21:

Adams to Pelicans? I might have to visit New Orleans again to see him and Zion.

Another team where Adams doesn't need to worry about scoring, he can concentrate on what he does best

The Pelicans will be hideous. Zion, Ball, Ingram, JJ, Adams 🤮

Zero defense, no shooting, no experience.

Awful team. I predict a 25 win season

Lost their glue guy (Holiday) to the Bucks.

@voodoo said in NBA Season 20/21:

@canefan said in NBA Season 20/21:

@Crazy-Horse said in NBA Season 20/21:

Adams to Pelicans? I might have to visit New Orleans again to see him and Zion.

Another team where Adams doesn't need to worry about scoring, he can concentrate on what he does best

The Pelicans will be hideous. Zion, Ball, Ingram, JJ, Adams 🤮

Zero defense, no shooting, no experience.

Awful team. I predict a 25 win season

Adams will keep banking those cheques

@canefan said in NBA Season 20/21:

@voodoo said in NBA Season 20/21:

@canefan said in NBA Season 20/21:

@Crazy-Horse said in NBA Season 20/21:

Adams to Pelicans? I might have to visit New Orleans again to see him and Zion.

Another team where Adams doesn't need to worry about scoring, he can concentrate on what he does best

The Pelicans will be hideous. Zion, Ball, Ingram, JJ, Adams 🤮

Zero defense, no shooting, no experience.

Awful team. I predict a 25 win season

Adams will keep banking those cheques

And why not, I sure would!

@raznomore said in NBA Season 20/21:

That’s 2 out of the 3 best 6th men of last season. They are going deep. Which means they are going for a dynasty.

They have a great opportunity to win back to back