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I went with Millsap. Most of my basketball talk is from people who listen to the radio, and somehow thought he was the star player so they’d hate on him. You can’t win with Millsap as your best player! Well he shouldn’t be talked up like that. He was instrumental to so many things we did with Bud. DMC too, but Sap dropped (40?) in that game at Boston the year after DMC left. He also was the main cog in the 8th seed Hawks almost beating the Pacers. I loved his professionalism and work ethic.

Hatty Mills, that is who.

I’m not into going as far in depth to analyzing the game like some of y’all, so there is some good stuff in here. But man, this has to be one of the weirdest threads ever lol.

Do it! Afterwards, maybe I can get @sturtto come back and somehow convince me former National, Juan Soto, is not 38 years old.

A few more GT players being left out who made it to the nba - most notably, Thaddeus Young, who has carved out a really nice career for himself. Javaris Crittenton was a big recruit who flamed out in the NBA. We all remember Dion Glover and the Mario West experiment on the Hawks. Josh Okogie has bounced around but he has had his moments.

When I think of Channing Frye I think of my player mode in NBA 2K15 or so. I wondered how he got the gig to be important enough to lecture my player so I always disrespected whatever he said.

If he thinks he is better than Trae, which could be in his mind, maybe he doesn’t want to play second fiddle knowing it won’t be his team.

Not vouching for Toronto by any means, but I spent some time working in Ann Arbor, MI and Toronto is only 3-4 hours from there (and that isn’t going directly north). It isn’t as deep into Canada as I originally imagined. I’ve heard good things about the city from people that visited, so it is probably a negotiation tactic but just my .02 on Toronto.

In my world Pascal means the Partnership Among South Carolina Academic Libraries. I already dealt with Cam Reddish stuff, so I’d really just like a KAT for that too.

I’m team KAT. I think he would benefit with playing with an established coach, Trae/DJM, and help OO have some space in the lane with his outside shot.

There is always that second chance factor that you are alluding to. For him it is really just physical and conditioning, the guy plays at a high level when he is on the court. I don’t think he’s show much of a commitment to improve these in NO, but if we moved forward on him, I assume there would be some conversations had on that front.

It really depends on the price, but I do wonder if a change of scenery (especially to a place he wanted to play) would be good for him.

Man, to have a burner account on Hawksquawk has to be a low moment in an individuals life lol.

Come on @Sothron, we need information sharing and not you on a quest to get somebody’s original username restored!

I remember the name too! You went from dragging to running, so I guess things have changed lol.

A back and forth Trae and Hunter debate (eventually merged) that had people hoping there was news.

Well this thread got quiet pretty quickly .

Take it or leave it, that’s all I can say. I appreciate whatever they share. A lot of this is just passing on info from whoever it comes from. I know I don’t have the means to duplicate what I can find in these threads lol.

Best wishes to you @Sothron. Thanks for your insight as always.

Sometimes a change of scenery can do a player good, but you are not wrong about these concerns.

Such great news! I’ve been talking about these players signing big extensions and seeing their trade market non existent because of their salary. So in a worst case scenario where we flame out, he also gives him a chance to go almost anywhere because of his contract. Smart move all around for DJM, he’s set financially and also for stability in his young career.

I do think it depends on who we give up, but OO, Hunter and DJM are good defensive pieces. I also trust Snyder to make it work. I always say late game defense and overall defense are two different beasts. Can you get a stop when it matters? CC has always been good at overall defense, but I’ve never thought in late game situations that they aren’t going to score on us because we have CC in the paint.

Glad to see more of these posts popping up. I love the parity in todays NBA, but hate the players signing a long term extension and saying “hey, trade me here.” To me, if you sign that long term extension you commit to making that team better. You don’t ask out when you couldn’t deliver.

I agree with people talking, but I am tired of seeing players sign a deal and then demanding a trade. I’m all for making the most money you can, but at some point they need to stop signing these extensions and asking for trades. Prioritize what is important for your career, mainly flexibility in these cases. You will be rich regardless playing basketball for somebody.

I agree 100%. If guys want to hop around from team to team sign shorter contracts. The whole story of things will be bad if he doesn’t get to the Heat is stupid to me. These players make plenty of enough money to sign shorter contracts and control their own freedom instead of signing a max extension and holding a franchise hostage.