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Came up with a trade that I think helps both teams. @Sothronhas said the Wolves will struggle with cap once Kat's new deal kicks in next year. With the way they are playing they are unlikely to move Kat. I'm of the mind to make this two guard lineup work you need a center that can shoot. Capella clogs the paint which keeps DJ and Trae from getting to the paint. See Lively vs Dallas. If the trade us Reid they get a win now player that still stretches the floor but with a contract that expires freeing up ~13m when Kat's new desk kicks in. Matthew's is an expiring that is a salary filler. I would even throw in second if we needed to, but I think this is fine as is. You can play him with Capela and Onyeka interchangeably. What's Reid's availability insiders? What do you think will Minny go for it?

I was at the game tonight. Some of the worst defense I've ever seen on a NBA court. There were so many olay defensive plays in this game. Very embarrassing and shame on Quinn for not having a defensive gamelan for Luka. With Kyrie out he should have been doubled the entire game. I told my brother surely in the second half we will make a defensive adjustment, nope just let a man drop 73 on our dome. Crazy! This team has no marbles to borrow from major league. Where is the toughness and fight? Dejounte Murray talking about never let anyone punk you LMAO. Luka punked us, took our lunch money, gave us a wedgie then waved as he walked off the court. This team lacks toughness mentally and physically :(. Also get AJ and Bufkin on the court pronto. At least they will give effort defensively.

I agree he's a risk, but that's why he's available. His deal is not so long where it hurts you long term if he doesn't pan out. Due to his injury history he should resign to a reasonable deal with realistic expectations unlike Bey. To me the only way it doesn't work is if he stays injured; it won't be his on court fit or play. Plus it gives AJ another Christian young man he can vibe with. It will give the Squawk another Christian to hate on. It seems we prefer our athletes popping bottles and siring babies with ump teen baby mamas around here . Just don't be critical of anyone. In AJ's defense Beyonce music been trash for a minute. Dream Girls soundtrack was her last good music and she didn't write any of it. Now I've gone and stirred up a hornets nest.

I think he's worth it. He's a better player than Bey by a country mile on a good deal. Let Bey walk after the year to get back under the LT. I think the only reason Orlando let's him go is because they will need to start resigning young players soon and need the cap space. He becomes the best defender on your team immediately. And you can play him and JJ together too, but have one on the court at all times so you can still run your offensive through a big that can handle. Bottom line is you don't have to change your offense as long as you keep one of them on the court.

The forgotten guy in Orlando is the guy we need to go get. Jonathan Issac was JJ before JJ with defensive player of the year capability. I know he's injury prone, but so is half of this team. There are not many people in the league capable of doing what JJ does, and he is one of them getting AJ minutes in Orlando. He scores, assists, rebounds, steals and probably becomes the best shot blocker on the team the day he arrives. The guy is a stat stuffer with true defensive stopper capability and is buried behind Banchero. Really thought the Hawks should have traded for him and Bamba last year. Bamba is not great by himself, but I feel like Trae is the perfect muse for him.

I was going to ask about this. I still can't login to their app through my TV provider. I have AT&T. Has anyone been able to login successfully?

My problem is this is ticky tac and you could call it on any play. This hold did not change the momentum of the receiver in anyway and when you watch it at full speed you can barely see it because the receiver is not disrupted. By the letter of the law is it a hold; yes, he grabbed his jersey for a half a second but didn't dislodge or reroute him IMHO. Secondly the ball thrown wasn't catchable. My bigger issue is if the shoe was on the other foot I doubt this gets called. As a Falcons fan I've been on the other end of this a lot. The final play of the Falcons vs Patriots Superbowl Julio got mugged on the field and nothing was called. It makes the KC call look like blowing a kiss at the player. I don't complain about it though because I prefer players to settle it on the field. This ruined the game for me and I had no vested interest.

I like Bassey . I would also like Ayayi as a back up PG that can defend and catch and shoot. Can play with Trae too. Filip Petrusev would be a good guy you can stash too. Stretch big with post skill. Average rebounder that isn't very switchable. Reminds me of Brook Lopez. I'm hurt that Neemias Queta was gone. I knew Butler wouldn't make it to us.

Good one. I definitely clicked thinking it was real.

First year I haven't bought 2k in almost a decade. They ruined the park experience with too many micro transactions. It's about one step a way from NBA Jam at this point game play wise. The mode you're playing is still good though Supes. I used to do an online league every year but I would have to fight you for the Hawks.

I did, but I was trying to get 4, so I figured that was why. I did see 200 level games right around 7am. I ended up taking the Orlando game because it's right after my birthday and on MLK day, and the Timberwolves game.

Great fair and balanced article on Trae. I agree with this article he has to be elite offensively to make up for his other short comings, but even if he is elite offensively we could struggle like Damien Lilliard in the playoffs because of his D. Trae is a better playmaker than Lilliard though so that should give him an avenue to contribute more to winning and be more impactful than Dame. Secondly roster construction will be key; you can only have one bad defender in a championship lineup. Dame would look alot better with Draymond and Klay on his side. If Trae is going to be the designated defensive liability then everyone else is going to have to be solid. Trae has to give better effort though and quit the olay crap. If they shoot over his short arms fine, but he's quick enough to not give up constant dribble penetration like he has. Right now this team has too many offensive only players. Trae has physical limitations, but I'm looking at Taurean and others and asking what's your excuse.

Great post. The only thing I'll add is he's more than a spot up shooter, and can finish at the rim. He seems to be overly worried about the rim protection in the NBA. He's getting by his man easily with a nice first step, but is getting turnovers passing too quickly before he fully draws the help defender. I expect him to poster someone soon. He needs to work on his dribble pull up in between game if he feels he can't finish. I think he can finish though and needs to do a bit of both to keep defenders guessing.

I actually think there's a decent chance he'll be the best player from this class. Great instincts does everything well no real weaknesses imo except not being aggressive on offense right now. I'm thinking that's mostly because he missed a lot of time with the injury and is unsure of where to find his shots and where his teammates will be.

Basketball is positionless, but defense matters. I would say it depends on what highest rated PG can defend. Imo you can play whatever positions you can defend. Trae is unfortunately a 1 position defender only and that's being generous because he's not a good defender at that position. If the highest rated player is a pg and can defend SGs and Pgs i would say yes draft him. There are other factors but that's a start.