TheNorthCydeRises

2 straight assists from Trae that led to wide open 3s. That's what I want to see. Run the team.

Is one of them named Trae?

Collins trying to go on IR . . . that's enough.

It's on ESPN3, by the way. If you have cable or some satellite systems, you can log in through that. Or if you have the ESPN app.

KB must really not be watching. He'd be in the forum dancing like the Charlie Brown kids, if he were.

Sampson trying to get a training camp invite.

Collins showing the 3 ball . . . . ooooooooo.

I want to see Trae run this team in the 2nd half, instead of worried about his shot. Let your playmaking be your calling card. Not your scoring.

It's official . . . Trae is a bust . . . for this half.

0 - 7 now for Trae . . . a few air balls for 3. LOL . . JJJ with the falling down 3 pointer, and he got fouled but no call. He's straight up balling right now (( hiding from KB ))

Collins with a nice P&R assist to Omari. Young still struggling, even missing a few FTs. Maybe it's nerves. This will be the norm though. No one is going to give him anything in this league. I want to see Junior Robinson now, if he's dressed.

Trae can't get anything to fall. Shooting terribly. And the other guards are D'ing him up big time. JJJ for Memphis looks very good right now.

He'll be the star of the Vegas Summer League as well, with no Lonzo in the mix. As for the ESPN3 broadcast, it's real choppy on my end. Our practice uniforms are dope. Almost better as the real ones.

You'll be watching. No sense in acting like you're not just as curious as the rest of us, to see how these kids look. I'll be more impressed if Trae drops 10 assists tonight, than score 20 points. I want to see if he has legit playmaking skills on the next level.

I think they're going to trade Love and break it all the way down, to keep from paying the tax. Look for Love to go to . . . L.A.?

As for that quote, I think he means that anyone that watches the entire NBA, or even follows college bball would know that LaVine was an elite athlete, and not just a solid one.

Once again, Lavine is in the same boat as Dennis. Young teams don't win in this league, especially there are no quality vets to show them how to be a pro. It took Olidipo playing with Russell to see how he was supposed to play. So when he got another chance to be "the man", he flourished in that role.

I would love to see that. He would at least make watching some of the blowout games interesting to watch, just to see what he can do.

Dennis and Trae will both start. One will just get pulled early and run with the 2nd team. Nothing to see here.

Looking at that deal, I would do that. It's a great way to get out from under Baze's contract and potentially set us up to be a major free agent player in the summer of 2019. And bringing Melo in would initially be a way to sell some extra tickets, which Ressler definitely likes. And for you fans who don't want to win yet, it'll guarantee another high lottery pick. I mean . . . unless ya'll are afraid that Melo just might find his groove back in ATL, and help the young team win more than they're "supposed to".

Melo was also unhappy with his role in OKC last season. Would he go to a bad team, in order to get the shots that he wants to take? Plus, with Melo and Lala pretty much done as a couple, we do have the type of ladies in the city that Melo likes.

The 1 year inflated deal looks to be the new trend in the NBA.

Who are you trying to trade him for? Aaron Gordon?

If Luka did this, people here would be smiling and drooling drooling like a 6 month old baby. But when Dennis does this . . . he's selfish and not a team player.

No. It's really a shame that the team gave up on Dennis, and decided to bottom out the roster. I knew from the jump that when they took away the other 3 top scorers away from Dennis ( Millsap, Howard, Hardaway Jr ), that Dennis would feel the need to have to do most of the scoring on his own. I mean, the 2nd scoring option on the team for most of the year, was Kent Bazemore. It would be fitting if the Hawks traded him to a halfway decent team, and then see Dennis really blossom alongside a main scoring option that can make life a little easier for him. Blaming Dennis for his lack of development last year, would be like blaming a NASCAR driver for not winning races, when you give him a 1968 body style of car and engine to race with, instead of a 2018 body style and engine. 2018 1968