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Assistant GM in New Orleans . . . and probably the cause of the domino effect of Demarcus Cousins signing with Golden State. He pretty much said in an interview last week that New Orleans had to decide if they were going to have a life with or without Boogie. He went out of his way to cite how they played without him, after he got hurt. So it was probably Ferry that convinced Dell Demps to go after Julius Randle, and sign him to a modest 2 year deal ( the exact same deal that he signed Millsap to ), instead of spending big money on Cousins.

Of course it's an overreaction to one summer league game. Had Trae scored 28 points and made 7 threes, there's no way you make this post. Just be honest about your feelings.

Can't really make the claim that Summer League is unorganized anymore. This Lakers vs Kings game is high quality, with both teams looking very prepared. So if a Summer League team looks unprepared, that's on them. Trae overall was bad today. That's OK. Just don't make it 2 in a row.

3 blocks by Bagley now . . and 1 that won't count because of a foul on Giles.

No he doesn't.

Those are his Olympics buddies. No way he'll destroy the Warriors. The Warriors may not win it all this year, but it won't be because of Cousins.

Trae's opening game eerily reminded me of Lonzo Ball's last summer. Lonzo was doing some of the same things offensively, like jacking up long 3s and taking shots under pressure, instead of letting the game come to him. It took a few games, but then Lonzo had the MONSTER game in which he controlled everything.

In other news . . . Dorsey looked like garbage tonight too.

Trae Young was about to trend #1, with people straight clowning him. Then Twitter EXPLODES with the DeMarcus Cousins news. Unbelievable.

WTF . . . Golden State gets Boogie? This isn't fair. WOW. And he took a deep discount.

Oh My God.

This dude Jaren Jackson though . . . lol.

Trae drawing a ton of fouls on drives. Will he get those calls in the regular season though?

3rd assist for a 3 . . . keep doing that

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.