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We were 5th in the east. That's a lot of winning to be a mirage. We had a good year and a great playoff run.

Got to love Matty Ice. Maximized his skillset more than anyone i can think of. He and Julio should be super bowl champs. Just a damn shame. They should be remembered for one of the best throws and catches in Super bowl history.

Next year Murray will be making $25 M going up to 31 M over 4 years.

Every season is different but the fact still remains that we were a better team before DJ got here.

I think i know the problem

I don't have a horse in this race and i know you guys have been going back and forth for a while. For the center position, particularly backup C, i'm definitely taking a chance on the tallest guy in the whole league who might be a little slow. He's not a stiff. He's not a guy who really just wants to be a wing. Get him while we don't have to pay him much and see what happens.

Unfortunately that's like 60 million in the SF position.

Atlanta Hawks star John Collins sounds off on Trae Young (soaringdownsouth.com) Lou Williams Rondo Kevin H

Quin, Landry, players, want to be successful. So there's always a chance. Is this organization set up to become an perennial elite team. Hell no. We know that already. But we have 2 studs on the team, reasonable payroll, and a few trade chips. There's no reason we can't be a 50 win team. We have to maximize the Trae years because it's foolish to think we're going to move on from him without going back to the lottery for a bit.

That's not evidence though. That's just guessing. Do guys like Hunter? I see him barely talking to anyone. Evidence is what people say about him. Lou Williams, Rondo, JC, one of those guys from early on maybe Parsons all said he was a good guy and they liked playing with him. There are plenty of guys in the league who played here and don't anymore. Do you have any quotes of them saying Trae was a problem?

LOL. Trae was 7th in the league in FTA behind Butler and Derozan and a full 4 FTs a game behind Embiid. I swear if folks are going to hate they at least need to update their reasons.

Yeah i've seen zero evidence of Trae being a bad teammate or disconnected from the team. No idea where that comes from.

That's very true. it's the way it is with Trae. Not so much most other stars in the league.

Is that for real. I've never heard that Grant recommended him. After their last showing the coaches should be fired.

It's crazy to me that there is this much consideration over trading Trae. Dude is the second best passer in the league and top 3 PG easily. Folks are too hung up on not being as good as other guys. None of that matters. Look at NY. They put pieces on that team and if they were healthy they'd be in the conference finals most likely. All around an undersized PG. After we beat them they went to work and acquired talent.