My guy has talked around NBA circles of late

[terrell]

2 minutes ago, Diesel said:

I think the lighter schedule is the reason we will rocket up the standings.   That's not even a question.   I also think in a 7 game series, we are a very hard out.   Even as constructed.   I don't ignore the ability of the Dallas Mavericks.  Before beating us they had beaten Memphis twice and Philadelphia.  They beat Memphis by an average of 25.    And they beat Philly by 9 even though Philly shot 51.4% from the field?  You tell me how they do that.

That was a night we just took the loss.   We were sluggish.  We gave them too many corner threes.  I believe that played again, we'd do better. 

 

Dallas had just lost back to back games vs Orlando and OKC.. lol

And We give every team wide open 3's....

Edited February 8, 2022 by terrell

[Diesel]

3 minutes ago, macdaddy said:

Man everyone is killing Sac for the trade but Sabonis is pretty good and they got rid of Hield's contract.  That's pretty huge. 

[marco102]

Well Bradly Beal's value just dropped. 

 

I wonder if Travis is still interested.  @NBASupes, @Sothron, and @thecampster.  I know Supes mentioned Travis had interest earlier in the season. 

I should clarify I am not interested...lol

Edited February 8, 2022 by marco102

[Diesel]

Just now, terrell said:

We give every team wide open 3's....

Yeah..  And?  This is not a new thing.   I hope that we will learn to not give everybody the three but that will come with BBIQ i.e. knowing that there's no need to double the post when you have shooters outside. 

[GameTime]

One less option for Philly....

 

[JayBirdHawk]

5 minutes ago, GameTime said:

So the Kings are out of the Simmons saga right? That leaves only us if Morey decides to not wait on Harden at the last minute, right?

unless Philly wants Fox.

[Diesel]

Just now, marco102 said:

Well Bradly Beal's value just dropped. 

I wonder if Travis is still interested.  @NBASupes, @Sothron, and @thecampster.  I know Supes mentioned Travis had interest earlier in the season. 

Not just Beal's the whole Wizard's team.  They go into tank mode now.  I would take a look at Harrell (being that he just had that fight) or KCP..(Being that he just had that fight). 

[terrell]

1 minute ago, Diesel said:

Not just Beal's the whole Wizard's team.  They go into tank mode now.  I would take a look at Harrell (being that he just had that fight) or KCP..(Being that he just had that fight). 

They're only 1 game behind us.. lol..

Sad..

[terrell]

6 minutes ago, Diesel said:

Yeah..  And?  This is not a new thing.   I hope that we will learn to not give everybody the three but that will come with BBIQ i.e. knowing that there's no need to double the post when you have shooters outside. 

So we're still learning there's no need to double the post when there are shooters outside? Seriously?

[NBASupes]

I know you boys gonna love this.

There is three things about Phoenix I just received:

1. Capela and a lot of draft assets might be enough to get Ayton. This is news to me, he told me a couple of weeks ago JC was one of the targets but now Clint is. Clint's value is through the roof even in an off season. He does so much for winning ball.

2. Ayton has fallen out of favor with the organization. They just don't think he has star potential and he's worth JC money but no where close to Trae money in their eyes. 

3. There is belief that CP3 has three great years left in him and maybe more. They also want to resign key players like Cam Johnson next summer and they DON'T want to pay the LT.

Some of this, I already knew from weeks ago but I needed confirmation. 

As for @Sothron statement about Simmons deal being pulled, my guy isn't with the Hawks so he couldn't confirm it but he did confirm the price out of nowhere became ridiculous and it came as rumors of Harden started getting leaked. Interesting...

True centers with size who can positively impact the game are what teams are looking for right now and those guys are going for a premium. Who said the center position is dead?

Wings, especially offensive minded ones values are dropping across the league. 3&D wings are what teams are open to pay a premium for. 

Lakers are really trying to find a win now move that works for them. It's very difficult especially with Westbrook contract. 

Westbrook wants out but no one wants him. Secretly, LA hopes he opts out but I was told it's unlikely. 

Orlando is having a yard sale and unless they lower the price, no one is buying 

NY is too for the vets and I am not sure anyone wants to buy from their yard sale. 

For the most parts, teams are extremely active but 70 cents on a dollars deals are overwhelmingly on the market and many people don't want to do those deals. 

 

[NBASupes]

11 minutes ago, marco102 said:

Well Bradly Beal's value just dropped. 

 

I wonder if Travis is still interested.  @NBASupes, @Sothron, and @thecampster.  I know Supes mentioned Travis had interest earlier in the season. 

I should clarify I am not interested...lol

Washington is going to max him out. If anything, this just gives them time for trades to the offseason since the market is dried out for them for the game changers they been coveting. 

Washington didn't learn from giving Wall a supermax so watch them do it again

[NBASupes]

18 minutes ago, GameTime said:

So the Kings are out of the Simmons saga right? That leaves only us if Morey decides to not wait on Harden at the last minute, right?

I wouldn't have a clue

[h4wkfan]

8 minutes ago, NBASupes said:There is three things about Phoenix I just received:

1. Capela and a lot of draft assets might be enough to get Ayton. This is news to me, he told me a couple of weeks ago JC was one of the targets but now Clint is. Clint's value is through the roof even in an off season. He does so much for winning ball.

2. Ayton has fallen out of favor with the organization. They just don't think he has star potential and he's worth JC money but no where close to Trae money in their eyes.

 

is the thought for OO to move to PF long term if we are actually interested here? JC + Ayton is nice too Ayton on a max though — not sure about that. 

[RandomFan]

44 minutes ago, NBASupes said:

Woj is saying Turner is very happy about the trade. If this is the case, you can forget about him being traded then. 

 

[warcore]

Man I'd love a S&T for Ayton this summer.... it was a dream a couple weeks ago but now it's a reality. He would be able to play the same time as OO since he's versatile on offense and doesn't clog the paint like Clint. 

[Sothron]

I would love to get Ayton. Capela plus draft picks? yes, please. We could have a center that could actually score.

[bleachkit]

2 hours ago, kg01 said:

Why would we be open to that tho?

I'm not averse to trade but Bagley and filler is negative value i don't want. 

It doesn't have to be that exact iteration. But If the Kings were open to trading Halliburton, I wonder if the kings would have open to a deal involving JC.

[NBASupes]

12 minutes ago, h4wkfan said:

is the thought for OO to move to PF long term if we are actually interested here? JC + Ayton is nice too Ayton on a max though — not sure about that. 

Honestly, it just opens up other trade opportunities 

[gurpilo]

I am all in on Capela and some 1st for Ayton, pairing Young and Ayton is a sucess formula for years, I doubt se get him, too good to be true.

[GameTime]

Philly fans starting to realize that clearing cap (trading Simmons and/or Tobias this deadline) needs to be the move for the Sixers in order to get Harden in the offseason. Gonna be an interesting less than 48 hrs folks.

Edited February 8, 2022 by GameTime