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In a hypothetical metaverse where Giannis is fairly auctioned and would be happy to go anywhere, you throw them Ace, Kessler and a bag of draft picks without blinking twice. Key, Lauri and Giannis complement each other so well that they would instantly become the best big 3 in the NBA right...

I dont think its gonna be a bidding war, and neither does Windhorst. Its probably gonna be like the KD trade, where he dont hear much until the bombshell drops.

I agree and definitely see the extra incentive we have for not finishing 9th or 10th (as thats a bad apple from every perspective). What I dont really co-sign is what fish said about us "losing a Key/Kessler" if that happens. Thats terrible cherry picking when the actual 9th and 10th guys we...

What you say makes perfect sense. The dropoff from 8 to nothing is a big drop, and when the team starts to climb the ladder we can only dream of getting 8th pick quality guys. I'm also 100% positive that if we are balancing on that border come trade deadline they will make impactful moves as...

They won a chip without Giannis, are looking like a juggernaut as currently constructed, and cant fit his salary in without breaking their future core (would be forced at least after Chet/Jalen extensions come on the table). I dont think Presti is in the race.

I think he has a fun retirement gig and is maybe being groomed for future coaching positions... so there may be method to this madness that isnt related to on-court workload. So playing for us is a cooloff/transition job for him.

Actually that may not be worse. I dont know if there is a precedence for this so not 100% sure how it would work... but swap rights can be traded forward and we can also trade our pick back... so we would actually be able to recover value possibly even in two different ways if that happened...

Yeah thats probably something you can balance with a bit. I personally feel like we are in the business of separating treasure from trash and discarding trash is worth at least whatever the opportunity cost is for not discarding trash. I feel a bit hyperbolic about some of the young guys...

But isnt that also "anti-developing" when it comes to Key and Ace? Playing them with worse players (especially when they are Cody level worse) feels detrimental to them. Like what are good/bad habits all about? For me its always been about "playing the right way", and that usually correlates...

I like my fish cooked in hyperbole.

Ty JA for the obvious extra effort... ...and for courageously venturing into the world of Clutchfans.

I'm very encouraged by Ace thus far. He is both confident and coachable, and it feels like his decission making is improving fast. Combine those with his shooting (quick trigger and form), size, athleticism and intangibles and I think he is gonna be a very very good player. Whether he actually...

Mental issue.. sure. But ask yourself this: is it about his mindset or personality? Only one is theoretically fixable. People around this sport often talk about a player having "dawg" in them. What is Codys "dawg level" from 1 to 10?

I reaöized the other day that I dont think Ive ever seen a single clip where Cody looks sharp, decisive or aggressive. All the game tape, workour vids... its always the same. He just is flegmatic. I think I'm ready to let go.

#2 has everything to do with the value of your players/contracts. You dont give up value from #1 to get #2 generally, you trade players to get the picks. Besides my comment didnt have much to do with the Bulls game, but the fact that people are demanding the FO intervenes with us playing good...

Many smart people in here completely fail to acknowledge that assets come in three forms: - Your own picks - Other teams picks/swaps you own - Value of your players/contracts I dont get how those in favor of tanking are so blind to #2 and #3. The way Lauri and Keyonte are building up their...

Do I need to go watch some Mavs games or can someone explain why Flagg is -133 for the season while their second worst guy is PJ Washington at -64? Sure he has the most minutes on a bad team, but Max Christie is their 2nd in minutes and he currently stands at -20. I know Flagg probably mucks...

Watching Ace play his best game made me think where we are right now in this rebuild. He may be long way of developing from "flashes" to "consistent force", but man the flashes look good. Dude actually has effort all around and tries to do a lot of different things. Tonight his decission making...

Nico being fired is the least surprising FO move ever. His public image is so tainted he is probably untouchable for any NBA roles outside of LA Clippers.

Playing him out of position means he wont be practicing what he is supposed to be practicing. Its not like he is so good at perimeter defense that he has job security for years.