NBA 2019-2020 season thread

[Roy H.]

Zach Randolph retired. I respect how the dude went from a thug headcase to a valued teammate and gritty playoff performer.

[nickagneta]

Zach Randolph retired. I respect how the dude went from a thug headcase to a valued teammate and gritty playoff performer.

Yup...him and Rasheed Wallace. They could both have gone down bad paths but turned things around.

[apc]

Finally we got some LA drama, i expected it sooner to be honest.

[gouki88]

Finally we got some LA drama, i expected it sooner to be honest.

I’m currently out and about so can’t quite keep up - what’s the drama?

[Roy H.]

Finally we got some LA drama, i expected it sooner to be honest.

I’m currently out and about so can’t quite keep up - what’s the drama?

https://sports.yahoo.com/trouble-lakers-locker-room-heading-201529605.html

Kuzma’s trainer talking out of turn.

[Vox_Populi]

Watched more than a few Miami games. Herro has some cojones and has shown it multiple times.

[MJohnnyboy]

Al Horford was a -25 in the Sixers loss to Miami.

Offensively, he and Embiid just don't work well together at all. Would anyone be surprised if Philly traded Al the first chance they got?

I know this is beyond unrealistic but imagine if some team with cap room to spare (like Atlanta) traded for Al then waived him thus clearing the way for Boston to bring him back. We've done fantastically without Al but imagine what he'd do on this team...

[gouki88]

Finally we got some LA drama, i expected it sooner to be honest.

I’m currently out and about so can’t quite keep up - what’s the drama?

https://sports.yahoo.com/trouble-lakers-locker-room-heading-201529605.html

Kuzma’s trainer talking out of turn.

How juicy! Can only imagine Kuz is bummed out about being buried in the rotation (relative to last season)

[Jvalin]

I'm watching Thunder @ Raptors. SGA is killing it: 23 points in 22 mins on 9-12 from the floor.

I absolutely love his game. I'd even trade Tatum for him. Not that it's likely to happen. Just saying.

[GreenFaith1819]

About the ONLY thing I'd want coming back from an OKC trade is Steven "Arthur Curry" Adams - if we traded JT.

[tstorey_97]

Celtics lose to Raps on second night of back to back.

Raps go home and lose to OKC on second night of back to back.

Celtics lose to 76'ers on second night of back to back.

I'm just playing the excuse card here, but, the only decider will be a playoff series.

[Jvalin]

About the ONLY thing I'd want coming back from an OKC trade is Steven "Arthur Curry" Adams - if we traded JT.

I'm gonna get some serious hate for this, but would you guys consider SGA + Steven Adams for Tatum + Smart + Kanter?

(click on image to enlarge)

http://www.espn.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=t9otqm3

If you ask me, the C's get the best player in the trade in SGA, plus a defensive Center/rebounder in Adams. But that's just me, cause I'm super high on SGA.

Kemba - Wanamaker - Edwards - (SGA)
SGA - Langford - Green - (Brown)
Brown - Semi - (Hayward - Langford)
Hayward - G. Williams - (Theis)
Adams - Theis - R. Williams - Poirier

For what it's worth, Smart played college ball at Oklahoma State. I bet the Thunder would feel confident that they could keep him at OKC for years to come. To a lesser extent, the same argument could be made for Tatum. I mean, he's from St Luis which is relatively close to OKC. For a small market team like the Thunder, it's possible that they value these sort of things.

[NKY fan]

About the ONLY thing I'd want coming back from an OKC trade is Steven "Arthur Curry" Adams - if we traded JT.

I'm gonna get some serious hate for this, but would you guys consider SGA + Steven Adams for Tatum + Smart + Kanter?

(click on image to enlarge)

http://www.espn.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=t9otqm3

If you ask me, the C's get the best player in the trade in SGA, plus a defensive Center/rebounder in Adams. But that's just me, cause I'm super high on SGA.

Kemba - Wanamaker - Edwards - (SGA)
SGA - Langford - Green - (Brown)
Brown - Semi - (Hayward - Langford)
Hayward - G. Williams - (Theis)
Adams - Theis - R. Williams - Poirier

For what it's worth, Smart played college ball at Oklahoma State. I bet the Thunder would feel confident that they could keep him at OKC for years to come. To a lesser extent, the same argument could be made for Tatum. I mean, he's from St Luis which is relatively close to OKC. For a small market team like the Thunder, it's possible that they value these sort of things.

You will get hate for this proposal lol

[CelticsElite]

About the ONLY thing I'd want coming back from an OKC trade is Steven "Arthur Curry" Adams - if we traded JT.

I'm gonna get some serious hate for this, but would you guys consider SGA + Steven Adams for Tatum + Smart + Kanter?

(click on image to enlarge)

http://www.espn.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=t9otqm3

If you ask me, the C's get the best player in the trade in SGA, plus a defensive Center/rebounder in Adams. But that's just me, cause I'm super high on SGA.

Kemba - Wanamaker - Edwards - (SGA)
SGA - Langford - Green - (Brown)
Brown - Semi - (Hayward - Langford)
Hayward - G. Williams - (Theis)
Adams - Theis - R. Williams - Poirier

For what it's worth, Smart played college ball at Oklahoma State. I bet the Thunder would feel confident that they could keep him at OKC for years to come. To a lesser extent, the same argument could be made for Tatum. I mean, he's from St Luis which is relatively close to OKC. For a small market team like the Thunder, it's possible that they value these sort of things.

why on earth would we need SGa if we have all star Kemba Walker

[gouki88]

About the ONLY thing I'd want coming back from an OKC trade is Steven "Arthur Curry" Adams - if we traded JT.

I'm gonna get some serious hate for this, but would you guys consider SGA + Steven Adams for Tatum + Smart + Kanter?

(click on image to enlarge)

http://www.espn.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=t9otqm3

If you ask me, the C's get the best player in the trade in SGA, plus a defensive Center/rebounder in Adams. But that's just me, cause I'm super high on SGA.

Kemba - Wanamaker - Edwards - (SGA)
SGA - Langford - Green - (Brown)
Brown - Semi - (Hayward - Langford)
Hayward - G. Williams - (Theis)
Adams - Theis - R. Williams - Poirier

For what it's worth, Smart played college ball at Oklahoma State. I bet the Thunder would feel confident that they could keep him at OKC for years to come. To a lesser extent, the same argument could be made for Tatum. I mean, he's from St Luis which is relatively close to OKC. For a small market team like the Thunder, it's possible that they value these sort of things.

Yeah, you will get hated on for this one. Kanter gives us similar rebounding and inside scoring to Adams, Smart is more valuable than Adams, and Tatum is better than SGA