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HU5KIES said:


Castle wants to be a primary PG, and now he gets to learn from of one of the best PGs to ever play (3rd in assists all time).
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Not sure he’d see this as positive. Also, “star”? The NBA is ridiculous about “name” guys. CP is an aging former star now better suited to a backup role. Hopefully they are viewing him as a mentor for Steph.
 
HuskyHawk said:
Not sure he’d see this as positive. Also, “star”? The NBA is ridiculous about “name” guys. CP is an aging former star now better suited to a backup role. Hopefully they are viewing him as a mentor for Steph.
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It's only a 1 yr deal for CP3, so while it may impact his playing time this season, I imagine he'll see the long-term benefit of learning from one of the top PGs ever. No one better than CP3 to teach Castle how to throw the lob to Wemby.

Regarding 'star'.. these reporters will write anything the agents/players want to continue getting the inside scoop on news.
 
HuskyHawk said:
Not sure he’d see this as positive. Also, “star”? The NBA is ridiculous about “name” guys. CP is an aging former star now better suited to a backup role. Hopefully they are viewing him as a mentor for Steph.
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He’s the perfect guy to come in and teach Castle what it takes to be a NBA PG. I don’t think he can ask for a much better active vet there.

CP3 was also with OKC back in 2019 doing the same mentorship for SGA. They almost went to the playoffs that year.
 
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navery12 said:


Was hoping he'd come to the Knicks, but this is a decent spot
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Thought OKC could’ve been a good fit for Andre there but I suppose not.

Weird seeing him be in Philly after his beef with Joel.
 
As long as CP3's signing doesn't come at the expense of Castle's minutes and development, this is great. He's learning under one of the best coaches to ever do it and one of the best PGs to ever do it. Just hope Coach Pop understands that the Spurs aren't ready to compete yet and CP3's value to the team is more as a leader and mentor, than it is as a #2 guy

Was a little worried when the Pelicans brought in Murray but then learned that they shipped out Daniels and then lost Naji. Assuming Ingram will be traded and it depends who they get back there. If I'm New Orleans, I'm looking for a big man instead of a wing. Valanciunas just left and they have a hole at the 5. Slot in Trey Murphy as a starter and have a bench core of Alvarado/Hawkins/Herb Jones. A few too many cooks in the kitchen right now with Murray/CJ/BI, but pending other offseason moves (and Zion's health of course), this team could look a lot better

Drummond is the ultimate journey man and I'm glad he's still working his way into contracts despite his playstyle being obsolete for close to a decade. The big man meta is kind of coming back and he's taking advantage! Assuming Chicago will try to move into a rebuild but that's fully dependent on the trade market for Lavine (assuming DeRozan will sign somewhere else). If Vucevic decides he wants to play for a winner and gets moved, there are a LOT of minutes to fill at the Center spot..Sanogo? :)
 
REB1094 said:
Drummond is the ultimate journey man and I'm glad he's still working his way into contracts despite his playstyle being obsolete for close to a decade. The big man meta is kind of coming back and he's taking advantage! Assuming Chicago will try to move into a rebuild but that's fully dependent on the trade market for Lavine (assuming DeRozan will sign somewhere else). If Vucevic decides he wants to play for a winner and gets moved, there are a LOT of minutes to fill at the Center spot..Sanogo? :)
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Even during the down years the teams that had bigs of a certain archetype won (guys who were just good in the paint).

  • Warriors with Bogut and McGee
  • Lakers with Dwight Howard and McGee
  • Warriors with Looney
  • Cavs Tristan Thompson was huge

Being a big who can shoot has never been necessary to win and Andre suffered from thinking it was. He’s finally embraced what he should be doing and finding success.

Lively had an amazing rookie playoff run doing very simple things. It’s part of the reason all this 3 point talk frustrates me because guys literally hold back their careers trying to prioritize it.
 
HuskyWarrior611 said:
Thought OKC could’ve been a good fit for Andre there but I suppose not.

Weird seeing him be in Philly after his beef with Joel.
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Seems like OKC will end up with Hartenstein. Though for obvious reasons I hope that doesn't happen and he's back with the Knicks
 
navery12 said:
Seems like OKC will end up with Hartenstein. Though for obvious reasons I hope that doesn't happen and he's back with the Knicks
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That’s a good move for them. I thought I read somewhere that Hartenstein might be interested in taking a discount to stay in NY too. But we’ll see what happens.
 
Naji Marshall signed with Dallas, freeing up a little time for our guy Hawk
 
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navery12 said:
Seems like OKC will end up with Hartenstein. Though for obvious reasons I hope that doesn't happen and he's back with the Knicks
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Nevermind



Also another moves that moves the 3 point shooting Center to the 4 for a guy that just knows how to handle the paint.
 
navery12 said:
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Is OKC is in the top3 in the West along with Dallas & Minny?
Or still a top 4 despite Denver losing a starter and still with no bench.

Clippers lose best player
Golden St likely rebuilding & not getting LeBron
LAL selling tix
Memphis need sustained proof that Ja is back to being Ja
 
Dogdeacon said:
Is OKC is in the top3 in the West along with Dallas & Minny?
Or still a top 4 despite Denver losing a starter and still with no bench.

Clippers lose best player
Golden St likely rebuilding & not getting LeBron
LAL selling tix
Memphis need sustained proof that Ja is back to being Ja
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Wouldn’t be surprised if this makes OKC the best team in the West at this point. Their squad is loaded.
 
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Dolan coudve sealed the deal if he really wanted to. All he had to do was put 100 mill in cash in a Gucci or Versace bag and give it to Leon Rose to hand to Ihart on top of what the Knicks could offer. Hush hush done deal, gotta find a way to beat the system.
 
Dogdeacon said:
Is OKC is in the top3 in the West along with Dallas & Minny?
Or still a top 4 despite Denver losing a starter and still with no bench.

Clippers lose best player
Golden St likely rebuilding & not getting LeBron
LAL selling tix
Memphis need sustained proof that Ja is back to being Ja
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They're #1 in the West, Denver and Minnesota a close 2nd and 3rd. The reality is the likely top 6 teams in the NBA are in 2 divisions with those 3 and then Boston/Knicks/Philly in the East
 
Scoe said:
Dolan coudve sealed the deal if he really wanted to. All he had to do was put 100 mill in cash in a Gucci or Versace bag and give it to Leon Rose to hand to Ihart on top of what the Knicks could offer. Hush hush done deal, gotta find a way to beat the system.
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yea, ask Minny how that worked out for them
 
much needed signing for OKC, they probably need one more big but they couldn't roll with Chet as the primary 5 again deep in the playoffs, he was getting his asswhooped down the stretch of those Maverick games.
 
WrenchFan69 said:
It affects the cap situation. The money on the qualifying offer is held against the cap even if it hasn't been signed. So a team can rescind it to free up cap space so that they can sign another player? I doubt Sanogo is negotiating with anyone else so he should sign the QO asap
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Hopefully Sanogo's agent is soliciting offers from every single team in the league, as well as from Euro leagues for more leverage. Anything less than that is malpractice.

Why should he treat Chicago like they own his rights exclusively?

If he gets a guaranteed NBA contract, or a better offer than Chicago's QO, then sign it and force Chicago to match it.
 
Celtics bring back Kornet and extend White for 4 years. Good Day for Celtics fans except that Woj is reporting that the owners are selling the team. Puts a damper on things.

 
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controlfade said:
76ers are going all in, just signed Paul George and Kelly Oubure (sure I spelled that wrong) as well a
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As someone who roots for the Celtics, this doesn't bother me. When has Paul George ever been an answer?
 
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Waquoit said:
As someone who roots for the Celtics, this doesn't bother me. When has Paul George ever been an answer?
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There are few players that are better examples of having a name bigger then their game. He's a nice player, absolutely. Philly will be good. The east is probably better than the west for the first time in several years.
 
navery12 said:
They're #1 in the West, Denver and Minnesota a close 2nd and 3rd. The reality is the likely top 6 teams in the NBA are in 2 divisions with those 3 and then Boston/Knicks/Philly in the East
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I think you are right for West. In East I think Celtics tier 1 then Philly, bucks, Knicks a half or full step behind.
 
Klay to Dallas. Not sure what he has in the tank, but he knows how to win.

 
HooperScooper said:
Just please not to FSG. I don't need them tanking 2 Boston franchises.
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Someone pointed out that Lebron is part of FSG, so for now, FSG would be conflicted out.

Most of the commentary suggests that the local TV rights will go down and more will be shared, like the NFL. So Wyc probably selling high before the revenues go down. Plus they have to pay Jacobs to use the Garden.
 
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