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Well, I'm quite sure that he won't be a part of the starting five and it is quite obvious why. The GSW has already established their attacks and the defensive maneuvers they will have to do in any team they face that's why I don't think that they will just add Carmelo on that rotation. He will be good at bench producing nice figures every night and it's much better to give him more exposures as a substitute player because he's already proven to produce numbers.

I was surprised when Kevin Durant asked the Nets to trade him. For this reason, many teams are struggling to add KD to their roster. But it looks like the Nets won't let go of KD easily. If KD leaves Nets it is inevitable that Nets will follow a good player. Contacted Raptors for a swap. The Nets have a strong hand in the KD trade and want rookie of the year Barnes from the Raptors. I think the Nets should send KD and sign Barnes, rookie of the year. This will be very good for their development. Because Barnes is a super player who can go to much better places in the future. It should be approached from a visionary point of view. It will be difficult to convince the Raptors.

And Tatum will be struggling more carrying the load because Smart and Brown is not around anymore to help him carry and ease the burden. Durant is no doubt effective in court and he can produce good numbers as long as he's healthy but he is now more prone to injuries as his age figures adds up. Boston is already a heavy team even without Durant, and they have managed to sweep the Nets in the 1st round. They need to add more assets to the team though especially now that the current roster has established the right chemistry needed to destroy any teams that they will face and now they are much experienced than the last season.

Warriors have enough veterans to teach their young guns how to play in NBA at the highest level. Curry, Thompson, Green are veteran enough and if ever, Iguodala if they resign him. Maybe it is just for firepower, but would he really fit the system of GSW?


He is starting to decline but it is the intangible that matters. He is still part of the core. Klay and Steph can play the way they play the game because of Green. He is important to their gameplay, so I think he is worth the max extension and the management can just give it as a thank you for the rings he brought them.


It is actually not bad roster in paper. If they could just find a way to play together and avoid all the dramas, they are legit contenders.

I bet he will fit just right through their system, Carmelo is pretty versatile and knows what to do except in defense because I don't think that he plays well at defense judging his recent season in the Lakers but he will be pretty good at the bench throwing threes while the main line-up is resting. Carmelo going to the Bay Area will increase the chances that he will have his first championship ring before he retires, you know he's already 38 years old so he won't be around anymore in the coming years.

Same here, I thought he was on the verge of retiring because I haven't saw him that often last season, I just knew recently that he suffered back soreness that's why he missed plenty games for months. Maybe he'll retire on his 20th season playing and that will be 2 years from now where he will be 40 years old by that time.

Dwight Howard will be surely get more exposure in the Nets because they are really lacking some big man, but it's likely that he will be included in the trade package to get Irving in exchange of Howard and Westbrook.

As far as I know, the Warriors have no plans to offer him such a huge contract extension. At the same time, it seems to me that Green is just trying to blackmail the Warriors management by saying that he will consider offers from other teams. Obviously, there are no irreplaceable players, and I'm more than sure that any other team won't decide to offer Green the kind of contract he wants.

The Lakers look increasingly likely to trade for Buddy Hield in the coming days.  That would mean they have to trade THT, which definitely hurts their chances at a Kyrie and LeBron reunion.  Given how much Buddy Heild would help fill a need for the current Lakers roster, I think this trade is likely to happen, while the Nets are likely to run it back with KD and Kyrie again, perhaps with Ben Simmons and maybe even Dwight Howard this time.  I actually like that roster a lot, but it remains to be seen if they can play together.  Personally, I think Dwight Howard and KD would be an absolute beast of a machine on both ends of the floor.

Right! The Boston doesn't need anymore additional assets even if that is Durant if it means letting Smart and Brown, it will really destroy what they've built and they will now adjust again because KD will be the new alpha while Tatum will be his duo. Brown might destroy the Boston Celtics if he's going to be transferred just to regret their choices, he already prove his capabilities and who averages 23.1 PPG in the recent Finals.

I really hope my man also feels how to play a game in a championship and win a title before concluding his career as an NBA player. Looks like he still has a chance this upcoming season to prove to everyone why he is one of the future HOF. Nevertheless, this is a great opportunity for him since he is not in his prime time anymore, what he can do nowadays is to give his all to help GSW to win another championship this season.

Unlike with the impact of splash bro, Personally I'll rather choose to give the max contract to Wiggins than him, though it's my opinion and

I'm sure there are many other thoughts about him. He earned a lot of attentions nowadays and with his stupidity and arrogance, it might be very

effective in bringing more engagements to whatever he does. For me, He's a very talkative version of Dennis Rodman, hahaha

Due to their good chemistry, I think he deserves to have a max contract because he is a big part of the success of the Warriors. Though his performance has declined there are some games that he really contributes big to win. It's not only about the stats IMO, it's more about the impact in the team, and we cannot deny that without Draymond, the Warriors defense will struggle.

So all of a sudden, Draymond Green becomes the center of attention the last few days. Now there's more. He wants a 4-year max contract extension. This means he will be paid $164 million for the next 5 years or around $33 million per year. His current contract would be $25.8 million for the next season and a player option worth $28.5 million in the following season. Draymond is too full of himself. Although he is a very important piece of the team, he is starting to decline with his low stats performance in the last season.

And Draymond also mentioned that he is willing to explore offers from other teams should the Warriors' management not be interested in a max contract extension. Do you guys think Draymond is worth that max extension? His current stats are not even worth his current contract if I were to say, but I got it, the management do not want to break the team's core.      

I agree, Boston Celtics are a crucial team to beat and the Golden State Warriors have done their all in beating Boston in the finals, I think the offense of the Warriors because of Stephen Curry has proven effective on Boston's defense, but the Boston Celtics defense have proven very effective on other teams that they have shown the Brooklyn Nets a fast way in getting the sweep, I really think the Boston Celtics needs to keep Marcus Smart, Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum intact together, they are used in playing together and they already know the strength and weakness of every player of the Boston Celtics,


Well, the problem is not the team but the combination of Kyrie and Durant, these two seem not very aligned with each other and need to part ways, pretty much when Durant was in injury Kyrie Irving is doing well, with his scoring and won the game without Kevin Durant, and Kevin Durant did the same without Irving, I think they affected each other in ways on who's handling the ball, or so, in the start of the 2021-2022 season the Brooklyn Nets are one of the powerful teams in the NBA and I was very positive in their performance and back then they still have James Harden on the team, and they are doing fine on the start of the season until they surely don't have the chemistry, for sure not a good trade for the Boston Celtics in my opinion,


Well I really think the Los Angeles Lakers are expecting Carmelo Anthony to re-sign his contract, said on this ARTICLE, and I think the Lakers will not going to let Carmelo go on with a trade, but if he wants to be traded to the Warriors then a plausible player for the Warriors trade will be so much for the team, and I think they will not risk anything like that,

That's true. He has nothing to prove anymore and I think I heard some basketball analysts talking about "there something else". That's if he can really carry a team on his shoulders without great help from big stars like Steph Curry.
IMO, that's the problem, not all teams can welcome your type of gameplay. Warriors do. They can adjust or you are going to adjust to their play without even noticing it.
Proven by so many players that come and go in their team. Even at their Championship Parade, we saw Zaza and Shaun attending because they knew they are still part of their family.

Most likely he will only be in the 2nd team because it's not possible that he will start, Warriors love to play fast pace and with Melo's age, I doubt he will be able to play heavier minutes. Warriors are good in developing players, so we can expect that they will make Melo a better version of him and that he will have the chance to play in the NBA Finals.

Maybe his role will be like in the Lakers, in their to shoot the 3 as we all know that they love to go outside with Curry, Klay and Poole. And maybe Melo from the bench will be their guy to make that shoot. Yes, last season Melo was healthy with the Lakers, so that is a good sign already. But still up to the Warriors coaching team, for sure Kerr will have a good plan if ever they will get Melo this season.

Great 2nd team I guess, Carmelo is now healthy, so despite his age, I'm sure he can still drop a decent number playing the system of the Warriors. They will be a fast face team, it could be new for Carmelo but hopefully he will be able to make the right adjustment to fit.

Perhaps that what we all wanted to see for Carmelo, win that first ring. So much publicity goes when he join Lebron with the Lakers in hoping that somewhat him and Bron could be a good tandem and could take them as far as the finals, but that didn't happen. But with the Dubs it might be different for Carmelo, the Warriors has a lot of players that wanted to win back to back and maybe Carmelo can be somewhat a factor. So I like him to be pick up by the Warriors at least this season.

Carmelo is not as demanding as he was before, he already play the rule that is given to him and I'm pretty sure the Warriors will be able to utilize him because he is a superstar that ha past his prime and not only that, it will also give Melo an advantage because he might won his first championship with the Warriors.