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Mitchell and brunson play opposite of each other.  Brunson would be the point and spida the sg.  That package is rediculous.  It leaves the Knicks with nothing amd then 6 picks lol.  Jazz are tripping.  Donovan is good but not that good.  I honestly think knicks are better off developing grimes who plays the same position as Donovan and keeping theor assets until something better pops up.

I know that Mitchell is an all-star level player or at least near to it but the Jazz asked too much players with this one. 11 players including some of their core players for Mitchell. Who in the hell will agree with that trade? For sure Stephen A. Smith will be furious if the Knicks will agree to this trade .

Why they need Mitchell? I think they want Brunson to be a shooting guard and they want Mitchell as their starting Point Guard which I think fits for both of them but at the same time, they can just switch positions since they can be a PG or SG. If the Knicks want Mitchell, I'm curious which players will they give to the Jazz or maybe Wade will do everything just to put Mitchell on the Heat.

Durant asking for trade has been hot since announced. I don't think any team would give up their star player plus future pick for Durant. Yeah, he is good but Nets is asking too much and Durant wanted to join Heat or Suns, etc. because he wanted to play along with their stars. The trade doesn't make sense for him if they will trade their stars in exchange for him.

I'm just hoping GSW won't trade their youngsters just to get KD. For me, it's like they are giving away the future of the team.

As it was mentioned before, the Nets won't agree to trade Durant anyway if they don't get an all-star player instead of him. In that case, Durant trade rumors to the Heat seem unlikely since the Heat would have to include Butler and a couple of bench players in the deal. Honestly, I doubt the Heat have plans to trade Butler, and it's unlikely they could offer any other deal which would satisfy the Nets.

Durant requested for trade, not for that reason. He clearly wants a big help from coming from the All-Stars level and Phoenix Suns and Miami Heat can give it to him although that would pay a price for these teams to get Durant. I hope Durant won't be traded so that he will feel pressure to win and realize that his behavior is not right after the Nets give him the best contract.

In the first place, why did Durant agrees with the extension last year and he signed it if, in the end, he won't be interested in playing for the team.

Nets make it clear, if they didn't get a good package for Durant, he will stay on the team.

Dwayne Wade seem pretty confident that Mitchell will end up in a Heat uniform. I think he’s a great player, but he’s really undersized for his position and isn’t the most efficient guy. I think any team with him as their #1 scoring option will struggle to reach the Finals. He’s no doubt a great talent though that I think would thrive in a secondary role. He’ll need to work on his defense at some point if he wants to be one of the top players in the league.

And when we thought that there is no trade rumor or Donovan Mitchell or at least the Jazz is not going to entertain any trade, there is a news that the Jazz wanted the following from the Knicks:


https://twitter.com/JohnsonWhiteNBA/status/1547224720629977088

But obviously, the Knicks decline because that's too much.

The Knicks though already got Brunson as their guard, why would they need Mitchell?

They've got already a good roster and got some new addition from the draft for which we can also see new potentials from there.

But if it's for KD, we still need to see what's really for him and what team is really serious of taking him and getting that crazy deal for the trade that he wants for Nets.

I've heard that Lebron would like to play with Irving but just as the trade, it's all the rumors that I've been hearing. Well, I guess that would just be another enjoying season for Lebron for choosing who he wants to play with.

As for the trade with KD, Nets really have to put priority on him as they've invested that much on him without getting that great return for his staying career on them.

I've also heard about this trade rumours for Irving. Actually it is said that it was going to happen too but Nets changed their mind suddenly about this. Because they want to trade Kevin Durant first as he wanted from them urgently. Nets are losing a lot of power now and I can't even imagine their place in the coming season. Anyway, after Durant's trade I wonder if Lakers will still manage to get Irving by giving Westbrook in return. This would be a great trade for Lakers in my opinion.

No doubt, Deandre Ayton will be an additional and valuable asset to any team he goes into and he deserves a team that will give and feel him valuable. So, if the Phoenix Suns are going to let Ayton go then I can say that it's their loss and I doubt they can get a good replacement for Ayton this coming season. Maybe in the next years but not now.

I've also read an article earlier that Ayton is still looking for another options aside from the fact that we had now and if the Pacers can't give him a 4-year contract then Ayton will still remain as a Suns.

You can say that today era is different and that players have longer range but you cannot discredit the effectiveness of having a good defense. As a proof, just look at the final 4 of last season. Warriors, Celtics, Mavs and Heat are all defensive teams. They are on the top in defensive ratings.  Compare that to teams that go all offensive. Basketball has changed a lot, but defense still win games, then and now.

Maybe that is why Nets are trying to move Durant first before they take care of Irving. But if they move Durant and then get Westbrook, then they are left with Simmons and Westbrook which we know both of them don't shoot well. It will be a disaster. That is why I do not see Westbrook-Irving trade scenario to happen.

That is right, they have all their key players, that is why they don't be needing an all-star player anymore, but if they got Kevin Durant on the team that will surely be insane and so unfair for the other teams, I really think the Golden State Warriors could be a potential threat for the next season, their power three is healthy and ready Draymond Green, Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry, and with an addition of Jordan Poole they can make a Poole party, and a powerhouse on offense and defense Kevon Looney and Andrew Wiggins, and the return of James Wiseman, for additional defense, and their latest draft Patrick Baldwin Jr. can be a mini Kevin Durant in my opinion if trained well there is a possibility, so the Golden State Warriors will surely have a Poole Party with a PBJ (Peanut Butter and Jelly) for the next season,


Great news for the Heat if they got Durant, there can be an additional defense and offense for the team, I think the Pacers if the ones that will get Russell Westbrook and not the Nets, when the Pacers would get Deandre Ayton then they will likely be fixing the Russell Westbrook trade, so Brooklyn Nets will surely be a team with no all-star so that means they are OK with that,

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Just In, after a great summer league performance Moses Moody got a bad fall, it is really frightening to see, but at least he is just OK and not badly injured, but in that fall fight there is a situation that your opponent was on a defense Moody could have an early retirement before the season starts, but yeah it was really a close call,

I echo your statement, that missed is an adrenaline maybe a mistake because the ball didn't go thru but if does, we might have different

discussion about it. I'm good at how Miami was formed by the management. Trading Butler for KD means that they needed to blend how

KD play from the system Miami has. We can't conclude though, if there's a negotiation behind for sure, the management of Miami might see

something that only them who can say the benefits for the team.

As a knick fan it was brutal to see him out there.  As a known knick hater was just perfect that the Knicks only scored 12 points in the second quarter with rj on the floor with a whistle lol.  In other news grimes looking like he might contend for sg1 for the Knicks this year.  Dude is just different.

That's a good point.  This is why Durant has requested a trade and will not be playing on the Nets next year.  I also think this will be a good trade for the Nets because they want a guy that will actually be on the floor after the Kyrie experience last year.  Westbrook will likely play all 82 games for the Nets and I think their management will appreciate that and the picks much more than another year of Kyrie drama.  Plus, it'll clear cap space in the future since Russ only has 1 year left on his contract.

I think it was a bad decision to make him play with another player who gets inside, and a 6'8 280 pounds version of westbrook as well. This is why we should also see him play with shooters. For example him in Pacers wouldn't be a bad idea, they have Hield and they have some other players and that could work out well for the team.

Of course the problem is that, if you are willing to get westbrook, then you should be hoping to get something else. The biggest trouble with the Irving deal is that if you give Westbrook, and even if you give some picks which Lakers barely have any, you are sending him to Durant, which we all know they both dislike each other and that would be a problem.

No worries folks, the issue was rectified and Ja Morant cleared up his name that he didn't say or quote something like what did the ESPN has featured in the post. Pretty sure that this thing got pretty heated quickly about that alleged statement by Ja Morant and surely MJ's fans were fast enough to respond.
https://clutchpoints.com/grizzlies-news-ja-morant-reacts-to-espn-falling-victim-to-his-fake-michael-jordan-quote/

Durant going to the Heat would in fact be a good thing for them and of course help them get “over the hump” so to speak, BUT only if that means Jimmy Butler doesn’t get traded in the process. That’s not going to happen nor does it make any sense. Both players are needed for a serious championship run and trading Butler for an older Durant who’s often hurt, makes little sense (and it won’t happen).

Bad move for the Heat if they accept this trade. They need someone who they know will play his heart out and not someone who will run away or demand a trade when things gets tough. He may have missed that crucial shot in game 7 against the Celtics but I wouldn't say he's less clutch than Durant in that situation. KD would have long given up in that game and not have the chance to take a possible winning shot.