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So now the Jazz has twin towers? Rudy Gobert and KAT?

I think the news says that Gobert is traded to Wolves, therefore he will be in a new team playing with KAT.

Quote from: Sanitough on July 02, 2022, 06:28:07 AM

not sure if this is a good combination and what will Rudy bring to them? I think this is a bad trade for the Wolves, except for his defense, I don't think Rudy offers something that will change the course of their team. On the contrary he might be liable again when small teams going to take advantage of Rudy in pick and roll and then simply get past by him in iso play outside.

Jazz are done with Gobert, he maybe is a good defensively but inside he has no big contribution especially in the playoffs, so I think it's a good decision that Jazz will let him go to experiment with new players in exchange.

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Just in as news: Looney stays with the Warriors on a 3-year contract for a $25.5M deal.
(https://www.si.com/nba/warriors/news/kevon-looney-re-signs-3-year-deal-with-warriors)

That's already a good deal, he is not a superstar but he showed hard work during the playoffs that made the team the NBA champion. I like the management decision of making him stay he really deserves to be in the Warriors because he has a heart of a champion.

By the way, are there any news about the Warriors adding some big man in their roster through trade?

Honestly, it's already a good team for Looney, to stay with the Warriors for 3 years. I guess if the Warriors can win even 1 out of those 3 years that he is in, it's already a good return. And it's not about the money for a player like Looney, it's about the chemistry and the camaraderie as he was part of the team in their last championship run.

Yes, he might not be as dominant as the other center in the league, but he gets the job done. I think it was against Dallas that he got some good games, in both rebound (offensive and defensive) and scoring wise. And not just that, I think he could be the one who has the most screens set on either Steph, Jordan Poole and Klay Thompson to hit that outside shot. So it doesn't matter who is on the floor, Looney knows his position, low or even high pick and roll.

That's correct, it's also about winning a championship and Looney will never forget in his life that he was able to play with one of the greatest players in the NBA which is Stephen Curry. He is not not a type of a dominant big man but he always play hard and follow his role, he is such a professional player who always value teamwork over personal interest.

Yeah, Looney is just calm when he plays that's why he will not receive a technical foul, but at the same time, he is also very competitive, if we still remember, he had some big games during the playoffs because of his aggressive play, he slowly transform from just a rebounder into an offensive player as well.

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Quote from: mirakal on July 02, 2022, 06:15:56 AM

So now the Jazz has twin towers? Rudy Gobert and KAT? not sure if this is a good combination and what will Rudy bring to them? I think this is a bad trade for the Wolves, except for his defense, I don't think Rudy offers something that will change the course of their team. On the contrary he might be liable again when small teams going to take advantage of Rudy in pick and roll and then simply get past by him in iso play outside.

Seems a bad trade but they could make this roster work. KAT will have to play PF and put Rudy on the Center position. This might work, however the game of NBA today has changes so much that the scores might usually comes from a three pointer. The Wolves might have a strong inside presence but might not work with an opponent who have a lot of shooters.
The wolves could also put Rudy on the 2nd squad.

They make that decision so I believe they already know their weakness and strengths. Keeping both big man in the team, that's a big advantage if they will play big as they will own the paint, but let's see if it will work in the actual game as in paper they look good now.

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Quote from: cryptomaniac_xxx on July 02, 2022, 06:03:17 AM

Quote from: cryptomaniac_xxx on July 02, 2022, 06:03:17 AM

Just in as news: Looney stays with the Warriors on a 3-year contract for a $25.5M deal.
(https://www.si.com/nba/warriors/news/kevon-looney-re-signs-3-year-deal-with-warriors)

That's already a good deal, he is not a superstar but he showed hard work during the playoffs that made the team the NBA champion. I like the management decision of making him stay he really deserves to be in the Warriors because he has a heart of a champion.

By the way, are there any news about the Warriors adding some big man in their roster through trade?

Honestly, it's already a good team for Looney, to stay with the Warriors for 3 years. I guess if the Warriors can win even 1 out of those 3 years that he is in, it's already a good return. And it's not about the money for a player like Looney, it's about the chemistry and the camaraderie as he was part of the team in their last championship run.

That's correct, it's also about winning a championship and Looney will never forget in his life that he was able to play with one of the greatest players in the NBA which is Stephen Curry. He is not not a type of a dominant big man but he always play hard and follow his role, he is such a professional player who always value teamwork over personal interest.

Yeah, Looney is just calm when he plays that's why he will not receive a technical foul, but at the same time, he is also very competitive, if we still remember, he had some big games during the playoffs because of his aggressive play, he slowly transform from just a rebounder into an offensive player as well.

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Just in as news: Looney stays with the Warriors on a 3-year contract for a $25.5M deal.
(https://www.si.com/nba/warriors/news/kevon-looney-re-signs-3-year-deal-with-warriors)

That's already a good deal, he is not a superstar but he showed hard work during the playoffs that made the team the NBA champion. I like the management decision of making him stay he really deserves to be in the Warriors because he has a heart of a champion.

By the way, are there any news about the Warriors adding some big man in their roster through trade?

Honestly, it's already a good team for Looney, to stay with the Warriors for 3 years. I guess if the Warriors can win even 1 out of those 3 years that he is in, it's already a good return. And it's not about the money for a player like Looney, it's about the chemistry and the camaraderie as he was part of the team in their last championship run.

That's correct, it's also about winning a championship and Looney will never forget in his life that he was able to play with one of the greatest players in the NBA which is Stephen Curry. He is not not a type of a dominant big man but he always play hard and follow his role, he is such a professional player who always value teamwork over personal interest.

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Just in as news: Looney stays with the Warriors on a 3-year contract for a $25.5M deal.
(https://www.si.com/nba/warriors/news/kevon-looney-re-signs-3-year-deal-with-warriors)

That's already a good deal, he is not a superstar but he showed hard work during the playoffs that made the team the NBA champion. I like the management decision of making him stay he really deserves to be in the Warriors because he has a heart of a champion.

By the way, are there any news about the Warriors adding some big man in their roster through trade?

Honestly, it's already a good team for Looney, to stay with the Warriors for 3 years. I guess if the Warriors can win even 1 out of those 3 years that he is in, it's already a good return. And it's not about the money for a player like Looney, it's about the chemistry and the camaraderie as he was part of the team in their last championship run.

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Quote from: Shamm on July 01, 2022, 05:48:56 PM

Just in as news: Looney stays with the Warriors on a 3-year contract for a $25.5M deal.
(https://www.si.com/nba/warriors/news/kevon-looney-re-signs-3-year-deal-with-warriors)

That's already a good deal, he is not a superstar but he showed hard work during the playoffs that made the team the NBA champion. I like the management decision of making him stay he really deserves to be in the Warriors because he has a heart of a champion.

By the way, are there any news about the Warriors adding some big man in their roster through trade?

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If Durant, LeBron, and Irving were on the same team, it would be the most dominant trio of the last decade. Although I doubt the Lakers will be able to pull off such a crazy deal.

It's possible that they can pull this off but I'm no longer that enthusiast with such super teams. We've seen that for the past season and it's actually optimistic but the result will really vary.

If this happen for me this is a big trio Irving, lebron and durant is a good option for the team if they made that for sure they can easily win or easily pass in the quarter finals. Because we all know that if lebron has a good teammates and have a food coaching plays for we can see the play of lebron again leading a high scoring every game.

Well, they're going to share a ring for sure. But, we don't know that this trio is going to be the champ because we saw good teams that have great players but wasn't enough.
Just in as news: Looney stays with the Warriors on a 3-year contract for a $25.5M deal.
(https://www.si.com/nba/warriors/news/kevon-looney-re-signs-3-year-deal-with-warriors)

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Quote from: Pamadar on July 02, 2022, 03:07:55 AM

So now the Jazz has twin towers? Rudy Gobert and KAT? not sure if this is a good combination and what will Rudy bring to them? I think this is a bad trade for the Wolves, except for his defense, I don't think Rudy offers something that will change the course of their team. On the contrary he might be liable again when small teams going to take advantage of Rudy in pick and roll and then simply get past by him in iso play outside.

We don't know what potential Rudy might bring to the Wolves and what's the reason behind this trade,

KAT and Gobert combination inside if they will play together, the defense inside might be tighter, but like what you just said
Gobert can be a liability once the opponents go small and attack outside. They can use their quickness to kill the defense,
the best example to that is the GSW, where everyone can shoot outside when duty calls them to take the shots.

Not just GSW but most of the teams now have that kind of play. I'd give it a chance though, there must be something going inside that we don't know on why they want Rudy on their roster. Decisions like this are not done without plans. I just don't like to see that big man being benched. He is still one of the best inside defenders of the league and it will be a waste if that will not be used properly.
Jazz though might be doing the vice versa, going small, it will be a challenge for the Spider.

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So now the Jazz has twin towers? Rudy Gobert and KAT? not sure if this is a good combination and what will Rudy bring to them? I think this is a bad trade for the Wolves, except for his defense, I don't think Rudy offers something that will change the course of their team. On the contrary he might be liable again when small teams going to take advantage of Rudy in pick and roll and then simply get past by him in iso play outside.

Seems a bad trade but they could make this roster work. KAT will have to play PF and put Rudy on the Center position. This might work, however the game of NBA today has changes so much that the scores might usually comes from a three pointer. The Wolves might have a strong inside presence but might not work with an opponent who have a lot of shooters.
The wolves could also put Rudy on the 2nd squad.

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Quote from: Baofeng on July 02, 2022, 02:04:44 AM

So now the Jazz has twin towers? Rudy Gobert and KAT? not sure if this is a good combination and what will Rudy bring to them? I think this is a bad trade for the Wolves, except for his defense, I don't think Rudy offers something that will change the course of their team. On the contrary he might be liable again when small teams going to take advantage of Rudy in pick and roll and then simply get past by him in iso play outside.

We don't know what potential Rudy might bring to the Wolves and what's the reason behind this trade,

KAT and Gobert combination inside if they will play together, the defense inside might be tighter, but like what you just said
Gobert can be a liability once the opponents go small and attack outside. They can use their quickness to kill the defense,
the best example to that is the GSW, where everyone can shoot outside when duty calls them to take the shots.

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So now the Jazz has twin towers? Rudy Gobert and KAT? not sure if this is a good combination and what will Rudy bring to them? I think this is a bad trade for the Wolves, except for his defense, I don't think Rudy offers something that will change the course of their team. On the contrary he might be liable again when small teams going to take advantage of Rudy in pick and roll and then simply get past by him in iso play outside.

Basically yes, but KAT might move to power forward position, maybe that's where they went him to be, post day and then shooting outside, sort of Dirk during his prime. They still have a good play maker in Russell, so there is no love lost for Rudy Gobert. He will be his Donovan Mitchell now, lob and alley oop for him, the play will continue with him.

Minnesota actually wants to get rid of Russell. I also think that Russell is not a good fit in Minnesota. His current contract is even more not worth to keep for Minnesota since he will become only a 4th option with the arrival of 3 time DPOY Rudy Gobert.

I was very surprised upon seeing Gobert's message, thanking Utah and will now play with the Timberwolves. I knew Utah changed their hearts few months ago and preferred to just keep Mitchell. I just didn't expect of Gobert heading to Minnesota. A lot of thoughts came into my mind. Will Towns and Gobert combo along with Edwards work? Although we saw how Towns developed further his shooting skills, his body is just perfect for a physical type of game.

Nonetheless, this is still a good move by Minnesota rather than relying on their previous roster. Who knows, they will be the one to stop the trending small-ball offense. Both towers are very good team players too so they will adjust accordingly what's needed.

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So now the Jazz has twin towers? Rudy Gobert and KAT? not sure if this is a good combination and what will Rudy bring to them? I think this is a bad trade for the Wolves, except for his defense, I don't think Rudy offers something that will change the course of their team. On the contrary he might be liable again when small teams going to take advantage of Rudy in pick and roll and then simply get past by him in iso play outside.

Basically yes, but KAT might move to power forward position, maybe that's where they went him to be, post day and then shooting outside, sort of Dirk during his prime. They still have a good play maker in Russell, so there is no love lost for Rudy Gobert. He will be his Donovan Mitchell now, lob and alley oop for him, the play will continue with him. While the Bulls, offer Zach Lavine a 5 year max contract.

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The two-time All-Star and Olympic gold medalist said Friday he has agreed to a new deal with the Bulls. LaVine will be signing a five-year max contract worth about $215 million, according to a person with direct knowledge of the terms who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the pact cannot be signed until next week by league rule.

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