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Quote from: harizen on June 25, 2022, 06:51:51 PM

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The rumors of a Kevin Durant trade to Portland just heated up quite a bit as Dame posted a picture of KD and him in Trailblazers jerseys to his Instagram. Probably just wishful thinking on Dame’s part, but interesting that he’s fueling the fire of these rumors. I can understand why though. Dame has never played with anyone near Durant’s talent and Portland has been trying hard to get him some help. I thought this was nonsense, but maybe there’s some reality to these rumors.

Damian Lillard is still following his stand not to change teams even though he already hinted several times that he might find a new home. For me, that makes sense to do and he should be supposed to do it for a long time now. Portland Blazers failed to surround him with good role players and I don't know why Lillard is still staying with them regardless of the contract he signed for.

But yes, that rumor is non-sense as that is not close to be happening. Kevin Durant will stay on Brookly Nets and probably will just wait to use his Player Option (if any) before considering switching teams in the near future depending on where the team will end up every season.

I remember him back then when he post on his social media account about Melo.

And things went smoothly for Melo and he again have his chance to play inside the league, let see if this kind of rumors
can be materialized. Maybe Kyrie can stay and be the alpha that he really wanted to be, though it's really intriguing
if there's a chance that Blazers and Nets can take in between and settle the possibilities.

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Quote from: harizen on June 25, 2022, 06:51:51 PM

Quote from: OgNasty on June 25, 2022, 05:28:55 PM

The rumors of a Kevin Durant trade to Portland just heated up quite a bit as Dame posted a picture of KD and him in Trailblazers jerseys to his Instagram. Probably just wishful thinking on Dame’s part, but interesting that he’s fueling the fire of these rumors. I can understand why though. Dame has never played with anyone near Durant’s talent and Portland has been trying hard to get him some help. I thought this was nonsense, but maybe there’s some reality to these rumors.

Damian Lillard is still following his stand not to change teams even though he already hinted several times that he might find a new home. For me, that makes sense to do and he should be supposed to do it for a long time now. Portland Blazers failed to surround him with good role players and I don't know why Lillard is still staying with them regardless of the contract he signed for.

But yes, that rumor is non-sense as that is not close to be happening. Kevin Durant will stay on Brookly Nets and probably will just wait to use his Player Option (if any) before considering switching teams in the near future depending on where the team will end up every season.

We cannot deny that Kevin Durant is really a valuable piece and I think that is why Dame thought about doing that on his own Instagram.
A part of it tells me this is a push to Portland Trail Blazers management to do something better about recruiting players. Dame's years are being wasted and he is in his prime already.
He won't go near that championship with the roster they have. CJ McCollum (former Trail Blazers) might have a better chance with the Pelicans than him.
That will hurt a lot if he gets there first.

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Quote from: inthelongrun on June 25, 2022, 11:00:16 PM

There's a lot of rumors on Kevin Durant lately. I think the guy wants no part on Ben Simmons and Kyrie Irving. If Brooklyn Nets cannot satisfy his demands then he might be the one leaving. There's also rumors on a Boston Celtics trade for Jalen Brown, Marcus Smart and Grant Williams. Though this is a very big gamble if this really happens but who knows. Maybe Boston had seen enough on their Tatum-Brown build.

KD for Brown and Smart is the likely trade here but I hate to see this happen. Celtics is still a solid team and I don't think they need to break that core team. If they feel like they need to make changes to win a Championship, maybe they can trade Smart + bench player/s + draft picks for KD or someone else.

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Quote from: inthelongrun on June 25, 2022, 11:00:16 PM

There's a lot of rumors on Kevin Durant lately. I think the guy wants no part on Ben Simmons and Kyrie Irving. If Brooklyn Nets cannot satisfy his demands then he might be the one leaving. There's also rumors on a Boston Celtics trade for Jalen Brown, Marcus Smart and Grant Williams. Though this is a very big gamble if this really happens but who knows. Maybe Boston had seen enough on their Tatum-Brown build.

So the trade is going to be Durant for the 3 Celtics? I think that's a wrong idea if they will do that, the Celtics lineup beat Durant line up, so there's no reason for them to dismantle the team and add a superstar, I guess Boston will just have to improve their chemistry as they are a championship team.

If Durant will be traded, I like him to be in a struggling team that is a championship caliber, I think he belongs to the Lakers but not sure if Nets will accept Westbrook if a trade will happen.

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There's a lot of rumors on Kevin Durant lately. I think the guy wants no part on Ben Simmons and Kyrie Irving. If Brooklyn Nets cannot satisfy his demands then he might be the one leaving. There's also rumors on a Boston Celtics trade for Jalen Brown, Marcus Smart and Grant Williams. Though this is a very big gamble if this really happens but who knows. Maybe Boston had seen enough on their Tatum-Brown build.

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Quote from: harizen on June 25, 2022, 06:51:51 PM

Quote from: OgNasty on June 25, 2022, 05:28:55 PM

The rumors of a Kevin Durant trade to Portland just heated up quite a bit as Dame posted a picture of KD and him in Trailblazers jerseys to his Instagram. Probably just wishful thinking on Dame’s part, but interesting that he’s fueling the fire of these rumors. I can understand why though. Dame has never played with anyone near Durant’s talent and Portland has been trying hard to get him some help. I thought this was nonsense, but maybe there’s some reality to these rumors.

Damian Lillard is still following his stand not to change teams even though he already hinted several times that he might find a new home. For me, that makes sense to do and he should be supposed to do it for a long time now. Portland Blazers failed to surround him with good role players and I don't know why Lillard is still staying with them regardless of the contract he signed for.

But yes, that rumor is non-sense as that is not close to be happening. Kevin Durant will stay on Brookly Nets and probably will just wait to use his Player Option (if any) before considering switching teams in the near future depending on where the team will end up every season.

Honestly that would be something else to watch, kd and Dame ripping it up. Lol I mean who would you choose to cover. I root for Dame when the Knicks aren't playing them, he never really had a good squad behind him and he is getting to the later stages of his career. Hopefully Portland can pull something off for him before it's too late.

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Quote from: OgNasty on June 25, 2022, 05:28:55 PM

The rumors of a Kevin Durant trade to Portland just heated up quite a bit as Dame posted a picture of KD and him in Trailblazers jerseys to his Instagram. Probably just wishful thinking on Dame’s part, but interesting that he’s fueling the fire of these rumors. I can understand why though. Dame has never played with anyone near Durant’s talent and Portland has been trying hard to get him some help. I thought this was nonsense, but maybe there’s some reality to these rumors.

Damian Lillard is still following his stand not to change teams even though he already hinted several times that he might find a new home. For me, that makes sense to do and he should be supposed to do it for a long time now. Portland Blazers failed to surround him with good role players and I don't know why Lillard is still staying with them regardless of the contract he signed for.

But yes, that rumor is non-sense as that is not close to be happening. Kevin Durant will stay on Brookly Nets and probably will just wait to use his Player Option (if any) before considering switching teams in the near future depending on where the team will end up every season.

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Quote from: OgNasty on June 25, 2022, 05:28:55 PM

The rumors of a Kevin Durant trade to Portland just heated up quite a bit as Dame posted a picture of KD and him in Trailblazers jerseys to his Instagram. Probably just wishful thinking on Dame’s part, but interesting that he’s fueling the fire of these rumors. I can understand why though. Dame has never played with anyone near Durant’s talent and Portland has been trying hard to get him some help. I thought this was nonsense, but maybe there’s some reality to these rumors.

Funny if the Blazers would actually get Durrant but in exchange of Dame and other players or future draft picks hehe. DL should probably wake up from his dream and expect another year of rebuilding. An outside top six finish this season is another expected result.

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The rumors of a Kevin Durant trade to Portland just heated up quite a bit as Dame posted a picture of KD and him in Trailblazers jerseys to his Instagram. Probably just wishful thinking on Dame’s part, but interesting that he’s fueling the fire of these rumors. I can understand why though. Dame has never played with anyone near Durant’s talent and Portland has been trying hard to get him some help. I thought this was nonsense, but maybe there’s some reality to these rumors.

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Let's just hope for the best for him. I just hope that he will play next season alongside KD (if he will not get traded) and Irving (if he will choose to stay with the Nets which I think has a low chance to happen).

On the other hand, I don't want to expect too much from him. He played like an amateur against the Hawks 2 seasons ago and too afraid to shoot and last season, he caused too much drama as well to the point that he didn't play the whole season because of injuries. I will not be surprised if he will play like an all-star because he played like that in the past already.

Ben Simmons as a healthy player could be so much positive even if he just plays defense. I mean it is obvious that he is not in the right mindset about basketball these past few seasons, after that Sixers playoff run, he became a bit unwell and his mental situation turned out to be nothing that special, which is why I honestly believe that we should not be working towards building something that is generously overvaluing him, he will probably suck but his defense has always been good and we could expect that from him.

It is going to be a tough period, and Nets will need to start reconsidering the rebuild process all over again.

Ben can drive too he just isn't an outside shooter. His success is determined by if the team can surround him with good shooters and other people who can create. The team will be shaken if kyrie opts out and resigns somewhere else. Not sure what a Ben Simmons and kd team looks like on the court.

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Quote from: LogitechMouse on June 25, 2022, 06:07:48 AM

Let's just hope for the best for him. I just hope that he will play next season alongside KD (if he will not get traded) and Irving (if he will choose to stay with the Nets which I think has a low chance to happen).

On the other hand, I don't want to expect too much from him. He played like an amateur against the Hawks 2 seasons ago and too afraid to shoot and last season, he caused too much drama as well to the point that he didn't play the whole season because of injuries. I will not be surprised if he will play like an all-star because he played like that in the past already.

Ben Simmons as a healthy player could be so much positive even if he just plays defense. I mean it is obvious that he is not in the right mindset about basketball these past few seasons, after that Sixers playoff run, he became a bit unwell and his mental situation turned out to be nothing that special, which is why I honestly believe that we should not be working towards building something that is generously overvaluing him, he will probably suck but his defense has always been good and we could expect that from him.

It is going to be a tough period, and Nets will need to start reconsidering the rebuild process all over again.

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Quote from: Pulsar77 on June 25, 2022, 03:22:25 PM

I like the way Golden State Warriors are developing themselves now. It is good to see them not being completely dependent on Curry anymore. I liked Jordan Poole a lot in this season. He took a big responsibility and carried the team in many games. He is very promising for the future now. I see that he is improving his performance day by day and Curry must have a big contribution to this too. Because he had really nice similarities to Curry in some games I watched. He can be a shooter that is hard to stop in the future.

Poole and Wiggins got more love for this past season.

We saw how they contributed to the team and it's not just all about Steph, Klay and Dray. Now with added players from the draft, they'll be developing other talents soon.

Well, fans are going to expect more from them and they can still get another ring for this upcoming season. Just like the old times, it's possible that they'll get a back to back again.

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I like the way Golden State Warriors are developing themselves now. It is good to see them not being completely dependent on Curry anymore. I liked Jordan Poole a lot in this season. He took a big responsibility and carried the team in many games. He is very promising for the future now. I see that he is improving his performance day by day and Curry must have a big contribution to this too. Because he had really nice similarities to Curry in some games I watched. He can be a shooter that is hard to stop in the future.

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Quote from: el kaka22 on June 24, 2022, 04:16:49 PM

I believe this year's draft will not bring in any superstars at all. I watched the "highlights" of the top 10, maybe someone out of top 10 could shock the world, but I watched top 10 only, and I can tell you that nothing really stood out for me.

These are highlights, so it supposed to be the videos that shows the best moves by those players, show their strengths, you do not see them missing 5 times in a row there, you see their dunks, their great shots, their blocks etc etc. And even with that, I didn't see any player that looked like it would be great. There is a tiny chance that rockets may have found a guy with jabari smith, but that is not because he looked special, it's because he fits their current core, nothing more.

We'll still have to see how they're going to do. The expectation for the first picks at top 5 to 10 have a great expectation from the fans but we'll still see it then.

Just like 2021 draft, the 2nd pick Jalen Green had made his name for the past season and I think we'll see some of the few from the top of the picks for this 2022 draft pick.

Still, we may see some free agents being signed by the teams that have not passed the draft.

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Quote from: el kaka22 on June 24, 2022, 04:16:49 PM

I believe this year's draft will not bring in any superstars at all. I watched the "highlights" of the top 10, maybe someone out of top 10 could shock the world, but I watched top 10 only, and I can tell you that nothing really stood out for me.

These are highlights, so it supposed to be the videos that shows the best moves by those players, show their strengths, you do not see them missing 5 times in a row there, you see their dunks, their great shots, their blocks etc etc. And even with that, I didn't see any player that looked like it would be great. There is a tiny chance that rockets may have found a guy with jabari smith, but that is not because he looked special, it's because he fits their current core, nothing more.

Let's give them a chance. They are young, they are athletic and if they keep that up they will build more skills in NBA. Coaching here is different, training is way above since all of the trainers are being paid well unlike when they are in college. That is mostly raw skills that is not polished yet.
We cannot rely on just mere highlights yet because they will be doing more before the season starts and they will gain experience as time flies by.
Look at Ja Morant, all eyes were on Zion back then but now he is near the prime of his career at just a short span of time.

Yes, too early to judge as we haven't even see them playing their first NBA games. Of course the hype will be their, specially the top tier drafts and there could be pressures for them to perform in relation to their draft pick. They don't want to be a bust as what we have seen in every batch.. Let's wait for this young players, Scottie Barnes named was not even in the top of the list early, and yet he won the Rookie of the Year in very closed votes. So there could be surprises.

I definitely agree, it's way too premature to say that these new batch of drafted rookies won't be a superstar soon. We can't deny that there will be some bust and unsuccessful player on their batch but there will be always that certain rookie that will surpass our expectation, they just need some help and guidance to utilize their skills and hidden talent if there's something that the kid could bring to the league.

We have seen some rookies that we don't think that they can make it but they didn't gave up and did some consistencies every time they got a chance.

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Quote from: goinmerry on June 24, 2022, 05:47:27 PM

Brooklyn Nets don't just have to think about Kyrie Irving.

There's another DIVA there that is always in a dramatic scene too like Irving and that's Ben Simmons.

They should find a way to utilize this player next season and not just allow him to just sit whenever he wants. Ben Simmons didn't play yet for the Nets after the trade and even don't have an ass to play in front of the Sixers crowd. Nets should do something about their DIVAS and try to surround their main guy, Kevin Durant, with good role players.

Seems Kyrie will be in a different jersey next season that's why Simmons should now back to his usual.

Seems like it, maybe Irving can be seen wearing the yellow-purple jersey with LeBron James. I don't know about Uncle Drew anymore, he's really over his head already and his presence will be just a liability to whichever team he goes into instead of being an asset. Yes he's skillful and talented enough but the fact that he's selfish enough to turn back on his team mates was a clear reason that Irving is not good for any team, that's also why the Brooklyn Nets won't give him max deal.

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Have you guys watched "Hustle" Adam Sandler's movie?
It's fun. Somehow I have seen how hard it is to be an NBA player if you came from the slums.
Juancho Hernangomez sure did great on this film and so does the other NBA players who participated. It's a story of a scout whose real aim is to be a coach someday and build up a player whom he scouted from Spain.
I just finished watching it and it will make you appreciate the job of a scout and the hard work of players when it's NBA mode. It's not a joke, and these drafted players will go the same path if they really love the game.

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Ben Simmons hasn't been playing any official game for a whole year now. I have big doubts about him when he recovers from his injury in the summer. It is hard to rely on a player who didn't play for a very long time. He was doing great before experiencing this. I think Brooklyn Nets didn't do the right thing by signing him already now. I would like to turn out to be wrong but we will see. I believe the Seth Curry transfer is really good and I liked him so far. Nets need a solid game as a team to do something next season.

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Quote from: lulumiya on June 25, 2022, 10:29:57 AM

I'm going to be curious about what Brooklyn Nets are going to do next season. Their new transfers like Seth Curry and Ben Simmons will need to perform decently to help the team become successful. Seth Curry had a decent season right after coming here actually. He didn't have much problem with adaptation to the team. We didn't see Ben Simmons performing like that because of his lasting injury. Seth Curry also seem to be injured now and I hope we can see both of these players getting ready to play as quick as possible.

The Nets made the right decision by signing Seth Curry. This guy is progressing well and improving his skills, given that the last season was the best in his career. However, there is a little problem because he is still in his older brother's shadow, and I think a lot of people expect something more from him. As for Simmons, I wouldn't expect anything from him. Honestly, I'm disappointed in Simmons as a player, and I wouldn't be surprised if he completely ruined his career because of his short-sighted actions.

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Quote from: carlisle1 on June 25, 2022, 11:46:15 AM

One season might be enough to forget all those boo's though we can't tell how ready Simmons coming this new season,

playing alongside with KD might be a pressure to him. There are lots of expectations knowing that he also has that capabilities

to help the Nets, not to overthink, but the chance of making a good chemistry is possible since Simmons is not a scorer and more

on the defensive orchestrators, while KD, on the other hand, is good at making his shots.

He was able to play last playoffs but he didn't. To me, that's the kind of a disrespectful move from what we thought could top this league.
I don't hate him, but there's too much drama when he was around 76ers and now in Brooklyn he already did it just after signing up. Add one more guy with so much drama in his career, Kyrie Irving, that will be a hell of a load for KD to cover.
This guys don't really play ball, they are Hollywood unlike KD who gives a damn about the game and for a championship.
Soon the Nets will realize it as they will not get far as the semis because of this players. I'll keep KD, no doubt about that.

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