^ I haven't paid close attention to the development in Spurs since Manu, Tony, and Tim were gone. They had good replacements like LMA and that former Raptor but it never worked out.
The 15 million salary as the highest for their current players suggests that they haven't found the right pieces yet. The team management is not willing to commit anything big. I guess they are still in the experimental stage.
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My favorite NBA player, Spurs will be a bit weird this year. Not that they will suck, it is the Spurs and we all know they will be mediocre even at the worst cases, last season was probably the worst year they had in the last 25 years or so. However the biggest salary in that team is 15.2 million with Dejounte Murray.
How many teams are out there with max salary at 15 million? I believe nearly every single team have their highest paid player at higher level, aside from that they also have a very good amount of cap space for the future as well if they want to, very short contracts with small amounts so it is easy to get out of them whenever they want to.
So, this season is a bit weird because I am not sure if they are trying to do something with the current core? Like Murray - White - Walker - Keldon - Poeltl is a damn good starting five if you ask me with the new additions of the past 2 seasons rookies and few other veterans that team looks fine, OR are they just trying to make a cap space to get some free agent stars in the following seasons? Not like we manage that easily, but that cap space wiggle room is certainly available for that if they can achieve it.
How many teams are out there with max salary at 15 million? I believe nearly every single team have their highest paid player at higher level, aside from that they also have a very good amount of cap space for the future as well if they want to, very short contracts with small amounts so it is easy to get out of them whenever they want to.
So, this season is a bit weird because I am not sure if they are trying to do something with the current core? Like Murray - White - Walker - Keldon - Poeltl is a damn good starting five if you ask me with the new additions of the past 2 seasons rookies and few other veterans that team looks fine, OR are they just trying to make a cap space to get some free agent stars in the following seasons? Not like we manage that easily, but that cap space wiggle room is certainly available for that if they can achieve it.
Greg Popovich is know to experiment different line up just like last year. So I think this season it will continue that way and we might see different players filling up positions like in the center.
Jakob Poeltl is now the starting center, but they also added Jock Landale so we might see some switch along the season.
Patty Mills is already gone, so Murray really need to step up his game as the starting point guard now. And then they have the options of Bryn Forbes to play as back up.
My favorite NBA player, Spurs will be a bit weird this year. Not that they will suck, it is the Spurs and we all know they will be mediocre even at the worst cases, last season was probably the worst year they had in the last 25 years or so. However the biggest salary in that team is 15.2 million with Dejounte Murray.
How many teams are out there with max salary at 15 million? I believe nearly every single team have their highest paid player at higher level, aside from that they also have a very good amount of cap space for the future as well if they want to, very short contracts with small amounts so it is easy to get out of them whenever they want to.
So, this season is a bit weird because I am not sure if they are trying to do something with the current core? Like Murray - White - Walker - Keldon - Poeltl is a damn good starting five if you ask me with the new additions of the past 2 seasons rookies and few other veterans that team looks fine, OR are they just trying to make a cap space to get some free agent stars in the following seasons? Not like we manage that easily, but that cap space wiggle room is certainly available for that if they can achieve it.
How many teams are out there with max salary at 15 million? I believe nearly every single team have their highest paid player at higher level, aside from that they also have a very good amount of cap space for the future as well if they want to, very short contracts with small amounts so it is easy to get out of them whenever they want to.
So, this season is a bit weird because I am not sure if they are trying to do something with the current core? Like Murray - White - Walker - Keldon - Poeltl is a damn good starting five if you ask me with the new additions of the past 2 seasons rookies and few other veterans that team looks fine, OR are they just trying to make a cap space to get some free agent stars in the following seasons? Not like we manage that easily, but that cap space wiggle room is certainly available for that if they can achieve it.
As compare to today's Lakers, Lebron is the alpha, the older, so chances are he can control the other vets like Westbrook and Howard and even Carmelo.
Lebron would always want to be in control, he can even control the coach, I mean he gets what he wants, that's how superstar he is in a team. Some people hate him because of that, but that is the Lebron that we know from the very start and he also has proven himself that he can carry the team to the championship with his style.
He can fire a coach and that's for sure, however, not all the time his wish is granted, it still depends on the management if they are willing to gamble. you know, the coach's loyalty is very important to the team, and a good example is how the Miami Heat able to keep Erik Spoelstra despite https://heatnation.com/media/pat-riley-reveals-lebron-james-wanted-erik-spoelstra-fired-2010/
Lebron James again? lol.. let's not talk about his attitude anymore, just talk about his achievement and weakness if we see one.
Lebron is the Alpha, no doubt about it, and if everyone listens to him, there will be no problem because that's why the captain likes.
The team is successful with him, therefore we can expect that the LA Lakers management has full trust in him.
Just imagine, if Davis did not pair with Lebron, he would not win his first championship, so this is Westbrook's time now.
As compare to today's Lakers, Lebron is the alpha, the older, so chances are he can control the other vets like Westbrook and Howard and even Carmelo.
Lebron would always want to be in control, he can even control the coach, I mean he gets what he wants, that's how superstar he is in a team. Some people hate him because of that, but that is the Lebron that we know from the very start and he also has proven himself that he can carry the team to the championship with his style.
He can fire a coach and that's for sure, however, not all the time his wish is granted, it still depends on the management if they are willing to gamble. you know, the coach's loyalty is very important to the team, and a good example is how the Miami Heat able to keep Erik Spoelstra despite https://heatnation.com/media/pat-riley-reveals-lebron-james-wanted-erik-spoelstra-fired-2010/
As compare to today's Lakers, Lebron is the alpha, the older, so chances are he can control the other vets like Westbrook and Howard and even Carmelo.
Lebron would always want to be in control, he can even control the coach, I mean he gets what he wants, that's how superstar he is in a team. Some people hate him because of that, but that is the Lebron that we know from the very start and he also has proven himself that he can carry the team to the championship with his style.
NBA market update - Two teams are currently battling for a possible acquisition of Paul Millsap. I'm talking about Brooklyn and Golden State. The two teams would have expressed their interest in the 36-year-old. However, it seems to be a complicated operation for both of them. The Nets have 16 players on their roster at the moment and they already have Blake Griffin and James Johnson - or even KD - in that specific role. As for the Warriors, they have 13 players with guaranteed contracts. Nemanja Bjelica landed in the "Bay" this summer, but Millsap could add some skill to the bench.
Base on ESPN, the Warriors also have a 16 man roster already so if they will trade somebody for him them they might get him but if I will choose between the two teams I think the Warriors will be the one that will fit him. @cryptomaniac_xxx said that the Lakers are also interested on him. Let him join in the Lakers then so that the veteran and old players will be on the same team 
. Maybe it would be better if the Lakers will make their roster right now a roster of aged 30 years old and above .Just watched the Jump, and interesting enough, the average age of Lakers currently is 31.8 and would be the oldest in NBA's history. They are also interested in getting Isiah Thomas, as rumours has been circulating in the last 48 hours.
So it's very intriguing now that the Lakers becoming the oldest team in the NBA and yet they wanted to be a running team, with Westbrook and Lebron anchoring it.
Problem is it never works to go old. Grabbing every player on the backend of their career isn't a way to build a championship team. Lakers did this with the mailman and Gary Payton back in the day, didn't work then either
The only difference I see though, is that Kobe was supposedly the alpha of the team, but Payton and Malone is older than him, so its begs the question, did Kobe have the change to grasp the two? And at that time, there were news that Kobe and Shaq has a rift already, specially the Lakers coming from a second round lost the previous seasons.
As compare to today's Lakers, Lebron is the alpha, the older, so chances are he can control the other vets like Westbrook and Howard and even Carmelo.
Yeah Iean it definitely is a different dynamic. Wonder how they hold up over an 82 game season and multiple levels of playoff series. Older tes barely ever win because legs after a season that long tend to break down. I bet you are going to see tons of "game management" where they sit a bunch. I don't think they get it done with that squad. I like the Suns again, and the Jazz are nothing to scoff at....and you also have Denver and clips. Hopefully Jamal Murray comes back to form. Nuts were a fun watch. Might take a long shot with them winning the chip this year.
NBA market update - Two teams are currently battling for a possible acquisition of Paul Millsap. I'm talking about Brooklyn and Golden State. The two teams would have expressed their interest in the 36-year-old. However, it seems to be a complicated operation for both of them. The Nets have 16 players on their roster at the moment and they already have Blake Griffin and James Johnson - or even KD - in that specific role. As for the Warriors, they have 13 players with guaranteed contracts. Nemanja Bjelica landed in the "Bay" this summer, but Millsap could add some skill to the bench.
Base on ESPN, the Warriors also have a 16 man roster already so if they will trade somebody for him them they might get him but if I will choose between the two teams I think the Warriors will be the one that will fit him. @cryptomaniac_xxx said that the Lakers are also interested on him. Let him join in the Lakers then so that the veteran and old players will be on the same team . Maybe it would be better if the Lakers will make their roster right now a roster of aged 30 years old and above .Just watched the Jump, and interesting enough, the average age of Lakers currently is 31.8 and would be the oldest in NBA's history. They are also interested in getting Isiah Thomas, as rumours has been circulating in the last 48 hours.
So it's very intriguing now that the Lakers becoming the oldest team in the NBA and yet they wanted to be a running team, with Westbrook and Lebron anchoring it.
Problem is it never works to go old. Grabbing every player on the backend of their career isn't a way to build a championship team. Lakers did this with the mailman and Gary Payton back in the day, didn't work then either
The only difference I see though, is that Kobe was supposedly the alpha of the team, but Payton and Malone is older than him, so its begs the question, did Kobe have the change to grasp the two? And at that time, there were news that Kobe and Shaq has a rift already, specially the Lakers coming from a second round lost the previous seasons.
As compare to today's Lakers, Lebron is the alpha, the older, so chances are he can control the other vets like Westbrook and Howard and even Carmelo.
I can also say the same, though I also seen this as a good marketing strategy either for the Nets alone or for the whole NBA bringing your chair up means you need to put your words into it.
And that's very interesting, seeing him back with his old form back when he's with the Houston, playing with his two pals who are part of the tops scorers in this league.
They needed to bring the hypes back and expect that those who oppose will also watch them out waiting for them to fail.
That's where the money, gamblers that will bet against them and those haters that will be forced to watch PPV just to see them losing.. Hahaha..
But they don't really need that, right? And that's very interesting, seeing him back with his old form back when he's with the Houston, playing with his two pals who are part of the tops scorers in this league.
They needed to bring the hypes back and expect that those who oppose will also watch them out waiting for them to fail.
That's where the money, gamblers that will bet against them and those haters that will be forced to watch PPV just to see them losing.. Hahaha..
They are indeed the favorites now and people are going to pay just to watch an All-Star caliber kind of game.
Damn, I'd pay for it if I have the money or the chance to be in Brooklyn.
Although, when the season starts I might bet against them. We will see high differences in odds and handicaps will be far.
I'd rather take the lower chance of with big profits than a high chance of low profits. They will be the super dogs this season.
NBA market update - Two teams are currently battling for a possible acquisition of Paul Millsap. I'm talking about Brooklyn and Golden State. The two teams would have expressed their interest in the 36-year-old. However, it seems to be a complicated operation for both of them. The Nets have 16 players on their roster at the moment and they already have Blake Griffin and James Johnson - or even KD - in that specific role. As for the Warriors, they have 13 players with guaranteed contracts. Nemanja Bjelica landed in the "Bay" this summer, but Millsap could add some skill to the bench.
Base on ESPN, the Warriors also have a 16 man roster already so if they will trade somebody for him them they might get him but if I will choose between the two teams I think the Warriors will be the one that will fit him. @cryptomaniac_xxx said that the Lakers are also interested on him. Let him join in the Lakers then so that the veteran and old players will be on the same team . Maybe it would be better if the Lakers will make their roster right now a roster of aged 30 years old and above .Just watched the Jump, and interesting enough, the average age of Lakers currently is 31.8 and would be the oldest in NBA's history. They are also interested in getting Isiah Thomas, as rumours has been circulating in the last 48 hours.
So it's very intriguing now that the Lakers becoming the oldest team in the NBA and yet they wanted to be a running team, with Westbrook and Lebron anchoring it.
Problem is it never works to go old. Grabbing every player on the backend of their career isn't a way to build a championship team. Lakers did this with the mailman and Gary Payton back in the day, didn't work then either
NBA market update - Two teams are currently battling for a possible acquisition of Paul Millsap. I'm talking about Brooklyn and Golden State. The two teams would have expressed their interest in the 36-year-old. However, it seems to be a complicated operation for both of them. The Nets have 16 players on their roster at the moment and they already have Blake Griffin and James Johnson - or even KD - in that specific role. As for the Warriors, they have 13 players with guaranteed contracts. Nemanja Bjelica landed in the "Bay" this summer, but Millsap could add some skill to the bench.
Base on ESPN, the Warriors also have a 16 man roster already so if they will trade somebody for him them they might get him but if I will choose between the two teams I think the Warriors will be the one that will fit him. @cryptomaniac_xxx said that the Lakers are also interested on him. Let him join in the Lakers then so that the veteran and old players will be on the same team . Maybe it would be better if the Lakers will make their roster right now a roster of aged 30 years old and above .Just watched the Jump, and interesting enough, the average age of Lakers currently is 31.8 and would be the oldest in NBA's history. They are also interested in getting Isiah Thomas, as rumours has been circulating in the last 48 hours.
So it's very intriguing now that the Lakers becoming the oldest team in the NBA and yet they wanted to be a running team, with Westbrook and Lebron anchoring it.
NBA market update - Two teams are currently battling for a possible acquisition of Paul Millsap. I'm talking about Brooklyn and Golden State. The two teams would have expressed their interest in the 36-year-old. However, it seems to be a complicated operation for both of them. The Nets have 16 players on their roster at the moment and they already have Blake Griffin and James Johnson - or even KD - in that specific role. As for the Warriors, they have 13 players with guaranteed contracts. Nemanja Bjelica landed in the "Bay" this summer, but Millsap could add some skill to the bench.
Base on ESPN, the Warriors also have a 16 man roster already so if they will trade somebody for him them they might get him but if I will choose between the two teams I think the Warriors will be the one that will fit him. @cryptomaniac_xxx said that the Lakers are also interested on him. Let him join in the Lakers then so that the veteran and old players will be on the same team . Maybe it would be better if the Lakers will make their roster right now a roster of aged 30 years old and above .Paul Millsap is already 35 years old, and his production has dropped already compared to his stats with the Atlanta Hawks, but his experience could help a championship-caliber team, so he will always fit in a team like the Nets or the Warriors. I would remember David West if he ends up playing with the Warriors.
NBA market update - Two teams are currently battling for a possible acquisition of Paul Millsap. I'm talking about Brooklyn and Golden State. The two teams would have expressed their interest in the 36-year-old. However, it seems to be a complicated operation for both of them. The Nets have 16 players on their roster at the moment and they already have Blake Griffin and James Johnson - or even KD - in that specific role. As for the Warriors, they have 13 players with guaranteed contracts. Nemanja Bjelica landed in the "Bay" this summer, but Millsap could add some skill to the bench.
Base on ESPN, the Warriors also have a 16 man roster already so if they will trade somebody for him them they might get him but if I will choose between the two teams I think the Warriors will be the one that will fit him. @cryptomaniac_xxx said that the Lakers are also interested on him. Let him join in the Lakers then so that the veteran and old players will be on the same team . Maybe it would be better if the Lakers will make their roster right now a roster of aged 30 years old and above . At least as fans, its going to be big this Christmas day, watching the games with your families and having some fun.
Even not on Christmas Day, and scheduled for other dates, Nets vs Lakers will still be big. At least they should give chance for the finalists the last Finals to play on Christmas Day as part of the recognization of their performance last season.
Phoenix and Bucks fans at least expect that they will allow it happened but it turned out not. Maybe next time if one of them will reach the Finals again although I don't see Phoenix Suns will make it for the 2nd time consecutively.
I guess it's different though, it's opening night, NBA needs viewership on the very special day, Christmas that's why they re-organised the schedule so that the two hottest team are going to face each other.
The publicity will be there, all NBA fans around the world are going to tune in and might be seeing the NBA finals for all we know. And I don't think that Phoenix or Bucks should be upset, they will still play against each other.
NBA market update - Two teams are currently battling for a possible acquisition of Paul Millsap. I'm talking about Brooklyn and Golden State. The two teams would have expressed their interest in the 36-year-old. However, it seems to be a complicated operation for both of them. The Nets have 16 players on their roster at the moment and they already have Blake Griffin and James Johnson - or even KD - in that specific role. As for the Warriors, they have 13 players with guaranteed contracts. Nemanja Bjelica landed in the "Bay" this summer, but Millsap could add some skill to the bench.
As far as i know, only 16 players are allowed in one team, so I doubt that Brooklyn Nets will take Paul in their roster. Perhaps the Warriors might have a chance to have him because of his experience. But there are also reports that Lakers are also interested on him. At least this veteran will have a chance to play in the NBA again with high caliber teams.
NBA market update - Two teams are currently battling for a possible acquisition of Paul Millsap. I'm talking about Brooklyn and Golden State. The two teams would have expressed their interest in the 36-year-old. However, it seems to be a complicated operation for both of them. The Nets have 16 players on their roster at the moment and they already have Blake Griffin and James Johnson - or even KD - in that specific role. As for the Warriors, they have 13 players with guaranteed contracts. Nemanja Bjelica landed in the "Bay" this summer, but Millsap could add some skill to the bench.
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At full strength, nobody can beat us. I'm just going to leave it at that.
^ James harden on what his expectation for next season. He may sound arrogant to others with that statement but he's got a good point. What's more important is they can definitely back it up. The problem though is the probability of having a full strength team the entire season is slim. I would still take them over a 100% Bucks.
He should just keep it on himself. Kind of lifting the chair right away where in fact he has a good caliber set of teammates so obviously they have the upper hand against the majority of NBA teams.
If he says that during his Rockets tenure, maybe I will praise his fighting spirit.
No bearing to say that currently with the current roster of Brooklyn Nets.Well then, goodluck and hope not just them but all teams will be healthy and at full strengths so that no questions and doubts about those teams that will reach the finals next season.
I can also say the same, though I also seen this as a good marketing strategy either for the Nets alone or for the whole NBA bringing your chair up means you need to put your words into it.
And that's very interesting, seeing him back with his old form back when he's with the Houston, playing with his two pals who are part of the tops scorers in this league.
They needed to bring the hypes back and expect that those who oppose will also watch them out waiting for them to fail.
That's where the money, gamblers that will bet against them and those haters that will be forced to watch PPV just to see them losing.. Hahaha..
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At full strength, nobody can beat us. I'm just going to leave it at that.
^ James harden on what his expectation for next season. He may sound arrogant to others with that statement but he's got a good point. What's more important is they can definitely back it up. The problem though is the probability of having a full strength team the entire season is slim. I would still take them over a 100% Bucks.
I agree with them being healthy, the Nets will definitely be a sure fire top seed in the East.
They've showed that they can blend already, during the regular season and in the playoffs. It's that the injury are going to kill their chances if just one of the big 3 gets injured along the way. The same way with the Lakers, Lebron and AD are not 100% in the playoffs, imagine if they are in full strength against the Suns in the first round, the outcome might be different. So let's hope that the coming season, Nets will be healthy so that it will be a good battle for the number 1 spot in the East. And let's see how instrumental Harden will be.
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He should just keep it on himself. Kind of lifting the chair right away where in fact he has a good caliber set of teammates so obviously they have the upper hand against the majority of NBA teams.
If he says that during his Rockets tenure, maybe I will praise his fighting spirit. No bearing to say that currently with the current roster of Brooklyn Nets.
Well, he still tried to keep his comment on the low. Let's give him that He should just keep it on himself. Kind of lifting the chair right away where in fact he has a good caliber set of teammates so obviously they have the upper hand against the majority of NBA teams.
If he says that during his Rockets tenure, maybe I will praise his fighting spirit.
No bearing to say that currently with the current roster of Brooklyn Nets.If he said the same thing while he was at Houston, I would have seen that as hype because I never considered them as the best team there even with the addition of CP3.
Well then, goodluck and hope not just them but all teams will be healthy and at full strengths so that no questions and doubts about those teams that will reach the finals next season.
Yup, we don't want to see players complaining about tight schedule, injuries, and all other excuses/whining. 
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At full strength, nobody can beat us. I'm just going to leave it at that.
^ James harden on what his expectation for next season. He may sound arrogant to others with that statement but he's got a good point. What's more important is they can definitely back it up. The problem though is the probability of having a full strength team the entire season is slim. I would still take them over a 100% Bucks.
He should just keep it on himself. Kind of lifting the chair right away where in fact he has a good caliber set of teammates so obviously they have the upper hand against the majority of NBA teams.
If he says that during his Rockets tenure, maybe I will praise his fighting spirit.
No bearing to say that currently with the current roster of Brooklyn Nets.Well then, goodluck and hope not just them but all teams will be healthy and at full strengths so that no questions and doubts about those teams that will reach the finals next season.
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