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This seems like a fun but also strange deal. If I'm not mistaken, Oladipo performed very well when he was still in a Pacers uniform, while his last few seasons in a Heat uniform were already mediocre. I guess his performance is likely to get even worse after his recovery, given the nature of his injury.
So I also think this is a good deal for the Rockets because when Adams is healthy, he'll be useful in the paint anyway.

Sixers is having a hard time without Embiid. They are already down to 25 against Nets. It looks like an early accepted loss today.
Luckily we got one more game on TV tonight. Lakers at Knicks, this should be a fun game. Knicks is going great lately, they have 9 games win streak. Randle is out unfortunately, but Brunson is boosting his stats. I wonder if Lakers can stop them. I saw LeBron's trade speculations, I don't think it's related but he's still questionable in injury report. AD is same (for injury, not trade) as well.

While the trade rumors for Zach Lavine is there, he's going to undergo a surgery this coming week and he'll miss tons of games.
The recovery period could be for max of 6 months or possible to be more than that. If I'm the owner of the team, I'd definitely just trade him somewhere else and will take someone who's better than him. But will there be a team that's willing to take him now with that condition?

Yeah the last day is always when the big trades happen.  Right now teams are fileting offers and trying to figure out the best package for theor players, no need to jump early on a trade.  Based on the news of who is being talked about moving I don't expect much fireworks.  The play in changed a lot in terms of feeling like you are still in the hunt for the playoffs so it's tough to pack it in and trade off some players.

The sad thing about Tony Snell is definitely his kids, because if he could have found a place, then he could have gotten that 10 year veteran benefit program, and that would mean all his kids will be taken care of for life, including his wife too but she seems fine.

I think it's clear that he could always make a living, he could go overseas or play anywhere and make more money than most regular people could. However, when it comes to something major, something that would be bigger, I think it's clear that we are going to end up with medical issues that would go beyond even his own lifetime. This is why getting just one more year of NBA could have been awesome for him. I am still keeping hope, there is some days, or maybe next year, that would be lovely if a team does that.

When I heard this trade, I also thought 'aren't they both injured for this year?'. It is an interesting trade. I agree that Rockets are the more advantageous one in this trade. Oladipo will probably never be the same. If Steve Adams can come back somewhat healthy, healthy enough play regularly, Rockets can benefit from him a lot. Because they already have Alperen Sengun for the center position. He can score a lot but when the teams needs some toughness, Adams can play and it will get the team tough enough. And also, they never play Alperen as the 4th but Adams and Alperen can play both at the same time maybe. I would try that if I were a coach.

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The hints and clues pointing towards his potential move out are indeed intriguing. Often, in the world of speculation and transfers, connecting the dots can reveal underlying patterns. It will be interesting to see how these indications unfold and whether they materialize into a significant move. The anticipation surrounding such situations adds an extra layer of excitement for fans and observers alike.


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We can't blame that no team would sign him since his numbers aren't really valuable for them.
Looking at his stats, (https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/snellto01.html), nothing much in here, just a regular player that could and anyone that is young could contribute like this, maybe even with lower salary.



According this website _ https://hoopshype.com/player/tony-snell/salary/

His total earnings in basketball is $53,175,288 ($64,432,174*).. if he was able to handle his finances well, he should not struggle after his NBA life.

Or there will be no movement for the Warriors, because if I'm not mistaken, there initial target is Pascal Siakam. But the Pacers have been already, and then we have been seeing Wiggins, although still not his usual self, but still trying to get himself and help the Warriors, same with Klay Thompson, he did score 10+ points in their win against the Memphis and have good spot 3s.

Perhaps it's that the Warriors age has caught up with them, Draymond still wanted to guard big center like Jackson in their game, but you can see the big height and weight difference that Jackson has easy time to score, left or hand right.

That's sad. 

I do understand if no one had helped him. But just for the sake of what he has contributed to his former teams, they're a lot of it but still business is business I guess.

Maybe some exemption can be made just for him to be eligible let it do alone by the management.

Yeah, just praying him all the best and to overcome this challenge but as a father he'll do everything for his family.

I think what he meant is James Harden included in the trade that happened this year. And we know for sure that he is fine with the Clippers, they are one of the hottest team now with Kawhi getting back on his old shape as well, I wouldn't be surprise if Clippers will win the championship this season, they just have enough weapon to beat the defending champions and other top ranking teams.


The Warriors moving Wiggins might likely we will would witnesss. IMO, non of the big 3 on the team would move in the trade.

Still a lot of time for management to make trades, so let's wait and see. James Harden? I thought that he is fine with the Clippers but I guess they will used him for leverage and maybe get just a role player to fill them specially in defense.

I'm more keen on seeing what the Warriors will do, there's a lot of noises that maybe someone big will be traded, so let's see how it goes.

Pascal Siakam is already settled with the Pacers, I don't think that they will trade him. He is their scoring option for now at Haliburton is on restricted minutes.

This trade has the biggest impact, at least on their respective teams, as both teams are getting contributions from the traded players, especially the Knicks who are on a winning streak now. However, I think Siakam is really a huge addition since he has great experience in the playoffs and they could use him as their go to guy to create his own shot, and hopefully by that time, Hali is not anymore having a minute restriction. Too early for the Pacers, they have the talent now that is capable of winning a championship IMO, all they need to build and polish is their chemistry and they should let Hali to lead this team so no conflict among players and the offense flows well.

It's a boring trade this year.
Well let's wait if there's something big that will come out, we still have 4 days if I am right.
Here is the latest and it's not appealing at all.
https://www.nba.com/news/2023-24-nba-trade-tracker
Trading the injured.
A win for the Rockets? Maybe.
I don't see Oladipo being the same Oladipo anymore. He was a rising star before the injury but in today's game and how I see it with his performances, I don't think we will see that same speed and agility anymore. Even if the injury is fully healed, the mental effect will linger.
Unlike Adams, he has shown tenacity and I think anyone who wants a big man will consider him.

Other teams are still not shutting down for an option to trade. I think Marcus Smart is available and so is DeJounte Murray.
On who's interested is the bigger problem because it could ruin a whole chemistry, especially those who are already in the top 8.
I think Lakers is interested with Smart to add more back-court defense.

James Harden may be the biggest trade that happened before the upcoming deadline. But Siakam and Anunoby have great impacts on their teams now.
Anunoby helped out a lot on the Knicks winning streak. Pacers Siakam somehow won some games while Haliburton is injured.

The league isn't a charity, but it's a business, and since it's a business, they don't want to waste any money into somebody that they know will not be helpful for the team. Instead of giving it to him, they rather save that money in order for them to sign at least a role player that can be more helpful for the team than him.

I feel sorry for the guy, but that's how the league is. You're not worthy? You will not get a contract. You're not helping the team? You're out. Of course I'll exclude Thanasis with this one even though he's quite useless in the Bucks because he's being backed by Giannis.

If Snell is just thinking of his 2 kids, he can just to go other leagues outside US. I mean we've seen lots of ex-NBA players that went overseas just to play, and to earn as well. He can go that route as well. If NBA don't want him then find another way to earn.

I think that LeBron injury is nothing close to serious, maybe just a type of injury he could carry on when he was younger, but yeah he's getting old and he gradually losses everything he can do in his prime, especially that ability where he can carry a whole team to the finals.
Anyway, I hope the Lakers won't send Reaves or DLo away now, I mean they can build a better team around them because LeBron and AD will probably not gonna last a couple more years with the Lakers. LeBron will eventually retire and AD will probably play for his hometown and retire there.
The current Laker team doesn't really need the trade, they just need consistency. I even doubt a trade would make any difference. That win against the Celtics without AD and Bron was just one of those games the Lakers usually plays, the only difference is, they are shooting at a higher percentage. If they could shoot like that consistently, they would easily be in the top 3.

Unfortunately it seems Snell fail to sign in any team in NBA team base on this article Tony Snell didnt get a team on NBA   maybe NBA teams doesn't want to waste their slots and money for charity. They are in total focus to get more helpful players that can give them good result on their campaign this year.

Its really unfortunate to see that happening but I guess that tells that NBA is for pure business and they don't care about anyone need something like that badly. So I guess for Tony he need to work on other way so he can provide his family what they need especially on their medical needs.

It's obvious that Lebron James is getting old, it might not show it right now, but we all know that him getting injured frequently, is a sign that he has just a couple of years left in him, and most likely waiting for his son to join the NBA before he retires. As for Reaves, it is also evident that he is the next offensive options for them. And now that Lebron and AD is out, he took matters in his own hand and lead them in both end of the court, playing defense and then scoring 30+ or more. This game might stop the trade rumors surround D'Lo or any other Lakers as this is a big morale win for them. Nevertheless, time is ticking, Murray and Lavine might still be in the Lakers radar, maybe one of them will join AD and Lebron.

He does not have a big contract like Russell and the kid has great potential, so there are no big rumors to transfer him. In any case, the public knows that Lakers officials want to bring one more superstar into the team to aid Lebron and Davis. Reaves could undoubtedly turn out to be essential for the deals realizing Russell is inferior to trade with a superstar, for instance, Dejounte Murray and Zach LaVine. And it is not new for Lakers officials to surrender potential players when Lebron James joined them. They can hardly wait, and they need to win now. But it is acceptable the fact that Lebron is going old but is playing great and they need to take advantage of the situation while it is there.

This got me thinking, maybe the rest of the team are dependent of the two superstars that they can't bring out their best version? And now that they are out in this game, it's insane to see them beating a great team without the two and each and everyone that plays in the court really push themselves, specially in defense like limiting Jalen Brown to just 8 points.

Hopefully, with what they shown, this could just be a tip of the iceberg, similar to last season ago wherein they reaches the Western conference finals but lost to the eventual champion in Nuggets. So we will see and hopefully this is a sign that they can still make it to the playoff or to the finals again.