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Quote from: livingfree on September 25, 2023, 08:37:08 AM

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Are you guys excited?

10 more days and the pre-season will start. October 5.
Dallas Mavericks will play against Minnesota Timberwolves in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Then on October 10, the Dallas Mavericks will fly to Madrid, Spain to play against the EuroLeague champions Real Madrid.

I didn't noticed that we've got a few days left for the pre season. Well, anyway this is just like a show match before the actual season starts.

And with Mavs, they seem to have a full load on their schedule and flying from country to country and that's an exciting match they will have against Real Madrid.

Same here, I didn't notice that the preseason will commence soon. This is good, though, because soon the regular season will start. We are going to see if the Nuggets will be able to defend their title and how the teams will perform, especially the Warriors and Suns, who made some significant changes to their roster.

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And with the case of Howard, he had a good time in Taiwan, numbers are good and yet his team failed. P

He is still able to bring numbers in terms of tickets sales and that's what his team should be thankful about as that makes his talent fee there worth it for them.

That's probably it, as at his age, it's not likely he would bring a championship to a certain team. In fact, I've seen some highlights in the same league where other bigs from opposing teams have given Howard a major problem.

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Quote from: danherbias07 on September 25, 2023, 08:28:35 AM

Are you guys excited?

10 more days and the pre-season will start. October 5.
Dallas Mavericks will play against Minnesota Timberwolves in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Then on October 10, the Dallas Mavericks will fly to Madrid, Spain to play against the EuroLeague champions Real Madrid.

I didn't noticed that we've got a few days left for the pre season. Well, anyway this is just like a show match before the actual season starts.

And with Mavs, they seem to have a full load on their schedule and flying from country to country and that's an exciting match they will have against Real Madrid.

Quote from: Jating on September 25, 2023, 06:02:07 AM

And with the case of Howard, he had a good time in Taiwan, numbers are good and yet his team failed. P

He is still able to bring numbers in terms of tickets sales and that's what his team should be thankful about as that makes his talent fee there worth it for them.

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Quote from: freedomgo on September 25, 2023, 07:35:33 AM

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I hope there's someone here who can share Howard's stats on his team in Taiwan. When looking at his stats from his last NBA team, they dropped significantly, with averages of only 5.9 rebounds and 6.2 PPG in an average playing time of 16.2 minutes. Perhaps these numbers may be significant for other teams, but the Lakers didn't see them as significant, which is why he was let go despite his significant contributions in helping the Lakers win a championship.

2022-2023 season https://basketball.asia-basket.com/player/Dwight-Howard/63735

23.2 points
34.9 minutes
20 games

It's like he's back to his former self but we know the competition in Taiwan is not the same in the NBA. If he had played in major tournaments in Europe and still put up those numbers then teams would likely be more interested in bringing him back.

Those are good numbers if it's in the NBA, but the fact that he is the import, he has the freedom to do what he wants, and his minutes are high. Maybe if those stats were achieved in a European league, that would be more impressive, but in Asia, not so much, I think. Nevertheless, it still tells us that Howard is not done yet. He may be out of his prime, but he can still be a valuable asset for a team. So, I really want to see him back in the NBA, even if it's not with the Warriors.

Quote from: danherbias07 on September 25, 2023, 08:28:35 AM

Season openers are kind of intriguing.
LA Lakers versus Denver Nuggets - teams who played the Western Conference Finals

It would be interesting if it's a regular season, but it's just a preseason, most likely star players won't play, or will only have limited minutes.

But I'm still excited though.

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Are you guys excited?

10 more days and the pre-season will start. October 5.
Dallas Mavericks will play against Minnesota Timberwolves in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Then on October 10, the Dallas Mavericks will fly to Madrid, Spain to play against the EuroLeague champions Real Madrid.

During the season, there will be 2 more games that will be played in different places and that is the Atlanta Hawks versus Orlando Magic, on November 9 in Mexico City, Mexico, and the Brooklyn Nets versus Cleveland Cavaliers, on January 11 in Paris, France.

Season openers are kind of intriguing.
LA Lakers versus Denver Nuggets - teams who played the Western Conference Finals
Golden State Warriors versus Phoenix Suns - CP3 meeting his former team and so is KD meeting his champion buddies. Do you think it will get physical? Grin

We know Booker has some heat against Klay Thompson and Steph Curry and now they are teammates with his former partner.

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Quote from: freedomgo on September 25, 2023, 07:35:33 AM

I hope there's someone here who can share Howard's stats on his team in Taiwan.

You can see his stats here ; https://basketball.asia-basket.com/player/Dwight-Howard/63735
As per his stats, you can see he has an impressive stats for an import, however, his team isn't that good, so his impact is not that big.

Also, he has some achievement in the ALL star in the same league.

Dwight Howard becomes the MVP of Taiwan All-Star Game

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Dwight Howard scored 37 points, grabbed 13 rebounds, and dished out 8 assists to lead Team Infinity to an easy 179-124 win in the Taiwanese All-Star Game.

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Quote from: freedomgo on September 25, 2023, 07:35:33 AM

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I hope there's someone here who can share Howard's stats on his team in Taiwan. When looking at his stats from his last NBA team, they dropped significantly, with averages of only 5.9 rebounds and 6.2 PPG in an average playing time of 16.2 minutes. Perhaps these numbers may be significant for other teams, but the Lakers didn't see them as significant, which is why he was let go despite his significant contributions in helping the Lakers win a championship.

2022-2023 season https://basketball.asia-basket.com/player/Dwight-Howard/63735

23.2 points
34.9 minutes
20 games

It's like he's back to his former self but we know the competition in Taiwan is not the same in the NBA. If he had played in major tournaments in Europe and still put up those numbers then teams would likely be more interested in bringing him back.

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Quote from: Jating on September 25, 2023, 06:02:07 AM

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Wow that's pretty cool you saw him play in Taiwan? Did you see any other former NBA players when you went to watch? We rarely hear about where x-NBA players go to play after the NBA. I honestly had no idea that he was playing Taiwan. Every once in a while I hear about an x-NBA player playing overseas and always suprised about it.

I bet he wat still fun to watch no?

Dwight has a lot of memes on twitter about him playing in Taiwan during the last Playoffs since he is the only one that stop Joker during his time on Lakers before while Nuggets dominates Lakers on the last playoff with no one can guard Jokic.

He is having the best time of his career on Taiwan since he dominates the game there. I think is he the only popular NBA player playing in Taiwanand the rest is on China and other lower asia league.

I think you are right I'm not sure if there is any other big time players playing over there right now. Honestly I haven't even been watching, what was his stats while he was over there? I can't see him not dominating the paint in that league. I don't have hate against the guy it's just he is a 37 year old big man who bangs down low. His carrier is pretty much done at this point.

Pretty much the case with Carmelo as well, I mean we still wanted to see him play, he was given that chance by the Lakers, but it was obvious that he is no longer in his prime. And so as much as his mind wanted to play, his body is not cooperating.

And with the case of Howard, he had a good time in Taiwan, numbers are good and yet his team failed. Perhaps the Warriors really didn't see him adding any value on a already experience team and he could be detrimental if he still had that attitude from time to time.

I hope there's someone here who can share Howard's stats on his team in Taiwan. When looking at his stats from his last NBA team, they dropped significantly, with averages of only 5.9 rebounds and 6.2 PPG in an average playing time of 16.2 minutes. Perhaps these numbers may be significant for other teams, but the Lakers didn't see them as significant, which is why he was let go despite his significant contributions in helping the Lakers win a championship.

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Quote from: ChiBitCTy on September 24, 2023, 11:33:42 AM

Wow that's pretty cool you saw him play in Taiwan? Did you see any other former NBA players when you went to watch? We rarely hear about where x-NBA players go to play after the NBA. I honestly had no idea that he was playing Taiwan. Every once in a while I hear about an x-NBA player playing overseas and always suprised about it.

I bet he wat still fun to watch no?

Dwight has a lot of memes on twitter about him playing in Taiwan during the last Playoffs since he is the only one that stop Joker during his time on Lakers before while Nuggets dominates Lakers on the last playoff with no one can guard Jokic.

He is having the best time of his career on Taiwan since he dominates the game there. I think is he the only popular NBA player playing in Taiwanand the rest is on China and other lower asia league.

I think you are right I'm not sure if there is any other big time players playing over there right now. Honestly I haven't even been watching, what was his stats while he was over there? I can't see him not dominating the paint in that league. I don't have hate against the guy it's just he is a 37 year old big man who bangs down low. His carrier is pretty much done at this point.

Pretty much the case with Carmelo as well, I mean we still wanted to see him play, he was given that chance by the Lakers, but it was obvious that he is no longer in his prime. And so as much as his mind wanted to play, his body is not cooperating.

And with the case of Howard, he had a good time in Taiwan, numbers are good and yet his team failed. Perhaps the Warriors really didn't see him adding any value on a already experience team and he could be detrimental if he still had that attitude from time to time.

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Quote from: ChiBitCTy on September 24, 2023, 11:33:42 AM

Wow that's pretty cool you saw him play in Taiwan? Did you see any other former NBA players when you went to watch? We rarely hear about where x-NBA players go to play after the NBA. I honestly had no idea that he was playing Taiwan. Every once in a while I hear about an x-NBA player playing overseas and always suprised about it.

I bet he wat still fun to watch no?

Dwight has a lot of memes on twitter about him playing in Taiwan during the last Playoffs since he is the only one that stop Joker during his time on Lakers before while Nuggets dominates Lakers on the last playoff with no one can guard Jokic.

He is having the best time of his career on Taiwan since he dominates the game there. I think is he the only popular NBA player playing in Taiwanand the rest is on China and other lower asia league.

Basically, it was him and McGee who was giving Jokic a hard time defensively. So, there's a little honesty there, but undeniably he's been way out of his prime already during that time.
I guess one of the reason why he's struggling to get a contract from any NBA teams is because of his silly attitude and low basketball IQ. Look at how he played in Taiwan, he has been dominating in every category from the stat sheets, but his team finished last and missed the playoffs. That's because he was not playing the way he should to compliment the role of his teammates. Crazy, how he has been shooting a lot of 3s in Taiwan. He clearly doesn't want his team to win, but he only he cares about his stats and playing basketball purely for fun lol.

https://basketnews.com/news-188223-dwight-howards-taiwanese-team-finishes-the-regular-season-dead-last.html#:~:text=Even%20though%20Howard%20has%20been,not%20participate%20in%20the%20playoffs.

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Quote from: Beparanf on September 24, 2023, 01:17:07 PM

Quote from: ChiBitCTy on September 24, 2023, 11:33:42 AM

Wow that's pretty cool you saw him play in Taiwan? Did you see any other former NBA players when you went to watch? We rarely hear about where x-NBA players go to play after the NBA. I honestly had no idea that he was playing Taiwan. Every once in a while I hear about an x-NBA player playing overseas and always suprised about it.

I bet he wat still fun to watch no?

Dwight has a lot of memes on twitter about him playing in Taiwan during the last Playoffs since he is the only one that stop Joker during his time on Lakers before while Nuggets dominates Lakers on the last playoff with no one can guard Jokic.

He is having the best time of his career on Taiwan since he dominates the game there. I think is he the only popular NBA player playing in Taiwanand the rest is on China and other lower asia league.

For sure he is enjoying his stint in Taiwan, he even won the MVP during the All-Star game there, with a huge 37 points, 13 rebounds, and dished out 8 assists. But I guess the ultimate goal of Howard is to return to NBA.

And he really did to play, as he had problems with his Taiwan team as they are offering like a pay-cut for him. So most likely he will not be going to play for next season. Unless he opted to go to Europe League to test his skills there.

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Quote from: harizen on September 24, 2023, 06:49:51 PM

Quote from: Distinctin on September 24, 2023, 08:58:32 AM

In this situation, the management is at a disadvantage because if they oblige Lillard to play and he does play, they will have to pay him his salary. However, the question remains: will Lillard still perform at the same level as he did before he demanded to be traded?

In the first place, who's the one to blame at the start? It's not new that Lillard always hoped that the team would try to improve every next season and he's vocal about that every time especially when the Blazers are being eliminated in the playoffs. The Blazers failed to surround Lillard a good role player and in fact, they aren't even making some effort to land a big fish either on trade or in the free agency.

100% true.
It's the Trail Blazers management that should be blamed here in the first place. Damian got old without even having a good team. When I say team, someone he could trust if he cannot score the ball. CJ McCollum was there, but who's next? It became easier for other teams to defend the Trail Blazers and there's just one defensive play, stop Damian Lillard. Now that he is asking for a trade, I think they should make something happen because that guy will not play like he has a goal anymore if he is just being forced to play for them.

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If not, then the Trail Blazers will risk losing fans, viewership, and revenue. That's the bigger picture I see if they continue to force Lillard to play.

Generally, the home crowd is not just watching the home team literally why they paid for their tickets. If the home team is up against a top team with popular NBA players on board, expect that these people will pay for a ticket. However, expect that most games of the home team will have noticeably less audience if their record is at worst.

Yeah. I'd agree with that. That's why their management should come up with something to release him or make another move. Maybe he will still change his mind if they recruit one more good player to back him up. But the big question is who? I don't think there's anyone available out there anymore. It's too late. I don't think they will take James Harden too. Damn, their team will be filled with guards and less big men.

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Quote from: wheelz1200 on September 24, 2023, 12:28:06 PM

I mean it's at the Blazers expense but letting players dictate what they want and when they want it after signing a deal is a bad precedence. This only encourages other stars to behave like this when you don't get what you want. If I was the Blazers I'd play this game of chicken. The flip side is they can flip Dame into a bunch of young pieces to go with Simmons, Sharpe and scoot and build for the future.

This is what they've got letting those star players do what they want when they are popular and become stars in the team, it's become a norm now because they are afraid to lose the money they paid when they don't agree with their star players as long as it makes sense what they are doing. but the problem is, that they are being taken advantage of due to the fact that they can't really do anything about those players. there should be a lifetime ban concerning these types of acts in order for players not to cause the same problems again.

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Quote from: Distinctin on September 24, 2023, 08:58:32 AM

In this situation, the management is at a disadvantage because if they oblige Lillard to play and he does play, they will have to pay him his salary. However, the question remains: will Lillard still perform at the same level as he did before he demanded to be traded?

In the first place, who's the one to blame at the start? It's not new that Lillard always hoped that the team would try to improve every next season and he's vocal about that every time especially when the Blazers are being eliminated in the playoffs. The Blazers failed to surround Lillard a good role player and in fact, they aren't even making some effort to land a big fish either on trade or in the free agency.

Quote from: Distinctin on September 24, 2023, 08:58:32 AM

If not, then the Trail Blazers will risk losing fans, viewership, and revenue. That's the bigger picture I see if they continue to force Lillard to play.

Generally, the home crowd is not just watching the home team literally why they paid for their tickets. If the home team is up against a top team with popular NBA players on board, expect that these people will pay for a ticket. However, expect that most games of the home team will have noticeably less audience if their record is at worst.

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Quote from: ChiBitCTy on September 24, 2023, 11:33:42 AM

Wow that's pretty cool you saw him play in Taiwan? Did you see any other former NBA players when you went to watch? We rarely hear about where x-NBA players go to play after the NBA. I honestly had no idea that he was playing Taiwan. Every once in a while I hear about an x-NBA player playing overseas and always suprised about it.

I bet he wat still fun to watch no?

Dwight has a lot of memes on twitter about him playing in Taiwan during the last Playoffs since he is the only one that stop Joker during his time on Lakers before while Nuggets dominates Lakers on the last playoff with no one can guard Jokic.

He is having the best time of his career on Taiwan since he dominates the game there. I think is he the only popular NBA player playing in Taiwanand the rest is on China and other lower asia league.

I think you are right I'm not sure if there is any other big time players playing over there right now. Honestly I haven't even been watching, what was his stats while he was over there? I can't see him not dominating the paint in that league. I don't have hate against the guy it's just he is a 37 year old big man who bangs down low. His carrier is pretty much done at this point.

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Quote from: freedomgo on September 23, 2023, 05:28:03 AM

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Everybody thought he was already about to sign with the Warriors but it didn't happen. When things were almost happening smoothly, it went south.

The hype was already there, but it's unfortunate to know that this may not materialize. I don't have all the details yet since the article I read doesn't specify. I'm not sure if it's the Warriors not wanting to sign Howard or if Howard chose to play with another team. As of now, there has been no update on which team he will play for.

Yeah, it has made hype for a few days and then was cut off. That was fun hype but didn't last long. Based on the articles that I have seen, it was the decision of Warriors not to sign him. But if there will be another opportunity that will come then he'll definitely grab it since he's up for coming back to the league.

Quote from: freedomgo on September 23, 2023, 05:28:03 AM

Howard surely isn't aiming for a big salary, as he knows he's worth a veteran contract. But we also know that CP3 and Howard would make a good tandem. Unfortunately, it's been canceled, so let's put an end to the speculation.

Yeah, he just want to get back again and then for sure there will be more opportunities to which team he'll be appreciated and he'll help to achieve a better run.

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Quote from: Captain Corporate on September 24, 2023, 08:07:15 AM

Nobody could force Portland to make that trade if they do not want to, Dame was the one who accepted such a huge salary that he deserved but also a very long one. He is signed until 2026 or so I think, which means that when he was signing that deal, he knew that he would not be able to leave, and he had to accept it as a fact that Portland may not trade him at all.

Kawhi Leonard, Ben Simmons, James Harden, Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving.

They're just a few players who have contract, but they still wanted to get traded, and got approved. He knew that he would not be able to leave? Yes he can. Just not play for the whole season, then the team will be forced to trade him especially with that huge contract of his, the Blazers will be forced to trade him because it will be a burden for them paying that huge amount, and yet he wasn't playing for them. Like he said, I think that he only wants to play in Miami uniform, and base on Woj, a few teams are contacting them already for a potential trade. What's good as well is that, the Suns are rumored to be the 3rd team that will get involved into a trade that includes Dame. The question is which team they are contacting with right now.

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I feel like now him wanting out is not fair, they have paid him so much because they agreed on the money but also the term of the deal as well, maybe they would have offered less if he wanted a 1-2 year contract, who knows? Maybe they found it worthy because he agreed a long term deal and they made their decisions based on that? If he wants to leave, that's his right to want to leave, but if they want to keep him, then they have every right to not trade him.

He's the main player of the team, so obviously the team will give him a near-supermax contract. He's the main guy on the team. Like I said above, they have the right to keep him, but if you're the GM of the Blazers, will you keep a player who isn't interested in playing with your team, but on the other hand, you are paying him since it's on the contract?

On the other hand, Commissioner Adam Silver must have a solution with this types of situation. It seems like the player has the power on this kind of scenarios where they will just request a trade whenever they feel they need to.

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Quote from: LogitechMouse on September 23, 2023, 10:01:59 AM

Quote from: livingfree on September 22, 2023, 07:09:34 PM

You want news everyone about Dwight Howard's development together with the Golde State Warriors? Here's what we've got.

Warriors Will Not Sign Dwight Howard After Two-Day Visit, per Report

Warriors pass on signing Dwight Howard to maintain roster flexibility, per report

Many thought that it's like 99% of him signing on the current roster of the Warriors but then, that little percentage of failing prevailed.

They might not sign him, but they will still sign a veteran though.

TBH, I'm not surprised that the Warriors didn't gave him a contract. The reason why they didn't sign him is because of how the current playstyle of the Warriors are currently. We've known the Warriors as a fast-paced team, and they're one of the fastest paced teams right now in the league. Howard can't cope up because he will be having a hard time running, and running. Looney is at least faster him IMO. I think that's the reason why. The playstyle isn't fit for him. Now that he will not go to the Warriors, I wonder where he will be landing. Will other teams try to get him, and give him a veteran contract? Or will he go back to Taiwan again, and attract those NBA players to play with him in Taiwan again. Cheesy

They already signed CP3 so probably that's the veteran that you're saying.

While your analysis is really good and fit that Dwight might not be good to their playstyle. As a reserve player just in case of opponents like Nuggets, they have someone to go man to man with Jokic but not anymore this time.

And for the team where he could fit, we still don't have a news yet about that. But those that still have a place for him as for their roster, hopefully he will make because that's likely the reason why GSW didn't sign him.

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Quote from: ChiBitCTy on September 24, 2023, 11:33:42 AM

Wow that's pretty cool you saw him play in Taiwan? Did you see any other former NBA players when you went to watch? We rarely hear about where x-NBA players go to play after the NBA. I honestly had no idea that he was playing Taiwan. Every once in a while I hear about an x-NBA player playing overseas and always suprised about it.

I bet he wat still fun to watch no?

Dwight has a lot of memes on twitter about him playing in Taiwan during the last Playoffs since he is the only one that stop Joker during his time on Lakers before while Nuggets dominates Lakers on the last playoff with no one can guard Jokic.

He is having the best time of his career on Taiwan since he dominates the game there. I think is he the only popular NBA player playing in Taiwanand the rest is on China and other lower asia league.

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Quote from: Yamifoud on September 24, 2023, 08:19:33 AM

Quote from: Captain Corporate on September 24, 2023, 08:07:15 AM

Nobody could force Portland to make that trade if they do not want to, Dame was the one who accepted such a huge salary that he deserved but also a very long one. He is signed until 2026 or so I think, which means that when he was signing that deal, he knew that he would not be able to leave, and he had to accept it as a fact that Portland may not trade him at all. I feel like now him wanting out is not fair, they have paid him so much because they agreed on the money but also the term of the deal as well, maybe they would have offered less if he wanted a 1-2 year contract, who knows? Maybe they found it worthy because he agreed a long term deal and they made their decisions based on that? If he wants to leave, that's his right to want to leave, but if they want to keep him, then they have every right to not trade him.

Exactly. However, are they willing to accept what Lillard would offer knowing he is not 100% happy playing with the team? This is a team game, and Lillard is their superstar. What if his statistics drop? That would affect the future of the team, as they might not make it to the playoffs. So, I guess, although the Blazers might delay the inevitable, eventually they will trade Lillard to a team he desires. Miami will be eagerly waiting, as their current roster is still capable of reaching the Finals again.

I mean it's at the Blazers expense but letting players dictate what they want and when they want it after signing a deal is a bad precedence. This only encourages other stars to behave like this when you don't get what you want. If I was the Blazers I'd play this game of chicken. The flip side is they can flip Dame into a bunch of young pieces to go with Simmons, Sharpe and scoot and build for the future.

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You’re all tripping about Dwight Howard. He was forced out of the league because of his sideline and locker on behavior, not because he stopped being an elite center. He’s getting older sure, but he’s still a top 10 center in the league.

Portland trying to force Damian Lillard to training camp. I’m sure he’ll cooperate, but it’s not a good look. Haven’t heard much about the Harden drama lately.

He is 37 with nearly 20 years of professional miles on him. Was pointing out he is no way going to change a team one way or another. He probably will only get 10-15 minutes a game tops and that's depending on the matchup. Throw him out there 20+ minutes and he will break down. He is a pounder that's a young man's game.

I think the Warriors for sure has taken that account into consideration when they opted him for a try out. And the same with Howard, he knows that he will be just like a 10-15 minutes player or even less, but still he take that chances, but it wasn't meant for him to be a Warriors a guess.

For the Lillard and Harden drama, I would just wait for the official news though. It seems that every day there is different directions for this two whether to stay on their current teams or they be traded.

Top 10 center in the league he says, haha.
Didn't this guy see him play in Taiwan? I saw him play, live in the arena 3 times. Even in Taiwan he can't dominate in the paint and had problems with some guys, so how would he in the NBA.
Also, at GSW he would also just be the backup center. How would he be a backup as a top 10 center, smh.

Wow that's pretty cool you saw him play in Taiwan? Did you see any other former NBA players when you went to watch? We rarely hear about where x-NBA players go to play after the NBA. I honestly had no idea that he was playing Taiwan. Every once in a while I hear about an x-NBA player playing overseas and always suprised about it.

I bet he wat still fun to watch no?

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