I don’t know how serious the trade scenario of Karl Anthony Towns for Damian Lillard was, but apparently it was serious enough for Portland to comment that they don’t want KAT. I’m a little surprised by that, as I don’t think they’re going to be able to get a better player for Dame, but maybe they just want lots of draft picks or something.
Could be. Perhaps the trade was in a 1:1 ratio so they cannot take that. Maybe for them, Damian Lillard is too much for just that. Another thing that may be considered is the difficulty to find a shooter like Dame.
Have any of you guys heard of this?
https://sports.yahoo.com/nba-fines-james-harden-100000-after-calling-sixers-exec-daryl-morey-a-liar-155935434.htmlNBA fines James Harden for harsh comments against the Sixers pres of basketball operations and for demanding a public trade. Rumors says the "liar" statement from James Harden against Daryl Morey is based on the trade talks between the Sixers and the Clippers that Harden wanted to be traded to the Clippers but did not materialized. Now, he will be forced to play again with the Sixers in the upcoming season until the Sixers finds a good pieces to trade Harden to a different team. IMO, this is not a good start for the Sixers and the season has not even started yet. This is going to get uglier as long as the Sixers can't find a way how to get a good trade with James Harden asap.
I heard Josh Harris are trying to convince James Harden to stay with the Sixers to try and win a championship, but I don't think it will work with where they are in this situation right now LOL.
I just finished reading about this from the NBA.com notification.
Well, it took the NBA a long time before they could finalize whatever fine they will give Harden after what he did. But I am still curious about why the 76ers are still not granting his trade request. It's a player option so he is illegible to opt-out and pick another team according to his contract.
Perhaps that reason and other things are all combined which is why Harden became furious at Daryl Morey.
NBA should also look into that and not just put all the blame on Harden. Why would he act like that and what is the reason behind all this ruckus he is making?
If there's a contract that must be followed then the 76ers must do so, but it seems they don't want to let go of him.
Here's a good interview with Steph Curry on Gilbert Arena's podcast.
Who's got next? Steph Curry names NBA star ready to take over league
https://sports.yahoo.com/whos-got-next-steph-curry-043711056.html"Luka is the guy that’s right on the precipice of accomplishing all those accolades," Curry told Arenas. "What he’s all about as a player. That threshold of how you just crack through -- I hope it’s not now -- but when you play against him, you can feel it."
Oh, I do agree with you Steph.