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Chris Haynes is reporting that Portland is refusing to speak to Miami about a Damian Lillard trade now. Apparently they are tired of negotiations they believe are taking advantage of them and have tasked Miami with putting together a multiple team trade without any communication from them. That’s unlikely to succeed in my opinion.

The question is, who will get the trade they want? Harden to the Clippers or Dame to the Heat? Maybe both or neither?

And the new coach Darko Rajakovic for the Toronto Raptors too with a history with Dennis Schroder back in Oklahoma City Thunder so I guess Schroder will be part of the starting five considering Fred VanVleet is already out and will be playing for the Houston Rockets.
Barnes, OB, Poetl (claimed from SAS), Siakam, and Schroder. That will be the Raptors starting five in my opinion and Trent Jr. will be there as their sixth man which I think is best as he can be a threat as an outside shooter so whenever they need Schroder to rest the play will be so different that it could surprise any team.

I don't know why the Atlanta Hawks let Collins go for Rudy Gay and a future pick. They just downgraded their roster as they received a veteran and a future so I don't think they are aiming high this year.

Joe Harris's trade to the Pistons though is given. The Nets cannot take advantage of him right now because they received so many good role players with Bridges and Johnson. But the Nets badly need a star or they could create one on whoever will step up on their active roster.

Nah, Ayton wouldn't be enough, even though he averaged a double-double. But with the Trail Blazers, it's an entirely different game. We've seen this kind of scenario in the past where players perform well on one team but struggle when traded. For example, Carmelo Anthony was a superstar with the NYK but struggled when he was traded, and I think there are lots of players with the same fate. So, I must say that the Suns are taking a high risk with it.

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.

Media wants hype. Media wants to hype up everything that's why they are always very overexaggerated with their articles, and even with some of their videos that's being posted on Youtube.

Unfortunate? Legit Center? Is Looney aren't a legit center? You sure? I'm a Warrior fan, but if I will pick between Looney, and Howard with how the Warriors are playing, I'll still pick the player who's been playing with them for years, and that's Looney. Lol it's a no brainer. Why pick a center who's slower than your current one? They have Saric, and the rookie as their back-up bigs. They don't need a big player TBH, but I think they'll need a veteran who's good at shooting threes, or a role player who's good in offense as well.

It could be the scenario. Overall if I were the Phoenix Suns' management I also want to stick with Ayton. The guy has been with them since day 1 and is mostly familiar with their plays and chemistry already. If they are planning to trade Ayton then they better make it private as much as possible. Ayton may felt unwanted soon if the rumors were true that he's been in the trading block for years already.

But what I know is Portland's priority right now is to get an excellent deal for Damian Lillard. I have begun to wonder if Ayton is enough for Lillard. Phoenix though has Beal already and it might be difficult to put Booker at SF.

I don't think there's anything wrong with their small-ball lineup. They won a championship with that lineup, so I guess there's nothing to change. That was also the time when Poole was playing like a true superstar. However, in the next season after he got a max deal with the Warriors, he calmed down and wasn't able to perform at that level again, so that was the main problem, actually.

Yeah, it looks like he's really going for it but then this is the catch that we've never expected.

With such money that they'll give to him as a contract, I don't think that they'll just put him on the bench but then, that won't happen anymore as this news comes out.

No big man and their roster is still intact for which they are believing on it. Just like how this decision has came naturally, it's just majority of us really thought that he'll be signing. Maybe they'll be having some space for him in the future and there can be change of decisions as well.

They've got outside shooting and it's still a different game when you've got a big man and then can also shoot outside but that's not Dwight to say but Jokic.

As they're saying that they will remain with their current roster, so they would just go offensive and outside shooting as their weapon.

Strus and Vincent really shone for the Miami Heat, and they used that as an opportunity to secure good deals. However, these players are considered role players as they aren't as consistent as the real superstars. Nevertheless, I'm still happy for them. There are certainly a lot of great players in the NBA just waiting for their moment to shine, and although injuries are unfortunate, sometimes they can be a blessing in disguise for players destined to excel.

I guess that's just a good venture for these players and it's not that bad if they want to increase their contract, they deserve it. I think with Strus and Vincent it was a good run for them that they get those minutes without their stars Herro and Oladipo and made it in the playoffs. Bruce Brown and with that $45M two-year contract that he signed in was really a no-brainer if I may ask, that's a good deal to grab.

You can't blame the fans, mate. This is our favorite basketball league, and if a team that we also like has some updates regarding improving their lineup, it should excite us. I think fans would not be interested if Howard was rumored to sign with weaker teams like the Rockets, Pistons, or any other teams at the bottom of the standings.

At least we have a clear answer now that Howard is not going to the Warriors, so we can discuss other rumors instead.

That's why we shouldn't assume anything until there's an actual contract in place. The hype they created led people to invest in the story. They knew that the Warriors are a popular team, and people's reactions showed that they believed Howard would be a great addition to the team. However, this news is truly disappointing.

Media makes it looks like a done deal that's why many Warriors and Howards fan that it was a success deal between both parties. But news came out and this is unfortunate events since fans is really hype up for the fact that Warriors will get a legit center now. It seems that Kerr will stick to his small ball line up and this is what Warriors fans worried about since many think that they will be dominated back again by Lakers or Nuggets.

Thanks, I think that Raptors just taken a gem on them. Coming from the high offer of Lakers before but then Schroder declined that offer and then comes back with the little offer made by Lakers again. After the good run of Lakers last season but didn't have a good start but a good ending and as well as his spectacular performance he's got during the FIBA world cup that has made Germany their world cup title that he's lead. Well, Raptors did really acquired someone that's in their favor and he'll for sure gonna be showing us more of his better plays.

Gabe Vincent as well goes to the Lakers, him and Strus are big part of the Heat's run last season leading up to their Final appearance. But I guess with that kind of performance they've showed, they have been offered a good contract and the Heat can't match it.

Same with the case of Bruce Brown, he is also instrumental to Nuggets winning their NBA championship, but then again he has to move forward with a good offer from the Pacers that he can't refused, so good for him.

I also thought that it was a done deal already as Howard is a sho-in for the Warriors and it might work for him and for the Warriors as well. Maybe we will know what Dwight Howard didn't passed. Perhaps maybe his age or his antics in and out of the court.

Or just the Warriors just looking for a swing man as they have already Draymond and Saric and other names mentioned as well that they could experimented and developed to become a good back up Center for them.

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.

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.

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.

We will know about that soon and maybe there's a third party that intervene for this deal and that's why the Warriors management probably seen that possible scenario so instead of letting things happen, they're the first one to decline the deal and to make it clear to the world that they're not going to sign Dwight. Hoping that there's really another team that's interested of signing him.

Max Strus wouldn't vomeback to Celtics he's signing to Cavaliers this time around. And, it's not Michael Beasley tbh but Malik Beasley, was shocked to see the Bucks would be interested to Michael Beasley when he's already playing on the CBA and no rumors if he'll be back again though he play great there.

It would seem that Howard was literally one step away from returning to the NBA, especially when there were rumors of Warriors veterans approving the idea of bringing Dwight into the fold.
It would be interesting to know what exactly went wrong, although I think either Howard failed to impress Warriors management during the interview process or he didn't accept the role he was offered.
I wonder if there are any other teams that might be interested in Howard.

Some of players that changes team offseason: John Collins Hawks to Jazz, Dennis Schroder Lakers to Raptors, Kristaps Porziņģis Wizards to Celtics, Obi Toppin Knicks to Pacers, Max Strus Heat to Celtics, Bruce Brown Nuggets to Pacers, Joe Harris Nets to Piston, Lonnie Walker 4 Lakers to Nets, Joe Ingles to Magic and Michael Beasley to Bucks.

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