Topic: 2019 NBA Pre-Season - page 67. (Read 901999 times)

Those two guys were drafter high for a reason as they were promising, while we know what would have happened with Bronny if LeBron wasn't his father so I think its safe to assume that he will be bust and will play in the NBA as long as his father is in, so something like Thanasis. Anything else would be a miracle.

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In other news, rumour is that Nuggets signed my countryman Saric to a 2 years $10.6M deal. Imho, not a bad deal for both parties involved and if he can stay healthy it will be a bargain deal for Nuggets. I personally would like him to come back to Europe as Panathinaikos showed some serious interest but I guess he wanted it to give one more shot and maybe even win the title.

Great deal for the Kings as they need someone who have the experience in the playoffs to help their main player lead the team. DeRozan has been great but hasn't been a team that are a championship team, so I guess hopefully he found the right place now. I thought they are for real with the Bulls, but yo know, injuries on the stars doesn't seemed to help a lot. This is just a great move although Barnes has been a huge help for th team but he ain't getting any younger, so getting rid of him though a trade is good.


They have no choice though, Zach Lavine is now their main player just like before, but when he got injured, a lot of players had stepped up, so let's see how the Bulls are gonna play in the coming season.

They already did, there are videos of the Kings owner and deRozan entering Golden 1 together. So the other team that's involved is San Antonio Spurs. The deal is three years, Harrison Barnes to the Spurs and Chris Duarte, and two second round picks and cash consideration.

@LogitechMouse it's like this for the Los Angeles Lakers:

❌ Paul George
❌ James Harden
❌ Jonas Valanciunas
❌ Chris Paul
❌ Klay Thompson
❌ Buddy Hield
❌ DeMar DeRozan

✅ Bronny

What is happening Rob Pelinka,  

I think Brandon Ingram to the Kings won't happen since they will sign DeMar DeRozan. I read some of the news about DeRozan will sign a three-year, $74 million deal with Sacramento.

For sure this won't happen if they trade Zach LaVine. The Bulls are still trying to bargain for LaVine, but no team wants him because he is injury prone. If the Bulls stick with Zach LaVine, they will definitely not make the playoffs again.

Bronny James made his debut today. Probably not the outing he was hoping for. 2-9 shooting with 4 points and 2 rebounds. There’s also a clip going around on social media of him slipping on defense. He did have a nice move for a bucket at one point too. I thought LaMelo and Wemby would be busts though, so I’m not commenting on Bronny’s future.

After that amazing playoff performance coming from him 2 seasons ago, he didn't play that well all throughout the regular season and during the last playoffs as well. It's good though that Coach Spo developed him to become a decent player. A good addition to the bench of the Sixers, and he's shooting a decent 36% from three as well. I think that with his 4-year $32M contract, he's a bit overpaid if you will ask me.

No surprise about it.
No team wants him, or at least no other team has shown any interest in him this off-season.

Another lost superstar for the Lakers.

They lost Harden and Thompson and didn't sign Valanciunas to help AD defend the paint. Now they're on the verge of losing DeMar as well. With this trade that will happen, the Kings are now better. Fox can now focus more on passing the ball since he has DeRozan as a reliable shooter already, and they have the double-double machine in Sabonis. While they became better, my expectations towards them when it comes to playoff is still low.

I’m hearing a lot of rumors about the Kings getting players. Most recently Brandon Ingram was rumored to be heading to Sacramento. The Kings have definitely flipped the switch into desperation mode. Their star player (Fox) not wanting to sign an extension has showed them that their window to make a playoff run is about to close.

Caleb Martin signed with the Philadelphia 76ers.

Miles Bridges stayed with the Charlotte Hornets for a 3 year, $75 million contract.

DeMar DeRozan is probably going to Sacramento King. The Chicago Bulls and Sacramento Kings have reached an agreement, and they are looking for a third team to finalize the deal.

Both Banchero and Wagner deserves that money as we see them playing last season, they just need to keep themselves healthy and surely Magic managements will keep them and offer them decent amount of money, for now, they need to keep the team being contender again and hopefully the management will find the rights sets of players that will help them for their campaign,

for now, securing Wagner is the good move for the managements knowing the value of Wagner and what he can provide for the future of the team will allow them keep him improving his game.

If I'm not mistaken, yeah, D'Lo, Reaves and Hachimura are amongst the name that the Lakers are using for trade bait to either get Lopez and DeRozan. They really need a solid center as we all know that Davis doesn't want to be the center for them but play a power forward which really define his game. For the Warriors, they are still very interested on getting Markkanen but it will not be cheap at it will cost them future picks if they still have and perhaps Andrew Wiggins.

They already have Melton, Anderson and now targeting Lauri. So just imagine if they successfully gotten him from the Jazz and then losing Wiggins + future picks. So I think that is a good enough bargain for them, but the question remains if the Jazz management is willing to let go of Lauri.

I think Davis and LeBron are the only 2 players on the Lakers that are not on the trading block, everyone else they would let go of in a minute if they can get the right player. I don't see the Lakers really doing much though as far as landing a big name this year. They just resigned Lebron to a 2 year deal for max money and are probably going to look at running it back and see if Davis and Lebron stay healthy.

It seems to me that the Lakers will have to trade away some players like Russell, Reaves, or Hachimura. However, if the Lakers can sign Lopez and DeRozan while keeping Davis and LeBron healthy for next season, they will definitely be a team that can contend for a title, at least on paper.

Trading Lopez would probably open some opportunities for them to get another big man. I don't know what their plans are but they won't just trade him for nothing. So, it's with the first round pick but we can have that guess that he'll be replaced by another big man.

That's a nice addition if they'll be able to sign Lopez so that Davis will surely be that second defender and free to move compared to him playing as the center.

I'm seeing rookies get good contracts this time, good for them but they're bind to the team for at least 3-4 years.

Hield's best years were with the Sacramento Kings. After he got traded to Indiana, he wasn't able to maintain his usual average, but I would say his numbers are still decent. Now with the Warriors, I hope he'll average 20 points or more. This team is a high-scoring team, so their priority is offense. Knowing Hield as a great 3-point shooter, I hope he'll fit with the team and build the right chemistry.

For sure because DeRozan can generate his own points and a good defensive player, he could help Lebron in carrying the team along with Davis.

It would definitely be a big boost to their lineup if they could get a big man who can also shoot from outside. Lopez has already won a championship, so we can say he has high confidence as a player. Additionally, he is not injury-prone, so he would really help give Davis some relief and help prevent Davis from getting injured easily. It will not be Jokic vs. Davis because Brook Lopez could guard Jokic while Davis could be the second defender. So, I think it's a great decision if they can acquire him, and yes I agree that they'll be a championship team once again.

That would really be a great addition to them since they could able to let Davis play at PF position since he is more good in that position than being a center. Also they would add a great center on their roster which have shooting and also a threat defensively so this is big win for Lakers if they can sign Lopez to their team. Hopefully they will not jinx this time  since last time they announce the players they are interested to sign those people avoid and go to another team.

Also but for sure Bucks would provably weaken their defense for letting Lopez go and we don't know what are their plans since last season they struggle on defensive ends and now they decide to trade Lopez then provably that there would be a lot of struggles to come for this team next season if they will not get a solid defender player which also can take rebound then facilitate their stars or shooters to perform well.

Oh yes, this is going to be a great grab for the Lakers as Brook Lopez can also be a threat in outside shots plus he is a great shot blocker too. Putting two towers underneath the rim in defense will also prevent those who are attacking the paint.
But what can they offer to the Bucks if they don't have the 1st round pick? I am curious though as to why it will be Lopez who should be traded in the Bucks team. I don't think he is the problem with why they failed this year.
But I do understand they want to focus on Giannis and Lillard which both plays isolation games. Still, they will need defensive like Lopez if they want to be a champion again.

Yeah, I also hear that trade, it will be good as the Lakers are really looking for a great big man to help AD and put him at four. Although they have an athletic Jaxson Hayes, he is still in development stage although he can be in the mold of Derrick Lively of Dallas. But the thing is that he is not being given enough time to play center.

So if they got Lopez and then DeRozan the Lakers will improved a lot, but for sure they might lose some of their players as well because it could include a trade. Not much of a news lately for this big team except for Franz Wagner huge contract with Orlando.

Davis doesn't really want to play Center position when he joined the Lakers, and he prefers the Power Forward. Darvin Ham urged him to play the Center position, and it played really well with the team, and he's dominant inside the paint. I don't know if Davis still wants to play the 4 now knowing how efficient he can be playing the 5, and if the Lakers will get Lopez, I think he will be the back-up big for Davis instead of him being a starter. Only my opinion though but having another big for the team is very beneficial.

As for DeRozan, his stint with the Bulls is nothing but disappointment. No achievements whatsoever and didn't even perform very well in the playoffs. I would love to see him going to the Lakers, but the Lakers are in need of a PG, not a shooting guard. Unless either Russell or Reaves will make an adjustment, I doubt that this will work.

His contributions to the success of Magic within the last 2-3 years is the reason why. Being the 2nd scorer of the team and a great defender, I guess he deserves to get paid that high. Him and Banchero are the key players of the Magic and one of the reasons why they surprised most of the team by clinching that 4th spot. The Magic is a young team, and with their new coach, I believe they will be a playoff team in the next years. With KCP on their team as well, they just became a better team.

As for Wagner, well-deserved contract, and I hope that his efficiency will not decrease. He has a big impact towards their success last season, and I wish it will continue for the next 3 years or even longer.

A lot of the salary craziness is due to the profitability of the league.  There are only 540 players in the NBA, where there are around 1,000 in the MLB and more than 1,500 in the NFL.  When you look at the deals that are happening and the popularity around the world, the NBA is eating other professional leagues lunches.  With an average NBA player salary of $10,000,000 per year, the NBA is the highest paying professional sports league in the world.  Not a bad company to work for if you can get a job.  Probably also one of the most competitive.  Hard to believe so many ex-players end up broke.