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Quote from: xLays on February 05, 2025, 05:02:09 AM

No one is talking about the last 10 games of the Portland Trail Blazers, not even on social media. So, I’m bringing it up here. lol

Because they're not that interesting at all and their fan base was already disappointed on how they have started this season. Anyway, thanks for letting us know that. Okay, this is just a recent news about Jonas Valanciunas traded to the Sacramento Kings for Cissoko and two future 2nd draft picks. While the Kings seems to be struggling this season, will he be able a good addition to the team and catch up? maybe? Jonas + Sabonis, both teammates in Lithuanian national team.

[1] Jonas Valanciunas traded to Sacramento Kings

I dont exactly know what sacramento is doing. Picking up all these random pieces really isnt goijg to move the needle. It will keep them in the hunt for a playoff spot but cant see them getting more than a playin game with that squad. As its assembled it just seems like too many odd pieces that dont fit together. Guess we will have to see.

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That's the end of his journey in there and he's already in the Lakers. Everybody got surprised with it but let's see how the Lakers and JJ will have it planned on how Luka-LeBron will do.

The Lakers responded to the trade request for LeBron from the Golden State Warriors by saying they have no intention of trading LeBron and want to keep him around to mentor Luka.

That's nice if he's going to mentor Luka.

I've seen some warm-ups and practice including Austin with them and they seem to have fun with that. I guess that they're still trying to build the chemistry with their new roster and there is no other direction on it but to move on and be with them altogether.

Quote from: OgNasty on February 03, 2025, 05:49:59 PM

So I guess if we want a blockbuster trade to happen it’s all eyes on Giannis/Butler/Durant for now.

Speaking of Durant, he doesn't want a GSW reunion. Whilst for Giannis, this is an interesting take here, he wants out of the Bucks but the team won't allow that to happen.

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Quote from: xLays on February 05, 2025, 05:02:09 AM

No one is talking about the last 10 games of the Portland Trail Blazers, not even on social media. So, I’m bringing it up here. lol

Because they're not that interesting at all and their fan base was already disappointed on how they have started this season. Anyway, thanks for letting us know that. Okay, this is just a recent news about Jonas Valanciunas traded to the Sacramento Kings for Cissoko and two future 2nd draft picks. While the Kings seems to be struggling this season, will he be able a good addition to the team and catch up? maybe? Jonas + Sabonis, both teammates in Lithuanian national team.

[1] Jonas Valanciunas traded to Sacramento Kings

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Kyle Kuzma for Khris Middleton is nasty. I guess it shows both how much Kuz has improved as well as how far Middleton has fallen. I always thought they rushed to sign Khris in order to give Giannis a decent partner on the floor and I think not waiting to get him a proper sidekick is why the team has struggled so much. I think this move is a start to building for the post-Giannis era.

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Quote from: Mr. Magkaisa on February 05, 2025, 08:05:12 AM

Another target for the lakers is a good center!

We all know that Lakers is really in need of a true center.

Nikola Vucevic of Chicago Bulls
Jacob Poeltl of Toronto Raptors
Steve Adams of Houston Rockets.

I don’t know if they will still eye for Steve Adams since he has lesser efficiency now compared before. Even Rockets use him on few minutes because they already have Sengun despite there’s still some lack of skills as center.

Nikola Vucevic is a better candidate but I doubt they will still look for more now after the recent trade since they still have center which the can develop while they already reliable Luka on the roster to strengthen their offense.

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Quote from: Mr. Magkaisa on February 05, 2025, 08:05:12 AM

Another target for the lakers is a good center!

We all know that Lakers is really in need of a true center.

Nikola Vucevic of Chicago Bulls
Jacob Poeltl of Toronto Raptors
Steve Adams of Houston Rockets.

I think Vucevic would be a really good fit for the Lakers, he's far from what AD can offer defensively, but Vucevic is an offensively awesome center piece, he can score easily inside the paint and he's also got really great numbers from behind the arc as well.

Jakob Poeltl is also a good choice, but Steven Adams as it is now doesn't seem like a good first choice center to me, not because of his ability but that of his health concerns, I'm not sure Steven Adams can handle big minutes anymore let alone back to back games when the situation requires it, the Lakers might need whoever they have on their roster to be available for the final stretch of the season, if they're to make a run for a possible post season campaign.

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Another target for the lakers is a good center!

We all know that Lakers is really in need of a true center.

Nikola Vucevic of Chicago Bulls
Jacob Poeltl of Toronto Raptors
Steve Adams of Houston Rockets.

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No one is talking about the last 10 games of the Portland Trail Blazers, not even on social media. So, I’m bringing it up here. lol

Currently, they’re 9-1 in their last 10 game and they even managed to beat the Phoenix Suns twice at home. But despite this impressive run they’re still not in a playoff spot—not even in the play-in tournament spot. Their only loss in those 10 games was against the Thunder.

I really want to see them make the playoffs, just to prove they can do it without Dame. Thought for Blazzers?

Not only Portland, but the Nets is somewhat on a winning streak. Anyone seen that game?

Net's down 97-93 from the Houston Rockets, with 9.5 seconds left, Johnson hits 3 with 6.9 seconds. Ball is with the Rockets, their inbound was stolen away by the Nets and then D'Lo hit another 3 to give them the lead for good with 3.4 seconds to go.

And then Jalen Green's attempt was way off. So this is a big win for the Nets and it just shows that even top teams like the Rockets choke big time.

It was a ugly ending though, it was all Alpren who did the scoring and rebounding for them and they all just watch him doing everything in the last 3 minutes. They didn't even get the ball to Green except that last ditch attempt to hit the 3 but it's obvious that he was played very well.

So yeah, most likely it exposes Rockets big time in this game. Lack of experience, missing free throws, specially that inbound pass, Lol. For sure Udoka are very mad of the results in the end.

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Quote from: xLays on February 05, 2025, 05:02:09 AM

No one is talking about the last 10 games of the Portland Trail Blazers, not even on social media. So, I’m bringing it up here. lol

Currently, they’re 9-1 in their last 10 game and they even managed to beat the Phoenix Suns twice at home. But despite this impressive run they’re still not in a playoff spot—not even in the play-in tournament spot. Their only loss in those 10 games was against the Thunder.

I really want to see them make the playoffs, just to prove they can do it without Dame. Thought for Blazzers?

Not only Portland, but the Nets is somewhat on a winning streak. Anyone seen that game?

Net's down 97-93 from the Houston Rockets, with 9.5 seconds left, Johnson hits 3 with 6.9 seconds. Ball is with the Rockets, their inbound was stolen away by the Nets and then D'Lo hit another 3 to give them the lead for good with 3.4 seconds to go.

And then Jalen Green's attempt was way off. So this is a big win for the Nets and it just shows that even top teams like the Rockets choke big time.

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Quote from: Maslate on February 05, 2025, 02:30:10 AM

I wouldn’t be too optimistic about Luka with the Lakers just yet. The first thing to consider is chemistry. Even though Luka and LeBron are both great players, if they don’t mesh well, the Lakers will struggle.

This would be a big gamble for them because they’d have to start building chemistry from scratch, especially since Luka would be a starter. The biggest challenge is figuring out how to make Luka and LeBron effective together, considering both of them love having the ball in their hands.

Both players are versatile and can accomplish different tasks on the court playing in different positions. But I agree that chemistry is likely to be a problem at first. Probably, Luka will have to adjust and be second to LeBron in some ways. I think it may take a month or two for them to find more or less optimal understanding on the court.

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Quote from: Jating on February 05, 2025, 04:43:00 AM

Quote from: SquallLeonhart on February 05, 2025, 03:48:12 AM

Luka being out another week is probably why Dallas did this trade. Hindsight is 20/20 as they say, if 5 years down the line, we see Luka keep being injured all the time, then we could probably see this be a good trade in the end for Dallas.

I mean don't get me wrong, they could have still gotten someone better for Luka, not AD, but I am pretty sure that if Luka fails to play more, and just gets injured all the time and turns into Neymar situation, then yeah this will be a bad trade for Lakers. But we still don't know, we just know that he is out, and the claim is that he is "fat" now, but I do not know anything else about his situation, this is something we can't know right away, we need to just wait and see how it works out.

It's not like Luka is getting injured or having a season injury, he will be injured and recovered and good enough for him to bounce back and help the team just like last year. It was really the intention of them not wanting to sign Luka for a max contract for next year.

And so it's a risk on the part of Nico and so be it. He will be judge if he is right or wrong in this trade. And if he that genius to see what lies ahead then good for the Mavs. But if he is wrong that I don't know if he will remain their GM specially if they suffered worst defeat in the playoff and then Luka thriving in the Lakers uniform together with Lebron. Only time will tell.

In my opinion I think the bottom line here as got to do with the money, while Dallas Mavericks could have a logical reason with the Luka Doncic supposed lack of commitment towards proper conditioning, it would probably not have been am issue if there was no obligation for a supermax contract in sight, they most likely would have put up with it for a few more years with his current contract. Aside the huge financial commitment they were able to avoid, I really don't see any positive result of this deal for the Mavericks, in my opinion they were in the NBA Finals just a few months ago, and now they might have an all NBA defensive player in Anthony Davis, but it'll require a defensive team orientation for the Anthony Davis' effect to be very evident. Except the Dallas Mavericks are able to get to the finals or possibly win a championship now or next season, I'd never agree they are the winner of or got generally even any better with this trade.

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No one is talking about the last 10 games of the Portland Trail Blazers, not even on social media. So, I’m bringing it up here. lol

Currently, they’re 9-1 in their last 10 game and they even managed to beat the Phoenix Suns twice at home. But despite this impressive run they’re still not in a playoff spot—not even in the play-in tournament spot. Their only loss in those 10 games was against the Thunder.

I really want to see them make the playoffs, just to prove they can do it without Dame. Thought for Blazzers?

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Quote from: SquallLeonhart on February 05, 2025, 03:48:12 AM

Luka being out another week is probably why Dallas did this trade. Hindsight is 20/20 as they say, if 5 years down the line, we see Luka keep being injured all the time, then we could probably see this be a good trade in the end for Dallas.

I mean don't get me wrong, they could have still gotten someone better for Luka, not AD, but I am pretty sure that if Luka fails to play more, and just gets injured all the time and turns into Neymar situation, then yeah this will be a bad trade for Lakers. But we still don't know, we just know that he is out, and the claim is that he is "fat" now, but I do not know anything else about his situation, this is something we can't know right away, we need to just wait and see how it works out.

We will find it out once he start playing for the team, if they performed better compared to how they perform with AD then it's going to be a good trade, but if not then maybe they are just bringing the hype and is business as usual, Luka is Luka we all know that LeBron is nearing or close to his retirement and pairing him with Luka will gain sales in terms of tickets and merchandize,

A young superstar together with the top scorer of the league, that's equal to good ticket sales, a decent amount of money for the franchise.

It's a bonus for the fans if both will perform well and will bring the team to another finals then win another title.

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Quote from: SquallLeonhart on February 05, 2025, 03:48:12 AM

Luka being out another week is probably why Dallas did this trade. Hindsight is 20/20 as they say, if 5 years down the line, we see Luka keep being injured all the time, then we could probably see this be a good trade in the end for Dallas.

I mean don't get me wrong, they could have still gotten someone better for Luka, not AD, but I am pretty sure that if Luka fails to play more, and just gets injured all the time and turns into Neymar situation, then yeah this will be a bad trade for Lakers. But we still don't know, we just know that he is out, and the claim is that he is "fat" now, but I do not know anything else about his situation, this is something we can't know right away, we need to just wait and see how it works out.

That's lame excuse they know what Luka capable of and maybe they are just scared to pay huge to him while they are way down on standings.

Provably the management would realize what they did if nothing happens on their changes despite AD will be back and play with them. That's why its exciting to see these team face off for the first time since this is revenge game between these two great players in NBA history.

Lakers became more interesting team so let see what they got after this trade happen.

Yes, their chances increased as per the outright when they acquired Luka from the Mavs. Dallas though is still not done with their acquisition. And if you look at it, the lineup is still solid, with Kyrie, AD, Klay, Gafford and Washington. So that is already a solid starting 5 Jason Kidd will go that route.

And they still have like 3 solid players from the bench coming in. So maybe Nico could be right that in the next couple of years, if they stay with this line up, it will be as competitive as others team and their chances to win will improved.

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Quote from: SquallLeonhart on February 05, 2025, 03:48:12 AM

Luka being out another week is probably why Dallas did this trade. Hindsight is 20/20 as they say, if 5 years down the line, we see Luka keep being injured all the time, then we could probably see this be a good trade in the end for Dallas.

I mean don't get me wrong, they could have still gotten someone better for Luka, not AD, but I am pretty sure that if Luka fails to play more, and just gets injured all the time and turns into Neymar situation, then yeah this will be a bad trade for Lakers. But we still don't know, we just know that he is out, and the claim is that he is "fat" now, but I do not know anything else about his situation, this is something we can't know right away, we need to just wait and see how it works out.

It's not like Luka is getting injured or having a season injury, he will be injured and recovered and good enough for him to bounce back and help the team just like last year. It was really the intention of them not wanting to sign Luka for a max contract for next year.

And so it's a risk on the part of Nico and so be it. He will be judge if he is right or wrong in this trade. And if he that genius to see what lies ahead then good for the Mavs. But if he is wrong that I don't know if he will remain their GM specially if they suffered worst defeat in the playoff and then Luka thriving in the Lakers uniform together with Lebron. Only time will tell.

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Quote from: SquallLeonhart on February 05, 2025, 03:48:12 AM

Luka being out another week is probably why Dallas did this trade. Hindsight is 20/20 as they say, if 5 years down the line, we see Luka keep being injured all the time, then we could probably see this be a good trade in the end for Dallas.

I mean don't get me wrong, they could have still gotten someone better for Luka, not AD, but I am pretty sure that if Luka fails to play more, and just gets injured all the time and turns into Neymar situation, then yeah this will be a bad trade for Lakers. But we still don't know, we just know that he is out, and the claim is that he is "fat" now, but I do not know anything else about his situation, this is something we can't know right away, we need to just wait and see how it works out.

That's lame excuse they know what Luka capable of and maybe they are just scared to pay huge to him while they are way down on standings.

Provably the management would realize what they did if nothing happens on their changes despite AD will be back and play with them. That's why its exciting to see these team face off for the first time since this is revenge game between these two great players in NBA history.

Lakers became more interesting team so let see what they got after this trade happen.

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Luka being out another week is probably why Dallas did this trade. Hindsight is 20/20 as they say, if 5 years down the line, we see Luka keep being injured all the time, then we could probably see this be a good trade in the end for Dallas.

I mean don't get me wrong, they could have still gotten someone better for Luka, not AD, but I am pretty sure that if Luka fails to play more, and just gets injured all the time and turns into Neymar situation, then yeah this will be a bad trade for Lakers. But we still don't know, we just know that he is out, and the claim is that he is "fat" now, but I do not know anything else about his situation, this is something we can't know right away, we need to just wait and see how it works out.

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Now dallas just shipped out quentin grimes and a second round pick for caleb martin. I dont kmow what is goijg on in dallas but if im a gm im picking up the phone amd asking whats the price on everyone else. Looks like nico is just cleaning house and starting over lol. As a kmicks fan (and grimes fan) it hurts to see him in philly. Expiring contract hopefully knicks scoop him back up. Dude is a good player off the bench.

Looks like he's cleaning their backyard and trying to start over. They still got Klay and Kyrie and I think AD has expressed it long time ago that he wants to play with Kyrie so this could be a good roster for them with these contributors that the Dallas has got now. And with what Nico said, time will prove him that he's correct with all the decisions that he has made now. I hope that he does but most of the disappointed fans would like to see him that he did a mistake of letting go Luka.

Yeah i mean klay is past his prime and both kyrie and ad are sliding on the wrong side of their prime. They have to win this year or next or its a wrap. Luka being 25 and letting him go is just crazy to me. How do the lakers always seem to step in a pile every decade. Its like silver had something to do with it, cant have the lakers be insignificant and bron being 40 now they have theor next superstar for the next 10 years. Wild.

I agree, they're about passing their prime whiles for Luka, there is still more to that guy. We'd see how these two teams will do with their very new roster. The Mavs moved and took a lot of new players on their roster to help their stars. Whilst for the Lakers, they're having more focused with the scoring. I'm excited how these two will be ending up but on the other teams, they seem chill and enjoying every beat of it and they're silently just beating every team they face like the OKC and Cavs.

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I’m seeing a lot of different reports that the Dallas Mavericks are doing everything they can to try and land Kevin Durant from the Suns. They’re trying to see if they can somehow get Durant out of the Jimmy Butler trade. I’ll admit that KD/Kyrie/AD could be a scary combination. KD and Kyrie didn’t work in Brooklyn though, so who knows. I just hope the Suns come out of this OK.

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I am surprised to see Portland has won 8 out of last 10 games. If in the Eastern conference they could easily make a playoff spot.

4th winning streak. I didn't expect that too. I put the Trail Blazers in my worst teams this year including the Wizards. But truly, they had been surprisingly winning their games.
When I saw Avdija's name in their roster I though why they are winning games. That dude is phenomenal and he can do everything. From rebounds to assists and some points. He plays like Sengun but because he is on a team that relies on isolation he cannot manifest his skills.
If I am to make a team, I will definitely added Avdija in my team. Not selfish and better for teams who plays a passing game.

I think teams like Trail Blazers are not diving in any game and really doesn't want to lose. It's just because the teams doesn't have great players that's why they keep on losing. And with that kind of mindset, maybe they treat like every game as their last and so they really try to give everything they got. And amongst they've lost, there are games that are really very close. So let's see how far or what kind of mindset they will have up to the end of this regular season. And then just look forward to next year, just like when Detroit had 28 losing games last season if I'm not mistaken. But now look at the end, so much improvement and forget what had happen to them. Hopefully, the same with Wizards, there are trade rumors surrounding Kyle Kuzma. If that materialized then we might see a different team next year.

Let's also add that they may be underestimated which is why that happened. When it comes to the Wizards, I have not seen them getting aggressive in the trade or even rebuilding.
There's a rumor that the Wizards will be trading Kuzma for Middleton of the Bucks and the deadline is really near so they might want to prepare their chess pieces if they are sure about this. They have a good core but I don't see any teamwork within their team. Poole does what he wants and Kuzma does the same and that's the reason behind most of their losses because they are so predictable with only isolation plays.
I think the only good chance of the Wizards is to get a good draft pick and maybe make it the face of their franchise.

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