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I don't know, but there are tweets that says the Lakers are seeing a young coach Spo in JJ Redick and that's why they hired him. Or a version of Steve Kerr when he become the head coach of the Warriors and brought them 4 rings and created the dynasty. However, I don't know who is in the management that has this vision of comparing JJ to this great coaches.

Anyhow, only time can tell, let's give Redick a chance but for sure there will be a lot of criticism to the Lakers management again, just like when they hired a inexperienced Darvin Ham to lead them which in turn didn't suit well for Lebron.

It seems to me that Lebron was instrumental in getting the Lakers to appoint JJ as head coach. If this is true, then we can already assume that LeBron will stay with the Lakers for at least one more season. I wouldn't be surprised if Lebron and the Lakers management already decided that the Lakers would sign Bronny in the offseason. Lips sealed

That's not far from happening as LeBron would always want to play with his son. He knows that his son is not a superstar, so playing on the same team might be beneficial for both him and Bronny, as Lebron can help build up his son's career. LeBron might not get another championship, but playing with his son would likely be a bigger success for him than winning another championship. And what if, with the arrival of his son on the Lakers, they win a championship? That would be a father and son making history by winning a championship together.

Yeah, it's always a dream for any father to stay healthy and play with your son, I think they are really working on it and it might be one of the reason why LeBron will stay, having his son on his team and getting a new coach who can lead the young star to take some minutes of playing and allow him to improve his confidence, I guess it's happening Bronny will be playing with his dad and the two will make a history, we never know we might see them both playing with another superstar who will help them to be more competitve, anything can happen, let's wait for any upcoming updates regarding to this.

People are taking lebrons wishes like the Lakers will waste a draft pick to make him happy. Lebron will be 40 in the early part of the season and bronny isn't good enough to waste a 17 pick on. Lakers have tons of holes and wasting it on an older stars kid for the sake of it won't do them any good. If the GM wants to keep his job he takes the best talent, period

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Quote from: Fredomago on June 20, 2024, 12:43:08 AM

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IMO, we'll see news like this in the upcoming days. Every team is going to reform their roster and as well as their coaching staff.

Whatever is the management for each team think what's best for them, they'd do it even if it's going to take a revocation of a coach, a player or anyone in the organization a contract.

This is what's the ugly side of these franchises and company, they can revoke someone's contract at their own will when they're not satisfied. There's always that clause included in it.

If it's not profitable then they can just let it go, no players or coaches are safe as the managements will always aim for money, and with how the Piston performs last season it's a managements decision to revoke the contract to find a suitable person for a vacant position and hope that it will bring something decent to attract fans to buy tickets and thier merchandise.

As you said, we might see more news regarding to how teams will reform for the betterment of the franchise.

It is coming.

We'd see first from the Lakers that they'd hire JJ Redick that said to sign with a 4-year contracts to Lakers.

But then, if it's not a fruitful season for him I guess that the Lakers might do some revocation as well.

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I don't know, but there are tweets that says the Lakers are seeing a young coach Spo in JJ Redick and that's why they hired him. Or a version of Steve Kerr when he become the head coach of the Warriors and brought them 4 rings and created the dynasty. However, I don't know who is in the management that has this vision of comparing JJ to this great coaches.

Anyhow, only time can tell, let's give Redick a chance but for sure there will be a lot of criticism to the Lakers management again, just like when they hired a inexperienced Darvin Ham to lead them which in turn didn't suit well for Lebron.

It seems to me that Lebron was instrumental in getting the Lakers to appoint JJ as head coach. If this is true, then we can already assume that LeBron will stay with the Lakers for at least one more season. I wouldn't be surprised if Lebron and the Lakers management already decided that the Lakers would sign Bronny in the offseason. Lips sealed

That's not far from happening as LeBron would always want to play with his son. He knows that his son is not a superstar, so playing on the same team might be beneficial for both him and Bronny, as Lebron can help build up his son's career. LeBron might not get another championship, but playing with his son would likely be a bigger success for him than winning another championship. And what if, with the arrival of his son on the Lakers, they win a championship? That would be a father and son making history by winning a championship together.

Yeah, it's always a dream for any father to stay healthy and play with your son, I think they are really working on it and it might be one of the reason why LeBron will stay, having his son on his team and getting a new coach who can lead the young star to take some minutes of playing and allow him to improve his confidence, I guess it's happening Bronny will be playing with his dad and the two will make a history, we never know we might see them both playing with another superstar who will help them to be more competitve, anything can happen, let's wait for any upcoming updates regarding to this.

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JJ Reddick situation is really a big big deal at the moment. Why? Because we are going to see Lebron James "probably" get his son this season, unless something crazy happens of course, and he is getting his close friend and podcast mate with him to the coaching job as well.

Meaning that, we are talking about the season where Lebron has the most control over the team we have ever seen. If he also makes some FA signings and some trades as well, we could see the famous "LeGM" type of season. Dude is about to be 40 years old, that ain't easy, yes we have seen him do well enough, but I think it is not going to be all that easy for him to play, but having THIS much control over the team? Like even appoint the head coach? Then I think it could be a good season for Lakers.

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Quote from: MK-74 on June 21, 2024, 08:04:56 AM

JJ Redick is a young and inexperienced Coach, this was a risky deal for Los Angeles.
The Lakers and JJ Redick signed a 4-year contract, I hope they are successful, if not, things will go into trouble for the Lakers.
Let's see what kind of Lakers we will watch in the new season.

I guess they don't have a choice but to try the experience of JJ Redick inside the court. Since their first choice didn't accept their offer since Dan Hurley have other plan for his coaching career.

But still its good that Lakers give Redick a chance to handle the coaching job for them since then see if he can bring some changes on their rotation. The question if he could able to question the decision making of Lebron inside the court since usually this will be the issue of coaches who handle him. This is tough job for Redick especially on handling Lebron, but guess he need to deal with it since he need to have a experience to add on his portfolio on his new career chosen after he retires as a player on NBA.

After watching the podcast of JJ Redick with Lebron James, I think Lebron is a good listener. He always lets Redick finish his statements first and then they are always in sync with what they are talking about. I think the chemistry was already built there and it will just get deeper once they both go on practice and training camps.
I am more worried about the young guys of the Lakers, will Redick get the respect that he wants so that these guys will listen to him or will they just listen to Lebron instead of their coach?
Locker room problems, Redick might have a great mind when it comes to basketball strategies but when it comes to locker room we are not sure yet if he is also good at it. We will see.

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I don't know, but there are tweets that says the Lakers are seeing a young coach Spo in JJ Redick and that's why they hired him. Or a version of Steve Kerr when he become the head coach of the Warriors and brought them 4 rings and created the dynasty. However, I don't know who is in the management that has this vision of comparing JJ to this great coaches.

Anyhow, only time can tell, let's give Redick a chance but for sure there will be a lot of criticism to the Lakers management again, just like when they hired a inexperienced Darvin Ham to lead them which in turn didn't suit well for Lebron.

It seems to me that Lebron was instrumental in getting the Lakers to appoint JJ as head coach. If this is true, then we can already assume that LeBron will stay with the Lakers for at least one more season. I wouldn't be surprised if Lebron and the Lakers management already decided that the Lakers would sign Bronny in the offseason. Lips sealed

That's not far from happening as LeBron would always want to play with his son. He knows that his son is not a superstar, so playing on the same team might be beneficial for both him and Bronny, as Lebron can help build up his son's career. LeBron might not get another championship, but playing with his son would likely be a bigger success for him than winning another championship. And what if, with the arrival of his son on the Lakers, they win a championship? That would be a father and son making history by winning a championship together.

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Quote from: ultrloa on June 21, 2024, 08:18:58 AM

Quote from: MK-74 on June 21, 2024, 08:04:56 AM

JJ Redick is a young and inexperienced Coach, this was a risky deal for Los Angeles.
The Lakers and JJ Redick signed a 4-year contract, I hope they are successful, if not, things will go into trouble for the Lakers.
Let's see what kind of Lakers we will watch in the new season.

I guess they don't have a choice but to try the experience of JJ Redick inside the court. Since their first choice didn't accept their offer since Dan Hurley have other plan for his coaching career.

But still its good that Lakers give Redick a chance to handle the coaching job for them since then see if he can bring some changes on their rotation. The question if he could able to question the decision making of Lebron inside the court since usually this will be the issue of coaches who handle him. This is tough job for Redick especially on handling Lebron, but guess he need to deal with it since he need to have a experience to add on his portfolio on his new career chosen after he retires as a player on NBA.

That's really a problem because Lebron does always want his plan to be followed. He is a special player, he can even influence the management to fire a coach, so as long as JJ Reddick is not just a puppet, then maybe we will see a big changes on the Lakers play and rotation next season. This team is only hyped because of Lebron, but we can see that they really have the problem particularly on their offense. Their 3 point shooting is a mess, I guess they need to add more shooters so they'll be more unpredictable.

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Quote from: MK-74 on June 21, 2024, 08:04:56 AM

JJ Redick is a young and inexperienced Coach, this was a risky deal for Los Angeles.
The Lakers and JJ Redick signed a 4-year contract, I hope they are successful, if not, things will go into trouble for the Lakers.
Let's see what kind of Lakers we will watch in the new season.

I guess they don't have a choice but to try the experience of JJ Redick inside the court. Since their first choice didn't accept their offer since Dan Hurley have other plan for his coaching career.

But still its good that Lakers give Redick a chance to handle the coaching job for them since then see if he can bring some changes on their rotation. The question if he could able to question the decision making of Lebron inside the court since usually this will be the issue of coaches who handle him. This is tough job for Redick especially on handling Lebron, but guess he need to deal with it since he need to have a experience to add on his portfolio on his new career chosen after he retires as a player on NBA.

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JJ Redick is a young and inexperienced Coach, this was a risky deal for Los Angeles.
The Lakers and JJ Redick signed a 4-year contract, I hope they are successful, if not, things will go into trouble for the Lakers.
Let's see what kind of Lakers we will watch in the new season.

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Quote from: Jating on June 21, 2024, 04:02:40 AM

I don't know, but there are tweets that says the Lakers are seeing a young coach Spo in JJ Redick and that's why they hired him. Or a version of Steve Kerr when he become the head coach of the Warriors and brought them 4 rings and created the dynasty. However, I don't know who is in the management that has this vision of comparing JJ to this great coaches.

Anyhow, only time can tell, let's give Redick a chance but for sure there will be a lot of criticism to the Lakers management again, just like when they hired a inexperienced Darvin Ham to lead them which in turn didn't suit well for Lebron.

It seems to me that Lebron was instrumental in getting the Lakers to appoint JJ as head coach. If this is true, then we can already assume that LeBron will stay with the Lakers for at least one more season. I wouldn't be surprised if Lebron and the Lakers management already decided that the Lakers would sign Bronny in the offseason. Lips sealed

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Great call by the Thunder. Josh Giddey has been inconsistent of the first 5 and he performed bad in the last playoffs. For sure Caruso's defense and experience will help his new team to become better in the next season. Thunder still has future draft picks to come and they will have no problems putting Caruso on the starting line up or in the bench depending on their style of play.

I expect this young team to at least proceed in the second round of the playoffs in this coming new season. SGA proved himself a great player and leader while his young team mates gained the much needed playoffs experience.

They need someone that possess both offense and defense someone like Holiday type of a player who really can contribute not just with the defense but also with the offesive side, I think we all knew how Carusso played, he can be a great addition to support SGA orchestrating their defense and also carry some loads if both SGA and Chet having difficulty to scores, Carusso can bring that help.

Nah, I don't think that Carusso will be their offensive weapon to replaced Giddey, there's a lot of offensive firepower already with OKC. SGA and Chet and the Williams as well. Most likely that is the issue with them, they have a lot of offensive firepower but without anyone playing good defense.

Quote from: Fredomago on June 21, 2024, 05:38:28 AM

Let's see if how Thunders will play with this trades and how they will use Carusso with their campaign in this upcoming new season, good take for both Thunders and Carusso they can help each other to entertain the fans.

Again, he is going to be utilized for defensive purposed and the experience of Carusso in the stretch. He could also be their player to handle the pressure of passing the ball during time outs as Alex is known to do this in Bulls uniform, a good 1-4 defender.

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Quote from: inthelongrun on June 21, 2024, 03:01:27 AM

Great call by the Thunder. Josh Giddey has been inconsistent of the first 5 and he performed bad in the last playoffs. For sure Caruso's defense and experience will help his new team to become better in the next season. Thunder still has future draft picks to come and they will have no problems putting Caruso on the starting line up or in the bench depending on their style of play.

I expect this young team to at least proceed in the second round of the playoffs in this coming new season. SGA proved himself a great player and leader while his young team mates gained the much needed playoffs experience.

They need someone that possess both offense and defense someone like Holiday type of a player who really can contribute not just with the defense but also with the offesive side, I think we all knew how Carusso played, he can be a great addition to support SGA orchestrating their defense and also carry some loads if both SGA and Chet having difficulty to scores, Carusso can bring that help.

Let's see if how Thunders will play with this trades and how they will use Carusso with their campaign in this upcoming new season, good take for both Thunders and Carusso they can help each other to entertain the fans.

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Quote from: Baofeng on June 20, 2024, 07:08:32 PM

Damn, this is the trade that I didn't expect, It could be that Josh Giddey's performance in the last playoff which is for me just so-so? Or most likely the allegations haunting him? https://www.oklahomalegalgroup.com/news/allegations-against-okc-thunders-josh-giddey-raise-intrigue-regarding-age-of-consent

And so it was reported that the Lakers have hired JJ Redick as their next head coach,

https://x.com/wojespn/status/1803866324730331335

So let's see if Redick can live up to the hype or will be another casualties regarding coaches lately.

I don't know, but there are tweets that says the Lakers are seeing a young coach Spo in JJ Redick and that's why they hired him. Or a version of Steve Kerr when he become the head coach of the Warriors and brought them 4 rings and created the dynasty. However, I don't know who is in the management that has this vision of comparing JJ to this great coaches.

Anyhow, only time can tell, let's give Redick a chance but for sure there will be a lot of criticism to the Lakers management again, just like when they hired a inexperienced Darvin Ham to lead them which in turn didn't suit well for Lebron.

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The Bulls traded Alex Caruso for Josh Giddey.

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I think Oklahoma Thunders is on the win with this trade. They get that veteran Alex Caruso and they let go of Giddey. Was this the kid that have trashtalked against the Mavs?

Well, welcome to his new team. He might get lesser playing time there.

Caruso has been known for his defensive skills, and Giddey has been known for... if you know what I mean then don't say it here. Cheesy

Anyway, it's the Thunder who won on this trade because aside from Lu Dort, they also have Alex Caruso that will help him in defending the opposing team's backcourts. Lesser playing time? Maybe, but he might still be a starter at least. SGA at 1, Caruso at 2, Dort at 3, JDub at 4, Chet at 5. This is an improvement for the team, and with how many draft picks they have right now, expect more of these trades in the future.

I thnk that's a great decision for the OKC as they can't carry that baggage as they enter the new season and aiming to be in the NBA finals. Giddey might still be young, does have the height but his playoffs performance is really bad, the team doesn't need someone who can't contribute when it matters the most. So I guess with this move, the OKC team will improve since we all know the kind of defense Alex Caruso could bring, ang given he was already an NBA champion he might be able to help the team in terms of leadership.

Yeah, Caruso and Dort at the same team playing defense, they could be one of the best duo are far as defense goes, although maybe Holiday and White of the recent NBA champion will have something to say with that.

In any case I think the Bulls have lost this trade, as they let go of Caruso. But perhaps they could be rebuilding already and might change their system next system and go on full offensive run and gun with Giddey anchoring as he is also a good player in transition. Although his performance in the last playoff was questionable and I agree with what others say that he is inconsistent.

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Quote from: Questat on June 21, 2024, 01:30:18 AM

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Quote from: boyptc on June 20, 2024, 05:56:30 PM

The Bulls traded Alex Caruso for Josh Giddey.

--> https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/alex-caruso-for-josh-giddey-trade-thunder-bulls-make-swap-with-okc-landing-all-defensive-guard-per-report/

I think Oklahoma Thunders is on the win with this trade. They get that veteran Alex Caruso and they let go of Giddey. Was this the kid that have trashtalked against the Mavs?

Well, welcome to his new team. He might get lesser playing time there.

Caruso has been known for his defensive skills, and Giddey has been known for... if you know what I mean then don't say it here. Cheesy

Anyway, it's the Thunder who won on this trade because aside from Lu Dort, they also have Alex Caruso that will help him in defending the opposing team's backcourts. Lesser playing time? Maybe, but he might still be a starter at least. SGA at 1, Caruso at 2, Dort at 3, JDub at 4, Chet at 5. This is an improvement for the team, and with how many draft picks they have right now, expect more of these trades in the future.

I thnk that's a great decision for the OKC as they can't carry that baggage as they enter the new season and aiming to be in the NBA finals. Giddey might still be young, does have the height but his playoffs performance is really bad, the team doesn't need someone who can't contribute when it matters the most. So I guess with this move, the OKC team will improve since we all know the kind of defense Alex Caruso could bring, ang given he was already an NBA champion he might be able to help the team in terms of leadership.

Great call by the Thunder. Josh Giddey has been inconsistent of the first 5 and he performed bad in the last playoffs. For sure Caruso's defense and experience will help his new team to become better in the next season. Thunder still has future draft picks to come and they will have no problems putting Caruso on the starting line up or in the bench depending on their style of play.

I expect this young team to at least proceed in the second round of the playoffs in this coming new season. SGA proved himself a great player and leader while his young team mates gained the much needed playoffs experience.

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Quote from: boyptc on June 20, 2024, 05:56:30 PM

The Bulls traded Alex Caruso for Josh Giddey.

--> https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/alex-caruso-for-josh-giddey-trade-thunder-bulls-make-swap-with-okc-landing-all-defensive-guard-per-report/

I think Oklahoma Thunders is on the win with this trade. They get that veteran Alex Caruso and they let go of Giddey. Was this the kid that have trashtalked against the Mavs?

Well, welcome to his new team. He might get lesser playing time there.

Caruso has been known for his defensive skills, and Giddey has been known for... if you know what I mean then don't say it here. Cheesy

Anyway, it's the Thunder who won on this trade because aside from Lu Dort, they also have Alex Caruso that will help him in defending the opposing team's backcourts. Lesser playing time? Maybe, but he might still be a starter at least. SGA at 1, Caruso at 2, Dort at 3, JDub at 4, Chet at 5. This is an improvement for the team, and with how many draft picks they have right now, expect more of these trades in the future.

I thnk that's a great decision for the OKC as they can't carry that baggage as they enter the new season and aiming to be in the NBA finals. Giddey might still be young, does have the height but his playoffs performance is really bad, the team doesn't need someone who can't contribute when it matters the most. So I guess with this move, the OKC team will improve since we all know the kind of defense Alex Caruso could bring, ang given he was already an NBA champion he might be able to help the team in terms of leadership.

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Quote from: boyptc on June 20, 2024, 05:56:30 PM

The Bulls traded Alex Caruso for Josh Giddey.

--> https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/alex-caruso-for-josh-giddey-trade-thunder-bulls-make-swap-with-okc-landing-all-defensive-guard-per-report/

I think Oklahoma Thunders is on the win with this trade. They get that veteran Alex Caruso and they let go of Giddey. Was this the kid that have trashtalked against the Mavs?

Well, welcome to his new team. He might get lesser playing time there.

Damn, this is the trade that I didn't expect, It could be that Josh Giddey's performance in the last playoff which is for me just so-so? Or most likely the allegations haunting him? https://www.oklahomalegalgroup.com/news/allegations-against-okc-thunders-josh-giddey-raise-intrigue-regarding-age-of-consent

I can see the angle for okc trading for Caruso to get a defensive stopper in theor backcourt to pair with SGA but I think in terms of skillet it was a little early to sell on giddy. I have to think they know a little more than everyone else on the allegations aimed at him. Dude can really ball and helps out not only in the assist area but rebounds and points. For me this is an odd trade. Something else is going on we don't know about.

I quite agree with about maybe it's quite too early to trade Josh Giddey, but they would also have to give up someone quite of perceived value to be able to get veteran like that of Caruso, and what he offers defensively something the youngest team in the league needs, I'd say. And as we might have seen in the playoffs, Giddey might be currently surplus to requirements, given the new approach and the plethora of options OKC already have offensively, that are not even getting quality minutes yet, Isaiah Joe, Aaron Wiggins and Casson Wallace are all worthy mentions, so to give up Giddey whose minutes have dropped drastically to get an elite defender while Giddey is still considered a great asset in the league might not be the worse idea, in my honest opinion.

They already have Dort as a defensive specialist. But perhaps with so many offensive players in their arsenal, they need somewhat to glue them together in clutch as a veteran and played hard nosed defense which Caruso can give to them. And if I'm not mistaken, OKC is the one who drafted Caruso so this is some sort of homecourt for Alex to be back again in the team that give him a chance.

Not sure what value though Josh Giddey might give to the Bulls. But perhaps Chicago might be anticipating Zach Lavine wanting to be traded. So at least they still have another player that can cover the offense for them. Giddey + DeRozan could be the new duo in Chicago.

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Quote from: wheelz1200 on June 20, 2024, 07:35:21 PM

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Quote from: boyptc on June 20, 2024, 05:56:30 PM

The Bulls traded Alex Caruso for Josh Giddey.

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I think Oklahoma Thunders is on the win with this trade. They get that veteran Alex Caruso and they let go of Giddey. Was this the kid that have trashtalked against the Mavs?

Well, welcome to his new team. He might get lesser playing time there.

Damn, this is the trade that I didn't expect, It could be that Josh Giddey's performance in the last playoff which is for me just so-so? Or most likely the allegations haunting him? https://www.oklahomalegalgroup.com/news/allegations-against-okc-thunders-josh-giddey-raise-intrigue-regarding-age-of-consent

I can see the angle for okc trading for Caruso to get a defensive stopper in theor backcourt to pair with SGA but I think in terms of skillet it was a little early to sell on giddy. I have to think they know a little more than everyone else on the allegations aimed at him. Dude can really ball and helps out not only in the assist area but rebounds and points. For me this is an odd trade. Something else is going on we don't know about.

I quite agree with about maybe it's quite too early to trade Josh Giddey, but they would also have to give up someone quite of perceived value to be able to get veteran like that of Caruso, and what he offers defensively something the youngest team in the league needs, I'd say. And as we might have seen in the playoffs, Giddey might be currently surplus to requirements, given the new approach and the plethora of options OKC already have offensively, that are not even getting quality minutes yet, Isaiah Joe, Aaron Wiggins and Casson Wallace are all worthy mentions, so to give up Giddey whose minutes have dropped drastically to get an elite defender while Giddey is still considered a great asset in the league might not be the worse idea, in my honest opinion.

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Quote from: danherbias07 on June 20, 2024, 01:05:03 PM

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Just that will make you realize that this is really a team that was built to take the beating and also beat players down and I am sure glad they are the champions but we should not expect they can keep that roster in the next years to come. Too expensive.

I have nothing against expensive teams if that means a title to them. Just look at the Warriors and how much they've paid their players last season. Or the Suns who are now in trouble because next season, they will be paying their big 3 close to $150 Million.

As for the Celtics, they still have another year in their contract, and I don't think they will make some huge changes in their roster. The Nuggets when they won didn't make some huge adjustments although the Bruce Brown trade affected especially on their defense. The Celtics have many good defenders, and changing some role players will not hurt them that much.

Quote from: boyptc on June 20, 2024, 05:56:30 PM

The Bulls traded Alex Caruso for Josh Giddey.

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I think Oklahoma Thunders is on the win with this trade. They get that veteran Alex Caruso and they let go of Giddey. Was this the kid that have trashtalked against the Mavs?

Well, welcome to his new team. He might get lesser playing time there.

Caruso has been known for his defensive skills, and Giddey has been known for... if you know what I mean then don't say it here. Cheesy

Anyway, it's the Thunder who won on this trade because aside from Lu Dort, they also have Alex Caruso that will help him in defending the opposing team's backcourts. Lesser playing time? Maybe, but he might still be a starter at least. SGA at 1, Caruso at 2, Dort at 3, JDub at 4, Chet at 5. This is an improvement for the team, and with how many draft picks they have right now, expect more of these trades in the future.

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Quote from: boyptc on June 20, 2024, 05:56:30 PM

The Bulls traded Alex Caruso for Josh Giddey.

--> https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/alex-caruso-for-josh-giddey-trade-thunder-bulls-make-swap-with-okc-landing-all-defensive-guard-per-report/

I think Oklahoma Thunders is on the win with this trade. They get that veteran Alex Caruso and they let go of Giddey. Was this the kid that have trashtalked against the Mavs?

Well, welcome to his new team. He might get lesser playing time there.

I agree this was a good trade for the Thunder. Not sure what Chicago gets out of the deal. Josh Giddey shouldn't even be in the NBA after his relationship with an underaged girl was exposed. I'm surprised they still managed to fleece the Bulls given how bad the Giddey situation will be for whoever has him.

LeBron James is rumored to be about to sign a 3-year 162 million dollar contract. That's wild at his age. I think we may have reached the point where LeBron is a liability for his team. This year was fine and maybe next year will be as well, but you can't tell me that LeBron will still be worth $50,000,000+ per year in the 2026-2027 season. Not saying he hasn't already earned that money, just saying the salary cap is going to keep him from winning another championship.

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