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Mitchell1978
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Mavs also get Hardaway Jr, if Porzingis returns to full health then its a good deal for the Mavs. Porzingis and Doncic...
Leo_Messi
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Is Porzingis not a Latvian and thus a Balt? I don't think that he would like to be called a Slav with Russians being the closest Slavs in the vicinity and given the historical aspect.
Anyway not sure if that is such a great deal for Dallas. You guys better hope that he won't remain plagued by injuries which is not unlikely for such a tall guy with his body built.
Leo_Messi
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Not sure what made Howard the better player? Offensively he was lightyears away from AD at his best. AD has been no joke either defensively. Leading several defensive stats in the league. Most importantly, AD has not failed for a top dog in the spectacular fashion that Howard did later to disappear into irrelevancy. I don't recall a more disappointing high-profile move recently.
Well, that prediction is hardly a controversial one, Khaled. Lakers are playing in the Western Conference. For us to reach a NBA final, we need to win against the 3 biggest favorites to win the ring. Warriors, OKC and the Rockets. With Denver being the dark horse here. A tough spot to be in.
Anyway I doubt that a deal can be worked out within the next week and most reports agree so no need to be hyped. At a closer glance, I am not sure whether moving Kuzma, Ingram and Ball out for the sake of AD is great or even good business.
Not sure if he will be blamed for such a thing. The reality is that the Lakers rooster is rather average other than Lebron and a few talented guys. Him winning a ring with this lot this season would turn him into the GOAT for me and I am/was a Kobe fanboy.
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El Gato
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Is Porzingis not a Latvian and thus a Balt? I don't think that he would like to be called a Slav with Russians being the closest Slavs in the vicinity and given the historical aspect.
Anyway not sure if that is such a great deal for Dallas. You guys better hope that he won't remain plagued by injuries which is not unlikely for such a tall guy with his body built.
Eeh I guess perhaps you're right, I haven't even bothered to look up the ethnic roots of natives from Lithuanian, Latvian or Estonian lands. Same shit to me. We're all post-Soviet, ancient Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth babies.
Injuries are part of the game. Europeans stick together in Dallas anyway. They'd rather have a skilled big man than a dumb one. Eventually we too will have to go for a decent defensive center either way.
FCBfan22
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Well, if there is a year when Warriors are defeated, this is the one IMO. From the biggest free agents, I think Kyrie might go to Lakers (all of that LeBron ball licking as of late) and Durant will stay at GS regardless of the league winner. GS will probably lose Green and maybe Klay this summer.
Leo_Messi
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Fair enough. You are all pretty similar in the vicinity anyway, I guess. Slav or Balt. Although I have to say that Latvian women are very beautiful. The few tha I have encountered. None wanted the "Russian" label on them.
Fair point. I thought that Jordan was doing rather well defensively. How many rebounds is he averaging per game again? Almost 14. He finally learned how to make a three throw as well and averages a decent 11 points per game.
Porzingis is obviously on another level offensively let alone talent wise. It will be an excellent deal provided that he remains injury free. I don't rate Smith Jr. and Matthews at all though.
khaled_a_d
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He won't leave a guaranteed contract in Dallas with injury history to play for Qualifying offer. This didn't work well for Noel, won't work well for him.
He is in a perfect situation, to be the heir of one of his idols while playing beside a player he loved to praise for sometime.
High risk high reward type of deal.
Basically we are putting all of our eggs in KP basket. We are rumored to be trading another 1st while giving the only other meaningful young piece we have. No cap space in summer either.
If KP come back good and healthy "to some extent" for the next 10 years then we are looking for a potential dynasty here, if not it can be blown in our face.
Good news is we will have the cap space for 2021 which was the free agency to look for, considering our timeline while Finny-Smith & Klebber should get more playing time
But Cuban has been always a gambler, so I won't hate such trade until it actually blows onto our face
Sultan
Nosce te ipsum
Whoa! Wasn't expecting this at all. I know Kristaps and the NYK had their issues but I didn't think they would trade him. I think NY is taking far more risk here than Dallas. They're probably doing this to free space for KD and another superstar. Whatever happens, I just don't see KD leaving GSW specially now that they are moving to Silicon Valley and with all the investment connections he set up there already. I also don't think Kawhi will leave the Raptors. If they're lucky to sign just one they'll just be back to where they were with Kristaps.
Kristaps will return to his best, no doubt. Just look at Boogie, his injury was far worst but he's looking really good already. Thess Doctors are miracle workers these days with the tools they have to work with. Dallas are the obvious winners here.
Kristaps will return to his best, no doubt. Just look at Boogie, his injury was far worst but he's looking really good already. Thess Doctors are miracle workers these days with the tools they have to work with. Dallas are the obvious winners here.
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