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It's not guaranteed. They'll have impact because highly drafted players will likely play a lot of minutes barring injury, but take a look at top 5 picks in 2014 and 2013. 2013: 1- Anthony Bennett - Cleveland - Bust 2- Victor Oladipo - Orlando - Good 3- Otto Porter - Washington - very minor...

There's no proven guys in the draft though, only prospects. Some are more ready than others, but they're all rookies and prospects. Personally, if the Knicks wanted to make a run at the playoffs next season they should have drafted Justise Winslow. He's the most NBA ready player available for...

Illegal dribbling.

Knicks fans are always acting like idiots, nothing new there. Though one could understand their frustration. Porzingis could pan out great, but he's a ways away. He does very little for them this coming season, and maybe very little for them too the season after that. He's a 3-4 year project...

Oh yeah, that was a great pick by the Mavs, I think he's going to be a good player. Rockets selecting Sam Dekker at 18 was also anther great pick. So far, I'm liking Lakers with Russell, Heat with Winslow, Phoenix with Devin Booker, Houston taking Dekker, Mavs taking Anderson, and Bulls taking...

I think Bobby Portis is a good pick though. Dude is a man down low. I really like this pick for the Bulls if they can get some shooting in free agency. It's obvious what Phil Jackson is doing. Porzingis to be his new Pau Gasol, Grant to be his new Derek Fisher. I think both fit in his...

My Heat got the steal of the draft. I am happy!

Without knowing the final figures we can't really say. Barca have made more money (inflation, Qatar sponsorship), but they have also spent more as well. Likelihood is they had bigger profits than €11M since they've reduced liabilities, but how much is unknown.

Debt does not influence final balance. If Barca was €11M in the black at the end of Laporta's tenure, Barca made more money than it spent, is that simple. Loan debt isn't income or expense, it's a liability. I won't argue Barca didn't need to reduce their debt though, because they certainly...

Liabilities are never counted on balance sheets and in profit/loss statements, only interests owed on those liabilities. That the court estimated Laporta left the team with a profit means Laporta made the team more money than it spent in his tenure. That's all. I do agree with your second...

Reckless spending? Following public numbers from Transfermarkt, and assuming conservatively that Neymar's cost was €87M (which likely was more than that), Rosell/Bartomeu spent an average of €90M per season for their 6 seasons(09/10 to 14/15), whereas Laporta spent an average of €50M per season...

I knew this would happen :lol:. This forum's capacity for overreaction and over-analyzation knows no bounds.

Well that's no news really, only more details to what we already knew/suspected. The control and power he wields in the Cavaliers was the main reason he returned there. Though the details are certainly cringe-worthy. ESPN loves their narratives too.

Nah I doubt it. JR was an important cog for them even with Kyrie. Dellavedoodoo would have lost the most minutes, and Shumpert would have been second. Both were part of the defensive identity that carried them in the playoffs. Kyrie would have also taken the ball out of LeBron's hands so...

Cavs discovered that defensive identity with Thompson over Love and Shumpert/Dellavedoodoo over Kyrie. That defensive identity shook the Warriors early in the series and had them reeling until they adjusted. Going small, Iguodala bringing intensity, and Warriors learning to counter the Cavs...

I think they would have gotten swept with Kyrie and Love. Cleveland hung around because they found a defensive identity once these players got injured, identity that would have been impossible with these two players playing. Love and Kyrie are not just average defensively, they are truly...

Iggy for Ballon d'Or!!! Oh wait! IGGYMVP

I'm happy tonight. LeBron's douchebaggery and ungratefulness was not rewarded. Thank you Warriors and congratulations!

Because I don't know what Michael Jordan has to do with me saying LeBron is getting away with a lot of offensive fouls and getting calls he didn't used to get even last season.