part two of the nba 2020-21 anything but regular season

Well I guess we know who will be leading the nuggets in blocks now

that's 3x NBA champion Javale McGee to you. auspicious omen for the Nugs

trades!

Bulls are sending Wendell Carter Jr. and two first-round picks to the Magic, per sources. https://t.co/MNvJ8GmfeL

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 25, 2021

Bulls are also sending Otto Porter in the deal to Magic, source tells ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 25, 2021

in essence three first round picks for nikola vucevic....... why

Javale is a huge upgrade on Hartenstein, I think this is a great move. Should be good in pick and rolls with campazzo, where Hart really struggled.

Bulls appear to be unbelievably desperate to make the playoffs

Chicago's leadership -- Arturas Karnisovas, Marc Eversley and Billy Donovan -- wanted to bring on productive, serious-minded veteran player to be a cornerstone for the Bulls. They get one with All-Star center Nikola Vucevic, who's been a pillar with Orlando.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 25, 2021

uh huh

i knew carter and bamba were in the same draft but forgot that they went 6/7

fournier to celts?

looks like it. great fit.

id imagine ross and gordon are next to go

reunite the 2012 nuggets

I find it incredibly hard to believe that the Celtics would take Fournier for a half season when they're 21-23 and pay the tax and future repeater. There is more.

— Ryan Bernardoni AC⚡️AB (@dangercart) March 25, 2021

😬 lol

If literally all the C's do is take Fournier into the TPE and drop someone to duck the tax, I would consider that a "worst of both worlds" deadline.

For that reason, I will assume that there is more.

— Ryan Bernardoni AC⚡️AB (@dangercart) March 25, 2021

if dumping tristan gets them out of the tax i wouldn't really care but it does seem likely there is more

if theyre using the tpe on fournier theres prob not another big move unless theyre trading smart... or kemba

of course they could be not using the tpe on fourneir and we just dont have all the details yet

Like there is NO WAY the girl can beat Kylo Ren without any training. Its just ridiculous

— Evan Fournier (@EvanFourmizz) December 24, 2015

The Orlando Magic are progressing on a trade to send Aaron Gordon to the Denver Nuggets, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 25, 2021

Lol I love Evan.

I love to progress on things

Seems like a fair deal

Gary Harris, RJ Hampton and a first-round pick to the Magic for Aaron Gordon, source tells ESPN. https://t.co/VWMUVCokeS

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 25, 2021

love it

Nuggets also get Gary Clark in the deal, I like him a lot. Really struggled this season but looked great in the bubble

seems like a win win

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— Terrence Ross (@TerrenceRoss) March 25, 2021

The Oklahoma City Thunder are finalizing trading George Hill to the Philadelphia 76ers, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 25, 2021

not quite kyle lowry

dece move for them tho

idk abt this!

Toronto has traded Norm Powell to Portland for Gary Trent and Rodney Hood, sources tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 25, 2021

Knicks also send Iggy Brazdeikis to Philadelphia in the three-way deal, per sources.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 25, 2021

oh damn Iggy Brazdeikis

I don’t get the portland deal really

t. ferg to the knicks, it's over for the league

Don’t think of it as losing an Izzy Brazdeikis, think of it as gaining a T Ferg

Or even an Iggy Brazdeikis

Nuggets all of a sudden don’t have that many guards. Big moment for Facu Nation

rise up

Oklahoma City now has a projected 34 draft picks over the next 7 years.

17- First
17- Second

— Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) March 25, 2021

they're not actually gonna trade these picks. half of the players they draft will start a new franchise in seattle

i was gonna say

that’s like two extra teams

thats insane

the gordon trade is interesting... not sure what the returns have been on hampton but that's basically two firsts for aaron gordon who has mostly only been theoretically good his entire career. there is definitely a roster fit there tho

i think the portland trade makes sense... gary trent is a nice player but he looked limited to me in the playoffs last year. norm runs pretty hot and cold but his highs are much higher than trent's imo

I think the Nugs feel comfortable overpaying for Gordon a little if they thinking is he's the missing piece to really make their roster click. They are contenders

it's not clear to me what gordon is good at, exactly, aside from being athletic. his three pt shooting has shot up this year but idk what the value of that is given what's been going on around the league this year. his 2 pt % is kind of ghastly for someone w/ his athletic ability, he seems like a decent defender. i'm not sure it's a huge overpay exactly but i'm also not sure how much it moves the needle overall, altho he's almost certainly an upgrade over milsap, jaymichael etc. i don't fault them for doing it... i think he just leaves me kinda cold. but maybe orlando is such a bad basketball situation that you can't really judge him w/in that context

in any event, pretty great trade deadline for orlando

Are the 3 best players to move so far all exiting Orlando?

seeing some bulls fans i follow talking themselves into this vucevic thing..... sad

denver didnt get gordon for cheap but seems like he should be a good fit there, good switchable defender who can hit open 3s and attack closeouts hes a quality starter, i guess the question is if he can figure out how to and is happy with a complimentary role, obvs it was always kind of a free for all in orlando, the thing hes really just not good at is creating his own offense, but he wont have to in denver

xp i'm seeing media people who like it too! isn't it the exact type of trade we've seen fuck up a team over and over?

i wouldve been happy of the celtics had gotten gordon for a first and a recent draft pick, suspect the magic didnt like anyone on the celtics roster as much as hampton tho