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

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

I like the gordon trade, despite the questions around his ceiling as you guys have said he’s a good roster fit, it gives the nuggs a really solid, athletic, good shooting lineup around jokic which is what I think the future has to be

Hawks are trading Rajon Rondo to the Clippers for Lou Williams, source tells ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 25, 2021

hmm

ok lol

rondo been gaming this system for like ten years

clippers flailing

Clippers also send two future second-round picks to the Hawks in the deal, per source.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 25, 2021

Wtf does Lou will not get along with kawhi or something

worth a shot. lou doesn't help them much in the playoffs and maybe rondo will decide to try.

lolclippers for eternity

lou is not good is the thing

i'm cool with the hawks cutting lou. he went to my rival high school anyway. go generals

so lowry staring contest resolves itself and then we're done?

the more I think about the gordon deal the more I like it

Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkić will make his return to the lineup on Friday vs. Orlando. He's back from a right wrist fractured. Sources tell : Jusuf Nurkić

— Jusuf Nurkić (@bosnianbeast27) March 25, 2021

drummond getting bought out. is this the best player getting bought out ever?

lol nurk

Houston is trading Victor Oladipo to Miami, source tells ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 25, 2021

spoke it into existence

There it is

The Raptors are keeping Kyle Lowry, source tells ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 25, 2021

Masai's just a big softie

oladipo for cheap or lowry for $$$ is an interesting choice for miami

Sources: Houston traded Victor Oladipo to Miami for Avery Bradley, Kelly Olynyk and a draft swap.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 25, 2021

lou will getting back to magic city's wings

haha he really belongs in atlanta.

Boston is trading center Daniel Theis to Chicago, sources tell ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 25, 2021

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?

― call all destroyer, Thursday, March 25, 2021 1:50 PM (one hour ago)

vuc has this year and 2 more left on his deal. if i'm setting the over/under for bulls playoff wins in that time at 6, who is taking the over? like... we've seen what a vuc led team can do in the east. is zack lavine pushing you into the second round? i just don't see it at all. are they gonna start emptying out all their assets to upgrade off that nucleus? i know vuc has been amazing this year but i'm just not a fan

lol brutal

Fertitta turned Harden to LeVert to Oladipo to Avery Bradley. God bless Rockets fans https://t.co/duIJabZKqw

— pickuphoop (@pickuphoop) March 25, 2021

fertitta really taking that franchise into the abyss

Sources: Houston traded Victor Oladipo to Miami for Avery Bradley, Kelly Olynyk and a draft swap.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 25, 2021

so the rockets picking oladipo over lavert in the harden trade can officially be deemed a failure. the whole transaction worked out to a pick swap w/ the heat, that's a pretty brutal return for caris lavert.

the heat getting it done w/o having to give up a young player feels like a pretty great deal to me. olynyk has been important for them this year and was actually good in the finals last year when bam got hurt, but they got bjelica today too so they can spare him

Sixers are going to regret not getting Lowry. How many years of peak Embiid do they think they will get?

the clippers relying on playoff rondo to save the kawhi-PG nucleus from utter failure......... may god be with you

Melli on the Mavs is perfect. Euro heaven

what could go wrong xp

re: oladipo, yeah, maybe don't trade for a player who has been broadcasting loudly for months that he's either going to miami or free agency and expect to flip him for anything good.

When dust settles, the cost of acquiring impending free agent Evan Fournier will essentially be 4 second-round picks, Daniel Theis, Javonte Green, and Jeff Teague.

Celtic take on Wagner, duck the tax (for now), and maybe have slot for buyout guy. And TPEs. Always TPEs.

🤷🏻‍♂️

— Chris Forsberg (@ChrisForsberg_) March 25, 2021

i think its only 2 2nds fwiw

its sad they had to dump theis instead of thompson

wagner is kind of interesting?

i think its only 2 2nds fwiw

― lag∞n, Thursday, March 25, 2021 3:38 PM (six minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

i believe the other two were passed in the hayward trade exception thing

ah i see