they could also beat the heat and take 2 games off the celtics in a faux competitive series and the tenor around them would change a bit
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 11 April 2023 17:30 (one year ago) link
they could also very easily lose twice and the tenor around them would change in the other direction
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 11 April 2023 17:31 (one year ago) link
i think theres prob a pretty good market for him now like a 3 firsts or equivalent type deal and yeah maybe thats low but what if he keeps going on the current trajectory it could be really bad then, anyway putting it out there that theyre listening to offers really looks like theyre determined to move him otherwise theyd try to do more quietly, they could just be incompetent too tho lol, or someones trying to will it to happen even if the whole org isnt on board idk
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 11 April 2023 17:43 (one year ago) link
I can’t wait to go to https://t.co/dLkj0UOsk0 Arena/STAPLES Center to watch the Lakers win tonight and advance to play Memphis!— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) April 11, 2023
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 11 April 2023 17:45 (one year ago) link
magics lock of the night get your money in now before the line moves
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 11 April 2023 17:46 (one year ago) link
if there's a team out there willing to trade 3 firsts for trae i'd be shocked
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 11 April 2023 17:51 (one year ago) link
the hawks just traded 3 first for dejounte murray last year
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 11 April 2023 17:54 (one year ago) link
3 firsts doesn't make sense to me either. if that team exists it seems like it would stand out a mile as the obvious partner in that deal.
― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Tuesday, 11 April 2023 18:02 (one year ago) link
― lag∞n, Tuesday, April 11, 2023 1:54 PM (eight minutes ago)
he was also on an insanely cheap contract & coming off the best year of his career
to be clear my argument is not that trae isn't worth three firsts if you strip away context and measure him up against guys like mitchell, murray, gobert etc. but like i said yesterday if you start going thru the teams to find candidates to trade a huge haul of assets to turn the keys of their franchise over to trae... i just don't see many options, personally. but maybe there's secret huge trae fans out there amongst the GM community
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 11 April 2023 18:05 (one year ago) link
obvs finding a match for big trades is always a chore but i feel like getting 3 first for trae is pretty normal
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 11 April 2023 18:07 (one year ago) link
i agree that this would be selling low on trae, however i swear i won't cry if they do. my kid on the other hand...
― Heez, Tuesday, 11 April 2023 18:10 (one year ago) link
small point guard is just a tough fit bcuz you really only need one of those guys on the floor. if you already have one (most teams) idk if you're trading all your assets for another one. at least w/ dame you know ppl actually like the guy
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 11 April 2023 18:10 (one year ago) link
I went ahead an made a play-ins thread: Worst gift in the pile: 2023 NBA Play-Ins
Someone else can make the Grand Unified Playoffs thread.
― more difficult than I look (Aimless), Tuesday, 11 April 2023 18:10 (one year ago) link
many teams dont have that guy tho and they do want him
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 11 April 2023 18:11 (one year ago) link
tho it does rule out the funniest possible landing spot for trae the new york knicks
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 11 April 2023 18:12 (one year ago) link
the new york nets tho...
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 11 April 2023 18:13 (one year ago) link
lol, the Knicks were my first thought - they could play the "Fuck Trae Young" video on the jumbotron to welcome him
― This machine bores fascism (PBKR), Tuesday, 11 April 2023 18:15 (one year ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/qBTXZpe.png
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 11 April 2023 18:16 (one year ago) link
also just feel like teams are gonna have to take stock of these recent assets for stars deals & notice that the acquiring teams have almost uniformly ended up w/ the short end of the stick. the market is gonna have to correct itself at some point. i doubt the hawks would be the ones willing to bite the bullet and do the trade that shifts the market back, but i do have to imagine the recent history of those deals would make teams hesitant to do one for a player like trae
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 11 April 2023 18:26 (one year ago) link
the more i think about trae for brad beal the more i feel like that's the move if the hawks are serious about this
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 11 April 2023 18:27 (one year ago) link
bad teams will always want to trade millions of draft picks for star players its just who they are, some owner will always want james harden, the only reason it wasnt happening more in the past is because stars werent available as much
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 11 April 2023 18:30 (one year ago) link
brad beal and 3 firsts maybe, but i wouldnt even do that if i were the hawks. trae isnt even in his prime yet and he was just an all nba player one season ago. beal is 30 and not nearly as good as trae imo. the only way they get rid of him is if he's asked for it or the whole org secretly hates him.
― four square ups... no punches thrown (Spottie), Tuesday, 11 April 2023 18:33 (one year ago) link
seems like theres a good chance the org does hate him
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 11 April 2023 18:37 (one year ago) link
id get what i could for trae now personally im not a believer
there was an interview with huerter a while ago where he was hinting at something like that
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 11 April 2023 18:39 (one year ago) link
backing up the truck for quin snyder and then not even seeing what he could do with trae would be an interesting series of decisions
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 11 April 2023 18:47 (one year ago) link
unless snyder has already decided he doesnt like trae
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 11 April 2023 18:49 (one year ago) link
personally i would want my highly-compensated coach to at least give it a season with my difficult superstar before making that call but i'm not the son of an nba owner
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 11 April 2023 18:52 (one year ago) link
attempting to read the tea leaves here
Reporting on Trae Young's future in Atlanta and conversations that could take place in offseason: pic.twitter.com/m91nXA3vPD— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 11, 2023
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 11 April 2023 18:53 (one year ago) link
Yeah the only way I see this happening is if Quinn already decided they’d be better off without him
― Heez, Tuesday, 11 April 2023 18:54 (one year ago) link
"his day-to-day habits on and off the court"
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 11 April 2023 18:56 (one year ago) link
he's openly clashed w/ two straight coaches & is a ball hog who takes crazy shots while never playing defense. don't think it takes a ton of decoding to come to the conclusion that ppl there prob don't like him
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 11 April 2023 19:02 (one year ago) link
brad beal and 3 firsts maybe
if i'm trading brad beal and 3 first for trae young tony ressler better be wiring me like $50 million to an untraceable offshore account on the side
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 11 April 2023 19:04 (one year ago) link
he's also led the league in assist the last two years and has barely been injured
― Heez, Tuesday, 11 April 2023 19:11 (one year ago) link
jordan very low on trae!
― four square ups... no punches thrown (Spottie), Tuesday, 11 April 2023 19:14 (one year ago) link
i also do not like trae but it doesnt matter what we think
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 11 April 2023 19:18 (one year ago) link
brad beal is a negative contract tho
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 11 April 2023 19:29 (one year ago) link
i’m taking my opinion of trae out of it & just looking at the situation rationally
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 11 April 2023 19:36 (one year ago) link
heh
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 11 April 2023 19:36 (one year ago) link
no but really if anyone can point out the team that’s gonna trade 3 first round picks for trae young i’m all ears
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 11 April 2023 19:44 (one year ago) link
also analytics would tell you that trae young is a positive value contract but i’m not sure the results out in the real world exactly back that up
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 11 April 2023 19:45 (one year ago) link
nets wizards lakers rockets all seem like reasonable trae targets those were just the first four i thought of
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 11 April 2023 19:51 (one year ago) link
pelicans
the nets are a good one i should've had them in there. that would be a pretty ideal situation for him & if the hawks could pry DFS or cam johnson loose it could be a good one for them too
the rockets maybe out of pure desperation i could see it but trae young-josh green is a backcourt pairing directly from the mind of satan
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 11 April 2023 19:55 (one year ago) link
*jalen green, the rockets are satanic like that tho
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 11 April 2023 19:56 (one year ago) link
if this harden reunion doesn't come to fruition i could def see them doing something crazy/reckless
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 11 April 2023 19:57 (one year ago) link
getting harden back would be even crazier
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 11 April 2023 20:10 (one year ago) link
Trae in Houston is too good I need it
― four square ups... no punches thrown (Spottie), Tuesday, 11 April 2023 20:13 (one year ago) link
hmm klutch trae is klutch too were through the looking glass here people
Sources: Atlanta is promoting its G League College Park GM Tori Miller to a Vice President position with the Hawks; she becomes one of NBA's highest-ranking women in a front office. The agreement was completed by Klutch Sports, marking its first woman basketball executive deal.— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 11, 2023
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 11 April 2023 21:10 (one year ago) link
can’t wait to find out how she knows the owner’s son
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 11 April 2023 23:04 (one year ago) link