RIPPA Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 15 minutes ago, Dolfan in NYC said: Per ESPN, Ricky Rubio to the Jazz for a 1 in 2018. (Formerly OKC's) Or per the posts 15 minutes before yours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabremike Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Just to kick Phil Jackson's corpse remember the Knicks probably could've got Rubio for Rose, who was A: Completely washed up and B: A pending free agent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 Rubio's shot remained an issue right up until around the deadline. Then all of a sudden he spent the last third or so of the season knocking em down at s way better rate than he ever has. Probably just a hot streak outlier, but hope springs eternal. If Westbrook hasn't signed his five year/$200+ million dollar deal by 12:30 or so, all hell will break loose. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 I think that reinforces the idea that Blake and CP3 didn't exactly love playing with each other. Also increases Boston and Miami's focus on Hayward, unluckily for the Jazz. I looked around for Rubio's shooting stats and he's not as good of a finisher at the rim as I thought. And yeah, he was stinky from outside up until the second half or so of the season and then hit career numbers. If he can even be respectable from outside and midrange, it will stop teams from leaving him open. His acquisition doesn't mean the Jazz can't go after Hill or another quality PG to split time with Rubio either, as they had that $16 million in space that had to be used up before tomorrow or else it disappeared. One day, I will try and make sense of the CBA. Anyway, if I'm a midrange shooter like Hayward, I'm loving the Rubio trade because he's going to get Gordon some high quality looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 Minnesota is now in desperate need of a point guard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie M. Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 Paul George to OKC. Oladipo and Sabonis the other way so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 They couldn't space this shit out over the day?! The Griffin re-signing and PG13 trade happen within 5 minutes of each other. NBA is the craziest peoples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimbra Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 It's not even free agency yet. God bless the NBA. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 Nobody has a better offseason. Also, holy fuck OKC. I don't think anyone saw that coming. Danny Ainge's two superstar plan is dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 Now we just need Hayward to re-sign and all is right. I cannot wait to see Russ and PG-13 next season. OKC will have George and Roberson guarding the wings. Those OKC/HOU games are going to be fuuuuun. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brocklock Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 19 minutes ago, Brian Fowler said: Minnesota is now in desperate need of a point guard. Looks like they got Jeff Teague for 3y/55m 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muhammedboehm Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 Does anyone else feel weird all these moves are coming out and Woj is no where to be seen cause of the move to ESPN? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 My push notifications have been oddly quiet, yeah. Where does Lowry end up? Zach Lowe suggests Toronto should low-ball him (if you can count 4 years/$100 million low). This Toronto team isn't winning shit, so they may as well jump off the treadmill and say goodbye to Lowry. There are a glut of quality PGs available. edit: Meanwhile... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brocklock Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 So far, The East have lost Paul George, Jimmy Butler, and Brook Lopez in the offseason to the West. Victor Oladipo might be a top ten East player at this rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muhammedboehm Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 2 minutes ago, brocklock said: So far, The East have lost Paul George, Jimmy Butler, and Brook Lopez in the offseason to the West. Victor Oladipo might be a top ten East player at this rate. LBJ Irving Love I. Thomas K. Porzingis Antetokounmpo Drummond? Embiid? DeRozen? Bradley? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brocklock Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 3 minutes ago, muhammedboehm said: LBJ Irving Love I. Thomas K. Porzingis Antetokounmpo Drummond? Embiid? DeRozen? Bradley? I was kind of trolling there, but holy shit it's so lopsided. I'd have Kemba in there over a few of those guys. The West have Durant, Curry, Westbrook, Harden, Butler, Paul George, Klay, Draymond, Anthony Davis, Chris Paul, Blake, Lillard, Cousins, KAT, Gobert, Jokic, Brook Lopez, I'd throw Booker in as well. Ridiculous compared to the East. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 And this is why the East has never bounced back from Shaq going to LA/Spurs winning the lottery/the Bulls breaking up/etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 28 minutes ago, Oyaji said: My push notifications have been oddly quiet, yeah. Where does Lowry end up? Zach Lowe suggests Toronto should low-ball him (if you can count 4 years/$100 million low). This Toronto team isn't winning shit, so they may as well jump off the treadmill and say goodbye to Lowry. There are a glut of quality PGs available. edit: Meanwhile... Butler has apparently tried to try to convince Lowry to go to Minnesota, which could be a big part of the Rubio trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brocklock Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 Just now, El Dragon said: Butler has apparently tried to try to convince Lowry to go to Minnesota, which could be a big part of the Rubio trade. I can't see that happening now since Minny signed Jeff Teague. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Known as Dan Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 Just now, brocklock said: I can't see that happening now since Minny signed Jeff Teague. I missed that. My bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerva Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 1 hour ago, Charlie M. said: Paul George to OKC. Oladipo and Sabonis the other way so far. Imagine if this would have happened last year. Would Durant have gone to Golden State? Oh well I doubt he is thinking that. It is funny but with all of these stars going to the West then there isn't really a need for Lebron to move to another "super team" like people thought a month ago. Chicago is out of the it. Indiana is out. Teams like Washington or Miami or Toronto didn't improve so far and with Toronto still might get worse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cole Miner Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 51 minutes ago, muhammedboehm said: LBJ Irving Love I. Thomas K. Porzingis Antetokounmpo Drummond? Embiid? DeRozen? Bradley? Wall is top 3 in the East IMO. James, Giannis, Wall. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 Right on time, Wojbombs start to flow with the ESPN logo. Any word on where Marc Stein is headed or is he taking some time off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niners Fan in CT Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 Ainge is a fucking idiot what is he waiting for. Blake Griffin signed a max with the Clippers. Now Paul George is traded to OKC for peanuts. I understand PG is just a rental but Ainge needs to make some moves here. No Cousins, no Butler, no George.. if he loses out on the Hayward sweepstakes just fire him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 They'll be kind of competitive for another year and then the youth movement will likely start in earnest. I think he's done really well. I don't even know if IT, Hayward, PG-13 beats the Cavs this year or the pushes the Warriors all that hard after LeBron leaves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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