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Here for Lawful Metal's face turn on Russell Westbrook next season. Also, here for Daryl Morey's potential sad twitter updates on the Rockets' win-less record against the Warriors next season and his Westbrook/Harden Co-MVP campaign.

Load management and health will be a big theme next season with all the top heavy teams. The number of minutes Lebron has played and AD's injury history are legit concerns. Kawhi and PG aren't exactly examples of perfect health either. PG's MVP season went to hell after his shoulder stuff and if there's one mystery left with Kawhi, it's his injuries. Who will be closest to 100 percent during the playoffs is obviously key but a lot of that will depend on if the supporting cast can hold up w/o them during the season. Kawhi had that in Toronto last season. PG and Lebron did not. Waiting to see how Clippers fill out the roster. Also they'll still be moves to make midseason.

Also no one reported/knew Paul George requested a trade until today? Jeez...

Woke up and I was totally confused about this news. None of the NBA insiders had this possibility on their chart. Haha. I guess more should have been made of the report that Kawhi may have contacted Kevin Durant about teaming up with the Clippers before Durant signed with Brooklyn. If true, it gives you a little insight on what Kawhi was asking for from the Clips. The leaked stories that will come out of the Lakers and Raptors camps now will be entertaining and likely spiteful. I can already see Kawhi's camp pushing "He didn't want to create another Superteam" angle for the Lakers and he never wanted to stay in Toronto, but I'm not buying the leaked stuff was a factor. Kawhi's camp was playing the game behind the scenes, it seems, and got (mostly) what they wanted from the Clippers; I can buy that version. He knew about the Lakers and Toronto situations at the start of free agency so to hold off telling them the last couple of days, makes me wonder if they were being used as leverage to get the Clips to make a move. Clippers need to "load manage" the hell out of Kawhi and Paul George. Same with AD/Lebron. Those guys (well, not Lebron until recently) whole season depends on them being healthy during the playoffs. And yes, Beverly, a healthy Kawhi, and a healthy Paul George is a scary sight on the defensive end. Sweet nightmares. Next season will be grand. New favors everywhere in the NBA. And...we need to talk about the Russell Westbrook situation.

I'll admit I haven't watch a full episode of the Lucifer tv show, but I know I would get bored with it fast. I normally don't get too riled up about tv/film adaptations of books I enjoy because no matter what, it doesn't change the story you enjoyed so why not? However, Mike Carey's Lucifer comic series was very good (it's been awhile since I read it admittedly, but there are things about it that I like even more than Sandman) that I know I would get bored with a "loose" CW style adaptation, even if Netflix owns it now. I would not mind then using Tom Ellis(I heard he has a following so the more eyeballs the better...) to play Lucifer as a nod to the connected universe but if they do, I hope it's a different version of the Lucifer from the show. Yeah, the best thing about this it will inspired me to read the run again. The Endless casting will be fun too.

Season of Mists is my favorite volume too, and I hope they get a proper Lucifer. That volume would be one of the more difficult to translate into tv/film medium.

It was just Celtics Great, Kevin McHale, trading former MVP of the league, Kevin Garnett, from Minnesota to McHale's former team for...I don't even remember. But that, of course, is the right way to form a "superteam" so it doesn't get the same ire.

While going with an unknown may be wise, if Netflix really is putting a ton of money behind it, a bigger name might get attached to play Dream/Morpheus for their adaptation. Adam Driver/Tom Hiddleston types?

I posted the Neil Gaiman "Sandman" to Netflix as a TV series news in the Comics Section, but I wanted to discuss it here too since it'll get more traction. Not sure if it works as a live-adaptation, but at least they did the right thing by making it a television series. Excited.

I hope it's true although I'm not taking word from RDAmbition. No offense to Mr. Ambition; he could have damn good sources. Also, I'm definitely that guy that Niners pointed out that will say this whole idea of parity in "back in the day" is bull. Even if Kawhi goes to the Lakers, next season is going to be wild as hell. And the Lakers are the perfect villain.

This news will require a thread in the future but I'm going to wait until more details are out...but FINALLY:

Hey guys. Anyone want to see JD and Straight Shots in July? Just sold my Knicks tickets and have some extra cash.

Angel's last season is way better than Buffy's imo, but I think Buffy's series highs/peaks are more fulfilling for me.

Raptors were undefeated at Oracle this year. Plus, the Warriors took two games in Canada. I haven't looked it up, but this is the Finals with the most road wins? Maybe. The key to winning the NBA title next year? Get Patrick McCaw on your team. Three-peat NBA champ. With Klay and Durant injuries, the West might be wide open next year. NBA teams might be a bit more aggressive too after Kawhi win too. Interesting stuff.

Kawhi carried them to the finals, but it must be said: VanVleet was money this series and against the Bucks. It has to one of the most dramatic turnarounds a player has had in a short amount of time. Before his child was born during the Milwaukee series, he couldn't hit the side of a wall at the start of the playoffs. Klay was on his game 6 warpath. Tough to see him go down, and the Warriors injuries during this run finally caught them. I'm not surprised by the outcome of the series since I thought that Raptors had the deeper team with their defense keeping them in every game. Even with Durant out, it still wasn't easy. I thought the series was more entertaining than people were initially giving it credit for, but I think that has turned with the last two games. I wonder if Draymond would have been suspended for game 7 with that last timeout technical? Just kidding...

Durant injury subplot is going to be something. They definitely needed all his points (he can out shooting) while he was out there, yet the decision to play him wasn't a good one no matter who had the call. Offseason stuff going on another level.

People are already going in on Nick Nurse's timeout during Kawhi's last run. I'm not second guessing it because even in the moment I thought it was a strange timeout. However, Nurse has done some out of box things that have worked. Tough.

Wow. This game will be dissected forever. Every nerd dreams.

ESPN says Kevin Durant is playing. Drama at a 10. I cant believe I didn't bet Toronto before the series after all my posts and bolster about them. It better be loud as hell in Air Canada (superior name).

They better liquor up and cortisone shot Durant soon to get him back on that court. Draymond's plan A.

No Durant the first two games. Home field advantage for an East Conference Finals team for the first time against the Warriors. JR Smith isn't on their team. The Dinosaurs can't really ask for better circumstances against the Warriors other than having a healthy OG Anunoby on their team.

Fuck it. Dinosaurs in 7*. *or 5 if you are a believer and not just a hoper like me

First NBA Finals game in Canada, I believe. Happy for Toronto fans and even our own Lawful Metal for getting a win this postseason with Giannis' exit. There's your gift. Hot takes on Giannis have begun. Hope the Raptors grab both of these Durantless games in Toronto. Their best shot.

That dunk... Good ending coming up.

I don't believe in most of the Raptors supporting cast to be consistent on the offensive end, but they have a better personnel of players to build a wall against Giannis than the Celtics, who had a decent game plan for him. Even while hobble, Kawhi is still a monster on the defensive end. Both teams seem to go through awful offensive droughts during the game, which made me squeamish about what the Warriors are going to do them. Van Vleet's threes really saved the day. I don't want to jinx it but I wish I had the balls to bet on the Raptors to make finals before the playoffs started. Don't blow it, Toronto.