I would think anyone but Jokic and Murray would be available from the Nuggets.
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I would think anyone but Jokic and Murray would be available from the Nuggets.
I think it's more likely that the the Nuggets move one of the other guards on the roster - probably Mudiay, but maybe Harris - and that opens up an opportunity for Monte in Denver. But a trade could happen. If the Pacers trade PG, they're basically starting over so young, cheap players like Monte could be ideal for them.
Harris or Mudiay and one of Gallinari, Faried, or Chandler plus a top 3 protected first round pick in 2018.
So Denver gets Kevin Love, Cleveland gets Paul George, and Indy starts from scratch with young, cheap assets and what will likely be two picks in the top 20 in the 2018 draft. It's not a great deal for the Pacers, but at least it would be better than the turd sandwich that the Bulls got for Butler. The Nuggets get a PF who would fit in nicely playing alongside Jokic, and the Cavs get an all star who can guard KD so Lebron doesn't have to.
Comparing PG and Butler is apples to oranges. PG told the Pacers he wouldn't be coming back, which ******* detonated his trade value. Pritchard is scrambling to generate some leverage now. I bet roughly 90% of the trade rumors involving PG right now are coming from the Pacers front office. With Butler you have the player under control for two full seasons, and you don't know if Bulter is still going to command the super max by that time. It's possible, but the way the league votes on its All NBA teams puts guys like him at a disadvantage because of the glut of elite small forwards in the NBA right now.
I think the Bulls had the right idea in blowing it up and starting over, but the timing was all wrong. And they didn't get enough back. Lots of upside with Lavine but he still hasn't proved it. And the jury's out on Dunn, but in his rookie season he looked a lot like a guy who is going to be a really good defender who is absolutely cluelsee on offense.
Malcolm Brogdon named Rookie of the Year. First player outside of the first round of the draft to win the award in over 60 years.
How did I not even notice that? Giannis wins the most improved too. Lot of good things in place in Milwaukee.
Also, Draymond the defensive player of the year.
The ultimate "Something must give" situation just came to its conclusion in New York.
You had Phil Jackson who had been associated with NBA winning as much as anybody, and then you had the worst run franchise in American sports for the past 20 years.
In the end the Knicks were too Knicks and remain the Knicks even with Phil's help. We'll never know if Phil had lost his touch or not in his later years there, but we'll always know they are still the Knicks. They'll keep on losing despite having advantages other franchises dream about.
You had Phil Jackson who had been associated with NBA winning as much as anybody, and then you had the worst run franchise in American sports for the past 20 years.
In the end the Knicks were too Knicks and remain the Knicks even with Phil's help. We'll never know if Phil had lost his touch or not in his later years there, but we'll always know they are still the Knicks. They'll keep on losing despite having advantages other franchises dream about.
The Knicks cutting Jackson loose should have been done last year but at least it is done now. There is no reason they should lose that many games with Anthony and Porzingas. I think if they let Hornacek run his offense the team will be a lot more fun to watch and win more games. Will they be great? no. But they should be entertaining.
I'm not sure you can apply logic or reason to why the Knicks lose. I used to try even before Phil entered the picture. They're just the Knicks.
Yeah, but do you think there's any truth to that rumor? It seems off to me that Ainge would sit on all those assets this long only to cash them in for what might just be a one year rental of PG. That's an all-in move. Seems like he'd want something more concrete if he's been this patient up til now.
I wouldn't even know where to start with fixing that mess, other than do not bring back Derrick Rose under any circumstances. I guess I'd look to either buy out Carmelo or get a list of teams he'd approve a trade to and take 50 cents on the dollar or less just to get him out of town for some prospects/and or picks. I just don't know what his trade value is anymore. I like him as the third or fourth option or as an instant offense guy off the bench for a contender, but who knows if he'd buy into that role? They have Porzingis and a couple decent prospects on the roster, so maybe the smart play is to let the young guys get out and run in an offense like Hornacek ran in Phoenix and try to build off that and another lottery pick next summer.
