NBA: *** 2025-26 NBA Thread ***
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Edwards and Ball are great players but they are both kind of clowns. Not sold on them being good influences on one another or either of them being the guy on a team that can win it. It's better than Morant ending up there though.
Just like Gobert is a walking top 10 defense, Lamelo is a walking top ten offense. Swapping a very nice bench player for an offensive engine like Lamelo is a no brainer. I couldn’t believe Charlotte gave him away for so little. I will gladly take on the injury risk for a young player like Lamelo.
Gobert is pretty valuable in the regular season but he is too one dimensional for the playoffs. And he is aging, betting on seven footers to maintain elite athleticism in their mid thirties is risky. They also hollowed out their 4 spot when they shipped Reid and Randle both out. Adding Lamelo to upgrade their offense makes sense. But on the whole, I have a hard time seeing them be better next year. I don't think they have enough cap space to sign much else but I could be wrong on that.
