NBA Info - October 2023

[Deleterious]

 

[buddha]

  On 10/24/2023 at 3:45 AM, Deleterious said:

Of our 3 1st round picks from that year only Stewart has signed an extension.  

 

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the one we traded a future first to get.  but look at the bright side, at this rate it may never confer!

and we also somehow managed to make another one of those picks even less valuable by trading him for james wiseman.

[Deleterious]

The Knicks are willing to spend 30 cents on the dollar for Embiid.  

 

[Deleterious]

Phoenix fans should get used to this.

 

[Deleterious]

 

[casimir]

 

[Deleterious]

 

[Deleterious]

Just finished this game.  Lively is going to have a huge impact on the Mavs.  They so desperately needed a defensive C.  His offense is just a bonus.

 

[Deleterious]

Speaking of good defensive centers.  

 

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[Deleterious]

 

[RandyMarsh]

  On 10/26/2023 at 3:07 PM, Deleterious said:

 

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 I don't think I watched an All Star game since the one where all the Pistons came in and were playing defense like it was game 7 of the Finals but still this is good news to me for the off chance I tune into game. 

[buddha]

i hope they fine the sixers repeatedly.  make them hurt for having harden on the team.  he's such a cancer.

i know daryl morey is a smart guy and del loves him like a brother, but his fascination with james harden is difficult for me to figure out.  great player until crunch time and always willing to sabotage his team to get into a different situation.

Edited October 27, 2023 by buddha

[RandyMarsh]

In a league full of unlikable players Harden definetly stands alone in my eyes. 

[Deleterious]

The Mavs game was unreal.  Luka had 4 straight 3PT makes in the final 2 minutes of the game.  Including this game winner.

 

[Deleterious]

Really bad move by ESPN.

 

[Deleterious]

Cooper Flagg might be the best basketball prospect we have seen in 50 years.  But he has poor judgement.  Demonstrated by committing to Duke over the weekend.  

[buddha]

  On 10/30/2023 at 2:22 PM, Deleterious said:

Cooper Flagg might be the best basketball prospect we have seen in 50 years.  But he has poor judgement.  Demonstrated by committing to Duke over the weekend.  

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obviously chose them for the quality education he'll receive for the classes he'll never attend.

[RandyMarsh]

Speaking of all time prospects, Kareem Abdul Wembenyana looked pretty ordinary last night against the Clippers. 

[Deleterious]

 

[casimir]

  On 10/31/2023 at 7:27 AM, Deleterious said:

 

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https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2023/10/sixers-trading-james-harden-to-clippers.html

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According to Wojnarowski, Philadelphia is sending out Harden, veteran forward P.J. Tucker and rookie center Filip Petrusev to Los Angeles in exchange for forwards Kenyon Martin Jr., Marcus Morris, Nicolas Batum and Robert Covington, plus some significant future draft equity.

The 76ers will receive the Clippers’ 2028 unprotected first-round draft pick, two second-rounders and a 2029 pick swap, as well as an additional first-round pick from an as-yet-undisclosed third team. L.A. and that mystery third team are still working out the final details, per Wojnarowski.

Philadelphia wing Danny Green is being cut to create an open roster spot for the new additions from the Clippers, sources tell Wojnarowski. Green’s salary had only been partially guaranteed for $200K.

 

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Oooh... the suspense about the mystery third team!  And on Halloween, to boot.

[Deleterious]

 

[Deleterious]

So glad we didn't draft him.

 

[buddha]

the clippers are now my most hated team in the league.

[casimir]

  On 10/31/2023 at 3:07 PM, Deleterious said:

 

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But a first round bow out will be worth it (to the Clippers’ era teams that we grew up with).