Yeah. What's worse is some thought Melli was gonna be like him.
Disappointing.
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Yeah. I recall it was like a "we're letting you go have a chance to compete" type trade like with Jrue.
Forbes to Spurs
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The NBA is an extremely enjoyable league, that markets it?s game horribly.
Was a little painful watching Davion Mitchell tear up those Golden St scrubs last night. They can keep Hield give me that.
AAAHHHHH, but what could have been!!!
https://hoopshype.com/rumor/1546299/
Griffin striking out on everything. Feels like he didn't think we needed to operate like a small market team. Big mistake it seems.
Kemba to Knicks
Four-time All-Star guard Kemba Walker has agreed to a contract buyout with the Oklahoma City Thunder, and upon clearing waivers, plans to sign with the New York Knicks, sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 4, 2021
OKC traded for Walker and the 16th pick in the July Draft, and already flipped that for two future firsts in a draft night deal. Remaining value of trade for OKC allows them to distribute minutes to their young players as they transition into rebuild this season.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 4, 2021
CP3 was instrumental in them getting to the finals. In the games he was guarded by Jrue, he had true, but in the games where Jrue was on Booker, CP3 was still very good. Hell, in games 1 and 2 (both unguarded by Jrue) he averaged 28/4/9 on 56/58/80 splits. Even with the difficult games guarded by Jrue, he was still good enough in games 5 and 6 for his overall finals averages to be 22/3/8 on 55/52/75 splits.
Whether he fades or not in future is no reflection of the season he just had, where he was excellent, and then in the playoffs again where he was excellent, including the Finals.
People have the weirdest winners bias. Like, it's a team sport. The fact that the team lost doesn't mean that CP3 was terrible, he was really elite in 4 of the 6 games, and even in the 2 where he struggled he wasn't horrible. He just couldn't score.
Yeah and the guy that won the Finals we kicked to curb.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSP22Xw9gQE
Kemba Walker. I understand a buyout on a 20 million dollar contact, but on a 74 million. Yikes.
If our team learns to play defense we will be in the playoffs. I have a feeling adding JV and Graham will wear teams out. Offense will be fine and NAW is going to be an all star. I really believe NAW, Hayes, and Kira will be huge next year. Also, having experienced vets who actually play some defense will help. The big question is how will the coaching staff do. Watch, Graham is going to make us forget Lonzo
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Most definitely. Our bench is the x factor by a mile. Apparently Didi was putting in the most work with Vinson and Staff. So we'll see how he turns out. Ain't placing too much faith in the rookies just yet. Naw I'm sure will make a big leap. Kira I'm assuming will be a 15/4/3 type of player. Naji is a big question mark for me. We know what he can do, but consistency is what we need.
All in all, our starters are going to put up points no doubt. But our bench is where the defense is the strength however can do some offensive damage. I swear if we can add a defensive big like Jarred Vanderbilt.... This roster will be solidified as a 6th or 7th seed.
The guy we never talk about is Naji Marshall ('Gibraltar). This guy will be a contributor in the NBA for the next 15 years. A coach will be able to put him in the lineup every night and not have to wonder what (s)he is going to get. He is the antithesis to 'flash or crash'. Every twinning team needs these types.
I’m gonna spend two minutes pretending this has anything to do with us in a positive way.
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— Bradley Beal (@RealDealBeal23) August 4, 2021
Is it possible that there are some additional teams and players involved in some of these transactions that for some reason we haven't heard about yet? Which may end up explaining why we gave up a protected first to Charlotte?
Is there any reason to keep refreshing twitter? What are the odds we do something more than just re-sign Hart to a 4/40M contract and we roll into the season with some sort of depth chart like this:
PG: Sato / Graham/ Kira
SG: NAW / Graham / Murphy
SF: Ingram / Hart / Temple
PF: Zion / Marshal / Gabriel
C: JV / Hayes
Or is there real promise of S&T'ing Hart + Sato for a starting Guard. If so who is that guard even gonna be, people talk about Heild does Hart + Sato = Heild? People also like Sato as a solid player should we just keep him?
It's not bias. He looked exhausted in the last few games. He's going on 37. I didnt say he had a bad year, and I certainaly didnt say "CP3 was terrible" In fact, I'd say he was mostly superb! But, I still think that he will be declining sooner rather than later
I hear you man. Hoping for a hail Mary at this point. Not even sad anymore, just kinda hilarious with all of this. From the friendly fire of the Zions camp which is one of the factors of NO ONE in FA wanting to come here, to Griffin saying we are "Sleeping Giant" LMAOOOOOOO.
I truly love being a Pelicans fan, like no sarcasm
This is exactly how I feel. I am generally more pessimistic. I'm guessing we have a couple minor moves left. I'm now trying to decide is it better for us to have a great season and leap frog Spurs, Blazers, Clippers and somehow get in that 6th - 7th seed range. Or have a terrible season and pick up another top 6-7 pick...
My opinion: the former is way more important than the latter. If we end up in the latter, you can blow it all up, because Zion is all but out. Make the playoffs, show progress, maybe you can start to attract a free agent or two. We have to start winning. Winning changes a teams outlook completely. Look no further than the Suns and Hawks.
Free agent Victor Oladipo has agreed to a deal to return to the Miami Heat, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 4, 2021
Whether or not the Pelicans make the playoffs next year it seems very unlikely that Zion would leave, like how much money would that cost him?