Making the playoffs probably doesn’t move the needle for free agents, but making the playoffs does create a buzz (see Memphis). Having that buzz and cap space you can trade for guys who would otherwise wish to stay home than show up to the team.
Printable View
Making the playoffs probably doesn’t move the needle for free agents, but making the playoffs does create a buzz (see Memphis). Having that buzz and cap space you can trade for guys who would otherwise wish to stay home than show up to the team.
Pelicandae , Shaedon Sharpe is eligible get in here!!! Haha grabbing him or Ivey would be a dream.
Oh I heard about Lonzo. Thoughts and prayers to him. I wonder if he goes to Oregon too for so called physical therapy?
https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/bu...rgery-date-tbd
Julius Randle having a decent game so far 17 pts in first half vs Lakers
It's a crime for this thread to drop to page 2. Lawlz
Glad some of y'all are back on the wagon. I've been keeping your seats warm.
Dont worry, he will be back again after the Pels win a game or two, calling all of the realists "haters" or "trolls" or whatever. When, again, we are realists. This is a franchise that loses far more than it wins. That is an objective fact. Casting doubt that it will win more than it loses can not possibly make you a pessimist. That is called being a realist, as you are proven right time and time again if you make that projection
A tale as old as time. The pelicans are cheeks. Might as well hand out diapers at the games to sponsor all the buns on the floor.
The gift that keeps giving. Here's to all the homies who are no longer with us to share in the realistic moment.
The Fire Monty thread is still very relevant now. Could you bump that too?
Playoffs?!
Looks like a bunch of people including myself may eat crow on Memphis being title contenders.
#Fraudalert
Minnesota's coach sat on his hands while Memphis went on a 21-0 run. I have no idea why he waited so long to call a TO
Hornets fired James Borrego. Makes you wonder if anyone on our staff could be a coaching candidate?
Draft and stash Kai Sotto with 52nd pick... he's going to be a marketing gem and nola gets 100mil filipinos cheering for the pels.
If the Pels don't absolutely love someone at #8 (assuming they don't move up in the lottery drawing), I'm thinking this might be a year to trade the pick. They'll have 3 second year guys next year plus Zion coming back. What if a team was willing to trade a later pick plus a future first (or maybe more) for this #8? Then the Pels pick a toolsy guy like Jake LaRavia, and gather more assets for the future. I like LaRavia as a sleeper pick because he has 3 years of college experience but is still only 20-- the best of both worlds. And he's a Franz Wagner-like glue guy/advanced stats darling.
Here's our offensive facilitator and defensive specialist....
http://www.espn.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=y37q7kvx
I'd even throw in the '22 Laker first (Top 4 Protected)
Can you imagine Herb and him running next to each other against any other guard duo in the league?
Worth noting that Ben Simmons is on an average of $35m a year for the next 3 years, just sat out a whole year, and hadn't played more than 60 games for the two seasons leading into it. He also can't run offense in the halfcourt whatsoever.
Edit
Whatever is on the board, take it.
It will be interesting to see what they're going to do with Zion. Is all of the talk about Zion coming back a smokescreen to keep other teams from fleecing you when you trade him?
I don't think so.
The whole goal of an NBA franchise is to find a mega-star. A healthy Zion is a megastar. If we can possibly keep Zion with any reasonable expectation of him sticking with the team and being healthy, we absolutely will. He will get offered the max extension, in my view, and I think he'll take it, and he will be on the roster next season. Hopefully he'll be on the roster and actually playing.