Yeah, I guess they’ll have to send Royce and JC with no picks. Darn it.
I do wonder if Rudy Gay gets moved... weird energy there right now.
Frankly, unless one of them figure out a way to right the ship and actually win it all, the meltdown of the Lakers and Nets this year is a huge win for the NBA and make this season a rousing and resounding success.The Nets implosion is also fantastic!
I kind of hope for it.I've had that feeling for a while now. I think there's a good chance he gets traded.
Competitively, I think Gay would help more in the playoffs. But if you can move him, Paschall is not that far behind him, so I'd do it. Don't forget, his contract is going to suck the year after next.I kind of hope for it.
I think Paschall has had a far better impact for us, which was a pleasant surprise. It kind of sucked when Rudy Gay came in and took all his minutes.
I also would do that deal... and with the Kings who knows what they do. Just call em everyday to check in.
The Hawks were a bunch of players on near equal footing in an extremely weak conference.Yeah we were. The Hawks went 60-22 and made it to the Eastern Conference Finals. They had 4 All Stars.
We went 52-20 last year and didn't even make the conference finals. We had 3 All Stars and the 6th Man of the Year.
Many teams just don't want to play the developmental game. If you're the Lakers and your brand is your name, do you want to spend time and resources drafting hoping to find elite players or would you just rather woo them as free agents and deliver a championship in a fraction of the time?Right now it strikes me that lot of teams view the draft as a mostly meaningless exercise. All you have to do is look at former first round picks on the waiver wire, playing in the GLeague or overseas. The old model was that second round picks were pure gold and now it seems that a lot of GMs view them as pretty worthless in that if they need a player of that quality go harvest the waiver wire or the GLeague.
A lot of teams have also sucked at development or drafting so they sell off the picks more known resources. I think picks are still really valuable.Many teams just don't want to play the developmental game. If you're the Lakers and your brand is your name, do you want to spend time and resources drafting hoping to find elite players or would you just rather woo them as free agents and deliver a championship in a fraction of the time?
Places like Utah are never going to have that type of pull - you have to draft with success and build a winning culture and you can potentially woo some decent core pieces to surround the guys you've maxed out.
And every once in a while, you luck out in a smaller market like Duncan with SA or Giannis with MIL.
For sure. Memphis is a good example of this - their core is entirely homegrown and they are going to experience some issues when these guys get off of rookie deals and there's not enough change to go around, but they'll probably leverage those assets for capital if they can.A lot of teams have also sucked at development or drafting so they sell off the picks more known resources. I think picks are still really valuable.
I think that’s a dub.