2024 Off-season Thread

[Soul Bro 1,504]

I can't believe I came on here and had to read about EP and RJ today. Thank goodness those days are gone!

[TreyMachine 423]

1 hour ago, orlandoholic said:

but to be fulfill the story. The pick was really quite unrealistic to convey to the Magic/Sixers.. 
it was OKCs pick and Muscala had a career game that secured them a W. Had OKC lost, that pick would have conveyed into two second round picks aka Cash Considerations.. 

And if the Magic believed in Maxey they would have selected him at 15.. 

For me i was hyped about Cole and Maxey in that draft. Got a lot of heat about Maxey, but i’ve seen his workouts and you could just see he got it all. 

I remained on the Cole train though because we needed a PG and i thought his ceiling was prime Kemba Walker. 

 

Word „on the street“ is that Orlando would have probably drafted RJ Hampton over Maxey anyway

I still will never understand the infatuation with RJ Hampton. I get that he was long and athletic, but he was (and continued to be) and VERY bad decision maker and we traded for him, which means we were VERY high on him compared to where he was drafted. 

Maybe our thought was that if he was able to understand the game, he had a higher ceiling than anyone else there (common WeltHam move), but I just never saw it. 

[hootie249 318]

I'll go even farther back and remind you of OG Anunoby. Another guy long and athletic like Hampton. Henny secured us the second of two first round picks from the Raptors in that terrible trade with Ibaka that we pretty much had to make because he messed up. I remember at the time i couldn't believe he could only get the second pick not the first or both.

Well later on Weltham take over and rumor is they wanted OG Anunoby but he was scooped up a few picks earlier by......Toronto! So the Magic trade the pick we got because now our guy was taken by the freaking team we traded with! Ibaka and the Raptors get a ring and we get taken to the cleaners. 

Luckily we got to root for the Human Torch for a few years but he really wasn't very good. 

[Jay Magic 1,328]

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[All Eyes On Me 1,341]

Gary Trent Jr on a one year to Milwaukee

[hootie249 318]

Smart move. Play on a contender, rebuild your worth. He is young enough. Now that i'm living in Denver i am surprised more free agents aren't willing to ring chase for the Nuggets.

Are guys just really into the money now? When i was younger plenty of players would sign low money one year deals in hopes of getting a ring.

[All Eyes On Me 1,341]

1 hour ago, hootie249 said:

Smart move. Play on a contender, rebuild your worth. He is young enough. Now that i'm living in Denver i am surprised more free agents aren't willing to ring chase for the Nuggets.

Are guys just really into the money now? When i was younger plenty of players would sign low money one year deals in hopes of getting a ring.

I’m out in Denver too! For whatever reason it seems like the Nuggets seem content with the one title and have been afraid to get into the luxury tax to maintain a dynasty. Let Brown walk a year ago and then KCP this year. They’re wasting away the rest of Joker’s prime. Frustrating 

[Luke_FfS 293]

2 hours ago, hootie249 said:

Are guys just really into the money now? When i was younger plenty of players would sign low money one year deals in hopes of getting a ring.

How many different teams have been on the finals or conference ones in the last few years? NBA has changed, it's not same teams every year anymore, so it's also difficult for those players to understand which one will be a real contender, and which ones not. 

[TrueBlueDrew 76]

1 minute ago, Luke_FfS said:

How many different teams have been on the finals or conference ones in the last few years? NBA has changed, it's not same teams every year anymore, so it's also difficult for those players to understand which one will be a real contender, and which ones not. 

2024 (Champ - Celtics) - East: Celtics vs Pacers || West: Mavs vs Timberwolves

2023 (Champ - Nuggets) - East: Heat vs Celtics || West: Nuggets vs Lakers

2022 (Champ - Warriors) - East: Celtics vs Heat || West: Warriors vs Mavs

2021 (Champ - Bucks) - East: Bucks vs Hawks || West: Suns vs Clippers

2020 (Champ - Lakers) - East: Heat vs Celtics || West: Lakers vs Nuggets

2019 (Champ - Raptors) - East: Raptors vs Bucks || West: Warriors vs Trail Blazers

2018 (Champ - Warriors) - East: Cavs vs Celtics || West: Warriors vs Rockets

2017 (Champ - Warriors) - East: Cavs vs Celtics || West: Warriors vs Spurs

2016 (Champ - Cavs) - East: Cavs vs Raptors || West: Warriors vs Thunder

2015 (Champ - Warriors) - East: Cavs vs Hawks || West: Warriors vs Rockets

[fan for too long 2 564]

On 7/15/2024 at 2:13 PM, Soul Bro said:

I can't believe I came on here and had to read about EP and RJ today. Thank goodness those days are gone!

You shouldn’t we still have a point guard who has less than stellar offensive game. 

[orlandoholic 191]

4 hours ago, fan for too long 2 said:

You shouldn’t we still have a point guard who has less than stellar offensive game. 

At this point, does it make sense to add Tyus Jones on a 1 year deal? 

the big problem is that you can’t play Tyus and Cole together imo. So i think we’ll keep it like it is. Our last addition could be Maledon. Let’s see what he got in the summer league games. I think he’ll play when they shut AB down. 

[Albert Lergier 112]

17 hours ago, All Eyes On Me said:

I’m out in Denver too! For whatever reason it seems like the Nuggets seem content with the one title and have been afraid to get into the luxury tax to maintain a dynasty. Let Brown walk a year ago and then KCP this year. They’re wasting away the rest of Joker’s prime. Frustrating 

And we have their pick next year....so, yes we are watching as much as you are.