NBA 2020-21 reg season 1st half thread

maybe there was some luck in the russell thing but it netted them one of the most valuable trade pieces in the league rn idk how that’s not considered a huge win for them

one could make the argument they should be flipping or packaging those picks (incl wiseman) for legit grown up dudes but they already have $174m on the payroll this year and $160m next so it's kinda rough. having so much money tied up in klay not a big help atm

yeah i just haven't agreed with the process at all because even if it works it's going to waste a bunch of prime steph years.

i guess the question is a. can you get beal for wiseman + wolves pick b. can you actually win a title in the next 2-3 years with steph, klay, beal, wiggins, draymond and whatever bench you're able to cobble together. it feels like a steep price to pay to me.

i feel like they'll ultimately take the path of least resistance which is picking a young player to go w/ wiseman, extending steph to keep him a warrior and just playing it out w/ some fun seasons that don't really lead to serious title contention. and i'm not sure i would really blame them

Draymond gets 10% worse every year and klay might not play again. So idk what you do really. If Steph wasn’t the franchise icon you’d trade him I guess.

yeah thats basically it. they committed for better or worse to the trio who got them to the summit of hoops mountain. and age is fucking them up hardcore. credit to the owners i guess for being willing to spend into oblivion to keep their team competitive and getting picks that position them for the post-stephdrayklay years.

they must be on the see how it looks next year plan

if klay can play and be like 75% of his former self, theyll be p good.

if they get minnys pick this year theyll be in an interesting spot as trading it makes sense for the steph team but keeping it makes sense for post steph, which was i guess was the same situation they were in last draft except teams werent that stoked about that draft but teams are very stoked about this one

They made a nice pick this year if they make a nice one again they’ll have something going. It’s not like you can’t win games with young guys

yeah its true if you pick a future star theyre usually serviceable role player by year two

i wld def lean towards making the pick, especially since theyve already got wiseman

ive never heard anything about what sort of power steph has in the organization, got to think hes at least a little bit frustrated at this point

crazy with the new lottery system the worst team has a less than 50% chance of landing in the top 3, its good this way imo more fun, not sure if its had the desired effect of stopping tanking tho the worst team still has the best odds and the highest floor

minny currently has the worst record which would put them at 60% to get either the 4 or 5 pick, pretty sick for the warriors

if they got the 4th pick in this draft they could actually hope within reason to get a player who could turn out to be as good as bradley beal, which i think would maybe make it untradeable. i’m not sure that’s quite true if it drops to 5 or 6.

ive never heard anything about what sort of power steph has in the organization, got to think hes at least a little bit frustrated at this point

honestly he seems to be enjoying himself? no one ever talks about him leaving

As long as klay is still good it’s still the best situation for him

his contract is up after next season, he’s extension eligible and hasn’t signed, and if he got traded to a contending team he could potentially flip the balance of the league... and there’s just zero talk of this happening at all. there must be no agitation coming from his side

if they got the 4th pick in this draft they could actually hope within reason to get a player who could turn out to be as good as bradley beal, which i think would maybe make it untradeable. i’m not sure that’s quite true if it drops to 5 or 6.

even if the tier extends to 6, aren't the odds of picking someone who would turn out to be as good as beal (ie, a top 15ish player) pretty low? for a team that's rebuilding that's a gamble you take, but for a team with an MVP candidate and some other potential pieces it seems like the sort of thing you leverage for a sure thing of a current star

I agree, I’m a huge Beal guy

I think the nuggets need to get Beal tbh

it’s a really fascinating question! if they get a beal level talent in there at age 19 it’s prob more valuable to the franchise than getting the actual brad beal at age 27. it’s a gamble that you’re going to get that player, but it would also be a gamble to give up wiseman and the wolves pick for 2-3 more years of contention knowing that after thar you’re restarting your franchise from scratch with zero assets to speak of outside of your own picks. i think it would be an easier decision if this upcoming draft wasn’t abnormally loaded, but then again the pick has a 50/50 chance of rolling over at this point

i think the warriors trading for beal would be a bad idea

yeah, they are several pieces away from contending this year, and each year that follows they stray further from hoops god.

would love to see bradley in so many non-california places.

beal for simmons........

I gotta see Simmons and russ together for half a season yes

record setting number of disdainful looks

celtics losing by 20 to the wizard rn btw a game after losing to the pistons theyre not doing great

spurs beat the hornets tonight. they're now 5-1 in the last 6 games since aldridge got injured.

I really like the Spurs! People are sleeping on them

Zeke Nnaji showing signs here...

Why did Anthony Davis play this game

cj mccollum Ewing theory

Man hope that ad injury is nothing but soreness but yah he probably shoulda sat for a few weeks not to risk it

2 dribbles to a dunk from 3/4 court at 36...

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— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) February 15, 2021

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so brow’s achilles is basically a ticking time bomb at this point huh?

jgi (juice graphics imaging)

Zeke Nnaji seems like he should be starting tbh

Aww

After tonight's game, arguably Ricky Rubio's best of the season, Rubio spoke postgame about how his "spirit" was really down at the beginning of the season.

He credited one teammate for the shift in his spirit over the past few weeks... Anthony Edwards.

— Dane Moore (@DaneMooreNBA) February 15, 2021

Anthony Edwards being a superstar would rule so much. Just the most gregarious guy who doesn’t take anything seriously. Too many great athletes are Tom Cruise in Collateral

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30906202/blake-griffin-sit-detroit-pistons-weigh-trade-buyout-options-former-all-star

I have a feeling that in the right situation Blake would get back into one last training jag with the guy who wears a mask and have a good season

Would be sad if he’s truly cooked at 31.

all that juice marinated his bones too long

I think the celtics should be all over Andre Drummond.