resilient part 2 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 (edited) ok this is way premature, but if Philly and Boston continue their solid play, I am calling the Boston-Philly rd 2 match-up one of the best and most exciting series for any team NOT in the finals for the last few years, IMO. Boston should have Smart back by then and his defense will be needed. Edited April 20, 2018 by resilient part 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mm6492 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 22 minutes ago, resilient part 2 said: ok this is way premature, but if Philly and Boston continue their solid play, I am calling the Boston-Philly rd 2 match-up one of the best and most exciting series for any team NOT in the finals for the last few years, IMO. Boston should have Smart back by then and his defense will be needed. That may be a stretch, but would be a fun series. Stevens is a very good coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeaponX Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Simmons was actually 7/8 at the FT line last night. One game but still. Jojo was great in his first game back. Really think there's a chance we wrap this one up in 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EaglesFan5-36-81 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 The heat are a bunch of dirty scumbags. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EaglesFan5-36-81 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Also been doing some research. Brian Windhorst said if the Spurs trade Leonard they won't be getting a premium back because it's either going to be a rental, or he's going to force the trade. With that in mind, I researched similar deals in which a star or potential star was traded because their team washing a bad situation. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder trade James Harden to Houston Harden was obviously a budding superstar, but he was stuck as the 6th man and the Thunder looked to unload him to make space under the luxury tax. They backed themselves into a corner and ended up with rookieJeremy Lamb, veteran Kevin Martin, 2 first round selections, and a second round selection for Harden and fillers. I think this is the scenario that will most closely resemble the package for Leonard. That said. A talented prospect in need of development and time in the G-League (Lamb) a veteran player who is a starting caliber player (Martin), and draft picks. 2 Indiana Pavers trade Paul George to Oklahoma City Hindsight 2020 getting Oladipo makes this trade a win for Indiana as he's developed into an absolute stud for the Pacers. With that said at the time it looked like an underwhelming package for OKC to give up. Sabonis was a first round pick but didn't add much to the OKC rotation. Fast forward and Indiana won the deal, but at the time everyone thought it was a steal for OKC. I think if this were the case we'd be out of it for 2 reasons. One, I don't think Collangelo will give up 2 talented but underperforming players for a guy who won't give his word to re-signing, and if he does agree to re-sign no way San Antonio doesn't demand draft capital. If Leonard agrees to re-sign it would probably look like the Harden deal. We have options of that young guy, but I think this team wouldn't give up a premium guy (Fultz/Saric) for him, and based on the Harden deal I think something like this COULD work Philadelphia receives SF Kawhi Leonard San Antonio receives SG Furkan Korkmaz SF Robert Covington Rights to F Jonah Bolden 10th overall Pick 26th overall Pick 2019 2nd round pick You still have the money to re-sign Reddick and add more because the salaries closely match and you lose Amir Johnson coming off the books and Reddick won't cost 23 million to sign this offseason. The Sixers add a superstar 2 way guy with a championship pedigree who is only 26 and in his prime. A starting 5 of Simmons/ Reddick/Leonard/Saric/Embiid With a bench of Fultz/ Holmes/ Bellinelli / Ilyasova / Anderson and maybe one more guy via free agency would be one of the favorites to hoist the trophy next year. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mm6492 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 I think teams will offer a premium for Leonard thinking LeBron could come with him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeaponX Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 That mask is really, really bothering Jojo. You can tell he hates that thing and it's getting in the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EaglesFan5-36-81 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 This Heat team is still a bunch of dirtbags 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knowledge Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 3-1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjapirate Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 (edited) rough day shooting but managed to pull out that win incredible. Edited April 21, 2018 by ninjapirate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeaponX Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 3 minutes ago, EaglesFan5-36-81 said: This Heat team is still a bunch of dirtbags This. Just want to end this series next game and give our guys time to rest up after this series 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EaglesFan5-36-81 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 1 hour ago, RollEagles said: This. Just want to end this series next game and give our guys time to rest up after this series James Johnson is the type of dude to get prison tattoos before he goes to jail to look tougher. He's a fraud, went after Ben after Covington fouled Dragic for no reason because he's a chump. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knowledge Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 3 minutes ago, EaglesFan5-36-81 said: James Johnson is the type of dude to get prison tattoos before he goes to jail to look tougher. He's a fraud, went after Ben after Covington fouled Dragic for no reason because he's a chump. He's a MMA fighter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EaglesFan5-36-81 Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Knowledge said: He's a MMA fighter So is every bro wearing a tapout shirt He's also an alleged woman beater, real tough guy Edited April 21, 2018 by EaglesFan5-36-81 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knowledge Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 2 minutes ago, EaglesFan5-36-81 said: So is every bro wearing a tapout shirt 20-0 in Kick Boxing 7-0 MMA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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