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Post by RAZ on Jun 23, 2017 7:31:11 GMT
That Ball boy is a Laker! makes me a tiny bit excited for the new season |
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Post by Sméagol on Jun 23, 2017 8:05:48 GMT
That Ball boy is a Laker! makes me a tiny bit excited for the new season Can't wait. I'll even watch the Summer League games. |
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Post by grandpaTJ on Jun 24, 2017 0:23:26 GMT
Summer league worth watching An LeBron to LA or not, ain't no one gonna beat the Warriors. Hell, even with the King they
haven't got the firepower that Cleveland did with him. Paul George, he is over rated IMO. I don't see the killer instinct in
him that is needed to win the rings, and from what I have read, he is not a great teammate either.
Could be wrong, but LA could do better.
In the end though, if you are looking at the best player in the league, currently, it is Durant and James, James 1A Durant 1B, and Durant
is still a baby. Durant will be talked about as GOAT before he retires.
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Post by RAZ on Jun 24, 2017 10:59:38 GMT
was thinking to get myself a harden shirt. but not sure he`ll even play for houston much longer...
there was a proposal for a trade. lavine and dunn from wolves to chicago and jimmy butler to timberwolves. did it go through? butler with towns and wiggins would definately make minnesota a play-off contender team.
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Post by Sméagol on Jun 24, 2017 11:15:23 GMT
was thinking to get myself a harden shirt. but not sure he`ll even play for houston much longer... there was a proposal for a trade. lavine and dunn from wolves to chicago and jimmy butler to timberwolves. did it go through? butler with towns and wiggins would definately make minnesota a play-off contender team. Yes. Dunn, LaVine and No. 7 pick for Butler and No. 16 pick. The Bulls are idiots. |
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Post by RAZ on Jun 24, 2017 11:17:49 GMT
was thinking to get myself a harden shirt. but not sure he`ll even play for houston much longer... there was a proposal for a trade. lavine and dunn from wolves to chicago and jimmy butler to timberwolves. did it go through? butler with towns and wiggins would definately make minnesota a play-off contender team. Yes. Dunn, LaVine and No. 7 pick for Butler and No. 16 pick. The Bulls are idiots. they are indeed. but i`m looking forward to a talented and young timberwolves team |
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Post by Sméagol on Jun 24, 2017 11:18:38 GMT
Yes. Dunn, LaVine and No. 7 pick for Butler and No. 16 pick. The Bulls are idiots. they are indeed. but i`m looking forward to a talented and young timberwolves team They are going to be interesting, for sure. |
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Post by RAZ on Jun 26, 2017 20:05:21 GMT
really exciting times ahead for the lakers EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Magic Johnson pointed a long index finger at the wall of the Los Angeles Lakers’ training complex, where the 16-time NBA champions’ nine retired numbers hang over the practice court. “I’m going to put a little pressure on you right now,” Johnson said to Lonzo Ball. “You look to your right, there’s some jerseys hanging on that wall. We expect a Ball jersey hanging up there one day, all right? Good.” Somebody not wearing Big Baller Brand sneakers might be a bit intimidated by Magic’s bold pronouncements. After all, the Lakers’ president of basketball operations immediately dubbed his 19-year-old point guard “the new face of the Lakers, the guy who I think will lead us back to where we want to get to.” But after a short lifetime spent preparing for this moment, Ball already knows exactly what’s expected from a superstar on his favorite team. “I’m happy to be home, and I’m ready to get to work,” Ball said as he formally joined the Lakers on Friday after getting chosen with the No. 2 overall pick. Ball is facing sky-high expectations, but he’s also just one part of Johnson’s plan to transform the Lakers into a championship contender after the worst four-season stretch in franchise history. Magic made his intentions known a few days before the draft when he traded D’Angelo Russell to Brooklyn, giving up on the No. 2 pick in the 2015 draft after just two mostly promising seasons. Magic made the deal partly to clear the way for Ball, whose passing talent and leadership enraptured the Lakers’ Hall of Fame point guard in a way that Russell never did. “I’m going to do what it takes to get the right players in here with the right mindset,” Johnson said. “D’Angelo is an excellent player. He has the talent to be an All-Star. We want to thank him for what he did for us, but what I needed was a leader. I needed somebody also that can make the other players better, and also that players want to play with.” Johnson also echoed general manager Rob Pelinka’s comments one day earlier about the Lakers’ long-term plans when he cited 2018 salary cap relief as the second reason for trading Russell. The Lakers got rid of the final three seasons of center Timofey Mozgov’s $64 million contract in the deal, acquiring mobile center Brook Lopez – who has one year left on his deal – and the 27th overall pick used to get Utah forward Kyle Kuzma. With Mozgov’s contract off the books and additional moves planned in the ensuing months, Johnson and Pelinka intend to clear enough cap room for the Lakers to add two free agents on maximum contracts next summer. Paul George, LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, DeMarcus Cousins and other big-name veterans could be available – and Magic is indefatigably optimistic they’ll be interested. “When you have this much cap space, we’re going to be major players next summer,” Johnson said. “The tide has turned. People want to play here again. It’s exciting times for the LA Lakers. I wouldn’t have made that move if I didn’t think I could use that money. Enough said.” Jim Buss and Mitch Kupchak had a similar plan several times in recent seasons, believing they could build another super-team around Kobe Bryant. They were repeatedly surprised and disappointed when free agents didn’t line up to wear the Lakers’ hallowed gold uniforms, leaving Los Angeles to struggle to four consecutive losing seasons. But Magic and Pelinka believe they will succeed where Buss and Kupchak failed, thanks to what they see as an intriguing young core headlined by Ball and wing Brandon Ingram, last season’s No. 2 overall pick. Pelinka also believes Magic himself is an irresistible asset. “There’s just a renewed energy around here,” Pelinka said Thursday night. “With Earvin’s vision and his persona, I think the organization is really taking on that positive joy that he seems to live with every day. I think players around the NBA feel that as well and are going to be attracted to that energy here. With the leading teams in the league today, we felt like to be able to look them in the eye and challenge them, we need two superstar players to come here and join this platform and join our core group of great players that we now have.” But if the Lakers are disappointed in free agency again, they’ll still have Ball – and his father, LaVar, who had promised for years that his son would end up with the Lakers. Magic and LaVar appear to believe in Lonzo with equal fervor, if such a thing is possible. “Just leave me one or two records, OK?” Magic told Lonzo with a grin. “Don’t break all my records. I asked your grandfather, `Just let him leave me one.”‘ global.nba.com/news/magic-sees-lonzo-ball-first-piece-lakers-grand-rebuilding-plan/?cid=trafficdriver:nbacom:homepage |
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Post by Sméagol on Jun 27, 2017 8:12:03 GMT
Russell Westbrook - 2017 NBA Most Valuable Player
Draymond Green - 2017 NBA Defensive Player of the Year
Malcolm Brogdon - 2017 NBA Rookie of the Year
Giannis Antetokounmpo - 2017 NBA Most Improved Player of the Year
Mike D'Antoni - 2017 NBA Coach of the Year
Eric Gordon - 2017 NBA Sixth Man of the Year
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Post by RAZ on Jun 28, 2017 0:41:48 GMT
antetokounmpo is a hell of a player.massive talent and great to watch how good he plays as a small forward or even guard sometimes with his size
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Post by RAZ on Jun 28, 2017 2:06:45 GMT
as a few members in here are following the nba closely i'll try to post some news and updates during the summer and use this thread more often. been almost a week already since but nevertheless: The Brooklyn Nets have acquired D’Angelo Russell and Timofey Mozgov from the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Brook Lopez and the rights to Kyle Kuzma, the 27th pick in the 2017 NBA Draft. “We are extremely excited to welcome D’Angelo and Timofey to our Brooklyn Nets family,” said Nets General Manager Sean Marks. “D’Angelo is a versatile young guard with a bright future and we are enthusiastic about continuing his development along with our young nucleus, while Timofey will provide a veteran presence who can contribute on both ends of the floor. Both are great fits within Kenny’s system. “We would also like to thank Brook for all of his contributions to the team over his nine seasons with the Nets. As the franchise’s all-time leading scorer and longest-tenured player, he has been an exemplary member of the organization and always represented the Nets with class both on the court and in the community. We wish Brook and his family nothing but success in the future.” Russell joins the Nets after spending the first two seasons of his NBA career with the Lakers. He was selected with the second overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft and averaged 13.2 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.2 steals in 28.2 minutes per game in 80 games (48 starts) in his inaugural season en route to All-Rookie Second Team honors. This past season, the 21-year-old appeared in 63 games (60 starts) and increased his production across the board, averaging 15.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.4 steals in 28.7 minutes per game. Prior to beginning his NBA career, Russell earned Associated Press First Team All-America, Big Ten Freshman of the Year and All-Big Ten First Team honors in his lone collegiate season at Ohio State, registering averages of 19.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and 5.0 assists in 33.9 minutes per game. Mozgov has appeared in 423 career games (260 starts) in seven NBA seasons with the Lakers, Cavaliers, Nuggets and Knicks, recording averages of 7.0 points and 5.0 rebounds in 18.5 minutes per game. This past season with the Lakers, the 30-year-old saw action in 54 games (52 starts) and averaged 7.4 points and 4.9 rebounds in 20.4 minutes per game. Mozgov won an NBA championship with Cleveland in 2016 and earned a bronze medal at the Summer Olympics in London with his native Russia in 2012. Prior to beginning his NBA career, Mozgov played professionally for six years in Russia, the final four of which came with Khimki Moscow (2006-10). One of the most decorated players in Nets history, Lopez appeared in 562 games with the franchise, recording averages of 18.6 points, 7.1 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.7 blocks in 32.2 minutes per game. This past season (his ninth as a Net), Lopez posted averages of 20.5 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.7 blocks in 29.6 minutes per game while becoming the longest-tenured player in franchise history. He also converted a team-high 134 3-pointers after making just three in the first eight seasons of his NBA career. Additionally, Lopez became the franchise’s all-time leading scorer (10,444 points) and all-time leader in blocked shots (972). He also ranks second in games played and offensive rebounds (1,486) and third in minutes played (18,119) and free throws made (2,219). Lopez earned All-Star honors in 2013 and was named to the All-Rookie First Team following the 2008-09 season. He was originally selected by the Nets with the 10th pick in the 2008 NBA Draft out of Stanford. www.nba.com/article/2017/06/23/brooklyn-nets-acquire-dangelo-russell-and-timofey-mozgov-los-angeles-lakers?collection=news |
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Post by Sméagol on Jun 28, 2017 15:46:18 GMT
Sooo, Chris Paul to the Rockets. Paul and Harden is going to be interesting.
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Post by RAZ on Jun 28, 2017 15:53:07 GMT
Sooo, Chris Paul to the Rockets. Paul and Harden is going to be interesting. uhhhhhh...thats great. fuck the clippers. i`m a fan of harden, him and paul together will form a true force in the league. |
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Post by RAZ on Jun 28, 2017 15:56:46 GMT
does this mean beverley is on his way out?
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Post by Sméagol on Jun 28, 2017 15:59:49 GMT
does this mean beverley is on his way out? Patrick Beverley, Lou Williams, Sam Dekker and Houston's 2018 first round pick to the Clippers. |
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