2022 NBA Offseason Thread: Preseason kicks off; Things are fine in Los Angeles, Draymond beats the charges

[RustyShackleford]

I just want Russ gone mane

 

[WASHED KING]

the real question is when you swap out lebron for curry can he carry russ to the playoffs?

No neither could Jordan

 

[dacomeup]

Pacers. Why would you want Russ? Why take the ball out of Haliburtons hands? What’s cap relief if you’re not a FA destination? There are other places to move Hield and Turner.

Would def take a flier on the future picks if they can get a 2nd FRP. Lakers could legitimately be awful by then.

 

[noskey]

I think if we’re talking a healthy Dame, maybe. But I’m leaning more towards No, I can’t put it in words but with Dame’s game, it feels like something, one small minute thing is missing.

Any semblance of defense at all?

 

[addict4sneakers]

Would def take a flier on the future picks if they can get a 2nd FRP. Lakers could legitimately be awful by then.

True but the lakers can’t be that dumb, right? The handwriting is on the wall for that team. But then again they traded for Rust in the first place.

 

[tay1]

I’m leaning toward KD and Myrie gon pull a bait and switch but we getting Kyrie somehow. Somehow

 

[dacomeup]

True but the lakers can’t be that dumb, right? The handwriting is on the wall for that team. But then again they traded for Rust in the first place.

Nothing they’ve done in the last decade or so leads me to believe they aren’t. Just not a well ran franchise anymore.

 

[tay1]

Dame is in that category of players whose game never really gets criticized because he has the numbers and all the success sans an a championshi but he always makes his way into the headlines for the wrong reasons which leads to slander. This includes constantly preaching loyalty while his peers jump teams, claiming previous unreported injuries, inexplicably making the NBA 75th Anniversary Team, etc. He actually gets it easy in comparison to someone like Chris Paul who is in a similar boat.

I am not trying to be disrespectful to Blazers fans but I just do not see a path to him winning a championship any time soon with their current roster, coach, future draft picks and cap situation. Paying Dame, Jerami Grant, Simons, Nurkic and Josh Hart $110+ combined and total cap is $2M over the tax line? Couldn’t be me.

Also doesn’t get serious criticism because he’s just on a bad team. Hard to criticize when there are no expectations

 

[addict4sneakers]

Not sure how Dame doesn’t get criticized. That’s what y’all do on here. He makes himself a target on social media, too.

 

[Blue Mamba]

Basically saying “I want to see this player get more hate” simply for not having a title or being in the finals is very strange to me

 

[elpablo21]

"Not to say they can't add ANOTHER 1st round pick"

 

[lawdog1]

Basically saying “I want to see this player get more hate” simply for not having a title or being in the finals is very strange to me

Some people on here seem to be bothered when they think certain players don't get as much criticism/hate as another player they happen to like. Which I also find weird. Just not now things work.

 

[onewearz]

Got em all

 

[nick.]

 

[Based Jesus]

We all do our part for the love of the game

 

[xxpizzo]

patiently waits for someone to post the fake pay that ball boys get again

 

[HOU$TON]

World Peace

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

World Peace

Wholesome af

 

[pums]

Dame Blazers = Joe Johnson Hawks

 

[EZMONEY SERVANT]

Got em all

MOSES GUTHRIE ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

 

[Blue Mamba]

World Peace

I’ve never seen this before. This was great

 

[dacomeup]

Dame Blazers = Joe Johnson Hawks

Disrespectful to the Hawks tbh

 

[MVP]

at trading 2 FRP for Myles Turner and Buddy Hield.

 

[datznasty]

But i cant believe the Lakes going all the wag back to last year have been so reluctant to include 1 or maybe now 2 FRPs to get rid of Russ. They have never been a develop a prospect tram anyways snd esp if they figure to be a playoff team that pick is going to be late teens or early 20s and getting off Russ seems way more valuable

 

[witnesskb24]

World Peace

“You know, I’ve been in the stands before”