Jerry West knows how to build contenders.
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Single biggest move Clippers have made over last few years was getting West on board.
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Thatās just my opinion of Lebron.
I understand when it happened to the Cavs because he was there to build it and they were contending.
But when he turns up to a new place and clears the decks knowing itās just for his next 2 years then itās ā ā ā ā IMO. The young stars could be anything and for the fans who were happy to get Lebron they are equally as ā ā ā ā ā ā to lose Ball, Kuzma and Ingram.
You only have to look at the response today to see what the team thinks of Lebron.
I love that from the Sixers. Did not see it coming and love what Shamet has done but they have really given themselves a shot at everything.
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Shamet learning he is just a commodity early in his NBA career.
Was having a great rook season bombing 3s at over 40 percent.
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Thatās a bit of an unfair statement in my opinion.
These players have shown to be inconsistent whilst Lebron has been there and also when he hasnāt been there.
I donāt think that performance was a protest against Lebron at all.
The recipe to beating this Lakers teams isā¦
- force them into turnovers as they donāt look after the ball.
- allow them to take 3 pointers as they rarely hit league average %.
- send them to the free throw line as they are pretty poor free throw shooters.
- hit your threeās because they are generally a pretty poor perimeter defending team.
- hIt a good percentage of your shots because the Lakers struggle in a half court set.
The Lakers turned the ball over 19 times, were 4 of 21 from three, Indiana were 19 of 34 from three and hit 56 of 99 field goals.
Thatās just not going to win you games and similar occurrences have occurred throughout the year.
As far as whether fans are happy to lose these young āpotentialā, I just donāt feel it with this group.
I lost my love for the Lakers when they traded away Nick Van Exel and Eddie Jones to give Kobe some more minutes. But I got over it when they won the championship. I also didnāt think we should have traded away Shaq when we did. But they were both the right choice to bring the Lakers closer to a championship even if it meant some short term pain.
I also thought DāAngelo would be the best player from his rookie class, but that didnāt eventuate until he found his way to Brooklyn and make the All Star squad this season.
I donāt see any of these players being all stars. Maybe Kuzma. Ingram or Lonzo are highly unlikely. Maybe if theyāre lucky, they make it once like Michael Adams did.
I do know that we are a better chance of attracting talent with Lebron and the Brow on the team than we do with this current list.
I actually think by getting the Brow, weāll be in a great position to get Kyrie as a free agent. But if this trade isnāt done, then there is every chance that the Brow gets to Boston and Kyrie stays there.
It is totally worth for the Lakers sake throwing everything at trying to get this trade with the Pelicans done. I donāt think Lebron is doing anything that the Lakers donāt want him to do.
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Catch and shoot 3 specialist Harris on a Joel, Simmons Butler team is pretty mucho bueno heās so much more consistent and a threat than JJ
philly will go to the final dance with this line up, Butler is cruising atm, hasnāt even left 2nd gear
also imagine Joel goes off after leaning on you for 20 minutes and on comes the biggest player in the league in marjanovic
76ers are like the anti knicks
going to be a good playoff series 
Philly will have 1 more trade to go before tomorrow : Fultz
Maker to Pistons !
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Philly is going to be a fascinating team to watch
Simmons at 6ā10ā
Redick at 6ā4ā
Butler at 6ā8ā
Harris at 6ā9ā
Embiid at 7ā1ā
It has to be one of the longest and most athletic line-ups of all time. No easy shots with those five blokes on the floor
Itās like the anti-warriors - which is exactly what a GM needed to do to beat them. You werenāt going to beat them by trying to build a comparable squad of shooters
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Challenge will be keeping all after this season as there will be close 120mil + between the 3 of them
But thats next seasonā¦lol
This season will be an exciting team to watch
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I think the Clippers won the trade.
Harris was expiring and if they want Leonard they couldnāt keep him.
That Miami pick is looking good and they can now offer 5 first rd picks to Pelicans and if nothing else make Lakers match it.
True true
They may recover a couple draft picks for Fultz but he is heavily devalued
Do agree āRookieā does set Clippers up to make some plays which is good. Anything that makes it harder for Lakers is fantasticā¦lol
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Depends on whether you think the nba is about draft assets or championships I supposeā¦ I reckon 76ers destroyed that trade, makes them instant contenders and there is no way butler or Harris arenāt hanging around next season with that squad
Not sure why Phoenix made that trade.
Anderson is a two year contract whereas Tyler is two + a player option which heāll be silly not to take.
I think itās a rare win/win trade. Both teams got what they want.
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2 of those players are in their second season FFS. Geez. What do you expect?
Iām not making ā ā ā ā up mate. No one sat near Lebron. They hate him. He is self serving.
I fully expected Lebron to go there and develop this team, get a FA and in 2 years have contender.
Now he sits there on a bench by himself playing with a team he is about to trade away.
Why go there to ā ā ā ā everyone off? Why not just go to a team that is ready in the first place?
Becuase LA is the biggest team in the NBA. Winning a ring there is about $ and legacy.
Part of it is I genuinely believe that he wanted to do what was best for himself and his family from a lifestyle POV. He wants to live in LA, and thatās fair enough. But a lot of the NBA media believe heās there more for the off-court stuff. He has his own production company and heās trying to get involved in producing films, so being in LA, Hollywood, makes sense from a business perspective. The only downside to it is that in terms of basketball and winning now, it wasnāt the right place for him. Most thought this year was a write-off anyway, the Lakers roster is LeBron, kids and cast-offs. I still think if LBJ doesnāt do his groin Xmas Day, when they actually beat Golden State at Oracle, theyād be sitting 4th-5th in the west, and there wouldnāt be too much urgency in making a trade now. But the season is slipping away, they are now at .500, 10th and a couple of games back from the 8th seed. They have this window where they can get Davis when their biggest competitor from a trade package perspective is not able to do anything. This has Rich Paul and LeBronās fingerprints all over it. I actually feel a bit for Magic here because itās almost like heās got a gun held to his head by RP/LBJ to get this deal done now, and in the other corner you have a franchise that believes they are being ambushed for their franchise player. Magic wouldāve been happy to wait until the summer, but at the moment it all seems a bit rushed. Theyāve offered pretty much all they can, and in the process perhaps alienated the rest of the roster minus LBJ because they donāt know if thereāll be there past Friday or not.
You got to wonder about the way Philly are going about things.
Are they impatient?
I look at the Bucks as the perfect way to go through the process. Now they have a core that has developed together for years and will have continued success for a while.
Philly arenāt ready. Ben, Embiid and Fultz arenāt ready. So why trade so aggressively?
The public is onboard and they have shown great improvement this year.
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I donāt get this one at all.
We take on more $ and will waive Ellington who we should be able to get a asset back for