As a Mavs fan, I’m so torn on this. He’s a great player, no doubt there. But there’s so many “buts” and “ifs” with him. I hope it turns out for the best with everyone involved.
I can definitely see how it’s entertaining from an outside prospective. I’d say my favorite part about the Thunder is definitely Shai and how he some how gets better every year.
As a Mavs fan, I'm very happy about this. It's a risk, but we need to take risks at this point. Donnie really screwed Luka's early years as a Mav, and Nico is picking up the pieces. Much better than losing Kyrie for nothing. Plus the deal is team-friendly at 3 years
I agree that we have been stagnant for way too long. Other than the trip to WCF a couple years ago, it’s been disappointing. So maybe it’s time to go all in. I do think we need some more pieces. Not necessarily another star but some more role players that can give more meaningful minutes. Either way I’m preparing myself mentally for this upcoming seasonal roller coaster
The risky part was trading for him in the first place. Re-signing him is really the option they had. Otherwise, they'd pretty much would have to attempt a full rebuild around Luca.
I agree with the concerns but I'm still pretty happy with this. We ended up paying him less than I was expecting when we first traded for him which hopefully will give us some more flexibility.
Frightening situation! And, for this being in /nba: while Bronny isn't currently an NBA player, who knows what ramifications this could have on his dad.
Sold off Duarte at his lowest price, so I don't like that.
I like Bruce Brown, and it might be an overpay but also it's a low risk one since it's it's two 1 year deals with that team option. Bruce Brown makes winning plays if you can keep playing him when his shot is off.
Toppin has a questionable jumper but as a lob threat high energy guy he should be a good fit.
Shouldn't expect much from rookies, but Walker should have easy chemistry Halliburton in the pick and roll. If he can get hit his 3s then him and Bruce Brown can play together.
Now everything I just wrote doesn't really matter, because ultimately everything comes down to how good Halliburton can be. If Halliburton takes another step I can see yall in the playoffs above the play-in cut off, but I also think the west got better. I think the west got better in general and the east got weaker, so should have an easier time making the playoffs too. But 10 times don't equal a dollar, so probably are going to need to put another star next Halliburton eventually unless someone like Mathurin or Walker can be that guy.
Wish the Pacers would get more immediate compensation, but probably the best landing spot for Duarte. If he can stay healthy, should help the Kings add some needed depth from the bench.
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