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SportsCenter @SportsCenter 47m47 minutes ago
BREAKING: Zach LaVine has a torn ACL in his left knee and will miss the remainder of the season.
BREAKING: Zach LaVine has a torn ACL in his left knee and will miss the remainder of the season.
Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine 15m15 minutes ago
The teams have NOT yet signed off on the trade but the latest talks have NOLA shipping Alexis Ajinca and a future first for Jahlil Okafor.
The teams have NOT yet signed off on the trade but the latest talks have NOLA shipping Alexis Ajinca and a future first for Jahlil Okafor.
Sounds like the holdup is on the protection & the year of the pick. Pelicans are hoping to keep it lottery protected and/or in 2018 while Philly is looking for a top 5-10 protected 1st in 2017.
There have also been reports about the Pelicans potentially including Holiday into the mix (Philly was interested in signing him in the offseason). If they were able to acquire Holiday, the Pelicans 2018 1st, and have the Lakers 2017 pick slip out of the top 3, they could be looking at a team like this next year:
PG - Holiday / McConnell
SG - Monk / Stauskas / Bayless
SF - Isaac / Covington / Luwawu
PF - Simmons / Saric / Holmes
C - Embiid / Noel
* PHI '18 1st & NOP '18 1st
That can be a pretty dangerous team.
There have also been reports about the Pelicans potentially including Holiday into the mix (Philly was interested in signing him in the offseason). If they were able to acquire Holiday, the Pelicans 2018 1st, and have the Lakers 2017 pick slip out of the top 3, they could be looking at a team like this next year:
PG - Holiday / McConnell
SG - Monk / Stauskas / Bayless
SF - Isaac / Covington / Luwawu
PF - Simmons / Saric / Holmes
C - Embiid / Noel
* PHI '18 1st & NOP '18 1st
That can be a pretty dangerous team.
Come on! Okafor has nowhere near enough value to fetch Holiday or even Pels 2017 first-rounder. There was speculation that Sixers think of targeting Jrue in the summer though.
P.S. So in Nuggets-Mavs Devin Harris had pretty open path to the basket, but still gave up the ball to Seth, who was standing in the corner. So what's a more efficient shot: Harris' non-contested layup or Seth's wide open corner 3?
P.S. So in Nuggets-Mavs Devin Harris had pretty open path to the basket, but still gave up the ball to Seth, who was standing in the corner. So what's a more efficient shot: Harris' non-contested layup or Seth's wide open corner 3?
This sounds like it might be true.
Another note: I'm sure nobody would've traded Kings' first in 2014, that became Stauskas, for Otto Porter, coming off of abysmal injury-shortened rookie season. Porter is competing with the King right now and is still on a rookie contract. Young players take time to evolve.
Another note: I'm sure nobody would've traded Kings' first in 2014, that became Stauskas, for Otto Porter, coming off of abysmal injury-shortened rookie season. Porter is competing with the King right now and is still on a rookie contract. Young players take time to evolve.
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Come on! Okafor has nowhere near enough value to fetch Holiday or even Pels 2017 first-rounder. There was speculation that Sixers think of targeting Jrue in the summer though.
P.S. So in Nuggets-Mavs Devin Harris had pretty open path to the basket, but still gave up the ball to Seth, who was standing in the corner. So what's a more efficient shot: Harris' non-contested layup or Seth's wide open corner 3?
P.S. So in Nuggets-Mavs Devin Harris had pretty open path to the basket, but still gave up the ball to Seth, who was standing in the corner. So what's a more efficient shot: Harris' non-contested layup or Seth's wide open corner 3?
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/news/s...g-okaro-white-to-two-year-deal-171340402.html
Derrick Williams getting waived.
.... I'd take him starting over Afflalo any day of the week.
Derrick Williams getting waived.
.... I'd take him starting over Afflalo any day of the week.
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The Cavs just signed him to a 10-day contract. Sure he was never going to live up to being the number 2 pick, he was maddingly inconsistent, but there are worse players. I don't quite understand why he's joke status.
& If he's good enough for their roster, he's good enough for ours. Especially over Afflalo.
& If he's good enough for their roster, he's good enough for ours. Especially over Afflalo.
Perhaps having his rebounding prowess compared to a coke machine might have something to do with it.
"You shouldn't be playing 20 minutes a game and not get a rebound. I mean, the Coke machine can get a rebound some nights," Karl told reporters - Williams being the only player with such a stat line in the game. "Sometimes we have guys play 20, 25 minutes and don't get a rebound, and I don't understand that."
"You shouldn't be playing 20 minutes a game and not get a rebound. I mean, the Coke machine can get a rebound some nights," Karl told reporters - Williams being the only player with such a stat line in the game. "Sometimes we have guys play 20, 25 minutes and don't get a rebound, and I don't understand that."
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