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Which superstar do you think faces the most pressure to win a ring this season? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by honestnbafan@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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Feels like the answer is never someone who already has one so it's between guys like Tatum/Luka/Embiid/Booker/SGA

Out of that group I'd probably go with Tatum because of how stacked the Celtics are overall and how many near misses they've had(could also see Embiid but I don't think anyone truly sees the Sixers roster as championship caliber or actually expects them to win this year)

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[–] LoudKingCrow@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (21 children)

Shouldn't the Clippers as a whole be feeling some of this pressure?

When you assemble a team like that surely the expectation has to be ring or bust?

[–] NetGlass4387@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (3 children)

if you just look at the names in isolation, yep they should feel pressure but there is nothing there below the surface it appears. so far there have been fit issues between the big 4, harden is no longer a scorer and it seems kawhi has kind of lost a step too (too early but he’s been too on and off)

[–] RickySuela@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

It's true that I don't think the Clippers have any kind of realistic title shot (they may not even make the playoffs this year). However, Ballmer is really backed into a corner with this team of his, being way over the 2nd apron, having no picks left to trade this decade, and having all of his "big 4" players being free agents next summer. Is he just going to walk away from all of those players and open the new arena with a shitty team built around Mann, Hyland and Zubac? Ballmer needs to start seeing some returns for all these billions he's spent on this team, because his alternatives to this team winning are really, really dire.

[–] GGLSpidermonkey@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Why does he need to see returns? Isn't he like 100 billionaire lol

[–] RickySuela@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Why do you think he bought the Clippers? Cause he's a lifelong Clippers fan? As an investment? No. He bought them as a vanity project. If he spends more money than anyone in the league and his team is dogshit, that's not doing anything for his ego.

Do you really need to have it explained why a sports team owner wants to see his team win?

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