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If they are consistently good then those picks are not as valuable which makes giving up that many picks not too bad.

Speaking from hindsight they overpaid for Gobert but it’s not going to be franchise crippling if they truly have it figured out.

Built like a bowling ball but most importantly he’s left handed. There’s tons of guys who’ve come out and said that playing against left handed people is weird. They take different driving angles than what you’re used to and it can throw you off your rhythm.

I actually think they would get in serious trouble lol. Because they are openly admitting that they altered their performance in response to betting lines. Or tons of people would complain and Adam Silver would cave because the gamblers have to be protected.

I thought team USA had him at 225 which seems more realistic

The shelf life of a Lebron team is not very long. It’s usually around 4 years before he jumps ship. They spend every possible asset to build around him which makes it harder to build for the future. When every season is championship or bust you tend to make shortsighted moves.

They should trade Russell for a knockdown shooter like Hield and then have Reaves be full time PG with Vincent off the bench. I think having an elite shooter space the floor will make play making for Reaves and Lebron easier because defenses know they have to respect Hield. But of course Hield will probably forget how to shoot if he joins the Lakers.

Maxey and Scottie Barnes

Fultz to the Timberwolves please

The Bucks defense is cooked

I’m going to play devils advocate and say Giannis should’ve known better than to get himself thrown out over something so stupid.

Star players should not get a long leash just because they’re stars. You can’t complain about Draymond not getting techs but then in the same breath also complain about Giannis getting thrown out for picking up a second one for taunting. Beef Stew also runs hot so they were probably afraid of what he was going to do after the dunk after seeing his reaction from the Lebron incident.

Also I agree with taunting being a tech because they don’t want another Malice in the Place type situation. If a guy like Marcus Morris did this and got ejected literally nobody would care. Giving stars preferential treatment leads to uneven reffing and superstar calls which is not fair. Giving extra leeway to stars is how you get Draymond doing whatever he wants 24/7.

They should open it up. Make it like a Champions League type thing. Give NBA teams an automatic bye and then have the rest of the world duke it out. Then once it’s set have it be single elimination and maybe the winning team gets to host the all star game or something.

Seeing how the players reacted to when Noah questioned the NBA team being world champions maybe you get more effort from the players because of pride. Add a big pool of money and all star game hosting and maybe they’ll care. And if they don’t it’s not like it would hurt anything. This brings more eyes worldwide and gives more incentives to win.

Refs need to be drug tested. So many questionable calls this game.

Josh Jackson, Justice Winslow, Stanley Johnson, Nasir Little are just a few