2020 NBA Regular Season Thread

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44 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

I am still at a stage where I think this team should be grabbing every pick it can get ahold of, even it is sacrifices someone off of the roster.

I might be in the minority - but I might be in the other camp, where if I could package Lauri and some future picks (protected of course) and get a Towns type of player, who is still young, above average, and obviously under contract...I think it could be the right part of the retooling of the Bulls. Makes the team better while probably increasing future attractiveness.  

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41 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

If we could have moved a player to get picks, I don't care who we get them from.  This team needs chances at top end players, and they probably aren't getting them in free agency because there isn't anyone here worth coming to play with.

This I agree with - I would have jumped in on any deal where we can get a pick while not hampering LT flexibility 

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1 minute ago, Chisoxfn said:

I might be in the minority - but I might be in the other camp, where if I could package Lauri and some future picks (protected of course) and get a Towns type of player, who is still young, above average, and obviously under contract...I think it could be the right part of the retooling of the Bulls. Makes the team better while probably increasing future attractiveness.  

If he had the trade value to upgrade from, sure.  The problem is how close is Towns to free agency?  That is why I am thinking picks.

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1 minute ago, southsider2k5 said:

If he had the trade value to upgrade from, sure.  The problem is how close is Towns to free agency?  That is why I am thinking picks.

I have no idea and he's just a name that comes to mind because he isn't a star and would fill a position of need (he is clearly better than Lauri or WCJ).  Pure example and you can always use OPJ as a facilator (from a contract perspective).  I don't think Lauri has a ton of value either - more of what is someone looking to do and you can probably find some creative ways to make things work.  

But I would probably trade WCJ, Lauri and a future 1st for Towns (for example).  Whether in a 1:1 deal or a multi team deal.  Where I could - I'd do a 2 for 1 where we get the better asset.  

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22 minutes ago, ron883 said:

Harden didn't hit his prime yet when he was with OKC. If they keep him, they definitely win a title. A team with prime KD, Westbrook and Harden is just filthy. 

But it also had Ibaka. But it wasn’t just the harden iteration. KDs last year that was probably a title team in most years

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2 hours ago, bmags said:

I definitely thought they would win a title. It's unreal to me they never did, but they probably would have if not for one of the best teams ever.

They were all babies at the time. If OKC management didn't break them up, not a doubt in my mind they would've.