[NBA] Unofficial Discussion Thread

[dwyane36]

His performance during the regular season is still the same as how he was when he's on different team. 24 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 5.0 APG during the regular season. Not an all-star stats, but is good for a 3rd option shooter already.

The only problem is the team where he's at during the last few years. DeRozan's value didn't dip if you will ask me, but maybe for some teams, him being on an underachieving team like the Bulls might affected his trade value. Now that he's with a team that has legit superstars, I still believe he will be a big help for the Kings. He will be the 2nd or maybe 1st option when it comes to offense.

DeRozan may not be at his prime, but I'd say he's still performing like an all-star player. After all, he has been selected to the All-Star Game 6 times previously, even when his stats were worse than last season.
Let's see what happens next season, but so far the Kings look very good on paper.

[Zed0X]

The Knicks are looking to push for another title run next season after they signed Mikal Bridges from the Nets. It looks like the Nets are on a complete overhaul again.

Sixers also added Caleb Martin from the Heat. He's supposed to be a good addition but I thought he played poor last season.

[Baofeng]

The Knicks are looking to push for another title run next season after they signed Mikal Bridges from the Nets. It looks like the Nets are on a complete overhaul again.

Sixers also added Caleb Martin from the Heat. He's supposed to be a good addition but I thought he played poor last season.

I think it's a good catch for the Knicks to get Bridges from the Nets, and yeah, it seems that the Nets are rebuilding again, and they might have been shopping Ben Simmons after all.

That is a big lost for the Heat as Martin was part of the role player when they reach the finals from two years ago. And it was reported that he turns down his biggest contract that the Heat offer to him and just decided to go to Philly with less money.

[LogitechMouse]

His performance during the regular season is still the same as how he was when he's on different team. 24 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 5.0 APG during the regular season. Not an all-star stats, but is good for a 3rd option shooter already.

The only problem is the team where he's at during the last few years. DeRozan's value didn't dip if you will ask me, but maybe for some teams, him being on an underachieving team like the Bulls might affected his trade value. Now that he's with a team that has legit superstars, I still believe he will be a big help for the Kings. He will be the 2nd or maybe 1st option when it comes to offense.

DeRozan may not be at his prime, but I'd say he's still performing like an all-star player. After all, he has been selected to the All-Star Game 6 times previously, even when his stats were worse than last season.
Let's see what happens next season, but so far the Kings look very good on paper.

At the age of 34 years old, he can still deliver 20 PPG at any given night. It's just that, many aren't talking about him anymore because he is playing to a shitty team like the Bulls currently which are considered underachieving. It's good that he's out in Chicago already and be playing in Sacramento.

Kings are now better, but DeMar alone isn't enough for them to be considered a playoff contender or at least a contender in the West. Aside from Monk, and Huerter, I can't think of any good role players on the team anymore. They need solid role players still.

I think it's a good catch for the Knicks to get Bridges from the Nets, and yeah, it seems that the Nets are rebuilding again, and they might have been shopping Ben Simmons after all.

They can shop Ben Simmons all the time, but not team wants him anymore. They will just let his contract end then he will play with the Australian team, or at least overseas. No team in the NBA wants a player who can't even shoot either a three-point or a free throw. Being athletic isn't enough anymore. You need to be a threat to offense as well.

[dwyane36]

I think it's a good catch for the Knicks to get Bridges from the Nets, and yeah, it seems that the Nets are rebuilding again, and they might have been shopping Ben Simmons after all.

They can shop Ben Simmons all the time, but not team wants him anymore. They will just let his contract end then he will play with the Australian team, or at least overseas. No team in the NBA wants a player who can't even shoot either a three-point or a free throw. Being athletic isn't enough anymore. You need to be a threat to offense as well.

The way I see it, it's not about the fact that Simmons doesn't have the free throw and three-point shooting skills. If he wanted to, he could adapt and use his strengths to succeed in the NBA. Simmons' problem is that he turned out to be a guy with no mental toughness and how exactly he left the 76ers.
Honestly, I also think next season is probably his last season in the NBA. Imho, he had good potential, but he ruined his NBA career.

[LogitechMouse]

I think it's a good catch for the Knicks to get Bridges from the Nets, and yeah, it seems that the Nets are rebuilding again, and they might have been shopping Ben Simmons after all.

They can shop Ben Simmons all the time, but not team wants him anymore. They will just let his contract end then he will play with the Australian team, or at least overseas. No team in the NBA wants a player who can't even shoot either a three-point or a free throw. Being athletic isn't enough anymore. You need to be a threat to offense as well.

The way I see it, it's not about the fact that Simmons doesn't have the free throw and three-point shooting skills. If he wanted to, he could adapt and use his strengths to succeed in the NBA. Simmons' problem is that he turned out to be a guy with no mental toughness and how exactly he left the 76ers.
Honestly, I also think next season is probably his last season in the NBA. Imho, he had good potential, but he ruined his NBA career.

He had a potential to be the face of the Sixers alongside Embiid. Many also said that he can be the next Lebron which is for me, a bit absurd.

The problem with him is he doesn't want to improve, and he wants to stick to what he excel the most which is passing, and rebounding. I've seen the Sixers crowd, and they're crazy that's why he heard some boos coming from them back when he's still a Sixer. As for his last season, it will really be his final season in the NBA. No team wants him anymore. No team wants a player who's a liability on offense, and can't shoot the ball. Maybe in some leagues overseas, his playstyle will work, but not in the NBA.

[Baofeng]

I think it's a good catch for the Knicks to get Bridges from the Nets, and yeah, it seems that the Nets are rebuilding again, and they might have been shopping Ben Simmons after all.

They can shop Ben Simmons all the time, but not team wants him anymore. They will just let his contract end then he will play with the Australian team, or at least overseas. No team in the NBA wants a player who can't even shoot either a three-point or a free throw. Being athletic isn't enough anymore. You need to be a threat to offense as well.

The way I see it, it's not about the fact that Simmons doesn't have the free throw and three-point shooting skills. If he wanted to, he could adapt and use his strengths to succeed in the NBA. Simmons' problem is that he turned out to be a guy with no mental toughness and how exactly he left the 76ers.
Honestly, I also think next season is probably his last season in the NBA. Imho, he had good potential, but he ruined his NBA career.

He had a potential to be the face of the Sixers alongside Embiid. Many also said that he can be the next Lebron which is for me, a bit absurd.

The problem with him is he doesn't want to improve, and he wants to stick to what he excel the most which is passing, and rebounding. I've seen the Sixers crowd, and they're crazy that's why he heard some boos coming from them back when he's still a Sixer. As for his last season, it will really be his final season in the NBA. No team wants him anymore. No team wants a player who's a liability on offense, and can't shoot the ball. Maybe in some leagues overseas, his playstyle will work, but not in the NBA.

He is the one to blame though for what had happen to his career, he is lucky that he is still receiving good money from the Nets. But as I have said, he could be in the trade block, and so it's a big gamble for any team to get him at this point. Or probably will get him for the remainder of his career and that's it.

What can you say about the mens USA basketball team as they defeated a almost complete Canadian team? It's just an exhibition match, but I think the USA team are a clear favorite in the Paris Olympics to win the gold medal.

[Harkorede]

I think it's a good catch for the Knicks to get Bridges from the Nets, and yeah, it seems that the Nets are rebuilding again, and they might have been shopping Ben Simmons after all.

They can shop Ben Simmons all the time, but not team wants him anymore. They will just let his contract end then he will play with the Australian team, or at least overseas. No team in the NBA wants a player who can't even shoot either a three-point or a free throw. Being athletic isn't enough anymore. You need to be a threat to offense as well.

The way I see it, it's not about the fact that Simmons doesn't have the free throw and three-point shooting skills. If he wanted to, he could adapt and use his strengths to succeed in the NBA. Simmons' problem is that he turned out to be a guy with no mental toughness and how exactly he left the 76ers.
Honestly, I also think next season is probably his last season in the NBA. Imho, he had good potential, but he ruined his NBA career.

He had a potential to be the face of the Sixers alongside Embiid. Many also said that he can be the next Lebron which is for me, a bit absurd.

The problem with him is he doesn't want to improve, and he wants to stick to what he excel the most which is passing, and rebounding. I've seen the Sixers crowd, and they're crazy that's why he heard some boos coming from them back when he's still a Sixer. As for his last season, it will really be his final season in the NBA. No team wants him anymore. No team wants a player who's a liability on offense, and can't shoot the ball. Maybe in some leagues overseas, his playstyle will work, but not in the NBA.

I don't know why but I want to believe Ben Simmons career isn't over yet, simply because it couldn't work with the 76ers doesn't mean it wouldn't work out elsewhere and it would have been the same thing if he had stayed back at the 76ers and going through this series of injuries, I understand he was being overly sensitive and took things too far, but it's just the way the NBA is sometimes relationship just can't tend to work out between some players and certain franchise. If Ben Simmons can get back to being healthy he really does still have a shot a have great NBA career overall imo.

[dwyane36]

What can you say about the mens USA basketball team as they defeated a almost complete Canadian team? It's just an exhibition match, but I think the USA team are a clear favorite in the Paris Olympics to win the gold medal.

The USA team is the most titled in the upcoming Olympics and has the strongest NBA players. So, I think the answer is obvious the USA team will definitely win the gold medal. At least for now, I don't see any chance that teams from other countries will be able to do anything against them.

[Harkorede]

What can you say about the mens USA basketball team as they defeated a almost complete Canadian team? It's just an exhibition match, but I think the USA team are a clear favorite in the Paris Olympics to win the gold medal.

The USA team is the most titled in the upcoming Olympics and has the strongest NBA players. So, I think the answer is obvious the USA team will definitely win the gold medal. At least for now, I don't see any chance that teams from other countries will be able to do anything against them.

I think USA are trying to save face again after a couple of horrible outings including the most recent FIBA amongst other tournaments, with the amount of players and All Star veterans that they've got in this squad, anything short of Gold would be an epic failure, and for a lot of these players this would like be the final dance with National Team, speaking of the like of Curry, Lebron, KD and possibly AD too, so they're really want to bow out on a high note.

[Baofeng]

What can you say about the mens USA basketball team as they defeated a almost complete Canadian team? It's just an exhibition match, but I think the USA team are a clear favorite in the Paris Olympics to win the gold medal.

The USA team is the most titled in the upcoming Olympics and has the strongest NBA players. So, I think the answer is obvious the USA team will definitely win the gold medal. At least for now, I don't see any chance that teams from other countries will be able to do anything against them.

I think USA are trying to save face again after a couple of horrible outings including the most recent FIBA amongst other tournaments, with the amount of players and All Star veterans that they've got in this squad, anything short of Gold would be an epic failure, and for a lot of these players this would like be the final dance with National Team, speaking of the like of Curry, Lebron, KD and possibly AD too, so they're really want to bow out on a high note.

For FIBA yes, but for the Olympics, they really sent their best players as they are now in 4 Olympics games winning streak and looking for their 5th right now. So yes, they are going to be the favorite and should win the gold easy.

And there are now talks as who will be the second or silver medal, Canada looks very strong as well with almost all NBA teams in their lineup. And then the hometeam France with Wemby and Gobert and Nic Batum.

[LogitechMouse]

What can you say about the mens USA basketball team as they defeated a almost complete Canadian team? It's just an exhibition match, but I think the USA team are a clear favorite in the Paris Olympics to win the gold medal.

Which country aside from the US team has more NBA players than Canada does? I can't think of other country. Now the US team defeated them by double-digits, and I expect that this will be their way of defeating other countries - winning by double-digits.

Well, it's just an exhibition match and in the end, it's not enough for us fans to judge both countries based on their performance on that match. With this game, for sure the Canadian team will make some adjustments for them, but with how good the coaching staff of the US team and the players are, I don't think that there's anybody that can defeat them. This roster of the US team is more of a "statement" towards the other countries, and they're telling them that they're still at the top when it comes to basketball, and no other team comes close.

[Harkorede]

What can you say about the mens USA basketball team as they defeated a almost complete Canadian team? It's just an exhibition match, but I think the USA team are a clear favorite in the Paris Olympics to win the gold medal.

The USA team is the most titled in the upcoming Olympics and has the strongest NBA players. So, I think the answer is obvious the USA team will definitely win the gold medal. At least for now, I don't see any chance that teams from other countries will be able to do anything against them.

I think USA are trying to save face again after a couple of horrible outings including the most recent FIBA amongst other tournaments, with the amount of players and All Star veterans that they've got in this squad, anything short of Gold would be an epic failure, and for a lot of these players this would like be the final dance with National Team, speaking of the like of Curry, Lebron, KD and possibly AD too, so they're really want to bow out on a high note.

For FIBA yes, but for the Olympics, they really sent their best players as they are now in 4 Olympics games winning streak and looking for their 5th right now. So yes, they are going to be the favorite and should win the gold easy.

And there are now talks as who will be the second or silver medal, Canada looks very strong as well with almost all NBA teams in their lineup. And then the hometeam France with Wemby and Gobert and Nic Batum.

In a very few years time, France will surely be giving the USA a run for the money if you look at how France talents are getting high relevant and exposure in the NBA, for a minute during the regular I thought Embiid would actually opt to go with France, but looking at how old the current USA natural roster is, he sure should be around for a really long while with them barring any unforeseen circumstances.

[Zed0X]

Spurs getting a veteran guard as they signed a one-year deal ($11M) with CP3. Not a bad deal for both sides because the young Spurs team needed a seasoned floor general. I hope he plays and start more games and, honestly, I'm looking forward to what could change next season.

[Harkorede]

Spurs getting a veteran guard as they signed a one-year deal ($11M) with CP3. Not a bad deal for both sides because the young Spurs team needed a seasoned floor general. I hope he plays and start more games and, honestly, I'm looking forward to what could change next season.

One thing is certain, Chris Paul is going to be among the first roster of the San Antonio Spurs, he’s not going to be backup guard like he was at Golden State Warriors.

It’s going to come down to the team’s chemistry at the end of the day, I don’t know if the Spurs will become competitive immediately with CP3, but the deal sure is a move in the right direction for the franchise.