re: Pels want to move to top of draft, BI to be “aggressively” shopped per Stein

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The biggest issue with LM is he has to be assisted. Losing our 2nd best playmaker in exchange for LM, would be a problem.

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've mentioned that before, where having Lauri and Tup with Zion sounds perfect, but I question just how could it can be as if you have a non-playmaking center, you now have 3 dudes in your starting lineup that are basically complete zeroes at creating for themselves. That doesn't sound ideal, unless Zion was Luka level heliocentric, which we know he's not and can't be.

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but I question just how could it can be as if you have a non-playmaking center, you now have 3 dudes in your starting lineup that are basically complete zeroes at creating for themselves.

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And CJ isn't exactly great at making his own shot these days, and showed he's much better as a secondary guy this past year.

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That doesn't sound ideal, unless Zion was Luka level heliocentric, which we know he's not and can't be.

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Yes.

That's why when I talk about reconstructing our roster, the big is primarily defensive. It's unfair to expect playmaking from that position.

Trading BI has to result in a ball handler, shooter, and playmaker.

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There are only 4-5 contending teams in the NBA. Our trade market is a lot larger than those teams.

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Ok avoiding the question. How many teams in the NBA are built around a player like BI? Name just one team that is built around a player like him?

Reed Sheppard with the highest max vertical so far at 42 inches


So much for the “Sheppard isn’t athletic” crowd

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Reed Sheppard with the highest max vertical so far at 42 inches So much for the “Sheppard isn’t athletic” crowd

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SlowFloPro will completely ignore your post because it doesn’t fit his argument of a random white point guard.

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Board- watch how he dances around this question and doesn’t answer it.

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I already said why. You've framed it so much, you should have included the qualifier "Brandon Ingram" too

How many teams in the NBA are built around a 7-footer who routinely gets 10 assists per game and is from Serbia and likes to race horses and has a player with an almost identical name playing in Miami?

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How many contending teams are built around a wing who dominates the ball, doesn’t shoot 3s, prefers shooting midrange to driving in the paint, doesn’t generate many free throws, and isn’t strong on the defensive end or in clutch situations?

No team is built that way. His game is a problem in todays nba.

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This is where this board has lost its way with BI. You can only see the last 2 years. He shot over 6 3s a game under Gentry and Finch before the keys were handed to him. He will adjust to not being a #1 wherever he is traded. It’s a shame he can’t do it here, but once roles are established it’s hard to not see that kind of change as a demotion.

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This is where this board has lost its way with BI. You can only see the last 2 years. He shot over 6 3s a game under Gentry and Finch before the keys were handed to him. He will adjust to not being a #1 wherever he is traded. It’s a shame he can’t do it here, but once roles are established it’s hard to not see that kind of change as a demotion.

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I have to imagine a lot of this is Griffin's fault, b/c he clearly had a man crush on BI and it had to be known how much Griff loved/valued BI

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He shot over 6 3s a game under Gentry and Finch before the keys were handed to him.

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So he can’t shoot 3s and handle the ball at the same time?

We went point Zion in the second half- he still didn’t shoot 3s. You guys need to stop making excuses for him.

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I have to imagine a lot of this is Griffin's fault, b/c he clearly had a man crush on BI and it had to be known how much Griff loved/valued BI

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Now its Griffins fault that he liked him so much that he couldn’t shoot 3s and adjust.

Seriously what the frick are we doing here???