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52 minutes ago, Message Board User said:

 

Quite a bit less than max.    Good deal for both sides.   If he actually lives up to being the #3 pick then they get a bargain.

Posted
16 minutes ago, d2o said:

Quite a bit less than max.    Good deal for both sides.   If he actually lives up to being the #3 pick then they get a bargain.

I don't think it's a good deal for JSJ. Unless he doesn't believe in himself. ~$20M 3 or 4 years from now isn't very much for a guy that has shown flashes and could wind up being a great player. 

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Posted
5 hours ago, Im_smarter_then_you said:

SGA was the second best jump shooter last year.  Guess who was first?

If there's no minimum attempt threshold, the answer is always Chris Paul, who has quite literally never missed an elbow jumper.

Posted
40 minutes ago, Aqua Buddha said:

He's not even a starter anymore and averaged 7 ppg in the playoffs.  That's a terrible deal but hey, good for him.

Lol what. Are you under the impression that that's a lot of money? He's a good player. 

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Posted
48 minutes ago, Aqua Buddha said:

He's not even a starter anymore and averaged 7 ppg in the playoffs.  That's a terrible deal but hey, good for him.

OKC gave Caruso 20m a year for 4 years, and he started all of 3 games last year and averaged 7.1 points a game, lol...

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20 mill a year is jack shit. If you are a solid rotation guy that’s a great number. 
 

I’ll look for Ayton in the Big3 league in a couple of years getting worked down low by Dwight Howard. 
 

Fuck OKC. 

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42 minutes ago, MrX said:

20 mill a year is jack shit. If you are a solid rotation guy that’s a great number. 
 

I’ll look for Ayton in the Big3 league in a couple of years getting worked down low by Dwight Howard. 
 

Fuck OKC. 

Seriously could you imagine having JSJ next to Jokic for the next 5 for 25 per. Denver would fucking KILL for that contract. 

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I get Ayton getting bought out. He wants a fresh start. The Blazers have a surplus of centers. Ayton needs (another) fresh start. I don't know if he's trying to get to the Lakers or what, but there are quite a few teams that need bigs. I don't think he's the worst gamble to make, depending on the salary. He's not a terrible guy, allegedly. One of the better what ifs in recent NBA history is what if the Suns didn't match the free agent offer on Ayton from the Pacers? 

The Nurkic for Collin Sexton trade makes zero sense to me from Utah's perspective. Other than clearing out minutes and shots for Ace Bailey, they gave up a pick, got the worse player at a position they didn't really need, and took on more salary. And both players are on expiring deals. WTF? While I suppose there is another move in mind, to me it just looks like Utah is leaning into the tank more than ever. John Collins and Jordan Clarkson are on the block, too apparently. I don't think they get much for either one of them. Once they unload those two, they've basically got Lauri Markkanan and a gaggle of random very young raw prospects. And one of the best coaches in the league. They just keep throwing shit against the wall and hope something sticks, but that team has been circling the drain since the Mitchell and Gobert trades. Not one of the smoothest rebuilds in recent history.

Posted
11 hours ago, ztejas said:

I don't think it's a good deal for JSJ. Unless he doesn't believe in himself. ~$20M 3 or 4 years from now isn't very much for a guy that has shown flashes and could wind up being a great player. 

I can see that.  Just saying getting 120M on the books when you've proven to be just "solid" is good.

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After original March injury, OKC's Jalen Williams having surgery - ESPN

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Oklahoma City Thunder star forward Jalen Williams will undergo surgery to repair a ligament tear in his right wrist after managing the injury throughout the team's championship run, general manager Sam Presti said Monday.

Williams, a third-team All-NBA selection, originally suffered the injury during a March 10 loss to the Denver Nuggets and missed the next two weeks. Presti said Williams is expected to make a full recovery to be ready for the start of the 2025-26 season.

 

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Williams played the rest of the season with his right wrist heavily taped, though the tape was concealed by the shooting sleeve he wears on his arm. He averaged 21.4 points per game during the Thunder's march to the first title of the franchise's Oklahoma City era, highlighted by a 40-point performance to key a pivotal win over the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 of the NBA Finals.

 

Posted
50 minutes ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

how are Dorian Finney Smith and DLO already being linked to deals by Stein when shits not supposed to start until 5. 

 

im sure they started back in May

Oh you don't think they talk before the start of FA?  That's cute.

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Posted
2 hours ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

I like JDub. impressive he played through that injury on his shooting wrist, couldn't even tell . he feeds into the SGA bullshit but i respect him. hes gonna be a menace for the next handful of seasons 

 

2 hours ago, ztejas said:

Didn't realize he was playing through something like that. 

He's a bad man. 

Rest of the West needs to run these kids down. 

I'm no basketball savant (obviously) but the first time I saw him play in person, I'm like "How the fuck did he fall to 12 in the draft?"  Instant NBA body, huge wingspan, three level scorer, solid on defense (later became great).  He's basically Pippen or Kawhi.  

Posted
9 minutes ago, MrX said:

Must’ve hurt it from all the reaching, grabbing, and fouling he did. 

He's able to hold the trophy just fine, that's what matters.

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