2017 Offseason Thread

[ProfessaPackMan]

Re: 2017 Offseason Thread

Well Windy said this.

It has to be true.

But yet they kept quiet when we lost 70 games and ended up with the 3rd pick.

Man forget them and their feelings. [emoji23]

[Majingir]

Re: 2017 Offseason Thread

And the Cavs getting #1 three times in four years, Orlando getting the #1 right after Shaquille, Spurs getting Duncan, etc?

-Cavs won season after Lebron left(Clippers pick had 8th best odds)
-Hornets won season after Paul left(had 3rd highest odds)
-Bulls(9th highest odds) winning lottery in which Chicago born Derrick Rose was the top pick
-Raptors(5th highest odds) win lottery season after VC left
-Bulls(3rd highest odds) win lottery season after MJ retired for second time
-The infamous bent envelope draft with Knicks(3rd highest odds)

We've now had 4 straight years of the highest odds to win the draft actually won it(in NBA history,there had never been streak longer than 2 seasons before this one began). This after people crying conspiracy like crazy with Cavs crazy run of top picks right after Lebron left(and the Paul one as I mentioned too).

Not saying I fully believe it, but it's fun to discuss.

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Conspiracy... the NBA is a business, it ain't that hard to believe.

Not like this is the only area suspect stuff has happened either.

Anyway.. thats that.

[wco81]

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Was this the first year in a long time they showed the ping pong balls?

It wasn't live but at least they showed it?

[Majingir]

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Was this the first year in a long time they showed the ping pong balls?

It wasn't live but at least they showed it?

You know the only way for NBA and NHL to end this conspiracy theory stuff is to show the ping pong ball drawings LIVE. Have it happen in a room filled with boards all around them(each one showing every possible combination every team has) and then one by one they pull out a ball and eventually find the winning combination.

Though people will probably still find conspiracies from that(weighted balls, pre-recorded video ect.)

[RedSceptile]

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Was this the first year in a long time they showed the ping pong balls?

It wasn't live but at least they showed it?

Executives from each team watch the ping pong balls get selected before the actual showing they just can't say anything until the fan show ends.

[JazzMan]

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"Stayward" billboards in Utah have officially been put up.





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[RockinDaMike]

Re: 2017 Offseason Thread

Suns get the shaft again, i should be used to it.

At least we will get a good player no matter what. Hopefully Jackson is there but I'll be happy with Fox too

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[Boltman]

Re: 2017 Offseason Thread

They got rid of Lou Will pretty quickly.

That move will also give them the 28th pick, from Houston.

2 and 28, not too shabby. But again, let's see if they keep them or whatever.

"Pelinka said it is unlikely that the Lakers will trade the pick, but they will entertain trade overtures."

http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakers/la-sp-nba-lottery-lakers-20170516-story.html

The article also talks about the execs watching the ping pong balls fall to see who was picking where.

[redsox4evur]

Re: 2017 Offseason Thread

Here's a video of the ping pong balls being drawn. http://www.nba.com/video/2017/05/16/...ottery-drawing


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[Yeah...THAT Guy]

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How does it make D'Angelo Russell feel that Ball is coming for his spot?

If Lonzo is the pick, they need DeAngelo anyways IMO. Lonzo needs to be paired with a ball-handler/creator to thrive. I think he'll struggle if he's the primary ball-handler.

Chad Ford saying there's a chance LA takes DeAaron Fox instead; says they've become enamored with him ever since he dominated Lonzo head-to-head. If LA passes on Lonzo after all this, Lavar's head might explode.


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[Kumode]

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Funny how the Celtics and Lakers end up with the top 2 picks in the deepest draft in a long time.

Can't be that the league would love to see the two winningest franchises become powerhouses again, can it?

Of course they'd love to see it, but Ainge robbed Nets and Lakers gambled on protecting their pick from 76ers. I don't really see how it is possible. Of course it might and NBA is business at the end of the day, but as already mentioned, the teams which had the highest odds coming into the draft actually got the highest spots.

Don't fully disregard the Front Offices of the respective teams, that's why they are the "winningest" franchises and people are paid to orchestrate trades that bring such success.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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#Stayward?

Kinda cheesy...


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[jfsolo]

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#Stayward?

Kinda cheesy...


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It kind of reminds me of those absurd billboards that the Lakers put up to try to keep Howard. I was glad they did it though, because it was probably the the final nail in the coffin that would ensure that he left. Hayward may be a different kind of guy though, so it may be helpful.

[Majingir]

Re: 2017 Offseason Thread

Sounds like Ball might only workout for Lakers. Just what we need, him going to the one market he'd get most attention in and probably have his dad getting some E network show in Hollywood.