I know these highly touted draft picks don't really get it until they see it for themselves but they HAVE to know they need to hit the weight room right?
2018 Off-Season Thread
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I'm sure this will be a distant memory by mid season once the takes get going, but Lue was pretty complimentary on his experience coaching LBJ (cue: "Lue was the coach? [emoji38])
As the sixth head coach of LeBron James' 15-year career, Tyronn Lue will have plenty to share with the seventh, the Lakers' Luke Walton, when they have breakfast together on Monday.
"My thing, I just want to let him know, the s--- that people say and you read, Bron's not like that," Lue said. "Like, they make it seem like he's hard on the coach, he's hard on [the organization]. He's nothing like that. That's the most important thing I want to convey with him: that he's not like that.
"My biggest thing is the zoo comes from just the outside media. It's really not coming from within because everybody he deals with -- Maverick [Carter], Randy [Mims], all those guys -- are professional. So it won't be no problem from any of those guys, and Bron carries himself the right way. So the biggest part is just having to deal with the media scrutiny. But he's not like that. I don't want people thinking Bron's an a--h--- or Bron's this and that because he's not."
Walton has also reached out to Spoelstra to pick his brain about coaching James, sources told ESPN.
It's the same thing that Lue did in 2016, when he was elevated to the Cavs' head coach after Blatt's dismissal, and their mutual experience coaching James in the pressure cooker created a natural bond.
"I think talking to Spo helped me because I didn't know what to expect because, I mean, Bron was my friend before I coached him," Lue said. "But my transition happened so fast. Luke, he's going to have a whole summer with him and really putting things in order and do things the way he wants to. Mine, it was on the fly. I get the job, and the next day I'm coaching him in a game. I didn't have a chance to really see what worked, me and him sitting down and talking about things.
"Spo was helpful with the things that Bron likes, the things he's good at, whatever. Just getting the knowledge from a championship coach who had dealt with him for four years, I got to see what his strengths were, what he liked, what he didn't like, how he used him in certain situations and stuff like that. It was pretty important for me."
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Free-agent center*Zaza Pachulia*has agreed to a one-year, $2.4 million contract with the*Detroit Pistons, according to multiple reports.Comment
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Apparently a "Wizard's insider" claimed the Lakers offered Ingram, Hart, and Deng for Bradley Beal and Washington is mulling it over.. Surely that ins't accurate? Because that seems like a horrible move for the Lakers. Get's rid of that Deng contract, but that's a big haul for a big contract like Beal who's not really a Kawhi level return..
Also, from the Wizards standpoint, why would they want Ingram with Porter and Oubre, unless Oubre came back in the trade with Beal. They also signed Rivers, so not sure on the back up guard role from Hart as well.Comment
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Apparently a "Wizard's insider" claimed the Lakers offered Ingram, Hart, and Deng for Bradley Beal and Washington is mulling it over.. Surely that ins't accurate? Because that seems like a horrible move for the Lakers. Get's rid of that Deng contract, but that's a big haul for a big contract like Beal who's not really a Kawhi level return..
Also, from the Wizards standpoint, why would they want Ingram with Porter and Oubre, unless Oubre came back in the trade with Beal. They also signed Rivers, so not sure on the back up guard role from Hart as well.
If not for Kawhi why would the lakers try to get rid of Deng now ? Honestly Beal isn't worth all of that regardless. I call BS.Comment
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Can Deng physically still play? Just curious...
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The Melo era? Dude, this franchise has been **** since Jeff Van Gundy left. I don't see the light at the end of the tunnel.Comment
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Spurs sign Bertans 4 year for 20 million.... Is this a good move 24 ?
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the contracts going around this summer are so wack man.Comment
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I really like that signing for the Bucks....I keep forgetting that Bropez isnt even 30 yet. Hes strung 3 seasons of 70+ games together and added a 3 point shot...still has Hibbertitis when it comes to rebounding but I have always liked him as a player..
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I see all this Lopez love and I’m over here like “WTF was all this at from y’all when he was with the Nets???” Lol#RespectTheCultureComment
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lol
The Toronto Raptors also generated buzz as a potential destination for Leonard. With LeBron James out of the Eastern Conference, perhaps Raptors President of Basketball Operations Masai Ujiri is willing to swing for the fences and move DeMar DeRozan or Kyle Lowry in such a deal.
Given what Spurs want for Kawhi vs what teams would want to give up for a guy who'll leave after this upcoming season, I really doubt we'd see any kind of Raptors-Spurs deal unless Spurs somehow get tricked into trading Kawhi for Lowry.Comment
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