2018-19 Transaction Thread

[georgiafan]

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Looks like the Suns offered the Celtics a 1st round pick this summer for Rozier and Boston turned it down because they wanted it to be unprotected

https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2019/3/4/18250054/report-phoenix-suns-make-strong-push-for-terry-rozier-in-free-agency

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Report: Lakers expected to fire Luke Walton after season, Per Marc Stein


The prevailing assumption in league coaching circles remains that Walton will almost certainly be dismissed after the season

Not that we didnt know this already but doesnt bode well for Bron's track record.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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How close is he to the Lakers, Dre?

We don’t want any more issues about what’s real and what’s not regarding the Lakers based on who’s reporting the news.

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How close is he to the Lakers, Dre?

We don’t want any more issues about what’s real and what’s not regarding the Lakers based on who’s reporting the news.

Marc Stein?

He's not but he's one of the original ESPN reporter guys.

Closer to Woj and Shams than he is a Broussard.

[areobee401]

2018-19 Transaction Thread

Stein is legit. Some of y’all just hate the media all together. lol

[ProfessaPackMan]

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I don’t hate all of them.

I just remember the last time we had some Lakers news, it was called into question because it wasn’t reported by a certain reporter.

[Majingir]

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Don't know about popularity in USA, but in Canada the guys we hear mentioned the most are Stein, Woj and Shams.

Even we know Broussard and SAS are only valuable to websites for their clickbait abilities.

Windhorst and especially Spears love doing interviews, and Spears seems like a cool reporter.

[areobee401]

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I don’t hate all of them.

I just remember the last time we had some Lakers news, it was called into question because it wasn’t reported by a certain reporter.

Oh, that’s right. My bad. Forgot we have to vet reporter credentials with Lakers fans before we can take anything as legitimate.

[King_B_Mack]

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Oh, that’s right. My bad. Forgot we have to vet reporter credentials with Lakers fans before we can take anything as legitimate.

Be nice now, Laker fans never did that mess, that only started to be a rule THIS season. Something changed this year that made it a requirement but I can’t put my finger on what. And wasn’t even a “Lakers fan” per se that told us about this rule


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[cima]

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Be nice now, Laker fans never did that mess, that only started to be a rule THIS season. Something changed this year that made it a requirement but I can’t put my finger on what. And wasn’t even a “Lakers fan” per se that told us about this rule


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Lol, is something in the water today? Just say my name. But I get it, it's more fun to run with the exaggerated narrative that it has become.

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I don’t hate all of them.

I just remember the last time we had some Lakers news, it was called into question because it wasn’t reported by a certain reporter.

[lilteapot]

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Lol, is something in the water today? Just say my name. But I get it, it's more fun to run with the exaggerated narrative that it has become.

They scurred.

[ProfessaPackMan]

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The nightmare(or in your case, as usual)continues:

Was this really even in doubt?

There certainly have been times in the past when questioning the moves of Bulls’ president John Paxson and GM Gar Forman was a favorite pastime around the league, as was questioning the wisdom of keeping them around. The Bulls ownership, now led by Michael Reinsdorf, stuck with them anyway.

If the Bulls didn’t fire GarPAx then, it certainly isn’t going to happen now.

The pair has done a solid job recently and the Bulls are starting to round into something. What exactly remains to be seen, but Lauri Markkanen has played like a future All-Star since returning from injury, Zach LaVine has earned his big contract as a scorer (for this year, at least) and become an improved playmaker, Otto Porter is a good fit, Wendell Carter Jr. looks like a keeper, and in their last 10 games the Bulls are 6-4 with a +1.7 net rating. The Bulls are taking steps forward.

So when K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune asked Reinsdorf if Paxson and Forman were coming back, you knew what the answer would be.

Absolutely. We believe they’ve done a great job. I know that in this market, with some of our fans and some in the media, they look at it differently. That perplexes me…

Right now, we’re going through our second rebuild. That also mystifies me. I listen to some people who reach out to me asking how many rebuilds can we do. This is our second rebuild. And given where we are today, I think for Year 2 of our rebuild to have two potential All-Stars in Lauri Markkanen and Zach LaVine and a great draft pick in Wendell Carter Jr., we’re in good shape. Wendell injured himself, but I think we have a good enough sample size to know he’s going to be a solid NBA player. I think he’ll bring a lot to the defensive end and he’s very skilled. And then the trade for Otto Porter Jr., I know it’s only eight games, but the numbers speak for themselves. The offensive output has increased dramatically.

When asked about coach Jim Boylen, Reinsdorf sounded like the coach would return, too. Which was always the preferred plan in Chicago.

The Bulls are going to end up with another high draft pick — if the season ended today, Chicago would have a 12.5 percent shot at the No. 1 pick could land anywhere from 1-8, there’s a lot more fluctuation now. There’s a 25.7 percent chance they get the No. 6 pick (the highest odds of any one landing spot), which even in what is considered a down draft should land them a future rotation player such as Romeo Langford of Indiana or Jarrett Culver of Texas Tech.

The Bulls are in a good spot, this time GarPax should be given a chance.

[TMagic]

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Which is exactly why I don't get why you are so down are your team King lol

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[ProfessaPackMan]

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Which is exactly why I don't get why you are so down are your team King lol

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Probably has more to do with past history and their track record over the years. And if you’ve followed them as much as King has, then you’d probably understand his frustration with this those two in particular.