2020 NBA Offseason Thread (Abbreviated) -- Draft, Free Agency, Trades, etc

[d2o 1,602]

 

[Patrick Bateman 3,918]

58 minutes ago, d2o said:

 

 

Missing the entire season this year, but he's been a premium defender with some growth on the offense end.

[Kermit 3,158]

This guy’s latest video dropped. He’s going over the greatest peaks in NBA history. This shit is like cocaine. Goddamn Magic was amazing.

[BradInATX 9,208]

Imma throw my predictions out for the season. Let's see what ya'll have. It'll be fun to circle back in 6 months.

 

NBA Finals: Lakers def. Bucks
MVP: Luka
DPOY: Giannis
ROTY: Cole Anthony
Scoring Leader: Devin Booker. I couldn't decide between KD or Book, but injury issues and the fact that a bunch of ya'll will pick him pushed me to Booker.

For each conference, one 2020 playoff team that won't make it this year and one opposite (didn't make, will make)

East: Orlando out, Washington in
West: OKC out, Phoenix in

 

[Sbbruin 21,866]

12 hours ago, Kermit said:

Goddamn Magic was amazing.

So much better than people remember.  He was unlike any player that had ever come before him.  He made defenders look the fool sometimes.

[SilasCoade 2,622]

45 minutes ago, BradInATX said:

Imma throw my predictions out for the season. Let's see what ya'll have. It'll be fun to circle back in 6 months.

 

NBA Finals: Lakers def. Bucks
MVP: Luka
DPOY: Giannis
ROTY: Cole Anthony
Scoring Leader: Devin Booker. I couldn't decide between KD or Book, but injury issues and the fact that a bunch of ya'll will pick him pushed me to Booker.

For each conference, one 2020 playoff team that won't make it this year and one opposite (didn't make, will make)

East: Orlando out, Washington in
West: OKC out, Phoenix in

 

I'll play. I don't  think Anthony gets enough minutes for ROTY and I don't think Dallas has enough team success for Luka to get MVP.

Finals: Lakers def Nets

MVP: AD

DPOY: Gobert

ROTY: Anthony Edwards

Scoring leader: Murray

East: Indiana out, Hawks in

West: Portland out, Warriors in

[hobbes2702 13,052]

2 hours ago, BradInATX said:

Imma throw my predictions out for the season. Let's see what ya'll have. It'll be fun to circle back in 6 months.

 

NBA Finals: Lakers def. Bucks
MVP: Luka
DPOY: Giannis
ROTY: Cole Anthony
Scoring Leader: Devin Booker. I couldn't decide between KD or Book, but injury issues and the fact that a bunch of ya'll will pick him pushed me to Booker.

For each conference, one 2020 playoff team that won't make it this year and one opposite (didn't make, will make)

East: Orlando out, Washington in
West: OKC out, Phoenix in

 

Finals: Lakers def. Bucks

MVP: Luka

DPOY: Brow

ROTY: Lamelo, just don’t see anyone else having enough usage.

Scoring Leader: Trae Young

Agree with your playoff in and out teams

[d2o 1,602]

4 hours ago, Sbbruin said:

So much better than people remember.  He was unlike any player that had ever come before him.  He made defenders look the fool sometimes.

One of only 4 correct answers to who is the GOAT

 

[MNLonghornFUKM 8,817]

 
[/url] He better ball the fuck out this yr

 
 

 
 

 

And a stand alone fuel management system. Not a bad way to spend $273,000,000 dollars

[Mitch Cumsteen 18,550]

17 hours ago, Kermit said:

This guy’s latest video dropped. He’s going over the greatest peaks in NBA history. This shit is like cocaine. Goddamn Magic was amazing.

1:55... "there are no bigs back to stop the oversized Johnson."

[Patrick Bateman 3,918]

17 hours ago, Kermit said:

This guy’s latest video dropped. He’s going over the greatest peaks in NBA history. This shit is like cocaine. Goddamn Magic was amazing.

He didn't even really go into how strategically, especially when he took over alpha dog from Kareem, he controlled the entire game offensively.  Whether he was leading the break (something they did less and less in the late 80's/90's), ran the PNR, or he simply operated out of the block, he manipulated every fucking defensive player and almost always made the right play (hence those offensive efficiency numbers referenced).  It was crazy. 

Magic just said, "I'll go in the post and move you guys around like chess pieces, oh you'll double me on the ball from the entry pass?  Scott, reposition and I'll hit you for an open 20 footer.  Want offside double?  Could, I'll spin out and face and then go cross court to wide open 3 or cutter to the baseline?  Oh, you want to sag and cut off the cutter, cool, I'll hit side arc for a wide open jumper from 18.  Oh, you want to come at me from up top, cool, I'll spin baseline and get a 3 or or a cutter coming from offside baseline".  It was wizardry.  Smartest fucking player I've ever seen.  Bird comes in probably 2nd.

[hobbes2702 13,052]

1 hour ago, d2o said:

One of only 4 correct answers to who is the GOAT

 

There’s only one answer 

[Sbbruin 21,866]

1 minute ago, hobbes2702 said:

There’s only one answer 

Agreed.

[hobbes2702 13,052]

Just now, Sbbruin said:

Agreed.

[d2o 1,602]

3 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

Agreed.

Also correct

6 minutes ago, hobbes2702 said:

There’s only one answer 

Incorrect

[Mitch Cumsteen 18,550]

12 hours ago, Sbbruin said:

So much better than people remember.  He was unlike any player that had ever come before him.  He made defenders look the fool sometimes.

Every time I see that highlight I feel terrible for David Greenwood. He was such a nice guy to be done like they by Magic. 

[Sbbruin 21,866]

9 hours ago, Mitch Cumsteen said:

Every time I see that highlight I feel terrible for David Greenwood. He was such a nice guy to be done like they by Magic. 

And a great Bruin.  Met him when I was a kid.

[Sbbruin 21,866]

I'm sorry, but those Laker championship rings are bigger than a Ring Pop.

[d2o 1,602]

Rings have been comically large for quite a while now.

[MNLonghornFUKM 8,817]

I'm sorry, but those Laker championship rings are bigger than a Ring Pop.

Just be thankful the playoffs don’t start today