That 2 on 1 defense from McDaniels was amazing
As a Timberwolves fan Iām so conflicted about Divencenzo. Heās been average all year, which kept making me wonder how the F he did what he did in that title game.
Well he had one of six or seven best three point shooting seasons in history last year
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Ya. He was on the Knicks. I didnāt watch.
Terrance Shannon breaking the conference finals rotation is a surprise
I want Knicks - Wolves for the most successful trade ever
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Heās a good bench player.
The T Wolves are going to be kicking themselves if they lose. Canāt clear the loose balls/ boards
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Randle stinking too
How do you have defensive lapse there?
Season Killer
Congrats to the okc thunder. I have no idea who is even gonna challenge you next year either
If owners pay up to keep guys and thereās no catastrophic injuries, hard to imagine them not running off a bunch of titles
Well thereās the 2nd apron. Jalen Williams contract will be interesting to watch because he made All-NBA team which heāll be eligible for the $296 mil contract, but OKC will pick up his team option which is 6.6 mil so theyāll still control his rookie contract until after next season. Then thereās Chet whose contract will be up at the same time as Jalen.
Iād have to imagine that Hartstein and Caruso would be candidates to get traded within the next couple of seasons. Also, Presti has draft picks to retool his roster.
NBA window can close in a hurry if Presti isnāt smart with roster and cap management with respect to 1st and 2nd apron.
Meh their idiots if they let the second apron get in their ways of keeping dudes. Yeah theyāll be stuck but all the draft capital they have still gives them plenty to work with.
We we will see what the second apron forces Boston and Cleveland into
Nobody has actually spent into it deeply
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Owners love the excuse it gives them to not spend
Thatās fine I donāt know why you think that will suddenly change (I assume they invest in Shai, Williams, Chet and figure the rest out)
It also makes team-bulding really difficult (canāt aggregate contracts, your picks get frozen, etc)
I do hate the fact that this rule, put in place to stop big markets from cornering the market, will basically first impact the massive media markets of Cleveland and OKC for building teams completely in-house via the draft.
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Yeah the second apron stuff just makes everything harder even though yes theoretically you can resign all your guys
And owners have decided itās a debilitating financial decision whether you think thatās an excuse or what it is reality
I just think itās ridiculous that they backed into a cap plan that actually results in a weird situation where Cleveland gets penalized for Mobley making All-NBA while Memphis claps their hands with glee that JJJ got snubbed
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You realize whoās the current owner of the OKC Thunder? Heās not going to want to pay the tax penalties for getting to the 2nd apron.