24 Sep 2017 13:22:10
So let me get this right: OKC got PG13 AND Melo for Sabonis, Oladipo, McDermott, Kanter, and a second round pick???? Am I missing something? I'm just trying to make sense of this...Is Lebron next? Looking at the going rate, L.A could put together a nice package. Ingram, Clarkson, Deng, and a 1st rounder.

1.) 24 Sep 2017
24 Sep 2017 14:07:40
Thunder got George because it's probably a one-year rental.
OKC paid fair market value for Anthony given his age, declining skills, lack of defensive effort and ridiculous contract.

2.) 24 Sep 2017
24 Sep 2017 14:39:24
The George to LA stuff really drove down the offers for him, I think. The Pacers also messed up by not wanting to take an offer from the East even though they'll be tanking for the next 3 years.

There just wasn't much interest in Melo and he could limit the teams that were even in the running. He's 34, his salary is hard to match, he has ever growing huge holes in his game, and you have to worry about how he'll respond to being a third option.

Plus, there is the risk that all 3 could walk at the end of the year if things don't mesh well. If that happens OKC is in for 5 years of rebuilding.

3.) 24 Sep 2017
24 Sep 2017 15:07:51
Also, I don't see the Cavs trading Lebron, I don't see Lebron accepting a trade, and with the underwhelming roster the Lakers have right now, I don't see why Lebron would be interested in playing there this season.

4.) 24 Sep 2017
24 Sep 2017 19:48:21
I still don't get the Pacers trade.
Why couldn't we get a draft pick PG13

I think NY panicked.
They should have told C Anthony that there was nog good offer for him, so he would go to Portland.

5.) 24 Sep 2017
24 Sep 2017 20:19:38
I can see Lebron going there. Lebron has nothing to prove at this put of his career is the reason I can see him leaving. Media has always driven the debate of whose the GOAT that pushed the greats to achieve the accolades, but what does that really accomplish?

I think with the politics that are being pushed into sports, I think a lot of the superstars that are on their last hoorah are going to play with who they want and where. Magic in L.A is a good selling point to Lebron as far as life after basketball. Not to mention the cap space to bring in others. He's also a student of the game. All that history behind the Purple and Gold is a lot to pass up at this stage of his career.

6.) 25 Sep 2017
25 Sep 2017 01:16:19
i could see lebron taking his po next summer and doing a s+t to the lakers for a package like that (similar to the cp3 situation) . assuming other pieces align in LA obvs. a 1 year commitment is preferential to a long term deal right away if u are lebron.

7.) 25 Sep 2017
25 Sep 2017 16:30:11
I'm not sure how Presti is making this work. I have to imagine, even with the handicap of LA and Melo's demands, that there were better offers on the table for both of them. My understanding is that Boston would have had a better package for George if Indy had been willing to wait a few more days for the Hayward decision, and I'm sure there were at least a couple of others.

With Melo. I'm not a huge Melo fan, and I'm not a Knicks fan, and I still think they got fleeced. I can't imagine the Rockets offers were worse, and I would assume that Portland would have been a better offer, with Melo eventually OKing a trade there. I'm wondering what Cleveland was actually throwing into the wind. There's not a whole lot that they have to offer, so anything other than Frye and Shumpert and nothing else would have been better as well.

Presti is already GM of the year. That should be a REALLY fun starting 5, with three dynamic scorers, a rebounding/ defending center who is capable on the offensive side and a top wing stopper. This is probably the most well rounded starting 5 the Thunder have had since they moved to OKC.