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Porckchop
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Disappointing.
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OK, Barnes and Ezeli are out then. Bogut to be traded I think. Should we take Bogut?
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wow... I really thought he would stay..

TeamRicky wrote:OK, Barnes and Ezeli are out then. Bogut to be traded I think. Should we take Bogut?

Barnes already has an offer sheet agreement with Dallas.
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I'm surprised
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TheGrey08 wrote:wow... I really thought he would stay..

TeamRicky wrote:OK, Barnes and Ezeli are out then. Bogut to be traded I think. Should we take Bogut?

Barnes already has an offer sheet agreement with Dallas.


Yeah, I know. Dallas will get him. I don't really want to pay Ezeli big money given that I don't see him better than what we have. Bogut is on another level defensively and his salary is I think 11 million, so I'd consider him if the cost is nothing or they want to take on Payne for a total dump of 9M.
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Anti-trust! This is bullshit. I hate this league, but I like my wolves.

Taking his talents to North Beach. What a sellout.
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Lots of thoughts running through my head:

Does this put Westbrook on the trade market?

Where does Russell end up next offseason?

How long before OKC is the worst team in the West?

I'm not one who believes Durant makes the Warriors that much better. They already shoot as many threes as possible. Durant will just take shots from Curry and Klay.
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I'm not surprised. This is why I hate today's NBA. This would be like Shaq leaving Orlando in the mid 90's to join the Bulls. It's stupid. I've lost respect for Durant as a competitor.

For the Warriors, their depth was the key for their success. This move depletes that. There is only one ball and three guys that will need it. I don't think this is a good team move. I know everyone will disagree, but I don't think the big three dynamic is a good one, unless the third wheel in the big 3 is a unselfish player who creates, rebounds, and defends at a high level.
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CoolBreeze44 wrote:Lots of thoughts running through my head:

Does this put Westbrook on the trade market?

Where does Russell end up next offseason?

How long before OKC is the worst team in the West?

I'm not one who believes Durant makes the Warriors that much better. They already shoot as many threes as possible. Durant will just take shots from Curry and Klay.

If OKC is smart, they'll look to move Westbrook now. They need to get something for him while they can. LA has a ton of assets, as does Boston. Blow it up and rebuild. You already got great value for Ibaka, you should be able to get a kings ransom for Westbrook. Take advantage.
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CoolBreeze44 wrote:Lots of thoughts running through my head:

Does this put Westbrook on the trade market?

Where does Russell end up next offseason?

How long before OKC is the worst team in the West?

I'm not one who believes Durant makes the Warriors that much better. They already shoot as many threes as possible. Durant will just take shots from Curry and Klay.


Somme good thoughts, cool. I think he makes them better, but really hurts their depth. They likely have to unload Iggy, Bogut and Livingston to make it work, so they may end up with the worst bench in the league. But they will still win because they will have by far the best starting lineup.

As for OkC, that's the good news for the Wolves...we just passed them in the 2016-7 playoff race.
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