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rapsuperstar31 wrote: ↑Sun May 03, 2026 11:49 am This past summer Derick White was very high on the list of guards we all wanted here, and Boston pretty much had him untouchable with what was considered a great contract at that time. He's only 31, so he shouldn't have had this massive downturn. On the year 39.4% from the field and 32.7% from three on 8.3 attempts. But was even worse in the playoffs 32.1% from the field and 27.3% from three on 7.9 attempts. Boston fans are ready to move him, but all saying who would take him now.

Q-is-here wrote: ↑Sun May 03, 2026 12:31 pm

rapsuperstar31 wrote: ↑Sun May 03, 2026 11:49 am This past summer Derick White was very high on the list of guards we all wanted here, and Boston pretty much had him untouchable with what was considered a great contract at that time. He's only 31, so he shouldn't have had this massive downturn. On the year 39.4% from the field and 32.7% from three on 8.3 attempts. But was even worse in the playoffs 32.1% from the field and 27.3% from three on 7.9 attempts. Boston fans are ready to move him, but all saying who would take him now.

Yeah, a lot of us thought of him as the dream fit next to Ant.

I look at his usage with Tatum out most of this season and may be his efficiency took a hit because he was having to create a lot more shots on his own. He took a career-high 14.4 FGAs per game, played a career high MPG, and simply had to carry a heavier load than seasons past in Boston.

I didn't watch enough Boston games to know if a part of it is him simply losing a step/some skill, but on paper perhaps he was forced into a role bigger than what he could handle.

Phenom wrote: ↑Mon May 04, 2026 11:18 am Mavericks hire Masai Ujiri which will put an end to the TC rumors.

kekgeek wrote: ↑Mon May 04, 2026 3:50 pm Matt Lloyd not hired by the bulls

AbeVigodaLive wrote: ↑Thu Apr 16, 2026 9:18 am

Coolbreeze44 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 15, 2026 7:52 pm Banchero just keeps on getting thicker and thicker. Muscle is great, but you're ligaments and tendons don't get stronger just because the rest of you does. I believe the future of sports nutrition is going to focus on strength without bulk.

Apparently, it doesn't help with your shooting either. Banchero has pretty much leveled off through his four years in the league. Good player, but not near a transcendent player... and possibly not even a franchise player. It seems like Scottie Barnes is getting thicker as well, or maybe I've just noticed his size more this season. Three-point shooting is a bugaboo for both.

To be fair, Barnes had a little uptick this season (5th year). The key for both of their teams is finding a better player to lead the way because it seems Tor and Orl have similar ceilings with these guys as THE guys.

KiwiMatt wrote: ↑Tue May 05, 2026 11:14 pm I was looking forward to the OKC v LAL series. However after witnessing a 'flop off' tonight between SGA and Reeves I think I might give the rest of the games a miss....... Such pathetic basketball compared to what we've be watching.