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anyway you're a fucking dumbass if you think they were playing optimally. would you rather have kd take 5 extra shots or russ?? Figure it out dummy

CP3 to the Lakers

Thunder aint finna spend 130 million dollars to buy out Chris Paul. He is going to rot in OKC unless LeGM saves him

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no ones taking him and OKC isnt buying out that fucking contract fuck you

Chris Paul is the new Melo. He took mire money than he’s worth and now he got exiled. He thought he got everything getting max money and competing for hips lmao

>CP3 returning to OKC
its meant to be bros, he's gonna win for us like LeCuck did for Leaveland

How stupid fucking stacked is the West

Holy shit

Thunder still make playoffs maybe?

>Leave the Western conference to me.

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Imagine if KD went to Houston?

Locked playoff spots

Warriors
Clippers
Lakers
Blazers
Rockets
Spurs
Jazz
Mavs

Thunder aren't making the playoffs

Mavs are trash they will be 9th seat 9TH!

you are all a bunch of faggots for posting in this thread. hope your parents are proud of you

Quess what you don't have any all stars bahahah Lottery bound

oof

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>shows up in houston and smacks your team on the ass
wat do?

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The Suns are gonna beat Houston?
The Kings are gonna beat Houston?

euf

Can't belive you niggers migrated

1st round exit

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what a garbage return for a recent league MVP lmao. literally 2 1st rounders and 2 pick swaps? thats fucking it? presti is garbage

Rate this offseason

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2/10

3 literal MVPs and Ibaka and he never delivered a single title

How is he still employed

>2 out of 3 recent MVPS

somehow daryl morey will still fuck this up

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WOAT GM

twitter.com/samesfandiari/status/1149480357579726849

>Steph is now the longest tenured player in the NBA with the original team who drafted him

Where Steph getting traded to?

Possibly they could have a starting five of cp3, Shai, Ferguson, Galo and Adams if they want to play a stretch four.

11/10

UUHHHHHMMMMM BROS????????????

MOST TURNOVERS IN NBA HISTORY?????

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Seattle won in the end

Boston.

maybe they should try to get Ibaka, could use some rebounding

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I don't get why the Warriors didn't trade Curry to make KD happy. Idiotic

So what happens with Chris Paul?

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get based Adams out of that shithole as well

He retires.

Imagine still thinking building through the draft is viable after this off season.

>you can trade picks 7 years in the future
wtf, is there a rule against this? clown ass league

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The Heat could offer Waiters and James Johnson in a package for Chris Paul that would get the Thunder off of one of Paul's remaining three seasons. That essetiially would mean moving off two of Westbrook's seasons and getting those Houston picks. But there is the Dragic factor.

Guy in the front didn't even cross his legs, he clicked his heels.

Gonna be a shitshow I can feel it.

my dick out

amazing for the rockets. they can now alternate between 2 players for FULL ISO basketball.

word, fuck the sixers and their busts

max contracts are fake and gay
franchise killers is what they are

...

I wish the Spurs could get him.

CP3 took more money than he was worth and got banished to the Shadow Realm as a result. Greed never pays

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maybe the Pelicans should take him, that'd actually work wouldn't it?

Did Chris Paul deserve it?

just supermax

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Houston hoped to find third-team destination preferable to Chris Paul, but ultimately leaves it OKC to execute next step once Presti confers w/ CP3 agent Leon Rose. Miami remains possibility for Paul (3 years, $124M) -- and OKC obviously has picks to incentivize deal, if needed.

whoops wrong post

God I can't wait, it's going to be fucking hilarious

He is coming home.
The White Dragon shall be sacrified. Or Shart and Jaylen

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Yes, he is a bitch.

dw kiwi friend

adams will go to a team that deserves him and will let him pick up defensive rebounds

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guys all the rockets need now is kevin durant. that would be an amazing team don't you think

houston got rid of a horrendous contract for a younger player (granted the contract still isn't great)

chris poo for westbrick? would have been an impactful trade in 2012

Charlotte

fuck
kawahi

you should be banished to the reddit realm

LMAO now OKC finna havta boutta give Miami some picks to take on that CP3 deal LOL

>mavs
>spurs
huh?

the contract doesn't mean shit for a top 10 player.

imagine drafting 3 MVPS, making the finals with them, and then watching one of them go off to win championships for another team, and watching the other 2 team up on a different ream than yours

OKC doesnt deserve a basketball team

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Players drafted by a team (or traded during draft day, rookies that is) count only 50% against the cap.

There, I solved the NBA.

>The Shitty of Lanada

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Bronny James already requesting a draft day trade out of OKC

seething okcuck

If kd comes back 80% of his old self it could have been lit

Somebody has to say it, and it's gonna be me: Russ is perfect for Dantoni's run and gun

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Source, to the @TheAthletic: Chris Paul's agent, Leon Rose, will talk to OKC GM Sam Presti in the coming days to determine what's next. If CP wants to go to Miami to join Jimmy Butler, it's clear there's a deal to be done there. The Thunder would engage and have interest.

chris paul gonna put a stop to this in the next cba

Uhh are you implying Westchuck is top 10

You forgot that they use to be the Seattle Supersonics.

Rip this pic I guess...

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Yeah they're spelled correctly.

imagine a young lebron james coming up under the based spurs and pop instead of these cuck franchises

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absolutely based. fuck the supermax and fuck max players

>zero substance
click bait at best

hoopshype.com/player/chris-paul/salary/

>44.2 million in year 3

I dont fucking know if thats even worth it

perfect at losing you mean

>the warm

westbrook sucks though

he's staying for 3 years unless he pinky swears not to take his option, they can move that contract as an expiring next year.

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>these poll results

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You're dumb if you don't think Westbrook is still top 10. He might be #10, but he's still top 10.

Why did these retard Rockets give Chris Paul that contract?

>that's right, we want all the draft picks

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>no Nuggets
LUL

Guys... what if the Rockets actually win a championship?

theres no way Miami loses out on Westbrook and settles for CP3. no fucking way. Pat Riley's ego is too big for that

nah, no daddy ghetto Lebron couldnt hack it.
Pop works best with players who had 2 parents

Just put a Rockets Jersey on it

I mean I would rather have Goran Dragic over CP3 why would you make that trade

LMAO

>Uncle Dennis gonna spread his cancer to LA
Can't wait. Kawhi will soon learn the hard way never to mix business with family.

the man gave waiters, tyler johnson, and whiteside among many other dumb money. He gets way too much credit nowadays

Fakes an injury so he can keep getting paid but doesn’t have to show up (for the next two seasons)

Takes a buyout year 3 and retires

fraud team

like the 2008 Tennessee Titans

pop is the dictionary definition of a cuck

I feel bad for Adams he doesn't deserve this

They would have to give us picks and find some players on their roster for that dogshit. No fucking way would I trade for him.

>being too young to remember the dream and glide

Those 2 years jordan got suspended for gamb- I mean... played baseball were great for the city of Houston

will westbrook get past the first round now?

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that Paolo Songco faggot is a filipino too. i apologise for my countryman's blogging faggotry. he's itt rite now mining your content, say hi to Paolo the blogboi everybody

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>Can't wait. Kawhi will soon learn the hard way never to mix business with family.
it's the norm in black communities to do business with family. NBA players fill their team with family members

>CP3 gets bought out
>goes to lakers for min contract

based

...in the bottom half of the draft

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OKC basketball started with Paul.

Fitting it will die there as well.

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>great for the city of Houston

great for Jordan's legacy
2 years of ducking prime Hakee...i mean playing baseball

What? He was in the 2012-13 Finals

so the salary would match and they could trade him for Westbrook

Better than having LaVar Ball's faggotry I guess.

post them I dont have a twitter(not a cuckold).

Small market Luck with nothing to show for it

>resets your franchise

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How does this make Houston a better team

>cant win with KD, harden, westbrook ibaka and dipo
>cant get out of the 1st round with westbrook, PG13 adams and other good players
>think a bunch of 16-26 1st round picks is going to do anything
Why does it even matter what OKC does at this point?????????

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Lakers are 0-4 in the summer league

>he forgot about the nuggies
shiggy

Russ is based but Harem is a fag so I’d be torn. It would be fun to laugh at OKC for losing 4 champions though.

Presti is a genius. He buys the groceries, OKC just needs someone to cook. OKC's problem has always been shit tier coaching.

I honestly feel bad for Presti. He's secure the team what? 16~ first round picks in the next 6-7 years?

as a durantbabby lol.

slavs are gonna run the west

Well I think this is long overdue boys.

Let's get this shit started

>The chokelahomo shitty blunder

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spoiler alert: it doesn't. pooston is all about 3's and finishing at the rim, neither of which russell can do

Westbrook is a 92 OVR compared to CP3 at 84 OVR

They need to be relegated along with Hornets, Kings, and Magic.

>we missed out on Jordan's Bulls vs Hakeem'so Rockets finals

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doncic > zion kikeson

>Summer League

lmao tru tru

Faggot

Yeah and Westbrook has *maybe* 2 years left in the tank at his current level. Everyone rational understands that.

OKC is really good a drafting though. They managed to draft 3 MVP's and got steven adams as a late 1st round pick

I don't give a fuck about no Rockets. Lakers still #1. Rockets and Clippers aint shit, overrated. AD and LBJ are two proven top 5 consensus players.

They're trying to go back to Seattle.

Those cats are going to be replacing Davis and LeBitch when they inevitably get injured. You should be concerned

That's probably why a lot of them have depression and they're miserable deep down. I recall Iggy talking about this too where those close to him keep asking for his money and invest in their "businesses". Kawhi's family especially seem like the ghetto ratchet types who leech off him.

>good at drafting
>cant do fuck all with those drafts
whats the point????

I can't wait for the Rockets to lose to the Clippies in the conference semi finals next year. The salt levels will be off the charts

>Lakers traded 2017 summer league MVP to the Pelicans.

Those picks were over a decade ago

this. And we're getting CP3 and Iggy in buyouts. Our roster is stacked as fuck keep sleeping though

That is there starters and bench

That was a long time ago. How do we know if they even have the same scouting staff or same player development staff?

Good thing all you need is one year to win a championship.

The Rockets are winning it next season.

This is real life nigga not 2k

imagine how many draft picks they'll be able to flip their next MVP for when he inevitably demands a trade though

I ain't yo nigga you fucking homo don't @ me ever again with that shit

>HEAT user ON SUICIDE WATCH
IMAGINE LMAO

Paul George will never nor will he ever have as much trade value as he did when Presti stole the farm.

With Paul George gone, Presti has no choice but to get rid of Westbrook and put the whole franchise into reset.

The Thunder go into this reset with a billion first round picks not to mention it is incredibly likely OKC will flip Chris Paul at the trade deadline.

OKC's coaching is terrible but this was brilliant maneuvering by Presti - especially with the PG trade.

The Rockets aren't getting any better - they are getting worse. As a long time (lel) OKC thunder fan, this move is great. The only thing I hate about it is how loyal Westbrook has been. I hope he does well in Houston. At least they don't have income tax in Texas.

Because they were gunning for a chip in a short window but he broke down a year earlier than expected

They do it backwards. The key is to invest in your own businesses as a player and then give your family jobs according to their abilities.

>winning a championship with Westbrick

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3 of them were also were all at least top 4.

OKC also has traded away their next 2 firsts but they are top 20 protected.....guess we'll be getting those back.

The curse of the Sonics continues. Enjoy 15-20 years of lottery hell Thunder.

Curious to see what happens to the Thunder’s “greatest attendance in NBA history” lol

I find it funny the rockets are getting westbrook after shitting on him every chance they got. I love how they're already flip-flopping on him and saying he's good when they were calling him an inefficient chucker before. Now what faggots? Yall gonna admit triple doubles mean shit now?

Bitch we getting Adams and Beal

Would have easier to use those assets to get another great player instead of selling off the rest of the team off and starting completely over. Rebuilding is a myth. Reloading is the only way.

Russell is younger and more athletic so it might by them a bit more time. They still need a sf or pf to get over the top.

>4 1st round picks
Thundies won the trade.

I've always loved Russel Westbrook since he's been a Rocket. I've never said anything bad about this dude during his time in Houston. Legit one of the GOATs imo.

So is Westbrook gonna grab all of Capela's rebounds now?

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FUCK NUMBER 2

Steven Adams's sister edition

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>cp3 likely going to the heat

that locker room and contract tho

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You know what, that's a lot better than wasting money on westbrick

you think the rockets are getting to the semis? Dame dollar isn't satisfied with dropping series clinching threes against westbrook and harden separately. He's going to drop a bomb on them in the first round next year and leave them so shook their careers will be basically over.

>living in OKC
I wouldn’t be surprised if Chris Paul wants out.

Presti unironically is winning the off season.

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What type of players ARE a good fit with Harden? Why don't the cockshits just try and build around him instead of bringing these meme superstars that clearly don't fit?

>I've never said anything bad about this dude during his time in Houston.

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Who ever thought Steph would be the only one "loyal" to his franchise? Does this confirm he's an Uncle Tom?

Trade Capela for a SF or skilled PF

OKC now has 15 first over the next 6 years and rights to 4 swaps.....

That's a lot of fucking assets.

like what?

Watch as they trade everything for stars in the next few years, make cap space to sign stars on 2021 only to lose the finals to Zion(Next Lebron)'s Pelicans

No doubt but this list is impressive. And we all know, trolling aside that Presti is an incredible drafter and has great intuition on drafting.

I'm not saying OKC is going to fucking be a dynasty or something, just that this move made quite a bit of sense and it proves how vital Presti is to that franchise.

Rebuilding is a myth? Plenty of franchises do it by acquiring assets to make strategic trades. Presti has done a great job with this.

Coaching has fucked OKC into oblivion. Presti needs to figure that part out before people start seeing OKC as a staging ground for a ring.

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thats a sambo not uncle tom

Capela is a great fit. They should look for a 3 and D point guard and an elite SF. Another star guard is worthless next to him.

People called Ainge a genius for hoarding a million picks

Some 7th grader is about to become the face of OKC lmao

So the Rockets got worse, right?

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i think anthony davis would be a perfect fit with Harden. A big that knows how to GTFO of his way when he wants to drive to the rim

I fucking hate you OKC. You gave KD to the warriors, and took pg13 from lakers so kawai didn't come.

Zion will be out of the league in two years

>tfw Wizards fan during this fucking off-season

Just relocate the fucking team already. Fuck basketball.

miami....home....

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I'm still here nigga. Westbrook was the icings on the cake. We still got the best free agent this offseason and Herro in the draft.

I only liked the idea of Westbrook because he could've turned his career around here, Spol and Pat Riley would've held him accountable for his mistakes and get him under control.

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whats the new reddit stream sub

>Dipo

Ibaka was traded for Dipo and Sabonis (both were traded for PG13) after KD left

The only reason why OKC got that much for PG13 was due to the team having leverage from Kawhi's free agency, OKC basically got the haul for two marquee players without actually having two of them. Whether the Thunder can rebuild from all the picks or end up pulling an Ainge is the better question

A 3 and D point guard you say? Maybe one like Patrick Beverly who they traded away to get CP3, brilliant work Morey

>What type of players ARE a good fit with Harden?
defensive guys who can't do much with the ball
jae crowder, demare carroll, those kind of guys

a nigga like brogdon would fit

beal rui and bertans is a superteam

he's only loyal because he knows he's too trash for anyone else to want

So presti turned Ibaka into 5 first round draft picks?

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>about to land bronny and wade jr

presti out here playing 3d chess

Kek lebron would kill himself if bronny ended up in okc

And Ainge won a championship and had a 60 wl%

Let's not forget how incredibly competitive this sport is and how important GMs and coaches are in these decisions.

>imagine a young lebron james coming up under the based spurs

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You got any of that ramona shelburne my man

It wasn't really ainges fault gordon broke his ankle the first game of the season.

Sam Presti drafted three MVPs in his career with OKC. I think he'll do fine with those picks

>LeBron gets Pop fired because he won't give his boys jobs in the front office so they could sit around and play games all day

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>5'11 / 6'0

5 first round picks (3 LAC, 2 MIA), 2 unprotected swaps, SGA (basically another first), and Gallo (could be flipped for even more picks)

he won because he got gifted KG.

Yikes

What will their inevitable 30 for 30 be called?

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Anyone desperate enough to give a late 1st for schroder?

*leads okc to a dynasty in ur path*

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No lol

I mean it clearly isn't that straightforward but even if it is... sure? That misses the broader point here. I'm not defending Ainges. I'm telling you why Presti is one of the best GMs in the NBA and could end up being one of the greats.

She has the same build as rachel, i dont see the problem

The old Danny Ainge school of general managing.

The snake, the beard, and the brody: How 3 MVP's failed to win a ring on the same team

You make it sound like drafting KD was an accomplishment. Portland fell for the big man meme yet again

bronny already got an injury history... damn...

Low-test

Lakies surprisingly have a coherent roster now.

>OMG LETS PUT TWO OF THE BIGGEST BALLHOGS IN HISTORY ON THE SAME TEAM. THEY SURELY WON'T END UP STABBING EACHOTHER ON THE COURT.

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do you ever just think about how retarded that shitty ass patch of asphalt colored taco meat on james hardens head looks

what the fuck man youre not 13 anymore shave that shit off retard

dat nigga zaire gay

Huston really got the two highest usage rate players in the league and the two worst clutch shooters in the league on the same team... They’re a first round exit AT BEST

your a idiot

*makes the playoffs in your path*

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I bet you said the same thing when it was Duhwhyte/Nash/Kobe/Sacre huh faggot

Thunder Blunder.

I have them as a 8th seed

You can only reply to this post if you have two MVPs on your team

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takes over the west in your path

At least we aren't the wizards.

>Being surprised that one of the most prolific franchises in the league could put together a coherent roster

It was only a matter of time until they put together a real squad through free agency. There is a zero percent chance they would remain irrelevant like Yea Forums hoped they would

>Mom says it's my turn to statpad

Is there a chance we can get KD next year and complete the trifecta?

>The City of Oklahoma.jpeg

bruh wtf was that Rockets just got worse

>2 popularity contests
>0 rings

meant to say 7th seed

Fuck you

No he signed a 3 or 4 year deal.

>hur dey draft good because they took the obvious 2 pick over a decade ago
Any good draft picks this decade bruh?

>cp3
>rondo
>same team

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what does playing basketball feel like?

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salty milk and coins

its like golf

embarrassing because they just let me shoot and don't even guard me

;_;

Haven't drafted much, traded away most of them.

Last 3 I can remember were adams, ferg and mcgeary all late firsts

2 are good NBA players....one was a complete fail.

I'm not questioning his drafting skills (then again drafting KD is a no-brainer after Portlel drafted Oden), but I'm more concerned will he be able to not fuck up this time because of mediore coaching, cheap ownership (back when they traded away Harden), or not being able to utilize the extra picks (hence the pulling an Ainge since he basically hoarded all those picks and showed nothing for it)

Sitting on a bench.

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Rocketbros... it's finally our time, without Golden State in our path we're literally winning it all

Oof.

we would waive rondo in this case or trade him

Here you go bro

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Why is he wearing #23?

kek

>literally half of the West blocks your path

no lol

Going hard in the paint.

what it do babyyyy

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he's not getting bought out retard.

>WEGAGACEBEEFEE

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id rather keep rondo and have him lead the second unit than have cp3 be the starting pg

>And just as there is a new basketball culture, there is a new type of basketball player. Ask Clark to describe what that player looks like, biomechanically, and he offers an analogy: Imagine a car with a powerful engine, one carefully engineered and maintained for years. But as powerful as that engine has become, the car's brakes and suspension are equally poor. So the car can't handle the stress that its engine puts upon it -- all akin to placing Ferrari's top racing motor inside a hybrid while making no adjustments to the car's frame.

>Simply put: Today's players are faster, stronger and more athletic, the product of years of weight training, speed training, vertical jump training, skills training. But the brakes, the suspension -- their ankles, hips and core -- while often neglected, remain tasked with enduring the brunt of the body's force. "We would joke that half of these athletes are so good that they could almost out-jump their ability to land," says Blase, who is now Fusionetics' director of professional and collegiate team services. Says Clark, "All the specialization is helping the player become more skillful and more powerful and more athletic, but at the same time they're not working on the things that prevent injuries and help them recover."

>Clark calls it "the performance paradox."

Um my rockets are going to the finals

OKC's future is very bright

>unfinished business

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it's lateral trade for the cockshits with even less shooting and spacing. it was just harden flexing on cp0's challenge against his leadership

giannis vs kawhi finals
happening

Russ just needed a new team to unlock himself again, they're winning the league

Exactly ahahaha

We-we're still making the playoffs, right?

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This will get their shithead coach fired. He's a bad scheme fit.

>2 ball hogs on the same team

He already did.

shes got a big butt. i like that.
cringe

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Russ is the perfect fit for D'antoni's system

Me all day: youtube.com/watch?v=vtE3_voC3qU

>Nuggies sneak by everyone's drama and win the West

Don't say you didnt know it was coming

I’d say that the average height increasing to like 6’7 is giving you a lot more frail lanklets

They really need another solid big man.

maybe that's what morey wants all along. lmao what if donovan takes his place

My general manager has the exact same build as her

Isn't Dan Tony's staff getting sacked this offseason already a sign that his time in the Rockets is pretty much up?

bro this is the galaxy brain

I want momo's momos

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Assuming we stay healthy, probably. If only that Morris faggot didn't fuck us up, we lost Davis because of him...

Idk, playing basketball is the only time my mind isn't thinking about anything at all. It's a nice break from reality, and usually very fun. The talent level at my uni can vary quite a lot so I can sometimes get embarrassed and sometimes I dominate. Every now and then I'll dunk on a nigga so that sbretty fun

they'll be lucky to win 35 games

OHNONONONO

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>pick one of the worst off ball players in the league who also has shit defense to play in an offense where the only play is james harden dribbles for 15 seconds
literally what the fuck did daryl morey mean by this

Dan Tony contract is up after next year.

bags of sand

Good joke

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>no elite SF
Pretenders

Insane. I like football more than basketball to begin with, but another reason why I can't like the NBA nearly as much is for this.

If I'm a fan of the team, I'm not just a fan of the logo - I'm a fan of the TEAM. The guys. And that kind of loyalty and emotional attachment between a team and a fanbase/city can't develop if dudes are leaving every year.

bye wade you bum enjoy your jerseys

Warriors in 4

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Memphis should have gotten him while Jerry West and Pau Gasol were still there.

we got us

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michael porter jr

lol trash

>every team has a big 2 (except Hornets)
>meanwhile Warriors still have a big 4

HOW THE FUCK DO WE STOP THEM BROS?????????

K*WHI WAS NOT ENOUGH

nope. Kings and Mavs are better than them now. Pelicans maybe too depending on if Lonzo takes the next step

already got has back harness and getting accustomed to his bionic knee as we speak

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I hate LeBron nowadays, but this is a nostalgic and apathetic picture

I JUST WANT TO START A NEW FRANCHISE, PAT!

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Holy fuck did auto correct fuck up

Aesthetic *

Nah, Mavs will supplant them.

>hornets
its going to be malik monk and miles bridges
they are going to get playing time this year so they will chuck enough to get stats

Relying on Lonzo Ball isn't a good sign.

Hey I know this post if old, but Russell is great at finishing at the rim. So good it will open up shooting lanes for wing players. OKC never had shooters post Durant, except for the first half of last season with PG, and hey, he almost had an mvp season.

east still runs through my rapties

>there will never be another team as Based as the Heatles

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its the year of the buck

>Herro in the draft
Well, he can sure light up the summer league if he doesn't make it in the real nba

No it doesn't

sorry raptorbros i'm a brodie again now

>drop foot as well
yikes

Lonzo ball is a solid nba player and if he becomes anything close to a slightly below average shooter he becomes championship starter material. Only reason why he caught so much shit is because of his dad and lakerfags

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dude, that's nasty

>Mario as Mario
if only John Wall were here

finna watch sempai

are there any elite SFs in the nba anymore?

How do Westbrook and Harden play together at this point in their career?

dude, he's a decent positional player AT BEST. quit hyping up your 2nd stringers like they're good.
>championship starter material
motherfucker didn't make the playoffs with fucking LeBron on his team, stfu

STEPHEN CURRY GETS IN THE CORNER.......DOUBLED BY TATUM AND HAYWARD.....HE FAKES THE THREE...........KICK THE BALL TO KLAY THOMPSON...........KLAY BEING DOUBLED BY DANIEL THEIS AND JAYLEN BROWN...........HE PASS TO DE ANGELO RUSSELL FREE........HE TAKES THE THREE............................BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANG! THE WARRIORS ARE 2020 NBA WORLD CHAMPIONS

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The east still runs through us.

Don't forget it

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He caught so much shit cause he's not worth drafting at #2.

Mecha Shiva.

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Only the FMVPs for like the last decade

then explain why he caught more shit than fultz

>Implying Boston will get out of the East

76ers or the Bucks would unironically just outsize and crush the Leltics when the only NBA worthy big they have is fucking Kanter

Can't forget his lack of a half-court offense and "Worst than Shaq"-Tier FT%

Reminder that CP3 got snubbed from an MVP in 2008 which means Kobe should have no MVPs and was never the best player in the NBA

lebron has daddy/authority issues so it would never work

>Eastern Confrence

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Lakers for Kuzma and Green

wheres siakam

Chris Paul sucks and always had a 1 dimensional game

yea lemme read this infographic from cucktimes.org

Woosh

>westbrick after remembering the rockets just play ISO ball and jack up 3's all game

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The only way this team will be better with Westbrook will be if he admits he sucks at 3 point shooting and just goes for 2's or passes to Harden. That is not going to happen though, and Houston is stuck paying him 40 mil.

>kawhi
>decline
why?

Cause Fultz barely played his rookie season. They yips got him bad and he still got shit for it.

Keep hating bitch nigga

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>cellulite explosion
Man, this board must really be full of literal NIGGERS (black ((PEOPLE)))

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someone IRL says "you don't know shit about basketball"

what is your comeback?

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>dunks over a 6'1" high school senior
>goes 2 for 7 on 3s.
>gets outscored by Nunn
Truly the next Jordan

>kawhi
>decline
just because a player hasn't been playing for a while doesn't mean they got worse.

Jesus Christ. Millennials and their fucking ADHD. Kawhi is the 2nd best player in the league AND YOU ALL FORGOT THAT when he was injured and out.

Brick a step back 3.

take out my dick and cum

You can't guard me

take a brick or a rock and smash it over that motherfuckers head and take a piss on his body

people will do the same with KD saying he's no longer top 5 just cause he's injured

The rockets should of gone after Lopez.

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we gon get kazoozoo

>Cherry picking dumbshit

Yes! You're truly a cunt.

First of all, don't ever say that bitch snake K**** L****** name ever again.

From now on we refer to him as a serial code 0987324 866299

KAZOOBOO A LAKER

>Kawhi is the 2nd best player

negro he just wiped out everybody with a gay leaf team
#1

why did i laugh so hard

Like Heaven. Nothing better than setting up your bro on an alley-oop

Jazz will turn heads.

>Conley
>Mitchell
>Bogdanovic
>Ingles
>Gobert

Legit squad

Kawhi Leonard

Why do people hate Ryan Hollins on First Take?

Because leafs have juvenile humor.

Grow up.

0987324 866299 is a bitch through and through

His snake ass shouldn't even get a ring. We should hand it to DeRozan

t.everybody who cant dunk

legitest 1nd round exit

CP3 TO HEAT
CP3 JB
EASTERN CONFERENCE 4TH SEED

>Lakers
>Mavs

Grizz better than both of those teams

Grizz ain’t shit retard

mavs are not a playoff team, 8th seed at best but even then the kings are more likely to get in

I don't know who that is, but I hate him.

Yes they are.

>"What were the different defensive schemes that Oklahoma City ran last night?"

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>Grizz ain’t shit retard
retard

lmao

memphis will be competing for the #1 pick

retard

You disgust me, get off of my forum

the rockets got worse somehow

screencapped for when Grizzly wins the chip in literally 3 years

it honestly fucking sickens me.
>OOH A PLAYER GOT SO MUCH BETTER AND IMPROVED SO HE DESERVES MVP
>OOH THIS PLAYER IS SO DOMINANT IN THE GAME SO HE DESERVES MVP
>OH LOOK AT THIS PLAYER'S STATS WHO CARES IF HE STATPADS IT'S NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE SO HE DESERVES MVP
Meanwhile, hey look it's Kawhi Leonard and he won an NBA championship and got Finals MVP.

Right now the MVP is a fucking joke to me and so are the All-Star selections. Finals MVP is the only true award worth merit.

If CP3 goes to Miami, he literally won't be CP3 anymore because nobody can take Wade's number. [thinking emoji]

What did kevin love do to you?

Can the Clippers get Steven Adams now?

Just posting my ballerfu

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don't talk shit about the lakers
you're gonna look real foolish by the end of next season

3 years isn't this year

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yeah people are saying they're a second round exit when they;re obviously getting sweeped in the first

>ssm8

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lebron that kind of nigga who only played gta san andreas all day

My Lakies looking real nice.
WCF or bust. 50-60 wins.

offseasons are great for laker fans until the reality of the season sets in

WEE GABUWABA GAWI

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7 seed this year
5-6 seed next year
2-3 seed and a chip the year after

>Glassman Conley playing more than half a season

Watch out for the dinos. They found some gems in dewan hernandez and terrence davis. I'm thinking the east still runs through Toronto.

Masai is a drafting mastermind, I'm never worried

The rockets get Westbrook
Warriors get no one

Wtf are they doing?

THE

EAST

RUNS

THROUGH

TORONTO

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The east runs through the west

Rondo - Kuzma - Lebron - AD - Cousins
2 superstars, Cousins even 80-90% healthy is still an 18/8 guy at least, Kuzma can give you 20 PPG, Rondo is a borderline HOFer who is old now but can still get it done, plus deep bench like Javale, KCP, Caruso, and NBA Champion Danny Green. You don't want to see this team in the playoffs.

You don't want this smoke. Let me tell you right fucking now.

warriors dynasty is over

lol who won the chip last year lmao

It'd be so kino if Houston beats the Clippers in the playoffs.

>the ""east is better than the west"" meme
lol the GOAT west team this decade is the worst dynasty of all time. you got cucked by the warriors 5 years in a row and the west couldn't even manage a threepeat

>stay scared m8

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That guy who moved to the West

>bunch of B-'s
superstars win in the off-season genius.

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lakers will also get iggy on the buyout market
60 wins
fuck all them haters and they're noise we are back
we dont need no snake kawhi fuck kawhi fuck paul george fuck steve ballsack

>KNICKS ARE COMPLETING A TRADE PACKAGE FOR CP3
>KNICKS ARE COMPLETING A TRADE PACKAGE FOR CP3
>KNICKS ARE COMPLETING A TRADE PACKAGE FOR CP3

got em backward but you know what i meant

Let CP3 rot in OKC as all those picks start coming up.

Lakers look real nice desu
I'm scared

>Another offseason where small market teams get fucked and stars leave for big markets
When will this shit stop

Why is Lebald in that pic? He didn't even win in the regular season lmao

he'll wear 0.

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*

kys

No fucking way.

lebroon is washed

its going to be AD surrounded by bums like in new orleans

youtube.com/watch?v=TlrOqReIqhw

KNICKSTAPE
N
I
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K
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youtube "max and shaq facepalm"

literal cope.

Rondo sucks, if he's your starter the Lakers won't do anything. If Lebron gets a bruised pussy again and AD misses games they'll be 7th-8th seed.

>Lebron, Rondo, Danny Green
all old and washed

>cousins
he's past his prime, nobody ever goes 100% after tearing his achilles. He's lucky he can still even play minutes. He won't drop 18/8 ever again.

>kuzma
a solid role player that's already peaked at age 25.

>caruso, KCP, McGee, and literally everyone else
trash

You have one actually good player (AD) and have surrounded him with garbage. This team will be worse than the 2018 pelicans who got smashed in the second round.

Asterisk

BREHS

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enjoy.

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>Rondo
you realize JaVale McGee is also one of their starters right? Lakers are asscheeks lmfao

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
>Memeiors lost Cousins, KD and Klay
>Thunder lost everything
>Lolkers
>Westbrick is about to ruin Houston
NOBODY CAN STOP MY SUNNIES NOW

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grpahic is from before the season, when kawhi hadnt played for a year

disgusting nigger-tier taste

>Smashed by the GOAT Warriors squad. Davis could have made it to the finals if the Warriors didn't exist.

*shadow clone jutsus in your path*

heh try again next year

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The Suns will finish last in the West again

*melts her*

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>lebron is washed
hold up...
>27.4/8.5/8.3 on 51%
>washed

Be strong fellow Bullets fren. We will win the Championship in 2026

i would fuck the shit out of her, and im not just saying that because im a kissless, hugless 28 year old virgin

it's because you're black

*drops another 70 on your team*

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Lebron is top 5 still. Fuck all you faggots. He's been consistent his whole career. He was still playing Jordan level basketball last season. With a real superstar around him and decent depth, he'll go off this season. Any team would trade 6 draft picks and their best player for Lebron if he were on the market. Portland would trade Lillard, Sixers would trade Embiid, Nets trade KD, every team does that trade.

The need a qt sixers fan gf like pic related

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S

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fuck it give me some drinks and id do it

>I was called a "small baller"

howd you know

didn't they get blown out still?

Ben Simmons already plays for the 76shitxers

talk about how he led the lakers to a worse record than the year before lmao

empty stats man has no impact anymore

they would have got smashed by the rockets if the warriors didn't exist

i won't stand for lebron slander
lebron when healthy is still the best in the nba
ad is top 5
lakers will win 60 games, just acknowledge the truth
we are back
we don't even need kawhi, that was just icing on the cake it wasn't meant to be but wasn't necessary to win. it looked like it could happen but he pulled some snake shit last minute not our fault. we were ready with the plan b and now we got a championship level squad of experienced vets and superstars.

>guy who hogs the ball and doesn't play defense puts up stats

shocking

Lelbron and AD are better than Curry Draymond and the snitch

post the pic of lediva sitting way the fuck away from his team and rondo with some fans just so everybody remembers how lelkers aren't making playoffs for the next 20 years

ARGH One of the biggest NBA what ifs.

If AD was good why he couldn't even lead a very solid Pelicans squad to the playoffs? Lmao

the lakers were in playoff contention when he played, he just got hurt
lebron still has a huge impact and any team in the league would take him

cliff paul

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>The lakers were in playoff contention
Lmao and the Grizzlies were the 2nd seed too

grayson allen still dirty as fuck

LMAO grayson allen being dirty once again

and *loses*

Talk about how even after Lebron came back they still continued to lose games

they didnt have enough stars around him, who was the #2 on that team? jrue holiday? not even all star level. cousins was hurt in the playoffs
. you need stars to win in this league. now that he's with lebron he has a chance to show what he's capable of, and he'll try even harder now that he's playing for a real team that people actually care about and not some podunk shithole team with 10,000 fans a game.

what was their record when Lebum came back and said he was going playoff mode?

i dont get

get fucked dirty dukie

is there any reason to watch the east when we all know its gonna be Bucks-76ers in the conference finals? why is it that year after year only one half of the league is interesting

Soon

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filtered

Grayson Allen would have averaged 20 ppg in Wilt's era.

...

playoffs > offseason > regular season

migrate to this old thread

the lakers are barely an above .500 team. Like maybe 47 wins and a first round exit IF the stars align and they somehow manage to not get injured.

grayson allen is a lil bitch

He drafted those MVPs and now he has a shit ton of draft picks. If he's really smart he'll take on more albatross contracts like Wall or something, trade Adams etc for even more picks. It's like Hinkie's strategy without having to trot out shit for 4 years straight

Was she always this fat? I remember her being skinnier years ago

I'd tongue punch her fart box. Just saying!

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Dame got curb stomped by the Warriors that the Rockets took to 7 and 6 in the past two years, and that was with old man cp3 last year. The pooland trailshitters are not serious contenders

Cringe

Paul was a good fit actually. He just don' got old. The year before the Rockets were something ridiculous like 60-3 when Harden, Paul, and Capela all played

this they were the second best team in the league easily

he wasnt even top 15 before he got injured

the lakers went to shit because lonzo got hurt not lebron

lonzo is a bust and lebron is top 2 all time lmao

Fuuuug

Rockets
Lakers
Nuggets
Trailblazers
Clippers
Warriors
Jazz
Spurs

Fuck yeah he does. I hope in the first game of the season he just shoots himself in the middle of the court. Fucking nigger

>curse

being this childish

>portland
>winning

choose one

fuck the lakelets

thinking the warriors will even make it out of round 1, lmao