Mr. Body
Body Of Work

I love Jarrett Allen, having watched him in Brooklyn. He does everything you need down low -- good shot blocker and rebounder, no complaining. Sucks for him to be held captive by Cleveland. Poeltl's development makes anything moot, and he'd be too expensive. But an Allen/Poeltl platoon would be...

It seems pretty clear no market formed for LaMarcus Aldridge. His contract makes things difficult and teams are willing to wait for the buyout. It's not a big deal: it's a bonus not trying to fit him into the rotation and it was deeply unlikely the Spurs could find anything they liked.

Yeah. This is a pretty dismal thread, tbh. Barnes was let out of GSW for a reason and then let out of Dallas for a reason. He's just sort of... there. Walker has elevator shoes at the moment. Even if his limit is a Microwave-type player, that's still a player this team vitally needs, a guy who...

I would take Murray above D'Lo. Russell was dynamite in Brooklyn, but he's too mercurial. I don't know what to expect from him and now that he's been exiled in Minnesota, the worst franchise in NBA history, I doubt we'll hear much from him again.

The league is very flat right now. Lakers only won because of 1) bubble, 2) LeBron. They were the worst champion of the last twenty years. Probably still a head above others right now, but a lot of teams can win it. Even Phoenix.