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They can't blow it up because they own their 2021 pick 1-4 protected to OKC.
Well, i'm not saying he will be great or anything but my point is that Houston has not shown signs of blowing up the team which is what they would do if they were to get rid of Harden. Wall seems to be the next player Houston wants to try pairing with Harden and Harden seems to be on board with the signing. Who knows maybe Wall needed a change of scenery and will do well in Houston? Its a long shot on Houston's part but maybe the only shot they had to try to contend for another year. If this doesn't work though, Houston is ed.
They can't blow it up because they own their 2021 pick 1-4 protected to OKC.
Ok, that's fair. Lots more teams think they are in contention than actually are, and it makes sense that Houston thinks so because they have one of the few legit MVP candidates in the league.
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89T 3.3 DeMar DeRozan
108T 2.8 Deandre Ayton, Dwight Howard, Zach Lavine, Kelly Oubre Jr., Tomas Satoransky
119T 2.5 LaMarcus Aldridge
LaVine rates
+1.2 Offense slight drop from +1.3 the previous year, -0.7 two years ago and +0.8 three years ago.
-1.4 Defense big improvement over -2.3 the previous year, -2.3 two years ago and -2.4 three years ago.
If you ever want to see a lot of in-the-red negatives (literally every number), check out DeRozan's On Court and On/Off playoff numbers:
https://www.basketball-reference.com...derozde01.html
These are the kinds of numbers that make statisticians go back and double check their work for fear they've nodded off and made multiple mistakes while adding them up.
The link show some red, but is mostly positive.
+2.3 VORP
+7.3 WS
+118 Offensive Rating.
Defense, no argument.
DeRozan is a good NBA player, good enough to be a starter.
$14M good, not $27M good.
Look specifically at the Playoff on Court/ Playoff On/Off chart. It's entirely in the negative. Opposing coaches & teams know how to make DeRozan useless in the playoffs.
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Any news on a DD and white extension?
Hey ladies, I have a friend and he's single...
man if Bol Bol pans out the Nuggets will be nasty. They were smart taking those high risk picks
Rockets fans aren't the only ones melting down right now, Bucks fans are too. They're irritated as at Giannis for not signing yet. Not saying he won't, but the delay is su ious
That’s pretty good for DD, considering the relative low volume of 3s the Spurs shoot.
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This team will be dangerous next season, compared to other pretenders (New Orleans, Memphis, Jazz, Blazers, Pels)
Jrue needed to be a Spur forever ago. His defense is a sight to behold.
This boy Pat has the look of a future star.
Zion still a fatass. How disappointing.
Scary
He gone.
What can we realistically offer in a S&T?
Murray + Luka + first round picks?
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If I understand correctly,
Teams with cap space next year for Giannis:
Knicks
Spurs
Thunder
Bulls
Grizzlies
Cavs
Raptors
Only threat I see are the Raptors.
Something like that...two of the younger guys (maybe they want a DDR too)... and a two or 3 1st's.... it just depends if they will want to move him quickly as to what teams would send back.
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