Clipper Revival

@NetsDaily They won’t take another team’s acquired picks. Too messy. Also not even sure it ends within next 8 days

I keep reading about Clippers picks etc. without any reference to the Aspiration scandal. As if Silver is not going to hammer them. We speculate in Off Season Report on how loss of picks could affect their thinking. netsdaily.com/off-season-rep…

@Successvibez1 @JeremyWoo @ShamsCharania Oh you will

@Clipper_Revival @JeremyWoo @ShamsCharania I DONT CARE

Major ESPN mock draft update this morning including the latest from me and @ShamsCharania on AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson, Washington and Utah — and my full first-round projections with new intel from around the league. espn.com/nba/story/_/id…

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@JetsClipper @NBA I think it’s 50/50, but I can tell you the Aspiration investigation is paralyzing it

@Clipper_Revival @NBA They probably should. But I expect them to sign him to an extension

Couple things that would make me VERY happy to be over with pre draft. Giannis trade and the Aspiration investigation. It's really crippling the Clippers trading Kawhi. @NBA stop screwing around. Adam we love Jewish people and you are the GOAT commissioner we promise.

Several teams are considering trade avenues to acquire Trae Young, per @JakeLFischer. If the Wizards select Darryn Peterson in the upcoming draft, it could open the door for Washington to at least gauge the market value of the All-Star guard.

@JetsClipper @NBA They may not, but they should

@Clipper_Revival @NBA What makes you even think the Clippers want to trade Kawhi?

@dadof4princeses @Tjonesonthenba We won’t know that. People always said Draymond was only good because he got to focus on D with Curry/Klay, then we saw him lock up Kawhi when Curry wasn’t peak, at older age etc. None of us know. All we know is Harper looks insanely good on both ends for a rook

@Clipper_Revival @Tjonesonthenba Let’s put it this way: without Harper, wemby is STILL dpoy and arguably the best defender on the planet. Without wemby, Harper may not be a good defensive player (he wasnt in college)

Yes, he’s a better prospect than Dylan Harper was. And Steph was not this level of prospect

Kawhi Leonard, Ja Morant, and Trae Young are widely considered to be backup options for the Miami Heat should they miss out on Giannis Antetokounmpo, per @JakeLFischer. (via open.substack.com/pub/marcstein/…)

@dadof4princeses @Tjonesonthenba That is more applicable in elite off ball defenders.

@Clipper_Revival @Tjonesonthenba Put it this way: Harper is a much better defender next to Wemby than he is next to any other big in the league

@dadof4princeses @Tjonesonthenba We don't know that. His style of defense hasn't really been cheating off the ball or high risk plays. It's been more man to man stops. He's looking to me more like 2014 Kawhi breakout, and I'm not just saying that because it's the Spurs.

@dadof4princeses @Tjonesonthenba “Making someone better” is very different than gives you confidence to roam more because they have your back etc. because as I said under that criteria good ball stoppers also make paint defenders better by being competent

@Clipper_Revival @Tjonesonthenba Dude… Rudy made the Utah the best defensive team in the league by a mile with 2x 6’ guards, a 6’4” power forward and JOE FREAKING INGLES. Wemby is different by a mile

@dadof4princeses @Tjonesonthenba He’s a rookie. But after seeing this run he’s a future MVP candidate to me, perennial star.

@Clipper_Revival @Tjonesonthenba Sure. But Harper isn’t in the same galaxy as wemby

@dadof4princeses @Tjonesonthenba No, you are strawmanning. I am simply saying it’s not accurate to imply rim defense MAKES perimeter defenders better. They are literally two strings of the same instrument. You don’t think better POA also makes Wemby better or his defense easier??

@Clipper_Revival @Tjonesonthenba Dude- you ARE NOT comparing zubac to wemby.

@dadof4princeses @Tjonesonthenba Okay and I’m explaining to you that the value of a guard/wing can be as high as a big. SGA had a higher EPM than Wemby this year and Jokic last year.

@Clipper_Revival @Tjonesonthenba Yes that is exactly how pick and roll/pop works. The center can’t rotate to help the ball handler because of the lob threat. This is how JOE INGLES was at the top of the league finishing at the rim during his jazz years.

@dadof4princeses @Tjonesonthenba Hell look at the Clippers in the Kawhi era several years. Zubac was a top 3-4 rim anchor defensively but they couldn’t get back in transition or guard outside POA. Both wing defenders and and rim protectors make each other better

@Clipper_Revival @Tjonesonthenba Yes that it is in fact how basketball works. That is how the jazz had the leagues best defense during the Rudy years and also how the wolves did most of the last half decade. A dominant defensive anchor means wing defenders can gamble because they have baseline support

@dadof4princeses @Tjonesonthenba Well sure, I said that. But that doesn’t make you defend well. Lots of teams with great defensive anchors and shit defense outside

@Officialwilleno @JeremyWoo @ShamsCharania SGA had a WAY better first step, and a 6’11 wingspan. Every prospect that “isn’t athletic” isn’t equally unathletic. There are levels. Oh we will see about that, I’m making it happen

@Clipper_Revival @JeremyWoo @ShamsCharania He’s basically another SGA he will be just fine. Even if Mikel becomes better than him he’s not going to the clippers.

@Officialwilleno @JeremyWoo @ShamsCharania Wagler will suddenly be able to create separation against even more athleticism? Seems legit

@Clipper_Revival @JeremyWoo @ShamsCharania Shut your ass up, Wagler will be a star.

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