@ClappedCollins He can do what he do in college : call for at least 3 screens in a single play and run out 30 seconds
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The Brooklyn Nets have done a “significant amount of leg work” on Louisville’s Mikel Brown Jr.— who has also been medically cleared by multiple teams, per @Sam_Vecenie.
(via nytimes.com/athletic/73650…)
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Somehow according to various people, Keaton Wagler has shades of Steph Curry, Tyrese Haliburton, SGA, and Luka Doncic.
The truth is he is quite literally like none of those guys.
To me he isn’t comparable to anybody as a prospect and that’s exactly why he is so appealing. 1/1
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I want Mikel Brown Jr and would be disappointed if they chose him but anybody comping him to Kobe Sanders is doing that shit based of aesthetics. Film is entirely different
APHoops@APH00PS
Just piecing together various different reports here, but— assuming they’re true— it feels like the LA Clippers (if they keep the pick) are going to select Illinois’ Keaton Wagler with the No. 5 pick next Tuesday. The LA Clippers held a workout with Wagler last week, according to Jake Fischer, where he impressed heavily while competing against Kingston Flemings. Granted, it was a workout where the representatives from various teams so it’s not impossible that Brooklyn representatives were present and were able to see what they wanted to see there, but… something else that happened last week: Wagler and his camp cancelled his private workout with the Brooklyn Nets (No. 6) who own the pick directly after LA (No. 5). When you align those events in that order and kinda step back to look at the bigger picture, you could infer/conclude that LA came away from that workout and extended a promise to Wagler. Could be something. Could be nothing. Just thinking out loud and connecting potential dots that might not be connected at all lol
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@BigNasty_00 @APH00PS can't wait to pick a better-than-Sanders player at 5
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@APH00PS Man would this suck. Is he any different than Kobe Sanders ?
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Just piecing together various different reports here, but— assuming they’re true— it feels like the LA Clippers (if they keep the pick) are going to select Illinois’ Keaton Wagler with the No. 5 pick next Tuesday.
The LA Clippers held a workout with Wagler last week, according to Jake Fischer, where he impressed heavily while competing against Kingston Flemings.
Granted, it was a workout where the representatives from various teams so it’s not impossible that Brooklyn representatives were present and were able to see what they wanted to see there, but… something else that happened last week: Wagler and his camp cancelled his private workout with the Brooklyn Nets (No. 6) who own the pick directly after LA (No. 5).
When you align those events in that order and kinda step back to look at the bigger picture, you could infer/conclude that LA came away from that workout and extended a promise to Wagler.
Could be something. Could be nothing. Just thinking out loud and connecting potential dots that might not be connected at all lol
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MBJ projected as 5th to land to LA Clippers. I think this recent change of news after weeks of having Wagler slotted to 5th is posturing by LA so they can get trade value to trade down a spot where they ultimately know their guy will be there at 6 or 7. They're making Nets sweat
Brett Siegel@BrettSiegelNBA
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The Utah Jazz reportedly offered Walker Kessler 5-years, $140 million, per @BannedMacMahon
(h/t @TuskedUp)
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When you piss off your girl but she still lets you hit
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@protestabloc @NBATRADERUMORS8 This looks more like a kawhi package ngl
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As far as the draft goes, the Clippers are keeping everything close to the vest about who’s sitting at the top of their board. One thing I keep hearing, though, is that Steve Ballmer has been heavily involved throughout the process.
Everybody in the building seems locked in and treating this draft as seriously as anything they’ve done in years. Doesn’t look like a franchise that’s ready to move the pick, they’re approaching this like a real opportunity to add a major piece.
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@fanatic_clipper He's not the wrong guy, But you're running towards the wrong direction.
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I’m still hesitant with the 5th pick but JB is a top 15 player in the league who is 29 yrs old in his prime and just avg 29 ppg 7 reb and 5 assists. I don’t think we can really go wrong here 🤷🤷
Evan Sidery@esidery
A potential three-team Giannis Antetokounmpo framework involving the Bucks, Celtics and Clippers: Boston: Giannis, Bobby Portis, Brook Lopez Milwaukee: No. 5, No. 27, Hugo Gonzalez, Isaiah Jackson, Derrick Jones Jr., Bogdan Bogdanovic, Future 1st (via Boston) LA: Jaylen Brown
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So clippers trade Kawhi and 5 and get back Brown and Ware and 13?
Am i understanding this right?
Heat Central@HeatCulture13
Bill Simmons on the Clippers being a facilitator to get Giannis to Boston, and Kawhi ending up in Miami: “I heard this too during the weekend. Could the Clippers with the 5th pick move in there and be the 3rd team and then the 2nd piece of this, would they then send Kawhi to Miami as a consolation prize?”
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Nouvelles infos draft par @JeremyWoo :
▫️ Caleb Wilson devrait finalement rencontrer les Bulls.
▫️ Les Clippers cherchent un joueur qui pourrait compléter Garland. Brown Jr, Wagler et Burries de mentionnés.
J'aime les 3 profils, mais un pick 5 sur Burries c'est beaucoup.
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@khrisody I totally agree with you. I've been calling for soft rebuilding since 2023. I think 'trust the precess' is a natural law in NBA. I Still can't believe we now have talents and picks. I'm just as scared as you are that we will miss this opportunity for fake competence again.
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They signed a group of vets because it was the only realistic short-term option available to build a competitive team.
People keep acting like the Clippers chose between a young contender and an aging roster. They didn't.
They had no control of their draft picks, no cap space, and an owner who wasn't interested in bottoming out. The veteran route was the only path to remain competitive while rebuilding their asset base.
Now that they've finally started getting younger, recovered draft capital, and created some flexibility, some fans want to throw it all away for another massive contract and restart the same cycle.
We literally just got out of that situation. Why the hell would you immediately run it back?
jiaroger@jiarogerc
@khrisody The FO of our team lacks some sharp perception of the core components to be a real contender in this era, which explains why they signed a group of vets last year's off-season.
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The problem I have isn't that some hypothetical Jaylen Brown trade got linked to us. I've said for a while that a massive salary trade is probably unlikely.
My issue is with the fans pushing for moves like this as if it's still 2019.
The league is getting younger. The best teams are building around young cores and continuously adding cheap, productive role players through the draft. That's how you create sustainable contenders under the new CBA.
Meanwhile, some of y'all act like adding Jaylen Brown to a roster built around 35-year-old Kawhi and a maxed-out Garland is some automatic championship formula.
At some point you have to stop chasing the biggest name available and start building a roster that can actually compete for the next 5-10 years, not just the next 5 months.
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