Kevin Holmes

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@Callystarr @davidjsmith1232 Also plausible

@KeviPHol @davidjsmith1232 I'd argue that LeBron takes away from Austin. Remember before LeBron came back at the beginning of the season, Austin was averaging over 30 a game

Who do you feel is the better player considering age, trajectory (floor/ceiling), upcoming contract? Keyonte George: 23.6 PPG, 46 FG%, 37 3% on 6.7 3PA, 89 FT% on 7.0 FTA, 6.1 APG, 3.7 RPG, 1.1 SPG, 3.1 TOV Austin Reaves: 23.3 PPG, 49 FG%, 36 3% on 6.4 3PA, 87 FT% on 7.3 FTA, 5.5 APG, 4.7 RPG, 1.1 SPG, 3.0 TOV

@sairaspooks I didn’t know this thing. I’m not that into knowing things. But I have watched the trilogy many many times and I’m happy for your joy For me, the thing is if I start watching fellowship I can’t stop for 12 hrs until I’ve finished return of the king

my best friend is watching lord of the rings for the first time and today i’m joining her to watch the two towers which means i get to tell her the thing. i have waited my whole life for this moment

@DubClayton Chances Washington will get their guy: 100% Chances they’ll extort Utah in the process: 0% Just relax and take your effing pick and start thinking about pulling your team out of the lottery next year.

The Wizards are gonna get their guy. Period. They can stay put at #1 and take him or they can extort the Jazz and trade down to #2; either way, they will get their guy. Feels good.

@GregFinberg 95% of Jazz fans are totally good with taking whichever option the wizards don’t select. Not sure why it keeps getting repeated by wizards fans that the Jazz are losing their minds. The X algo seems to be screwing with both sides to keep the engagement rolling

Two things: 1. While the Wizards will certainly take calls for the No. 1 pick, that doesn’t mean they’ll actually trade it or even want to trade it. 2. Just because AJ Dybantsa played high school and college ball in Utah doesn’t mean he’ll force his way to the Jazz.

@mikekofoed There needs to be a special font for sarcasm… you had me for a second there

Denver Airport is much much nicer and closer to the ski resorts. Everyone should fly there

@TuskedUp Also a BYU & Jazz fan here and I’m totally fine with whoever is the best pick at 2 I know a couple psycho byu fans who only care that AJ goes to the Jazz at #1, and don’t care about what’s right for the Jazz overall. And those people are idiots

I’m not seeing any Jazz fans losing their shit over getting handed Darryn Peterson. Is it just because my TL is more U of U fans than BYU?

@jpottingaround Yup. The only reason Ainge would actually tell the Wiz that he wants AJ - if he really did do that - is to try to prod them into taking him so he can get the guy he really wants. He isn’t exactly playing checkers…

Saw that and have a few thoughts. It makes sense to talk. Not sure how that convo went or if the purpose is real interest or to gather info. We don't know who the Jazz want if they did move up. I doubt the Wiz would show their hands. If the Jazz called and said "we want AJ" outright like the paragraph suggests... why would the Jazz just show their hand like that? There will be like a dozen twists and turns. Both front offices will do their due diligence. What I am comfortable with is - If the Wiz do move the pick it won't approach the crazy return I've seen suggested. The Jazz have a chance to get the guy they want without any additional acquisition cost and have him at a lower salary number by staying at 2. If the Wiz have a strong preference and know the Jazz will take the guy they prefer... then there will be nothing the Jazz or other teams can/would offer to move them.

@rob_alvord I’m a BYU fan and I do like AJ but I don’t think we should trade up because the asking price is too high and the talent differential between 1 & 2 is not big enough

I’m suspecting most of the Jazz fans who are pro “trade up for AJ” are big BYU fans as well. Nothing wrong with this, I just think there’s some bias going on. Anyone love the trade up idea that hates BYU out there?

@youngnastyaka @SirKnig28533376 @Dunzod And who built Boston? He’s in the top five or so, for sure. Keep in mind he’s only been with Utah long enough to start the 4-year rebuild. Utah’s always had one of the better run FO’s before that though. Rebuilds do suck. Don’t know how Wiz fans have endured theirs so long

@KeviPHol @SirKnig28533376 @Dunzod This narrative that Ainge is the best GM has to stop. You have 0 championships and have been the bottom of the NBA just like the Wizards lol. Stop acting like your FO is OKC or Boston lol.

Wizards fans believing they are getting multiple unprotected 1st round picks in a trade from 2nd to 1st is giving flashbacks to Knicks fans believing they would get Donovan Mitchell for some heavily protected 1sts and a couple end-of-bench players. Elite level delusion.

@Goodguyike_18 @SirKnig28533376 @Dunzod Agreed. That’s why there will be no trade. Wash picks their guy, Utah picks whichever one is left. Hopefully everybody’s happy with the result

@KeviPHol @SirKnig28533376 @Dunzod Ainge is a beast at trades no doubt. But in the same breath understand that Will Dawkins has quite literally never lost a trade for Washington either.

@nates_dunn They’re just so unaccustomed to having any relevance in the nba that now that they suddenly have a little power, they can’t help overestimating themselves

I have been somewhat MIA... Why do Wizards fans think they are getting #2, Ace Bailey, and another first for pick 1? Are they all that delusional?

@DCSports_Talk So? You have the first pick. Take your guy. Move on. Jazz aren’t desperate enough to give you picks and Ace to move up one spot C. NOBODY outside of DC knows anything at all about the wizards or their front office because they’ve never been relevant and no one cares

It’s funny how little Utah Jazz fans know about the Wizards front office. Lmao A. We can just take AJ at 1. B. Dawkins doesn’t lose trades.

@SirKnig28533376 @Dunzod Hahaha keep telling yourself that brother Have you never seen Ainge at work in the trade world before? Lol, go on

@KeviPHol @Dunzod You poor soul, you're clueless. If you don’t believe those discussions have or are taking place then you don’t understanding how the behind the scenes of the NBA works✌🏾!

@bebopxz @Dunzod People thinking the Jazz are just that desperate for AJ, so they’re just fishing for lopsided deals

@Dunzod What makes it even worse are the number of actual paid NBA reporters (not even for the wizards!) suggesting similar deals! I've never seen this level of mass delusion on NBA Twitter before (I mean, Lakers fans always, but they're a special case).

@SirKnig28533376 @Dunzod The point is, nobody is actually making those offers in the first place It’s just wizards fans going fishing

@Dunzod Some of y’all just post dumb sh*t for clicks! Apparently, the only one with "Elite delusion" is you!!! Most Wizards fans don’t even want to trade the pick, we want Dybantsa. We don’t care what you have to offer. You can keep your offers & your #2 pick ✌🏾!

@colby_colonel Lakers fans… 🙄 Every other team in the nba is just a farm team for them who can’t wait to give them all their best assets for nothing

@terpnvegas1 @TroyHalibur Or the Jazz don’t trade and they end up with Bailey and DP and keep all their future picks There’s no scenario in which you get Bailey out of this

@TroyHalibur He's not a great defender. "Yet". I would offer Jazz a trade. #1, Tre Johnson, for #2, Ace Bailey, and an unprotected 1st. Solves needs for both teams. This allows Wizards to get Peterson and Bailey on the roster

Someone who is a basketball expert explain to me like I’m 7, why AJ Dybantsa who is the most athletic wing prospect ever with a 7-foot wing span, had 12 total blocks all season. That athleticism only applies on offense?

@OBtoojiveforyou @D_whit98 What’s with all the talk about Jazz stealing Ace from you? Since when does a team not pick a guy because they’re concerned about the FEELINGS of the team drafting after them? The same lotto gods that put you at 1 this year put you at 6 and Utah at 5 last year

@D_whit98 1) Ainge won't get fleeced, he wants to fleece the other team 2) We wanted Ace, Ace wanted DC, Ainge didn't GAF 3) The Wizards have not had a potential top 10 player/face of the franchise/face of the league type since Webber. This franchise needs that more than extra picks

-1/3 of the league tanked for this draft -Some fans think they can get Ace & #2 for AJ Yet he isn't a franchise player level player?