2023-24 NBA Free Agency 06/30 at 6PM

[Spud2nique]

10 minutes ago, capstone21 said:

Boston is looking scary … that is a huge upgrade to Smart … porjingis / Holiday >> Smart, Brogdon, Williams 

Wait they lost Will III and Malcolm. To me they didn’t get too much better. Smart and Robert Will III and Malcolm are huge losses. Gaining Zinger and Jrue is good but I dunno, that’s a total remake minus Tatum and Brown really. Might take time to adjust or at least I’m hoping. Jrue is as solid as they come but Zinger, I dunno.

[JayBirdHawk]

11 minutes ago, capstone21 said:

Boston is looking scary … that is a huge upgrade to Smart … porjingis / Holiday >> Smart, Brogdon, Williams 

They also lost Grant in FAcy.

There starting 5 is contingent on Porzingas staying healthy. Their bench is also suspect.

[JayBirdHawk]

Where does Brogdon end up?

 

 

[theheroatl]

1 hour ago, Spud2nique said:

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! ughhhh I like Jrue but obviously despise the Schmelts. Dang.

Celtics pulled off a trade to upgrade their top end defense..

 

Hawks doing nothing this year wtf

[Spud2nique]

1 hour ago, JayBirdHawk said:

They also lost Grant in FAcy.

There starting 5 is contingent on Porzingas staying healthy. Their bench is also suspect.

Reminds me of when they sent brinks truck Thomas out and brought in sexier Kyme.  

[JayBirdHawk]

 

31 minutes ago, theheroatl said:

Celtics pulled off a trade to upgrade their top end defense..

 

Hawks doing nothing this year wtf

They did upgrade the practice courts 

[theheroatl]

10 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

 

They did upgrade the practice courts 

That should greatly improve our points in the paint defense for sure

[kg01]

3 hours ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Where does Brogdon end up?

The outsiders already told yall ...

3 hours ago, JayBirdHawk said:

They also lost Grant in FAcy.

There starting 5 is contingent on Porzingas staying healthy. Their bench is also suspect.

Their frontcourt is major league sus rn. 

[Sothron]

The Jazz should trade for Brogdon imo. They could use him on that team. TWolves could as well but not sure what they could afford to send out.

[bleachkit]

2 hours ago, theheroatl said:

Celtics pulled off a trade to upgrade their top end defense..

 

Hawks doing nothing this year wtf

Our team is perfect as constructed. No need to make any changes. 

[kg01]

Man, we're so cool we're not even waiting til the games to give up on the season. 

[Gray Mule]

19 minutes ago, kg01 said:

Man, we're so cool we're not even waiting til the games to give up on the season. 

So you believe Hawks, without trades, are a doomed 15 active players?

If these players are that bad, who would be crazy enough to trade for them?

Can't have it both ways.  Either they are or they are not.

[JayBirdHawk]

 C'mon man!!!

Blazers initially wanted four or five first round picks in Jrue Holiday deal

Numerous NBA teams contacted the Blazers about Holiday, but a league source said the Blazers then engaged a smaller group of teams that had assets it coveted. Initially, the source said, Portland was seeking a haul that included four or five future first-round picks.

 

– via Boston Globe

[ATLHawks3]

Not gonna lie, it's been tough seeing teams above us make moves to actively improve their roster, while all we did this off-season was make cost cutting moves to get under the luxury tax.

I'm hoping/expecting that guys like JJ, AJ, and Bey become MAJOR contributors to this team this season to get us in that upper echelon in the east.

[kg01]

53 minutes ago, Gray Mule said:

So you believe Hawks, without trades, are a doomed 15 active players?

To be clear, I don't believe that.  I was mostly chiding the ones among us that do. 

[JayBirdHawk]

 

 

[JayBirdHawk]

Injuries already 

Suns guard Damion Lee out indefinitely with meniscus injury

Duane Rankin: OFFICIAL: Phoenix Suns guard Damion Lee has sustained a right knee meniscus injury and will be out until further notice. The injury occurred during an on-court workout at the Verizon 5G Performance Center this past week. Updates will be provided as appropriate #Suns

 

– via Twitter DuaneRankin

 

 

 

Landry Shamet suffers toe injury, expected to be out at least two weeks

Adrian Wojnarowski: Washington Wizards guard Landry Shamet broke a big toe is expected to be sidelined two-to-four weeks, sources tell ESPN.

 

– via Twitter wojespn

 Top Rumors, Injuries, Landry Shamet, Washington Wizards

 

Daniel Gafford injures elbow, avoids surgery

Josh Robbins: Wizards center Daniel Gafford fell during a recent pickup game and hurt one of his elbows, per a league source. Gafford will not need surgery, but he is expected to miss 2 to 4 weeks.

 

– via Twitter JoshuaBRobbins

[JayBirdHawk]

CJ McCollum on Damian Lillard trade: No disrespect to Jimmy and Bam, but Giannis is different

Joining forces with Antetokounmpo, McCollum said, could be a better fit for Lillard than playing with Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo in Miami. “No disrespect to Jimmy and Bam, and that organization, and that roster, but Giannis is different,” McCollum said. “That’s a different guy to play alongside in terms of his dominance. There’s not another guy in the league that dominates the way he does. He’s just the guy that’s really, really hard to guard.”

 

– via Aaron Fentress @ Oregonian

[Spud2nique]

2 hours ago, JayBirdHawk said:

CJ McCollum on Damian Lillard trade: No disrespect to Jimmy and Bam, but Giannis is different

Joining forces with Antetokounmpo, McCollum said, could be a better fit for Lillard than playing with Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo in Miami. “No disrespect to Jimmy and Bam, and that organization, and that roster, but Giannis is different,” McCollum said. “That’s a different guy to play alongside in terms of his dominance. There’s not another guy in the league that dominates the way he does. He’s just the guy that’s really, really hard to guard.”

 

– via Aaron Fentress @ Oregonian

And “that organization” (and their trashy culture)..-CJ  

[Final_quest]

12 hours ago, JayBirdHawk said:

 C'mon man!!!

Blazers initially wanted four or five first round picks in Jrue Holiday deal

Numerous NBA teams contacted the Blazers about Holiday, but a league source said the Blazers then engaged a smaller group of teams that had assets it coveted. Initially, the source said, Portland was seeking a haul that included four or five future first-round picks.

 

– via Boston Globe

Never hurts to ask.  After Jrue trade the Blazers are up to 5 first round picks from Lillard, and they still have Brogdon, Williams, and Ayton.