/NBA/ GENERAL: MAGIC EDITION

gordon hayward

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We are going make a comeback
Eventually

Belive it

First for 8D multi dimensional chess played by rookie superstar Brandon Ingram

>>74321474
thank you based aids man

Hey

Wizards

>>74321513
One of these things is not like the other.

One of these things are a bust.

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>LeCRYBABY
>LeBUTT
>LeDUMMY
>LeBOGUS
>LeGARBAGE
>LePOOP
>LeSTUPID
>LeBAD
>LeBOOGER
>LeTOILET
>LeWHINER
>LeCRAP
>LeTERRIBLE
>LePUKE
>LeESPN
>LeDORK
>LeNOHAIR
>LePENIS
>LeSCARED
>LeFART
>LeLOSER
>LeBALD

I'm taking a nap. Give me a (You) to wake me up when a trade happens

LAKERS just promoted Ingram to GM. He has already used his 10d Jenga skills to land them Westbrook and PG13 in exchange for the draft rights to Chinemelu Elonu and one of Lou Williams' gfs

>>74321543
Oh SHIT DUDE CHECK TWITTER

>76ers interested in Klay Thompson

things are about to get interesting

>>74321536
Murray does suck ass. I agree.

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>don't trade bustgram
>get fired

kek

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>>74321506
>>74321546
ingram is literally a franchise. /nba/ has literally never been correct. EVER!

>>74321546
I heard Le'Veon Bell was also involved in the trade >source

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>>74321546
>and one of Lou Williams' gfs

deal

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>LeCRYBABY
>LeBUTT
>LeDUMMY
>LeBOGUS
>LeGARBAGE
>LePOOP
>LeSTUPID
>LeBAD
>LeBOOGER
>LeTOILET
>LeWHINER
>LeCRAP
>LeTERRIBLE
>LePUKE
>LeESPN
>LeDORK
>LeNOHAIR
>LePENIS
>LeSCARED
>LeFART
>LeLOSER
>LeBALD
>LeADVANCEDSTATS

Who /TeamIngram/ here?

>>74317325
/nba/ in a nut shell

>>74321558
needed to go,along with jimmy(i look like a bad porno movie director)buss

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>mfw the lakers draft all the ball bros to play with ingram and anthony davis

>>74321600
lonzo is cute af desu

Can someone show me conclusive 100% evidence that Ingram is a bust?

>>74321634
can someone show me conclusive 100% evidence MJ is the goat

>lakers make ingram GM
>/nba/ gets pissed and stops posting
ingram hater must have sedoku'd by now

you must be living in a constant state of btfo

>>74321616
im more about liangello

just heard on the radio that magic is putting a package together for melo.

Dunno what the lakers would give up.

>Lakers fan have gone insane.

Wew you guys need to get checked out. If Go Wiz got help so should you

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>you now remember when Magic was a failure of a NBA coach, made his own "all star" team filled with former players that failed miserably, and failed as a owner of a Scandinavian basketball team

>making a former player tied up in multiple differed sports teams and businesses your president of basketball when he's already busy and has no time for your team

Unless Magic sells his ownership stake of the Dodgers and Sparks, he's not going to have time to be a real POBO.

>>74321634
Can someone show me conclusive 100% evidence that Ingram is a GOAT?

>>74321702
This

It's a proxy move. Magic isn't the real president.

Jeanie just took over full control of all the Lakers affairs.

>>74321705
Basketball IQ is off the charts.

>>74321702
>you now remember when Magic was a failure of a NBA coach
fuck off grandpa

If Ingram has a high Basketball IQ why can't he score? Or defend? Or pass? Or rebound?

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>>74321705
it's just a known fact

>>74321768
INTANGIBLES

THROUGH

THE

ROOF

>>74321523
Sleeping on them.

>>74321753
>you now remember magic was a player
>you're now reminiscing about the Showtime lakers

>>74321768
He does things that don't show up on the stat sheet lmao

>>74321694
wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

>Agent Rob Pelinka has emerged as a front-runner to become Lakers GM under Magic Johnson, sources tell @TheVertical. Reps Harden, Kobe.

>>74321804
Isn't that what advanced stats are for?
Isn't Ingram last in almost every advanced stat category?

>>74321694
Ingram, Larry Nance Jr., Nick Young, Mozgov for Melo.

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>ingram got mitch fired
>not the years and years of the lakers sucking

whatever helps you sleep at night, but ingram is still there and still goat gm

>>74321852
None of those 3 lmao

>>74321852

all 3 is the only answer

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>>74321812
>hiring an agent as a GM
>the same agent that jewed them into giving Kobe the max when he was past his prime

How retarded can these people be?

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>mfw /nba/ is pissed the lakers will scoop up all the dankest free agents now that the magic man is in charge

i love you magic

t. vlade

>>74321852
None cause Ainge would actually have to do something

>>74321852
bogut

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>>74321876
8D chess got you flustered?

7kt make a ingram bog

>>74321852
the funniest thing about all this is literally none of these players could make the Celtics a championship team

>New Orleans, Wisconsin
>Memphis, Mississippi
>"""western""" conference

>Hearing more and more teams say today they believe Detroit will NOT discourage trade inquiries for center Andre Drummond this week.

who's picking him up

>>74321852
Trick question.

None of them will.

>>74321929
Celtics

>>74321916

don't even start this bs

the celtics can beat the cavs with their current roster

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>the celtics can beat the cavs with their current roster

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>lakers hire hinklestiltskin
>bring embiid to the LAKERS

muh dik timeline

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>the celtics can beat the cavs with their current roster

>>74321949

yeah, maybe if Lebron and Kyrie get abducted by aliens

This post is by L**** the faker laker 74321963

Do not reply to his posts.

Every great player had at least one 20 point game in their rookie year, the great ones having multiple games obviously, but no matter how shit their team was or how "raw" they were they broke 20. Ingram's highest is 17 and that's 58 games into the season. This dude won't be a great player, most likely decent role player who will play with multiple teams.

How far away is Ingram from becoming KD?

>the celtics can beat the cavs with their current roster

do not reply to post 74321949

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i-i-it's not like I want you to trade for him or anything!

Reminder that Dejounte Murray has had 20 point games already and Brandon Ingram hasn't

What if there's some new revolutionary GM that goes by what the fanbase as a whole wants?

You can upload your state id proving that you're a resident of the city in which the team is located.

It's genius really. If asked why you were fired you can simply say "I did what the fans wanted"

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ingram hater please post so we know you're still alive

>>74322077
Ingram is shit

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>>74322089

>>74322052
Lmao this is hilarious once you think about it.

>>74321928
>new orleans, wisonsin

I don't get it

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>the celtics can beat the cavs with their current roster

>>74322077
It's so sad how far people go to call a 19 year old rookie 56 games into his NBA career a bust despite everyone on the Lakers saying he is a future all star

>>74322052
That's actually pretty sad

>>74322134
pelicans and bucks

>>74322144
they said the same about dlo. hinkie had a hard on for dlo

>>74322052
Ingram was 1 point and 1 Assist shy of a Triple double all because of his intangibles.

>>74322144
They said the same with Randle and with Russell too...

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>>74322196
>>74322208
>they
one hater on /nba/ samefagging

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>Dejounte Murray had more 20 point games than second pick rookie Brandon Ingram

>yfw hinkie to the lakers

>>74322295
>scrub on a shit team gets more minutes and points than a rookie on a stacked team
wow

>>74321959
>>74321979
>>74321990
Reminder that Dejounte Murray has had 20 point games already and Brandon Ingram hasn't

>>74322309
Ingram is not on a stacked team.. He's on a terrible team, and if he was any good, then he would be tearing up the league right now.

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>the celtics can beat the cavs with their current roster

@74322315

i'm not even a lakers fan you delusional drunk mcpatty faggot

>>74322309
>yet somehow the rookie with less minutes performs better than the scrub with more minutes
Really makes you think

>>74322339
just wait till he gains 10 pounds

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>on a stacked team

Dejounte Murray has played a whopping 243 minutes, has a 24 point game.
Brandon Ingram has played 1604 minutes, has (0) 20 point games

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>all these low-IQ anons

By playing well, Ingram would lower the Lakers' chances of getting a good draft pick this year. It's all about the advanced tactics.

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>>74322348
>>74322351
>>74322393
Dejounte Murray has had 20 point games already and Brandon Ingram hasn't

>>74322393
jeanie and magic are not tanking from here on out.

They wants stars now.

>>74322393
Yeah I'm sure ingram is totally tanking his own value just so the lakers can get a good pick

Everyone on the Lakers staff loves Ingrams work ethic and locker room presence

He's a future all star and there's nothing you can do about it

>>74322432
>Everyone on the Lakers staff

anon...Magic is there now. He's going to trade him.

>>74322355
>playing under the best coach in history with a consistent roster vs playing under a new system with budding stars
really stimulates the synapses

Even jaylen brown has a 20 point game.

>>74322478
That's the funny thing. Jaylen Brown is actually the rookie on a stacked team that is trying to win, and he still looks 100x better than Ingram does even on limited minutes.

Buddy hield has 2 20 point games

Reminder Jaylen Brown and Dejounte Murray had 20 point games and Brandon Ingram hasn't

>>74322455
I'm hurting.

>>74322455
he must have value then
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

WE ANTHONY DAVIS NOW

Jamal Murray has 5 20 point games

>>74322432
that's also what everyone loved adam morrison for

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Hmmm....

Damontas Sabonis has a 20 point game

Lmao

>lelkers on suicide watch

http://www.foxsports.com/nba/story/los-angeles-lakers-ingram-looks-like-a-bust-but-he-isn-t-012717

Ingram haters on suicide watch

Denzel valentine has a 19 point game, not 20 but still more than Ingram lmao

>>74322649
I'm literally putting the hose in my exhaust as I type.

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Would the Nuggets take this with a Pick or two thrown in?

Juan Hernangomez, a fucking literal who spic has a 27 point game.

This is hilarious

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>The city of Bustgram

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmDa1sdR-AM

>>74322643
>Sabonis had 20 points vs the Celtics in Boston
>Abrines had 18 points vs the Pelicans in New Orleans
>Kanter gets hurt and both of their totals suffer immensely.

It hurts to watch when Westbrook has only one consistent contributor aside from him.

>lakers have been shit the last few years
>/nba/ thinks they can troll lakerfags with rookie bantz
>a rookie who's literally a large brain on stilts
yes you're having a big effect on them lmao

im a pelsfag by the way ama

lol lakers are in such a shit storm right now

that magic hire seems like a shit hire
>all these bosh tweets right now
;____:

Michael brogdon has a 20 point game

These are now 2nd rounders I'm talking about

>tfw knicks fan

I laugh at all you faggots that can't handle your team losing for less than 10 years.

THE KNICKS HAVE HAD 7 PLAYOFF WINS TOTAL IN 17 YEARS

>Ramona Shelburne @ramonashelburne
I've heard Magic intends to move quickly though. Hence Pelinka, who comes highly recommended by Kobe, as a prime option.


HAHA kobe ruining the lakers even while retired

Just reminding everyone that I'm supporting Pelicans now instead of Sixers.

Boogie/AD is the future, Embiid is made of glass, I realized that.

>>74323064
bro you're posting on the Cavs bandwagon blog. how many Cavsfags were there on /nba/ before they won the title? 2? miami fags before the title run?? 2?
nobody knows shit about basketball here reddit proved that by debunking weststats...

>>74323064
>doing this when half the nba teams make the playoffs every year

LMAO

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>>74323134
Truly insightful analysis.

>>74323181
the most cucked eastern tripfag on /nba/ ladies and gentlemen

will mitch find another gm job?

>>74323174
>reddit
the site where the r/cavs board increased dramatically when lebron joined them

Oh my, the Lakers may be an even bigger disaster than the Kings right now. That's impressive.

>>74323309
no they arent. at least the lakers have some assets unlike the kings

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>>74323359
Did somebody says assets?

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>>74321539
He's LeGOD and Curry will never LeTOP him in LeSCORING

>>74323359
Hield is a better player than all of the Lakers young "core"

>>74323438
can hinkie save the lakers like he did the sixers?

Why are people pretending that "the process" worked. They've actively tanked for 4 years and have what to show for it? 2 injury prone guys, an autistic bust, some guy who's leaving, and a terrible record. Hinkie didn't do shit except con people

>>74323561
>a small sentence
>so much text
Didn't know you were retarded

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>>74323584
put some respekt on hinkie's name bitch

>>74323438
you gotta trust the process. because of hinkie the sixers might have another top 5 picks this year

>>74323584
Because retards refuse to accept that building through the draft is a stupid fucking idea. Maybe if your team sucks for 20 years you will eventually luck out and hit on enough picks to get yourself a couple stars, but that's not even guaranteed.

>jeanie buss and a man with aids is running the lakers now
lmao a woman running a franchise lol now an intelligent franchise with good owners can snatch up mitch kupchak

>>74323584
men hinkie got the sixers another top 5 pick this year from his assets. he would not help them with the actual direct winning but he was good enough to bring in young talent

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>>74323472

>>74321536
There is only 2 players. How dumb are you?

Reminder that one of the Laker "fans" who spams delusions about the Lakers is Larry

>Magic firing Mitch
:^(

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>>74323745

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>>74323461
>scoring

>Jarinn Akana and Dan Fegan, who represent Cousins, they did their job here, which was to — and this also complicated what they could get in a trade — Jarinn came out publicly last night and privately they told teams, ‘If you trade for Cousins, we’re telling you, he may not stay. He may nor re-sign with you. The Lakers are going to have a lot of cap space again potentially in a couple years. He could go to L.A. as a free agent. He might not stay in New Orleans or he might not stay in Phoenix or anywhere else...’
Great job trading for a rental retards, he's coming to the Lakeys! Then AD and Westbrook will come over

Westbrook
Russell
Ingram
Davis
Cousins

6th man Russell

>the Sixers' fourth (4th) string center has an 18 point game this season
>Ingram doesn't

>>74323900
>sixers are that stacked
thank you based hinklestiltskin

>>74323196

it actually is if you think about it. He's saying if Miami makes it all the way to the finals they are beating whoever comes out of the west sans the spurs. But also at the same time if the spurs make it all the way they are beating anyone not named miami.

So he's saying Miami > rest of west, and Spurs > rest of east, but Miami isn't necessarily better then the east(could get knocked out before finals) and the spurs aren't necessarily better than the west.

It's very convoluted logic but deep down it makes sense and isn't a tautology.

>>74323900
His PER pretty much confirms him as a bust, he's as 7.31 which = Player who won't stick in the league. If only he could get it up to at least 9 he would = Fringe roster player

>>74324017
Yeah

Kobe was a bust too his first year
So was Kawhi Leonard
And so was Giannis

>>74324140
lollll

Reminder that Jaylen Brown is a superior player to Ingram.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=f1gpgz_TF94

Steven A Smith thinks >we should get Carmelo instead of Jimmy Buckets

Is he right? Sounds retarded to me

Butler is way better on defense and can score just as well. He is also on a better contract and is younger. What am I missing?

>>74324140
Kobe barely got any minutes and was not a bust because the few opportunities he was given he showed flashes of greatness. Not Ingram.

This is the 5th time you've tried to say this and got told, but still spam your shit in damage control.

>>74324183
>Steven A Smith thinks

Stopped reading right there.

Kill yourself you dumb fucking casual.

4chan isn't the place for you >>>/twitter/

>>74324191
Ok? Explain Giannis and Kawhi then

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>that feel when your sister fires you from a job you expected to have for life

Did she do this to create an opening for Phil?

>>74324183
>Steven A Smith thinks
I didn't read any further but do the opposite

>>74324140
All of them were much better than Ingram as rookies

>>74324183

stephen A smith is a raging knicks homer. He thinks every team should be trading for melo

>>74324265
Not
First
Round
Picks

>>74324220
Stephen A Smith basically got Magic Johnson hired by the Lakers.

>>74324290
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/antetgi01.html

Giannis was a 6.8 PPG scorer. Ingram is an 8 PPG scorer coming off the bench.

>>74324388
Yeah, they all literally were

>>74324388
>>74324434
Not top 10 first round picks*

>>74324434
>Giannis was a 6.8 PPG scorer. Ingram is an 8 PPG scorer coming off the bench.
Giannis was shooting better by over 5%, was coming off the bench even more often than Ingram and was actually averaging less minutes than Ingram

This is Ingram's world. We are just living in it.

>>74324505
Also both Giannis and Kawhi were mid round project picks that were expected to be raw offensively. Ingram was supposed to be the next KD.

>>74324434
also takes more shots per game, has a lower fg% than rookie giannies

>Comparing a 2nd pick player to a 15th pick players first year
This is how you know he's a bust. Laker fans just confirmed it. Also neither of them shot 36% lmfao

Didnt Butler get picked last in the first round? He also didnt play his rookie year

What advanced stats don't measure are the efficiency of Ingram's passes.

Nor does it measure potential.

>>74324288
wow must suck being fired and still having millions in the bank

>>74324647
No one knew that Butler would be this good. He was drafted to be a Lebron stopper. Ingram had expectation hence being a number 2 pick. He can't even shoot which was one his "skills"

>>74324647
Thibodeau refused to give rookies meaningful minutes for some reason during that time

>>74323169
Stop false flagging you faggot

Lmao butthurt Lakers fan resorting to shilling, what a shocker

Who is the Pep Guardiola of the NBA?

I apologize for my fellow Laker fans guys. Most of them are willfully igorant and will blindly defend any player related to the Lakers. I'm really disappointed in Deangelo and Ingram and we need to trade them while they still have some value. Hopefully Magic Johnson will get the ship rolling in the right direction.

>>74324958
Are you serious? Have you even watched Ingram play?

>>74324885
the other turkey guy is obesity's proxy whenever he gets banned for shitposting on /pol/

>>74324913
Spoelstra

>Two team execs tell AmicoHoops new #Lakers boss Magic Johnson has already called about trades.

If only we had Magic running the show a few days ago, he would have traded Ingram for Cousins in a heart beat and gotten the Lakers on the path to greatness again. Ingram holding up our Cousins trade is the biggest blunder of 2017.

>>74325015
Huh, I thought it was the LakersRoach

Did the Kings agree to such a bad trade just get the Lakers GM fired?

>>74325122
#BeatLA

Trading Cousins for Ingram would've been even dumber. Ingram is a steaming pile of shit, and Hield is the better player, period.

>>74325246
Everyone knows that Ingram has more potential and highly ceiling

>>74325246
Do you even watch Ingram play?

>>74325246
have you seen Hield play?

Ingram is shit

Get over it

>>74325246
Have you seen me play?

>@carmeloanthony Excited for things to come!

>>74325326
>19 year old rookie

k.

>>74325623
Poor excuse. Every rookie was 19 years old before the stupid college rule. Most of the top picks still managed to light it up.

>@BleacherReport: Pacers are reportedly in trade talks to acquire Sixers C Jahlil Okafor

I'd be okay with this as long as it means Stuckey is leaving

>>74325623
He's shit even for a 19 year old rookie

>The Los Angeles Lakers have traded Ingram, Russell and a 2nd round pick to the Knicks for Carmelo Anthony, sources say

>>74325893

>"sources say"

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This is most likely the first trade Magic will do for the Lakeshow

Man, I can't wait to see Magic fumble around in the dark in the vague hope of rebuilding the catastrophe that is the god damn Lakers. He's lucky that Lakers fanboys still have a hard-on for Lord Bryant and will continue to drape their overpriced apartments in yellow and gold horseshit.

I mean, LA is no longer the FA destination of choice as more and more marquee players are choosing to contend right now with teams that are built to do just that. The Lakers will need to spend another 3-5 years in the basement before they can even think about putting together a decent playoff run, let alone contend for a god damn 'ship.

Magic Johnson will use his friendship with Larry Bird to convince him to trade PG13 to the Lakers

>>74326050
From a horrible lottery team to an even more horrible lottery team that's being held hostage by an aging "star"

>>74326050
How is Ingram's PER only 7.3?

someone make a "what I expected vs what I got" pic of Brandon Ingram with Kevin Durrant on the "what I expected side", and then a pile of shit for the "what I got" side.

>>74326053
Magic will not be doing much, he has way too many business ventures on his own to be a full time NBA executive. He's just a beloved figure for the fans to rally around while someone else runs the show.

>>74326053
LA is such a shitty place to live as a famous person. You can't go anywhere without 30 Paparazzi all taking pictures of you flashing lights in your face.

>>74326085
Exactly, he will bring the Lakers back to the Kobe glory days.

>>74326087
Because he's a bust.

>>74321504
What team is this

>>74326087
uhh he's not good

Honestly now, should the Celtics do anything major in the next few days in the hopes of legitimately competing for a finals berth with the Cavs or should they cross their fingers and hope the Raps continue to plummet?

I mean, going for Jimmy Butler is totally possible at this point and he isn't a bad pick up at all although they'd have to give up the fucking farm to get him.

>>74326108

What really gets me is that the swarm of paps end up taking EXACTLY the same photos of Ms Whogivesashit walking to her car with a mochachocalocachino. How the hell is that supposed to make anyone any money at all?

https://twitter.com/MagicJohnson/status/52149363379671042

If Brandon Knight were to come out, I would take him number 1 in the draft.

https://twitter.com/MagicJohnson/status/357635923808227329

Metta World Peace makes the Knicks better and they have now become a championship caliber team!

https://twitter.com/MagicJohnson/status/793147180932403200

I'm impressed w/ the Chicago Bulls starting Rondo, Butler, Wade & MCW off the bench they have the 3rd best group of guards in the league...

https://twitter.com/MagicJohnson/status/568591585912467456

The Bucks just acquired the next Jason Kidd in Michael Carter-Williams.

https://twitter.com/MagicJohnson/status/545967451461410817

The Dallas Mavericks' trade for Rajon Rondo puts them in position to be a contender in the Western Conference.

https://twitter.com/MagicJohnson/status/49565033717440512

For all of you out there questioning Jimmer Fredette of BYU, he is the real deal. #MenCare

>>74326245
Well he's a huge believer in Brandon Ingram.

>>74326170
But the Celtics have so many assets with all those net picks and great players they don't need like Smart or Crowder.

Not sure if they'd be able to get past the cavs but it'd make the playoffs more fun

>>74326306

Holy fuck lol. I just had a look and I totally forgot that the Celtics will probably have the first pick in the next draft and they're contending for a conference final berth at least. Nice work, Billy King. Great job.

Although, is this draft class considered good or not?

>>74326400
The 2017 draft is amazing, though very guard-heavy
Picks 1 through 8 probably contain 5-6 future NBA level guards that aren't far apart in skill (except Markelle Fultz who's a step ahead of the rest)

If you had to redraft where would you have Ingram?

>>74326400
25% chance to land the top pick. But a top 3 pick nonetheless. This draft class seems to be good. Real PG heavy though. Not exactly a position of need for the Celtics

>>74326430
He would have gone undrafted.

>>74326430
7th round

>>74326245
I am hoping for the best but I am scared this is what we are getting.

>>74326430
not on the fucking lakers and probably somewhere as a late 3rd rounder

the dude's soft as fuck, has shown zero desire to bulk up his body and makes you question his work ethic and his desire to improve as a player.

At least ice in my veins has improved and you can tell he has the work ethic, but ingram? nah he's soft as charmin

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>>74321881
one of the best webms i've ever seen in this general

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how does this image make you feel, queens?

>>74326554
Kobe was so fucking Alfa. That bitch ass light skin soft pussy boy took that elbow like a bitch.

>>74326430
Undrafted

>>74326554
gives me a boner tbqh

>>74326430
I'd trade a mid-second round pick for him right now, he's a Euro-stash tier project right now

>all this damage control by hopeless lakers fans

A guy who was known as a scorer in college can't even break 20 in the NBA 58 games into the season and he's not a bust? Yeah okay

>>74324839
he still does it, he is probably ruining Dunn

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>>74326672
have you seen this nigga?

has bust written all over him, he looks like he's 13 years old

>>74326672
So Leonard and Giannis were busts too

Gotcha

Remember when everyone thought Boston had the 3rd pick in a 2-man draft?

Ingram's struggles can't be down to his complete lack of bulk (190lbs @ 6'9 lolfuk) so what is it? At Duke it looked like he had all of the athleticism in the world and he had a really good shooting stroke to go with it. I mean, he doesn't exactly scream Durant but there has to be SOMTHING there, right?

>>74326715
kawhi had a 24 pt game his rookie year

>>74326745
cbb performance should never ever be compared to nba performance. he was a system babby at duke and ran the memes well

also in the nba you have to have some bulk to you at forward so you don't get bodied down at the post, so we can't just ignore the obvious size problem. If he gained 30lbs in the legs and shoulders then maybe he would be more effective

>>74326745
He's hiding his power level. This is some next level inter-galactic 4D Uno being played and the Lakers got Magic Johnson because of it. Ingram is the first ever player GM.

>>74326745
maybe if he wasn't on a big name team and on a small market team he would do bettter

>>74326059
>friendly

its more than that.

>>74326715
Were they known as scorers in college? Were they top 5 picks?

Doesn't Ingram have a lot of intangibles and potential? Why write him off now? He's had flashes of greatness

why does chris brussard yell all the fucking time

hes got some good points and sources but man its like a fucking foghorn in my god damn ear

Who are already busts from this past draft?

>>74326825
He's working on taking Stephen A Smith's job.

>>74326839
hes on fox sports and he's actually got decent analysis unlike stephen A

plus he only touches basketball

>>74326832
Every single one of them. Not a single one is as good as top 10 player so they are all trash.

>>74326745
>Ingram's struggles can't be down to his complete lack of bulk
Why? Do you know how hard it is to go in the paint when you weigh less than 200 pounds at that height? Unless he learns Kyrie-level layups he's gonna shoot like shit until he gets his weight up. If/when he does I think he'll be much better.

>>74326821
what flashes? he passed the ball once to Zubac or some shit? he's trash, he's got wingspan for days but his hands are relatively small, he's tall but has no frame whatsoever, long strides but no athleticism whatsoever, he's like the SF Kwame. looks good on paper, but will never pan out

I must say, watching the Lakers morph into Knicks West these past few seasons has been an amazing experience, can't wait for more dysfunctional shenanigans in the future

Ingram for Ben Simmons straight up

Who says no?

>>74326953
sixers

>>74326953
Even if he has minutes I don't think that is worth it.
Ingram a bust

Who will win the Bojan Bogdanovic sweepstakes?

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>>74327006
Anyone I don't care at this point

Please give us some picks

>Heat are trading Josh Richardson for Alex Abrines and a future second round pick from the OKC Thunder per sources @AlexKennedy

Presti finally made a move.

SWEET LOU

>>74327052
Abrines is better but they both kind of suck.

>>74327052
That's a good move for the Thunder. Richardson is an actual NBA player, maybe even more.

If you're a Kings fan, what reason do you even have to go on? Why stay? What can you possibly have to look forward to?

>>74327052
fake and gay

>>74327138

Josh Richardson is a quality 3rd option.

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>the Kings want to change the culture

Dumbest shit ever in the NBA.

>Kobe's lakers
Ron Artest
>Curry's Warriors
Drayboon
>Jordan's Bulls
Rodman
>Billup's Pistons
Rasheed
>Duncan's Spurs
Stephen Jackson
>Pierce's Celtics
Rondo

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>tfw team is only targetting ballhogging chuckers
>tfw Lavine still dead
>tfw no games for another day

anybody listen to the Woj podcast?

pretty much said that there wasn't necessarily a better deal out there and that Boogie's personality lowered his trade value significantly. Multiple teams were willing to take Cousins but few were willing to give anything up.

>>74327227

I get that Thibs wants to finish Rose's knees off once and for all, but I hope they don't even touch the Wolves. I could get down with dealing Rubio in the right situation, but Derrick Rose is not that situation

>>74327226
Also Jordan and Kobe were constantly assholes to teammates they viewed as not working hard enough

>>74327226
there's a difference between having thuggish enforcers and having a big baby bitch that puts in zero effort on one end of the floor.

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>>74325893

>>74327234

Then those other teams are retards and the Pels lucked out. Get talent first. Work out the other shit later.

Cousins makes any Eastern Conf team legit as fuck because of how shitty EC bigs are. No excuse to not go after a top 3 big man in his prime.

>>74327247
>big baby bitch that puts in zero effort on one end of the floor.
sounds like MVP-favourite James Harden. That is who you're talking about right?

>>74327247

Kinda like how Rondo has been outside of Boston? Or Stephen Jackson?

Sometimes it takes a winning culture to get it out of guys. Get the talent and then figure out the rest later.

>"Our untouchables are our young talent," Magic Johnson on trades. They've told teams that. Says most calls have been about Lou Williams.

>@taniaganguli

>>74327234
Raptors were offering Valanciunas and 1st. I'd easily take that over the garbage they got from New Orleans.

>>74327257
Harden is a perimeter player, you can hide a perimeter player on defense. You can't hide an interior player on defense.

>>74327266

honestly there shouldn't be an untouchable on the Lakers right now. Russell and Randle have shown some promise, but hardly a sure thing.

>>74327226
>>Duncan's Spurs
>Stephen Jackson

Stephen Jackson was a legit cancer no one wanted.

>>74327285

He was a fantastic piece on a few really good Spurs' teams tho.

>>74327237

I'd be fine with moving Rubio because it opens up room for Dunn and Jones, but it needs to address their actual weaknesses. They really need a backup big more than anything. Bje and Aldridge are straight up garbage.

>>74327271
Kings had no interest in veterans and Raptors first round pick would be much worse than Pels first.

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>pistons getting rid of drummond for some bums

>>74327291
Not to mention the We Believe Warriors

>>74327271
why do people buy the valacuinas meme

what the fuck dude, offense only centers are increasingly irrelevant, and he's not even a particularly gifted offense only center. At least NO's pick will be late lottery-20. Toronto's is gonna be like the 24th pick at best.

Not that I like the deal sacramento got, but that Toronto one is definitely worse. It's arguable if you REALLY like Valanciunas, but it's worse.

>Joe Kotoch @Probballdraft
>Cavs trade buzz. Hearing Shelving Mack or a backup PG of that caliber with an exception is the most likely deal if one is made.

>>74327281
Ingram has also shown promise and should be untouchable

>>74327296
The wolves need a fucking stretch 4. Gorgui Dieng has one NBA level skill, and it's shooting midrangers. They play him to cover Towns' defensive shortcomings, but jesus christ they just need to get a combo forward and let towns figure it out.

>>74327271
Kings think NO pick is going to still be lottery because they don't believe Boogie's influence will get them to the playoffs.

If the only thing that really mattered was a chance at a lottery pick then New Orleans was their best shot if The Suns didn't want to trade for him.

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>>74327266

>>74327343
they're probably right, New Orleans lost a ton of depth and it will take some time to incorporate Boogie if it ever happens at all. The defense during the first two weeks is going to be worse than horrendous.

any more thundies news

>>74327329

I think Dieng is a serviceable starter. The twolves are just severely lacking defense, toughness, and scrappiness. A big like Chandler or Bogut would really help them as a team

>>74327323
Wrong. He's a fucking bust

i took a shit in a bucket in my room lads and havent cleaned it out since the last mavs game. It doesn't smell th ough

>>74327374
Here's some news: They would be better off trading Westbrook for as many assets as they can possibly get instead of sitting around until he leaves in free agency.

>>74327418
Has it molded over yet?

>>74321558

hindsight will show Mitch to get in the right when Boogie leaves the Pelicans next year

>>74327374
Nah, Presti doesn't make moves until a day within the deadline of the day of.

Here's some info about the Thunder and what they can do with trades.

http://newsok.com/thunder-at-the-nba-trade-deadline-five-keys-approaching-thursday/article/5538774

They can't trade their first round pick, they have a $7.4 million trade exception and can trade a smaller contract (rookie scale) for a bigger contract (Wilson Chandler) without needing to match contracts or take a cap hit.

Andre Roberson and Joffrey Lauvergne are the primary trade assets, Payne secondary.

>>74327418
nah that's just Harrison Barnes

>>74327404
Nah.

>>74321702

Magic already addressed this on First Take, he has people taking care of his other business interests if he were to get POBO (nice acronym tbqhwymn)

>>74327431
i dunno i haven't looked at it

>>74327416
fuck outta here

>>74321558
It's kind of sad really. I met him at a few ucla games this season. He was presumably scouting Lonzo and he seemed very nice and would take time to talk to fans.

>>74321812
>Rob Pelinka

This is a move to get a younger, more hip GM. I don't think it has much to do with Mitch's ability to get studs in the draft or in trades. Rather, it's he's too old school for current Lakers brass and they want the "Luke Walton" of GMs.

I'm just glad they didn't get that faggot from the Warriors, I would have rioted

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SON OF A BITCH

WTF ARE YOU DOING MAGIC?

MITCH DRAFTED THE YOUNG CORE!

YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO KILL JIM NOT MITCH

ABORT MISSION! ABORT MISSION11

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>>74327465

Anyone else think Jimmy Butler IS going to Boston?

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>>74323438
>mfw i remember Hinkie said he had a job lined up in California already

>reminder Magic Johnson is the same guy who guaranteed the Knicks would win a title within a couple years of trading for Carmelo
>reminder Magic Johnson is the same guy who said the Bulls getting Wade and Rondo put them as a legitimate threat to the Cavs
>reminder Magic Johnson is also the same guy who said Rondo would turn the Mavs into WCF contenders

He's crashing the Lakers, with no survivors

>>74327498
>mfw i stalked hinkie because i have no life, and Hinkie said he had a job lined up in California already

>>74324288

I don't think anyone wants Phil, especially at his price tag

>Pelicans send coach & GM to get Cousins and Casspi on owner's plane - Buddy Hield & new Kings arrive in Sac on commercial flight.

LET'S GET THIS SHIT FUCKING STARTED

>KANGZ

WHAT A JOKE OF AN ORGANIZATION

>>74327497
No

>>74327512
Was it first class tho?