NBA Trade Rumors Thread- I Love this junk

sportzluvr1 · 01-08-2017, 12:51 PM

I eat this stuff up

-All the speculation of big trades that usually never happen.

-Finding out which front offices really believe their team has the nuts to compete with the big boys in the post-season and teams who are just good enough to not have a shot at a deep run or lottery pick and therefore have to make a move to tip the scales either way (Atlanta, I'm looking at you).

One big proposal: If I'm the Thunder, I'm seeing if I can dangle Sabonis out there in front of the Hawks as the centerpiece for a Millsap trade. Now I wouldn't give up much more than that, as I believe Sabonis is going to be a real player for a long time, but it looks like that's about what it's going to take for the Hawks to give him up.
For OKC, a starting 5 of Westbrook-Oladipo-roberson-Millsap-Adams can do some things in the playoffs. Aside from shooting, he's exactly what they need as a big that can add some scoring at the 4. And if you're Atlanta, you've already indicated you're going more toward the rebuilding stages rather than trying to compete. With Schroeder, Prince, Sabonis, and the high pick they bring in next year, you have a solid core of young, skilled players that can help guide the organization toward the future. Hey, maybe they're taking the ole' Magic model when they made Dwight the nucleus of the offense and put pieces around him?

What moves do you guys want to see happen?

01-08-2017, 12:51 PM	#1
sportzluvr1 Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: the blue waffle of the Great Midwest Posts: 7,705	NBA Trade Rumors Thread- I Love this junk I eat this stuff up -All the speculation of big trades that usually never happen. -Finding out which front offices really believe their team has the nuts to compete with the big boys in the post-season and teams who are just good enough to not have a shot at a deep run or lottery pick and therefore have to make a move to tip the scales either way (Atlanta, I'm looking at you). One big proposal: If I'm the Thunder, I'm seeing if I can dangle Sabonis out there in front of the Hawks as the centerpiece for a Millsap trade. Now I wouldn't give up much more than that, as I believe Sabonis is going to be a real player for a long time, but it looks like that's about what it's going to take for the Hawks to give him up. For OKC, a starting 5 of Westbrook-Oladipo-roberson-Millsap-Adams can do some things in the playoffs. Aside from shooting, he's exactly what they need as a big that can add some scoring at the 4. And if you're Atlanta, you've already indicated you're going more toward the rebuilding stages rather than trying to compete. With Schroeder, Prince, Sabonis, and the high pick they bring in next year, you have a solid core of young, skilled players that can help guide the organization toward the future. Hey, maybe they're taking the ole' Magic model when they made Dwight the nucleus of the offense and put pieces around him? What moves do you guys want to see happen?