lol -_- of course we go with the random draft n stash.
lol -_- of course we go with the random draft n stash.
Fair point about the injury, that is definitely a factor for his decline last year. And yeah, he is a springy athlete when healthy, and a very good defensive player in that case. His defensive numbers were really down last year, especially in regards to blocks.
I do think overall that OKC improved with the trade. Though they definitely could struggle defensively now like you suggest. Especially since Ilyasova who will presumably start at PF doesn't even care about defense. Even if he did, he could not hold Ibaka's jock in that regard. Can Sabonis continue to improve his shot? If he can then I think he gets some solid minutes at the PF spot. I don't think McGary will amount to anything.
I think the raptors are definitely going to trade this poeltl guy before the season starts
the raptors arent willing to take advantage of dumb franchises honestly. I absolutely would be down to sign and trade demar derozan for oladipo, ilyasova and sabonis tho. demar is more valuablr then ibaka at this point right?
Is it normal for the NBA to draft so many foreign dudes? Like theres
4) Israel
10) Canada (if it counts as foreign)
13) Greece
15) Spain
16) France
23) Croatia
24) Serbia
26) Turkey
32) Serbia
35) Serbia
39) France
43) China
44) France
48) Germany
53) France
57) China
58) Egypt
... seems like a lot to me, but I don't really follow NBA at all.
Damn gypsy with the sextuple post.
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The international pool for draft prospects was deeper this year and the american pool was really weak. Pretty simple explanation, but also have to keep in mind that the international players aren't as likely to pan out as the US born players. International scouting in basketball seems very hard with all the busts and "high upside" guys out there.
No one cares about my Hawks trading away Teague
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