IRoCats wrote:Looking forward to this!
Martti. wrote:2 years and 4.8M? Damn, that's a bargain, he's getting 10M+ this summer.
The Los Angeles Lakers announced after their victory over the Milwaukee Bucks that they are trading away Centers Jordan Hill and Ed Davis for sophomore Joel Embiid and rookie Kristaps Porzingis. In addition, the Lakers are also sending one of their 3 picks in this year’s draft to Philadelphia.
Hill averaged 9.2 pts, 4.2 rpg and 1.8 bpg in LA and Davis averaged 3.5 ppg, 2.2 rpg and 0.6 bpg in just under 10 minutes per game.
Embiid will take Hill’s place as the starter in Los Angeles.
The Lakers’ General Manager Kevin Parker Sr. cleared his intentions in the recent trade.
“We’re rebuilding, right? We have a vet in our team [Kobe Bryant] who’s still playing well and is mentoring the younger players. Those guys like Hill and Davis, we shouldn’t waste their time by letting them suffer with us; or making them take a back seat because our guys needed more minutes to develop their game. Those guys need to go somewhere where they can win.
Meanwhile, we’ll get Embiid and Porzingis. Both of them are full of potential. We have an offensive beast in Julius [Randle] and pairing him with Embiid would make things easier for us in defense.
Again, we shouldn’t expect that we will be contenders in just one season of rebuilding. It’ll take one or two more years so we can be a threat to the title.”
N. Young (17 pts) *that’s literally what his stats look like.*
Monthly Recap Part 1 of 2
East Conference Standings
New York Knicks (13-5)
Chicago Bulls (11-5)
Cleveland Cavaliers (12-7)
Miami Heat (9-8)
Milwaukee Bucks (10-9)
Celtics (10-9)
Toronto Raptors (8-8)
Orlando Magic (10-11)
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Charlotte Hornets (9-10)
Indiana Pacers (9-11)
Detroit Pistons (8-10)
Atlanta Hawks (8-10)
Brooklyn Nets (8-11)
Philadelphia 76ers (7-10)
Washington Wizards (5-12)
West Conference Standings
New Orleans Pelicans (13-5)
Golden State Warriors (13-5)
Memphis Grizzlies (12-6)
Oklahoma City Thunder (11-7)
Dallas Mavericks (11-7)
Los Angeles Clippers (9-8)
San Antonio Spurs (9-8)
Utah Jazz (8-9)
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Los Angeles Lakers (8-9)
Denver Nuggets (7-10)
Houston Rockets (8-12)
Portland Trailblazers (7-11)
Phoenix Suns (7-12)
Minnesota Timberwolves (6-12)
Sacramento Kings (4-15)
Players of the Month
East: LeBron James [CLE] (25.6 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 7.1 apg, 2.0 spg, 0.6 bpg)
West: Russell Westbrook [OKC] (24.6 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 8.2 apg, 1.6 spg, 0.3 bpg)
Rookies of the Month
East: Bryce Dejean-Jones [TOR] (9.0 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 2.1 apg, 0.1 spg, 0.0 bpg)
West: Emmanuel Mudiay [LAL] (13.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 5.7 apg, 2.4 spg, 1.1 bpg)
Monthly Leaders
Points:
Stephen Curry [GSW] 29.8
LeBron James [CLE] 25.6
Kevin Durant [OKC] 24.8
Russell Westbrook [OKC] 24.6
Derrick Rose [CHI] 23.4
Offensive Rebounds:
Andre Drummond [DET] 3.5
Anderson Varejao [CLE] 3.4
J.J. Hickson [DEN] 3.3
Alex Len [PHX] 3.3
Blake Griffin [LAC] 3.1
Rebounds:
Dwight Howard [HOU] 12.8
Chris Bosh [MIA] 11.7
Andre Drummond [DET] 11.1
Demarcus Cousins [SAC] 10.9
Julius Randle [LAL] 10.7
Assists:
Ricky Rubio [MIN] 9.9
Kyle Lowry [TOR] 9.6
Jose Calderon [NYK] 9.2
Jrue Holiday [NOP] 8.6
Ty Lawson [DEN] 8.5
Steals:
Rajon Rondo [DAL] 2.6
Ricky Rubio [MIN] 2.6
Demar Derozan [TOR] 2.3
Stephen Curry [GSW] 2.2
Dwyane Wade [MIA] 2.1
Blocks:
Julius Randle [LAL] 2.5
Serge Ibaka [OKC] 2.4
Anthony Davis [NOP] 2.1
H. Whiteside [LAL] 2.0
J. Hill [PHI] 1.9
Transactions
Notable Signings:
Bulls sign Danny Granger to 1yr/$2.18M deal
Bulls sign Marquis Teague to 1yr/$2.28M deal
Pacers sign Patrick Beverley to 1yr/$3.31M deal
Nets sign Brook Lopez to 5yr/$33.06M deal
Raptors sign Bryce Dejean-Jones to 1yr/$2.69M deal
Grizzlies sign Jeff Green to 5yr/$28.64M deal
Suns sign Vitor Faverani to 1yr/$3.86M deal
Lakers sign DeMarre Carroll to 2yr/4.85M deal
Bulls sign JaVale McGee to 1yr/$3.05M deal
Grizzlies sign Mike Conley to 5yr/$65.39M deal
Kings sign Gerald Green to 1yr/$4.92M deal
Nets sign Earl Clark to 3yr/$6.43M deal
Hornets sign Khris Middleton to 1yr/$4.25M deal
Magic sign Kosta Koufos to 1yr/$3.14M deal
Trades:
Bulls trade Taj Gibson | Hawks trade Dennis Schroder
Lakers trade Jordan Hill, Ed Davis and '16 1st Round Pick | 76ers trade Joel Embiid and Kristaps Porzingis.
Notable Injured Players:
Paul Millsap [Strained Abdomen]
John Wall [High Ankle Sprain]
Jeff Teague [Strained Oblique]
Kevin Love [Sore Knee]
Derrick Rose [Broken Patella]
DeAndre Jordan [Torn MCL]
Nikola Vucevic [Torn Meniscus]
Isaiah Thomas [Broken Foot]
DeMarre Carroll [Torn MCL]
Amir Johnson [Torn MCL]
Eric Gordon [Broken Foot]
Trevor Booker [Torn MCL]
Mo Williams [Dislocated Patella]
Player Reviews:
Kobe Bryant
He's been a very good leader in our squad. Sure, his points per game isn't anywhere close to his 2005-2006 season where he averaged 30+ ppg but age is finally catching up on him. He tires easily than Embiid and Randle, which isn't good at all but it does give (Stanley) Johnson some playing time so he can develop his game too. His contract is also going to expire after this season and since the team's morale is sky high and he seems to enjoy his time in LA, I'm thinking oh giving him another contract extension for probably 1 or 2 more years. What really weirds me out is that Kobe's morale stays the same even though he's not getting any more than 30 minutes per game. I'm pretty sure I'll keep him in my roster until he decides to retire.
Nick Young
For the early part of the season, I tried to start Nick Young ahead of (Kelly) Oubre and it seemed to work out quite well. He shoots the ball very well, he can space the floor and he has a very quick shot release. What he does lack is defense. I just can't stay ahead against the opponent when I switch to him. Heck, I even tried to let the CPU control Nick Young and he still gets left behind pretty easy so changing the lineup really hurt his morale. I think he's actually going to opt-out this offseason but who knows.
Nope.IRoCats wrote:Did you use Stats tracker when you simulate all games in previous season?
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