Marco20 wrote:Nothing wrong. Was just joking about him playing like a veteran while being older than he pretended to be.
air gordon wrote:Just want to add I hope the bulls get a legit sized SF in the off season.
Andrew wrote:Don't give GarPax ideas.
Andrew wrote:Deng's contract runs another year or two, if I recall. I'll pass on any deal involving Deng.
Marco20 wrote:Next off-season he will have 2 years left of contract. Could be worse.
What about Felicio for Deng + draft considerations?
Marco20 wrote:Next off-season he will have 2 years left of contract. Could be worse.
Dee4Three wrote:I feel bad for Deng, because when he went to LA he was told he would be a part of the plans... clearly not. I guess this has been really hard on him (as a competitor). He's still kinda young and a former all star.
Lakers probably don't have to trade away both Clarkson and Nance to clear up space for 2 max players if Deng wasn't given that contract
Jackal wrote:Dee4Three wrote:I feel bad for Deng, because when he went to LA he was told he would be a part of the plans... clearly not. I guess this has been really hard on him (as a competitor). He's still kinda young and a former all star.
[ Image ]Lakers probably don't have to trade away both Clarkson and Nance to clear up space for 2 max players if Deng wasn't given that contract
Truth.
Marco20 wrote:Next off-season he will have 2 years left of contract. Could be worse.
What about Felicio for Deng + draft considerations?
air gordon wrote:Marco20 wrote:Next off-season he will have 2 years left of contract. Could be worse.
not counting Noah- i believe Deng has the worst contract in the NBA. i suppose you can put JR smith & thompson but those guys are actually playing albeit not playing well.
Lakers probably don't have to trade away both Clarkson and Nance to clear up space for 2 max players if Deng wasn't given that contract
In fact, this week, Deng was literally and cheaply turned into a punchline, when Magic Johnson made national headlines at a news conference by actually mocking the idea that any team would want him.
When asked whether they had discussions with anyone about trading Deng, Johnson laughed and said, "We wish, huh? No, that didn't happen. Thanks, though. You want to make a move for us?'"
Standing next to Johnson was general manager Rob Pelinka, who, to his credit, clearly was uncomfortable with the flippant response and jumped to Deng's defense.
"I's important to add this, I mean, Luol has been an unbelievable professional and has stayed very positive," Pelinka said. "He understands the situation, and at some point, we'll figure out a way to resolve that — that's a win for him and us.
Deng surely was stung by Johnson's words. But he won't fire back. He never fires back. He is one of the NBA's great community leaders who is known for many charitable works in his home country of South Sudan, and he has perspective. He's seen and heard much worse than someone ridiculing a basketball player.
Marco20 wrote:Chandler Parsons!
But Dieng probably has the worst contract right now based on the sort of usage Thibodeau is giving him. Patty Mills's contract is also pretty bad.
air gordon wrote:Dieng not so much. He still puts up good numbers when he's actually getting the time. To be fair Taj is playing well too
shadowgrin wrote:Watched that Shaq-Kobe special.
We all know the trade that almost sent him to the Bulls in 2007 but Kobe mentioned another earlier instance of him going to the Bulls in 2004.
I'm guessing it might have involved Jamal Crawford, Tyson Chandler (doubt it would be Eddy Curry since Shaq would still be with the Lakers), 3rd pick in the draft (which became Ben Gordon), and some fillers to match salaries, maybe even Hinrich or the rookie Duhon since the Lakers needed a PG then.
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