[Q] wrote:That's a Clay Bennett style bait and switch right there
In a six player trade, the Blazers dealt McCollum, forward Jake Layman and guard Wade Baldwin to the Seattle SuperSonics in exchange for guards Lou Williams and Avery Bradley, as well as big man Montrezl Harrell and two future second round draft picks.
Projected Sonics Rotation:
P. Beverley / C. McCollum / D. Gallinari / T. Harris / M. Gortat (M. Scott, L. Mbah a Moute, M. Teodosic, B. Marjanovic, S. Gilgeous-Alexander, J. Robinson)
Projected Blazers Rotation:
D. Lillard / A. Bradley / M. Harkless / A. Aminu / J. Nurkic (L. Williams, E. Turner, M. Harrell, S. Curry, N. Stauskas)
AROUND THE LEAGUE
"Better than ever" Warriors off to 23-1 start
Crazy that they had a better record through 24 games in 2015-16
Durant, Giannis lead first all-star returns
Warriors' Curry and Cousins would also start if ASG was held today
Drummond, Griffin Hurt As Pistons Fall to Last Place
"It's a shitshow", says coach (for now) Duane Casey
Jimmy Butler suffers broken right ankle, out 8-10 weeks
Wolves weren't fucking winning with him anyway
Tyreke Evans out for season with torn ACL
Tough break for Evans, who had finally turned his career around
WESTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS
1 Golden State 23-1
2 Houston 18-4
3 San Antonio 14-8
4 LA Lakers 14-9
5 Portland 13-9
6 Denver 13-9
7 Oklahoma City 11-10
8 Phoenix 12-11
Utah 12-12
Memphis 11-11
Dallas 9-11
Seattle 7-14
New Orleans 7-17
Minnesota 6-17
Sacramento 5-17
EASTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS
1 Toronto 17-7
2 Boston 16-7
3 Philadelphia 17-8
4 New York 15-9
5 Washington 13-10
6 Milwaukee 11-11
7 Indiana 11-12
8 Chicago 11-13
Charlotte 10-13
Miami 9-13
Orlando 9-14
Brooklyn 9-15
Cleveland 8-14
Atlanta 5-18
Detroit 4-16
WEST PotM: James Harden (HOU) | EAST PotM: Giannis Antetokounmpo (MIL)
WEST RotM: Luka Doncic (DAL) | EAST RotM: Collin Sexton (CLE)
Phil89 wrote:Hopefully you can turn things around. But if you're out of the playoff race by February you could go full Hinkie and trade out some veterans to try to get some extra draft picks.
Seattle is due some good basketball karma, so maybe you'll get a high pick (or two) in the lottery and land the next Durant.
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