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NBA 2023 Trade Deadline Thread

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by Rockets34Legend, Jan 18, 2023.

  1. J.R.

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    They have Vanderbilt now
     
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    Okay, makes more sense now. Doesn't look like he'll get more playing time in Denver.
     
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    he probably gets more consistent minutes as the first backup big for jokic. they literally had nobody else besides broke DeAndre Jordan that never leaves the bench. at least they have someone who can eat back up minutes now.
     
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    He's not a center. But if Bryant was complaining about backing up Davis, then he should be gone.
     
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    He is only a little bit shorter than Bryant and he plays both power forward and centre
     
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    I'll take your word for it. I thought Bryant was fine for his role. We'll see how Vanderbilt does in the same role and when Davis misses games.
     
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    it’s really unbelievable

    Russ has hypnosis powers
     
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    Bring Westbrook and John Wall home haha they can't escape the misery! They must endure it together with us!
     
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    Lol what? Lakers are r****ded. Just when it finally started to look like they were making decent moves they give away their backup center to help the 1 seed?
     
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    He would be alright on the Clippers
     
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    I think Russ just has a lot of respect around the league because he really does go out and play hard for most of the season. That's something no one can deny. He's not what he used to be but teams always believe that they can fix a player and the Clippers are desperate.

    They don't have many moves to make and now with Dallas getting better, PHX getting better, Denver still being good, Memphis...I mean their shot at winning a ring this season is now close to 0. It's not much of a risk to bring in Russ on a buyout deal and hope he does something.

    Other than swinging some surprise trade for Dame or something not sure what the Clips can do this year. Their Kawhi/PG13 window was really really short lol they need a 3rd guy, Kyrie would have been perfect, if I were them I'd be begging Portland for Dame. That's who PG13 should be working on.
     
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    I didn’t rate the Clippers highly this year, but the second he gets put on that team, their titles chances drop to -5

    people can’t be getting catfished by Russ in 2023…Paul George should know better
     
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    Vanderbilt is relentless and a better defender
     
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    Except everywhere he goes the minutes never came. He barely cracks 25 on a nightly basis. IN DFS, he's always been a FPPM machine but for whatever reason coaches never give him more PT.
     
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    People need to stop treating Westbrook as if he is still a superstar. he is in the twilight of his career now and he would help the Clippers. He gets all the blame for the Lakers when it wasn't his fault they were bad. Even when Davis and LeBron played, they were still losing.
     
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    When a player as inefficient as Westbrook feels like he is entitled/worthy of shooting it 14 times a game it’s never going to be alright. Ever.
     
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