The Memphis Grizzlies have traded Desmond Bane to the Magic for KCP, Cole Anthony, FOUR unprotected 1st round Draft picks and a 1st Round Pick Swap

[T-K-G]

Exactly. If Bane continues to be Bane

The chances of one of those 4 picks being as good as him is slim to none

Idk if enough people saw or acknowledge what he was able to do all those games Ja was gone over the last 3-4 years


That nikka was frying my fantasy league team anytime we matched up even when Ja was there he was outperforming him a lot of those games

 

[GoldenGlove]

Acquiring Coby requires Chicago to pick a lane which they’re not fully committing to.

Bingo.

I imagine NBA front offices aren't even entertaining Chicago seriously for their assets because they have no read on wtf AK is doing. You are better off working with other serious franchises opposed to wasting your time with Chicago sitting on their pot

 

[eastside313]

look around where? the finals? wtf

Yes the finals where okc don’t have a traditional pg. and neither did the knicks or wolves or nuggets or lakers or Celtics

 

[MicIsGod]

Big fan of bane. Ashton hall nephew be killin my suns

 

[The_Sheff]

GM: we aren't trading Ja

The Coli:

GMs also love getting players who can’t stay healthy. See Zion, see Paul George, see Kawhi Leonard.

You gotta understand that some GMs are not making moves to win, they are making moves to keep their job. For example keeping Zion in your roster and letting him continue to injure himself gives you cover because it’s not your fault he is hurt, it’s the players fault. Because on the very minute chance that Zion goes somewhere else and has one healthy season, your ass is 100% fired.


But I guess paying Zion to not play is much smarter than having someone who can actually see the court. Then again, what do we know.

 

[SCJoe]

Who the fukk they think Desmond bane is? Joe Dumars?

 

[tremonthustler1]

The question was who else was available/cheaper. And its a fallacy Orlando put itself in with their weird ass philosophy of sign guys early and don't trade mid-season.

shyt, even the recent rookies they drafted have the same issue as their franchise player - and that's the lack reliable point guard play to set anyone up, build offensive cohesion, and be the release valve when playoff intensity picks up. Even bad teams know that slowing Orlando down just means sitting on their guys in halfcourt then waiting til the wheels falloff.

Its crazy because without a pg, bane runs into the exact same friction points that trips up the rest of Orlando. There aren't a lot of good 'next moves' after this.

their higher level is out the 1st round its not even clear their core works

1. That’s Orlando’s fault for not drafting Cason Wallace, but I call them clusterfukk city for a reason. They believe in Banchero /Franz/Suggs. Fine. Time for Black to show & prove. They can still pivot with the 25th pick in this year’s draft if they wanna address PG. Knowing Orlando theyll either pray Clayton is there or foolishly draft Ben Saraf.

2. You know why they needed Bane? Because they foolishly blew a lotto pick on Jett Howard and thought Caleb Houstan wasn’t the p*ssy he showed in college. Orlando decided to pay for certainty.

 

[MooseMouthMthafuga]

Same nikkas who was mad the mavs didn’t get more draft picks when they literally got AD back in the trade lmaoo

You trade a top 3-5 player barely entering his prime for a top 10-15 player entering the twilight of his career, the Mavs should've at least got a couple unprotected 1st rd picks.

 

[Dem313wayz]

Highly efficient guards that rebound and assist dont grow on trees. Paolo and Franz gonna be the creators anyway. The Magic are legit contenders with this trade regardless of the price, and that has a lot to do with taking KCP contract.

Memphis has nothing to compete with now.

Contenders?

 

[badboys11]

When was Cole or KCP a borderline 50/40/90 guy averaging 20+ a game?

If we going by last year's stats bane averaged 19, KCP+Anthony averaged 18ppg with similar rebounds assists

Bane production went down in the playoffs


Suggs has injury problems


U just gave up 4 unprotected first round picks with no legitimate point guard on the roster, no change in stats.


Five game second round exit at best

 

[Harry B]

It seems as if cats with young teams don’t give a fukk about picks in the nba

 

[NormanConnors]

Was there a longer set of arms included in that shyt too, got damn

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

It seems as if cats with young teams don’t give a fukk about picks in the nba

They've been shytty when it comes to player development anyways, so I can see why they're punting on it.

Memphis is much better at it and will more than likely put those picks to better use.

 

[StatUS]

Looks like they're all in on Suggs at point. Hope he's working hard.

 

[tremonthustler1]

fukk the magic.

They had a big front court in


Franz
Paolo
Bol bol


Plus depth in the front court at pf and centet they jagged't.
As well as a guard corp of useful busts.
from anthony to suggs and a rehab'd former number one philly Pick as well.


Only in the nba is the player blames for not panning out.
When it really is the corporate structure, coaching and admin work of the front office that is trash.

If someone was highly skilled.
Then they come to your org.
Then they fail to replicate what the asset did oreviously. That is the org's fault and failure.

not the player.

Racism needs to end.
All because nobody blames the unept slave master.
For undervaluing talent. Thinking everyone is replaceable on a spread sheet. Plus demeaning and downplaying tslent. Onky no talent golden spoons think that little of people and their talents. From their self equated.
no talent golden spoon enabled lives.

Art Barr

In your multiverse is Bol Bol on a max or a supermax?