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You’re not using picks after 40, right?

Looks like you’ll not be using picks. Prob I’d do my 1st round waiver for your picks. My waiver should be good too

I should’ve started process earlier. I was watching my sons travel game and the other team was awful; terrible baseball. I should have just been on here dealing

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Wouldn’t do that but would do a later waiver upgrade for 110 I guess

Do picks disappear now if a team doesn’t have room or can they still trade picks up until the draft?

Can I give you something for your 2 picks in the 80’s since they’re going to disappear anyway?

I traded away all my good milb guys for a pile of s***... so I’ll just cut everyone except Lewis and Ellis. I need some backend picks if anyone is giving them out:)

Guys I could move for draft picks/prospects that would help someone a lot this year: THE (bonified All-Star) Matt Kemp Once again holds-extraordinare Tony Watson And emerging primary HOU closer Hector Rondon

I’ll take it if nobody else bit.

You guys can have Lonzo Ball!

Apparently (though who knows) LA had first crack and passed him up. Kinda surprised, as a LeBron fan I would’ve been happy with that

Speaking of OKC: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23992991/raymond-felton-returning-oklahoma-city-thunder-1-year-24-million-deal With salary cap penalties they’re looking at a historic payroll over $300m for a roster essentially like Tor’s that will be a playoff team but nothing else. Trying to correct mistakes of the past I guess (Harden)

Besides GS hitting on their draft picks (and I agree there’s some luck inlvoved there but still props for scouting), you conceded they play the right way. Some recent examples of teams trying to add multiple stars to their team: NO- Has a Top 3 player (Davis), acquires pre-injury Top 10-15 player (Cousins), signs a very good PG as a FA and has a couple decent supporting pieces as we saw in the playoffs. Result- Fail OKC- Has a MVP Top 5-10 player (Westbrook), pairs him with a perennial AS and likely HOF Paul George, has some good role players to boot and then adds an aging HOF but still 20+ point scorer in Anthony. Result- Fail San Antonio 2 years ago- Has a Top 4 player (Leonard), signs top free agent Alridge with a good supporting cast albeit it aging. Result- fail Min- Has an emerging superstar (Towns), quality recent #1 pick Wiggins, adds perennial AS and possible HOF Jimmy Butler, also signs quality free agent PG. Result- Fail LA Clippers (over the years)- Lots of All-star talent and quality supporting pieces. Result- Fail Houston- Teams Top 3 player (Harden) with Chris Paul to go with quality supporting cast. Result- very close to knocking GS our

So many teams are guilty of handing out bad contracts and trading away or making bad draft picks. The system is just fine. OKC is an example of team that had their shot and can’t develop players right. They had Durant, Harden, and Westbrook and let thet slip through the fingers. Actually they even just traded away Oladipo for a max deal player that’s not really much better; especially considering salary cap implications.

I’m just really at a loss how you would “prevent” another GS from happening. They drafted 3 of their stars like I mentioned with fairly late lottery picks (in Green’s case 2nd round). The dynasty was also started with another such draft pick (Barnes). That’s how they went to Finals back-to-back. Before that no FA was lining up to come to GS. They had their guys on reasonable contracts and that let them have space to sign one max player (Durant), even though it meant letting one of their drafted guys walk somewhere else on a max deal (Barnes). How many other teams have had the same opportunity with lottery picks every year? Often times with higher pics than GS too. Teams like the NYK have high draft picks all the time and live in basketball cities where FA are looking for a reason to come. “Teaming up” goes back further than LeBron and as dineke pointed out, there were super teams way back when too when it wasn’t a level playing field like it is today. GS should enjoy their fruits of a well-run orgianizion and it’s up to the others to knock them off. Almost happened last year vs Houston. Boston also could’ve been a legit threat to knock them off had they not caught a bad break with injuries (that maybe GS has to deal with one year). If Philly didn’t miss on the Fultz pick, that would’ve been an exciting org to watch. Especially this off-season with space for a max player.

Obviously it's not ideal but the other teams played by the same set of rules and it's not like GS had some unfair advantage like being in NYC and no salary cap. They made some good picks on Curry, Klay, and Draymond.. #7, #11, and #35. Hardly sure things. They had Curry and such on a very reasonable contract and that allowed them to nab a great FA (Durant). In pretty much any sport once you got a title team, you'll have vets willing to play for you for less. Nothing NBA is doing wrong. You cant go with a small hard cap and force players to switch teams all the time and prevent forming dynasties and rivalries. I mean you can but I dont think it makes for a better product.

I could see Philly nabbing someone at the deadline and giving BOS a run for their money. Depends if Simmons can evolve his game. Come the Finals though, it's over

With HOU losing Ariza and possibly even Capela, I wonder if GS will be the biggest favorite of all-time in the major sports. Odds wise I mean

Idk. Not like he’s 36. That’s a nice steal.

I don’t think that will happen but who knows. But I’m just saying if you can deal him to Philly for Fultz, Saric, and a desirable unprotected 1st, that’s maybe a little less appealing than the LA package but you don’t have to face another super team in your conference for years to come

Ugh. Now I’m a Lakers fan. Really didn’t want to be

I doubt San An is going to want to move him there now unless their package is way better than any other deal

Yeah, I mean it’s tough to bury a a guy in a grave after his rookie season but it’ll be interesting to see how LA is going to go forward. Lonzo could go in a deal for Leonard or they could hold on to players and sign Cousins