Fultz just passed up a corner three with nobody within ten feet of him, while the home crowd egged him on like peak Scal and moaned collectively when he just tried to drive into traffic instead.
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Didn't realize Lonzo was on a minutes restriction tonight, so maybe I read too much into his PT.Lonzo only with 19 minutes tonight--7 points, 4 boards, 1 assist.
At least 2.I’m not sure how many 30-10 games New Orleans is going to get out of Nikola Mirotic.
Even in his minutes it didn't look like he was a good fit with a LeBron-style offense. I still say he's traded either by the deadline or over the summer. LeBron historically has put together veteran teammates and his underlying comments on his current teammates youth seemed to me to be calculated.Didn't realize Lonzo was on a minutes restriction tonight, so maybe I read too much into his PT.
Bill Simmons keeps bringing up a potential trade of Lonzo for Dame Lilliard. Don’t know if that’s based on insider knowledge or just his general love for making up fake trades, but it would fit LeBron’s goal of adding vets (and Portland’s realization that the Lilliard/McCollum duo isn’t getting them anywhere).Even in his minutes it didn't look like he was a good fit with a LeBron-style offense. I still say he's traded either by the deadline or over the summer. LeBron historically has put together veteran teammates and his underlying comments on his current teammates youth seemed to me to be calculated.
Ringer's Kevin O'Connor has been calling for a Lillard/LeBron pairing for awhile now and Zach Lowe's also brought this up. It may be complicated to do in-season with needing to match salaries however the Lakers would be able to simply absorb Lillard's contract over the summer without having to match. Where there's smoke?Bill Simmons keeps bringing up a potential trade of Lonzo for Dame Lilliard. Don’t know if that’s based on insider knowledge or just his general love for making up fake trades, but it would fit LeBron’s goal of adding vets (and Portland’s realization that the Lilliard/McCollum duo isn’t getting them anywhere).
It would depend on the Laker sweeteners right? For something to happen in-season the key is Caldwell-Pope who as a one-year bird player must agree to a deal. If he does, that contract makes the numbers simple by also including Stephenson or Beasley along with say Kuzma.POR says no to a Ball for Lillard deal though. Like they don't even consider that, right?
I think there is some giant deal of Ball + Ingram for an all star and role player with LAL signing another all star in the offseason.
Draymond deserves all the ire and scrutiny he gets but Mitchell sold that hard there. And Gobert was grabbing him too and then Favors shoved him as well. I expect no tears to be shed for Draymond but the league is wisely taking advantage of his chippiness and reputation.Draymond is still a punk. Got hit with a technical after pushing Gobert (after he hard fouled Gobert, who caught his finger in Green's shirt and was trying to get it out, when Green pushed him), and then catches the ball at the 3 point line, Mitchell runs over to defend him, Green responds by lifting his leg trying to knee Mitchell and then swings a wild elbow, which doesn't connect, but Mitchell goes down. Green gets a foul, and Kerr wisely pulls him before he got his second technical.
Gobert wasn't grabbing him. When they showed the angle from the half court side, you could see Gobert had his finger caught in Green's shirt, and was just pulling it out. Of course, the announcers said he was pushing Green, which was wrong. Favors absolutely deserved the technical though, but that was all escalated by Green, starting with the two windmills he threw at Gobert, which led to the original foul.Draymond deserves all the ire and scrutiny he gets but Mitchell sold that hard there. And Gobert was grabbing him too and then Favors shoved him as well. I expect no tears to be shed for Draymond but the league is wisely taking advantage of his chippiness and reputation.
Only disagreement I have with this is that Gobert is pretty highly regarded by NBA heads. Guy was DPOY last year.Jazz really are a team where the whole is better than the sum of it's parts. Mitchell is a superstar, and Gobert is crazy underrated, but these "role" guys like Favors, Ingles, Rubio, Exum, Burks, etc. are all damn good players. Even Crowder has found a role on this team that works (so glad he's gone though).
Love Ingles even though he drives a minivan. Rubio shot 35.3% from three last year after shooting a Smartian 30% prior to that.I do not remember Ricky Rubio being able to shoot like this. His shot is still ugly, but they seem to be going in a lot. And Ingles is an assassin.
If I saw Ingles get out of a minivan, I don't care how tall he is, the absolute last thing I would think was "hey, there's an NBA player."Love Ingles even though he drives a minivan. Rubio shot 35.3% from three last year after shooting a Smartian 30% prior to that.
I wouldn't take too much out of this game against a really really bad Hawks team. It's really hard to play 28 minutes of a game when your team is up 20-30 for nearly all of it......and finish with a -8. He was on the floor during the Hawks two biggest runs in the late 1st and garbage time 4th.Jaren Jackson Jr with 24/7 tonight with a couple of blocks and 3’s. He’s going to be a good one.