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Post 5: Why are players dropping out of the USA FIBA team?
The top tier players of the league are one by one passing on playing for the USA team: they’re who we have left and have been invited. Included in the names of potential (if not already) invited is Julius Randle who is a great player, but still stands to show how deep we’re getting into the NBA roster to fill the USA team. With him is Marcus Smart and Jaylen Brown… Nothing heard yet from Lebron but it seems as if he’s most likely going to pass on FIBA as many other players are like Damian Lillard who just pulled out of the World Cup.
Why? Why are players (except for Beal who’s expecting a baby) pulling out of the World Cup? Is everyone really excited for the downfall of GSW and want to get in as much training and practice as is possible? Is this the year of competition (at least in the West)?
The doors are wide open, and I guess more and more players are seeing that.
Post 4: More Deals and FIBA
So, Kyle Korver signed with the Bucks. Hopefully he gets decent play time and doesn’t sit on the bench watching for the most of the season. He’ll be great playing around Giannis Antetokounmpo but I guess any good 3-pt shooter would be. Also, it seems that Chris Paul isn’t going anywhere any time soon. Chris Paul was expected to be traded from OKC to another team (*cough* *cough* Miami Heat) but it seems that no team has the cap space to take him in or the assets to trade for him. A cap space black hole, in other words.
More and more players are deciding to not play in the FIBA World Cup which is a bit surprising to me. Most of the top players (not Damian Lillard…. yet) want to spend the off-season working towards the next NBA season rather than the World Cup, which is understandable. It reminds me of how some top tier tennis players don’t go to the Olympics and instead train for the US Open. It means more to them.
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Post 3: Month of NBA Trades
What a wild month for the NBA. So many players traded…
You name him and he probably got traded. Being a Boston native I hold the Celtics close to my heart so losing Al Horford to none other than the Sixers hurts a bit. I’m more ambivalent about Kyrie’s departure with Kemba coming in. Hopefully the team comes together well. Jimmy Butler being traded to the Heat was a surprise to me considering how well the team did but I guess he wants to be the star and that can’t happen with Embiid, Harris and Simmons. I’m not sure if Butler will even fit well with the Heat but I guess we’ll see. Then, there’s Leonard. It seemed like he was gonna leave for sure when he was initially traded, then it seemed he liked the team and went on to win a championship but alas, he leaves.
Moving over to the western conference, people are flying in and out. Kevin Durant to the Nets, Russell to the Warriors, Chris Paul to the Thunder, Paul George to the Clippers, Anthony Davis to the Lakers. Hectic. The power balance has definitely shifted in the West, but to who? To the Lebron and Davis led Lakers or the newly defensive-minded Clippers ? Or will the tri-guard tandem in the Bay Area still rise up to the challenge? The trade for Russel still doesn’t make sense to me, but I’m glad Russell got paid.
With the Summer League over, one can only wait to see what will result from these trades. Hopefully more competition in the West.
Post 2: Who I am
So many Bright lights that cast a shadow but can I speak?
– My Chemical Romance
Hello! To keep this short, I’ll cut to the chase: I like poker and basketball. With that said, this blog will be discussing those two interests covering probably current events in both worlds e.g NBA trades, Triton Million Pound Tournament.
Hopefully I get to meet a bunch of you guys with similar interests and start a discussion.
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