Thread: 2021-2022 NBA Thread

Memphis honestly makes just about the most sense from a basketball perspective, but he'll probably never go there. Young superstar PG, some very good role players, the cap room to make it work, and the West is fairly weak and winnable right now. A Ja/Durant core would be insanely entertaining.

Originally Posted by BroncoWave

Memphis honestly makes just about the most sense from a basketball perspective, but he'll probably never go there. Young superstar PG, some very good role players, the cap room to make it work, and the West is fairly weak and winnable right now. A Ja/Durant core would be insanely entertaining.

I saw on a clip from ESPN that Ja wants him and has probably reached out.

The Utah Jazz agreed to trade center Rudy Gobert to the Minnesota Timberwolves in a blockbuster deal that will pair him with fellow All-Star big man Karl-Anthony Towns, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.

The Timberwolves will send Malik Beasley, Patrick Beverley, Jarred Vanderbilt, Leandro Bolmaro, No. 22 pick Walker Kessler and four first-round picks to the Jazz, sources said. Utah will acquire unprotected picks in 2023, 2025 and 2027 and a top-five-protected pick in 2029, sources said, in Danny Ainge's first franchise-altering deal since taking over as the Jazz's CEO midseason.

The Jazz have now gathered a total of six first-round picks in a 24-hour span and plan to retool the roster around Donovan Mitchell, Utah's 25-year-old All-Star guard.

rest - https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...a-timberwolves

They overpaid for him. He's worthless on the court in five-out situations, he's an overrated defender with no recovery/foot-speed, he's a nothing burger on offense so you can't punish smallball teams, he's soft, entitled, and overpaid. I don't understand how many more times teams need to see this man get bullied by guards in the playoffs to know he's a creature of the regular season and nothing more. Maybe with KAT playing the Four and Edwards being a big boy they can add enough skill and size on the court to keep RG viable during the playoffs, but I hate the trade.