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PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2021 10:20 am    Post subject:

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Seems like Av snagged that spot away from IT.

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After a strong week of workouts with the Warriors, I'm told Isaiah Thomas left town without a deal commitment and the belief is he will seek out a more clear opportunity to make a team elsewhere, as the Warriors prioritize wing and frontcourt depth.


And in other ex-Laker news...WesJohnson & BShaw to link up with TyLue on the cLips bench.

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2021 10:45 am    Post subject:

Man, been arguing with my Knick fan friend, anyway, for the next 2 yr, WB > Ben Simmons
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2021 11:33 am    Post subject:

Warriors are trying to create a team that can go up against the Lakers and other teams who have good scorers, Bradley and his tenacious defense is exactly what they need to throw at guys like Carmelo Anthony and Joe Harris and other good scorers, it’s a very nice pick up for the Warriors as long as they are getting a motivated Bradley.
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2021 11:38 am    Post subject:

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Warriors are trying to create a team that can go up against the Lakers and other teams who have good scorers, Bradley and his tenacious defense is exactly what they need to throw at guys like Carmelo Anthony and Joe Harris and other good scorers, it’s a very nice pick up for the Warriors as long as they are getting a motivated Bradley.


I agree with the sentiment that some other people have expressed: There seems to be something going on with Bradley that isn't apparent from the face of things. He has now played for six teams since leaving the Celtics. The Warriors will make seven. He doesn't stick anywhere. I'm not sure what's up with him.
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2021 11:42 am    Post subject:

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Warriors are trying to create a team that can go up against the Lakers and other teams who have good scorers, Bradley and his tenacious defense is exactly what they need to throw at guys like Carmelo Anthony and Joe Harris and other good scorers, it’s a very nice pick up for the Warriors as long as they are getting a motivated Bradley.

Melo will eat him alive in the post. Theyd prob put him on WB
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2021 11:43 am    Post subject:

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Warriors are trying to create a team that can go up against the Lakers and other teams who have good scorers, Bradley and his tenacious defense is exactly what they need to throw at guys like Carmelo Anthony and Joe Harris and other good scorers, it’s a very nice pick up for the Warriors as long as they are getting a motivated Bradley.


I agree with the sentiment that some other people have expressed: There seems to be something going on with Bradley that isn't apparent from the face of things. He has now played for six teams since leaving the Celtics. The Warriors will make seven. He doesn't stick anywhere. I'm not sure what's up with him.


If you look at the games he has played the last few years you will find out why he keeps hopping on every team, he gets injured a lot and can’t stay on the floor.
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2021 1:07 pm    Post subject:

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NBA Central: Giannis says LeBron is still the best player in the world “I’m not the best player in the world. I am telling you, I’m not. KD, LeBron, Kawhi, Luka, Curry, AD might be. I am not. I’m still hunting the All-Time Greats. LeBron is still the best player in the world” (@Eurohoops) pic.twitter.com/waI9LxtS6a – via Twitter TheNBACentral


Greek says AD is better than him.
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2021 2:20 pm    Post subject:

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NBA Central: Giannis says LeBron is still the best player in the world “I’m not the best player in the world. I am telling you, I’m not. KD, LeBron, Kawhi, Luka, Curry, AD might be. I am not. I’m still hunting the All-Time Greats. LeBron is still the best player in the world” (@Eurohoops) pic.twitter.com/waI9LxtS6a – via Twitter TheNBACentral


Greek says AD is better than him.


AD, Luka… those are polite taunt, humble Giannis is da man. Actually sounds more like Giannis don’t give a damn about individual stuff, just chips
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2021 2:52 pm    Post subject:

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NBA Central: Giannis says LeBron is still the best player in the world “I’m not the best player in the world. I am telling you, I’m not. KD, LeBron, Kawhi, Luka, Curry, AD might be. I am not. I’m still hunting the All-Time Greats. LeBron is still the best player in the world” (@Eurohoops) pic.twitter.com/waI9LxtS6a – via Twitter TheNBACentral


Greek says AD is better than him.


AD, Luka… those are polite taunt, humble Giannis is da man. Actually sounds more like Giannis don’t give a damn about individual stuff, just chips


I just thought it was a very media-friendly answer. No one can criticize you for praising the other superstars and downplaying yourself. Who knows what Giannis really thinks, or whether he even thinks about this stuff at all?
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2021 4:00 pm    Post subject:

Inspector Gadget wrote:
Warriors are trying to create a team that can go up against the Lakers and other teams who have good scorers, Bradley and his tenacious defense is exactly what they need to throw at guys like Carmelo Anthony and Joe Harris and other good scorers, it’s a very nice pick up for the Warriors as long as they are getting a motivated Bradley.


Bradley is a “name” only. Anthony and Harris would have him for lunch. Non impact signing.
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Kurt Helin: The NBA has chosen to deny Andrew Wiggins request for a religious exemption from the COVID-19 vaccination. That means Wiggins will not be able to play in Warriors home games until he is vaccinated. – via Twitter basketballtalk


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PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2021 4:50 pm    Post subject:

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Warriors are trying to create a team that can go up against the Lakers and other teams who have good scorers, Bradley and his tenacious defense is exactly what they need to throw at guys like Carmelo Anthony and Joe Harris and other good scorers, it’s a very nice pick up for the Warriors as long as they are getting a motivated Bradley.


Bradley is a “name” only. Anthony and Harris would have him for lunch. Non impact signing.


Like I said in the above post, he has hardly played in the last couple of years if the Warriors medical staff can work there magic with him and he plays 60-65 games then they are gonna end up getting a solid difference maker.
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2021 5:06 pm    Post subject:

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Kurt Helin: The NBA has chosen to deny Andrew Wiggins request for a religious exemption from the COVID-19 vaccination. That means Wiggins will not be able to play in Warriors home games until he is vaccinated. – via Twitter basketballtalk


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good. He can enjoy his FreeDumb at home
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2021 5:17 pm    Post subject:

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NBA denies Andrew Wiggins' request for religious exemption from COVID-19 vaccine


Kurt Helin: The NBA has chosen to deny Andrew Wiggins request for a religious exemption from the COVID-19 vaccination. That means Wiggins will not be able to play in Warriors home games until he is vaccinated. – via Twitter basketballtalk


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good. He can enjoy his FreeDumb at home


Is that grounds for the team to not pay him for the games missed?
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2021 5:20 pm    Post subject:

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The Warriors have "increasing concern" about the availability of Andrew Wiggins due to local COVID-19 mandates, per
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He has declined getting the vaccine and said he won't receive it unless he's forced to.
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Okay so Simmons is going to the Warriors


Enjoy Philly, Wiggins.


Wouldn’t the entertainment exemption that the Emmys used apply there?


Emmys were in LA. This is SF County.

And everyone at the Emmys had to be vaccinated or show a clean test. NBA arenas not doing this with fans so they wouldn’t be able to qualify for it.
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2021 5:28 pm    Post subject:

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NBA denies Andrew Wiggins' request for religious exemption from COVID-19 vaccine


Kurt Helin: The NBA has chosen to deny Andrew Wiggins request for a religious exemption from the COVID-19 vaccination. That means Wiggins will not be able to play in Warriors home games until he is vaccinated. – via Twitter basketballtalk


Denied


good. He can enjoy his FreeDumb at home


Is that grounds for the team to not pay him for the games missed?


i hope so. regular people are losing jobs if the company mandates for having everybody vaccinated
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NBA denies Andrew Wiggins' request for religious exemption from COVID-19 vaccine


Kurt Helin: The NBA has chosen to deny Andrew Wiggins request for a religious exemption from the COVID-19 vaccination. That means Wiggins will not be able to play in Warriors home games until he is vaccinated. – via Twitter basketballtalk


Denied


good. He can enjoy his FreeDumb at home


Is that grounds for the team to not pay him for the games missed?


Yes. Paychecks are withheld for games missed. Only exceptions is for injuries.

So Wiggins's freedom could cost him as much as ~15.8 mil. And i honestly wonder if the team wouldn't just bench him completely. Playing a dude only on away games would mess up rotations and i'm sure the rest of the team has to be annoyed with him.
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NBA denies Andrew Wiggins' request for religious exemption from COVID-19 vaccine


Kurt Helin: The NBA has chosen to deny Andrew Wiggins request for a religious exemption from the COVID-19 vaccination. That means Wiggins will not be able to play in Warriors home games until he is vaccinated. – via Twitter basketballtalk


Denied


good. He can enjoy his FreeDumb at home


Is that grounds for the team to not pay him for the games missed?


Yes. Paychecks are withheld for games missed. Only exceptions is for injuries.

So Wiggins's freedom could cost him as much as ~15.8 mil. And i honestly wonder if the team wouldn't just bench him completely. Playing a dude only on away games would mess up rotations and i'm sure the rest of the team has to be annoyed with him.


Pretty sure the Lakers were also annoyed with how Dennis Schroeder and his camp handled the COVID situation this past year by not following the rules, Warriors should DNP him until they get rid of him in a trade.
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2021 6:17 pm    Post subject:

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As Lakers vice president of basketball operations and general manager Rob Pelinka said on Thursday, the team is looking to fill its 14th roster spot by training camp next Tuesday.
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2021 6:33 pm    Post subject:

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Is that grounds for the team to not pay him for the games missed?


Yes. Paychecks are withheld for games missed. Only exceptions is for injuries.

So Wiggins's freedom could cost him as much as ~15.8 mil. And i honestly wonder if the team wouldn't just bench him completely. Playing a dude only on away games would mess up rotations and i'm sure the rest of the team has to be annoyed with him.


I'm not so sure about that. You may be right, but this is going to be governed by the CBA. I'm not going to dig through the CBA to figure it out, because I expect that someone in the media will do the work for us.
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2021 6:53 pm    Post subject:

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Is that grounds for the team to not pay him for the games missed?


Yes. Paychecks are withheld for games missed. Only exceptions is for injuries.

So Wiggins's freedom could cost him as much as ~15.8 mil. And i honestly wonder if the team wouldn't just bench him completely. Playing a dude only on away games would mess up rotations and i'm sure the rest of the team has to be annoyed with him.


I'm not so sure about that. You may be right, but this is going to be governed by the CBA. I'm not going to dig through the CBA to figure it out, because I expect that someone in the media will do the work for us.


If they have to pay him for the games he doesn't play, i think he 100% gets DNPed for the season. That would foster major resentment among his teammates if he's getting a game check same as them to not play.
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2021 7:32 pm    Post subject:

Clippers can use Andrew Wiggins offense while they can slowly bring KL back from his ACL injury.
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Perhaps the most demonstrative case of personality over basketball fit is the decision the Lakers made to bring in DeAndre Jordan instead of returning Marc Gasol. While Gasol told reporters in the summer that he planned to return, multiple sources told Southern California News Group that he had expressed that he wasn’t sure he’d be willing to play another NBA season as early as the Lakers’ playoff exit. Gasol entertained doubt well into the offseason, at which point the Lakers decided to go with Jordan, saving money off their luxury tax bill and ensuring they’d bring in a veteran who was definitely motivated to try to win a ring.

On paper, Jordan does not fit with the Lakers as well as Gasol does. The coaching staff expected Davis would play more center during the regular season this year, but Jordan’s addition signals a return to the two-big formations of the 2019-20 season, as Pelinka confirmed on Thursday. Even with two bigs, Gasol’s 3-point shooting and capable (if not agile) defense was a better basketball arrangement to create space for Davis than Jordan’s rim-running and shot-blocking skillset (which has diminished in recent years). A person in the Lakers organization acknowledged that Gasol would be a useful piece for the upcoming season, but also told SCNG: “We need guys that are fully bought in.”


https://www.ocregister.com/2021/09/24/how-the-lakers-have-changed-their-approach-to-chemistry-this-offseason/

Sounds consistent with the noise we were hearing about Gasol's situation. We needed to purge the disgruntled, even the less obvious suspects.
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 24, 2021 8:28 pm    Post subject:

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Perhaps the most demonstrative case of personality over basketball fit is the decision the Lakers made to bring in DeAndre Jordan instead of returning Marc Gasol. While Gasol told reporters in the summer that he planned to return, multiple sources told Southern California News Group that he had expressed that he wasn’t sure he’d be willing to play another NBA season as early as the Lakers’ playoff exit. Gasol entertained doubt well into the offseason, at which point the Lakers decided to go with Jordan, saving money off their luxury tax bill and ensuring they’d bring in a veteran who was definitely motivated to try to win a ring.

On paper, Jordan does not fit with the Lakers as well as Gasol does. The coaching staff expected Davis would play more center during the regular season this year, but Jordan’s addition signals a return to the two-big formations of the 2019-20 season, as Pelinka confirmed on Thursday. Even with two bigs, Gasol’s 3-point shooting and capable (if not agile) defense was a better basketball arrangement to create space for Davis than Jordan’s rim-running and shot-blocking skillset (which has diminished in recent years). A person in the Lakers organization acknowledged that Gasol would be a useful piece for the upcoming season, but also told SCNG: “We need guys that are fully bought in.”


https://www.ocregister.com/2021/09/24/how-the-lakers-have-changed-their-approach-to-chemistry-this-offseason/

Sounds consistent with the noise we were hearing about Gasol's situation. We needed to purge the disgruntled, even the less obvious suspects.


DeAndre fits fine with what we want to do.. Javale showed what that looks like. Question is if he's washed or will be revived in a new situation.
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