The Warriors are going to be a problem this upcoming season. Almost unfair how they're picking that high. LOL
Lakers/Warriors and the Bucks/Heat. Maybe Nets if they land Harden. Same NBA. 4 or 5 teams have a real chance.

it's better than it just being the Heat or the Warriors/Cavs

we've had some very uncompetitive years largely thanks to LeBron and his Super team culture

Another reason why I want the Houston Rockets to start their rebuild plan right now.
Why wait two more years until Harden and Westbrook opt out and become free agents?
We're not going to win an NBA Title this season or next. We're not an elite team anymore.

If the Wizards throw in two future first-round picks, I don't see why the Rockets wouldn't swap Russell Westbrook for John Wall. And then if Wall becomes an all-star player again at 30 years old the Rockets can trade him next off-season for more assets. The Oklahoma City Thunder basically did the exact same thing with Chris Paul. People said CP3 had the worst contract in the NBA and it would be untradeable. And then he has an amazing season and playoffs, and his trade value sky rocketed despite being 35 years old with hamstring issues.

translation : give us better picks than late 1st rounders and we'll make a deal

I don't see any incentive for the Wiz to trade Wall for Westbrook when hes gonna put a ceiling on any team he joins. I would rather commit to a Wall resurgence and hope all this chatter about him being healthier than ever is actually true. If I'm the Wiz, I'm not making the trade straight up, if Houston wants picks in addition to Wall I laugh at them and hang up the call.

Russell Westbrook is still an explosive player if he's healthy. In January and February he was playing at an MVP level averaging 30-8-8. For that two-month stretch he was playing better basketball than James Harden and carrying the Rockets. Then the pandemic hit in March and the NBA shut down. Russell Westbrook went to the NBA bubble coming off COVID-19, said he didn't practice for several weeks, and then his right quad strain caused him to miss most of the first round vs. the Thunder. And then he was mostly ineffective vs. the Lakers in the second round. Rondo outplayed him at times. Please! A healthy Russ destroys Rondo easy.

I think with Russell Westbrook you're still guaranteed a shadow of a superstar. He can still perform at an MVP level.
Add that MVP Russ with Bradley Beal and the Wizards could be a fun team that reaches the Eastern Conference Finals.

With John Wall you're most likely getting damaged goods. I don't even know if he'll be an all-star again. Much less a superstar. More of a gamble, IMO.

Holy shit

How do Warriors say no to that...

Unless there's someone at 2 they REALLY like, i don't see how they say no lol.

I guess Bulls assume Wiseman is going #1 and Ball will be available at #2?

This post was edited by Sixers on Nov 18 2020 01:29pm

Wiseman is going to us baby. But I do like that trade as well.