I feel like this OKC gonna win it all, if they get broken up, at least they got a championship out of that core.
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Maybe we shall see; but they are young just like the previous OKC team was; and again they wont keep this team together whether they win or not; they got 2 years probably max to win...
Didn't even try to run it back...
Dumb ass GM traded Harden that off season for Kevin Martin and Jeremy Lamb
And you wonder why KD Left...
As a Nuggets fan, I was glad they didn’t stay together but as an NBA fan, I was mad.
I mean, at least they can keep this core together for a few years to try to get a championship which would be better than them not winning it all breaking up this core.
This team might be young but they have the talent to get the job done.
What about Minnesota's team as well? Any players moving on from them in the next few years if they can't make / win a Finals?
There's been so much in the way of trades ever since with KD, Harden and Russ' over the years too.
Golden State, Houston, Brooklyn, L.A., Denver, Philadelphia, Phoenix.
Yeah, that was a dumb ass trade going backwards. Then they tried to do this westbrook and PG experiment which didn't work because they never could get the job done when it matters the most.
Seems like OKC learned from their mistakes building through the draft and keep this core together to become seasoned and now they're here on the brink to get to the finals.
Nah no Cancun for them, their faggit asses get to vacation in Cleveland
"I never heard anybody say I'm going to Cleveland on Vacation... What's so good about Cleveland"
And Bum ass Perkins for Jeff Green...
Could have been Golden State running that small ball lineup first...
Naz and Randle are free agents; the whole reason KAT was traded is because they didnt want to pay him; same as Luka; the new NBA CBA has changed the game; these teams are gonna let these players walk and or trade them; they not gonna want to pay luxury tax; its gonna cause teams to break up; look at all the talk surrounding the Celtics; the CBA is an effective hard cap and kills team depth; and its gonna cause player salaries to go down; players should have never agreed to it; and frankly neither should these dumb ass owners...
They really fucked up bad back then......
They didnt want to pay Harden thats why he wanted out; with this team they wont be able to pay all of them; so they got about 2 years before all the young players will want max or close to it; and then look out...
Not that, my prediction was that it was trading a negative for another negative and the teams and fans would end up regretting the move. Both would show what they are as players.
Because these owners dont want to pay players!! Look at what happen in Denver; or hell look at Dallas after they won; and these owners are colluding against the owners who have no problems paying!! its stupid to be honest; but again they playing hunger games with players and each other...
Well at least he got street clothes...I'd trade Randle for an empty bag of chips.
I'm sure some of them will stay and not all of them will get a max since they would want to get a discount but with the NEW TV deal and the cap going up every year, OKC should be able to afford them.
We'll see, I do like this core of how they play together because they're fun to watch.
True!
No it wont; lol; the luxury tax will happen to any team that has at least 3 players with max contracts period; Shai, Williams, and Chet will be max out; that means luxury tax...
It still doesn't make any sense because they should've paid them, especially with them making the finals that year, because all they needed to do was add a few pieces along with running it back and they could've at least won a championship back then.
yep and its going to cause stupid shit to occur until they change this CBA; they trying to go to an NFL model without fully using it; its flat out ridiculous...
I agree they should have paid the players and kept the teams together; but again how many owners want to do that?? I count maybe 3 or 4 max and thats not enough when the other 26 27 owners are against you; these owners are not about winning first; they about fattening their pockets first; big difference...
Just because a player wants a max doesn't mean they will get it.
Yeah, I know those main 3 will get paid since they're the engine that runs that team.
But OKC won't lose too many players since they would need some players on the bench.
They should still be fine regardless if they continue to draft well.
A dumb post because they will not be able to afford and or keep all of them; theres no way a team like OKC will pay 400 plus million every year on payroll!! it will never happen!!