Anonymous fiddleronthedick 4d

OKC has 8 billion picks, and all of the important players for SA are young and not going anywhere. Utah is currently mid-rebuild, so they’re obviously not what I was referring to. I’m talking about teams that are looking to compete right now. And bro, I’m sorry, but none of the teams you listed in their current or foreseeable state have even a remotely decent chance at either of these teams. Houston is cooked, Wolves don’t have the ceiling, and the Lakers need a completely different roster.

4

Anonymous fiddleronthedick 4d

Buddy is not familiar with OKC’s current contract construction.

12

Anonymous #3 4d

Ajay Mitchell is a quality #2 ball handler getting paid $9 million over 3 years. OKC not only has elite top end talent, elite depth, and the most picks in the league, but they also have insane value contracts for all of their role players. OKC is about as set as any team can be to be a dynasty. The only team with an actual chance against them for the foreseeable future is the Spurs, and it’s entirely because Wemby is probably going to be the best player we’ve ever seen.

1

Anonymous #1 4d

Denver is completely done being a serious threat in the west, and honestly, this recent series has made me re-evaluate my opinion on Jokic as a championship level star player in the modern NBA, which is so defined by young, athletic defenses that fly around the court. A slow footed, unathletic center puts such a hard ceiling on a team defense, that I just can’t see a team with Jokic standing up against a team like OKC.

7

Anonymous OP 4d

For the best player in the world discussion, what I value most is the ability to facilitate a championship level team. Jokic is clearly below both Shai and Wemby at this point in that category, and I’d seriously argue that he’s also below Giannis (when healthy) and Luka. Denver is cooked. The only avenue Jokic has at winning another title in his career is either crazy injury luck for OKC and SA, or getting shipped to the east

1

Anonymous #4 4d

Rockets should trade KD and retool around the young guys. Wolves need to retool around Ant and get a real secondary star. Lakers need to ship off everyone not named Luka. Denver is absolutely fried, and it’d never happen, but I genuinely think blowing it up and selling Jokic at the peak of his value is their best option.

1

Anonymous #5 4d

Nah fuck them, this is my own analysis. I’m legitimately asking, what avenue do any of the teams in the west that are trying to seriously compete right now (Nuggets, Wolves, Lakers, Rockets primarily) have at becoming teams that can genuinely compete with and beat BOTH OKC and SA in a playoff run? It’s not enough to get lucky, because you need to get through both of them. Barring something nuts like a Giannis trade, there just isn’t any way any of those teams can do it from my perspective.

1

Anonymous #5 4d

“You” when did I ever say that? Shai is a far better player than Tatum and is a truly generational talent, the Celtics had a LOT of looming contracts, were a much older team, and they didn’t have nearly the draft capital that OKC does right now. This isn’t at all the same thing.

3

Anonymous #5 4d

You clearly aren’t as bought in on what Wemby is going to be as I am

5

Anonymous OP 4d

Shai is generational now?

-1

Anonymous OP 4d

Yes. I was talking to the other guy

1

Anonymous #5 4d

Statistically the best on ball scoring season ever, the most efficient 30 ppg guard season ever, the greatest ball protector of any lead ball handler in history by a wide margin, all while being a + defender from the pg position and great playmaker, is the back to back MVP, and is very likely to be the 1st back to back MVP and Finals MVP since Lebron. You don’t have to like OKC or Shai, but yes he is generational.

6

Anonymous #3 4d

I know lol, I was supporting you. Ykb

1

Anonymous OP 4d

I blame the media for pushing the free throw merchant narrative, but yes, Shai is by all means, generational. The only other guard in NBA history to provide this level of scoring value, playmaking value, and genuine positive defensive impact is Michael Jordan.

5

Anonymous OP 4d

You might be right but all the same… GLAZE

0

Anonymous #5 4d

Yes. By all measurements yes. Back to back MVP on the highest guard efficiency of all time, 30+ppg 4 years in a row on UNDER the historical average FTAs for 30ppg scorers, won a ring with the youngest team in the modern basketball era and could win another right after? That Shai?

4

Anonymous #5 4d

Just say you don’t like basketball

1