We are getting AD 
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I like the Kahwi leading Toronto to a first championship story line but beyond that my interest as causal is fading, thereās a lack of star power imo. Itās better/more watchable than last years finals though
Iāll be honest Iām an NBA causal/glory hunter, whatever team Le Bron is I latch onto and watch often. I like watching Bron so it makes sense
So now itās the Lakers who iām learning more about trades, free agency and roster, which is useful because theyāre discussed alot currently.
Hard for me to just pick one random team without any preexisting sentiment, I feel the NBA is not a great model as a league, there poor competitive balance and parity. Arguably too many teams etc
Majority of the regular season is pointless, it hard to get invest any other time than play offs, even then round one should really be 3 games, semis 5 games and the rest 7
Only route to success is hoping you land a generational talent in the draft then praying heās joined by other stars in free agency down the line. Whatās the point in following small market teams as a causal?
Take @Aussiegoonerās Blazers example, You get to the WCF with Dame only to get swept. What comes next if youāre a Blazers fan? Too good for a top draft pick, in a tiny market to attract big free agents?Where do you go after that?
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How did I know that somehow the Knicks would get fucked out of this 
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The only way a team like the Blazers win a championship is if we trade away 4 1st rd picks and a player for a likely one year rental like Kawhi or Davis etc, but small markets rarely take that risk as itās more likely to set you back more than achieve the ultimate.
Weāll just end up staying idle with what we have and make playoffs 2nd rd and 1st rd until Dame eventually declines.
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You had the #1 pick in 84 or 85 and drafted Sam Bouie insted of Jordan so thereās that too 
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Hahahahaha yeah true, before my time but thatās a point.
And drafted #1 Greg Oden instead of Kevin Durant.
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Yeah we got somewhat unlucky with Oden, he still wouldnāt have been Durant, but he did average 10/7 in his first season he got on the court with us coupled with great defensive stats. Obviously he wouldnāt have been as good as Durant but I think heād have been a 18/12 4 block type best defensive C in the game if his body never let him down.
Itās a shame for us we never got a chance with a healthy core trio of Roy/ LMA & Oden, I seriously think that would have been a legit contender.
Actually this system makes parity happen. Itās thanks to the draft that the Milwaukee Bucks will be a contender in the next 5 to 8 years. Same for the Denver Nuggets. In an open market system I highly doubt a team from that City/State will be able to build something. Not to say Iām that familiar with the actual city or state.
Whilst I think dynasties are a good thing for a League, commercially, at the same time when it has gone on for a few years, like itās currently doing, people do get tired of it.
Is there anyone that support Sixers?
Congrats Canada.
Klay went down and then it was game. Even if GSW somehow sneaked a win at Oracle, theyād have been trounced at Jurassic Park without Klay. I wanted that game 7 but that hurdle was simply too high. Could be an ACL judging by the awkwardness of the landing.
Raptors made their shots after that. Fred VanVleet came up big at the end.
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There ya go. Klay hurt his knee several times and it finally gave out, and then of course ppl behind the scenes for the GSW questioning why KD hadnāt returned and then he did his acl yikes. Steph didnāt look like himself either tbh, he looked worn out.
I have no clue whatās gonna happen to their franchise now. My best guess is Klay signs back on and KD goes to Brooklyn with Kyrie Irving.
That was always the risk when acquiring KD. The top heaviness. One goes down and suddenly the strain on the other two increases. Literally.
Knicks have to go hard for KD. Guarantee those 4 years.
:giroud3: this doesnāt seem real yet
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Klay Thompson. What a guy. Walk down the tunnel injured, but came back to convert his free throws (2/2) as he wouldnāt be able to return to the game if he didnāt take them. Then tries to run back on defence in the next possession. Boogie fouls to take Klay out of the game because lol!
Klay goes down the tunnel. Starts running in the hallway and doing jumping jacks according to Doris Burke. Heās telling Steve Kerr and his father that heāll be fine and that heāll be back in 2 minutes.
He had a fucking torn ACLā¦WTF. Determined to the point of stupidity and I mean that in the nicest sense of the word. Klay is incredible. Also Adrenaline is one hell of a drug 
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Yeah wow. KD gone for the year, and now Klay gone for 9 or 10 months. Are the Warriors gonna offer both KD and Klay max contracts now? They are a repeat offender for the luxury tax so their payroll would be over 300m next year if they resigned both guysā¦and then theyād both miss an entire season. Guess this dynasty is over.
Moving to a new stadium as well 
Theyāre done.
A sabbatical year is all ;ā)
Klay will get the max. KD has a player option but likely wonāt opt in according to Woj. Heās leaving.
Interesting times ahead for the Warriors.