CouldBeWorse
Superstar
The Thunder aren't trading Melo. THey're buying him out, that's why they let him meet with other teams. OKC is not trying to pay 100M in tax.
::Is This The End? Flash to the Summer:: The Official Miami Heat 2018 Off-Season Thread
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Makavalli
Sinister is a system
I think melo can produce in spot minutes and situations. He probably will come here for the simple fact that he can start at SF and can at least hit open shots. Hopefully tho spo pulls him as soon as he goes 0/6 and let him cheer the youngins on from the bench and sit him in the 4th when we need defense. Melo and wade on the same team will at least get us more national tv games plus if we can work a 3 team trade where we get melo with TJ JJ or hassan out it will be a plus
We coulda had Tatum with how trash we started that season
Goddamn Dion
If Winslow ain’t in the gym with Hakeem, Pierce, and Wade then I’m kneecapping him
Even if we didn't get Tatum out of it but four picks. Four freaking 1st round picks when we had none. For a player (Winslow) that they did not workout and had no idea what they were getting. I know you have to gamble sometimes but I'm still mad at Riley and the FO for this one.We coulda had Tatum with how trash we started that season
Goddamn Dion
If Winslow ain’t in the gym with Hakeem, Pierce, and Wade then I’m kneecapping him
Winslow is a good kid and does a lot of things well. But he doesn't have that dog in him to make you wanna pass on four first round picks for him
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Could've had Devin Booker without even having to trade up to get him :MJCryShockedandscared:We coulda had Tatum with how trash we started that season
Goddamn Dion
If Winslow ain’t in the gym with Hakeem, Pierce, and Wade then I’m kneecapping him
Samson
Wholesome Black Man
He has the heart, he just does not have the skill. Winslow will be a Philly Andre Iguodala type player. Not sure it was 4 1st rounders, it was closer to 1 Brooklyn pick and 1 Celtic pick.
All the reports said that they were willing to offer up to 4 first rounders for him. Even if it wasnt the BK pick. We still owed CLE and TOR 1 1st rounder each and had just handed PHX another 2 1st rounders. We we sloppy with giving away the picks. We could have cleaned up that mess in one shot AND give Wade, Bosh and Dragic some young help to keep them fresh for future years.
I know it's hindsight but we got greedy on this one and got burned bad
As for Winslow i never knew anything about the kid so while i was baffled at us passing on the picks i figured let's give it a chance and he must be that good if the Celtics were willing to give up that much for him. Never did it occur to me to wonder why someone who was projected to go 4th fell on our lap at 10 after being passed on by the teams THAT DID WORK HIM OUT.
First thing i noticed in Summer League was that for someone who's 6'6/6'7 he's surely not a leaper and plays below the rim. Then the second thing i noticed was that he wasnt a shooter which is fine because neither was Wade. But young/rookie wing players usually have 1 of 2 things going for them: Either they could jump out the gym or they can shoot. Winslow had neither. But the beatwriters kept on hyping up his playmaking skills and maturity for a 19 y/o. So i was like okay let's give it a chance.
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Brief Keef
Superstar
Wade and UD met with fat boy yesterday or today and we're very much alive in the Kawhi sweepstakes fellas
Makavalli
Sinister is a system
Damn u serious? I just saw that spo and whiteside had a sit down so the big fella aint going anywhere. Maybe thats dependant on melo. We trade for kawhi then melo gets bought out and gets his starting spot with us
Brief Keef
Superstar
I don't remember the heat being offered that by the Celtics from what I remember they were offering the hornets all those picks to move to the spot ahead of us.
Samson
Wholesome Black Man
I hope this a Pop-Lamarcus situation where Pop admitted he made mistakes and was coaching Lamarcus the wrong way.
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winslow, yes, but i just dont remember that offer being extended to the heat only to charlotte
