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  1. Detroit24
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    Looking at the Orlando magic roster...lot of young pieces...they should be fun to watch...definitely will need a couple years for prospects to develop...but they are young...another lottery pick next year will be good for this team development
     
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  2. Ordinary Joel
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    Jul 31, 2021
    Really intrigued to see how Suggs fits in with Fultz coming back, Cole Anthony and RJ Hampton.

    And then Jonathan Isaac coming back too has me hyped.

    The Wagner Bros I have optimism for, though I know a lot of Magic fans weren't too keen on Franz as they think he's low floor low ceiling type. But he's one of the best wing defenders from college and is reportedly 6'10" or 6'11" now.
     
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  3. Detroit24
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    Who is your starting 5?

    what’s your prediction? Do you want them to be a playoff team?

    loved both Wagner’s at Michigan. Hope they help your team out. I can def see them contributing...hopefully 1 becomes a star...

    I love how young the team is. It’s funny Markell fultz is 23 yet I feel like his a veteran lol

    Cole Anthony game is meh, thought he was little overhyped, his father might be better...Hampton I see more potential....but they are 21 and 20...either way gotta give them a few years...before judging....

    fun team to watch this year
     
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    That's really tough, coz our team will no doubt do deals to get rid of Otto Porter Jr and T-Ross. If not, then the starting 5 would be:

    C: Wendell Carter Jr.
    PF: Jonathan Isaac
    SF: Otto Porter Jr.
    SG: Jalen Suggs
    PG: Markelle Fultz

    If OPJ is gone then one of Okeke or Hampton would fill that 3 slot, or Isaac at the 3, Carter Jr to 4 and Bamba at C.

    Cole Anthony is a sparkplug off the bench imo, in the similar vein to Clarkson one day.
     
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    So many free agent moves the past two days it's been ridiculous :wow2:

    @Jakey lmao y'all got Drummond the cancer :laff:
     
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    Lil Squeed French Montana Stan

    Aug 4, 2021
    This lakers team is the dumbest s--- I've ever seen while simultaniously shaping up to be my favorite 2k team ever
     
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  8. Jakey
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    Jakey You Reckon

    Aug 5, 2021
    LeBron's fuming he lost the chance to be the first person to have father and son on the same team. Embiid did it first.
     
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    Lowry is nails. Hate him in MIA as a Celtics fan. That’s tough. Eastern conference looking stacked atm. I’m no longer convinced the Nets are walking into a chip.
     
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    SHUDEYE Kerser is the sickest.

    Aug 10, 2021
    It's going to be a long time before he can live this down.

     
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    Tom Brady "I'm a pretty good winner."

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    Shroder
    Smart
    Brown
    Tatum
    Horford

    Pritchard
    Richardson
    Nesmith
    Parker
    Timelord/Kanter
     
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    Pray 4 PJ. These women are pure evil
     
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    Knicks' Nerlens Noel sues former agent Rich Paul for $58m in lost money

    Knicks center Nerlens Noel is suing former agent Rich Paul for $58 million in lost contract money, according to court filings obtained by Sports Agent Blog.

    The lawsuit, filed Monday in Dallas, claims advice Noel received from Paul caused him to reject a reported four-year, $70 million contract the Mavericks were offering the center in 2017. The Knicks center also claims Paul — who represents such NBA megastars as LeBron James, Trae Young and Anthony Davis — failed in his fiduciary duties as Noel's agent, ignoring securing deals and outright ignoring teams' interest in his client.

    Noel hired Paul in 2017, then fired him in 2020.

    lawsuit claims Noel first met Paul at Ben Simmons' birthday party in July 2017; Noel was at the time represented by Happy Walters, his agent since he went No. 6 overall in the 2013 NBA Draft. At that point in time he had averaged 10 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.5 blocks per game across three NBA seasons with the 76ers and Mavericks, who traded for him in February 2017.

    The lawsuit alleges Noel told Ben Simmons he was a "$100 million man" and that he could get him a max deal if he ended his relationship with Walters. Noel took Paul up on his offer, signing to Klutch Sports. Noel claims Paul told him to reject the Mavs' four-year, $70 million contract offer and instead sign a one-year, $4.1 million qualifying offer to become a free agent the following summer.

    However, Noel tore a ligament in his thumb that season, playing only 30 games and averaging 4.0 points, 5.6 rebounds and a steal a game in limited action. It was at that point, Noel claims, that Paul began losing interest in him as a client. He hit unrestricted free agency in 2018, as expected, but saw that Paul had not presented any offers or strategies.

    Noel claims he was then recruited to play for the Thunder by Paul George and Russell Westbrook; he signed the league minimum deal for two years and $3.75 million, averaging 4.9 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game. Noel claims Paul had no hand in getting him to Oklahoma City, yet still claimed a 2 percent commission as his agent.

    The lawsuit states that neither Paul nor Klutch Sports worked on securing deals for him during the regular season; after declining the second-year option (again at Paul's suggestion), Noel said he entered free agency with no deals in place.

    Per the lawsuit:

    "During and after the 2018-2019 season, neither Paul nor Klutch Sports made any effort to try and secure contracts or deals on Noel's behalf. There was absolutely no mention of a strategy to try and generate interest from teams and/or potential new endorsement deals. After the season, at the advice of Paul, Noel declined his player option for Year Two, once again hitting the free agent market."

    That, Noel said, forced him into another league minimum deal, this one for a year, with OKC.

    It was during that time that Noel learned from his former coach in Philadelphia, Brett Brown, that the 76ers had attempted to contact Paul about signing Noel, but that the agent had not returned their calls. Noel said he learned of similar instances from other teams during this time.

    Noel said he considered dropping Paul as an agent in 2020, but was persuaded not to by Klutch Sports agent Lucas Newton, who said the Thunder were working on a three-year contract worth $7-10 million per year; when the offer did not come, Newton reportedly told him the team was moving money around on the books to make it happen. During this time, Noel said he learned that Paul had not returned calls from the Rockets or Clippers.

    Noel eventually signed with the Knicks following the 2019-20 season. That said, he only knew of New York's interest in him after Knicks president Leon Rose contacted his friend and adviser Steve Dorn to set up a call with Paul. Noel finally dropped the agent and Klutch Sports in December 2020 after learning the agency had similarly mismanaged Norris Cole and Shabazz Muhammed: players who lack the star power of LeBron, Young and others.

    Following his one-year deal with the Knicks, Noel — in his first free agency period without Paul as his agent — signed a three-year, $32 million contract. Considering the 2017 Mavericks contract Paul reportedly instructed Noel to decline, and taking into account the subsequent league minimum contracts he signed, Noel assessed Paul cost him $58 million in lost contract money.
     
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    Sad to see Boston Celtics legend Tacko Fall go. :emoji_slight_frown:


    btw I have no f---ing idea what the Cavs are doing lmao
     
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    Kawhi is the most unintentionally funny man on the planet
     
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    Sep 21, 2021
    according to ESPN.....ben simmons isn't gonna report to Sixers training camp and never wants to play for them again

    @Jakey
    @Boos
    @The Product
     
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