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Kind of what I was thinking. Glad I'm not a DC fan. Dealing with Snyder year round, now this with Wizards....and losing Bryce Harper. Not a good year at all. Or decades for that matter.

I think I'm getting this story right. John Wall has been recovering from bone spurs and he apparently slipped in his home and ruptured his Achilles. Out for at least a full year. Supermax starts on contract I believe next year....owed roughly $165M guaranteed over next 4 years.

Yogi with a smooth 19 points in 17 minutes of action vs Spurs last night. Perfect 7-7 from field with 4-4 from 3. Nice to see one of the best pure PG's this state has had do so well when given a chance. Plenty of similarities between he and Carsen Edwards. One thing we know as of today is that Yogi is having success in NBA.

Looks like a 4 team race between Cleveland, Chicago, Phoenix, and New York for worst team in NBA with more than likely draft rights to Zion. Unless the Lakers offer up something unreal (like 3-4 first round picks which won't be higher than what 18-20 range?) I'm waiting to see which of the franchises I mentioned want to pony up the most 1st round picks. Davis is from Chicago so maybe they could package a ton of picks? We all know Davis wants LA but if I'm Pelicans I'm holding out.

Will be interesting to follow the fallout. Did he do Pelicans a favor by making his intentions clear well before trade deadline, draft,etc....so Pelicans have best chance to maximize what they get back? Or will he be viewed like Paul George who just 6 days before draft leaked his intentions via media? My guess is while Pelicans fans might be ticked they might realize this gives their GM the longest time to max value for his services. Tough one.

Yep. And he's only 23. Lots of years for these guys in front of them.

Grew up a Lakers fan. Dad was a Celtics fan so I naturally chose the opposite. My interest in Lakers started to fade with Kobe. Mostly because of off the court stuff. Still keep tabs on them and got excited when TB joined....only to have them move on so quickly. Really wishing the best for Bryant. Bigs that can run the floor and give max effort will always get the contract to set them up.

Scary part is he's only 21. He keeps doing his thing and the Lakers might have to ask themselves why in the world they dumped or gave up on him so quickly.

Nope. And when he did play he pretty much dominated his matchup vs Cousins. Even got in Cousins head a bit. Started following a few Wizards guys last month and the sentiment of why isn't he getting 30 minutes per game is growing. By all accounts Bryant is a fan favorite because of his insane FG% and hustle. Sure would be nice to have him opposite of Morgan right now. Haha.

I know injuries happen but darn. After getting Luck back after 2 bad seasons, Pacers looking up as Eastern Conference contenders.....Indy has it's fair of injuries. Enough already.

I can't imagine anything less than season ending. Hope I'm wrong.

That didn't look good one bit for Victor. Damn.

I didn't even know where to put this. Darius Garland is withdrawing from college and hiring an agent. Going to NBA. Wow.

And they get Toronto at home Wednesday. Pacers have a couple days off. Raptors will play Tuesday at home before heading here. Should be a good chance for Pacers to get this one.

I'd take my chances with a starting lineup of Gordon, Vic, OG, Vonleh, and Zeller...with Bryant, Yogi, and Troy off the bench? I realize a few others schools can probably claim a better team/lineup but that starting 5 would do pretty darn good.

Yep. I'm sure we'll eventually find out the answers but going from Yogi/Zeller/Vic to the swings was hard to understand. Maybe that Cuse game really was the nail for coaches in this state. Or perhaps Crean ran out of high character families in the state who didn't need the help. Oh well. Chalk it up to another missed window over the last 20 years.

Wasn't sure where to put this so feel free to move. Was listening to radio this morning while waiting on snowpalooza that is all rain right now. Anyway the discussion of one and done or players going overseas instead of going to college,etc....and the point being made was this. ESPN and Duke have made Zion millions this season just in exposure alone. Very talented we know that but that type of exposure can't be quantified if playing overseas. Just a random thought on players in the future after CBA rules change. I still think kids (especially top 10 types like Romeo) will still go to college. They just can't get the exposure overseas.

Good to see them both have success. Was watching NBA live the other day and was surprised to hear a Philly guy basically begging the 76ers to do whatever they can to get Vonleh. I know he barely unpacked his bags while at IU but it was nice to hear. We can debate what he did with the talent he had but not many coaches can say they have 6-7 guys ( Zeller, OG, Yogi, Vic, Vonleh, Bryant, Troy (on/off)) in the league playing and contributing. Can't imagine more than 5 other coaches can say that. The more I type the more sad I get. Haha.

Yep. 28-14. Played without Vic for an extended period of time. All things considered...extremely happy where things stand.

Jeff Van Gundy was really singing the Pacers praises the other morning. Was kind of nice to hear some national folks doing that for a change.

That's why I was thinking of them. Any organization that would take on Melo might be dumb enough to try again. My biggest issue is these players force where they want to go all the time. I just don't see Butler being with Philly by seasons end.

Would love it if he was traded to OKC. That train wreck would be a pleasure to watch.

Kind of the way I'm looking at it as well. Toronto/Bucks/us and I still think Celtics by end of year. We've beat them all. See no reason Pacers can't be in the Eastern Conference Finals and win.

Just a general comment. When did Jimmy Butler think he became the 2nd coming? Wouldn't be surprised if Philly tries to deal him. 3 teams. 3 times he's had problems with his role.

That last 4-5 shots of that game were unreal. Vic with the bank 3 was fitting. Pacers win.