BGleas

I know they weren't as serious of a contender as the Warriors, or at least didn't have the past track record, but just 3-4 years ago the Celtics had the #1 pick coming off an appearance in the ECF. Not apples-to-apples, but still they had the #1 record in the East that year. The #2 pick in the draft, even if its a weaker draft, is not getting traded for a solid piece. The Warriors will either keep the pick to hedge bets for quicker transition out of this Era, or they'll swing for the fences to acquire another all-star. Myles Turner doesn't get it done. Maybe you go Turner and Vic in a larger package, but I still don't really see that happening.

Yeah, the Warriors aren’t looking to just unload the #2 pick in a contract dump. Never happening.

The Pacers would have to throw a lot more into the deal in that scenario.

Yeah, most fans (myself included) overrate their favorite teams talent. There is no way GS is trading the #2 pick for Myles Turner.

This clearly is not a LeBron James draft or an Anthony Davis draft, etc, but you are wrong on the value of these picks. GM's are not giving away the #1 or #2 pick in the draft for a 12 and 7 rotational big. It's not happening. The #1 or #2 picks will be traded for either all-star caliber players or to move back and also get a number of future picks, not Myles Turner. These teams can sign a Myles Turner type with a mid-level exception or something. I'm not saying this would be the guy, as I don't know what Orlando is looking to do long term, though they do have salary issues, but for GS think someone like Wiggins and the #2 for Nikola Vucevic.

If Vic wasn't coming off the injury I could see that. Given the injury concerns, im not sure GS would give all of those picks.

I'm not, the #2 pick in any draft is worth way more than Myles Turner, especially when packaged with Wiggins.

Draft picks are like new cars, they're extremely valuable on the lot (when they're still picks) but they decrease in value once the pick is made. But make no mistake, even draft picks in the mid first round are valuable trade chips to GM's.

I agree they'll look to package the #2 and Wiggins, but there is no chance they're doing that for Myles Turner. The Pacers would have to throw in just about every 1st round pick they can include and multiple other players for the Warriors to even remotely entertain that.

Wait, are people actually suggesting that the Warriors would trade the #2 pick for Myles Turner!?!? Wow, the Pacers would have to throw in a lot to sweeten that pot. I think the Warriors are going to shop that pick, but with the #2 pick you're expecting a franchise-changing player, not a solid rotation big. They're looking for an all-star caliber player in return.

I just don't see Danny Ainge giving up 2 first round picks essentially for Doug McDermott and Jeremy Lamb coming off an ACL. Danny also likes "win" every trade and he likes to collect assets, so again I really don't see it. The only caveat I could possibly see for that deal is that the Celtics had 2 first round picks and Carson Edwards on the team last year, so I don't see them adding 3 more first round picks this year. They will deal some of them, so maybe this time Danny is a little more open to moving picks to get a little more experienced, given how close he thinks they are. I do think if he's giving up 2 firsts that he would push for Aaron Holiday since the Celtics have no backup point guards.

I think we need to fight the urge to assign credit for the Pat's 20 year run based on what happens to the Patriots and the Bucs this year, and especially not based on what happens game-to-game. Cam was always a flawed QB at this point in his career, and the Patriots offense struggled last year too. If there's anything to criticize Belichick for its his failure or unwillingness to support Brady with offensive talent around him as he aged. One bad season post-Brady doesn't say a single thing about Belichick's place in history.

Probably. The only caveat is if the Eagles somehow get healthy in enough time to string a run together to get them to 8-9 wins. The Eagles aren't a bad team, they're probably a 10 win team if healthy, they've just been absolutely decimated by injuries.

They can't trade Ertz now because he's on the IR, but Ertz isn't happy with his contract so has been really letting it impact his play. Before the injury, he was having his worst season since his rookie year. So, it doesn't make a ton of sense to resign him to a massive contract when they have Dallas Goedart ready to take over and can then easily backfill the TE2 spot in the draft or via free agency. This is one case where instead of coming out and proving he deserves another big deal, Ertz has been sandbagging it a bit and not performing.

We live near Hersheypark and they are open.

The Pacers are in a tough, but interesting spot. If I was Pritchard, I’d be tempted to give the new coach a shot with the current core and to give a real chance to see what this core can do fully healthy (which it’s never been). The Pacers lack a star to be truly elite, but otherwise the core of this team is really deep, skilled and tough. It would be interesting to give it until the trade deadline before moving guys like Turner and Oladipo. The tough question is whether Pritchard thinks he could get more now for players versus at the deadline. I think the off-season trades are typically more balanced for both teams.

Winning the NFC East is kinda like...

The Eagles aren't moving on from Wentz. Yes, he struggled early this season, understandably so given no preseason and all of the injuries to his o-line and skill position players, but he's been getting better each week and has been really good the last two weeks. He's settling in now, the issues is the Eagles are missing 6 of their top 7 offensive linemen, their top 3 wide receivers, their top 2 TE's and their starting RB.

It's honestly crazy, this is the second year in a row the Eagles are dealing with this.

He’ll of an effort by Wentz and the Eagles. Came down to a missed 2pt conversion after a TD with a minute left. By the way, absolutely brutal call on that 2pt conversion by Pederson. He called an RPO run option!?!? Wentz was fantastic in the second half, and really most of the game, all while missing 4/5 of his o-line (and backup RT got hurt and didn’t come back, missing his top 3 receivers, his top running back went out in the 3rd quarter, his backup TE is out and Ertz went out early in the 4th. He literally is working with multiple practice squad receivers and 2nd/3rd string players up and down the offense. Eagles win that game if they don’t drop 2 different wide open TD passes in the first half.

Meh, we’ll trade you Doug Pederson for Frank Reich back...

Ugh again. Wentz had a WR drop a wide open 53 yard pass that would have gone for a TD on their first possession, and then late in the half Miles Sanders dropped a wide open 30 yard pass in the end zone. Somebody has got to step up and help Wentz.

Ugh, the Eagles have -5 yards total after 5 drives with 10 minutes left in the second quarter. Tough when you’re missing 4/5 of your offensive line and your top 4 wide receivers.

The problem with mimicking Miami is that the reason Miami is what it is, is because of Pat Riley. You can't mimic that. It's like all these NFL teams trying to hire assistants and GM's from the Patriots, those guys can't just duplicate what Belichick does.

I don't see how they're reversing course? They never said BLM was going to be on the courts indefinitely. They never said it would remain once they left the bubble and went back to home arenas. There are also too many variables (no paying ticket holders, much fewer games, less teams, playing during the off-season, Covid in general, etc.) to say that the revenue loss is because of any political statement.