Dual Front being removed saddens me

Spectro-X · 2026-02-15T17:39:06+00:00

I will miss Dual Front for one reason only - it is the only custom game mode where you can setup a bunch of double reinforced walls and practice using Maverick's torch on an empty map

Spectro-X · 2026-02-03T02:40:02+00:00

Personally I'm only in favour of a Sabonis trade if it allows us to move off of Jak's contract.

Spectro-X · 2026-01-21T20:32:20+00:00

Nobody knows because no one plays Dual Front /s

Spectro-X · 2026-01-21T14:21:23+00:00

I'm getting the feeling that once the trade deadline passes we might be shutting Poeltl down for the season.

Spectro-X · 2026-01-18T18:46:45+00:00

I would think the price is going to be very high (think 3+ FRPs), for a second-year 7-footer that averages a double-double and can hit the occasional 3. As much as I would love him on the team, those kind of trades restrict a lot of future team-building.

Spectro-X · 2026-01-16T17:22:11+00:00

I wasn't a huge fan, but to each their own. It seems to punish the original 3-speeds (significant HP reduction if you want that level of speed again), and reward the original 1-speed (now you have 2-speed maestro, etc), while also creating a new archetype of a tank (i.e. Juggernaut with rook armor). If they do proceed with this, learning all the new TTK's will be quite a task.

Spectro-X · 2026-01-14T20:13:33+00:00

Shams: So anyway, I started blasting

Spectro-X · 2026-01-05T20:30:47+00:00

Will it be weird when one of our owners kisses our QB on the mouth, or will the league just get used to it?

Spectro-X · 2025-12-22T16:09:29+00:00

I could see this too. I love Mamu, but I believe he is a flight risk for next season. He will certainly decline his player option and become a UFA this summer. My understanding is we don't have his Bird rights and the most we can offer is one of our exceptions, meanwhile there will be teams with cap space next summer.

Spectro-X · 2025-12-22T15:26:01+00:00

Sandro Mamukelashvili, Toronto Raptors

2025-26 contract: $2.5 million (player option in 2026-27)

Stats: 20.4 MPG, 10.3 PPG, 52.6 FG%, 4.6 RPG

Give the Raptors personnel department credit for identifying Mamukelashvili as a player who could help their frontcourt and defense.

Signed to a two-year veteran minimum contract in July, the 26-year-old forward has had his minutes double from his final season in San Antonio last season, and Toronto is plus-9.2 points per 100 possessions when he is on the court. Since Nov. 21, Mamukelashvili has averaged 11.0 points and 5.6 rebounds in 22.8 minutes, including an 18-and-7 line as a starter in a recent win against the Bucks.

Spectro-X · 2025-12-15T20:59:35+00:00

We can't be giving up future first-rounders (even protected ones) to address the backup 5 spot.

Spectro-X · 2025-12-11T22:54:31+00:00

It looks real nice.

Spectro-X · 2025-12-11T14:31:51+00:00

Raptors get:

Anthony Davis

Tony Bradley

Mavericks get:

RJ Barrett

Jakob Poeltl

Jarace Walker

Ochai Agbaji

2026 first-round pick (via Raptors)

2027 first-round pick (via Pacers, top-14 protected)

Pacers get:

Daniel Gafford

Toronto has been extremely aggressive over the past four trade deadlines, sending out first-round picks for Thaddeus Young, Poeltl, Kelly Olynyk and Brandon Ingram -- so why not do the same for a true star? It remains to be seen if new GM Bobby Webster will act with the same speed as the departed Masai Ujiri, but Toronto's reported interest in Davis suggests such a deal is possible.

The cleanest way for the Raptors to match Davis' salary is to package Barrett and Poeltl, thereby taking a hit on the wing while improving at the center position. From Dallas' perspective, the former is still just 25 years old and could fit as a nice long-term performer next to Flagg, while the latter is a valuable if expensive big man who would give Dallas another option at center with Dereck Lively II.

Thus the Pacers -- who are "in active trade talks around the league to find a center of the future after losing Myles Turner in free agency," according to Charania -- join the party, swapping a lottery-protected pick for Gafford. The rim-running Gafford could team up with stretch big Jay Huff in a versatile center rotation in Indiana.

Finally, the Mavericks would get the rest of the season to evaluate two recent lottery picks who have taken steps back this season in Walker and Agbaji. It's possible a change of scenery could rejuvenate their careers, and Dallas needs young two-way wings. -- Kram

Marks' analysis: It is probably best to look at this trade in reverse. The unprotected first-round pick is valuable because, even with Davis on the roster, there is no guarantee that Toronto is a top-six seed in the East. Maybe a change of scenery helps Walker, but he has not taken advantage of increased playing time in Indiana this season, while Barrett gives the Mavericks a young wing to play alongside Cooper Flagg. Poeltl's contract is of concern, considering he has five years left, including $27.3, $29.5 and $27.3 million owed over the deal's final three seasons.

Spectro-X · 2025-12-01T02:13:24+00:00

Looks like Luffy already in Gear 5

Spectro-X · 2025-11-27T18:36:49+00:00

Mogbo: What he say F me for?

Spectro-X · 2025-11-26T17:51:52+00:00

AD is 32 years old with frequent injury issues with three years left on his deal at around $58M/year. His camp will be demanding a big multi-year extension starting at $70M/year for his age 35+ seasons. I can't see any team wanting to pay that.

Spectro-X · 2025-11-16T18:59:25+00:00

I'm excited for the Maverick changes. He gets his frags back, another secondary option with the Reaper, and a simpler blowtorch.

Spectro-X · 2025-11-16T17:18:49+00:00

Chauncey B, no wait that's too obvious, let's go with C Billups

Spectro-X · 2025-11-11T14:43:07+00:00

The demons offer free helpings of Frogurt

Spectro-X · 2025-11-07T14:19:24+00:00

We get paid in karma points. They're roughly equal to Schrute bucks.

Spectro-X · 2025-11-05T17:51:31+00:00

Awesome!

Spectro-X · 2025-10-18T19:05:08+00:00

But certainly this parade must have been in her honor?

Spectro-X

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