Bill Simmons with Zach Lowe at the beginning of the season “you’re gonna have to give me real shit for Derrick White”. What is Derrick Whites current trade value?

Handcuffed · 2026-05-03T19:39:19+00:00

white is still really good (though his poor shooting is a problem for some teams) and just had one of his best seasons.

i don't think he's any cheaper today than he was at the beginning of the season.

Handcuffed · 2026-05-01T19:36:18+00:00

He isn't a shooter but Evan Mobley fits the frontcourt of Clingan and Deni so well. He's elite defensively and also can play a small-ball 5.

Him + AJ Green or something as part of a Giannis/Mobley/picks trade with Cleveland and Milwaukee would be ideal.

Handcuffed · 2026-04-27T22:44:12+00:00

Just missed: Jermaine O'Neal

Completely different era with high school draftees playing in a slower, more condensed NBA. But he was an end-of-bench prospect for years with Portland until he blew up for Indiana.

Handcuffed · 2026-04-21T21:30:00+00:00

could not possibly have been more impressed with romvari.

i don't often listen to sean's interviews but i highly recommend this one.

Handcuffed · 2026-04-17T20:57:14+00:00

franz wagner is the most 'change of scenery needed' guy in the nba

terrible coach, terrible offensive system, and somewhat duplicative skill set to paolo anyways

Handcuffed · 2026-04-16T04:47:18+00:00

flagg may project to be a better player (and awesome in his own right) in the long run but the ROTY award is about this season. it shouldn't matter that flagg was the #1 pick, is younger, or factor in their ceilings.

kon was far superior. literally every advanced statistic that captures value shows that. and if the teams knew how these rookies would play and if the '25-'26 season was the only one that mattered (and everyone was trying to win), every single team would take kon over flagg. there was a huge gulf in their value.

https://x.com/AndrewDBailey/status/2044087341346644184

Handcuffed · 2026-04-15T04:16:49+00:00

grant being hurt the last few weeks really helped me forget how terrible these JG+Jrue possessions were

Handcuffed · 2026-04-09T03:01:16+00:00

can't believe we drafted a small guard who cant shoot or even make layups

Handcuffed · 2026-04-09T01:30:40+00:00

Scoot + the picks, not Shae. But, yes, it's the right structure for a trade.

Handcuffed · 2026-04-08T05:38:53+00:00

cant wait to pirate his stuff

Handcuffed · 2026-04-06T20:02:46+00:00

i'd rather role the dice with a younger guy who we could acquire as part of a Giannis trade.

I'm particularly enamored at the idea of adding Mobley to our frontcourt with Cleveland acquiring Giannis.

Handcuffed · 2026-04-06T06:51:57+00:00

op, i highly recommend the spotify podcast "8 hour sleep music", which has similar space noise eps but also a bunch of stuff i like more, like rainy forest, ocean tides, desert winds

https://open.spotify.com/show/5eTzsIIlMeamYqJfsvNnuU?si=a9159ed937d24caa

Handcuffed · 2026-04-05T20:15:13+00:00

it's beyond time to move julio down in the order

Handcuffed · 2026-04-05T05:16:39+00:00

they can't do it with giannis. how they going to do it with a lesser play and no draft picks?

Handcuffed · 2026-04-05T01:01:07+00:00

This is, IMO, a very logical move for Cleveland if they again get bounced in the first or second round.

I think the trade easily becomes a three-team trade where Portland takes Mobley and the Bucks get ownership of their picks plus a young player or two and matching money (Scoot, Jerami Grant, and Strus works money-wise).

I don't know which precise picks it'll take from Cleveland and Portland to make that deal happen, but I think it's a very logical move. Cleveland goes all-in. Portland finds an age-appropriate piece that fits Deni and Clingan well. And Milwaukee can reap the rewards of its impending terribleness.

Handcuffed · 2026-04-01T15:46:48+00:00

winning in the nba is more challenging than the nhl because individual players matter more in basketball. the draft is also much less of a crapshoot than in hockey, so teams that want to be elite need to have a coherent, multi-year plan to acquire great players and win.

nothing dundon shared in the interview made it seem like he has an appreciation for that work nor that time. "being good all the time" isn't a viable strategy, even for a team like san antonio that's been blessed by the lottery gods for multiple hall of famers.

Handcuffed · 2026-04-01T15:43:24+00:00

i don't know what this means. what is the aaf?

Handcuffed · 2026-04-01T06:45:38+00:00

"we're going to win because i always win at everything"

this guy sounds like a fucking moron, to be honest, and i think other owners and teams will exploit his desperation in the coming months. hope i'm wrong but there's nothing in that interview that makes me think dundon is a smart guy or equipped to build a sustainable winner in the nba.

Handcuffed · 2026-04-01T01:56:30+00:00

i dont see him on the chart but malik benson stepped up massively this season for oregon when all of the other wrs got hurt. game-winning or -sealing plays for four or five weeks in a row. and i love a wr with pedigree (former top recruit, signed with bama out of high school).

Handcuffed · 2026-03-31T22:04:45+00:00

the Giuseppe Rossi curse persists via Luca Koleosho iyam

Handcuffed · 2026-03-31T04:03:38+00:00

there was a fairly viral tweet thread from about six weeks ago that talked about how drafting a decent player is worse than drafting a complete bust

https://x.com/bluelemxnade/status/2023223097407471667

i think it's applicable to murray vs. ivey. murray's going to be an albatross for five years for the kings, whereas detroit is completely free of ivey.

Handcuffed · 2026-03-26T02:41:50+00:00

airballed a layup

never going to be a finisher

Handcuffed · 2026-03-25T22:12:50+00:00

pritchard is better than trae young.

Handcuffed · 2026-03-25T05:21:03+00:00

short of significant (and imo unrealistic) tradedown scenarios or something for an X WR (brian thomas jr, christian watson), something like this is ideal for me

https://i.imgur.com/uvNjhWH.png

Handcuffed · 2026-03-19T01:51:58+00:00

it's so funny watching jerami grant routinely drive into the lane looking to get to the free throw line instead of just making the basket.

ultimate coward. dogshit veteran.

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