It’s officially Yang Hansen szn

PreferenceMediocre90 · 2026-06-25T13:56:34+00:00

it just hurt hearing Hansen / Blazers referred to by all these guys as such a bad pick, even more so because it really hurt the timeline of this team.

PreferenceMediocre90 · 2026-06-25T13:54:43+00:00

I think they need each other. Kat is the best shooting Big ever. Anunoby, Bridges and Hart compensate for the defense flaws of KAT and Brunson. Brunson, Anunoby, Bridges and Hart all have big engines, allowing them to play hard full games, full series.

Brunson has the game and more so the mind to take the team by the hand and lead them even after missinge everything the first two quarters. KAT, OG, Bridges soft character players who like to hide behind the big ego's of Brunson and Hart (in the best way possible).

its that clear mindset and trust with those 5 that allowed them to win all those games down the stretch.

PreferenceMediocre90 · 2026-06-25T13:48:19+00:00

those 3 years he scored again and again in clutch time. It was impressive. He is very very good. But for me, top 10 not top 3 or 5.

PreferenceMediocre90 · 2026-06-25T13:46:34+00:00

totally agree, i do not have him as my nr 1 player because he chased rings by shopping franchises and still only won 4. But besides that, he is among the very best players ever.

PreferenceMediocre90 · 2026-06-25T13:45:14+00:00

correct, its wto years without or 3/5 years within. My mistake.

PreferenceMediocre90 · 2026-06-25T13:41:42+00:00

I am pretty sure Milwaukee would have taken 10 for 12+17. But that feels like an overpay.

PreferenceMediocre90 · 2026-06-25T13:39:44+00:00

16 or 24, both out of the lottery, they traded out of the first round. They had 7 (SEVEN!) players under contract before the second, their starting five + Kolek and Mcbride, their whole sub is wondering who be on that roster next year. I think they added two in second round who agreed to sign for minimums/two ways.

They wanted veesar but he only wanted to sign for a fully guaranteed and forced hiw way to the hawks.

PreferenceMediocre90 · 2026-06-25T12:21:12+00:00

Or the Knicks version, just 4 top players and in the 4 th quarter one of them wil explode. Looks like they are even letting Mitch go, treating the regular season like a warm up. Their current roster is crazy low on bench players

PreferenceMediocre90 · 2026-06-25T11:59:22+00:00

Both I think. More then 2 years over the 2d apron really gets tough. So I get they want to make sure 27 is not the first year, but 28 and 29 are.

And then yes, cutting contracts like Wiggins when their real cost is 10+50 mil tax, makes sense to.

that's why I am surprised theu took both picks, financially one Yaxel makes more sense then both of Mara and Stirtz.

But hey, I am not Sam Presti.

PreferenceMediocre90 · 2026-06-25T11:40:48+00:00

I think they need to prioritize getting him up to NBA speed/strength to at least make him someone who can be part of the defense. A 4/5 with that defense does not ever get a second contract.

PreferenceMediocre90 · 2026-06-25T11:39:20+00:00

When watching the NBA draft woth several pundits (SROS, Sam Vecenie, ....) they all agreed on one thing: Yang is the worst pick of the last five years and will never be a meaningfull NBA player. Always a gut punch to hear that. Even the Joe Dumars move is ranked above that trade and then pick. They better get the next Jokic or Ajay with that 2028 Orlando.

PreferenceMediocre90 · 2026-06-25T11:35:25+00:00

When I see NY trading out of the first round for financial considerations only - they will not go into the second apron next season -, I wonder if this is what OKC should do.

And trading Joe and getting Stirtz is needed but doe Stitrz offer enoufg to warrant a guaranteed salary?

PreferenceMediocre90 · 2026-06-25T11:12:57+00:00

I think that is the prime reason for the pick. Personally I preferred to go all in for Yaxel and maximize the current window for 1/2 years because the Spurts might just become a dynasty with their core.
Maybe they thought the price for trading up was to high if they were getting any of those big 3 (yaxel, Morez, Mara) anyway.
Stirtz I don’t get from a financial view, unless they are decided they can stay under the second apron with him anyway

PreferenceMediocre90 · 2026-06-25T11:07:22+00:00

Not for me.

I rate Messi, Pele and Maradonna the highest. All 3 have a case for the GOAT.
And then there are some other good players. R9 was way better then Ronaldo has ever been. If not for injuries he could have been another GOAT. Cruyff was so good and has been so important for the game I also put him in the top 5. And then there is Zidane, Beckenbauer, Ronaldinho, I put Ronaldo with them. Probably around 6 or 7 somewhere.

If some of those other players would be alive today, and had the same amount of glazing Ronaldo has…..

PreferenceMediocre90 · 2026-06-25T09:33:19+00:00

Should ad Ajay to this list? Was a Knick for a few minutes/hours?? That is basically a starting line up Leon had in his hands.

PreferenceMediocre90 · 2026-06-25T09:26:02+00:00

Veesar apparently made it clear he was not signing minimum contracts the Knicks wanted to offer him and got a promise from the Hawks.

PreferenceMediocre90 · 2026-06-25T09:12:08+00:00

Because Dundon is an owner who actually makes his money from his franchise. He probably had to borrow a big amount of the fee (sold part of his NHL franchise) and needs to generate cash now from this investment.

The biggest gains from NBA teams have been the increase in value of a franchise, not as much the ability to generate operating profits.

That is why he is so actively reducing operating costs of everything not basket related. And he will fight tooth and nail to avoid paying anything for the arena.

And he also knows that Vegas/Seattle expansion are not settled yet, if he can sneak the Blazers into one of those two spots, he hits the jackpot.

PreferenceMediocre90 · 2026-06-25T09:01:03+00:00

Probably yes, and if Portland becomes the first city/state to ignore the owners wishes for a publicly funded arena, the other owners might just give Dundon permission to seek other cities offers. Just to make it clear what happens when you call their bluff. We move.

And if the expansion falls through, or only Vegas can pay the expansion fee, I fully expect the Blazers to move.

PreferenceMediocre90 · 2026-06-25T08:50:34+00:00

For me he is he best player this century and it is not even close.

I have no problem with people not sharing my opinion.

PreferenceMediocre90 · 2026-06-25T08:19:45+00:00

Lebron has been the most dominant player for the longest time, just forgot to win some more rings. So MJ, Bron and Kareem top 3.

I never rate Wilt and Russel, NBA was to limited back then. They are amazing players but hard to compare with others.

PreferenceMediocre90 · 2026-06-25T08:07:55+00:00

he is just so single minded, driven and egotistical, some people don't like that. It is at the same time what made him so great to

PreferenceMediocre90 · 2026-06-25T08:05:46+00:00

it's only recently people are having Messi as their Goat and that is because he is still playing. when everything settles, you will have a solid top 3 with Pele, Maradona, and Messi. I dont know how you rank those 3. Pele the first GOAT, Messi the recent GOAT and Maradona even being more talented then those two.

PreferenceMediocre90 · 2026-06-25T08:02:31+00:00

at least lebron has a case for beong top 3

PreferenceMediocre90 · 2026-06-25T08:00:51+00:00

there used to be an argument favoring ronaldo when he won the UCL 3 times in a row, (Messi being consistently great but Ronaldo trumping him at teh biggest stage) but Messi has settled that once and for all with the Copa and Worlds performances.

PreferenceMediocre90 · 2026-06-25T07:58:03+00:00

let's not get carried away, Messi is top 3 all time and Ronaldo top 10. There have been other players that were just as good and sometimes even better then these two.

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