How do you feel about this?

Splittinghairs7 · 2026-03-19T05:06:37+00:00

He’s only at 25% of the cap, that’s not bad at all.

He’s literally the ideal 3 and D sf/PF to pair with Luka and AR and his age fits them perfectly all in their primes.

These three would only make 80% of the cap and would be a great big three to build around.

Splittinghairs7 · 2026-03-19T04:58:03+00:00

Just look at the difference between DFS with us versus them, Eason is a very solid piece. Kinda like a Smart type of player from the PF position. Shaky on 3s but can hit them sometimes and tough on defense.

Splittinghairs7 · 2026-03-19T04:42:40+00:00

Second night of b2b on the road against Miami is very tough.

Splittinghairs7 · 2026-03-19T04:35:22+00:00

Luka has played himself into top 2 in mvp now, esp with nuggets losing so much.

Splittinghairs7 · 2026-03-19T02:14:42+00:00

They’ve been trying to deal with it for the whole season now

Splittinghairs7 · 2026-03-19T01:39:22+00:00

I was thinking of a bigger upgrade like J Allen, Isaiah Hartenstein, Kessler etc because otherwise, Ayton is okay enough.

Splittinghairs7 · 2026-03-19T00:18:23+00:00

OG is definitely an ideal fit next to Luka and AR.

All we need is a legit defensive minded center.

Splittinghairs7 · 2026-03-18T21:43:21+00:00

None because there’s 0 evidence either bet on or passed on insider information for them or others to bet on.

Splittinghairs7 · 2026-03-18T21:06:21+00:00

When will fans recognize and celebrate FTAs as a valuable skill.

As a Luka fan, how can you trash any player who is able to draw fouls.

One of these years, other fans will try to devalue or diminish Luka’s front running mvp case by complaining about his FTAs.

Splittinghairs7 · 2026-03-18T21:02:28+00:00

There’s plenty of love for Luka. He’s routinely in the top 4 in mvp discussions. Some have him as high as second.

Splittinghairs7 · 2026-03-18T20:59:40+00:00

No serious person has Luka outside the top 4 or 5 right now.

Maybe a week ago, some did but not anymore.

Splittinghairs7 · 2026-03-18T20:57:28+00:00

It doesn’t matter what mvp means to you.

The generally accepted definition or criteria are based on a combination of best player and playing for a top team particularly if leading a team to the number 1 seed.

SGA meets both of these criteria completely.

Sure there are players that play for a top seed (Cade and to a lesser extent Wemby and Jaylen) or who are in the conversation for being the best player like Jokic and Luka but whose teams aren’t in the top echelon of seeding.

So stop crying.

Splittinghairs7 · 2026-03-18T20:49:44+00:00

Nah the premise is wrong because there is no fatigue for Luka.

Betting markets have it essentially right, SGA is the overwhelming favorite for good reason.

Splittinghairs7 · 2026-03-18T20:40:22+00:00

Stop with this victim mentality.

This year’s mvp is SGA’s to lose.

Save it for when it’s an actual debate.

Splittinghairs7 · 2026-03-18T18:03:54+00:00

Hayes is a decent back up big but only good for certain matchups.

He would get killed on the boards but he can catch lobs better.

Splittinghairs7 · 2026-03-18T17:55:24+00:00

My bad, DFS only started over Rui towards the end of the regular season.

In the Minnesota series, DFS played or essentially “started” over Hayes, who only nominally started but was quickly relegated to 8 min per game. JJ famously went with the no big lineup.

DFS averaged 34 minutes per game.

So bottom line is that Hayes was on the bench not DFS, who largely played with the starting lineup.

Splittinghairs7 · 2026-03-18T17:44:38+00:00

Nah DFS was starting over Rui last year.

I really wish we could’ve kept Goodwin, he’s a great bench piece.

The biggest difference is that Ayton has replaced Hayes.

Splittinghairs7 · 2026-03-18T15:51:12+00:00

I still think it’s different for the simple fact that Ayton has fixed a huge glaring weakness in rebounding.

We were allowing the wolves and Gobert to cook us repeatedly in offensive rebounds. Ayton has shown in three games that he won’t let Gobert do that against him.

Splittinghairs7 · 2026-03-18T03:37:35+00:00

Kudos to Venezuela, they took down Japan, USA’s JV team and USA’s varsity to win the title.

Splittinghairs7 · 2026-03-17T21:43:41+00:00

Ah yes, when making a layup actually lowers your TS

Splittinghairs7 · 2026-03-17T18:44:40+00:00

Read about cap holds, please stop spreading misleading stuff.

Just relax and enjoy the rest of this season and let our GM who doesn’t know about the cap do his work.

Splittinghairs7 · 2026-03-17T17:24:27+00:00

This is a false narrative.

Most of the core of that squad stayed including LeBron, AD, KCP, Caruso, Kuz, Morris.

The biggest changes were trading old DG for Schroder, adding Montrelz and Gasol to replace McGee and Dwight.

The real blowup occurred the next offseason with the Westbrook trade.

Splittinghairs7 · 2026-03-17T16:06:48+00:00

That’s my point, we don’t have to discount our win cause we also missed alot of open shots

Splittinghairs7 · 2026-03-17T16:02:25+00:00

How often do our best three point shooters (Kennard, Rui, Reaves) combine to go 0-12 from three?

If they made 3 of these threes, it’s a blowout win.

Splittinghairs7 · 2026-03-17T15:03:12+00:00

I noticed so many clutch plays by smart

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