I understand why he'd be devastated; he probably had a crazy bond with Westbrook and Durant and they were right in the thick of an awesome championship contender era. That's a pretty rare circumstance in which to find yourself. But a ring for the Thunder is no guarantee, so he might not regret it in the long haul.
Hey who knows, the Kings have too many good prospects to be terrible forever... If this new ownership group knows what it's doing the Seattle Kings could be a contender before too long. Imagine how epic a Seattle-OKC playoff matchup would be.
Tons of players are taking it easy in the preseason, and Bynum had knee issues coming into last season as well, with him delaying surgery to go watch the World Cup. His season averages? 18.7 ppg, 11.8 rpg, 55.7 FG% and 60 out of 66 games played.
This Sixers team is well built with a ridiculous big man rotation, a nice stable of outside shooters, and three young dynamic playmakers in Turner, Holiday, and Thad Young. It's basically a better version of the team the Magic built around Howard.
Is Bynum as good as Howard? No, but he's not that far off, and this team looks balanced enough to be good for a long time, mostly depending on how much better those three young guys can get.
Might sounds crazy, but they seriously need to consider flipping Dirk before the trade deadline to get some valuable building blocks. No superstar is gonna be enticed to come down to Dallas next summer just to play alongside an old man Nowitzki (see: Deron Williams). If they can flip him to a desperate contender for some cheap intriguing pieces and/or an expiring contract, they might be able to lure multiple big names in the next offseason.
Uh pretty sure the thought process behind the Bulls using the amnesty on Boozer next summer would be to let them both re-sign Taj Gibson AND stay below the luxury tax threshold, which they clearly are trying to avoid as shown by letting Korver, Asik, CJ Watson, and Brewer walk this past summer in lieu of cheaper replacements.
This Sixers team is well built with a ridiculous big man rotation, a nice stable of outside shooters, and three young dynamic playmakers in Turner, Holiday, and Thad Young. It's basically a better version of the team the Magic built around Howard.
Is Bynum as good as Howard? No, but he's not that far off, and this team looks balanced enough to be good for a long time, mostly depending on how much better those three young guys can get.