Hi Fanspo. Serious post for once. Obviously, I love this site and the people on this site, but I've started to get really bored of this site. Not to mention, I've been really busy with basketball and have been working out more. My school that got burnt down due to the Palisades Fire is doing better, but we're also going back in-person at a neutral site in a couple weeks. I just wanted to give y'all a heads up.

Thank you to my best friends I had a bunch of interactions with on this site: 49ers, Waynoe, RunCMC, KTB, JAP, Totems, and many others. I appreciate you all. I do plan on posting my NBA playoff predictions, award ballot, and maybe more stuff in the Summer, but I'll be a lot less active overall.

Lastly, if you want my podcast, I'll link that in the bottom of the post. I've just started. I also do plan on being active on Discord still as I think it's more fun than Fanspo currently. I wanted to pick between one.

Discord Username: lakerviking

Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@Pur…

My list:

2017 Warriors 2018 Warriors 2016 Cavs 2020 Lakers 2023 Nuggets 2019 Raptors 2024 Celtics 2015 Warriors 2022 Warriors 2021 Bucks…

NOTE: This list is a mix of each player’s potential and how good they are now. Enjoy!

Victor Wembanyama

Anthony Edwards

Evan Mobley

Cade Cunningham

Ja Morant

Paolo Banchero

Chet Holmgren

Jalen Williams

Jaren Jackson Jr.

LaMelo Ball

Tyrese Haliburton

Amen Thompson

Franz Wagner

Zion Williamson

Stephon Castle

Darius Garland

Tyler Herro

Alperen Sengun

Tyrese Maxey

Jalen Green

Scottie Barnes

Dyson Daniels

Jalen Johnson

Brandon Miller

Alex Sarr…

Comment your squad!…

Who passes and why?…

Similar to what 49ers has done, I’m gonna ask you ten questions about the upcoming NBA playoffs to get a feel of your opinion. Enjoy!

Who is your favorite dark horse team this year? What will be the best first round matchup? Which team is under the most pressure for this postseason? Which player is under the most pressure for this postseason? What would be the most exciting Finals? Will there be any major upsets? Will a play-in team get past round 1? Which fanbase is the most desperate to win the Finals this year? What’s your Finals prediction? What are your ECF, WCF, and Finals MVP predictions?…

VERY IMP: pistons get the 2029 srp via mem and another 2027 second from nets as well as 2025 second from lal

If (when) the bucks lose in the first/second round of the playoffs, milwaukee is gonna need to make some big decision to keep Giannis happy, especially in his prime.

WHY THE BUCKS DO THIS: They come out of the second apron, and get amazing players to surround giannis with. along with some young talent.

WHY LAKERS DO THIS: They get a true center, whose a great defender and also get some solid picks. Knecht isnt gelling too well w the team rn so they use him at his high. Although they lose out of V8 whose a good perimeter defender, they still get back melton who isnt a bad perimeter defender either.

WHY NETS DO THIS: They sell high on claxton, who doesnt exactly fit their time stamps, and lets dayrone develop. they get tobias harris who can help guide the team w the last stretch of their rebuild while still being a role player (reminder: they bought out bogdanovic)

WHY MAGIC…

East play in

9 Bulls > #10 Heat

7 Magic > #8 Hawks

9 Bulls > #8 Hawks

West play in

10 Mavericks > #9 Kings

7 Warriors > #8 Grizzlies

8 Grizzlies > #10 Mavericks

East playoffs

First Round

1 Cavaliers > #8 Bulls in 4

4 Pacers > #5 Bucks in 6

3 Knicks > #5 Pistons in 7

2 Celtics > #7 Magic in 5

Second Round

1 Cavaliers > #4 Pacers in 6

2 Celtics > #3 Knicks in 5

Conference Finals

2 Celtics > #1 Cavaliers in 7. ECF MVP: Jayson Tatum

Went playoffs

First Round

1 Thunder > #8 Grizzlies in 5

5 Clippers > #4 Nuggets in 6

3 Lakers > #6 Wolves in 6

7 Warriors > #2 Rockets in 6

Second Round

1 Thunder > #5 Clippers in 7

3 Lakers > #7 Warriors in 7

Conference Finals

1 Thunder > #3 Lakers in 6 WCF MVP: SGA

NBA Finals Oklahoma City Thunder > Boston Celtics in 7. Finals MVP: SGA

Regular season awards

MVP Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City Thunder Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee Bucks

Rookie of the Year Zaccharie Risacher, Atlanta Hawks …

Tell me your thoughts…

I saw this post on twitter and thought it was interesting….

For each one you did right i can give you a hint….

Thoughts?…

Hey Guys :) Heres how this will work.

You will create a player, name, height, weight, position, 1 strength, 1 weakness, personality, and a star value from 1-5 which will basically be how good of a prospect you are, 5 being the highest. After you make your player, I will ask ChatGPT to generate your stats for each season but every single season there will be a twist. You can choose if you want it to be straight luck and the twists will be random, or you can make decisions that will influence the yearly twist. After your career is over, I will put it on a Google Sheet so you can view your stats.

Google Sheet: N/A

Players Made: https://fanspo.com/u/Onfire1116/p/xAkc7ODghWoDBm/the-line…

I don’t see SAS drafting Harper or Bailey while having Castle and Fox, wdyt?…

Phase 1: Trades

Clax + #36 to the Lakers for Gabe and Kleber (will not play) + Knecht Gabe and Kleber (expiring) + Pick 27 for KCP and Pick 16 Cam Johnson + Pick 18 to the Rockets for Brooks + Pick 9

Phase 2: The Draft

Pick 6: SF Kon Knueppel Pick 9: C Derik Queen Pick 16: PG Nolan Traore Pick 26: SF Carter Bryant

Phase 3: Free agency (26M in Cap Space)

RESIGN: Cam Thoms (4yrs/104M) Dayron Sharpe (3yrs/33M) D'Angelo Russell (2yrs/20M)

SIGN: Non-Taxpayer MLE (1yr/12.4M): Brook Lopez Free agent signing: Jeff Green (1yr/8M)

Rotation:

PG: Traoré/DLO

SG: Cam Thomas/KCP/Whitehead

SF: Dalton Knecht/Dillon Brooks

PF: Kon Knueppel/Noah Clowney/Jeff Green

C: Dayron Sharpe/Derik Queen

Two-way: Carter Bryant…

Magic: Kispert and 51 (via wash)

Nets: cole, 24, and 42 (via orlando)

Wizards: 26 and 35 (via Brooklyn)…