Just an idea btw don’t get mad at me if it doesn’t make sense….

So it’s just a regular Thursday morning right. I wake up like 10:00, go to the park at like 2:00 to get some shots up, and when I check Shams’ Twitter I see that the Blazers signed DAMIAN LILLARD. Three years, 42 million, and a no-trade clause.

As far as how I’m feeling right now, I’m ecstatic. I literally cried in September of 2023 when Dame got traded to Milwaukee, and now he’s back.

Going slightly off-topic, Jrue Holiday I hate you. It has nothing to do with you as a person or a player, but the amount of dispair you’ve caused me over the past two years is something I will not forget.

As far as roster construction goes, this signing makes no sense. Yes I’m happy to have Dame back, but what are we going to do with Dame, Jrue, Scoot, and Sharpe in the backcourt?? I feel like this means a Scoot/Jrue trade is bound to happen, but I don’t know what teams really want Scoot/Jrue.

I’m really just happy Dame is back though :)…

I know it has nothing to do with Basketball, but I’m a D1 Travis Scott glazer and I was wondering what other people thought about the album….

Suns do this trade to get more financial-maneuverability over the next 5 years, as well as obtaining two first round picks that could end up being valueable. Keldon Johnson would also be a good addition to help with their foward depth.

Spurs do this trade in an attempt to win now. They missed out on an opportunity to acquire Kevin Durant, so acquiring his former teammate could be the next best move.

Suns lineup after trade:

Fox, Green, Beal, Dunn, Williams

Morris, Allen, Brooks, Richards, Maluach

Spurs lineup after trade:

Booker, Castle, Barnes, Sochan, Wemby

Harper, Vassell, Bryant, Johnson, Kornet…

Rockets do this trade to become stronger contenders in the West, and to get a consistent 3&D point guard who can play nicely with guys like KD, Amen, Sengun, etc. They also acquire backup guard play (Keon Johnson)

Nets do this trade to acquire second round picks, get rid of Terrance Mann’s contract, and to bring in a vet PG (Fred Vanvleet), as well as bringing back Dorian Finney-Smith.

Blazers do this trade to get off of Jrue Holiday’s contract, as well as acquiring a first round pick. They also free up guard space to give Scoot and Sharpe more playing time.

Rockets lineup after trade:

Holiday, Amen, KD, Smith Jr, Sengun

Sheppard, Johnson, Tate, Eason, Capela

Nets lineup after trade:

VanVleet, Thomas, Porter Jr, Sharpe, Claxton

Traore, Williams, Demin, Clowney, Wolf

Blazers lineup after trade:

Scoot, Sharpe, Camara, Avdija, Clingan

Banton, Thybulle, Grant, Williams, Yang…

Im considering anyone under the age of 23 a part of their team’s “young core”

This ranking is going to be based on both a mixture of current success of the players and their potential. For example, a guy like Keegan Murray might be better than a guy like Cam Whitmore, but Cam Whitmore has more potential so it evens out in a way. Hope you get it.

San Antonio Spurs (Carter Bryant, Dylan Harper, Stephon Castle, Victor Wembanyama, Harrison Ingram, Jeremy Sochan)

Orlando Magic (Jase Richardson, Noah Penda, Anthony Black, Jett Howard, Paolo Banchero, Caleb Houstan, Franz Wagner)

Houston Rockets (Reed Sheppard, Alperen Sengun, Jabari Smith Jr, Amen Thompson, N’Faly Dante)

Detroit Pistons (Ron Holland II, Jalen Duren, Bobi Klintman, Ausar Thompson, Cade Cunningham, Jaden Ivey)

Minnesota Timberwolves (Joan Beringer, Rocco Zikarsky, Rob Dillingham, Leonard Miller, Jaylen Clark, Anthony Edwards)

Oklahoma City Thunder (Thomas Sorber, Nikola Topic, Cason Wallace, Ousmane Dieng, Chet Holmgren…

Example:

Blazers: I’d protect Scoot, Shaedon, Tou, Deni, Clingan, Hansen, Jrue, and RW3…

!THIS IS NOT PROJECTION! I’m not judging them based on how good I think they’ll be next season. This is purely based on how good they are RIGHT NOW

Nikola Jokic Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Giannis Antetokounmpo Luka Doncic Anthony Edwards LeBron James Victor Wembanyama Stephen Curry Donovan Mitchell Jalen Brunson Anthony Davis Cade Cunningham Joel Embiid Kevin Durant Karl-Anthony Towns Evan Mobley Devin Booker Trae Young Ja Morant Jaylen Brown Zion Williamson Kyrie Irving Paolo Banchero Jaren Jackson Jr. Kawhi Leonard Jalen Williams James Harden Chet Holmgren Pascal Siakam Bam Adebayo Franz Wagner LaMelo Ball Domantas Sabonis Darius Garland Tyrese Maxey Amen Thompson De’Aaron Fox Tyler Herro Alperen Sengun Scottie Barnes Zach Lavine Kristaps Porzingis Derrick White Deni Avdija Ivica Zubac OG Anunoby Desmond Bane Austin Reaves Norman Powell Rudy Gobert Mikal Bridges Jalen Johnson Jimmy Butler Trey Murphy III Jamal Murray Julius Randle Jarrett Allen Brandon Ingram Josh Giddey Dyson Daniels …

I haven’t been on Fanspo in like a month but why the hell is there a government?? I don’t know the details but why is this necessary. Like it’s a sports app what does the government even do??? I’m very confused…

Pick as many people as you want. Comment your picks and strategy….

*Atlanta Hawks - Trae Young

Boston Celtics - Jrue Holiday

Brooklyn Nets - Cameron Johnson

*2 Charlotte Hornets - LaMelo Ball

Chicago Bulls - Nikola Vucevic

Cleveland Cavaliers - Max Strus

Dallas Mavericks - Klay Thompson

Denver Nuggets - Michael Porter Jr.

Detroit Pistons - Tobias Harris

*3 Golden State Warriors - Jonathan Kuminga

Houston Rockets - Jalen Green

*4 Indiana Pacers - Jarace Walker

Los Angeles Clippers - Bogdan Bogdanovic

*5 Los Angeles Lakers - Dalton Knecht

Memphis Grizzlies - Marvin Bagley II

Miami Heat - Bam Adebayo

Milwaukee Bucks - Giannis Antetokounmpo

Minnesota Timberwolves - Julius Randle

New Orleans Pelicans - CJ McCollum

New York Knicks - OG Anunoby

Oklahoma City Thunder - Kenrich Williams

Orlando Magic - Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

Philadelphia 76ers - Paul George

Phoenix Suns - Kevin Durant

Portland Trailblazers - Jerami Grant

Sacramento Kings - Domantas Sabonis

San Antonio Spurs - Harrison Barnes

Toronto Raptor…

Devin Booker has been an established scorer for many years and led the Suns to the finals.

Anthony Edwards is the rising Superstar, bumping legends out of the Playoffs.

Donovan Mitchell is the high-caliber scorer commanding the 68 win Cavaliers.

Comment your choice!…

If the Thunder (up 3-1) and the Pacers (up 2-1) advance to the NBA finals, both of the teams in the finals will be the after-product of trading Paul George.

In 2017, the Indiana Pacers traded Paul George for Domantas Sabonis and Victor Oladipo. Domantas Sabonis was traded for Tyrese Haliburton, the Pacers’ franchise player, and Victor Oladipo was flipped multiple times, eventually resulting in the Pacers acquiring Andrew Nembhard. Both of these players are major parts of the Pacers core which is on its way to potentially make the NBA finals.

Subsequently, in 2019 the Oklahoma City Thunder traded Paul George for Sophomore year Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, as well as a multitude of first-round picks, one of them resulting in Jalen Williams.

At the time, these both seemed like fair exchanges for Paul George. The Thunder had some very good years with Paul George after trading for him, including him finishing third in MVP voting. The Clippers also weren’t unwise to trade for Paul George. At…

Just a thought. Lmk your opinion on this trade…

Comment down below!…

I’m sure you guys have noticed I’ve been back on the site regularly. I forgot to announce it but I’ll be back to normal with posts and comments….

Hawks do this trade to move toward a younger core. They take on CJ’s expiring contract to make the money match and get the 7th pick in the draft. They likely draft Khaman Maluach.

Pelicans do this trade to move towards contending. Add center depth and get an established point guard who would have great chemistry with Zion.

Hawks lineup after trade:

Dyson, TM3, Risacher, Johnson, Maluach McCollum, LeVert, Mann, Nance Jr, Capela

Pelicans lineup after trade:

Young, Murray, Herb, Zion, Okongwu Alvarado, Boston, Hawkins, Olynyk, Missi…

The draft has to be rigged there’s actually no way…

Dallas got the first pick, San Antonio probably gets Ace Bailey, my Blazers fall to 11. Crazy draft. San Antonio, Philly, and Charlotte also has top 4 odds….