In this video we give a grade to every team involved in a blockbuster trade from the 2023 NBA Offseason after a month of play! James Harden, Damian Lillard, and more discussed
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The clippers should have target Ty Jones instead of H. Harden
Is Bradley Beal even a real person are we sure he exists at all😭😭
Jordan goodwin has been a great pickup for the suns
sounds like the guy with the fire ant colony
Re: the Clippers. I don't know what version of 2K you're playing. While there are plenty of places to quibble with its simulation, trading for a bunch of older 85-90 overall players who all play the same position wouldn't work there, either. 😉
Jordan Goodwin as a throw in is a win for the Suns.
Clippers got a A plus for the trade . Ballmer didn’t give up Mann and six 1st that morey wanted . He gave up 3 roles players who are on their last leg and one young guy who can’t shoot . The two 1st they gave up might be the next James wiseman and Jordan Poole . Clippers have a shot to win it all with James harden
The fact that he gave the suns a c+ and didn’t mention Grayson Allen with the way he’s playing is crazy
The 6ers Harden trade, was an A+ the fact they were able to get as much as they did and gave up basically an aging Harden and his aging sneaker head was great.
Thinkings the clippers won the harden trade shows how little basketball you watch. Keep checking those stat sheets and keep missing the blatantly obvious
Hold up Beal Trade gets a C even though he played only 3 games with the Suns, but the James Harden Trade gets a F even though James Harden haven't had a training camp not only with the Clippers, but at all.
Sound like a James Harden Hater to me.
just goes to show u trading for a star player doesnt mean they will be one in your system
2:07 Don’t know how people considered this Suns team a Superteam
Hahahah!!! If you think Bradly Beal was not a good pick-up, then you can't see the forest for the trees. What matters is playoff position, playoff wins and Finals wins 4 times. It's time for the Phoenix Suns to be champions, and Bradley Beal will tip them to the best. Relax. It's early om in the season and the Suns training staff have a plan.
I mean outside of Beal not playing Jordan Goodwin has been a solid player off the bench so that definitely helps the Suns grade
I’d argue that suns grade for trading Ayton is B or B+. Allen is solid 3&D guy saved a few games already and Nurkic had been a solid fit for what this team needs. Little has been shining as of late so I’d say solid role players overall.
Dame is an A+ just because Milwaukee got to keep Giannis alone…
I mean there's almost no reason to even grade trades a month into the season but hey
Can you get monetized with all this NBA footage? Just asking serious question
Don’t sleep on Nurkic he definitely could be a top 3 option wit a tad bit more work he just went for almost a triple double last night
He was in klay thompson’s shadow not Steph curry
This just shows creating a superteam is not as easy as people thought. Trading a lot of solid role players to get a superstar typically doesn't work well. Even getting superstars from free-agency still gives mixed result.
From chatgpt:
2008 Boston Celtics Big 3 (Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen):
Mostly through trade: The Celtics acquired Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen through trades in the summer of 2007, forming the Big 3 alongside Paul Pierce.
Impact on winning: Highly successful, winning the NBA Championship in the 2007-2008 season.
Miami Heat LeBron Big 3 (LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh):
Mostly through free agency: LeBron James and Chris Bosh joined the Heat in 2010 through free agency, while Dwyane Wade was already with the team.
Impact on winning: Very successful, reaching the NBA Finals in four consecutive seasons and winning two championships (2012, 2013).
Golden State Warriors Superteam:
Primarily through the draft: The Warriors' core, including Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green, was drafted by the team.
Impact on winning: Extremely successful, winning three NBA Championships in four years (2015, 2017, 2018).
Kevin Durant (KD) Nets Big 3 (Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, James Harden):
Combination of trade and free agency: Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving joined the Nets in 2019 through free agency, while James Harden was acquired via trade in 2021.
Impact on winning: The team has been competitive, but injuries and other factors have affected their playoff performances.
celtics and blazer get an A for the dame trade. scott sucking has nothing to do with the result of the trade. jrue is a potential championship move
HORRIBLE TAKE ON CLIPPERS AND HARDEN
The Celtics are “comfortably” the team to beat in the East? Come on.
Your…take…not…mine
For the Grizzlies too it’s a bunch of injuries they were dealing with. Not saying tyus isn’t a impact but that’s note worthy imo
I dont think its as much marcus smart for the grizzles. But people underrate how poorly they handled their offseason as a whole. Shipping out tyus jones and letting dillon brooks walk. Then they have the injuries of adams and clarke and suspension of ja. Thats literally 5 of the best 8 or 9 players on their team from last season that they're missing right now
Celtics should have gotten an A for the jrue trade. They upgraded their pg spot and shipped away rob Williams who got injured for the season and Malcom brogdon. They got the best out of this deal
Heat trade for jordan poole
Bro I've been watching for a while now and I just want to say your videos are dark asf
The Suns still got better with Nurkic. He’s twice the competitor Ayton is.