@@tridroid5012 I have been incredibly impressed by him so far. At the very least his attitude is really enticing to me, you can mold a really good player out of it!

@@ghostgoat7469 He’s the Miami commit right? I honestly haven’t watched enough to have a strong opinion. What are your thoughts?

@@vegecs Haha yeah they got my ass with that one. That is a really great point about the trade chip, I didn’t consider that! As far as Jones goes… I personally don’t see a positional need there but I love him as a player. Honestly he’s a really good defender, you just gotta ignore this last season. The Wizards did just about zero things well last season 😅.

@@_AVC_ Detroit had 3 serious issues last season. They played no defense, they didn't space the floor, and they had an insane amount of turnovers. I was hoping Monte Morris would help with the turnovers and the 3's, but Weaver donated him to Minny before he could do anything for us. The hope is Tyus would start next to Cade and help with the TOs. The spacing issue has been addressed, and JB is supposed to be a defensive minded coach, which could make Detroit look like a NBA level team next season and hopefully win a lot more than 14 games (25ish would be cool imo), but yes with Cade and Ivey playing on the ball and Beasley and THJr playing off the ball and Sasser being solid and capable of playing, you're probably correct about the positional need. Unless your Ivey + Stewart + 1st for Ingram trade idea goes through, then we would need another guy capable of playing PG.

@@vegecs You are very right about those issues! I’ll add general incompetence in leadership to the list as well haha. Maybe some questionable rotations as well 😅. But yeah it would still be cool to see them make 1 real swing this offseason. Just really try to jump start the core of this team.

@@Acheeka77 Was there something left out of this? 😅

@@coltondodd3086 that’s a good question. Yeah I would say Dinwiddie fits the system a little better for sure. DSJ needs the ball to be really effective and that just won’t happen.

@@revmichael4 That’s an elite saying 😂

@@_AVC_ 😂😂 not a few teams are going hard next year

@@revmichael4 And then the lotto will give em the 5th pick 😂

@@_AVC_ that'll be a record 4 times in a row for detroit. 😅

@@revmichael4 I won’t say I’m not cheering for it… But… ya know?

@@johnnykeane9633 Doesn’t it feel that way? Just keeps bouncing around.

@@bucksfan1945 Might not be a wild thing to say at all! We getting spoiled with him and Wemby.

Warriors too 👀

@@cobrakaiworld23 They can really capitalize on a couple of these dudes!

@@DeeJay_VII It would certainly be a different type of player than they already have!

@@JacobKraemer414 I would agree with ya on that one! Got a team in mind?

@@_AVC_ maybe pacers ? He is from Indiana. There are a couple young guys on that roster he could mentor. But I agree with you jazz would be good too

@@JacobKraemer414 I do like the Indiana option 👀

@@user-ke6ck6jp3e Those would be some A+ pickups for them!

@@mikel1937 I don’t think I know anyone there personally so I have no idea.

@@cheasefella6713 Who ya hoping to get from Brooklyn?

@@_generation_youth_x28 I can’t argue with those haha. I do worry that there would be some missing floor spacer roles if you get both Fultz and Smith but I do like both of em.

You and me both, I want GTJ aswell

@@ZimmFor3 That would be a great pickup for them!

@@ZimmFor3 they need defence and a backup ball handler

@@ZimmFor3 I think that too, but they NEED to have an identity other than giannis and dame

@@gbouton2011 It’s a starting point if nothing else haha!

@@Htiy Haha them boys getting paid in the NBA 😂

@@_AVC_ I heard something insane today. Cooper flaggs projected max could be $80m/yr. PAID PAID

@@chesterfieldjones1055 Those two schools should be a lot of fun! And the foreign prospects just keep on coming!

@@chesterfieldjones1055 I grew up with a couple “bohemian” people and that’s what they went by, but maybe that’s just them 😅.

@@_AVC_ Boho Pride.

@@chesterfieldjones1055 I guess so 😂

@@chesterfieldjones1055 😂😂 I got y’all haha

Gotta be Traore personally. His game is nice, and I trust how these french players are being developed more than anyone. I think Flagg is obviously a lock, and Harper and Bailey will be nice, but Traore should make some within the next year, similar to what Saluan did.

@@knoxconary Is being french the new Duke?

@@_AVC_ Dude, 100%. Obviously not guaranteed, but you see how big people are on them. Saluan jumped up to 6th, Coulibaly and Wemby are center pieces to rebuilds, Richaser and Sarr being 1 and 2. They just build them up differently. They’re playing pro ball way before the kids here in the states are.

Flagg is the most generational prospect in at least 2 years!

@@knoxconary Yeah they just do it better overseas. Hearing all the stories I hear and seeing the differences in the modern American players is crazy. Cultural differences even show on the court haha!

@@isaacjoshuaaganon9337 I would think most people aren’t paying that much attention to him honestly haha

@@DeVonAmbitious Yeah I don’t know how to stop Boston at this point haha

@@_AVC_ I hate to say it, but Celtics are about to be a dynasty. They will be in the finals for years to come. I thought them and Denver were choke artists (pretenders) until they won it all. This Celtics team is different. It's not just the talent, but them taking advantage of their window. Denver is overhyped because of Joker and their window is closing.

@@DeVonAmbitious I don’t know if we can say a team pretty fresh off a title is overhyped 😅. I hear ya though about Boston. That’s one tough team.

@@user-ke6ck6jp3e Should be a fun team to watch this year!

@@deanoss777 Hard to say honestly. I don’t really have spacing concerns with this squad or really defense I guess. I just don’t know if they have the tippy top talent to push them over the top teams.

They were top 5 before Huerter and Monk went down. Y'all act like the Kings was just bottom seed all season.

Did OKC, Wolves, or Nuggets get better? No. Did Mavs really get better? No. Klay isn't moving the needle at this point. Kings got better no matter how you look at it. Kings rotation will be better and not exhaust Fox and Sabonis carrying the load with Demar on the floor. They can slow it down and let Demar work for like 3-5 possessions a quarter.

@@blowc1612 Hey now haha I’m with ya. I think they will be pretty good. Have to disagree with ya on OKC/MN/DAL though. Those teams made some hefty improvements in my eyes. I do think the Kings could fall into the top 6 though, and I wouldn’t be shocked at all.

@@_AVC_ what talent did those 3 team get? None of them got a star caliber for an option player. They got role players that will be around 10pts a game. The players they got is there to help. Let's go look at talent per talent. Who OKC got after SGA? Chet? Is he better than Sabonis? Nope. Whose better Williams or DeRozan? DeRozan. Watch Kings vs OKC highlights and Fox and SGA are equal. So OKC doesn't have the advantage. So after the 3 best players, does OKC have a 6th man like Monk? What Caruso or Monk? Then Keegan? Keegan is about on the same level as Williams, and that's OKC 3rd best player. How about Dallas? Ok Look at Kings vs Dallas, Kings dominate them when healthy. It took Kyrie and Luka going off to have a chance. Look at the highlights of their game. Is Klay make the Mavs better? Kings shut him down already when he was in the scouting report, so how is Mavs better? Klay has played horribly against Kings in the last two seasons. Nuggets? Same story. Wolves probably the team on the same level of talent as the Kings. But they are more defensive focus vs offensive focus. But look at the Kings vs Wolves, when healthy Kings beat them. Fox and Ant are equal going at it. I'm not saying Kings are better, I'm they are right next to them last season and that is without Demar and with a liability in Barnes. The Kings aren't far away from them, and Kings have the room still to make one more move, the other teams can't.

@@Channel45-wn9of A lot of these middle level guys won’t get quite as much with the new cap structure. Just an adjustment period haha. He’s a great pickup though for sure!

@@johnnykeane9633 Aye I appreciate every suggestion! Even ideas I don’t use lead to the ones I eventually do use so I appreciate you!! Yeah I guess it doesn’t have to be that in-depth. Just see who is hoopin.

@@grantrobinson8179 Could very well be true. You obviously hope MN is still rolling with Ant by then but regardless, having an extra first at that point could get you an extra good role player when Wemby is in his prime!

@@_AVC_ I hope so. I like Minnesota and I like stars playing on smaller market teams. Cap issues make it seem inevitable that they lose 2 of Towns/Reid/Gobert in the near future, as well as Conley. Without draft picks, they will have to hit on Dillingham/Shannon and find creative ways to add talent going forward. The team is kind of built for 2 morr years and a rebuild.

@@grantrobinson8179 I tend to agree with that. The window of this core is certainly dwindling. I don’t worry about the cap as much nowadays. Once you have the players it’s set up for you to keep em. But yeah in this case Rudy just gets old haha.

@@vegecs Unfortunately 10x better might still be 14th place 😅. But yeah it’s turning in the right direction! Seriously though appreciate the nice comments!!

@@_AVC_ Oh yeah, they're still bad. Bottom 5 for sure, but they're not historically bad, and Cade will have space to operate and develop properly now.

@@vegecs That’s the hope! Just as a basketball fan it would be incredibly disappointing to watch Cade continue to suffer 😅.

Detroit still not there, but sure looking better, funny, I think Joker with that roster is true contender🤔

@@user-ke6ck6jp3e Haha that’s always how it works. Hard to get the role players when you have the stars.

@@johnnykeane9633 Oh for sure! You think they can compete in the east as of right now?

​​@@_AVC_ Definitely they can, with George, either Martin or Oubre and Gordon with Embiid/Maxey tandem their starting 5 can go toe to toe with the Celtics...the depth may be an issue but they look way better than last season now Is there any good defensive SGs available for Denver on minimum or MLE?

@@johnnykeane9633 First that come to find are Gary Trent, Lonnie Walker, and Javonte Green. I think the Celtics still have a pretty clear edge but the gap is closing!

Yup, last year conference finals vs Boston co-MVP, his contract is bargain

@@user-ke6ck6jp3e Totally agree!

@@HeyLookItsEd That last part is a really good point. You really started to see some confidence at the end of the season last year for Murray. Hopefully they can keep the touches balanced.

@@_AVC_ luckily for Keegan I think DeRozen is a good vet and will be mostly positive for his development. Regardless, if Keegan makes another jump in his defence and gets closer to the 40% mark with his 3s he becomes an elite 3&D wing in his third season.

@@HeyLookItsEd Oh without a doubt. I’m personally really interested in Murray and I hope we see him succeed cuz I love his game.

Blazers getting Avdija, Deni is a winner, and I really like Pistons signing Simone Fontecchio, hope knicks can turn Randle in Zubac and Terence Mann or Lopez and Portis

@@user-ke6ck6jp3e The Deni trade is honestly such a sleeper. He just went to a bad team but it was a great move.

@@lxb88b I would tend to agree with that!

@@sandrasparrow2193 Haha glad you’re excited for the season!

@@sandrasparrow2193 The season can’t come soon enough haha

@@user-ke6ck6jp3e Totally agree with ya here. Really excited for both those teams this year.

@@yifuli7687 Huh I didn’t even really consider the Lakers angle of things haha. Which is probably good for the vid but you are very right that they couldn’t lure another player.

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@@chisun7119 I could totally see them getting a 4 seed! A lot of offseason left though.

@@derrellevans1092 I mean… that is literally what we are watching… like right now 😅

@@muhajijojo Got two elite closers on one squad haha!

@@M8trix6363 Let’s remember this isn’t the end of the story haha. Moves can still be made. The defensive wing thing is so hard as well, those don’t just exist for them to obtain ya know? Teams usually try to keep em. Funny statistic about their bigs, when they play Sabonis and Lyles together they are an extremely productive defensive group.

@@_AVC_ fair point on defensive wings not being available. I do wonder how much more moves they can make to really improve. Rn your locked into some guys with fox and murrays potential extensions so u will be getting pricy in 1-2 yrs. The 2025 pick is protected through 2028 or something i believe and u just traded the 2031 swap. Obviously with the heat and rozier trade though i guess u can get around those protections and stepien rule. Also i meant like a backup center for sabonis. Lyles is nice backup 4 who can stretch. Alex len as backup isnt something id be fond of

@@M8trix6363 I can stomach Len but it’s obviously not what ya want. Still a long offseason ahead though. Many names are available still and teams still want to trade and often need a 3rd party to get involved. Maybe Huerter is apart of something. Either way a long offseason ahead haha!

@@LynMitchellJr. I don’t know about that 😅 this team was rolling until the injuries piled up last season. I would personally put em above play in.

😂 wow ... Really? Fire Monte if he runs it back... He gets DeMar who is a 20 point scorer and the Kings are no better than last season. Bad take!. It's at least an upgrade of talent on this roster. HB was in his down side. And duarte wasn't in the rotation or bench. Monte still has huerter as an asset to trade still. Also the mle is still available I believe. It may take some pressure off Fox as he's been the main target of defenses. Monk and DeMar still can create and shoot. I think it alleviates sabonis of forcing shots and fans frustrated for some reason he wasn't scoring 20 + a night.

@@matthewyip8695 Let’s make sure we are not knocking others down please, keep it collaborative. Love the passion though!

That's a casual take 😂.

@@blowc1612 Let’s keep the comments collaborative my friend.

@@joshlaquian7246 Yeah I don’t know how far it gets y’all but you didn’t have to do much to get him!

I've watched DeRozan the last 3 years closely as a bulls fan he is 20 plus points a night at a great clip the kings got an allstar

@@chisun7119 Yeah he’s a great player no doubt!

This is the best trade of all the prior trades. DeRozan wanted to be back in L.A! This will put the Kings in the Finals & make DeRozan an All-Star this year. Kings already have great chemistry so add DeRozan 20+pts/gm is garunteed long playoff run. So happy for my Kings(&Knicks)

⁠@@jamelwilliams808 putting the kings in the finals is a pretty bold take

@@jamelwilliams808 That is a pretty bold take haha but I dig the confidence!

@@M8trix6363 Aye we appreciate a bold take 😂

49 wins and a first round win??🎉 Doable