His pace is not a problem because that's what makes him so effective, he is slow because that's where he gets his timing and he conserves a lot of energy so he can last without getting tired. Well, maybe that's what you called a good basketball IQ and we cannot debate on that as he has proved that many times.

Pretty much Jamal Crawford is already retired I think he can already feel it in his system but why are the Lakers offering him to play again, I think there is no further news about it, but I think even though Jamal Crawford can still play basketball he is not in his prime anymore, in my opinion, this is just some bad decision for the Los Angeles Lakers to do, if they can not recruit anyone anymore they should focus in training and giving their younger teams a chance to show their playing skills, just like what the Golden State Warriors is doing I think they are exposing their players to get more experience and to show off what they have, and because as the saying goes experience is the best teacher,


Still, not the best team but I will likely keep track of the Philadelphia 76ers' development and who will be the next players to join them, because that sacrifice is of to naught if they can not get the best-fitted player for their team, I think they should focus more on defense, they would really need a good defensive player that will likely not fall to the likes of Marcus Smart, and Draymond Green caliber to make sure of the championship,

I guess you can call it sacrifice, and this is not the first time that we have heard players accepting pay cut for reasons, others want to stay in the league, or players that just come from injuries like Victor Oladipo when he move to Miami.

So genuine reason or not for Harden, we shall see if his gamble have paid off or after this season and it didn't went well with him then maybe he will exercise his option the next year.

He is already 42 years old, the same age as Udonis Haslem and this guy is not playing anymore, so I don't think he could play more minutes. Lakers are really fun of investing in veterans but they don't know how to utilize them effectively, maybe they have to change strategy, put the young guns, and develop them.

I do not see any purpose in it. He could provide veteran knowledge and experience but the team already have Lebron. And who is better to provide that experience and knowledge than their own star with 19 years old experience. And with Jamal's age, he will only be a liability on the court. 


Getting a pay cut makes him look good and  if he gets a ring with it, he can use that to leverage for a better contract next time. Does not look like a sacrifice to me, more like a strategic approach to secure his future.

I agree about this topic. Lakers don't need such a player to be more successful now. The important thing for them now is to replace Westbrook with a better guard. His performance in the previous season wasn't satisfying at all and this affected the team very negatively. Lebron doesn't want to have another season with him currently. Irving is speculated to replace him soon but we will see. Honestly Irving would be a great addition to the team imo. The score contribution would be much higher.

LeBron has a solid bond with Irving back with Cavs and with a Healthy AD that can be a solid trio

to anchor the Lakers, I don't know though if the management can work with the demand of Nets in pursuing the trade
between Westbrook and Irving.

If that happened, we will expect a better run from Lakers. Maybe they are still in behind the doors negotiations
In this trade, we never know what future for these two teams.

Don't kid yourself Harden wasn't getting another big contract after this one.  It just stretches out the money for him, he isn't taking a pay cut so to speak.  The second year is his option too so if somehow he has an mvp type year he can leverage it to even more by opting put then resigning.  It's just posturing himself he is no "savior" lol.

I wouldn't say no players would take cuts, I mean Durant took a cut when he was playing for Warriors and he even took a cut from his shooting as well, in other teams he played before he got there, (OKC) he was shooting a lot more and he was given the green light to shoot anytime he just wants to, nobody ever questioned him, back in the warriors he wasn't like that, he shot a lot less, and his points per game dropped a lot because he was with other players who scored a lot as well.

So, he took a cut, but also played less. All in all, if you want to be with other superstars then you are going to have to take a cut and get paid a bit less but you would have a higher chance to win.

Whether Kevin Durant takes a pay cut or not, I just believe that he needs to leave the team. Because this team started to seem not promising to me. They had a huge difficulty in qualifying for even the playoffs. They still failed big time in many games when they had Durant and Irving both in the starting five. Nets had better make some changes in the team. Of course Durant's departure would weaken the team in terms of scoring especially but it is up to them to find an alternative. Durant can be more successful in a decent team.