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Post by two0six on Aug 9, 2019 2:14:33 GMT -5
New Management In the 206 GM Dom could not help but smile when his phone rang on a cloudy Wednesday morning in Seattle. What was supposed to be a normal day of walking to his local community college, buying groceries at the local QFC, and spending the remainder of his day scouting his 2019 NBA Draft prospects turned into something bigger. In an exclusive interview conducted by Taylor Rooks, Dom had this to say: "A couple months ago when my season ended GMing the Guangdong Southern Tigers down in China I was celebrating our finals victory with my key late season acquisition Michael Beasley (sadly this may have been the reason for his recent 5 game suspension). We were partying it up in some Chinese club and talking shit about Luke Walton when he brought up something that I hadn't thought of in a long time. Beas started to get emotional talking about how this was the best moment of his life surpassing going #1 in Miege's league 11 years ago. Then it hit me, holy shit that was my first ever NBA GM position. I started to remember all the immature things I did and the failure that occurred in that season. Sure I was what 10 or 11 years old? But that didn't matter because failure does not sit well with me. I have grown as a GM and have been successful in plenty of leagues since then. Before I blacked out that night I told Beas one thing. I'm going back."
2 months later, May 15th, Dom received the phone call of an opening in the sister league of the original league he was in. Of all the teams available it just happened so his hometown needed him. The previous GM did some nice work this team, stock piling young talent alongside Dame Dollah. Quite frankly it seems like injuries were the main reason for this team finishing in the middle of the pack. Many would say whatever Dom does this year won't be as impressive since he was blessed with a good team. Here's what he had to say when this was brought up to his attention: "It is what it is. I know the business and what I am capable of doing. Expectations are going to be high and I am not afraid to take them on. It'll take me a tiny bit to get the feel of how things run around here, and how the other teams run their teams. One thing is for certain. Moves are to be made. Its time to bring a championship back to Seattle."
Seattle Supersonics as of May 15th, 2019 PG Damian Lillard $11,500,000 (2021, 2022x) PG Lonzo Ball $4,800,000 (2021x, 2022y) PG Kris Dunn $4,600,000 (2020x, 2021y) Elie Okobo $250,000 (2022)
SG Malik Monk $3,800,000 (2021x, 2022y) SG/SF Rodney Hood $2,700,000 (2022)
SF Dillon Brooks $250,000 (2021)
PF Lauri Markkanen $2,900,000 (2021x, 2022y) PF Wendell Carter Jr. $3,800,000 (2022x, 2023y) PF Jonathan Isaac $4,000,000 (2021x, 2022y)
C Rudy Gobert $11,000,000 (2023x) C Jarrett Allen $2,100,000 (2021x, 2022y) C Bam Adebayo $2,600,000 (2021x, 2022y)
2019 1st Round Seattle Pick 10 2021 1st Round Seattle 2022 1st Round Seattle
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Post by two0six on Aug 9, 2019 4:23:52 GMT -5
Changes by Tupac Shakur Seattle Supersonics It is now the end of the first week of August and we have seen a lot of change in Seattle. Only 6 of the original 13 players from the team have made it this far. Lets breakdown who the hell is still a Sonic and why management decided to keep them.
The Survivors Lonzo Ball Contract: $4,800,000 (2021x, 2022y) 2019-2020 Outlook:The older child of the Ball bunch did not last in the real life Lakers but he is valued in Seattle. Lonzo has struggled to stay on the court during his first two years and has faced major criticism (especially his cringe worthy Free Throws), but there has been a lot of good things that has impressed the folks in Seattle. First of all in the 99 games he has actually played in we have seen an elite rebounding point guard (6.2 RPG) and impressive defensive numbers (1.6 SPG and 0.6 BPG). He doesn't turn over the ball that much with a 6.4 APG to 2.4 TO ratio and about half of those games has come sharing the court with a ball dominate superstar in LeBron. While he definitely needs to work on his 38% Career FG percentage and his inexcusable 44% FT percentage (only 1.2 attempts a game, but that is also pathetic) it is note worthy to point out his 3 point percentage increased by 3 last year and his over FG percentage increased by 4. Lets see what Alvin Gentry can do with Lonzo this year, he did make Elfrid Payton into a triple double machine at the end of the year. Lauri Markkanen Contract: $2,900,000 (2021x, 2022y) 2019-2020 Season Outlook: One of the pleasant suprises of the 2017 NBA Draft was Lauri Markkanen. The Finnish product improved from his first year in the NBA notably averaging 18.7 PPG, 9.0 RPG, with 2.3 3s per game. He missed the first month of the season and struggled to be efficient in 3 of the 4 months that he played in, however showed a dominate 10 game stretch in April when he averaged a Dirk-esque 26.0 PPG - 12.2 RPG- 2.4 APG on a whopping 48%. Another issue with Lauri is his health, missing about 40 games in 2 years will raise eyebrows but he is still young. With Chicago bolstering this roster with Sato/Young it appears Chicago wants to make some sort of playoff push this year. Whether that actually happens all depends on the development of the youngins, especially the Finnish Dirk.
Jonathan Isaac Contract: $4,000,000 (2021x, 2022y) 2019-2020 Season Outlook:Yet another member of the 2017 draft class on this Seattle team. Isaac suffered through a really rough rookie year in which he missed about 75% of the season. In fact you could argue his sophomore year was essentially his rookie season. Regardless Isaac showed what Orlando saw in him by nearly being a 1-1-1 guy ( 1.3 3pt, 0.8 SPG, 1.3 BPG) in just under 27 minutes. He really struggled from behind the arc in the first half of the season but after the all star break broke out with 38% 3PT on 4 attempts a game. He was a big reason why his team made a late season playoff push and actually stole a game 1 from the NBA champions in the first round. Just like his teammates above consistency and health are going to be key for his development. Jarrett Allen Contract: $2,100,000 (2021x, 2022y) 2019-2020 Season Outlook: After being promoted to the starting center Jarrett Allen improved his numbers across the board with 10.9 PPG 8.4 RPG and 1.5 BPG in just 26 minutes a game. One playoff birth, elbow from Embiid, and historic free agency later, it appears Allen is going to face even more pressure to improve. Expectations are even higher in Brooklyn now and the addition of DeAndre Jordan shows that they are not playing. Still Allen is only freshly 21 and now has top tier veterans on his team to guide him. Of all the young players the Seattle management kept they believe Allen has shown to be the most consistent one despite averaging less minutes than the others last year. First things first, you got to win the starting job (again).
Bam Adebayo Contract: $2,600,000 (2021x, 2022y) 2019-2020 Season Outlook: Of all of the youngins Seattle kept the player who they are most interested in seeing develop is Bam Adebayo. The reason why? No more Hasaan Whiteside. Bam has started the least out of the young core but that is no longer an issue now that Miami is ready to give him the keys to the center position. Bam averaged 11.8 PPG with 9.1 RPG and 3.1 APG in 28 starts last year and one would wonder what he could do with a full off season of knowing he will have every opportunity to make a name for himself next year. There are rumors that Bam has been encouraged to facilitate the offense more which would be huge as the other centers in Seattle are exactly playmakers. Overall Bam's new role has a lot of question marks but one thing is for certain: he doesn't have much competition.
Rudy Gobert Contract: $11,000,000 (2022, 2023x) Season Outlook: The Stifle Tower. In an offensive powered league Rudy Gobert has managed to adjust averaging 15.9 PPG on a whopping 67%. His rebounding (12.9) and blocked shots (2.3) have been a force throughout his career and he is the leader of this team. Utah finally got him shooters so it will be interesting to see how this affects him. The only thing this guy needs to do is stay healthy and just do what he does best. There is nothing really more to say, although I will say his free throws can be worked on but every one has an achilles heel. The longest tenured Sonic on this team (goes back to the Laker days) is ready to lead this team along Harden (spoiler alert we got James will discuss this on the next article) to what should be a very exciting season.
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