The New York Giants Horrific Season

The New York Giants have been the absolute laughing stock of the entire league since trading away Odell Beckham and losing Landon Collins for nothing. So far this season hasn't even began but has been filled with many disappoints.

Sterling Shepard has suffered a fractured thumb and is listed as week-to-week. Sterling Shepard is going to be the best receiver on this team and hearing the news that he's already hurt is going to make any Giants fan discouraged about this upcoming season. Shepard will ultimately come back and be healthy again, which is a great thing for the Giants fans.

Corey Coleman has suffered a torn acl, that just means he's out for the rest of the season. Golden Tate said that Coleman was having a great offseason before this point. Tate also admitted that it's been a very deflating 24 hours in the wide receiver room.

The Giants have been having a very horrific offseason and it seems like it will only translate into a terrible season. The Giants only hope is that Saquon Barkley has an incredible season. I believe in Barkley who has already shown in his rookie year that he is going to be truly special and has what it takes to be an all-time great.

The Biggest Issue Facing Zion Williamson

Zion Williamson played a total of 9 minutes and recorded 11 points and 3 rebounds. In those 9 minutes Williamson showed how excited he could be in the league, having a few highlight plays being shown all over ESPN, Twitter, and Youtube. Ultimately Zion would sit for the rest of the Summer League as a "precautionary."

This "precautionary" has created a story of it's own as everyone is debating if the biggest issue facing Zion Williamson is his weight. Zion is the second heaviest NBA player, coming in at 284 pounds. Williamson is a 19 year old kid and still hasn't played an official regular season game. Zion is going to lose weight and the Pelicans will make sure he gets the right. They will have him working with their nutritionist to make sure Zion hits his ideal weight. Zion Williamson's weight will not be an issue with him by his 2nd year or 3rd year, at the latest.

The biggest issue facing Zion Williamson is the fact that he is Zion Williamson. Zion hasn't played a single game in the league and is already being compared to LeBron James and talked about if he will be one of the greatest players of all-time. If Zion has a bad game it'll be front page news, if he hits the "rookie wall," that almost all rookies hit, there will be discussion on if Zion is actually worth the hype. The pressure the media and society as a whole has place on this 19 year old kid is incredible. He's front page news, he's in everyone's debates about basketball, even Drake wore Zion's jersey during one of his concerts when Zion was still in high school.

With all of this hype there definitely some resentment from players around the league, not every player just some. Some of the players are probably feeling like what did this guy do to get this much hype? Zion Williamson will be a target to some of these players, they will try their hardest to ball out on him and lock him up to help make a name for themselves. It'll be like when Lonzo Ball was a rookie and Patrick Beverly went after him all game. Patrick locked Lonzo up from full court and made Lonzo's life that night terrible.

Zion's biggest issue he will face is the hype that surrounds him. If he doesn't become a great player in his first game in the NBA, then he will talked about as a bust. The pressure he faces is incredible and it's unbelievable that a 19 year old will face this issue. Zion Williamson will lose that weight that shouldn't even be a discussion of debate.

Ben Simmons got paid! What does the Sixers want?

The Philadelphia 76ers have just signed Ben Simmons to a have a 170 million dollar extension for 5 years. The sixers have made sure to keep there young talent for a good while longer. But will this experiment work?

The pros with signing this extension for Ben is pretty straight forward. The first is he has his max money early on he doesn't have to try and prove he is worth it now. Also the sixers have given him a the message that they believe in his game for future seasons. He can train and improve with confidants from his coaching staff. For the sixers the pros are keeping a young talent who's can so many things on court. There are very few players who has his skill sets in the league.

The only questions that this move bring up is what kind of team does the sixers want. They have also express the same concern in keep their young center Joel Embiid for the future. The issue with this is both Ben and Joel are inside scores and must share the paint. Ben is a point guard but doesn't have a shoot to extend his range to help his co-star Joel Embiid.There has been reports saying he getting better but in game it doesn't show. The talent of Ben Simmons is unquestionable but still lacks so much that his future his always in a weired spot. He may have gotten his extension but i believe the sixers have hope that he will develop the one important shot so he and his co-star can play together more fluidly.

The Houston Rockets Demise

With the acquisition of Russell Westbrook, the Houston Rockets are looking at unprecedented territory. This new NBA duo is use to having the ball in their hand all the time. Over the last 5 NBA seasons Westbrook and Harden have been one and two in a variety of categories, usage rate, points, assists, steals, field goals attempts, and free throws. Westbrook and Harden are use to having the ball in their hands a majority of the time, with these two now on the same team they will have to learn how to compromise on the court.

These two players are going to have to learn how to play without the ball. Both Westbrook and Harden are often criticized for their off-ball play. Westbrook has potential to becoming the best slasher in the NBA, if he can learn how to move better without the ball. With Westbrook's athleticism he can easily catch alley-oops and be hard for any player to defend the entire game. James Harden could become a lot better at his off-ball play also, he is a phenomenal shooter and has the chance to become even more unguardable. If Harden could learn from Stephen Curry off-ball play, he could learn how to keep moving without stopping. Curry is constantly moving and is always getting wide open 3's, if Harden could learn from this he could become the most unstoppable force in the league.

The best solution for the Rockets could be that Russell Westbrook's and James Harden's would be to do what they did when Chris Paul was on the team. Westbrook and Harden should have their minutes so they only play 18-20 minutes max together, the rest of the game they should make sure at least Harden or Westbrook is on the floor at all times.

Ultimately if the Rocket's don't come up with a plan on how to successfully play James Harden and Russell Westbrook this experiment could blow up this team. James Harden is coming off of the 2nd highest usage rate of all-time, the highest usage rate of all-time is Westbrook during the 2016-2017 season where he won MVP.

The Rockets now have two former MVP's on their team and have potential to make this team something special. With that being said, this experiment could blow up in everyones face and potentially get the Rocket's Head  Coach and General Manager fired if this doesn't work out. I believe in them to figure this out, but the first few months will be very rocky.

Chris Paul for Russel Westbrook Biggest Trade This Offseason!

The Oklahoma City Thunder have agreed to a monumental trade to send Russell Westbrook to the Houston Rockets to reunite him and James Harden, league sources told ESPN.

The Rockets will send guard Chris Paul, two protected first-round picks 2024 and 2026 and two pick swaps 2021 and 2025 to the Thunder, league sources told ESPN.
The Rockets are reuniting two former MVP guards who started their careers together with the Thunder. This was a deal that Harden and Westbrook were each enthusiastic about happening, league sources said.
Thunder general manager Sam Presti worked with Westbrook and his agent Thad Foucher to help honor his hopes of playing with the Rockets, league sources said. The Thunder also discussed a possible deal with the Miami Heat, sources said.

The Thunder could continue to work to find a new team for Chris Paul, league sources said. If the Thunder keep Paul, they'll have a representative lineup that currently includes him, center Steven Adams and forward Danilo Gallinari.
Westbrook has four years and $171 million remaining on his contract with a player option in the final year of his deal set to pay him $47 million should he opt in.
After Paul George's trade to the Los Angeles Clippers, Westbrook and Foucher worked with the Thunder to find an agreeable path forward on Westbrook's future with the franchise. With free agency effectively concluded, and Westbrook's list of preferred destinations extremely short, the timing made trade negotiations complicated.
Still, the Thunder wanted to accommodate Westbrook's wishes as much as possible, which was to reunite with former teammate Harden in Houston, while also finding a trade that fit OKC's objective of rebuilding.
Drafted fourth overall by the Thunder then the Seattle SuperSonics in 2008, Westbrook leaves as the franchise's all-time leader in points 18,859 and second in assists 6,897, third in rebounds 5,760 and steals 1,442. In the Oklahoma City era, Westbrook ranks first across the board.
Westbrook is one of just 10 players in NBA history to record 15,000 points, 5,000 rebounds and 5,000 assists with a single franchise, seven of which are in the Hall of Fame. The other two are Kobe Bryant and LeBron James.
Westbrook will be forever connected to the Thunder as the face of the franchise, pledging his loyalty to the organization in the wake of Durant's departure to the Golden State Warriors in 2016. Westbrook re-upped with OKC, stabilizing the roster and providing a path forward, and then signed a five-year extension in 2017, at the time the largest contract in NBA history.
Westbrook re-upped with OKC, stabilizing the roster and providing a path forward, and then signed a five-year extension in 2017, at the time the largest contract in NBA history.
Westbrook has four years and $171 million remaining on his contract with a player option in the final year of his deal set to pay him $47 million should he opt in.

The Kobe experiment.

Jerry West is a legend who was a great player but a better general manager . There are many things he has done. But besides his hall of fame resume, his post career helping teams improve as a GM or consulting for teams. There are many teams he helped with his eye for talent but none more then the La Lakers.

One of the most impressive things Jerry west ever had was getting Kobe Bryant the night of the draft. He only saw Kobe once in pre-season before he set his plan into action. Kobe was sought out by many teams in the top ten but not many knew if they would go for the risk that was a high school player with men. Jerry West knew if he showed to much interest team would take a risk. He had to make it seem like he wasn’t at all interested in Kobe. Not only that but Kobe’s agent knew that Jerry had a plan and helped him do it. Kobe agent wanted his client in the LA market. Some of the teams that were interested were the Sixers, Nets and the Grizzlies. The plan that jerry had needed Kobe to get drafted by the Hornets.  The Sixers were watching but had one big fear. If he would choke in his home town in Philadelphia. So Jerry and Kobe agent  decided to feed that fear for the team. The Nets were harder to foul but they had to show that they have no interest at all but also his age would bring him down. So the Nets ultimately decided not to for those reasons. The last one was easy, Kobe did not want to play for the Grizzlies at all so his team decided to threaten to go over to Europe if he was drafted by them.

Overall  the teams who didn’t pick Kobe probably feel bad but at the end of the day it didn’t matter. Kobe career is a great for him to Laker. He other teams let fear decide the choice they made. The Laker not only took the risk but planed for it. And they won the gamble.

Clippers Shock the World

It was announced that Kwahi Leonard will sign a four-year $142 maximum contract. Kwahi is coming off of a Finals MVP performance and has a chance to recreate it again. Kwahi Leonard shocked the NBA world going there, because it was presumed he was going to the Lakers. It was the assumption around the league that the Clippers were out of the race for Leonard and it was a two team race between the Lakers and the Raptors. The Clippers pulled off the Finals MVP to pair up with another All-Star.

In a surprising trade, the Clippers pulled off NBA All-Star Paul George. The Clippers sent Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Danilo Gallinari, and 4 first round picks to the Thunder in exchange for Paul George. George reported asked for a trade from the Thunder a few days ago. Kwahi Leonard has been trying to convince Paul George to join him in LA to create a new super-team in Los Angeles.

The Clippers last night became the favorites for the NBA Championship, in Vegas the Clippers are +275 to win. Without any Superstars the Clippers went to the playoffs and took the Warriors to 6 games in the playoffs, now they will add a Finals MVP and a finalist for MVP last year. The Clippers will own Los Angeles as they added 2 LA natives.