Cut/Released: Blake Griffin and Pistons agree to buyout (signs with the Nets)

[Taro Tsujimoto]

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[Del Preston]

He's going to sign with the Clippers and then get traded to Detroit a few months later.

 

[Perennial]

Very similar career to Amare Stoudemire in many ways...

I wonder if they'll make the Hall of Fame

 

[Troy McClure]

Due to bad luck of always being stuck on bad teams, he's going to be a forgotten player.

 

[MMC]

 

[Gecklund]

Honestly him going to the Nets doesn’t seem like a good plan. As long as Embiid (who I don’t like as some of you know) keeps his play up to where it’s at, Nets have no one to stop or even slow him down. Yes Nets have Kyrie, Harden, and Durant, but Harden is a perennial choker and 76ers have lots of defensive guard options along with Ben Simmons.

 

[Perennial]

Honestly him going to the Nets doesn’t seem like a good plan. As long as Embiid (who I don’t like as some of you know) keeps his play up to where it’s at, Nets have no one to stop or even slow him down. Yes Nets have Kyrie, Harden, and Durant, but Harden is a perennial choker and 76ers have lots of defensive guard options along with Ben Simmons.

Harden has a PER of 25 over his last 73 playoff games...

 

[Terry Yake]

if griffin goes to brooklyn it's a wrap. might as well just crown them already because nothing would stand in that team's way

 

[Reality Check]

He's going to sign with the Clippers and then get traded to Detroit a few months later.

Fortunately Detroit is finally committed to a rebuild and seems to have an idea.

Griffin dragged a sorry Pistons team to the playoffs, got injured and hasn't been the same since. More suited to come off the bench at this point.

 

[Gecklund]

if griffin goes to brooklyn it's a wrap. might as well just crown them already because nothing would stand in that team's way

Griffin isn’t that great.

 

[darko]

Honestly him going to the Nets doesn’t seem like a good plan. As long as Embiid (who I don’t like as some of you know) keeps his play up to where it’s at, Nets have no one to stop or even slow him down. Yes Nets have Kyrie, Harden, and Durant, but Harden is a perennial choker and 76ers have lots of defensive guard options along with Ben Simmons.

Please explain how Harden is a perennial choker.

 

[darko]

if griffin goes to brooklyn it's a wrap. might as well just crown them already because nothing would stand in that team's way

If they were getting Griffin from 6 years ago sure.

 

[Terry Yake]

Griffin isn’t that great.

If they were getting Griffin from 6 years ago sure.

he's not great but he's far from bad. especially if he's going to play for a title contender as opposed to the pistons

their supporting cast is already very good as it is

 

[Reality Check]

he's not great but he's far from bad. especially if he's going to play for a title contender as opposed to the pistons

their supporting cast is already very good as it is

Brooklyn needs size but Griffin will need to do the little things. Unfortunately he has looked like a slug since getting hurt before taking us to the playoffs. All of it due to injuries.

Hope the best for him but I don't see this as a career resurgence unless he focuses on defense than offense and gain some mobility back.

For Detroit's perspective, Griffin gave back more money than I thought he would and we don't have to stretch. Both of which are a huge win.

 

[MMC]

 

[zombie kopitar]

if griffin goes to brooklyn it's a wrap. might as well just crown them already because nothing would stand in that team's way

Have you a watched a single minute of Pistons basketball this season?

 

[BKIslandersFan]

 

[Terry Yake]

Have you a watched a single minute of Pistons basketball this season?

i watched him drop 23 on the lakers with five 3s last month

he's obviously not the same player he once was, but i don't doubt that he'd perform better with a title contender compared to a last place team. especially alongside KD, irving, and harden where defenses will be focused on stopping those three which would allow griffin to score easier

 

[zombie kopitar]

i watched him drop 23 on the lakers with five 3s last month

he's obviously not the same player he once was, but i don't doubt that he'd perform better with a title contender compared to a last place team

that's the only game you watched? I have never seen any athlete drop off a cliff while in their prime like him. It's like embarrassingly sad to watch. Maybe he was unmotivated and wanted out, maybe he'll get stronger after the injuries, hard to know for sure. But as of now all he's shown he can do in 2021 is shoot 3's and pass, and be a complete liability everywhere else. Like he has the worst hops in the NBA rn, Jokic looks like Vince Carter compared to him, which is really too bad

 

[John Price]

ring chasing

 

[Terry Yake]

that's the only game you watched? I have never seen any athlete drop off a cliff while in their prime like him. It's like embarrassingly sad to watch. Maybe he was unmotivated and wanted out, maybe he'll get stronger after the injuries, hard to know for sure. But as of now all he's shown he can do in 2021 is shoot 3's and pass, and be a complete liability everywhere else. Like he has the worst hops in the NBA rn, Jokic looks like Vince Carter compared to him, which is really too bad

injuries

he relied so much on his athleticism to be successful, which is why he dropped off so suddenly. going to a cellar dweller like the pistons didn't help either

not saying he's going to become his old self again, but it wouldn't surprise me if he plays much better in brooklyn than he was in detroit. being on a title contender will help with that. so will playing alongside three all time greats like i mentioned

 

[Gecklund]

Brooklyn wants Lob City but instead they got a retirement home.

 

[Islay1989]

I think he makes sense if they want him to be a 2nd scoring option off the bench when KD and Harden are on the bench. If they plan to load the starting 5 with him and the rest, it won't work so well. He is a poor defender, lost quite a bit of his athletic ability, and is too much in love with his jump shot.

 

[John Price]

Brooklyn wants Lob City but instead they got a retirement home.

and sadly that "Retirement home" is probably going to romp through the East lmao Brooklyn has openly declared they are trying to buy a title, just like GS, Miami and Boston in years past. Kind of sad really.

*to be fair GS only brought a title by buying KD, Green and Curry were already there

What is going on in Brooklyn is the culmination of spending sprees on Kyrie and Durant last year plus trading a shitload for Harden and buying Grififn

 

[SimpleJack]

Brooklyn wants Lob City but instead they got a retirement home.

On pace to shatter most of the all-time scoring and offensive efficiency records for a single season.

Pretty impressive for a retirement home.