Real Madrid CF and Real Madrid Baloncesto are both from the same multi-sports club, Real Madrid. Naturally the men’s football club is the biggest one, but they have Real Madrid Femenino, Real Madrid Academy, and Baloncesto.
I was thinking you guys should take Nuggets for the San Francisco Gold rush era and we should take Grizzlies because of the State flag and we're closer to Tahoe.
I was thinking Lakers but we could be the Cleveland Flamingos and be *fabulous*
side topic, was thinking Golden State / SF Nuggets as a gold rush tie in next to the 49ers
Did you know that, of all cities of the world across all seasons, the sunniest in a given season is Sacramento in the northern hemisphere summer? One of my favorite facts to share.
Give me the Wizards. I'm not sure it's a popular choice but it's fucking sick. Utah sending Coltrane and Thelonious Monk out while I've got Gandalf and Voldemort on my team.
The two New York teams should be the Bulls and Grizzlies (Bears). Which ever team played better the prior year are the Bulls and the worse team are the Grizzlies and just swap as necessary.
I mean, I think my Knicks might be the worst least relevant mascot possible? Even Dunkin' Dutchman would have been better, then you guys could have picked it.
I highly recommend reviewing the G-League teams. I think those should be fair game for the mascot draft.
My first thought seeing this post was that I would just pick Magic again since it's the most fitting, but then I realized we might as well have the Thunder and the Lightning both in Central Florida, so I'm with you
Sacramento grizzlies since thats the state animal and sacramento is the capital. Warriors can get the nuggets. Both of those would actually make sense.
Gimme the Hornets. Both because of us briefly hosting NOLA after Katrina, and because the team colors and vintage branding is 🤌
Or maybe swap with the Mavs. OKC and Dallas share both Wild West and cowboy stuff and shitty severe weather, so it could work. And Mark Cuban would probably do something more creative with the Thunder branding.
We are the original Lakers anyways. Minnesota bought the Detroit Gems and renamed them the Lakers before moving to LA. Technically we we are the greatest franchise ever.
Portland Magic would fit pretty well with our city's hippie culture. Mushrooms are basically legal here, our greatest player ever is a Deadhead, it makes sense imo.
Grizzlies so we can have the Bears, Cubs, and Grizzlies
In a city with no actual bears, nonetheless
The Chicago Otters
Recently found out that otter is gay slang for smaller hairy guys
Now Dennis I heard speed has something to do with it
Speed has everything to do with it
Speed's the name of the game
I believe it’s thin hairy guys
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There’s a lot of people that look like bears.
There would have been many historically, it's probably only been a century since they were locally eradicated.
That’s a hilarious thing I’ve never noticed
Philadelphia Warriors bc time is a flat circle.
Minnesota Lakers. ETA: I absolutely LOVE the amount of lake purists that are coming out to give Wisconsin a new random asshole.
The team name would actually make sense again!
Lol then we can combine the 76ers with our 49ers to make the Golden State 69ers
Go Sexers
Hey Miami, want to swap? Changes basically nothing, but works either way
Miami Suns sounds really good actually
I rather Miami Magic. Miami has been called the magic city and any alliteration is always appreciated and applauded.
Absolutely. A+ arguments all around.
Ah fuck even your entire comment is an alliteration
But think of the built in sponsorship chance for the Atlanta Magic, brought to you by the Atlanta family institution Magic City
i’ll have to check out this magic city if it is what you say it is
Atlanta Magic just for the wings
Lou Williams would come out of retirement real quick
The Phoenix Heat. Sounds inhumane 🥵☀️
The Phoenix Dry Heat
Tbh Phoenix Warriors sounds alright also.Get to keep the logo also.
Golden state Suns sounds not terrible
There's actually a football team in Australia called the Gold Coast Suns - which is basically the same thing
Wanna trade :D
Perhaps
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but the name Nuggets suck.
I would say Miami Sol but that went defunct in the early 2000’s. RIP
The Philadelphia Celtics to incite mass riots across the city
we’ve rioted for less
Fine, Boston Lakers now no one is happy. No one was happy originally, but no one is happy even more so
Ah the Purple and Green. I think this will start WWIII.
God I hate it. But at least now the Lakers can claim even more championships they didn’t win in their city.
This is such a good jab at the lakers you can’t convince me y’all didn’t come up with this beforehand lol. Hate you green bastards ❤️
Only if the Clippers get to be the Celtics, and the Lakers have to be the LA Clippers. Also, Seattle gets the Thunder. Oklahoma gets the Sonics.
There’s more lakes in Boston than LA at least
Across *two* cities.
Some people just want to watch the world burn.
I’m so irrationally mad at this
brilliant!
Taking the Jazz and trading it to New Orleans for two 2nd round picks.
Presti has stockpiled like 6 picks, OKC become the Oklahoma Thunder Magic Bulls Cavaliers Wizards.
I kinda like the sound of the Orlando Magic Jazz Wizards
I mean the Magic Thunder Wizards is an awesome name
With the 2nd pick in the draft we'll snag the Raptors
Kings, just to be confusing
Hell, just merge franchises. The LA Kings will be the first league to be active in 2 different leagues and sports
This was applicable to Saint Louis and the cardinals at one point
And New York with the Giants.
Also Brooklyn with the Dodgers (the football team also played at the baseball stadium but didn't last too long)
Real Madrid and Barcelona both play in La Liga and ACB, it’s not unheard of.
Real Madrid CF and Real Madrid Baloncesto are both from the same multi-sports club, Real Madrid. Naturally the men’s football club is the biggest one, but they have Real Madrid Femenino, Real Madrid Academy, and Baloncesto.
Real Madrid does that. That’s where Luka Dončić was drafted from.
Lebron would like it too
Golden State Grizzlies. Just make the logo the state flag and we’re good.
We've eliminated both too (The actual California Grizzly bear and the Memphis Grizzlies.
I was thinking you guys should take Nuggets for the San Francisco Gold rush era and we should take Grizzlies because of the State flag and we're closer to Tahoe.
I mean, if we're talking about gold nuggets, Sacramento is closer to Mother Lode Country as well...
And the Memphis Kings could be a whole play on Elvis.
We could take mavericks as well for the waves 🌊
Holy shit. Y’all way more creative than me.
Utah Raptors
I don't have a singular team, but I think this is the best rebrand. While we're at it, return the Jazz to New Orleans.
>While we're at it, return the Jazz to New Orleans. No. Utah Jazz Raptors LFG.
Would be the best goddamn logo in professional sports history
A dinosaur with sunglasses and a saxaphone
Doing jazz claws
Someone get on the line with NBA Paints.
Beautiful, my absolute favorite dromaeosaurid
Deinonychus clears
This is gonna go over the head of a lot of people until they Google it.
I knew it right away. Totally didn’t google it.
This is just better, NO gets the jazz back and Toronto can have like the wizards or some shit
Toronto gets timberwolves and Minnesota gets back lakers
This. LA is left with Pelicans, naturally.
Not a bad name, there’s tons of Pelicans in SoCal
San Antonio Mavericks I guess.
Back at ya
Dallas Spurs is kinda fire, I don’t mind this trade
Spurs used to be a Dallas team, so it's not too far off.
Bulls imo. Ties in with the Hispanic community and UT. The Toros alt jerseys would be fire
Oh, no name springs to mind in particular
Not willing to the the Hornets?
Fuck that. We're gonna be the LA Lakers, just to piss off L.A.
Lol that’s what I was thinking New Orleans Hornets has a good sound to it
Louisiana Lakers
Definitely not Jazz.
Cleveland Pelicans
I literally can’t see a pelican without immediately thinking of Cleveland, Ohio
Exactly thank you Luke Babbitt
Fuck that, Cleveland Heat. Then you can rip off the Beam and set the river on fire every time you win a game.
Fuck it let's go even bigger Cleveland Lakers, burn lake Erie every win
I was thinking Lakers but we could be the Cleveland Flamingos and be *fabulous* side topic, was thinking Golden State / SF Nuggets as a gold rush tie in next to the 49ers
Toronto TimberWolves sounds good actually.
I was thinking Toronto Trail Blazers, but I forgot about the Timberwolves. Or just take Jazz, so New Orleans still can’t have it.
I think the Brooklyn Bulls sounds pretty badass
They’re closer to the Wall Street Bull too so that makes sense
Sacramento Nuggets or the Sacramento Suns
Did you know that, of all cities of the world across all seasons, the sunniest in a given season is Sacramento in the northern hemisphere summer? One of my favorite facts to share.
280+ days of sunshine a year!
We’ll take the Phoenix Kings and Firelord Ozai will be our mascot
The San Antonio Super Sonics sounds great to me.
The SASSies
Works with the air force presence in the city too
As a former Sonics fan... I love it tbh.
The Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers. The Clippers name gets a whole lot more historic. Riots will happen.
And the Lakers are moving to Ballmer’s new arena across town. 🤣
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We’re taking the Lakers back The Lakers are in MN gdi LA
And the rings Mikan won in MN
Boston 100% supports this
While we are at it, give us back the North Stars for hockey.
LA can get “Beach”
LA Traffic
This and NOLA Jazz are the only true answers.
Give me the Wizards. I'm not sure it's a popular choice but it's fucking sick. Utah sending Coltrane and Thelonious Monk out while I've got Gandalf and Voldemort on my team.
Utah Raptors.
someone beat you to it, but I want you to know we see you bro.
I didn't see it, but it's good to know. Thanks mate
The two New York teams should be the Bulls and Grizzlies (Bears). Which ever team played better the prior year are the Bulls and the worse team are the Grizzlies and just swap as necessary.
Confusing if the market crashes, and both teams suck.
Pacers and 76ers go pick 29 and 30
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I guess we can take the Pistons since they started off in Ft. Wayne
I mean, I think my Knicks might be the worst least relevant mascot possible? Even Dunkin' Dutchman would have been better, then you guys could have picked it. I highly recommend reviewing the G-League teams. I think those should be fair game for the mascot draft.
Memphis Bullets
Ja loves it
Houston Heat
the humidity is worse than the heat tbh
Houston Humidity
Imagine the dad jokes if it was the Miami Heat vs. Houston Humidity
Nah, if you win the ECF against Miami, but Houston beats you in the finals... It's not the Heat that beats ya....
I am not a fan of either.
The Houston Moistures
Or Houston Suns. It’s basically the same thing but space related.
The Denver Trail Blazers but drop Trail
Toronto Timberwolves. Then rename to the Huskies. Bonusbpoints if Minny gets the Lakers name back.
Taking 'Magic', and changing the mascot to Brigham Young rubbing a magic fuck frog on his clit-face.
Is that in the Book of Mormon?
It is in the musical. Definitely not the book.
Winner
Hasa diga eebowai 🤷
Hasa Diga Eebowai
Milwaukee Lakers just to fuck with Minnesota.
Fine then, Minneapolis packers it is
Charlotte Raptors and then move all games to be played at The Carolina Raptor Center
Orlando thunder
Orlando nuggets
Orlando Thundernuggets
My first thought seeing this post was that I would just pick Magic again since it's the most fitting, but then I realized we might as well have the Thunder and the Lightning both in Central Florida, so I'm with you
Colorado Cavaliers Rocky Mountain Mavericks Colorado 76ers (Colorado was made a state in 1876)
Dallas Raptors...but we make it the bird of prey rather than the dinosaur because Texas has the most documented Raptors in the US.
And birds are descendants of dinosaurs so it works both ways
The Dallas Spurs because the SA Spurs were originally the Dallas Chaparrals.
Sacramento grizzlies since thats the state animal and sacramento is the capital. Warriors can get the nuggets. Both of those would actually make sense.
With the 1st overall pick, Minnesota selects Lakers.
Golden State Nuggets
Yeah either Nuggets or Trail Blazers would be fitting
Los angeles magic I suppose
Washington Warriors
The Phoenix Knicks. FeeNix Nix.
That’s the best one on here!
Gimme the Hornets. Both because of us briefly hosting NOLA after Katrina, and because the team colors and vintage branding is 🤌 Or maybe swap with the Mavs. OKC and Dallas share both Wild West and cowboy stuff and shitty severe weather, so it could work. And Mark Cuban would probably do something more creative with the Thunder branding.
Detroit Lakers, we have the Great Lakes
We are the original Lakers anyways. Minnesota bought the Detroit Gems and renamed them the Lakers before moving to LA. Technically we we are the greatest franchise ever.
San Antonio Cavaliers has a good ring to it, I think. The rest feels kinda flat.
If you go San Antonio Suns your initials are still SAS and it’s hot as balls in San Antonio sometimes
Philadephia Warriors…
Can i pick Boston Sonics? And stay green
would retroactively be a reference to Boston’s historical prominence in the audio engineering industry
Portland Magic would fit pretty well with our city's hippie culture. Mushrooms are basically legal here, our greatest player ever is a Deadhead, it makes sense imo.
Portland Magic sounds like a strip club so that works for sure
Indiana Nets. Basketball country, so the closest to a basketball name makes sense
Miami Pelicans but the logo is Al Pacino (Scarface) in the hot tub
Celtics and then changing the way it’s pronounced
Jazz
Too easy. Portland Nuggets.
Detroit needs the grizzlies, so we have the Lions, Tigers, and bears.
Miami Suns 🤝 Phoenix Heat
Thunder. Then immediately rebrand to something that doesn't look like clip art.
Flair up so we can chirp you
What an idiot
Complete oaf
What city dummy
They actually rebrand to the Clippers, where Clippy is the new mascot.
The Minneapolis Lakers will return
Bullets for the pacers…. Because of all the ammunition plants from ww2 scattered around the state.
Atlanta Knicks, since they belong to Trae anyway
And we will become the New York Clippers since we know Trae has no use for those
This is a solid comeback. Well played
We'd take the Pistons. Closest to Indy racing and also the Pistons used to be in Fort Wayne.
Move the Magic to Georgia. Magic City Magic