I would say the Blazers will reject all of the Bulls' offer for sure.
The Heat has better assets compare to the Bulls, and yet they didn't make a deal with them. What are the assets Chicago has? Lavine? Hardly an all-star caliber anymore. Vucevic? Who will be their center if they will trade him? After those 2, they don't have any attractive assets anymore that will make the Blazers trade Dame. Overall, I would say Miami would be a better team for Dame than Chicago.

I guess him not being given enough time with the Lakers made him like that in the locker room thus, the Lakers didn't sign him anymore.
I would agree with you if you said that he's a good center, but a top 10? Right now, I don't think he is. I can enumerate some center that for me is better than him. Jokic, Embiid, Giannis, Sabonis, Adebayo, Ayton, Gobert. Even centers like Mitchell Robinson, and Brook Lopez are better than him for me so I don't think that he's still a top 10 center right now.

That's if the Warriors will give him a contract. We will see that kind of connection... or not.
I remember how CP3 is giving DeAndre Jordan some lobs when he's still in the Clippers, and that Jordan dunking over a guard named Brandon Knight a few years ago became a meme. Would we see that kind of lobs again? Probably, but I would love to see it. After all, the Warriors still needs a big that can play for at least 10 mins per game.

SocialFi? New trend in crypto? What is that?

What are the centralized, and decentralized projects that will succeed? Is there any project that's decentralized out there aside from Bitcoin? As for Centralized projects, it's hard to pinpoint TBH because the ones that I might share here can become a scam one day. I know, I know there are some altcoins that are now on the top, and some might say that it will not fail anymore. Just look at Terra Luna I guess. My point is that, any centralized project can become a fail project anytime. Like I said, I will not say any project because most, or I mean all of the projects right now are centralized.

Technology is in it's infancy Stage? Reliable? Scalable?

I don't care TBH. I've seen some projects that's main use is to act like a social media platform, but all of them ended up as a fail project. I don't know how these kind of projects will succeed in the long run, and as with your project that you're shilling, good luck I guess, and I just hope that it will gain traction.

Yes... or maybe not? I guess so.
I didn't ever tried using it when I'm still trading because trading manually is still the best instead of you just letting a bot trade for you.

You can control your own decisions if shit happens. A bot isn't reliable as it is. Many are promoting trading bots. Many are adding trading bots in their platforms. Still, manual trading is the best. On the other hand though, with AI starting to become more popular, I will not be surprised if trading bots will become more and more reliable because of AI. If trading bot is working 100% of the time, there must be no losers in trading right now. An AI bot will just rely on the things that you set it to do.

We know that the markets are greatly affected by the news, and the bot don't care about it. What you put is what it will do.

I like this part already. I thought you will be talking good about native coins and tokens out there as you started with BNB which is the most popular exchange right now.

And then I saw this huge wall of words that consists of an unknown project that's been launched not so long time ago, and you're trying to advertise it here. After all, you're just like one of those newbies out there who are asking questions in the subject title, will have an introduction, and then will pitch the project that they're advertising. How much did they paid you in posting this thread? Well, did a little research at the project, and it seems like the token has some kind of 24 hr volume of $30,000. Not that huge, but its better than nothing at all. Overall, will not touch the project.

I'm only CRO right now, and planning to buy BNB. I prefer safety over profit. Investing in low market cap tokens whether it be exchange or whatever type it is, I'd rather go buy those established ones.

Also, I would like to say that "Past performances doesn't mean it will be the same in the future."

Yes we've seen the price of Bitcoin went up to nearly $70,000 from a dollar in a short span of time (12 years), but that doesn't mean that it will happen in the future. Though I believe that it will happen, there's still something in my mind saying that "With the unpredictability of crypto, there might be a chance that the price of Bitcoin might not reach 6 digits." What I'm trying to say is that, don't focus on one side, but at least think of the other side as well.

Keep your expectations at it's lowest so you will not feel disappointed in yourself. You're a newbie base on what you posted, and looking at the prices alone will give you a positive feeling. I know that because that's what I felt as well when I was a newbie, but over time, I learned how to lower my expectations because it's not a smooth sailing ride. Bitcoin might be a profitable investment for those who are holding it for long term, but for short-to mid term holders, there's a chance that it doesn't. It all depends on when you will sell it.

Be patient. 2 words that's very easy to say, but it's hard to do because of the fact that emotions are getting us all the time. Being patient means being emotionless as well. Good luck to you OP, and don't stop learning. That's what makes those famous businessmen rich right now.

Dude wants competition, and not an easy title. I know that he's chasing titles at his age already, but he still wants a competition.

He knows that if he will join the Warriors, there's no competition on the league already. It already happened when KD like you said joined the team. One thing more that I think the reason he said that is because he will not be the main guy on that team still, and Dame wants to be the main focal point of the team when it comes to offense. His playing time there will lessen, his production will be at it's all-time low of his whole career, and his performance there will be affected. The once Dame that we are seeing in the Blazers might not be the same when he goes there. Obviously, he don't want that to happen that's why he said it which is a good thing I guess. Well, he will be playing on the same thing a few weeks from now so... yeah.

3 teams that I saw that will fit him. Heat, Lakers, Grizzlies.

These 3 teams clinched the playoffs last season, but they're the teams who have the worst three-point shooting last season. Adding a player like Hield would boost their offense especially their three-point percentage significantly. Just imagine having a player whose 2nd in most made threes last season. Well, I'd be happy if he will join the Lakers because they badly needed a three-point shooter, but wherever he lands on, I just hope that he will be fit on that team.

I was just watching the live action of One Piece of Netflix a while ago, and maybe the OP is like one of the cast of characters there which is Usopp. He's been known for telling lots of lies to his neighbors. Well, sorry I shared that one. I'm a One Piece fan, and like Usopp, OP is like him who is also telling lies to the users here.

Thanks you noticed it. I wonder what will be the response of OP after being bashed with his story full of lies. I mean this post is his last post currently. Better luck next time OP, and to answer your question, it's your fault. Maybe just stay in a police cell (if you really stayed there knowing that the whole story of yours is a fake story).

When Gold has it's first Spot ETF, it's price shoot up from I think around $400, to as high as $2000. Correct me if I'm wrong with the numbers, but the point is that the price of Bitcoin increased significantly as the ETF has been released.

Will the same happen with Bitcoin? I think it will be. Markets are heavily driven by the sentiments of the investors whether it is the Stock Market, or the crypto market, and many investors sees an acceptance of the first Spot Bitcoin ETF as a positive news, and knowing that it's Grayscale, and currently Blackrock who's applying for it, if both gets accepted, I believe Bitcoin will shoot up like what happened with Gold decades ago.

Price-wise, it will have a positive effect towards Bitcoin. Will it reach 6-digit price if an ETF gets accepted? Yes it will. I believe this is the catalyst that we are waiting in order for the bull run to start a few years from now. An acceptance of a Spot Bitcoin ETF especially from a company like Blackrock will have a domino effect towards other institutions and therefore, it will make it's price even higher. Well, this is what I believe, but it's not 100% sure that it will happen though.

I'm a bit bias when it comes to the teams since I'm a Warrior fan, so I'll pick the Warriors on this one. I know that the West is still packed with all-star players, and we saw how the tight the standings last season, but with the Warriors having a better roster right now compare to last season, I believe that they can still get a ring. The core is still there, CP3 is there, the role players are better now compare to last season. They have now the pieces that I guess needed to win a title.

As for the Celtics, their past trades means their defense will decrease significantly. Smart, and Williams are 2 of their best defenders, and they traded both of them to some players like Porzingis. Will they be better now that they changed rosters? Yes "IF", and there's an if there. If Porzingis will be healthy in most of the regular season, and capable of playing in the playoffs without getting injured then there's a chance. The chances of Celtics winning the title will also increase if Jaylen Brown will learn how to dribble using his left hand .

Anyways, can't wait for the season to start as well. I would love to see those new acquisitions of different teams, and I can't also wait on how will Harden and Lillard be knowing that they might be playing in their old team.

No.

One bank can't change it all. Union Bank has been a crypto-friendly bank ever since, and they've been supporting it for quite some time already. Well, I don't want to judge the outcome of this update coming from them, but I wonder if there will be some Union Bank users who will try this feature of them. Do banks slowly starting to adopt Bitcoin? Nope. Like I said, it's only 1 bank, and did we heard a news regarding those big banks out there that they'll be adding features that's related to crypto in their current system? No.

I'm from PH, and also has a Union Bank account but TBH, I will not try to touch on this one. I'd rather trade on Binance than here.

When Simmons got traded, Harden is included in the trade package. The trade package that the Clippers can give to the Sixers consists of a bunch of role players, some draft picks, and in the package, it includes Terance Mann. If I remember correctly, he's the reason why the Clippers rejected the trade. They don't want to trade him because his energy inside the court is just high.

Well, it's your opinion, but with that trade package alone, I can see already that his value decreased. Just imagine if you're a Sixer fan, you will be giving an all-star player for a bunch of role players? That alone for me is a sign that his value is decreasing already, and this is probably because of the dramas around him that happened for the past few years. I'm curious on how will Harden be a few weeks at the start of the season. Will he not play for the Sixers like he said? Will he be traded to another team, and if yes, which teams are interested in him.

He's still a good passer, and he's the top assist leader last season, so yes he can still provide decent numbers.
The only question is which team/s will be trying to get him. I guess teams will just wait for the next season when he's already a free agent, and will try to get him. That would be safer for the team because there might be a chance that they'll trade some good players just to get him, and in the end, he will just go to another team.

My goal of $20,000? Reached in a span of 4 years? No I didn't even reached it yet though I reached half of it during the last bull run, that was impermanent profit, and unfortunately I didn't sold all of my assets at that time. Worst decision in so far in my investing journey, but I learned from that mistake of mine already.

I'm living in a developing country, and $20,000 is already a huge amount already knowing how much our wage here. One thing more is that, 4 years isn't enough for me to reach that goal in my estimation. I might take at least 7 years or even more to achieve it depending on my income source, and the amount of money that I'm investing. Right now, I'm investing a little less than 100$ a month in crypto that's why my goal is far from achievable still.

Anyway, still a long way to go for me, but that motivates me to invest even more.

Because they want more money. I mean who doesn't want more money right? If you can double your earnings thru affiliate marketing then I guess there's noting wrong about that. Many are doing it, and it will continue for a very long time as long as these types of influencers are in Youtube. If I'm in their spot right now, and I'm good at trading, but at the same time, I've given the opportunity to promote a legit thing, and I will earn from it then I'll grab it.

Money.

They want more money, but that doesn't mean that they're greedy. It's just that they also have things to pay, and they will maximize their time as much as possible. They know that if they will take time creating, editing, and uploading videos on Youtube, they will earn from it, aside from the fact that they're profitable in trading as well.

That will depend on you already. If you want to support that influencer, and you have spare money as well then you can try the product that your favorite influencer is promoting. As for me, I did watch some crypto-influencers, but I never invested, or bought any product that they're promoting.

10 for effort for creating this thread, 10 for the initiative to help those newbies, but 1 for the fact that you created a thread, but you have a low amount of sMerits.

I have 30+ sMerits right now, and whenever I see a thread that's merit-worthy, I'm trying to give it. I also browse those threads where they're helping other members to rank up when they're only a few merits away. TBH, I don't want to dishearten you OP because I feel that you really want to help, but users here especially those high ranked ones see your thread as a way for you to earn merits without asking them or posting quality posts indirectly.

Well, after sharing those precious 8 sMerits of yours, it would be better if you will lock this thread already. I guess it would be better if you will just help those members who are only a few merits away from ranking up instead of newbies. Nothing against newbies in general, but I see that better, but hey it's your sMerits.

Harden, and Lillard are in the same situation however, their is a bit of a difference between the 2.

For Lillard, many teams are interested in getting him because of how good he is offensively. It's just that, he just want to play with the Heat. Harden on the other hand, has no teams interested on him anymore, or if there is, at least they will not try to get him this season. Teams will prefer waiting for him to be a free agent, then he will be offered with a contract.

Harden's situation is kind of different since no other team wants him currently, he must either play with the Sixers, or his value will decrease, and possible that he will get a lower contract next season. Right now, Lillard is safe, and he has a decision if will play with the Blazers or not. As for Harden, he has no choice but to play with the Sixers because it will affect his value. If he sit's out for the season, for sure he will be paid lower.

No team wants him anymore even though he's the top leading assist last season. I wonder why hmmm. 

I will be a hypocrite if I will not say that money is the reason why I'm here. It's money, but not money alone, but knowledge as well.

I guess I will just say that the way my friend introduced me this forum is a bit wrong because he said that this is a place where I can earn money when I register, so I registered, made an interaction here, shared some of my opinions etc.

Over time, my perception about this forum changed. From a place where I can earn money, to a place where I can learn different things to the "OG" of the forum. I'm not a fan of reading such huge paragraphs TBH, but whenever I have time, I spend it reading some threads here. Now to answer the question, at first it's money that motivated me to join the forum, but over time, knowledge motivated me to stay in this forum. How I look this forum changed throughout the years, so I'm not here for money anymore, but the knowledge. The amount of knowledge that I can get here is immense, and I guess the fact that this thread is created by Satoshi, and not just random stranger in the internet made me stay here.

Both investing at once, and DCA have pros and cons.

Not all of the people have huge money to throw immediately, and simply invest into Bitcoins that's why they are using DCA as their strategy as it requires lesser amount of money. Though I agree that doing DCA can give you lesser profits because of the fact that there might be a time where Bitcoin is going up already while you are still buying it, it's safer because if you did do lump sum, bought Bitcoin at once using all of your money, and then suddenly it went down, you will lose a lot of money, but you can earn a lot more if it goes the opposite side.

Overall, DCA is always a good strategy, and market condition don't affect that much. When we are in a bear market, you can still do it. When we are in the accumulation phase, you can still do it. When we are in the bull run, you can still do in (but it isn't advisable). If I will choose between the 2 strategies though, I prefer using DCA since it fits me, but if I have huge amounts of money, and the market conditions says that it's a good time to buy, I will definitely buy at once.

And, here we are again with another newbie posting a thread where the subject title is a question, but the content of a thread is a promotion regarding a new project. Can I ask you OP if how much did you get paid promoting that project? Meme coin? That alone is already a red flag to me, and I will never invest into any meme coins anymore with exception of DOGE maybe.

Didn't read any of what you're saying. I just simply ignored it.

To answer this question, I would say no, but this is very subjective because there are some investors out there who can risk some of their money investing into some new projects. I'm more of a conservative investor that's why I don't want to risk my money investing into this type of projects.

Unfortunately, my Bitcoin goal isn't been reached yet, but the good thing I guess is that, after reaching my first goal, I already have a 2nd goal.

What's my 1st Bitcoin goal? Reaching my crypto portfolio to $20,000. It's hard knowing that I'm dollar-cost averaging only, and I do only buy and hold, and isn't trading, but hey... it's still achievable right? I'm also trying to add another income source already, so that I can add some of it to my monthly investment.

What's my second goal after reaching my first one? Helping others, and I'm not saying helping people, but helping animals. Kind of weird, and I already said it here I think once or twice, but that's my 2nd goal. TBH, I'm trying to help, but still have a tight budget at this moment. I mean the feeling of helping others.

Well, to those who reached their goals already, congratulations for you. Don't stop reaching your goals to those who are like me who are still reaching their first goal, and to those who reached it already, make another goal again. 

His attitude? Or maybe he isn't fit for on the league right now because we've seen Centers who are shooting threes as well, and we know that he can't do that. We saw Jokic, Embiid, and other bigs shooting threes, and him? He isn't good at it.

Between the 2 reasons that I said, I think the 2nd one is the reason, but if Howard be given a contract with the Warriors? He isn't recommended to shoot threes anymore, and he can just focus on rebounding which is his strength. I still believe that he's a good defender as well at his current age. I will not be surprised if he will be given a contract with the Warriors. A good rebounder, and a good mentor to the rookie big Jackson-Davis.

The one problem the Warriors have last season has been solve "IF" he will get a contract.

If he will not play this upcoming season, the team will be fined based on the new rules. Him not playing for the rest of the season if he will not get traded? We might see another version of Kawhi Leonard when he's in the Spurs.

Anyway, since it went out online, there hasn't been any traction on that trade talks, and it has been months since it got hyped. After all, the Blazers aren't rushing to trade him, and maybe the Blazers want either Butler, and Adebayo to be included in the trade package. Anyway, like you I'm also curious on how Dame time will react on this one. Will he still play with the Blazers? Will he sit down, and will not play for the rest of the season (which is impossible)?