In a league where so many teams don't even try to win, I don't think this team as is is a bottom 5 team. Any even decent signings I think they should be pushing for play in
I've spent the day talking myself into some of the following list of players in various different deals... Harrison Barnes (1 year left on deal in SAC) Lauri Markkanen (2+ years left on deal in CLE) Gordon Hayward (2 years left on deal in CHA) PJ Washington (1+ year left on deal in CHA) Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (1 year left on deal in WSH) Otto Porter (FA) Jae Crowder (1 year left on deal in PHX) Royce O'Neale (1+ year left on deal in Utah) All of those guys are stop gaps waiting for the right fit, but some of them we could probably get for nothing (KCP, maybe Crowder and O'Neale). I wonder about Cleveland and Markkanen with that, too, as that fit has always been odd. Hayward is kind of a different conversation. I'd still probably make my first call on July 1 to Charlotte and tell them I'm going to offer Bridges the max and see what the response is. I don't really see a reason not to. But those are some of the back-up plans I can think of. I'd also be calling around the league about what I might get for Stewart. Would a team like SA give us one of their young wings for him? Or Washington?
I love this. My needle is already at midnight. Adding big contracts right now would only move it in the wrong direction.
Going to be awkward when they have to change Duren's number after Drummond's jersey retirement ceremony in 2028.
unless we are signing guys to one year deals, those contracts are likely going to be for multiple years, and may prevent us from offering the max in say 2023 to a guy we want.
Without a major FA this is a lottery team next year and probably in the top 7 for odds. Not enough shooters in the backcourt of Bey is the 4, no starting 4 on the roster if Bey is a 3. Ivey isn't an immediate winning 2 and there is a hole at 4/3 that needs to be filled. Be a fun team that loses a lot of games.
Edwards proposed these three possible trades for salary to get assets. How many of these (if any?) would you do? I'm out on the Miami deal. I'd do the Knicks deal depending on the first rounder we got. Charlotte is tough because that's good value, but Washington is a RFA next year and I wonder if that's the asset I'd want back for Hayward.
For some reason I'm also in on the idea of KCP from Washington. Don't think we'd get an asset back for him, but he's owed $14M+ this year and it doesn't sound like Washington is all that excited to pay it. If they're giving him away, I'd take the deal for the vet wing who can play now and punt cap space to next year, if that's how it played out.
I'd do the Knick trade. The Heat sitting Duncan in the playoffs have me uninterested in 3 years of him. I don't know anything about PJ Washington
Fournier was 4th in the league in 3pm and is a better all around player than Robinson. His third year is club option. I’d take him for our first back + a 2nd. Make him available to a contender that needs shooting at the deadline
Washington kind of seems like the idealized version of what we hope Beef Stew can be going forward. He's a 4 who can play some 5 who defends, rebounds, passes and shoots well. He'd be a really good fit here. We would just have to pay him in a year. Hayward actually fits pretty well, too. He's just expensive as hell and is hurt all the time.
Swap out Kemba for Fouriner and downgrade the pick to a 2nd rounder. Wonder if the Hawks would be looking to dump Gallinari's contract to free up money to pursue Ayton, he seems like a good vet to add and only on a 1 year deal.
Makes sense. I guess my question really is why do they need to wait? Is it possible something/somebody else is involved?
Technically, the league year starts on July 1. The offseason opens for real on July 5 or 6, usually (that's when FAs who agree to deals can actually sign them). For whatever reason, the way the $$ works just means any active player contract that gets dealt before then almost always has to wait for the new league year to start. There was some chatter this might be different because Grant was traded into Portland's trade exception, but apparently it's not.
Moves can't be official until new season starts which is July 1 I think. So literally no move is official yet
The Melton trade to Philly is official which involved picks on draft night. Not trying to be a dick. I just get the weird feeling there is something else going on.
Couldn't question his work ethic, but with a coach who is defensive in nature, he was never going to stick here. Also don't see how he was going to get many minutes next year
2 future second rounders is not what I was hoping for to take on that kind of salary, even if it's only for a year. Would have been nice to at least get our future 1 back now that NY owns it.
Also wonder if Noel could be moving elsewhere, given how many centers we currently have on the roster. Don't think he's necessarily a negative asset.