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  1. Do you think a buyout is going to happen? He's never won a title, and I have to think that bugs him. Easiest way for him to get a ring right now is hopping on the Thunder bandwagon. He has history with the Rockets, Suns, Clippers and Thunder, LeBron is in LA, all of them are in the playoff picture. Plenty of options for him if he wants to chase a ring, which I would guess he does. If he does end up on the Lakers with a minimum deal, the outcry will be hilarious.
  2. Yeah I get that he's a good mentor, and I think OKC felt the same way about him, but OKC ultimately decided to cash out on CP3 and go with the younger guys. The return certainly isn't going to be the same here, but I would think there is some value. I also would be concerned that he may ask for a buyout if he's not traded, but that's something they need to determine with him. It's just about his last chance at a ring, and he's not getting it with the Spurs. I don't know what the market would be for him, but I think it's worth exploring. The Spurs aren't winning this year, and letting the young guys get dumb mistakes out of the way now will set them up to be better in the future. Maybe they need CP3 to help integrate Fox into the system, but I doubt it given how historically good that organization has been over the past few decades. CP3 has done a great job, but I think this is the season to take the training wheels off and let the young guys crash their bike into some trees. It may even result in a fortunate lottery pick that helps them even more in the immediate future.
  3. If Chicago wins the lottery and gets Flagg, I'll believe it. Like Ewing to the Knicks with the frozen envelope or LeBron to the Cavs, it just seems fishy.
  4. I can't believe Castle wasn't in that trade, he has looked pretty good so far. Lots of potential there. hopefully he and Fox can coexist, but I don't know if it can work unless Castle figures out how to shoot better. If I'm SAS, I look to move CP3 to the highest bidder if Anyone wants him. He knew what this was, and the team doesn't need him. Get the young guys more time on the court, and figure out how to integrate Fox with the remainder of the season. Next year should be a year to make a deep playoff run if all goes well.
  5. The Lakers should casually float the idea that they might be willing to trade Luka to the highest bidder if the price is right, and wreck all the NBA insider heads. It would be glorious.
  6. Congrats Spurs fans, this is a fucking excellent trade! 2027 SAS and 2031 Min FRPs were the only real picks in that bunch. The rest were all too protected to matter. Lots of 2nds, but who cares about them. Turning all that salary into Fox for 1.5 years is a great deal.
  7. To those saying Nico's career in the NBA is over, I think the Lakers might hire him as a consultant after he gets fired by the Mavs. Gotta keep someone like that close.
  8. Nico Harrison signed an extension as GM of the Mavs this summer, maybe he's trying to get fired so he can get the fuck out of there and be paid millions to leave?
  9. The silver lining in all of this is that there is still a chance that Luka just leaves the Lakers in free agency after next year and they end up being real shitty for a long time.
  10. Zion has conditioning issues, Luka has knee issues. Still, I would have thought Luka would fetch more in return.
  11. Wow, I guess the new owners of the Mavericks aren't too interested in winning a championship...
  12. I think Josh has a good chance of making it. He seems like he will play until he's 40 or so, and should be hitting some all time high stats. He might get a ring or two along the way. While we are on the subject, does Eli Manning belong in the HoF?
  13. ESPN guys on West teams "intel" https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/43627075/nba-trade-intel-how-three-west-leaders-prepping-deadline
  14. Philly looked pretty good with Yabusele instead of Embiid tonight, and PG was out too. Yabu had an odd career of playing for the Celtics for a couple years, then going back to France for several years. Philly brought him over this offseason and signed him for a 1 year 2m deal. He looks like he can hold his own and be a productive Center, just needs to work on the defense more. Seems like a steal for that price, but unfortunately he's going to cost a bit more in free agency next year. I wonder if he gets traded this week so they can convert his value into future picks. I also gotta wonder if Philly is trying to backchannel a trade of Embiid somewhere. He's got the 6th most expensive salary in the league this year, and it's only going up from here. That contract is approaching Beal or Zion territory of shittyness if he can't play. The most important ability is availability, and he just never seems to have it. With McCain looking as good as he did for the beginning of the season, you have to wonder how good this team could be with a starting 5 of Maxey/McCain/PG/?/? and whatever players you can get with Embiid's contract/cap space.
  15. FVV's stats and efficiency have declined a bit this year and he will be 31 in the offseason, so I'm not to keen on that number unless it's a 1+1 with a team option. I don't think other teams will offer him more than 25m a year on a deal of 2-3 years. De'aaron fox is making 34 and 37 million this year and next, and people are worried about that being too much. FVV is nowhere near the offense generator he is and is much older. I like him, but I don't like him for that price, as they are now graduating the guys like Green and Sengun to much more expensive deals.
  16. I would bet 2025 Bregman has a higher OPS and WRC+ than Paredes, but I think they swap in 2026 and Paredes takes the lead by a lot in 2027 and beyond.
  17. Yeesh, that seems like way too much for him. He got 2 years and about 84m so far, which is probably an overpay of 34m for his talent. I thought they would have a bit more goodwill saved up to get to a better deal than that for the future. It also makes me want them to go get another point guard with all those expiring contracts and get some leverage on the situation.
  18. I think the Blue Jays are under some pressure right now because they have Vlad and Bichette's contracts ending after this year. They need to re-sign both of them and probably need to make a significant competitive leap this year to entice them to extend. Their payroll is already at ~240 million this year (the most in team history), so adding another 30m for Bregman may be tough, but I would imagine they are pushing for some deferment of money like they did with Santander. Figure in the excessive taxes of living in Toronto vs most other cities, and they have to overpay quite a bit to make a contract of similar value to what the Astros offered Bregman. Also, isn't Bregman's wife from Houston? I wonder how much she figures into this decision.
  19. Even if they don't sign Bregman, at least they are keeping his contract floor value high for whoever does sign him. I think every team he has been associated with has been an AL opponent like the Blue Jays, Red Sox and Tigers. Make someone else overpay so much that they regret that contract in a couple years and it will be worth it. I just saw the Jays contract with Santander and WOW, 5 years $92.5 million, 61.75m deferred, plus some options that can add a 6th year for 15m. Ooooof, but mission accomplished. Good to see the Astros didn't overpay for him. If you need something to get excited about, the Astros have this dude under control for 3 more years, and he's only 25:
  20. I think it would be incredibly short sighted to sit on 40m in expiring deals and not make a move. They have plenty of future picks to use, and they can't keep everyone, not do they have the minutes. The core of this team is pretty well solidified, but it's not perfect. There is room to improve, and they could add a good 3pt shooter without losing anyone in the current rotation. Reed needs time to develop, he's not going to be the sharpshooter they need this year. This team positioned itself with lots of trade chips, and I think they should use some instead of letting them expire this off-season. This is our last year of cheap Sengun and Green, so if there is a way to get a good player for essentially junk contracts and future picks, they should try and make a move. Maxey isn't going anywhere, he's a foundation piece that you build around. I think some realistic options would be gettable are Walker Kessler, DeRozan, Chris Boucher, Cam Johnson, Olynyk, Valanciunas and Jordan Clarkson. All those guys are on teams going no where and looking for picks and expiring contracts. Getting a C that can help with time protection would probably help with some of the bigger teams in the playoffs, and another scorer off the bench would be good to have. It also helps insulate the team against injuries and adding depth.
  21. Ugghhhh, the issue isn't the length of games, it's the length of the season. Most of your own damn players don't care enough to try and play more than 72 games a season, because they get bored or feel it's somewhat irrelevant.
  22. Do Spurs fans want him as Wembys sidekick? I think his stats and efficiency will bounce back on a new team with a better environment. The Spurs always seem to get more out of their guys, I think going from Sac to SA would be a huge help to him.
  23. Reports are coming out now that De'aaron Fox is available in trade, but his agent is Rich Paul, and they have indicated he prefers to go to the Spurs. They are open to other teams too, but we have seen how that has played out for his other clients in the past. Fox is making 34m this year and 37m next, which makes him gettable with some smaller pieces+picks, but I'm not sure this team really needs him. I think the Rockets need to be in that bidding process to run up the cost for the Spurs or whoever gets him, but I don't know if he's the right guy for this team. I feel like this team would get him a lot better shots and improve his efficiency quite a bit, making his decline this year moot. If they wanted to try and get him, they could do a package like this to send out the salary needed without touching the core of this team. Need to attach probably 3-4 future FRPs to go with it, but the Rockets have plenty of those. You could also throw in Adams and swap Fox for Sabonis if the Kings really want to blow it all up, but that would cost a lot more. I'm not sure what the Kings are doing, because they have a lot of assets, and they won't be getting anyone that helps them win-now in return for Fox.
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