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Post Mortem 2024-25

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Re: Post Mortem 2024-25 

Post#101 » by toooskies » Wed Jun 18, 2025 5:53 pm

JujitsuFlip wrote:
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JujitsuFlip wrote:I'd prefer to just get someone different in his salary slot, than just trying to dump him. The rumor is it could cost a 1st, so no thanks on that front. I doubt 49 and 58 get it done.

To the people saying buy a 2nd, well, that is still a trade, so gonna have to dump another asset.

When we bought the Brobley pick, we had to include the drafts rights to a 26 year old overseas player... Who ended up coming over.

... played for a year, was barely a rotation player on a mid team, didn't like the NBA, took a buyout, and went back to the EuroLeague. (Note that this was the reigning EuroLeague MVP at the time-- hard to imagine a more-ready player for the NBA.)

We can absolutely send the rights to Diop anywhere with no value lost.
We've already burned how many years on Diop? Wouldn't just willingly give away his rights, I'd just keep my pick 49 and 58.

And at least Sasha Vezenkov made a 15 man roster lol something Brobley probably never accomplishes.

I assume he asked for the buyout because he was traded.

He asked for the buyout because he’d rather be a EuroLeague MVP than an anonymous bench piece in the NBA.
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Re: Post Mortem 2024-25 

Post#102 » by JujitsuFlip » Wed Jun 18, 2025 6:15 pm

toooskies wrote:
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toooskies wrote:... played for a year, was barely a rotation player on a mid team, didn't like the NBA, took a buyout, and went back to the EuroLeague. (Note that this was the reigning EuroLeague MVP at the time-- hard to imagine a more-ready player for the NBA.)

We can absolutely send the rights to Diop anywhere with no value lost.
We've already burned how many years on Diop? Wouldn't just willingly give away his rights, I'd just keep my pick 49 and 58.

And at least Sasha Vezenkov made a 15 man roster lol something Brobley probably never accomplishes.

I assume he asked for the buyout because he was traded.

He asked for the buyout because he’d rather be a EuroLeague MVP than an anonymous bench piece in the NBA.
Well, that's why we need to draft 2 NBA ready players with 49 and 58. No Sasha, Brobley, Emoni Bates, Travers, and Diop project types.

I know you already voiced you do no believe there are any NBA ready guys that late in the draft. I disagree, up to Koby and his scouts to identify them.
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Re: Post Mortem 2024-25 

Post#103 » by JujitsuFlip » Fri Jun 20, 2025 12:28 am

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