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Technically we have no any space in the salary cap for any deal from Free Agency this summer since it is announced that FO priority is to sign a max deal with Jokic. But we have big SF problem in our unbalanced roster with too many PF's, so except to get some SF in a direct trade, we can also trade for dumping players to create salary cap space and then buy player available on FA market. Depending on our salary cap space another Nuggets FA target (except SF) can be a backup guard.

So here is 2018 Summer FA Market (sorted from Denver Nuggets 2018 point of view), with focus on Small Forwards. I put "*" to those SG and PF players which can play on SF as an option.

SURE BET
Nikola Jokic - Restricted / Center / 6-10 / Current Team: Denver Nuggets 146/5 DEN

TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE FA LIST
Kevin Durant - Player Option / Small Forward / 6-9 / Current Team: Golden State Warriors 62/2 GSW
LeBron James - Player Option / Small Forward / 6-8 / Current Team: Cleveland Cavaliers 154/4 LAL
TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE FA LIST (part II)
Paul George - Player Option / Small Forward / 6-9 / Current Team: Oklahoma City Thunder 137/4 OKC

NOT IN THIS LIFE FA LIST
Chris Paul - Unrestricted / Point Guard / 6-0 / Current Team: Houston Rockets 160/4 HOU
DeMarcus Cousins - Unrestricted / Center / 6-11 / Current Team: New Orleans Pelicans 5/1 GSW

POSITION-AND-PRICE WRONG COMBINATION FA LIST
Clint Capela - Restricted / Center / 6-10 / Current Team: Houston Rockets
DeAndre Jordan - Player Option / Center / 6-11 / Current Team: Los Angeles Clippers 24/1 DAL
Aaron Gordon - Restricted / Power Forward / 6-9 / Current Team: Orlando Magic 84/4 ORL
Julius Randle - Restricted / Power Forward / 6-9 / Current Team: Los Angeles Lakers 18/2 NOP
Enes Kanter - Player Option / Center / 6-11 / Current Team: New York Knicks
Brook Lopez - Unrestricted / Center / 7-0 / Current Team: Los Angeles Lakers 4/1 MIL
Isaiah Thomas - Unrestricted / Point Guard / 5-9 / Current Team: Los Angeles Lakers 2/1 DEN

POSITION-OR-PRICE WRONG FOR NUGGETS
Zach LaVine - Restricted / Shooting Guard / 6-5 / Current Team: Chicago Bulls 80/4
Derrick Favors - Unrestricted / Power Forward / 6-10 / Current Team: Utah Jazz 36/2 UTA
Thaddeus Young - Player Option / Power Forward / 6-8 / Current Team: Indiana Pacers
Elfrid Payton - Restricted / Point Guard / 6-3 / Current Team: Phoenix Suns 3/1 NOP
Dwyane Wade - Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-4 / Current Team: Miami Heat
Marcus Smart - Restricted / Shooting Guard / 6-4 / Current Team: Boston Celtics
Rajon Rondo - Unrestricted / Point Guard / 6-1 / Current Team: New Orleans Pelicans 9/1 LAL
Austin Rivers - Player Option / Shooting Guard / 6-4 / Current Team: Los Angeles Clippers
Greg Monroe - Unrestricted / Center / 6-11 / Current Team: Boston Celtics
Jeremy Lin - Player Option / Point Guard / 6-3 / Current Team: Brooklyn Nets
Nerlens Noel - Unrestricted / Center / 6-11 / Current Team: Dallas Mavericks 4/2 OKC
Dewayne Dedmon - Player Option / Center / 6-11 / Current Team: Atlanta Hawks
Michael Beasley - Unrestricted / Power Forward / 6-10 / Current Team: New York Knicks

JUST IGNORE FA LIST, IT AIN'T HAPPEN ANYWAY
Carmelo Anthony - Player Option / Small Forward / 6-8 / Current Team: Oklahoma City Thunder
Jusuf Nurkic - Restricted / Center / 6-11 / Current Team: Portland Trail Blazers 53/4 POR
Dirk Nowitzki - Team Option / Power Forward / 7-0 / Current Team: Dallas Mavericks 5/1 DAL
Tony Parker - Unrestricted / Point Guard / 6-2 / Current Team: San Antonio Spurs 10/2 CHA

THE WATCH LIST (SMALL FORWARD STARTER)
Tyreke Evans - Unrestricted / Shooting Guard* / 6-6 / Current Team: Memphis Grizzlies 12/1 IND
Trevor Ariza - Unrestricted / Small Forward / 6-8 / Current Team: Houston Rockets 15/1 PHO
Jabari Parker - Restricted / Small Forward / 6-8 / Current Team: Milwaukee Bucks
Rudy Gay - Player Option / Small Forward / 6-8 / Current Team: San Antonio Spurs 10/1 SAS
Danny Green - Player Option / Shooting Guard* / 6-6 / Current Team: San Antonio Spurs
Mario Hezonja - Unrestricted / Small Forward / 6-7 / Current Team: Orlando Magic 6/1 NYK
THE WATCH LIST (SMALL FORWARD BACKUP)
Rodney Hood - Restricted / Small Forward / 6-8 / Current Team: Cleveland Cavaliers
Kyle Anderson - Restricted / Small Forward / 6-9 / Current Team: San Antonio Spurs 37/4 MEM
Nemanja Bjelica - Restricted / Power Forward* / 6-10 / Current Team: Minnesota Timberwolves 4/1 PHI
Luc Mbah a Moute - Unrestricted / Power Forward* / 6-8 / Current Team: Houston Rockets 4/1 LAC
Jeff Green - Unrestricted / Power Forward* / 6-9 / Current Team: Cleveland Cavaliers 3/1 WAS
Joe Johnson - Unrestricted / Small Forward / 6-7 / Current Team: Houston Rockets
THE WATCH LIST (BACKUP GUARD)
Avery Bradley - Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-2 / Current Team: Los Angeles Clippers 25/2 LAC
JJ Redick - Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-4 / Current Team: Philadelphia 76ers 12/1 PHI
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope - Unrestricted / Shooting Guard* / 6-5 / Current Team: Los Angeles Lakers 12/1 LAL
Wayne Ellington - Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-4 / Current Team: Miami Heat
Milos Teodosic - Player Option / Point Guard / 6-5 / Current Team: Los Angeles Clippers
Marco Belinelli - Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-5 / Current Team: Philadelphia 76ers 12/2 SAS
Seth Curry - Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-2 / Current Team: Dallas Mavericks 3/1 POR
Jamal Crawford - Player Option / Shooting Guard / 6-5 / Current Team: Minnesota Timberwolves
DEJA VU OPTION
Wilson Chandler - Player Option / Small Forward / 6-8 / Current Team: Denver Nuggets 12/1* PHI
Will Barton - Unrestricted / Shooting Guard* / 6-6 / Current Team: Denver Nuggets 54/4 DEN

WE ARE NOT INTERESTED FA LIST
Fred VanVleet - Restricted / Point Guard / 6-0 / Current Team: Toronto Raptors 18/2 TOR
Ersan Ilyasova - Unrestricted / Power Forward / 6-10 / Current Team: Philadelphia 76ers 21/3 MIL
Shabazz Napier - Restricted / Point Guard / 6-1 / Current Team: Portland Trail Blazers
Cory Joseph - Player Option / Point Guard / 6-3 / Current Team: Indiana Pacers
Montrezl Harrell - Restricted / Power Forward / 6-8 / Current Team: Los Angeles Clippers
Joe Harris - Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-6 / Current Team: Brooklyn Nets 16/2 BKN
Kyle O’Quinn - Player Option / Center / 6-10 / Current Team: New York Knicks 5/1 IND
Aron Baynes - Player Option / Center / 6-10 / Current Team: Boston Celtics 11/2 BOS
Jerami Grant - Restricted / Small Forward / 6-9 / Current Team: Oklahoma City Thunder 27/3 OKC
Dante Exum - Restricted / Point Guard / 6-6 / Current Team: Utah Jazz 33/3 UTA
David West - Unrestricted / Power Forward / 6-9 / Current Team: Golden State Warriors
Lance Stephenson - Team Option / Shooting Guard / 6-5 / Current Team: Indiana Pacers 4/1 LAL
Trevor Booker - Unrestricted / Power Forward* / 6-8 / Current Team: Indiana Pacers
Amir Johnson - Unrestricted / Center / 6-9 / Current Team: Philadelphia 76ers 2/1 PHI
Ed Davis - Unrestricted / Power Forward / 6-10 / Current Team: Portland Trail Blazers 4/1 BKN
Zaza Pachulia - Unrestricted / Center / 6-11 / Current Team: Golden State Warriors 2/1 DET
JaVale McGee - Restricted / Center / 7-0 / Current Team: Golden State Warriors 2/1 LAL
Yogi Ferrell - Restricted / Point Guard / 6-0 / Current Team: Dallas Mavericks 2.9M DAL
Brandan Wright - Unrestricted / Center / 6-10 / Current Team: Houston Rockets
Doug McDermott - Restricted / Small Forward / 6-8 / Current Team: Dallas Mavericks 22/3 IND

THE J0KER wrote:

Spoiler:

Technically we have no any space in the salary cap for any deal from Free Agency this summer since it is announced that FO priority is to sign a max deal with Jokic. But we have big SF problem in our unbalanced roster with too many PF's, so except vis direct trade to get some SF, we can trade for dumping players to create salary cap space and then buy player available on FA market. Depending on our salary cap space another Nuggets FA target (except SF) can be a backup guard.

So here is 2018 Summer FA Market (sorted from Denver Nuggets 2018 point of view), with focus on Small Forwards. I put "*" to those SG and PF players which can play on SF as an option.

TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE FA LIST
Kevin Durant - Player Option / Small Forward / 6-9 / Current Team: Golden State Warriors
LeBron James - Player Option / Small Forward / 6-8 / Current Team: Cleveland Cavaliers
TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE FA LIST (part II)
Paul George - Player Option / Small Forward / 6-9 / Current Team: Oklahoma City Thunder

NOT IN THIS LIFE FA LIST
Chris Paul - Unrestricted / Point Guard / 6-0 / Current Team: Houston Rockets
DeMarcus Cousins - Unrestricted / Center / 6-11 / Current Team: New Orleans Pelicans

POSITION-AND-PRICE WRONG COMBINATION FA LIST
Clint Capela - Restricted / Center / 6-10 / Current Team: Houston Rockets
DeAndre Jordan - Player Option / Center / 6-11 / Current Team: Los Angeles Clippers
Aaron Gordon - Restricted / Power Forward / 6-9 / Current Team: Orlando Magic
Julius Randle - Restricted / Power Forward / 6-9 / Current Team: Los Angeles Lakers
Enes Kanter - Player Option / Center / 6-11 / Current Team: New York Knicks
Brook Lopez - Unrestricted / Center / 7-0 / Current Team: Los Angeles Lakers
Isaiah Thomas - Unrestricted / Point Guard / 5-9 / Current Team: Los Angeles Lakers

POSITION-OR-PRICE WRONG FOR NUGGETS
Zach LaVine - Restricted / Shooting Guard / 6-5 / Current Team: Chicago Bulls
Derrick Favors - Unrestricted / Power Forward / 6-10 / Current Team: Utah Jazz
Thaddeus Young - Player Option / Power Forward / 6-8 / Current Team: Indiana Pacers
Elfrid Payton - Restricted / Point Guard / 6-3 / Current Team: Phoenix Suns
Dwyane Wade - Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-4 / Current Team: Miami Heat
Marcus Smart - Restricted / Shooting Guard / 6-4 / Current Team: Boston Celtics
Rajon Rondo - Unrestricted / Point Guard / 6-1 / Current Team: New Orleans Pelicans
Austin Rivers - Player Option / Shooting Guard / 6-4 / Current Team: Los Angeles Clippers
Greg Monroe - Unrestricted / Center / 6-11 / Current Team: Boston Celtics
Jeremy Lin - Player Option / Point Guard / 6-3 / Current Team: Brooklyn Nets
Nerlens Noel - Unrestricted / Center / 6-11 / Current Team: Dallas Mavericks
Dewayne Dedmon - Player Option / Center / 6-11 / Current Team: Atlanta Hawks
Michael Beasley - Unrestricted / Power Forward / 6-10 / Current Team: New York Knicks

JUST IGNORE FA LIST, IT AIN'T HAPPEN ANYWAY
Carmelo Anthony - Player Option / Small Forward / 6-8 / Current Team: Oklahoma City Thunder
Jusuf Nurkic - Restricted / Center / 6-11 / Current Team: Portland Trail Blazers
Dirk Nowitzki - Team Option / Power Forward / 7-0 / Current Team: Dallas Mavericks
Tony Parker - Unrestricted / Point Guard / 6-2 / Current Team: San Antonio Spurs

THE WATCH LIST (SMALL FORWARD STARTER)
Tyreke Evans - Unrestricted / Shooting Guard* / 6-6 / Current Team: Memphis Grizzlies
Trevor Ariza - Unrestricted / Small Forward / 6-8 / Current Team: Houston Rockets
Jabari Parker - Restricted / Small Forward / 6-8 / Current Team: Milwaukee Bucks
Rudy Gay - Player Option / Small Forward / 6-8 / Current Team: San Antonio Spurs
Danny Green - Player Option / Shooting Guard* / 6-6 / Current Team: San Antonio Spurs
Mario Hezonja - Unrestricted / Small Forward / 6-7 / Current Team: Orlando Magic
THE WATCH LIST (SMALL FORWARD BACKUP)
Rodney Hood - Restricted / Small Forward / 6-8 / Current Team: Cleveland Cavaliers
Kyle Anderson - Restricted / Small Forward / 6-9 / Current Team: San Antonio Spurs
Nemanja Bjelica - Restricted / Power Forward* / 6-10 / Current Team: Minnesota Timberwolves
Luc Mbah a Moute - Unrestricted / Power Forward* / 6-8 / Current Team: Houston Rockets
Jeff Green - Unrestricted / Power Forward* / 6-9 / Current Team: Cleveland Cavaliers
Joe Johnson - Unrestricted / Small Forward / 6-7 / Current Team: Houston Rockets
THE WATCH LIST (BACKUP GUARD)
Avery Bradley - Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-2 / Current Team: Los Angeles Clippers
JJ Redick - Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-4 / Current Team: Philadelphia 76ers
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope - Unrestricted / Shooting Guard* / 6-5 / Current Team: Los Angeles Lakers
Wayne Ellington - Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-4 / Current Team: Miami Heat
Milos Teodosic - Player Option / Point Guard / 6-5 / Current Team: Los Angeles Clippers
Marco Belinelli - Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-5 / Current Team: Philadelphia 76ers
Seth Curry - Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-2 / Current Team: Dallas Mavericks
Jamal Crawford - Player Option / Shooting Guard / 6-5 / Current Team: Minnesota Timberwolves
DEJA VU OPTION
Wilson Chandler - Player Option / Small Forward / 6-8 / Current Team: Denver Nuggets
Will Barton - Unrestricted / Shooting Guard* / 6-6 / Current Team: Denver Nuggets

WE ARE NOT INTERESTED FA LIST
Fred VanVleet - Restricted / Point Guard / 6-0 / Current Team: Toronto Raptors
Ersan Ilyasova - Unrestricted / Power Forward / 6-10 / Current Team: Philadelphia 76ers
Shabazz Napier - Restricted / Point Guard / 6-1 / Current Team: Portland Trail Blazers
Cory Joseph - Player Option / Point Guard / 6-3 / Current Team: Indiana Pacers
Montrezl Harrell - Restricted / Power Forward / 6-8 / Current Team: Los Angeles Clippers
Joe Harris - Unrestricted / Shooting Guard / 6-6 / Current Team: Brooklyn Nets
Kyle O’Quinn - Player Option / Center / 6-10 / Current Team: New York Knicks
Dante Exum - Restricted / Point Guard / 6-6 / Current Team: Utah Jazz
David West - Unrestricted / Power Forward / 6-9 / Current Team: Golden State Warriors
Lance Stephenson - Team Option / Shooting Guard / 6-5 / Current Team: Indiana Pacers
Trevor Booker - Unrestricted / Power Forward* / 6-8 / Current Team: Indiana Pacers
Amir Johnson - Unrestricted / Center / 6-9 / Current Team: Philadelphia 76ers
Ed Davis - Unrestricted / Power Forward / 6-10 / Current Team: Portland Trail Blazers
Zaza Pachulia - Unrestricted / Center / 6-11 / Current Team: Golden State Warriors
Yogi Ferrell - Restricted / Point Guard / 6-0 / Current Team: Dallas Mavericks
Brandan Wright - Unrestricted / Center / 6-10 / Current Team: Houston Rockets
Doug McDermott - Restricted / Small Forward / 6-8 / Current Team: Dallas Mavericks

Love your groupings and there are a few players that I'd like to disagree with you on, but you probably have them right. I was thinking about some of "The Watch List (Small Forward Starter)". Not a big fan of a couple but yeah, we should probably consider them all, if the price is right. Perhaps a couple on "The Watch List (Small Forward Backup)" list might fit better at starter than some on that list, but the difference isn't important.

I surely hope we go with minimum salary and minimum minutes type veterans or youth at guard. Not sure I care much which but just no one with middle salary. I'm believing either Beasley or Morris might become our third guard.

Sure do hope your "Deja vu Option" becomes "Who were you?" list.

Some of your "We are not interested FA list" just might make good 13th, 14th, 15th players if the price is right.

But that's a fairly impressive listing and I'm not seeing any missing players that might even come close to being an option.

Just thought I’d interject that Kyle Anderson should be in the starter group instead of Hezonja and Danny green.

Anyway... I can’t see ya signing anyone other than Barton or a backup PG

Belinelli wuold be an decent backup pg/sg/sf at the right price (he probably wants more than minimum but not so much). Intelligent players who understand their role and can step up in some games are always a blessing in a po/borderline po team.

That's a pretty good breakdown...I'm actually pretty high on Mario Hezonja, I'd love if some space was cleared and we brought him in.

Powder Blue wrote:That's a pretty good breakdown...I'm actually pretty high on Mario Hezonja, I'd love if some space was cleared and we brought him in.

I agree, was very high on him in the 2015 draft, plus he started to turn it on towards the end of the season. Because of that though I could see him getting a few make-or-break deals but great eyes guys !!

I really don't see us as being players in FA this year, we probably can't even afford our own in Will Barton. We'll be eating leftovers this year, fellas.

I like the idea of Hezonja, but his issues are the same as Juancho's are. Neither of them are quite strong enough to play PF or a good enough ball handler to be a more traditional SF. If we could dump Chandler than I would be fine with Hezonja, Juancho, and Craig all fighting for the minutes at the 3 this year.

I would also not be so quick to write off Tony Parker. The Spurs want him to come off the bench, and he may even be in danger of losing that if Bryn Forbes or Derrick White take big steps up this offseason. Unlike most ring chasers Parker is reportedly feeling disrespected and wants to prove he can still play. Even if he is only an average backup PG now, his knowledge, experience, and work ethic would be all be a huge benefit for our young team. Plus it will give Murray and Morris time with a former all star that was a major part of a championship team. I think he would sign for the LLE for an almost guaranteed 20 mpg in the rotation, and if he is terrible than you will have Morris getting ready.

I would also would not mind them signing Mbah a Moute, I think he will be close to the minimum in this cash strapped offseason, and think he would make a good place holder at SF next season.

The Rebel wrote:I like the idea of Hezonja, but his issues are the same as Juancho's are. Neither of them are quite strong enough to play PF or a good enough ball handler to be a more traditional SF. If we could dump Chandler than I would be fine with Hezonja, Juancho, and Craig all fighting for the minutes at the 3 this year.

Agreed!

I would also not be so quick to write off Tony Parker. The Spurs want him to come off the bench, and he may even be in danger of losing that if Bryn Forbes or Derrick White take big steps up this offseason. Unlike most ring chasers Parker is reportedly feeling disrespected and wants to prove he can still play. Even if he is only an average backup PG now, his knowledge, experience, and work ethic would be all be a huge benefit for our young team. Plus it will give Murray and Morris time with a former all star that was a major part of a championship team. I think he would sign for the LLE for an almost guaranteed 20 mpg in the rotation, and if he is terrible than you will have Morris getting ready.

I was all set to disagree with you as I started reading this paragraph but a few words later, I just might agree or at least not complain IF we could get him.

I would also would not mind them signing Mbah a Moute, I think he will be close to the minimum in this cash strapped offseason, and think he would make a good place holder at SF next season.

Totally agree! I'm a big fan of his.

I'm curious if we want to gift (literally) Kevin Faried to the other club, is that is possible, or Faried has negative value right now, so we need to pay something more.

THE J0KER wrote:I'm curious if we want to gift (literally) Kevin Faried to the other club, is that is possible, or Faried has negative value right now, so we need to pay something more.

KENNETH Faried's contract is seen as excesses for what he brings to the table. To be able get another team to accept him they'll want incentive

skywalker33 wrote:

THE J0KER wrote:I'm curious if we want to gift (literally) Kevin Faried to the other club, is that is possible, or Faried has negative value right now, so we need to pay something more.

KENNETH Faried's contract is seen as excesses for what he brings to the table. To be able get another team to accept him they'll want incentive

I believe there are a few teams that would actually like him, but even those probably think his contract is too high. The teams with cap-space are typically rebuilding and he's not what they are looking for. It seems likely that we have to give up an asset to trade him or keep him for one more year. But that's just my opinion and I've been wrong before.

For me, his case is not even close that bad, especially not hopeless, like Denver FO trying to present. Faried is now into expiring year, and $12M is not so big amount of money now when the salary cap is over $120M. And don't forget, he is a useful player, and not no-name guy considering that he is a former member of US National Team.

Maybe problem is that other Front Offices are disrespectful to our FO. And after making of Nurkic "negative asset" without the reason, after that tragic D.Mitchell deal, after our FO fall to sign Tyreke Evans on Trade Deadline, and fall to get anything in the back for Mudiay under a rookie contract (we gifted Knicks), things are now even worse!

If we give Faried "for nothing", it actually would not be really "for nothing" like in Mudiay case, because in Faried case we will create salary cap space, enough to buy decent SF on free agency market. If nobody wants Faried as a gift, we can put our 2nd round pick in the offer (#58, not #43). If you ask me I would give Faried, Lydon, #58 and Arthur for "nothing", which would create around 20M salary cap extra space.

THE J0KER wrote:For me, his case is not even close that bad, especially not hopeless, like Denver FO trying to present. Faried is now into expiring year, and $12M is not so big amount of money now when the salary cap is over $120M. And don't forget, he is a useful player, and not no-name guy considering that he is a former member of US National Team.

Maybe problem is that other Front Offices are disrespectful to our FO. And after making of Nurkic "negative asset" without the reason, after that tragic D.Mitchell deal, after our FO fall to sign Tyreke Evans on Trade Deadline, and fall to get anything in the back for Mudiay under a rookie contract (we gifted Knicks), things are now even worse!

If we give Faried "for nothing", it actually would not be really "for nothing" like in Mudiay case, because in Faried case we will create salary cap space, enough to buy decent SF on free agency market. If nobody wants Faried as a gift, we can put our 2nd round pick in the offer (#58, not #43). If you ask me I would give Faried, Lydon, #58 and Arthur for "nothing", which would create around 20M salary cap extra space.

2 years ago Faried had value, today he has none. The teams with the cap space to take Faried are not looking for role players like Faried, they are looking for stars and young cheap role players that they can develop. The teams that covet the guys like Faried do not have the cap space to give the Nuggets.

His value is in trades that bring back iffy contracts that are better fits, but we need cap space more. The teams that have the cap space is limited, and they will want something of value to them to take back the contracts that FAried and Arthur are on.

Also it will take a lot more than Faried to dump enough salary to sign a few agent.

FREE AGENCY IMPORTANT DATES THIS SUMMER:

June 21
NBA draft day.

June 24
Last day for potential restricted free agents to exercise player options.

June 30
Last day for teams to make qualifying offers to players eligible for restricted free agency.

July 1
July moratorium begins.
Free agents can begin reaching verbal agreements with teams.
Restricted free agents can sign an offer sheet.
Teams can begin signing players to rookie scale contracts, minimum salary contracts, and two-way contracts.

July 6
July moratorium ends (11:00am CT)
Teams can begin officially signing players, extending players, and completing trades.
The two-day period for matching an RFA offer sheet signed during the moratorium begins.

July 13
Last day for teams to unilaterally withdraw qualifying offers to restricted free agents.

They should try sign Rondo but for the reasonable money, playmaker they need , plus he's the champion, can be a head case but if they can manage him, he would be a great addition.

Mickey8 wrote:They should try sign Rondo but for the reasonable money, playmaker they need , plus he's the champion, can be a head case but if they can manage him, he would be a great addition.

Harris plays 32+ mpg. Murray about the same. That leaves 32 mpg for Beasley & Morris development. Sure, we can use a decent vet backup guard. The question is, will Malone give Beasley & Morris any minutes? If so, will Rondo settle for 16 mpg? That's assuming Beasley & Morris get around 8 mpg each (I'm hoping for a little more). Plus there are plenty of folk around here won't want Rondo. I think he's OK with the bench but he's of value only if he's got the ball in his hands - at least on offense.

Barton is out, so we need another guard or at least guard-forward type of player.

THE J0KER wrote:Barton is out, so we need another guard or at least guard-forward type of player.

One can only hope

I question what kind of negative impact he might have on our you core. He's the right "type" of player, just a headcase as previously noted.

What you guys think about Avery Bradley ? He is good D player and exactly what we need. I know he had some injuries with Clippers but i think he would be fine when season starts. Maybe S&T straight for Barton ?

Other options.. McDermott, Joe Harris or Belinelli, Ellington...