Buyout Market 2019

Kuya · Post #1 » by **Kuya** » Mon Feb 11, 2019 9:41 pm

Who you interested in?

statsman · Post #2 » by **statsman** » Mon Feb 11, 2019 11:22 pm

Find a wing who can shoot. No idea who that would be, but it doesn't look like the buyout market will have much available. And even if it did, expect the Rockets, Lakers, and the eastern conference top teams to be first in line.

SFrush · Post #3 » by **SFrush** » Mon Feb 11, 2019 11:28 pm

Gortat for depth maybe. Not much is available.

Phase 3 · Post #4 » by **Phase 3** » Tue Feb 12, 2019 12:28 am

A shooter for the bench and a big. I’d cut a player to make it happen. Unfortunately the best 2 wing shooters(Matthews and Ellington) are off the market. Crossing my fingers another shooter gets bought out...

GQ Hot Dog · Post #5 » by **GQ Hot Dog** » Tue Feb 12, 2019 12:54 am

A 3-D wing would be good or another big body to deal with big centers. Kanter could help a lot with scoring off the bench and grabbing Andre's and Sean's misses.

Mylie10 · Post #6 » by **Mylie10** » Tue Feb 12, 2019 3:04 am

Kanter is a total dick that KD doesn't like. How exactly is that helpful?

BW32 · Post #7 » by **BW32** » Tue Feb 12, 2019 4:34 am

There really aren't any wings out there so far but there are some flawed bigs so I guess I'd go with that.

likashing · Post #8 » by **likashing** » Tue Feb 12, 2019 9:56 pm

Looks like Wes Matthews isn't available anymore. I don't see any wing that can shoot 3s and play passable defense. I wouldn't mind Gortat if he has another 1.5 years left in him. If KD leaves we will be back to 14-16 style which means we need a lot of screens to free up Steph and Klay. Gortat has always been a leader in screen assists and maybe he can back up Jones a little bit next season.

He can also be helpful this season because if we reach the Finals and face the Raptors/76ers/Bucks, they now all have big bodies in Gasol/Emblid/Miotric etc.

cdubbz · Post #9 » by **cdubbz** » Wed Feb 13, 2019 1:15 am

Robin Lopez, Gortat.

I still would like an extra wing for defense or offense to be honest. Jeff Green, Brewer etc. Bodies to take on James Harden & Lebron & Kawhi, & tatum

cdubbz · Post #10 » by **cdubbz** » Wed Feb 13, 2019 1:17 am

Mylie10 wrote:Kanter is a total dick that KD doesn't like. How exactly is that helpful?

It means a a rival won't have him.

statsman · Post #11 » by **statsman** » Wed Feb 13, 2019 1:41 am

cdubbz wrote:I still would like an extra wing for defense or offense to be honest. Jeff Green, Brewer etc. Bodies to take on James Harden & Lebron & Kawhi, & tatum

Hey, Nick Young did fairly well against Harden and is available!

Mylie10 · Post #12 » by **Mylie10** » Wed Feb 13, 2019 2:32 am

If....if we need a wing who can shoot they most likely will just bring Damion Lee up for the remainder of the season at some point.

Getting a big man for insurance is most likely how things will shake out.

Post #13 » by **Chris Porter's Hair** » Wed Feb 13, 2019 9:40 pm

Mylie10 wrote:Kanter is a total dick that KD doesn't like. How exactly is that helpful?

Well, c'mon. He's a big who can regularly get double doubles at a minimum salary. That is the part that would potentially be helpful.

A lot goes into any such decision. We might decide he's not a personality fit, and it isn't worth the risk. But it isn't a crazy idea. In the world of guys you can get for a minimum salary, he's almost surely on the upper end of possibilities. I'd prefer Robin Lopez; better defense, not as much offense (which we don't really need), and less personality risks.

I'd probably go
1) Lopez
2) Gortat
3) Kanter
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statsman · Post #14 » by **statsman** » Wed Feb 13, 2019 9:54 pm

Kanter to the Blazers, it appears.

Read on Twitter

statsman · Post #15 » by **statsman** » Thu Feb 14, 2019 10:05 pm

Markieff Morris to Thunder.

Read on Twitter

wco81 · Post #16 » by **wco81** » Thu Feb 14, 2019 10:14 pm

How likely is it that they offered more than several other teams?

I thought OKC was as capped out as any other team.

statsman · Post #17 » by **statsman** » Thu Feb 14, 2019 10:25 pm

wco81 wrote:How likely is it that they offered more than several other teams?

I thought OKC was as capped out as any other team.

They are heavily into the luxury tax, but as of today they still have about $3.5M of the taxpayer MLE remaining they can spend on players. Beats the snot out of $650K or so on a pro-rated vet minimum for a 7 year player. Then again, Morris may have signed for the vet minimum.

wco81 · Post #18 » by **wco81** » Thu Feb 14, 2019 10:30 pm

Supposedly several other teams were after him.

Maybe they offered him the most playing time, since he's going to be a free agent and he wants to improve his numbers.

cdubbz · Post #19 » by **cdubbz** » Fri Feb 15, 2019 2:21 am

Mylie10 wrote:If....if we need a wing who can shoot they most likely will just bring Damion Lee up for the remainder of the season at some point.

Getting a big man for insurance is most likely how things will shake out.

I don’t see it with Lee. He’s a below avg regular season player. I’d love for our last roster spot for someone who can contribute in playoffs

cdubbz · Post #20 » by **cdubbz** » Fri Feb 15, 2019 2:22 am

Robin Lopez would be game over for the league for me. Not that it already is but having a backup big as a safety net is nice.