Bjelica officially pulled a DeAndre Jordan, Bjelica to Kings (Shams)

DeathLineup · Post #1 » by **DeathLineup** » Tue Jul 17, 2018 3:03 pm

Post #2 » by **bondom34** » Tue Jul 17, 2018 3:05 pm

Weird. And he was a great fit.

Post #3 » by **Scoot McGroot** » Tue Jul 17, 2018 3:05 pm

Dang. Tough to fill that hole for Philly now. Does help the roster crunch a bit though and they will still have the room exception?

Woody Allen · Post #4 » by **Woody Allen** » Tue Jul 17, 2018 3:10 pm

He has the tools to be a star in Europe. Was underappreciated here. I get it.

Post #5 » by **Andre Roberstan** » Tue Jul 17, 2018 3:11 pm

Who's left on the market, though, for stretch guys? My quick look says only really Babbitt (if you can play him at 4), Joe Johnson. Maybe you take a flier on Vonleh becoming something, or hope Beasley shoots well from outside and only pass him the ball when you want him to shoot?

My guess is they look to trade.

the_process · Post #6 » by **the_process** » Tue Jul 17, 2018 3:16 pm

Well, that’s ******* stupid. It hasn’t been a good offseason for Philly so far.

Post #7 » by **loserX** » Tue Jul 17, 2018 3:19 pm

Andre Roberstan wrote:Who's left on the market, though, for stretch guys? My quick look says only really Babbitt (if you can play him at 4), Joe Johnson. Maybe you take a flier on Vonleh becoming something, or hope Beasley shoots well from outside and only pass him the ball when you want him to shoot?

My guess is they look to trade.

If they're not willing to take on multiple years of salary, their trade options aren't that great either (Jason Smith?). They might just decide to play Wilson Chandler at PF.

Post #8 » by **MoneyTalks41890** » Tue Jul 17, 2018 3:20 pm

the_process wrote:Well, that’s ******* stupid. It hasn’t been a good offseason for Philly so far.

I don't agree. No home runs but they didn't ruin cap space, brought JJ back, and picked up assets in the Zhaire trade, whom I believe has a very high ceiling. Add in Wilson Chandler as nice depth on the cheap.

Magic_Johnny12 · Post #9 » by **Magic_Johnny12** » Tue Jul 17, 2018 3:24 pm

the_process wrote:Well, that’s ******* stupid. It hasn’t been a good offseason for Philly so far.

I feel like the Kawhi situation hindered you guys from doing a lot potential deals.

He’s still not traded so I guess there’s still some hope.

Post #10 » by **Diop** » Tue Jul 17, 2018 3:24 pm

Chandler for Marv Williams?

shrink · Post #11 » by **shrink** » Tue Jul 17, 2018 3:26 pm

loserX wrote:
Andre Roberstan wrote:Who's left on the market, though, for stretch guys? My quick look says only really Babbitt (if you can play him at 4), Joe Johnson. Maybe you take a flier on Vonleh becoming something, or hope Beasley shoots well from outside and only pass him the ball when you want him to shoot?

My guess is they look to trade.

If they're not willing to take on multiple years of salary, their trade options aren't that great either (Jason Smith?). They might just decide to play Wilson Chandler at PF.

I listened to an interview yesterday with Wolves owner Glen Taylor. The Wolves wanted Bjelica back, but Bjelica and his agent wanted more than a one year deal. They haggled well into free agency when more one-year deals became the market, but when Thibs could sign Tolliver for one year (good fit, but a bit too expensive imho), he snapped him up and let Bjelica go. I was surprised he accepted only one guaranteed year from PHI, who might use him better, but he loved the Twin Cities for his family.

I hate seeing any player or team back out on a commitment, but I think it was over a second year.

DeathLineup · Post #12 » by **DeathLineup** » Tue Jul 17, 2018 3:26 pm

the_process wrote:Well, that’s ******* stupid. It hasn’t been a good offseason for Philly so far.

They should find a way to provide more shooters for Simmons. Joe Johnson seems like a nice fit.

Belinelli and Ilyasova will surely be missed.

HornetJail · Post #13 » by **HornetJail** » Tue Jul 17, 2018 3:35 pm

Diop wrote:Chandler for Marv Williams?

As much as I don't want to lose Marvin, we do need to offload somebody for an expiring. I don't mind this.

Philly's been trying to keep next year's books pretty clean though

the_process · Post #14 » by **the_process** » Tue Jul 17, 2018 3:37 pm

MoneyTalks41890 wrote:
the_process wrote:Well, that’s ******* stupid. It hasn’t been a good offseason for Philly so far.

I don't agree. No home runs but they didn't ruin cap space, brought JJ back, and picked up assets in the Zhaire trade, whom I believe has a very high ceiling. Add in Wilson Chandler as nice depth on the cheap.

No more “keep the bar low for Jerry’s kid” rules in effect in Philly :lol:

the_process · Post #15 » by **the_process** » Tue Jul 17, 2018 3:39 pm

Philly beat reporter Keith Pompey is tweeting that Bjelica had visa problems and decided to not bother with it anymore for this year. :dontknow:

Post #16 » by **BullyKing** » Tue Jul 17, 2018 3:42 pm

I'd just call up Phoenix and see if they'd do a Bayless-Dudley swap for a 2nd or something.

Then I'd see if Alex Len would take the room exception. Of course that just makes the roster glut worse.

K_chile22 · Post #17 » by **K_chile22** » Tue Jul 17, 2018 3:43 pm

That sucks for Philly. They probably are better off holding the room MLE for buyouts

Post #18 » by **Andre Roberstan** » Tue Jul 17, 2018 3:50 pm

BullyKing wrote:I'd just call up Phoenix and see if they'd do a Bayless-Dudley swap for a 2nd or something.

Then I'd see if Alex Len would take the room exception. Of course that just makes the roster glut worse.

I was thinking of Dudley.

Muscala would be a good one too.

Post #19 » by **jazzfan1971** » Tue Jul 17, 2018 4:04 pm

Well, that's one more agent I would never deal with again.

Revenged25 · Post #20 » by **Revenged25** » Tue Jul 17, 2018 4:08 pm

Kyle Korver is still available...