OFFSEASON THREAD, VOL. REALLY HOT

[dean456]

I still keep circling back to Kyrie. I know everything is pointing to him definitely wanting to go to LAL but I seriously wonder how much of that is just LAL front office pulling every string they have desperately putting that out there that is what Kyrie wants so other teams lose interest.

Kyrie is LAL's last hope of being relevant with Lebron still able to play.

Hard to imagine Kyrie really being so adamant about going back in Bron's shadow.

At this point he’s the easiest to get so we might as well do it fxck it

Regardless of what you think of Kyrie. I don't see his value ever being any lower than it is currently, I believe at the very least we can increase his value from what it currently is should we need to move him again in the future.

Covid isn't an issue any more, so if we get him here locked into a new contract and have him playing 60+ games he'd automatically increase his value.

He's a wild card but you aren't competing with several other teams offers like you are with KD and Mitchell and we could make additional moves to improve.

[3ammy3uck3ts]

Man we are missing out on everyone. This better pay off in the end. It’s obvious we’re swinging big. KD/Mitchell/Kyrie or bust.

The positive with Kyrie over the others is we keep a ton of assets and can flip them for another star or at least a Collins/Barnes type guy

[3ammy3uck3ts]

Fun to talk about, but I dont see Riley moving Bam. Bam is an ideal 3rd piece behind two offensive stars.

It literally doesn’t get better

[dean456]

Someone traded 5 picks, I believe 3 unprotected, for the opportunity to pay Rudy Gobert 46 M's to sit in the 4th quarter... Has to be the worse trade seen in a long time.

Who in the West are they going to beat playing two bigs with large defensive defects. Def' worse than Westbrook trade or on par with Rockets Westbrook trade

Yeah that trade was ridiculous, for that reason alone its gonna be hard to see Mitchell getting moved. If that's what you get for Gobert then there's no way you take less in a Mitchell trade.

I also don't think it moves the needle for Minny either. Edwards, Russell, KAT, Gobert is not bad but feel like Edwards is carrying a lot of the wing scoring and defense outside Gobert inside not great either.

That being said I think Beverly likely arranges a buyout in Utah though if they go full rebuild which could be an intriguing possible pickup on the cheap.

[broke]

Looking like our boy Jovic about to walk right into the rotation the way things are looking lol

[Spacely]

I still keep circling back to Kyrie. I know everything is pointing to him definitely wanting to go to LAL but I seriously wonder how much of that is just LAL front office pulling every string they have desperately putting that out there that is what Kyrie wants so other teams lose interest.

Kyrie is LAL's last hope of being relevant with Lebron still able to play.

Hard to imagine Kyrie really being so adamant about going back in Bron's shadow.

At this point he’s the easiest to get so we might as well do it fxck it

Regardless of what you think of Kyrie. I don't see his value ever being any lower than it is currently, I believe at the very least we can increase his value from what it currently is should we need to move him again in the future.

Covid isn't an issue any more, so if we get him here locked into a new contract and have him playing 60+ games he'd automatically increase his value.

He's a wild card but you aren't competing with several other teams offers like you are with KD and Mitchell and we could make additional moves to improve.

Remember kawhi came to the raptors and won in one year so it’s possible if we buckle down. If it doesn’t work out by the trade deadline why don’t we just trade him to the lakers, get Westbrook, get rid of Duncan, get a pick and some filler and just thug it out till the off-season and we would have a lot more flexibility for 2023 off-season.

[Spacely]

Someone traded 5 picks, I believe 3 unprotected, for the opportunity to pay Rudy Gobert 46 M's to sit in the 4th quarter... Has to be the worse trade seen in a long time.

Who in the West are they going to beat playing two bigs with large defensive defects. Def' worse than Westbrook trade or on par with Rockets Westbrook trade

Yeah that trade was ridiculous, for that reason alone its gonna be hard to see Mitchell getting moved. If that's what you get for Gobert then there's no way you take less in a Mitchell trade.

I also don't think it moves the needle for Minny either. Edwards, Russell, KAT, Gobert is not bad but feel like Edwards is carrying a lot of the wing scoring and defense outside Gobert inside not great either.

That being said I think Beverly likely arranges a buyout in Utah though if they go full rebuild which could be an intriguing possible pickup on the cheap.

The jazz didn’t get a good player back so not really, draft picks was the seller so they traded away a bunch of draft picks

[MettaWorldPanda]

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[Vertical Limit]

We getting sad about no superstar.. and then watch Nikola win ROTY with us

[Rapaz]

Save us, Nikola YoBitch

[DayofMourning]

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I forgot bout this sumbitch. Would be okay ending up with him.

[Spacely]

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Good fit next to bam

[miamiballer]

Only issue is we have nothing to give Robinson and a 1st won’t cut it, no doubt herro would have to be involved which seems like an overpay

[DayofMourning]

Unfortunately, with Turner, were being catfish by Durant and will end up missing out on him.

[Vertical Limit]

Only issue is we have nothing to give Robinson and a 1st won’t cut it, no doubt herro would have to be involved which seems like an overpay

For turner? Turner is better than both combined…

[miamiballer]

Herro has a lot more upside and more valuable trade piece, don’t think turner puts us over the top, if anything we need to hold on to herro as a piece for a whale

My max offer would be Duncan and a 1st

[Spacely]

I think the pacers are really pushing for Ayton

[dean456]

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Good fit next to bam

I don't think so. This could mean they likely trading with PHX or they trading with us without us including Bam. Just waiting for that Ayton offer sheet announcement. The fact it hasn't happened yet is worrying.

Edit: Just realized this likely something to do with S&T with Phoenix Indy and Brooklyn...

[DayofMourning]

I think the pacers are really pushing for Ayton

I just looked at their roster and was pretty surprised at all the young guys they had. They're bursting with potential. Adding Ayton would just enhance that.

[BFRESH44]

Only issue is we have nothing to give Robinson and a 1st won’t cut it, no doubt herro would have to be involved which seems like an overpay

For turner? Turner is better than both combined…

Dude please

Off-season be making y’all nutty I promise you.