Around the League - Donte to Knicks 4/$50

Post #1861 » by **ReasonablySober** » Sat Jul 1, 2023 10:56 pm

I legitimately thought Brooks was a minimum salary guy. WTF.

WeekapaugGroove · Post #1862 » by **WeekapaugGroove** » Sat Jul 1, 2023 10:56 pm

lightningrodman wrote:
RiotPunch wrote:Praying Brooklyn comes in with the Godfather offer for Dame and Philly gets pennies on the dollar for Harden. That could present the least resistance to the Finals we've seen in awhile.

If you're the Clippers, why would you pursue Harden (an all-time playoff dropper) instead of Lillard? Clippers also have tons of expiring salary, which I have to think is more appealing than Herro/Robinson on multi-year deals. Plus those post-Kawhi/PG picks are more likely to be in the lottery than Miami's. (And why not send Terrance Mann over to the Milwaukee Bucks for helping to facilitate the deal with an expiring Grayson Allen and the Blazers' own 2024 2nd rounder?)

Why would the Blazers want expiring contracts? Id go the other way and try to take on as much bad money as possible in the Dame deal if it resulted in more picks and young guys with it.

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Matches Malone · Post #1863 » by **Matches Malone** » Sat Jul 1, 2023 11:00 pm

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MiltownHawkeye · Post #1864 » by **MiltownHawkeye** » Sat Jul 1, 2023 11:01 pm

Dillon Brooks is 6'7, in his mid-20s, coming off an All-Defense selection, and scored 18 PPG last year (granted on abominable efficiency)

He seems like an immature tool but I think people have been overcorrecting on what that means for his value

lightningrodman · Post #1865 » by **lightningrodman** » Sat Jul 1, 2023 11:01 pm

WeekapaugGroove wrote:
lightningrodman wrote:
RiotPunch wrote:Praying Brooklyn comes in with the Godfather offer for Dame and Philly gets pennies on the dollar for Harden. That could present the least resistance to the Finals we've seen in awhile.

If you're the Clippers, why would you pursue Harden (an all-time playoff dropper) instead of Lillard? Clippers also have tons of expiring salary, which I have to think is more appealing than Herro/Robinson on multi-year deals. Plus those post-Kawhi/PG picks are more likely to be in the lottery than Miami's. (And why not send Terrance Mann over to the Milwaukee Bucks for helping to facilitate the deal with an expiring Grayson Allen and the Blazers' own 2024 2nd rounder?)
Why would the Blazers want expiring contracts? Id go the other way and try to take on as much bad money as possible in the Dame deal if it resulted in more picks and young guys with it.

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They could do that next summer after they clear the books this season. 2024 draft class is supposed to be bad so they may not want to load up on picks for that draft.

StickeeFingaz · Post #1866 » by **StickeeFingaz** » Sat Jul 1, 2023 11:03 pm

Two seconds for KJ Martin and we traded 5 second rounders for Crowder.

lightningrodman · Post #1867 » by **lightningrodman** » Sat Jul 1, 2023 11:04 pm

Matches Malone wrote:

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That's all it took to get him?

RiotPunch · Post #1868 » by **RiotPunch** » Sat Jul 1, 2023 11:05 pm

StickeeFingaz wrote:Two seconds for KJ Martin and we traded 5 second rounders for Crowder.

That's a tough look.

WeekapaugGroove · Post #1869 » by **WeekapaugGroove** » Sat Jul 1, 2023 11:06 pm

lightningrodman wrote:
Matches Malone wrote:

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That's all it took to get him?

Yeah I'm confused by this one. Like no one else would give up a 1? Martin is good.

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TroyD92 · Post #1870 » by **TroyD92** » Sat Jul 1, 2023 11:08 pm

Brooks is instantly one of the worst contracts in the league. OMEGALUL.

Baddy Chuck · Post #1871 » by **Baddy Chuck** » Sat Jul 1, 2023 11:10 pm

Role players on 20 win teams are pretty tough for me to give the legitimately good label to.

Ron Swanson · Post #1872 » by **Ron Swanson** » Sat Jul 1, 2023 11:23 pm

Houston paying more than $60 mil annually between FVV and Dillon Brooks to be a 35-win basketball team is certainly a choice.

blazza18 · Post #1873 » by **blazza18** » Sat Jul 1, 2023 11:27 pm

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This is too much too soon for Ball imo. He's very talented but a long way away from being a franchise guy.

BroncoBuck · Post #1874 » by **BroncoBuck** » Sat Jul 1, 2023 11:28 pm

WeekapaugGroove wrote:
lightningrodman wrote:
Matches Malone wrote:

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That's all it took to get him?
Yeah I'm confused by this one. Like no one else would give up a 1? Martin is good.

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He’s going to get paid next year. That’s what I was hammering the table for the Bucks to sign and trade Brook for him and the tpe. You essentially retain the salary slot when you extend Martin and you’d get the TPE to absorb a veteran come buyout time or this offseason when teams are trying to shed guys to sign players.

blazza18 · Post #1875 » by **blazza18** » Sat Jul 1, 2023 11:29 pm

StickeeFingaz wrote:Two seconds for KJ Martin and we traded 5 second rounders for Crowder.

Horst's tunnel vision has been one of his worst traits.

Post #1876 » by **humanrefutation** » Sat Jul 1, 2023 11:30 pm

Houston is insane for giving Brooks that money.

Profound23 · Post #1877 » by **Profound23** » Sat Jul 1, 2023 11:30 pm

Westbrook for 2 years/8 mil would have been SWEET!

tedbrogen · Post #1878 » by **tedbrogen** » Sat Jul 1, 2023 11:33 pm

ReasonablySober wrote:I legitimately thought Brooks was a minimum salary guy. WTF.

I thought he’d get TPMLE money at best, but I’d didn’t account for the fact that Houston HAD to spend the money and decided to spend it in the worst way possible.

lightningrodman · Post #1879 » by **lightningrodman** » Sat Jul 1, 2023 11:33 pm

Lillard to the Clippers, Terrance Mann to the Bucks, Morris/Batum/Covington/Allen/2024 Blazers 2nd/2028+30 Clippers 1st/2029 Clippers swap would clear almost $50m off the Blazers' books, all 4 of those expirings could be moveable at the deadline as well to take on longer term money and future picks.

Plus neither James Harden nor the Miami Heat would get what they want!

AussieBuck · Post #1880 » by **AussieBuck** » Sat Jul 1, 2023 11:37 pm

blazza18 wrote:
MickeyDavis wrote:

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This is too much too soon for Ball imo. He's very talented but a long way away from being a franchise guy.

It's just the rookie max extension dressed up to sound expensive and fancy.