Post#362 » by Skybox » Wed Jun 18, 2025 2:41 pm
Orl can't absorb salary either, so the whole thing is moot as that's really what BOS is after. If BOS isn't saving money THIS year, they're not interested. Porzingis is a perfect fit - but a huge risk (pretty much guaranteed) to miss extensive time. But, if he's healthy for the playoffs, legit contender. He's also a significant expiring deal...so, the worst scenario isn't really that devastating. I keep WCJ out of the deal because he's a viable alternative if it's understood that KP WILL be resting. I hate to accept it, but this would probably signal the loss of Moe...I would love to explore ways around that - would he sit out the year, fully rehab and return next season? Is there a move at the TD (or sooner) that could make room to re-sign Moe? That's a lot to assume/ask.
I think ORL, by declining all of their team options, has qualified for the MLE, so...
Trade #1:
ORL sends: Goga, Isaac, Jett Howard (expiring)
BOS sends: KP
Trade #2: (completely unrelated "wink")
ORL sends: #46
BOS sends: Hauser (into MLE slot)
ORL drafts Raynaud at #25, Ryan Nembhard at #57
Porzingis, WCJ, Raynaud
Paolo, WCJ, Isaac
Franz, TdS, AB
Suggs, Hauser, Queen (vet min)
Bane, AB, Nembhard