Discussing Other Teams' Moves - Part 8

[Rafael122]

I'm curious to see what Philly does with the cap space. Looks like they struck out on Paul George, but they could still throw a bag at OG and KCP. They are arguably better fits than PG IMO.

[closg00]

I wanted no part of Giddy, there is no there-there

[LyricalRico]

I'm curious to see what Philly does with the cap space. Looks like they struck out on Paul George, but they could still throw a bag at OG and KCP. They are arguably better fits than PG IMO.

I keep picturing Klay Thompson in a Sixers uni. KCP brings shooting at a lower cost, but I think Klay still has the ability to explode offensively on some nights. Of course the question is "how many nights"? But if being the third option all season means Klay has more left in the tank and can be a quasi-star come playoff time, maybe he could get Philly over the hump in a way a pure role player KCP can't (price tag notwithstanding).

[9 and 20]

OKC definitely needs one more guy. Paul George could go back, right? That would be quite a team, and an interesting story (Presti playing the super long game!). They would still need some size, but they'd be hard to beat.

Klay going to Philly makes sense, next to Maxey and Embiid. Philly has a billion dollars in cap space and can bring in basically whoever they want.

[closg00]

What a dummy

Read on Twitter

[payitforward]

Seems whacko for sure. But... his agent must have a slightly better deal for him on another team?

[closg00]

Seems whacko for sure. But... his agent must have a slightly better deal for him on another team?

This guy was just a random Center, there are a TON of FA Centers available this Summer, we shall see..
Partial list
https://hoopshype.com/lists/2024-nba-free-agent-rankings-top-centers-available-summer/

[Kanyewest]

Yeah last season, Jock Landale averaged 6.6 and 4.1 rebounds last season and signed a 4 year 32 million deal. Is Eubanks comparable. Maybe some team is going to spend money on him.

[closg00]

Read on Twitter

[Rafael122]

So if I understand this right, as it stands now, the Knicks are hardcapped b/c Bridges makes more money than Bojan. However if the Knicks guarantee Jeffries and send a little more salary back, they free up the apron stuff and can bring back OG and Hartenstein.

Personally, I'd rather sign someone like Drummond for the minimum, but that's just me.

The fact that the Knicks kept both first round picks this year to round out the depth is absolutely insane.

[nate33]

I think we should take a moment to contemplate what an incredible job the Houston front office has been doing in the past several years.

During the 2020-21 season, the situation was awful. After a 2nd round playoff exit the year before, the wheels had come off. Harden quit on the team, Wall was being paid $44M not to play. They had already lost their 2024 and 2026 FRP to OKC in the Chris Paul trade. They ended up trading Harden at gunpoint to Brooklyn, and somehow got back three Brooklyn picks and 4 swaps (the first two of which have not conveyed). They went on to win 17 games that year. A total lowpoint.

In Summer 2021, they drafted Jalen Green and Alperen Sengun

They won 20 games in 2021-22

In Summer 2022, they drafted Jabari Smith and Tari Eason

They won 22 games in 2022-23 but Sengun was a revelation

In Summer 2023, they drafted Amen Thompson and Cam Whitmore while signing VanVleet and Brooks

They won 44 games in a 2023-24 in a ridiculous Western Conference with everyone in the rotation other than Brooks and VanVleet being first, second or third year player.

And now after the Brooklyn trade, they have the following future picks in the queue:

All their own FRP's except 2024 and 2026.
2024 #3 overall pick (from Brooklyn)
2025 pick swap with Phoenix
2027 PHX pick, unprotected
2029 PHX pick, unprotected
2029 DAL pick swap, unprotected

Those Phoenix picks could be in the top 5!

[LyricalRico]

So if I understand this right, as it stands now, the Knicks are hardcapped b/c Bridges makes more money than Bojan. However if the Knicks guarantee Jeffries and send a little more salary back, they free up the apron stuff and can bring back OG and Hartenstein.

Personally, I'd rather sign someone like Drummond for the minimum, but that's just me.

The fact that the Knicks kept both first round picks this year to round out the depth is absolutely insane.

It'll be interesting to see if they bring back OG. Having just traded for Bridges and also expecting Randle back from injury means there would be a serious logjam at the forwards if they re-sign OG. But letting him walk means they gave up Quickley for a rental. Or maybe try to trade Randle and stick with the defense-first mentality?

[LyricalRico]

And now after the Brooklyn trade, they have the following future picks in the queue:

All their own FRP's except 2024 and 2026.
2024 #3 overall pick (from Brooklyn)
2025 pick swap with Phoenix
2027 PHX pick, unprotected
2029 PHX pick, unprotected
2029 DAL pick swap, unprotected

Those Phoenix picks could be in the top 5!

Also heard that Houston betting on Phoenix to bottom out soon could also include a plan to offer to give them their picks back in return for Booker when the time comes. Either way they're setup nicely!

[closg00]

Love what Minny did last night, they got Rob Dillingham for a FRP 6 years from now, sometimes all you have to do is ask.

[gambitx777]

Apparently there story going around that the reason fliposki fell is becAuse his gf had something to do it with it. Also that she's almost ten years older than him, is Mormon, groomed him while he was still in highschool and that's how they ended up in Utah. . . . .

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[closg00]

Apparently there story going around that the reason fliposki fell is becAuse his gf had something to do it with it. Also that she's almost ten years older than him, is Mormon, groomed him while he was still in highschool and that's how they ended up in Utah. . . . .

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I read that sensationalistic NY Post story, not a real reason for him to drop, he is a meh player.

[gambitx777]

Apparently there story going around that the reason fliposki fell is becAuse his gf had something to do it with it. Also that she's almost ten years older than him, is Mormon, groomed him while he was still in highschool and that's how they ended up in Utah. . . . .

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I read that sensationalistic NY Post story, not a real reason for him to drop, he is a meh player.

Still wild if that actually happened to him. Like she's hella hot but his poor family.

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[MDStar]

Interesting in context to what the Wizards got for Deni.

Dejounte Murray for 2025 1st (Lakers), 2027 1st (Least favorable of Bucks or Pels), Larry Nance and Dyson Daniels.

Thoughts?

[9 and 20]

Pelicans did well. Hawks, not so sure. But, the league knows that Murray/Young wasn't really working. Not really the same situation as Deni. We're going to be Terd soup next year, with our without Deni. Hawks will probably be better without Murray, just because of the makeup of their team.

[gambitx777]

I don't know why the hawks didn't more young it's clear he's the issue

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