Discussing Other Teams' Moves - Part 7
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If Kawhi doesn't fake an injury it looks bleak for us
DeRozan is a good workhorse for the regular season. This signals to me that Pop is wrapping up his career.
DeRozan is a good workhorse for the regular season. This signals to me that Pop is wrapping up his career.
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I also think that DeMar DeRozan isn't thinking this through completely. Pops could probably take his game to the next level if he comes in with the right attitude and listens.
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dckingsfan wrote:Agreed, for one year at least - if Leonard plays - they get better and have a shot in the east. It will be interesting to see what they do for the last couple of spots on the roster.Code: Select all
Player Age 2018-19
Kyle Lowry 32 $31,000,000
Serge Ibaka 28 $21,666,667
Kawhi Leonard 27 $20,099,189
J Valanciunas 26 $16,539,326
Danny Green 31 $10,000,000
Norman Powell 25 $9,367,200
Fred VanVleet 24 $9,055,005
C.J. Miles 31 $8,333,333
Delon Wright 26 $2,536,898
OG Anunoby 21 $1,952,760
M Richardson 22 $1,569,360
Pascal Siakam 24 $1,544,951
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Lowry VanVleet Wright
Green Miles Richardson
Leonard Anunoby
Ibaka Siakam
Valanciunas
They'll play Miles and Kawhi at PF a lot, at least in the playoffs. Ibaka should play more center.
I think their core rotation in the playoffs will be:
Lowry
Green
Anunoby
Leonard
Ibaka
Van Fleet, Wright, Miles and Siakam get the bulk of the reserve minutes. That lineup has the mobility to switch everything on defense.
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dckingsfan wrote:I also think that DeMar DeRozan isn't thinking this through completely. Pops could probably take his game to the next level if he comes in with the right attitude and listens.
Interesting that San Antonio is going to have to make it work with two "stars" who about the furthest from the San Antonio mold as you could imagine: Aldridge and DeRozan.
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JWizmentality wrote:Am I the only one that doesn't really see this moving the needle for Toronto? Even more so when you don't know what his health status is and reports are he's mad as hell. I don't see them getting past Boston.
Nobody is beating Boston. When healthy, their depth and talent level is only going to be matched by Golden State, but if Kawhi is motivated, the Raps should win a lot of games and make the ECF again.
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nate33 wrote:Illmatic12 wrote:Eli Babak wrote:Wow... Kawhi and Danny Green for DeRozan, Jakob Pöltl and top-20-protected 2019 1st. Toronto got MVP-caliber player for a loser, ok center prospect and late 1st. Nice.
Raps have been trying to ditch Derozan for a while now. One of the worst playoff performers in the modern era.
Kawhi is 100% gone but this is basically a way of selling the fans on competing for 1 year then getting out of Derozan's salary.
I like this by Ujiri, cold-blooded move but needed to be done.
It really is a great move by Toronto. The core they had was maxed out. They weren't going to win a title and Lowry wasn't getting any younger or any better. Ujiri pushed all of his chips on the table and has decided to go for it in 2018-19.
I agree it was a very good move.
I think it could pay-off long-term if Leonard resigns. Even if they stripped the roster to get Max cap space they had next to zero chance of getting Leonard in the open FA market.
As you mentioned it jump-starts a rebuild if it doesn't pay-off this year and Leonard leaves.
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Couldn’t sell our future to Horford, Cousins, Durant, Aldridge or Leonard. At least, we convinced Jeff Green. Pats on the back all around. (Kicks something across the room).
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JWizmentality wrote:Am I the only one that doesn't really see this moving the needle for Toronto? Even more so when you don't know what his health status is and reports are he's mad as hell. I don't see them getting past Boston.
I'm with you, I just don't think Toronto is getting the Kawhi Leonard we've been used to (for the same reasons you mentioned). I also don't think this move happens if LeBron had stayed in the East because trading a healthy All-Star on a long-term contract for an injured superstar that's likely a one year rental is a move you only do when you think this could be your year.
For the Spurs, I think they get good value for a guy that was leaving one way or another. I'm very interested to see if Pop can get DeRozan into another gear, especially in the playoffs. And someone said this trade might be a signal Pop is done, but I'm not so sure. All of Aldridge/Mills/DeRozan have 2 more years on their deals after this one, so any success they have can be sustained for a while.
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Great trade for Toronto if Kawhi was ACTUALLY WILLING TO PLAY FOR THEM! I don't think he is though.
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LyricalRico wrote:JWizmentality wrote:Am I the only one that doesn't really see this moving the needle for Toronto? Even more so when you don't know what his health status is and reports are he's mad as hell. I don't see them getting past Boston.
I'm with you, I just don't think Toronto is getting the Kawhi Leonard we've been used to (for the same reasons you mentioned). I also don't think this move happens if LeBron had stayed in the East because trading a healthy All-Star on a long-term contract for an injured superstar that's likely a one year rental is a move you only do when you think this could be your year.
For the Spurs, I think they get good value for a guy that was leaving one way or another. I'm very interested to see if Pop can get DeRozan into another gear, especially in the playoffs. And someone said this trade might be a signal Pop is done, but I'm not so sure. All of Aldridge/Mills/DeRozan have 2 more years on their deals after this one, so any success they have can be sustained for a while.
If DeRozan starts hitting 3s at a respectable clip, then Pop and Spurs shooting coach Chip Engelland are practicing witch craft.
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Kwahi will resign with Toronto. It's a massive media market that gets slept on year after year because murica herp derp. Masai will also build the team around him being the #1 guy.
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Sluggerface wrote:Kwahi will resign with Toronto. It's a massive media market that gets slept on year after year because murica herp derp. Masai will also build the team around him being the #1 guy.
Chances are he also never plays one game for Toronto. He can sit out next year.
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Sluggerface wrote:Kwahi will resign with Toronto. It's a massive media market that gets slept on year after year because murica herp derp. Masai will also build the team around him being the #1 guy.
Apparently he wants to go to LA.
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JWizmentality wrote:Sluggerface wrote:Kwahi will resign with Toronto. It's a massive media market that gets slept on year after year because murica herp derp. Masai will also build the team around him being the #1 guy.
Chances are he also never plays one game for Toronto. He can sit out next year.
He sits out and he gets fined and may not even be able to opt out of his contract.
Uncle Dennis overplayed his hand. They should have shut up, played nice, and then bounced.
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FAH1223 wrote:JWizmentality wrote:Sluggerface wrote:Kwahi will resign with Toronto. It's a massive media market that gets slept on year after year because murica herp derp. Masai will also build the team around him being the #1 guy.
Chances are he also never plays one game for Toronto. He can sit out next year.
He sits out and he gets fined and may not even be able to opt out of his contract.
Uncle Dennis overplayed his hand. They should have shut up, played nice, and then bounced.
Yikes. Either way I don't see this ending well for Toronto. There's also no backout plan if this goes worst case scenario. Demar is not playing for them again. Bridge burnt.
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MVPofDC wrote:Sluggerface wrote:Kwahi will resign with Toronto. It's a massive media market that gets slept on year after year because murica herp derp. Masai will also build the team around him being the #1 guy.
Apparently he wants to go to LA.
I'll give Masai the benefit of the doubt in convincing Leonard and his camp. The Lakers landed Lebron and are just throwing darts at the wall at this point.
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FAH1223 wrote:JWizmentality wrote:Sluggerface wrote:Kwahi will resign with Toronto. It's a massive media market that gets slept on year after year because murica herp derp. Masai will also build the team around him being the #1 guy.
Chances are he also never plays one game for Toronto. He can sit out next year.
He sits out and he gets fined and may not even be able to opt out of his contract.
Uncle Dennis overplayed his hand. They should have shut up, played nice, and then bounced.
Were the Spurs offering Kawhi the super-max?
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The bottom line is that the opportunity for Kawhi to be traded to LA this offseason has passed. The only way to make it work would be for San Antonio to absorb Deng, and they weren't going to do that. There was perhaps a small chance of executing a deal after December 15th when all of LA's 1-year signings became eligible for a trade, but it's not reasonable for Kawhi to expect all other parties to wait around until then.
Kawhi should play in Toronto, play his best, and rebuild his reputation. That's the best move for him in the long term.
Kawhi should play in Toronto, play his best, and rebuild his reputation. That's the best move for him in the long term.