Little Swaggy: The Kelly Oubre Jr Thread

Post #41 » by **Walt Cronkite** » Fri Aug 6, 2021 12:53 pm

Look forward to seeing how he gels.

LofJ · Post #42 » by **LofJ** » Fri Aug 6, 2021 1:27 pm

Walt Cronkite wrote:Look forward to seeing how he gels.

Charlotte Hornets marketing department:

"Season ticket sales purchased by women have increased by a remarkable 250%! We're clearly doing something right and deserve a raise!"

Post #43 » by **BigSlam** » Fri Aug 6, 2021 1:31 pm

LofJ wrote:
Walt Cronkite wrote:Look forward to seeing how he gels.

Charlotte Hornets marketing department:

"Season ticket sales purchased by women have increased by a remarkable 250%! We're clearly doing something right and deserve a raise!"

That is a pretty good looking rooster.

Pooty might be on to something.

LofJ · Post #44 » by **LofJ** » Fri Aug 6, 2021 1:39 pm

BigSlam wrote:
LofJ wrote:
Walt Cronkite wrote:Look forward to seeing how he gels.

Charlotte Hornets marketing department:

"Season ticket sales purchased by women have increased by a remarkable 250%! We're clearly doing something right and deserve a raise!"

That is a pretty good looking rooster.

Pooty might be on to something.

And on that note (interestingly enough):

https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2021/08/04/rebound-hornets-making-sales-gains.html

The Hornets are top 5 in the league for new ticket sales.

CuseMayne · Post #45 » by **CuseMayne** » Fri Aug 6, 2021 1:41 pm

I really like the timeline of it as well. It's a 2 year, reasonable deal. After those 2 years, he's off the books (or if he really shows us something we can choose to move forward with him) AND the Batum stretch is also done. Melo will be entering his 4th season which he will be playing when he is 22 years old. At that point, either Miles is our second star, or we can bring in our second star who will hopefully have seen our upward trajectory as an organization and feel that they can put us over the top.

And for now, I think we're going to be a playoff team barring health.

Post #46 » by **BigSlam** » Fri Aug 6, 2021 1:46 pm

Watch on YouTube

CuseMayne · Post #47 » by **CuseMayne** » Fri Aug 6, 2021 1:55 pm

BigSlam wrote:

Watch on YouTube

Ughhh I remember that game against us earlier on in the vid. Was just non-stop dunking on us and then hit a few dagger 3s when we tried to storm back at the end.

Man, if he accepts the 6th man role then Smith/Bouk/Oubre/McD/PJ is a very fun 2nd unit.

vorbis · Post #48 » by **vorbis** » Fri Aug 6, 2021 1:56 pm

Read on Twitter

this leads me to believe there may indeed be a S&T type situation with Markkinen or perhaps even something else. but either way, I would imagine these dominoes fall today.

Post #49 » by **yosemiteben** » Fri Aug 6, 2021 1:58 pm

Steve Reed with his first ever break

Liver_Pooty · Post #50 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Fri Aug 6, 2021 2:00 pm

We can sign Oubre outright. How would there be more moving pieces with this one? Golden State trying to get a trade exception or something?

Post #51 » by **BigSlam** » Fri Aug 6, 2021 2:01 pm

CuseMayne wrote:Ughhh I remember that game against us earlier on in the vid. Was just non-stop dunking on us and then hit a few dagger 3s when we tried to storm back at the end.

It did seem like we were on the bad end of a bunch of those highlights!!

LofJ · Post #52 » by **LofJ** » Fri Aug 6, 2021 2:02 pm

I wouldn't be shocked if the Oubre signing was for a S&T. No one in the media has any Hornets sources outside of Rod Boone, so no one knows what the hell we're doing. I love it, lmao.

JMAC3 · Post #53 » by **JMAC3** » Fri Aug 6, 2021 2:05 pm

Well Golden State can't match the offer or anything like that so it would just be them giving us a 2nd round pick too so they could get a TPE

Post #54 » by **BigSlam** » Fri Aug 6, 2021 2:05 pm

LofJ wrote:I wouldn't be shocked if the Oubre signing was for a S&T.

Oubre is an UFA though?

LofJ · Post #55 » by **LofJ** » Fri Aug 6, 2021 2:08 pm

BigSlam wrote:
LofJ wrote:I wouldn't be shocked if the Oubre signing was for a S&T.

Oubre is an UFA though?

DeRozan and Dinwiddie were UFAs too, both went to new teams via a sign and trade. GS at the very least wants a TPE, but we could send Oubre to another team as well. We'll find out one way or another pretty soon.

Marino · Post #56 » by **Marino** » Fri Aug 6, 2021 2:16 pm

It may not be related to Oubre persay. Maybe the Hornets are doing more with the Graham trade then signing Oubre.

Liver_Pooty · Post #57 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Fri Aug 6, 2021 2:17 pm

LofJ wrote:
BigSlam wrote:
LofJ wrote:I wouldn't be shocked if the Oubre signing was for a S&T.

Oubre is an UFA though?

DeRozan and Dinwiddie were UFAs too, both went to new teams via a sign and trade. GS at the very least wants a TPE, but we could send Oubre to another team as well. We'll find out one way or another pretty soon.

This is where I get confused and why the Kemba ordeal confused me a little as well (Boston getting a TPE). If a team can sign a player as a UFA why do a sign and trade and make sure the other team gets something, anything for him?

BlackOutBuzz · Post #58 » by **BlackOutBuzz** » Fri Aug 6, 2021 2:17 pm

Can't be a sign and trade because those require at least 3 years on the contract, unless the years have been misreported.

Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk

Liver_Pooty · Post #59 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Fri Aug 6, 2021 2:18 pm

BlackOutBuzz wrote:Can't be a sign and trade because those require at least 3 years on the contract, unless the years have been misreported.

Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk

Well there's that. You're straight fire this morning.

Post #60 » by **BigSlam** » Fri Aug 6, 2021 2:19 pm

Ewwwwwww. I didn't know Oubre is such a bad 3pt shooter.

33% for his career with 32% last season.

His best ever regular season from 3 was 2019 when he went 35% with the Suns.