OFFSEASON THREAD, VOL. REALLY HOT

[Rapaz]

Players we're not getting:
Durant
Mitchell
Irving
Beal
LaVine
Brunson
Wall
Brogdon
Collins
Portis
Porter Jr.
Tucker
Gallinari
Bamba
R. Lopez
Crowder

Players we are getting:

[Grumpy Heat Fan]

I need to be GM of the HEAT

I would have already pulled the trigger on a KD trade BEFORE any Gobert trade, cause Im smart enough to not let another stupid team affect my prices.

GET DURANT IN A HEAT JERSEY, STOP BEING GREEDY PAT, TRADE WHAT YOU HAVE TO TRADE. FOUR 1sts IF WE HAVE TO, ADD HERRO, ANYONE ELSE, YURTSEVEN, VINCENT, I DONT CARE.

We will find more undrafted gems later.

Riley already waited too long. Just up the offer so they accept right now

You add Yurtseven and/or Vincent if it's necessary to make the salaries work ... but they aren't moving any needles. If your offer wasn't good enough without them, it's not going to be good enough with them.

what? Gabe played decent in a competitive deep playoff run, damn near starters role in the ECF vs the Celtics and played good.

He has to move the needler, he's a young guy with a lot of potential

[Spacely]

What current allstars outside of Durant want out of their situation if they can rebuild the roster right now

[AirP.]

Imagine from going from to the playoffs every year and being a top 5 seed 49 win team in the west to a bottom feeder. I feel bad for Mitchell

They could do a rebuild around him in the next couple hours.

With what the picks they have?

Sure, trade some filler and a pick or 2 for a S&T with Ayton(to help Phoenix get KD).
Pack up Bogdanović and a first for J.Collins.
Look for a few more younger pieces to retool around Mitchell.

[contract]

its going to take 4 first round picks + Herro plus whatever else

throw in Jovic if you have to.

Stop valuing role players. Those picks could all be busts anyway. We're over here not going to get DURANT because we want to haggle over keeping 1st round picks? For every Bam, there's 100 Justin Winslows

Perfect!

[Beenie]

***Update from the madness. Ok this one was a long phone call this afternoon I got more juicy news.

I am gonna break this out on things verified by my contact and things he is hearing from conversations at the office.

Confirmed:
1. Dipo had a 2Year 9.5M per year on the table with a player option on the 2nd he rejected that was tentatively. From Dipo himself not his agency, he wanted a firm 1 year. He feels like he is gonna break out and gonna go earn himself a multi year long term.
Was promised a firm 6th man role with the possibility of earning starter position based on his play. Hes top priority is playing minutes.

2. Yesterday around 4pm shortly after Durant's news hit social media there was call into the top brass from the Clippers they did not request Miami to put together a trade packet but they did enquire about if Miami was interested in Helping facilitate Durant to LA with Paul George heading to Miami. Clippers haven't contacted Miami since then.

3. The GM of the Brooklyn Nets desperately wants this hoopla to end and is trying to expediate this process as best as he can. However the ownership side wants all the cards on the table and want to be involved in this transaction personally which is who is pushing this decision farther down the calendar. The GM has a good relationship with Durant but Ownership can give two fcks about what he wants at the moment. Miami is in the top 2 of choices based on current packages sold to the Brooklyn where Durant would like to go. However Brooklyn told the top teams trying to get Durant there are 2 other teams with better packages than those talked about in the media currently. This is the part that is Unverifiable as this could be a bluff on Brooklyn's part last night those teams they mentioned was the Pelicans & OKC, however the packages aren't known. Durant does not want to go to any of those teams. Additionally Philly has fallen way down the list to the point they may not have a chance, Durant found a way to get word back to their front office that he wants nothing to do with the Beard. Any trade involving him means Harden has to GTFO. The decision will not be made this weekend and more likely expected next upcoming week.

4. Utah Jazz are being a lot more aggressive is sending out feelers to teams on their players being available. The conversation from the office is that Utah is going to take advantage of a team left holding the bag for the Durant sweepstakes and will get that deal for Spida instead with a few heavy bidders who struck out. It is believed that a deal is already in place for Utah's center and should be released this afternoon. ***Edited LOL*** took me a while to type this and eat my sandwhich I post it and literally the trade is done . Gotta be more like WOJ or SHAMs in speed I guess.

5. Portland had a mid level trade setup with Miami for Duncan, that is now on hold until the Durant or Spida find a new home, they don't want to risk offloading him if he can be used to match salaries. It is absolutely true that Duncan is viewed very poorly and offers very little interest in a straight up trade.

6. LA Lakers contacted Miami this morning asking for their involvement in a 3 team or 4 team trade scenario to help get Kirie to LA.
Miami Declined, as they do not want to give up the only assets they have to swap Lowry for slightly better player. This one actually caused a big chuckle around the team execs for LA's offer. The only benefit to this trade is it would have help shed salary and get picks back but its currently not part of the plan.

George would actually be perhaps an ideal 4 in Mia’s system.

Regarding any of the array of acquisition possibilities, did your guy express a sense of optimism that Mia will be able to get a deal done?

[Spacely]

They could do a rebuild around him in the next couple hours.

With what the picks they have?

Sure, trade some filler and a pick or 2 for a S&T with Ayton(to help Phoenix get KD).
Pack up Bogdanović and a first for J.Collins.
Look for a few more younger pieces to retool around Mitchell.

You realize that’s not enough in the west right?

[contract]

Mitchell could still ask for a trade. Team is headed for the lottery. He might ask out.

WTF is he going to say? He wanted Rudy gone.

[wade44]

Read on Twitter

Goodness Wolves actually got bent over.

[Spacely]

What sense would it make for the nets to just take draft picks and no good players for KD, comon now think y’all.

[twix2500]

So Windy said exactly what I said about Kyrie. The Nets will have to pay to trade Kyrie, at the very most he will be nothing but a cap filler in a trade.

It might be best for the Nets to cut Kyrie midseason

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[BlueHeat]

Lol... wait people thought that Ainge was gonna help us?

[AirP.]

With what the picks they have?

Sure, trade some filler and a pick or 2 for a S&T with Ayton(to help Phoenix get KD).
Pack up Bogdanović and a first for J.Collins.
Look for a few more younger pieces to retool around Mitchell.

You realize that’s not enough in the west right?

And? It's retooling around a young core, you don't expect to contend instantly when you retool. What is Michell, 25 and signed for multiple more years, they have time with him.

[Bishop45]

What an enormous W for the Jazz

FIVE first round picks for Rudy Gobert? lololol

Towns needs to get out of town, Anthony too

[3ammy3uck3ts]

KD Kyrie or bust. Literally. Nothing else matter. Collins, Barnes, etc. do not matter if you don’t get one of those guys from the nets

[AirP.]

Read on Twitter

[3ammy3uck3ts]

“Plan A was always in your DM”

[3ammy3uck3ts]

Well we already know watChOut is full of ****, I still believe you ICC but you’re 100% on the hot seat my guy. We were told yesterday we’re getting KD, we’ve been told for a week now we’re getting an elite perimeter scoring all star level player. That’s one of 2 guys available now

[Rapaz]

Read on Twitter

Riley has delivered the message straight to the organization's lackey, Barry Jackson. We commin' out empty-handed.

[dolphinatik]

cant say that I wasnt secretly hoping that we signed Patty Mills. Still waiting for the Durant news. All this silence makes me think they are attempting a mutliteam trade get form another big 3 in Miami, Harden not signed, Durant not signed... ya someth8ing is up.