Trade/Free Agency Thread, part 7, 2023-24

Post #241 » by **Celtics_Champs** » Sun Jul 2, 2023 3:53 pm

darrendaye wrote:Is Twitter still doing the limited daily tweets read thing?

I can’t tell
I’ve been able to get on so far though.

zoyathedestroya · Post #242 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Sun Jul 2, 2023 3:53 pm

ajones with a pile driver!!

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EDIT: Okay, this was an old article lol.

Post #243 » by **darrendaye** » Sun Jul 2, 2023 3:57 pm

zoyathedestroya wrote:ajones with a pile driver!!

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Can we credit the Nets front office for their handling of Durant last year as a tipping point?

Post #244 » by **Celtics_Champs** » Sun Jul 2, 2023 3:57 pm

“What I prefer? Well what I prefer is you let me go to the heat for scrubs. I’ll win a championship and come back to the city and do my own parade. Raising the trophy high for the great city of Portland to see what it’s like to be a winner. Then I’ll come back and finish what I started. Constantly getting bounced in the playoffs and you’ll retire my number.”

Andrew McCeltic · Post #245 » by **Andrew McCeltic** » Sun Jul 2, 2023 3:58 pm

I think Portland could end up with a traditional star trade return

zoyathedestroya · Post #246 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Sun Jul 2, 2023 3:59 pm

darrendaye wrote:
zoyathedestroya wrote:ajones with a pile driver!!

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Can we credit the Nets front office for their handling of Durant last year as a tipping point?

Sorry I have a memory of a fish. What did they do again? How did they handle KD’s initial trade demand? Kindly refresh my memory.

Post #247 » by **darrendaye** » Sun Jul 2, 2023 4:04 pm

zoyathedestroya wrote:
darrendaye wrote:
zoyathedestroya wrote:ajones with a pile driver!!

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Can we credit the Nets front office for their handling of Durant last year as a tipping point?

Sorry I have a memory of a fish. What did they do again? How did they handle KD’s initial trade demand? Kindly refresh my memory.

They kindly told him to pound salt. Unless I'm missing something.

ajones9219 · Post #248 » by **ajones9219** » Sun Jul 2, 2023 4:08 pm

zoyathedestroya wrote:ajones with a pile driver!!

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EDIT: Okay, this was an old article lol.

lol Woj said an hour ago too that "The Heat have no advantage in their pursuit of Lillard just because he wants to play there."

bigfoot_cryptozoology · Post #249 » by **bigfoot_cryptozoology** » Sun Jul 2, 2023 4:12 pm

He'll make for a great Boston Sports Villain now...

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Post #250 » by **bisme37** » Sun Jul 2, 2023 4:13 pm

July 2:
- Domantas Sabonis and the Kings have agreed to a contract renegotiation/extension for a total of $217M over five years.
- Jordan Clarkson Agrees to 3-yr/$55M Contract Renegotiation/Extension with Utah.
- DeAndre Jordan agrees to return to the Nuggets.
- Dante Exum is returning to the NBA on a guaranteed deal with the Dallas Mavericks.
- Jeff Green signs one-year deal with Houston Rockets.
- Ty Jerome signs with the Cavs.

July 1:
- Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers agreed on a five-year, super-max extension that could be worth up to $260M.
- Desmond Bane has agreed on a five-year, $207M max contract extension with the Memphis Grizzlies.
- LaMelo Ball is finalizing a five-year super-max extension with the Hornets that is worth up to $260 million.
- Brook Lopez has agreed to a two-year, $48 million deal to return to the Milwaukee Bucks.
- Austin Reaves has agreed to return to the Los Angeles Lakers on a four-year, $56 million Early Bird maximum contract.
- D’Angelo Russell has agreed on a two-year, $37 million contract to stay with the Los Angeles Lakers.
- Jaxson Hayes has agreed to a two-year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers.
- Russell Westbrook has agreed on a two-year, nearly $8M deal to stay with the Clippers.
- Donte DiVincenzo has agreed on a four-year, $50 million contract with the New York Knicks.
- Jae Crowder has reached an agreement to re-sign with the Milwaukee Bucks on a one-year deal.
- Patrick Beverley has agreed to a one-year deal with the 76ers.
- Oshae Brissett has agreed to a two-year minimum deal with the Boston Celtics.
- Dillon Brooks has agreed on a four-year, $80 million contract with the Houston Rockets. (May become sign-and-trade.)
- Jock Landale has agreed to a four-year, $32 million deal with the Houston Rockets.
- Thomas Bryant has agreed on a two-year, $5.4 million deal with the Miami Heat.
- Dwight Powell has agreed on a deal to return to the Dallas Mavericks.
- Max Strus has agreed on a four-year, $63M sign-and-trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers. In three-team deal, Heat get a second-round pick and Spurs acquire Cedi Osman, Lamar Stevens and a second-rounder.
- Sasha Vezenkov - reigning EuroLeague MVP – has agreed on a three-year, $20 million deal with the Sacramento Kings.
- Dennis Smith Jr. has agreed to a one-year deal with the Brooklyn Nets.
- Jalen McDaniels has agreed to a two-year, $9.3 million deal with the Toronto Raptors.
- EuroLeague G Vasilije Micić has agreed on a 3-year, $23.5M deal to join the OKC Thunder.
- Sandro Mamukelashvili returning to San Antonio for 1yr/2M.
- Australian forward Jack White has agreed on a two-year deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder.
- Rockets are sending TyTy Washington Jr. and Usman Garuba along with draft compensation to Atlanta.
- The Miami Heat have traded Victor Oladipo and draft to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
- Knicks are trading Obi Toppin to the Pacers for two future second-round picks.
- Wizards are trading guard Monte Morris to the Pistons.
- The Jazz are trading center Damian Jones to the Cavaliers.
- Rockets are finalizing a deal to acquire Brooklyn’s Patty Mills via trade. Mills is being re-traded (to Memphis?).
- LA Clippers are acquiring Houston Rockets forward K.J. Martin in a trade for two future second-round draft picks.

zoyathedestroya · Post #251 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Sun Jul 2, 2023 4:19 pm

Not really news. This was from the other day.

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ajones9219 · Post #252 » by **ajones9219** » Sun Jul 2, 2023 4:21 pm

bigfoot_cryptozoology wrote:He'll make for a great Boston Sports Villain now...

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lol but what does Robot Dave have to say on the subject?

celticgreenie · Post #253 » by **celticgreenie** » Sun Jul 2, 2023 4:22 pm

Stevens didn't want to offer much more than Jaylen Brown for KD earlier this season for two reasons. Didn't want to outbid other teams (although in the end that's exactly what the Suns did by a wide margin :lol:

) and also KD is in the category of harden and kyrie, in which you don't want to send a bunch of assets to find out six months later he wants to leave.
Dame is like KG, loyal to a fault. Packaging real assets makes sense in this case.
Lastly, Ainge valued shotmakers (especially in the last couple minutes of a tight game), hence Isaiah Thomas, Kyrie, etc. Stevens seemingly went with a different route with Smart, but I can't imagine Ainge's thinking didn't influence Stevens.
Lillard is as big a shotmaker as there is in the league. You're gonna need that to win a championship. Suns got that with KD and Nuggets got that with Jokic. Tatum is getting closer but not there yet and may never get there.

zoyathedestroya · Post #254 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Sun Jul 2, 2023 4:23 pm

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OH NO!

ajones9219 · Post #255 » by **ajones9219** » Sun Jul 2, 2023 4:25 pm

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chrisab123 · Post #256 » by **chrisab123** » Sun Jul 2, 2023 4:27 pm

zoyathedestroya wrote:ajones from the top rope.

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Yeah...remember the Anthony Davis trade when the Pelicans claimed because of tampering there was no way they were sending Davis to LA. What happened? Basically Rich Paul and LeBron told the Pelicans what was up. And the Pelicans complied.

TatumMVP · Post #257 » by **TatumMVP** » Sun Jul 2, 2023 4:28 pm

zoyathedestroya wrote:Not really news. This was from the other day.

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Pair Luka and Tatum 8-)

zoyathedestroya · Post #258 » by **zoyathedestroya** » Sun Jul 2, 2023 4:28 pm

Brad calls Jaylen soon after Dame gets dealt to Miami... "Ummm, JB, yeah so, how bout that pay cut we were talking about? We can close the deal now, yeah? You know Boston thinks highly of you right? Part of the future, baby! Go Cs!"

ajones9219 · Post #259 » by **ajones9219** » Sun Jul 2, 2023 4:30 pm

chrisab123 wrote:
zoyathedestroya wrote:ajones from the top rope.

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Yeah...remember the Anthony Davis trade when the Pelicans claimed because of tampering there was no way they were sending Davis to LA. What happened? Basically Rich Paul and LeBron told the Pelicans what was up. And the Pelicans complied.

Remember when Kawhi said he wouldn't show up unless he was traded to the Lakers? Dame doesn't have the Lebron influence. Portland literally could not care less what Dame wants.

chrisab123 · Post #260 » by **chrisab123** » Sun Jul 2, 2023 4:31 pm

ajones9219 wrote:
chrisab123 wrote:
zoyathedestroya wrote:ajones from the top rope.

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Yeah...remember the Anthony Davis trade when the Pelicans claimed because of tampering there was no way they were sending Davis to LA. What happened? Basically Rich Paul and LeBron told the Pelicans what was up. And the Pelicans complied.

Remember when Kawhi said he wouldn't show up unless he was traded to the Lakers? Dame doesn't have the Lebron influence. Portland literally could not care less what Dame wants.

He had said LA. Or at least Uncle Dennis said LA. He still left the Raptors to go to LA a year later. Worked for the Raps since they won a title.