Netaman wrote:Dadouv47 wrote:Decipher wrote:
I am like you in that I would take the alleged Houston offer for Mikal but would also try to do the same with Cam J to OKC for Giddey and picks, etc
Entering next season with healthy Simmons, rejuvenated Giddey, Cam T, Green, Clax, Sharpe, our kids, at least 2 lottery pick players, boatload of future picks etc would be fun
Taping up a broken leg isn’t fun
Thunder fan here looking to trade for some Nets players (DFS if it's not 2 FRPs, Claxton depending on how much he wants on his extension but won't happen)
I don't think Giddey is available for that cheap right now. (maybe if Can Johnson is involved). I would definitely trade him but I think Presti isn't going to change our startling line up this season with our beyond expected success and will wait the offseason to trade him. I do think that Giddey is still a good prospect and would be a great fit in Brooklyn. He needs good wings to surround him and less ball handler and you guys are the perfect team for him (maybe Utah too?).
We just can't afford to make him our primary ball handler with SGA and JDub while you guys really lack a true PG. Main issue is that he can be extended this offseason but most people forget that the kid is only 21 years old (same age as most sophomores) so it wouldn't surprise me if ends up being a borderline all star kind of player but unfortunately it won't be in OKC.
so it looks like bertans is guaranteed 5.25m next year of his 16m and it goes fully guaranteed next january. that seems like a movable contract so not terrible filler for dfs, but also not great.
okc currently has 2 top 15 picks projected, id take 1 of them for dfs and maybe some 2nds (hoping to move bertans' salary over summer). another possibility maybe the best of whatever 2025 frp's ends up?
https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2023/11/thunder-davis-bertans-agree-to-contract-revision.html
nah, it's only 5.25 millions guaranteed. It was supposed to be 16m if Bertans played 60+ games this season but Presti offered an extra 250K to waive that (he wasn't gonna play so many games anyway). So Bertans is basically an expiring with an extra 5 millions next year, it can't increase anymore.
I think we only have one top 15 protected FRP (Miami 2025 pick). I would trade that for DFS if we put some protection in that pick for 2026 since it becomes unprotected. Not likely to end up being a high pick but the upside is just high for us to trade that pick without protection for DFS. but yeah in a vacuum a top 15 protected FRP + 2-3 SRPs is fine for DFS.