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SAS trades Devonte' Graham and a future 2nd round pick to Hornets, Graham to be waived

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SAS trades Devonte' Graham and a future 2nd round pick to Hornets, Graham to be waived 

Post#1 » by vorbis » Sat Jul 6, 2024 5:32 pm

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Post#2 » by JDR720 » Sat Jul 6, 2024 5:37 pm

Collecting 2nd round picks like they're going out of style.
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Re: SAS trades Devonte' Graham and a future 2nd round pick to Hornets, Graham to be waived 

Post#3 » by MasterIchiro » Sat Jul 6, 2024 5:38 pm

So active. Man, thankfully the outgoing regime didn't leave a Cho train wreck.

I think Mitch Kupchak accepted a position knowing it tied one hand behind his back. He spent his 1st 3 years riding out negative contracts to Marvin, MKG, Zeller, and...Nic Batum.

I would like Devonte' to join Kemba in some coaching role. I wonder if Graham is sober to his current career status. Jeopardy.
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Post#4 » by JDR720 » Sat Jul 6, 2024 5:47 pm

2.8 million should net us a pretty good 2nd rounder too.

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Re: SAS trades Devonte' Graham and a future 2nd round pick to Hornets, Graham to be waived 

Post#5 » by fatlever » Sat Jul 6, 2024 5:49 pm

We need to make an additional move for this to work
Waive bertans, renounce miles or reroute Reggie

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Re: SAS trades Devonte' Graham and a future 2nd round pick to Hornets, Graham to be waived 

Post#6 » by JustBuzzin » Sat Jul 6, 2024 5:49 pm

Graham really fell off man. He's going to be overseas pretty soon.
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Re: SAS trades Devonte' Graham and a future 2nd round pick to Hornets, Graham to be waived 

Post#7 » by fatlever » Sat Jul 6, 2024 5:50 pm

Nobody loves 2nd round picks more than hornets last few years

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Post#9 » by MasterIchiro » Sat Jul 6, 2024 5:56 pm

JDR720 wrote:2.8 million should net us a pretty good 2nd rounder too.

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I'd guess it's either the Bulls or Utah pick.


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Re: SAS trades Devonte' Graham and a future 2nd round pick to Hornets, Graham to be waived 

Post#10 » by MPM » Sat Jul 6, 2024 6:19 pm

Will miss Bertrans blind flinging. It was pretty damn awesome.
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Re: SAS trades Devonte' Graham and a future 2nd round pick to Hornets, Graham to be waived 

Post#11 » by fatlever » Sat Jul 6, 2024 6:20 pm

I'm gonna miss bertans

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Re: SAS trades Devonte' Graham and a future 2nd round pick to Hornets, Graham to be waived 

Post#12 » by MasterIchiro » Sat Jul 6, 2024 6:28 pm

JustBuzzin wrote:Graham really fell off man. He's going to be overseas pretty soon.


He hit his ceiling when he refused to give up weed smoked during pregame warmups.
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Re: SAS trades Devonte' Graham and a future 2nd round pick to Hornets, Graham to be waived 

Post#13 » by Bassman » Sat Jul 6, 2024 6:51 pm

Crap, looks like we’re just cashing out our cap space for late picks or just because. Waiving Bertans means we’re not using him to balance out any trade. That probably removes any more chatter about us dealing in a S&T for Brandon Ingram.

So this also means the Hornets have a good idea what moves they will be making this weekend.
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Re: SAS trades Devonte' Graham and a future 2nd round pick to Hornets, Graham to be waived 

Post#14 » by Walt Cronkite » Sat Jul 6, 2024 6:57 pm

How many hits would the team get if they had every pick in the 2nd rd of a draft?
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Re: SAS trades Devonte' Graham and a future 2nd round pick to Hornets, Graham to be waived 

Post#15 » by SWedd523 » Sat Jul 6, 2024 7:51 pm

Walt Cronkite wrote:How many hits would the team get if they had every pick in the 2nd rd of a draft?

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Re: SAS trades Devonte' Graham and a future 2nd round pick to Hornets, Graham to be waived 

Post#16 » by MasterIchiro » Sat Jul 6, 2024 8:56 pm

Bassman wrote:Crap, looks like we’re just cashing out our cap space for late picks or just because. Waiving Bertans means we’re not using him to balance out any trade. That probably removes any more chatter about us dealing in a S&T for Brandon Ingram.

So this also means the Hornets have a good idea what moves they will be making this weekend.


Not necessarily. Bertans' contract had max value as a buyout that carved space for Josh Green as we continue to vulture the Dallas front office. Dallas is spending drunk while we sell (and buy) sober.

We have multiple contracts that can be used for matching purposes in an Ingram trade.

Miles + Martin probably gets us pretty close to 36 million. That's spot on for Ingram, regardless where Miles and Martin go, directly to Pelicans, to a third team, or some blend.
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Re: SAS trades Devonte' Graham and a future 2nd round pick to Hornets, Graham to be waived 

Post#17 » by MasterIchiro » Sat Jul 6, 2024 9:06 pm

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Bassman wrote:Crap, looks like we’re just cashing out our cap space for late picks or just because. Waiving Bertans means we’re not using him to balance out any trade. That probably removes any more chatter about us dealing in a S&T for Brandon Ingram.

So this also means the Hornets have a good idea what moves they will be making this weekend.


Not necessarily. Bertans' contract had max value as a buyout that carved space for Josh Green as we continue to vulture the Dallas front office. Dallas is spending drunk while we sell (and buy) sober.

We have multiple contracts that can be used for matching purposes in an Ingram trade.

Miles + Martin probably gets us pretty close to 36 million. That's spot on for Ingram, regardless where Miles and Martin go, directly to Pelicans, to a third team, or some blend.


Evidenced by the recent Devonte' Graham move, we have established healthy dialogue with the Spurs. They're bidding on Lauri, and own our 2025 first with tight protections.

Something seems brewing on multiple fronts. We have a strong communicator at the helm. So where some may picture deadends, I see open doors and windows.

The level of activity is refreshing. We seem to be talking to everyone and cultivating mutually beneficial transactions that suit the timelines and gameplans of all parties. Helps we have so much cap flexibility and really zero bad contracts.

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Re: SAS trades Devonte' Graham and a future 2nd round pick to Hornets, Graham to be waived 

Post#18 » by amcoolio » Sat Jul 6, 2024 9:10 pm

I'm surprised it wasn't our first back to be honest, why pay 3 million for a 2nd round pick.
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Re: SAS trades Devonte' Graham and a future 2nd round pick to Hornets, Graham to be waived 

Post#19 » by Braggins » Sat Jul 6, 2024 9:10 pm

Once upon a time Borrego/Triano made him look like a serviceable NBA player.
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Re: SAS trades Devonte' Graham and a future 2nd round pick to Hornets, Graham to be waived 

Post#20 » by JDR720 » Sat Jul 6, 2024 10:12 pm

The 2nd rounder is the Pelicans 2025 pick. So not all that good. Probably around 45th.

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