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moocow007 wrote:MrDollarBills wrote:Alan Hahn said that Brook Lopez is in play?
Maybe he's thinking of Robin Lopez?
Signature NYK wrote:Deuce and Precious in S&T for Vucevic.
Vooch can replicate a lot of what iHart did offensively and more as he can put the ball on the floor and drive himself and knock down open 3s. Has the push floater and a more refined post game. Can finish around the rim with both hands. He's always been a good rebounder. He can also pass pretty well although sometimes looks for his own shot too much. Maybe Thibs can unlock him as a secondary offensive hub in the high post.
He's definitely not the rim protector iHart was and has slow feet but in this scenario we'd still have Mitch for true Rim protection lineups.
Our offense would be immaculate but banking on our Wings in Mikal and OG to really handle business defensively and or for Randle to lock in on that side of the ball..
9 Man Rotation (Minutes Allocation)
Vooch (28) /Mitch (20
Randle (33)/OG (15)
OG (17)/Hart (26)/ Mikal (5)
Mikal (28)/Donte (20)
Brunson (33) /Payne (10) / Donte (5)
That lineup features 5 true threats to score and capable outside shooting from 1 - 5
Space for Randle and Brunson to operate
Chicago gets a young cost controlled asset that can pair with and ball dominate wing or lead guard
NoLayupRule wrote:there must be some foreign bigman or g-leaguer we can audition
we need a bu center but we also need a bu PF
OG or Bridges shouldnt have to take that role
MrDollarBills wrote:Alan Hahn said that Brook Lopez is in play?
NoLayupRule wrote:there must be some foreign bigman or g-leaguer we can audition
we need a bu center but we also need a bu PF
OG or Bridges shouldnt have to take that role
FrozenEnvelope wrote:Spree2Houston wrote:FrozenEnvelope wrote:
And what team or teams are signing him for the max?
Houston
I don't see them going after Randle.
sol537 wrote:NoLayupRule wrote:there must be some foreign bigman or g-leaguer we can audition
we need a bu center but we also need a bu PF
OG or Bridges shouldnt have to take that role
I think Leon and co. will try to get Wendell Carter Jr. from ORL using Deuce and parts...
They got four centers. One of them is going to get dealt by the Feb '24 deadline.
sol537 wrote:Vucevic was awful last year from 3pt land and on the defensive end. He's 33 and seems to be slowing down.
I'm not sure if we can add a Precious S&T to another player in a trade so this may not even be possible without using Mitch.
On the flip side, what if Lauri to GSW breaks down and we give Utah everything we have left...
Mitch, Deuce, Precious via S&T, rights to Rokas, Kolek, Diadet, WAS 1st, DET 1st, pick swaps for all our remaining years, and five second rounders...
...for Lauri + Kessler. Pure all in move.
KnixinSix wrote:sol537 wrote:SelbyCobra wrote:
Yeah, I can see not trading Randle this year to "make one run with everyone" as a logical pathway, but I feel like the other really logical - and more importantly long-view - option out there is moving Randle for younger, lesser pieces that have a chance to grow within the championship window it appears they've opened up this offseason. As you said, their whole approach has been longterm, sustained success.
If they really do not have information that Julius will sign a contract on their terms, the option of running it back with everyone at the risk of losing a valuable, but questionable, asset that could be mitigated by a preseason trade feels much more Cashman's Yankees than it does Leon's Knicks. This FO has been meticulous with their approach and roster building, so I can't see them opening themselves up to an enormous amount of asset risk for the sake of one season. But what do I know - I'm greatly enjoying sitting back and letting Leon/Wes/Brock cook.
Houston could be that partner...
Jabari Smith, Eason, Adams for Randle, rights to Rokas, and the WAS 1st...
The rough parameters of this trade seem interesting to me but Randle is a 25/10/5 guy and 3 time All Star. I think his value should be a bit higher in a trade. Houston has more future cap flexibility and can pay him the bag too.
Jabari Smith, Eason, Adams for Randle, rights to Duane Washington, and a 2nd RP.
Do folks here like Jabari Smiths upside?
sol537 wrote:NoLayupRule wrote:there must be some foreign bigman or g-leaguer we can audition
we need a bu center but we also need a bu PF
OG or Bridges shouldnt have to take that role
I think Leon and co. will try to get Wendell Carter Jr. from ORL using Deuce and parts...
They got four centers. One of them is going to get dealt by the Feb '24 deadline.
SelbyCobra wrote:louisorr wrote:who that 6'6 Dukie that was married to Candace Parker. He played center for us at one time and he's prolly under 40 yo still. maybe he's available?
Sheldon Williams. Currently 40 years old.
spree2kawhi wrote:sol537 wrote:Vucevic was awful last year from 3pt land and on the defensive end. He's 33 and seems to be slowing down.
I'm not sure if we can add a Precious S&T to another player in a trade so this may not even be possible without using Mitch.
On the flip side, what if Lauri to GSW breaks down and we give Utah everything we have left...
Mitch, Deuce, Precious via S&T, rights to Rokas, Kolek, Diadet, WAS 1st, DET 1st, pick swaps for all our remaining years, and five second rounders...
...for Lauri + Kessler. Pure all in move.
They don’t want to get rid of Markkanen…
Signature NYK wrote:Deuce and Precious in S&T for Vucevic.
Vooch can replicate a lot of what iHart did offensively and more as he can put the ball on the floor and drive himself and knock down open 3s. Has the push floater and a more refined post game. Can finish around the rim with both hands. He's always been a good rebounder. He can also pass pretty well although sometimes looks for his own shot too much. Maybe Thibs can unlock him as a secondary offensive hub in the high post.
He's definitely not the rim protector iHart was and has slow feet but in this scenario we'd still have Mitch for true Rim protection lineups.
Our offense would be immaculate but banking on our Wings in Mikal and OG to really handle business defensively and or for Randle to lock in on that side of the ball..
9 Man Rotation (Minutes Allocation)
Vooch (28) /Mitch (20
Randle (33)/OG (15)
OG (17)/Hart (26)/ Mikal (5)
Mikal (28)/Donte (20)
Brunson (33) /Payne (10) / Donte (5)
That lineup features 5 true threats to score and capable outside shooting from 1 - 5
Space for Randle and Brunson to operate
Chicago gets a young cost controlled asset that can pair with and ball dominate wing or lead guard
Guano wrote:3toheadmelo wrote:Can we scoop up fultz for the low. last year he was pretty good. i dont know what happened this past season though
well well well look what we have here - melo advocating for another scrub
but he did average 14 PPG 5.7 APG shooting 51% from the field in 2022-2023 season. He regressed a lot this season though. I dont really watch orlando games so i wonder what happened. He looked like he was making a great comeback from what happened in Philly
jvsimonetti0514 wrote:MrDollarBills wrote:Alan Hahn said that Brook Lopez is in play?
Brook would be perfect, even though he’s on the older side. Theres been reports fit a while that he might be on the block in an attempt to retool around Giannis. Just not sure we have anything to offer the bucks. Guess deuce could be some interest to them since they need some perimeter defense?
