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Post#421 » by WuTang_OG » Sat Jun 7, 2025 3:56 pm

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Post#422 » by Tor_Raps » Sat Jun 7, 2025 4:34 pm

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The list of available players is only going to grow as we get closer to the draft/free agency. Still think Garland + Allen will be the best package for the Bucks if they cant get back their own picks.

Raptors wise, he had a down year but he's a massive upgrade over IQ and wish there was a way to get him here.
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Post#423 » by sidsid » Sat Jun 7, 2025 8:10 pm

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The list of available players is only going to grow as we get closer to the draft/free agency. Still think Garland + Allen will be the best package for the Bucks if they cant get back their own picks.

Raptors wise, he had a down year but he's a massive upgrade over IQ and wish there was a way to get him here.


The same as for the Raptors, the price for the Cavs is going to be Mobley or nothing. The Cavs don't even have the extra draft picks to throw around.
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Post#424 » by ciueli » Sat Jun 7, 2025 8:24 pm

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The list of available players is only going to grow as we get closer to the draft/free agency. Still think Garland + Allen will be the best package for the Bucks if they cant get back their own picks.

Raptors wise, he had a down year but he's a massive upgrade over IQ and wish there was a way to get him here.


The Cavs will be a 2nd apron team, that means they can't aggregate salaries in a trade, right? So no Garland + Allen for Giannis?
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Re: Free Agency & Trades Rumours Thread 

Post#425 » by Saul Goodman » Sat Jun 7, 2025 8:34 pm

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The list of available players is only going to grow as we get closer to the draft/free agency. Still think Garland + Allen will be the best package for the Bucks if they cant get back their own picks.

Raptors wise, he had a down year but he's a massive upgrade over IQ and wish there was a way to get him here.




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Post#426 » by ciueli » Sat Jun 7, 2025 8:47 pm

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The list of available players is only going to grow as we get closer to the draft/free agency. Still think Garland + Allen will be the best package for the Bucks if they cant get back their own picks.

Raptors wise, he had a down year but he's a massive upgrade over IQ and wish there was a way to get him here.




I would do Barrett/Dick for garland


I think any trade offer would be built around IQ. Cost savings now, less money in the future for a similar type player to Garland. They have the shot creation from Mitchell so having IQ play off ball would be fine for them. They really just need to cut salary without taking a big step back and that would do it, if they can salary dump Strus or Okoro it gets them out of the 2nd apron.
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Post#427 » by DreamTeam09 » Sat Jun 7, 2025 9:52 pm

To PHX - RJ + Jakob + #9 # 39
To Tor - KD + #29

At 29 take Maxime or Yanic
GD + 2026 1st for Mark Williams

IQ/Shead
BI/Walter
KD/Ochai/Battle
Barnes/Mogbo
Williams/Maxime or Yanic

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Post#428 » by CazOnReal » Sun Jun 8, 2025 4:47 am

DreamTeam09 wrote:To PHX - RJ + Jakob + #9 # 39
To Tor - KD + #29

At 29 take Maxime or Yanic
GD + 2026 1st for Mark Williams

IQ/Shead
BI/Walter
KD/Ochai/Battle
Barnes/Mogbo
Williams/Maxime or Yanic

Not sure how much am I fan if at all, just spitballing

Horrible deal.

I think the only way a KD Raptors trade manifests is if a team wants to move up & is willing to give up a future first (reroute to PHX). #9 is a bit rich for the Raptors to give up when they would desperately need to replace Poeltl at the center so it's either that or they give up a future protected first in, like, 2027. It'd also allow for them to more easily figure out how to address the center position by either trading said pick or using it on a center prospect like Thomas Sorber or Danny Wolf.

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Post#429 » by Asif16 » Sun Jun 8, 2025 10:43 pm

What are the cavs trying to get by trading Garland? Are they looking for an upgrade at the PG position or at another position?

They are stacked at almost every position on paper, so trading Garland makes no sense to me, because i doubt there's a upgrade at the PG position available better than Garland
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Post#430 » by CazOnReal » Sun Jun 8, 2025 10:48 pm

Asif16 wrote:What are the cavs trying to get by trading Garland? Are they looking for an upgrade at the PG position or at another position?

They are stacked at almost every position on paper, so trading Garland makes no sense to me, because i doubt there's a upgrade at the PG position available better than Garland

I want to say depth? Their backup PG/C spots aren't exactly stellar and they're probably losing Ty Jerome in free agency. Plus their roster is rather expensive and set to only become more costly after Jarrett gets extended - assuming he's not traded anyway.

The other thing is Garland has been something of an injury magnet or at minimum cannot be relied upon to stay healthy so I can see why they'd move on from him when the 3 most important players on this team are Mitchell, Mobley and Allen in that order.
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Post#432 » by djsunyc » Mon Jun 9, 2025 12:36 am

so 4/$120?
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Post#433 » by DreamTeam09 » Mon Jun 9, 2025 1:04 am

Let's bring in bolbol - use Mogbo as the small ball 5
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Post#435 » by OakleyDokely » Mon Jun 9, 2025 1:08 pm

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Negotiating with Ainge is like negotiating with a terrorist so he probably doesn't get moved unless a team really gets desperate. He's going to want something similar to a Gobert/Mitchell package and he's not worth that.
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Post#436 » by Lord_Zedd » Mon Jun 9, 2025 1:10 pm

That's an awful contract for Markkanen wow
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Post#437 » by gerrit4 » Mon Jun 9, 2025 1:33 pm

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I would do IQ + #9 for Garland in a heartbeat.

Now, I doubt Cleveland would want that as Cleveland won 64 games last year and probably would have a hard time finding minutes for a top 10 pick.

But I guess they could use that pick for another trade? For example, trading Garland for IQ would clear up $7m in cap for them, so it would give them a lot more flexibility for trades.

If they did want to make a big move (like Mobley, #9 and Salary for Giannis), I'd imagine this would make it easier for them to do. But they just won 64 games - I don't think they want to change it up too much....
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Post#438 » by Raptorfan2012 » Mon Jun 9, 2025 1:40 pm

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Negotiating with Ainge is like negotiating with a terrorist so he probably doesn't get moved unless a team really gets desperate. He's going to want something similar to a Gobert/Mitchell package and he's not worth that.


Lauri makes the most sense in terms of potential 'big fish'. Big contract, but the Jazz seems to want to fire sell their vets. A big who can shoot the 3 and create their own offense is somebody we need badly. IMO easier to acquire than KD or Giannis.
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Post#439 » by MiamiSPX » Mon Jun 9, 2025 1:44 pm

I'm willing to bet Lauri has quietly asked out. He was pretty critical of the tank in that interview he gave a few weeks ago.
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Post#440 » by OakleyDokely » Mon Jun 9, 2025 1:51 pm

UTA recently fired two of their lead draft scouts. Their drafts overall have been pretty bad over the last few years and their rebuild is basically nowhere. Then it got worse when they moved down after the lottery.

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