PF targets

Piston Pete · Post #921 » by **Piston Pete** » Wed Jul 16, 2025 12:56 pm

Would Ausar/Harris be enough to get us Markennen?

Cade / Sasser / Jenkins
Ivey / LaVert / Lanier
Holland / Robinson
Lauri / Stew / Klintman
Duren / Stew / Reed

Kilo · Post #922 » by **Kilo** » Wed Jul 16, 2025 12:57 pm

Boston and Indy should tank out the season while their stars take the full year to recover. With a little lotto luck they could land a top 4 draft pick to a healthy returning superstar.

Kilo · Post #923 » by **Kilo** » Wed Jul 16, 2025 1:00 pm

There has been writings that Horford doesn't want to go to the west coast. Also western conference is a meat grinder. If he wants to stay in the East, outside of Atlanta where he played for many years, I think we could make a compelling bid if we gave him more years - he could be the longer term wily vet when Toby walks or is traded at the TDL.

Or he could just be waiting for Kuminga to be dealt.

Canadafan · Post #924 » by **Canadafan** » Wed Jul 16, 2025 1:23 pm

Kilo wrote:There has been writings that Horford doesn't want to go to the west coast. Also western conference is a meat grinder. If he wants to stay in the East, outside of Atlanta where he played for many years, I think we could make a compelling bid if we gave him more years - he could be the longer term wily vet when Toby walks or is traded at the TDL.

Or he could just be waiting for Kuminga to be dealt.

Can they sign and trade Kuminga with Moody(maybe Heild too) for Lebron?
That would be wild
Horford Green LeBron Jimmy Curry lol

TPA · Post #925 » by **TPA** » Wed Jul 16, 2025 1:31 pm

Canadafan wrote:Horford Green LeBron Jimmy Curry lol

That would have to be the oldest starting roster in the league! Maybe all-time?!

the_l_train · Post #926 » by **the_l_train** » Wed Jul 16, 2025 2:36 pm

TPA wrote:
Canadafan wrote:Horford Green LeBron Jimmy Curry lol

That would have to be the oldest starting roster in the league! Maybe all-time?!

Over the Hill Houston Rockets Barkley/Hakeem/Pippen/Drexler all over again

Canadafan · Post #927 » by **Canadafan** » Wed Jul 16, 2025 3:03 pm

TPA wrote:
Canadafan wrote:Horford Green LeBron Jimmy Curry lol

That would have to be the oldest starting roster in the league! Maybe all-time?!

Crymson · Post #928 » by **Crymson** » Wed Jul 16, 2025 3:28 pm

TPA wrote:By my math, Indiana would have exceeded the cap and had a top-10 team payroll IF Turner had accepted their offer. Indiana probably made the calculation that they didn't need to bid against themselves and go as high as Milwaukee eventually was able to, in order to retain him. If Milwaukee hadn't made the unprecedented decision to waive/stretch Lillard to create the cap-space to make the offer that they did for Miles service, he'd probably be back with Indiana for 3 more years.

Indiana would've been in the tax, but nothing more. The owner didn't want to pay the tax.

Post #929 » by **Snakebites** » Wed Jul 16, 2025 3:34 pm

the_l_train wrote:
TPA wrote:
Canadafan wrote:Horford Green LeBron Jimmy Curry lol

That would have to be the oldest starting roster in the league! Maybe all-time?!

Over the Hill Houston Rockets Barkley/Hakeem/Pippen/Drexler all over again

Pippen and Drexler never played at the same time in Houston.

the_l_train · Post #930 » by **the_l_train** » Wed Jul 16, 2025 4:05 pm

Snakebites wrote:
the_l_train wrote:
TPA wrote:That would have to be the oldest starting roster in the league! Maybe all-time?!

Over the Hill Houston Rockets Barkley/Hakeem/Pippen/Drexler all over again

Pippen and Drexler never played at the same time in Houston.

Ah good call, clearly blending my pinstripe Rockets teams together.

My memory is dog ****.

Post #931 » by **Snakebites** » Wed Jul 16, 2025 4:10 pm

the_l_train wrote:
Snakebites wrote:
the_l_train wrote:
Over the Hill Houston Rockets Barkley/Hakeem/Pippen/Drexler all over again

Pippen and Drexler never played at the same time in Houston.

Ah good call, clearly blending my pinstripe Rockets teams together.

My memory is dog ****.

Still had the general idea. The Hakeem/Barkley Rockets (whether they had old Drexler or Pippen) were a collection of past prime guys.

Horry and Cassell were their only rotation players stilll fairly young and they dropped them for a failed old man title run. They underestimated how much Barkley would fall off.

Piston Pete · Post #932 » by **Piston Pete** » Wed Jul 16, 2025 5:00 pm

TPE for PF Grant Williams could be good for both teams.

Crymson · Post #933 » by **Crymson** » Wed Jul 16, 2025 6:23 pm

Kilo wrote:There has been writings that Horford doesn't want to go to the west coast. Also western conference is a meat grinder. If he wants to stay in the East, outside of Atlanta where he played for many years, I think we could make a compelling bid if we gave him more years - he could be the longer term wily vet when Toby walks or is traded at the TDL.

Or he could just be waiting for Kuminga to be dealt.

Horford is 39. Nobody is giving him a significant multi-year deal, the Pistons included, and I doubt he'd be hot on spending one of his final seasons (or perhaps his final season) playing small bench minutes when he could get a more significant role elsewhere.

zeebneeb · Post #934 » by **zeebneeb** » Wed Jul 16, 2025 8:54 pm

Piston Pete wrote:Would Ausar/Harris be enough to get us Markennen?

Cade / Sasser / Jenkins
Ivey / LaVert / Lanier
Holland / Robinson
Lauri / Stew / Klintman
Duren / Stew / Reed

I believe Ausar has more value than Markkanen right now, and that will only be more lopsided as the season starts.

Piston Pete · Post #935 » by **Piston Pete** » Wed Jul 16, 2025 9:37 pm

zeebneeb wrote:
Piston Pete wrote:Would Ausar/Harris be enough to get us Markennen?

Cade / Sasser / Jenkins
Ivey / LaVert / Lanier
Holland / Robinson
Lauri / Stew / Klintman
Duren / Stew / Reed
I believe Ausar has more value than Markkanen right now, and that will only be more lopsided as the season starts.

I wish you were right….that way we’d be able to get more out of the Jazz.

Unfortunately, I believe the majority of the NBA would put more value on Lauri.

I’d be happy to be wrong here.

Piston Pete · Post #936 » by **Piston Pete** » Wed Jul 16, 2025 9:53 pm

Best “low-cost” option IMO is the Buck’s Tyler Smith.

Next would be Minnesota’s Leonard Miller

Others:
Taylor Hendricks
Grant Williams

How attainable would GG Jackson be now that Memphis locked up both Aldama and JJJ long-term?

the_l_train · Post #937 » by **the_l_train** » Wed Jul 16, 2025 10:23 pm

Piston Pete wrote:Best “low-cost” option IMO is the Buck’s Tyler Smith.

Next would be Minnesota’s Leonard Miller

Others:
Taylor Hendricks
Grant Williams

How attainable would GG Jackson be now that Memphis locked up both Aldama and JJJ long-term?

I irrationally love the idea of GG Jackson as our missing piece at PF.

I’d give up a 1st round pick for him.

Crymson · Post #938 » by **Crymson** » Wed Jul 16, 2025 11:23 pm

the_l_train wrote:I irrationally love the idea of GG Jackson as our missing piece at PF.

I’d give up a 1st round pick for him.

GG has played only 77 games, missed most of this past season due to an injury, couldn't stay in the rotation after his return, and got DNPed in the postseason.

A first seems like a steep price to pay for him.

Piston Pete · Post #939 » by **Piston Pete** » Wed Jul 16, 2025 11:36 pm

Crymson wrote:
the_l_train wrote:I irrationally love the idea of GG Jackson as our missing piece at PF.

I’d give up a 1st round pick for him.

GG has played only 77 games, missed most of this past season due to an injury, couldn't stay in the rotation after his return, and got DNPed in the postseason.

A first seems like a steep price to pay for him.

Agreed….I think a 1st would be an overpay.

He’d cost more than Tyler Smith or Leonard Miller….but how much more?

the_l_train · Post #940 » by **the_l_train** » Wed Jul 16, 2025 11:46 pm

Crymson wrote:
the_l_train wrote:I irrationally love the idea of GG Jackson as our missing piece at PF.

I’d give up a 1st round pick for him.

GG has played only 77 games, missed most of this past season due to an injury, couldn't stay in the rotation after his return, and got DNPed in the postseason.

A first seems like a steep price to pay for him.

Also said the love was irrational…

He looked great as a rookie, struggled last year per his injury. He’s also 20 years old, and they aren’t gonna give him to us for nothing.

How about a protected first?