HSOB SIRHC wrote:How about we just screw Utah over and tell them we'll do the trade. They end up taking Kanter at 3... we take Knight at 5 and run fast.
Then no GM ever wants anything to do with you
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HSOB SIRHC wrote:How about we just screw Utah over and tell them we'll do the trade. They end up taking Kanter at 3... we take Knight at 5 and run fast.

S.W.A.N wrote:bboyskinnylegs wrote:S.W.A.N wrote:I wonder if Detroit would trade their pick for millsap?
We get 8th pick Biyombo
12th pick Walker
Utah gets Knight.
Walker definitely won't last until #12.
After us at 5 and detroit at 8 which team is looking for a pg? Walker very likely to fall and even if he doesn't it means that someone like Burks or Leonard or TT is going to be there.
S.W.A.N wrote:Another thought on 8 and 12
Biyimbo and Jimmer....
theonlyeastcoastrapsfan wrote:Maybe the 5th best player is Val and then there's a drop off, but maybe, unless Val is taken high, he won't come over, because it's more money, and teams can only pay 500,000 of a buyout. So, maybe we have some insight into that situation and want to avoid it.
Could be that Utah is bluffing us and they'd be taking Kanter 3rd regardless. We can gamble that they don't actually value Knight over Kanter, and see if they'll grab Kanter and 3 and leave Knight to us. That's why we should ask for a lot back.
S.W.A.N wrote:theonlyeastcoastrapsfan wrote:Maybe the 5th best player is Val and then there's a drop off, but maybe, unless Val is taken high, he won't come over, because it's more money, and teams can only pay 500,000 of a buyout. So, maybe we have some insight into that situation and want to avoid it.
Could be that Utah is bluffing us and they'd be taking Kanter 3rd regardless. We can gamble that they don't actually value Knight over Kanter, and see if they'll grab Kanter and 3 and leave Knight to us. That's why we should ask for a lot back.
Val's buyout will be structured so that the higher he goes the higher the buyout is...only way he doesn't play in nba next season is if there is a lockout or the nba team wants him to hang out in europe for another season.
SalamiNCheez wrote:I don't get it. #5 for #12 straight up? Raptors don't get any other compensation?

theonlyeastcoastrapsfan wrote:S.W.A.N wrote:theonlyeastcoastrapsfan wrote:Maybe the 5th best player is Val and then there's a drop off, but maybe, unless Val is taken high, he won't come over, because it's more money, and teams can only pay 500,000 of a buyout. So, maybe we have some insight into that situation and want to avoid it.
Could be that Utah is bluffing us and they'd be taking Kanter 3rd regardless. We can gamble that they don't actually value Knight over Kanter, and see if they'll grab Kanter and 3 and leave Knight to us. That's why we should ask for a lot back.
Val's buyout will be structured so that the higher he goes the higher the buyout is...only way he doesn't play in nba next season is if there is a lockout or the nba team wants him to hang out in europe for another season.
Where are you getting that from? Why would his team give a crap who takes him and where. They want money, teams can only pay 500,000. the rest comes from Val and his agent. There will not, imo, and unless you can show me some source, that would leave Vals team open to taking less, just because he was drafted lower. If anything, if Val's not drafted high, he might not want to lose money buying out his deal. Right now, Val has no buyout, so it's a negotiation, and Val's side needs to know what they'll get in the NBA, to know what makes sense for them to pay his team. If it doesn't make sense for Val, he can play in Europe and get paid and come later. It'll be up to Val and his agent and his Euro team. All NBA team can do, is draft him, offer to pay the 500,000 and hope.


Profanity wrote:This is why I question a Canadian team in our league. it's a govt conspiracy trina to sell all our milk to Russia. They let the raptors participate to not let canadians demand crossing taxes. it will backfire one day.
CrymeTime wrote:Utah's is hopefully bluffing. Hope they take Kanter, leaving knight to fall to us. I do wonder if any team would take some of our pieces for a pick (10-16).
Also, how far does Nolan Smith fall? Wonder if we could buy a pick for him.
theonlyeastcoastrapsfan wrote:S.W.A.N wrote:theonlyeastcoastrapsfan wrote:Maybe the 5th best player is Val and then there's a drop off, but maybe, unless Val is taken high, he won't come over, because it's more money, and teams can only pay 500,000 of a buyout. So, maybe we have some insight into that situation and want to avoid it.
Could be that Utah is bluffing us and they'd be taking Kanter 3rd regardless. We can gamble that they don't actually value Knight over Kanter, and see if they'll grab Kanter and 3 and leave Knight to us. That's why we should ask for a lot back.
Val's buyout will be structured so that the higher he goes the higher the buyout is...only way he doesn't play in nba next season is if there is a lockout or the nba team wants him to hang out in europe for another season.
Where are you getting that from? Why would his team give a crap who takes him and where. They want money, teams can only pay 500,000. the rest comes from Val and his agent. There will not, imo, and unless you can show me some source, that would leave Vals team open to taking less, just because he was drafted lower. If anything, if Val's not drafted high, he might not want to lose money buying out his deal. Right now, Val has no buyout, so it's a negotiation, and Val's side needs to know what they'll get in the NBA, to know what makes sense for them to pay his team. If it doesn't make sense for Val, he can play in Europe and get paid and come later. It'll be up to Val and his agent and his Euro team. All NBA team can do, is draft him, offer to pay the 500,000 and hope.
thehoopshow wrote:You get Hayward, #12 and a 2012 first rounder....we take it and run. Not many guarantees in this draft, less pressure if you pick at 12. Much deeper draft next year, I'll take that gamble. And honestly, who here is certain that Knight is better than Bayless....not me for one.
