Discussing Other Teams' Moves Part 5

Post #361 » by **Ruzious** » Wed Jul 1, 2015 8:06 pm

Jay81 wrote:how can the cavs have 4 max players on their team and our mediocre roster has no cap space

If they don't dump V and Haywood, they're going to have the lux tax of all lux taxes.

Post #362 » by **LyricalRico** » Wed Jul 1, 2015 8:21 pm

Amir and Jerebko to Boston. Gives them help in the frontcourt.

Post #363 » by **LyricalRico** » Wed Jul 1, 2015 8:26 pm

Marc Stein: ESPN sources say Tyson Chandler has agreed to a four-year deal with the Phoenix suns worth $52 million.

David Aldridge: Still think Suns are dark horse for Aldridge, but 1) they do have quality PGs, which he wants, 2) with Chandler, they have legit center.

Marc Stein: As one source sagely explains: Suns certainly have player to appeal to PORT in sign-and-trade if LaMarcus Aldridge chooses PHX: Eric Bledsoe. Blazers GM Neil Olshey drafted Bledsoe for Clips. If Aldridge springs surprise & chooses Phoenix, Suns could offer Bledsoe in sign-and-trade

Wow, wasn't expecting this storyline. Potentially:

Chandler/Len
Aldridge/Morris
Morris/Granger
Tucker/Booker
Knight/FA

Post #364 » by **nate33** » Wed Jul 1, 2015 8:30 pm

Aldridge isn't going to Phoenix.

fishercob · Post #365 » by **fishercob** » Wed Jul 1, 2015 8:40 pm

nate33 wrote:Aldridge isn't going to Phoenix.

Agreed. Suns should offer Len, Bledsoe and filler for Melo.

Illmatic12 · Post #366 » by **Illmatic12** » Wed Jul 1, 2015 8:41 pm

Amir Johnson finally off the Raptors. Don't think we'll be losing to them in the regular season again either

closg00 · Post #367 » by **closg00** » Wed Jul 1, 2015 9:03 pm

Illmatic12 wrote:Amir Johnson finally off the Raptors. Don't think we'll be losing to them in the regular season again either

...and Boston is improved.

Kanyewest · Post #368 » by **Kanyewest** » Wed Jul 1, 2015 9:13 pm

I kind of want Jerian Grant now

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nuposse04 · Post #369 » by **nuposse04** » Wed Jul 1, 2015 9:13 pm

closg00 wrote:
Illmatic12 wrote:Amir Johnson finally off the Raptors. Don't think we'll be losing to them in the regular season again either

...and Boston is improved.

He'll help them defensively, none of Kelly, sully, or zeller are worth a damn defensively... but they are all better offensive players I think now compared to Amir... Didn't amir have injury issues this past season in TOR?

queridiculo · Post #370 » by **queridiculo** » Wed Jul 1, 2015 11:14 pm

All Bird free agents. The real question is if Leonsis would extend himself to that degree of the Wizards were in the same situation.

I think not.

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Detective · Post #371 » by **Detective** » Thu Jul 2, 2015 6:03 am

Induveca wrote:That Carroll contract is going to look putrid by January. Budhenholzer (sp?) should get 50% commission.

Interesting take I read, Raptors HAVE to overpay. NBA players dislike the market/customs etc and the tax rate is astronomical.

Carroll's effective tax rate in Toronto will be (ouch!) around 58%. Millsap in Florida (if he goes) will be around 35%.

Where are you pulling these numbers? The tax thing about Toronto is an ignorant myth. We don't even have anywhere near the highest tax bracket in the NBA.

gambitx777 · Post #372 » by **gambitx777** » Thu Jul 2, 2015 6:18 am

So the kings did what I wanted to do with hilly, they used them to dump cap. We could be trying to get better while keeping the Durant dream alive but we do not seem to be doing much of that at all.

mhd · Post #373 » by **mhd** » Thu Jul 2, 2015 12:16 pm

Knicks with a good signing: Afflalo for 2 years 16 million, with the 2nd year being a player option.

Post #374 » by **Ruzious** » Thu Jul 2, 2015 12:29 pm

mhd wrote:Knicks with a good signing: Afflalo for 2 years 16 million, with the 2nd year being a player option.

I dunno - Afflalo was pretty useless last season and always seems to be a guy who teams are trying to trade away. I don't see good times for the Knicks this season.

Post #375 » by **nate33** » Thu Jul 2, 2015 12:54 pm

Ruzious wrote:
mhd wrote:Knicks with a good signing: Afflalo for 2 years 16 million, with the 2nd year being a player option.

I dunno - Afflalo was pretty useless last season and always seems to be a guy who teams are trying to trade away. I don't see good times for the Knicks this season.

Agreed. Afflalo was really good a few years ago when he specialized as a 3&D guy. He then tried to expand his game to be a primary scorer and it worked... for about a year. After that, he lost interest in defense and teams figured him out on offense. He suddenly became an inefficient gunner with sub-par defense.

payitforward · Post #376 » by **payitforward** » Thu Jul 2, 2015 1:30 pm

nate33 wrote:That would be the ultimate con by George Karl. Get hired for millions and then deliberately and unnecessarily piss off your franchise player just 30 games later so that you get fired and keep the millions of dollars.

Nice work if you can get (i.e. avoid) it!

payitforward · Post #377 » by **payitforward** » Thu Jul 2, 2015 1:32 pm

LyricalRico wrote:Congrats to Aminu on going from the vet min last year to getting 4 years, $30M from a desperate Portland team. Talk about right place, right time.

Also, looks like Dragic gave Miami a discount so they can keep Wade.

Aminu is a very effective player -- I think that's a bargain for him. Portland has done very well here IMO.

payitforward · Post #378 » by **payitforward** » Thu Jul 2, 2015 1:38 pm

Jae Crowder and Draymond Green signed long term.

Thanks heavens we didn't pick either of those guys, huh? 8-)

closg00 · Post #379 » by **closg00** » Thu Jul 2, 2015 2:49 pm

I wonder if the Clippers re-sign Doc Rivers son Austin?

Post #380 » by **LyricalRico** » Thu Jul 2, 2015 2:59 pm

Wow, Sacto pays the premium of a recent lottery pick (Stauskas) and a future pick (plus additional pick swaps) so they can dump salary to go after guys like...Monta Ellis and Rajon Rondo? Yikes!

Props to Philly for pulling that off. If we strike out on all the other bigs and go after a wing instead, I'd offer Webster+2nd for Thompson. Similar amount of guarantees for 2016, but fills a need for us and gives Philly another future pick.