NBA Free Agency

GoCeltics123 · Post #641 » by **GoCeltics123** » Mon Jul 2, 2018 10:18 pm

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Bohemian · Post #642 » by **Bohemian** » Mon Jul 2, 2018 10:19 pm

It will be Rondo´s 5th team in less than 4 years after spending 9 seasons here.

Homerclease · Post #643 » by **Homerclease** » Mon Jul 2, 2018 10:19 pm

GoCeltics123 wrote:

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Isn’t Reke a RFA? Could be wrong

Tyakack · Post #644 » by **Tyakack** » Mon Jul 2, 2018 10:20 pm

GoCeltics123 wrote:

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Did he spell "Lakers" wrong or....

Brisbane_Celtic · Post #645 » by **Brisbane_Celtic** » Mon Jul 2, 2018 10:20 pm

rickrolled wrote:Is this Laker team better than the Cavs of last season?

Remember the hype after the deadline? And When Isaiah got back there? Before and after the Irving trade and the deadline trade.

Supporting cast 1.0

Wade
Crowder
Isaiah
Green
JR
Kardashian
Love

Supporting cast 2.0

Love
JR
Green
Kardashian
Clarkson
Nance
Hill
Hood

To Lakers Supporting cast 1.0

Lance
JaVale
KCP
Rondo
Hart
Kuzma*
Ingram*
Ball***
Wagner

* ( could be gone in a trade, not necessarily KL )
*** ( definitely gone, maybe waived if no team would touch him or LaVar )

How is that team better than either Cavs Supporting cast last season?

Exactly what i was thinking. I dont see how that is much better. Especially in the tougher conference

Bad-Thoma · Post #646 » by **Bad-Thoma** » Mon Jul 2, 2018 10:20 pm

Homerclease wrote:
Bad-Thoma wrote:
BigTrade92 wrote:Dude, please. Rondo will be on the bench cheering for Lebron just as much as Perk did.

You think Magic is going to allow Rondo, a guy there for one year of depth and nothing more, to suck up minutes that could be given to Lonzo? Not a shot.

You think Magic is paying him 9 million to sit on the bench? He's not wasting Lebron on developing anything but sure thing rookies, whoever out of Rondo and Lonzo is the most productive will play and I've got my money on Rondo.

We paid Tyler Zeller 9 million to ride the bench as salary ballast. Lakers are preserving their cap space for a run at Kawhi in a years time. That said I think Rondo has a good chance to start because Ball just can’t stay healthy

I think Rondo will start because he is a better player but it's a fair enough point on Zeller. Though if DA was trying to build a team around Lebron I don't think he'd be throwing 9 mil at Zeller to warm the bench.

CelticsPride18 · Post #647 » by **CelticsPride18** » Mon Jul 2, 2018 10:21 pm

Offer Randle the MLE.

FlatearthZorro · Post #648 » by **FlatearthZorro** » Mon Jul 2, 2018 10:22 pm

Lakers are spending like Kawhi ain't coming. It's short term deals but at this point unless they trade Deng to a 3rd team or to SAS they'll struggle to get to that 18-19 mil Kawhi salary even without his trade kicker.

Homerclease · Post #649 » by **Homerclease** » Mon Jul 2, 2018 10:23 pm

CelticsPride18 wrote:Offer Randle the MLE.

Pass. Would rather sign Smart for that kind of money.

Ideal scenario is Smart plays for the qualifying offer and we use the rest of the room we have under the luxury tax to sign Jabari Bird to a 2 year deal

DoubleHappiness · Post #650 » by **DoubleHappiness** » Mon Jul 2, 2018 10:23 pm

Gant wrote:Where does Randle end up?

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Also, Randle getting waived is another competitor for Marcus getting his money.

Bohemian · Post #651 » by **Bohemian** » Mon Jul 2, 2018 10:23 pm

So, are the Kings the only team with cap space to sign Smart?

SMTBSI · Post #652 » by **SMTBSI** » Mon Jul 2, 2018 10:24 pm

Homerclease wrote:
Bad-Thoma wrote:
BigTrade92 wrote:Dude, please. Rondo will be on the bench cheering for Lebron just as much as Perk did.

You think Magic is going to allow Rondo, a guy there for one year of depth and nothing more, to suck up minutes that could be given to Lonzo? Not a shot.

You think Magic is paying him 9 million to sit on the bench? He's not wasting Lebron on developing anything but sure thing rookies, whoever out of Rondo and Lonzo is the most productive will play and I've got my money on Rondo.

We paid Tyler Zeller 9 million to ride the bench as salary ballast. Lakers are preserving their cap space for a run at Kawhi in a years time. That said I think Rondo has a good chance to start because Ball just can’t stay healthy

Difference was we were capped out and had no other use for that money, so keeping Zeller as a mid-size salary block for matching purposes was just good business. There was no opportunity cost.

LA had absolutely no need to acquire Rondo for that purpose. If they didn't plan on playing him, there are other things they could have done with that 9mil.

BigTrade92 · Post #653 » by **BigTrade92** » Mon Jul 2, 2018 10:24 pm

Homerclease wrote:
Bad-Thoma wrote:
BigTrade92 wrote:Dude, please. Rondo will be on the bench cheering for Lebron just as much as Perk did.

You think Magic is going to allow Rondo, a guy there for one year of depth and nothing more, to suck up minutes that could be given to Lonzo? Not a shot.

You think Magic is paying him 9 million to sit on the bench? He's not wasting Lebron on developing anything but sure thing rookies, whoever out of Rondo and Lonzo is the most productive will play and I've got my money on Rondo.

We paid Tyler Zeller 9 million to ride the bench as salary ballast. Lakers are preserving their cap space for a run at Kawhi in a years time. That said I think Rondo has a good chance to start because Ball just can’t stay healthy

This times a million.

DoubleHappiness · Post #654 » by **DoubleHappiness** » Mon Jul 2, 2018 10:25 pm

Bohemian wrote:So, are the Kings the only team with cap space to sign Smart?

No. Look at the Bobby Marks tweet about Randle. Same things apply. Pacers could offer him 12-13 and still have their 4.4 MLE if they prized him over Randle

Edit: For Indiana I was looking at a tweet too and forgot they signed Tyreke. The Marks tweet still applies tho.

BigTrade92 · Post #655 » by **BigTrade92** » Mon Jul 2, 2018 10:26 pm

SMTBSI wrote:
Homerclease wrote:
Bad-Thoma wrote:
You think Magic is paying him 9 million to sit on the bench? He's not wasting Lebron on developing anything but sure thing rookies, whoever out of Rondo and Lonzo is the most productive will play and I've got my money on Rondo.

We paid Tyler Zeller 9 million to ride the bench as salary ballast. Lakers are preserving their cap space for a run at Kawhi in a years time. That said I think Rondo has a good chance to start because Ball just can’t stay healthy

Difference was we were capped out and had no other use for that money, so keeping Zeller as a mid-size salary block for matching purposes was just good business. There was no opportunity cost.

LA had absolutely no need to acquire Rondo for that purpose. If they didn't plan on playing him, there are other things they could have done with that 9mil.

Except for the fact that Magic is not a good GM and was gifted into Lebron strictly because of the location of the team and nothing more.

Bohemian · Post #656 » by **Bohemian** » Mon Jul 2, 2018 10:26 pm

DoubleHappiness wrote:
Bohemian wrote:So, are the Kings the only team with cap space to sign Smart?

No. Look at the Bobby Marks tweet about Randle. Same things apply. Pacers could offer him 12-13 and still have their 4.4 MLE if they prized him over Randle

Sorry, I just saw it but couldn´t delete my post in time

Homerclease · Post #657 » by **Homerclease** » Mon Jul 2, 2018 10:26 pm

SMTBSI wrote:
Homerclease wrote:
Bad-Thoma wrote:
You think Magic is paying him 9 million to sit on the bench? He's not wasting Lebron on developing anything but sure thing rookies, whoever out of Rondo and Lonzo is the most productive will play and I've got my money on Rondo.

We paid Tyler Zeller 9 million to ride the bench as salary ballast. Lakers are preserving their cap space for a run at Kawhi in a years time. That said I think Rondo has a good chance to start because Ball just can’t stay healthy

Difference was we were capped out and had no other use for that money, so keeping Zeller as a mid-size salary block for matching purposes was just good business. There was no opportunity cost.

LA had absolutely no need to acquire Rondo for that purpose. If they didn't plan on playing him, there are other things they could have done with that 9mil.

I agree I think he’s a a starter, I don’t think his salary has anything to do with that though.

DoubleHappiness · Post #658 » by **DoubleHappiness** » Mon Jul 2, 2018 10:28 pm

Bohemian wrote:
DoubleHappiness wrote:
Bohemian wrote:So, are the Kings the only team with cap space to sign Smart?

No. Look at the Bobby Marks tweet about Randle. Same things apply. Pacers could offer him 12-13 and still have their 4.4 MLE if they prized him over Randle

Sorry, I just saw it but couldn´t delete my post in time

No problem. I was wrong about Indy and edited my post.

NYCelticsfan136 · Post #659 » by **NYCelticsfan136** » Mon Jul 2, 2018 10:28 pm

Are the lakers signing cousins and Evans as well? When will the money run out?

SMTBSI · Post #660 » by **SMTBSI** » Mon Jul 2, 2018 10:29 pm

BigTrade92 wrote:
SMTBSI wrote:
Homerclease wrote:We paid Tyler Zeller 9 million to ride the bench as salary ballast. Lakers are preserving their cap space for a run at Kawhi in a years time. That said I think Rondo has a good chance to start because Ball just can’t stay healthy

Difference was we were capped out and had no other use for that money, so keeping Zeller as a mid-size salary block for matching purposes was just good business. There was no opportunity cost.

LA had absolutely no need to acquire Rondo for that purpose. If they didn't plan on playing him, there are other things they could have done with that 9mil.

Except for the fact that Magic is not a good GM and was gifted into Lebron strictly because of the location of the team and nothing more.

Not saying Rondo is going to work out.

But I doubt Magic is so bad that he'd give 9mil to someone he had no plans to play, when there are still other uses for that money out there. That's just not credible.