OKC to meet with CP3 & trade him to his preferred destination

levon · Post #21 » by **levon** » Fri Jul 12, 2019 6:31 am

Can the Lakers even match his salary without sending AD, Lebron, or Danny Green out?

Wizenheimer · Post #22 » by **Wizenheimer** » Fri Jul 12, 2019 6:33 am

Nuntius wrote:CP3 may have to come to terms with the possibility of getting bought out.

maybe I'm wrong, but I can't see any team willing to buy out a 3-year/124M contract. And I sure can't see CP walking away from that money. Say he was willing to 'give back' 15M...that's 12%...that would still leave OKC sitting on 3 years of dead salary at 36M/year...ain't happening

JunkYardDog6ix · Post #23 » by **JunkYardDog6ix** » Fri Jul 12, 2019 6:39 am

MJ7 wrote:Miami or Detroit.

Chris Paul and Blake Griffin ending up in Detroit together would be pretty f*cking hilarious

Ryoga Hibiki · Post #24 » by **Ryoga Hibiki** » Fri Jul 12, 2019 6:42 am

I think that the Thunders are not really that bad. It's a team that would be in the 30s that could somehow sneak to the 8s spot if planets align and Paul has a great year.

I would propose this to CP: have a great year, increase your market value and asap we can trade you to a better team.

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MotownMadness · Post #25 » by **MotownMadness** » Fri Jul 12, 2019 6:42 am

JunkYardDog6ix wrote:
MJ7 wrote:Miami or Detroit.

Chris Paul and Blake Griffin ending up in Detroit together would be pretty f*cking hilarious

You shut your filthy mouth :banghead:

mszymko · Post #26 » by **mszymko** » Fri Jul 12, 2019 6:45 am

levon wrote:Can the Lakers even match his salary without sending AD, Lebron, or Danny Green out?

how about Green and KCP for CP3 who agrees to a paycut?

Mulhollanddrive · Post #27 » by **Mulhollanddrive** » Fri Jul 12, 2019 6:49 am

Paul, Miami 2023 for Dragic, Waiters.

Next year they'd have $22 in gained capspace to get a better 1st rounder if they're about pick accumulation.

IgorK · Post #28 » by **IgorK** » Fri Jul 12, 2019 6:50 am

Sulico wrote:
6ixSideSniper wrote:OKC going to own everyone's draft picks.

It sucks having to lose all your stars but if you had to, this is the way to do it.

Agreed. I am very impressed with what they got from blowing up team that were destined for 1st round exit every year. Now it feels like they have future.

I don't understand why people are so high on this "collection of picks". Clips and Rockets picks will likely be late first rounders.

Mulhollanddrive · Post #29 » by **Mulhollanddrive** » Fri Jul 12, 2019 6:52 am

Because Internet prefers to win trades than real games.

It'd be generous if 4 out of those 12 picks were lottery given those teams have Westbrook, Harden, Butler, Leonard, George.

And then if they do leave those teams will compete straight away as they get no benefit of being bad.

JagBoto · Post #30 » by **JagBoto** » Fri Jul 12, 2019 6:53 am

I kinda like the Heat team right now, but I mean Dragic+Waiters+Leonard for CP3 I would be ok.
All are so injure prone, but CP3 just played about the same number of games as Dragic&Waiters combined.

GQ Hot Dog · Post #31 » by **GQ Hot Dog** » Fri Jul 12, 2019 6:54 am

IgorK wrote:
Sulico wrote:
6ixSideSniper wrote:OKC going to own everyone's draft picks.

It sucks having to lose all your stars but if you had to, this is the way to do it.

Agreed. I am very impressed with what they got from blowing up team that were destined for 1st round exit every year. Now it feels like they have future.

I don't understand why people are so high on this "collection of picks". Clips and Rockets picks will likely be late first rounders.

That's what Billy King thought too.

Mulhollanddrive · Post #32 » by **Mulhollanddrive** » Fri Jul 12, 2019 6:57 am

And even in that circumstance Boston is now 7 years in and all they really have is a developing Jayson Tatum.

Ainge has wanted to trade 4 picks for Winslow and 3 picks for Garland.

So 12 pick assets can disappear quickly.

righterwriter · Post #33 » by **righterwriter** » Fri Jul 12, 2019 6:58 am

I'm calling it out here first:

MIA Trades: J.Winslow/Dragic/Olynyk/M.Leonard
OKC Trades: C.Paul and S.Adams

OKC adds a bunch of short term contracts and Winslow as the prized young guy to add to their core.
Miami adds two studs ready to win now.

Miami's starting 5 actually looks pretty decent after this, imo...

Cp3/Waiters/J.Butler/J.Johnson/Adams

Let them go sign Korver, Nene, and Shumpert for depth and I think they'd be the third best team in the East after MIL and PHI.

VancouverRaps · Post #34 » by **VancouverRaps** » Fri Jul 12, 2019 6:59 am

homecourtloss wrote:

lmao

the off-court drama/entertainment in the NBA just destroys the other 3 leagues combined

baldur · Post #35 » by **baldur** » Fri Jul 12, 2019 7:05 am

Ryoga Hibiki wrote:I think that the Thunders are not really that bad. It's a team that would be in the 30s that could somehow sneak to the 8s spot if planets align and Paul has a great year.

I would propose this to CP: have a great year, increase your market value and asap we can trade you to a better team.

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One year later, he'll be no better than this at the age of 36.
OKC must trade him before season starts.

Mulhollanddrive · Post #36 » by **Mulhollanddrive** » Fri Jul 12, 2019 7:07 am

Salary dump him attach a pick.

Then use most of the $160m in cap space in following years to take multiple dumps / picks.

End up with more picks by rotating negative assets
vs
Nothing just keeping the same negative asset

Ryoga Hibiki · Post #37 » by **Ryoga Hibiki** » Fri Jul 12, 2019 7:09 am

baldur wrote:
Ryoga Hibiki wrote:I think that the Thunders are not really that bad. It's a team that would be in the 30s that could somehow sneak to the 8s spot if planets align and Paul has a great year.

I would propose this to CP: have a great year, increase your market value and asap we can trade you to a better team.

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One year later, he'll be no better than this at the age of 36.
OKC must trade him before season starts.

And one year less on his contract.
And he might even be traded this year, if the team starts being successful.
But now he has negative value, you'd just throw assets away trading him now... unless I'm wrong and a good offer (=shorter contracts and no need to add picks) comes.

kobyz · Post #38 » by **kobyz** » Fri Jul 12, 2019 7:13 am

Cp3 and Adams for Wiggins, Teague and Dieng

Mulhollanddrive · Post #39 » by **Mulhollanddrive** » Fri Jul 12, 2019 7:16 am

I don't see the point of exchanging bad contracts if OKC is stripping it all bare.

Paul, Miami 2023 for Dragic, Waiters.

$26m net off the books in 2020
$38m net off the books in 2021
$38m net off the books in 2022
$38m net off the books in 2023

Take a salary dump back in 2020 and regain the first.

Then it's $114m freed up from 2021.

CS707 · Post #40 » by **CS707** » Fri Jul 12, 2019 7:25 am

Nuntius wrote:
macNcheese3 wrote:
Nuntius wrote:It's nice that OKC is willing to accomodate CP3 but I just don't see which team would willingly take on his contract.

I agree, hard to imagine. OKC, still gets a year less with CP3.

CP3 may have to come to terms with the possibility of getting bought out.

Setting aside his involvement with the CBA stuff, this is a guy that wouldn’t take a penny less than a max contract when his team was on the verge of a finals appearance... there’s just no way he’s eating enough salary to make a buyout palatable to OKC.