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Post#2201 » by chrbal » Wed Nov 18, 2020 11:06 pm

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Snakebites wrote:Yeah, I’m sure Weaver will be all over that.

Looks like Al Horford is going to OKC for Green. The Thunder are also getting a first rounder and a second. No detail on what picks are involved.

Is an interesting indicator of what “buying picks” by taking on bad contracts will cost (since many of of hope we’ll do that), though Green does also have some use as a player in Philly.


Maybe they didn’t have enough 1sts that far away?

Lightly protected 1st in like 2025 and 34 this year. Works for the sixers, thunder add more picks while probably moving on from Adams

That’s a discouragingly high price for a first rounder that’s years away and an early second, TBH.

Maybe Horford is considered redeemable so his value is less negative?
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Post#2202 » by thesack12 » Wed Nov 18, 2020 11:32 pm

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chrbal wrote:
Snakebites wrote:Yeah, I’m sure Weaver will be all over that.

Looks like Al Horford is going to OKC for Green. The Thunder are also getting a first rounder and a second. No detail on what picks are involved.

Is an interesting indicator of what “buying picks” by taking on bad contracts will cost (since many of of hope we’ll do that), though Green does also have some use as a player in Philly.


Lightly protected 1st in like 2025 and 34 this year. Works for the sixers, thunder add more picks while probably moving on from Adams

That’s a discouragingly high price for a first rounder that’s years away and an early second, TBH.

Maybe Horford is considered redeemable so his value is less negative?


OKC might have preferred the pick to be that far out. Philly's 1sts don't project to be all that attractive for the next few years. All of Embiid/Simmons/Harris contracts run out before 2025. So they could be in rebuild mode by that point. Also "lightly protected" could be as loose as only top 1 protected, who knows.
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Re: Around the League 

Post#2203 » by BJK1 » Wed Nov 18, 2020 11:42 pm

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Uh oh.
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Post#2204 » by thesack12 » Wed Nov 18, 2020 11:43 pm

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Uh oh.


Uh oh, indeed.

Very well could effect their strategy tonight.
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Re: Around the League 

Post#2205 » by BJK1 » Wed Nov 18, 2020 11:45 pm

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Uh oh.


Uh oh, indeed.

Very well could effect their strategy tonight.


Per Woj, this injury involves his right leg. His previous injury was his left ACL.
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Re: Around the League 

Post#2206 » by thesack12 » Wed Nov 18, 2020 11:49 pm

BJK1 wrote:
thesack12 wrote:
BJK1 wrote:
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Uh oh.


Uh oh, indeed.

Very well could effect their strategy tonight.


Per Woj, this injury involves his right leg. His previous injury was his left ACL.


Yeah, that's encouraging. But if he's projected to miss a lot more additonal time, they could use the draft more for the future than the present. Or prioritize some salary relief in a trade back from 2.

That said, none of their core is exactly young so they probably look more towards the present.
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Post#2207 » by flow » Sat Nov 21, 2020 7:10 pm

Nice to see DJ Augustin get out of Orlando and sign with a contending team. (Milwaukee, 3 yrs, $21 mil). He's been so solid over the years. Hard to imagine that some actually thought RJ was the better player.
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Post#2208 » by vege » Tue Nov 24, 2020 1:39 pm

flow wrote:Nice to see DJ Augustin get out of Orlando and sign with a contending team. (Milwaukee, 3 yrs, $21 mil). He's been so solid over the years. Hard to imagine that some actually thought RJ was the better player.


His defense was atrocious when he was playinng for us, I imagine it still is.
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Post#2209 » by BJK1 » Wed Nov 25, 2020 5:51 am

Wow, you’re allowed to take this approach in a rebuild? I guess there’s finally a grown up running things in NY:

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/knicks-feel-less-inclined-trade-045856373.html
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Post#2210 » by MotownMadness » Wed Nov 25, 2020 11:48 pm

Whiteside to the Kings for the vet min. Wonder what Drummond gets next year.
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Post#2211 » by jakebernat » Thu Nov 26, 2020 12:05 am

MotownMadness wrote:Whiteside to the Kings for the vet min. Wonder what Drummond gets next year.


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Re: Around the League 

Post#2212 » by BJK1 » Sun Nov 29, 2020 12:02 am

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Re: Around the League 

Post#2213 » by Uncle Mxy » Sun Nov 29, 2020 4:04 am

MotownMadness wrote:Whiteside to the Kings for the vet min. Wonder what Drummond gets next year.

We know what Drummond gets this year -- Maker being an inadequate backup again. LOL@Cavs

Whiteside signing for the minimum and we're paying Plumlee how much...?
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Post#2214 » by 440BB » Wed Dec 2, 2020 9:07 pm

Reggie Jackson was brought back by the Clippers, one year at the league minimum salary.
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Re: Around the League 

Post#2215 » by BJK1 » Thu Dec 3, 2020 1:10 am

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Re: Around the League 

Post#2216 » by Invictus88 » Fri Dec 4, 2020 1:14 am

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So I don't remember where I heard it (maybe Locked on NBA podcast?) but someone predicted this deal with the motivation on Houston's side. The theory was that Tillman Fertitta (owner of the Rockets) has been hit hard business-wise due to covid and acquiring Wall with the intention of not playing him this year would save him $41 million. If Wall doesn't play then they can file an insurance claim for the entire salary.

So any bets on whether Wall sees the floor at all this year? :D
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Post#2217 » by Invictus88 » Fri Dec 4, 2020 1:16 am

Uncle Mxy wrote:
MotownMadness wrote:Whiteside to the Kings for the vet min. Wonder what Drummond gets next year.

We know what Drummond gets this year -- Maker being an inadequate backup again. LOL@Cavs

Whiteside signing for the minimum and we're paying Plumlee how much...?


Yeah... where are all the folks who claimed that we should retain Drummond or pay him 25 million per now?
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Re: Around the League 

Post#2218 » by vege » Tue Dec 8, 2020 2:33 pm

Invictus88 wrote:
Uncle Mxy wrote:
MotownMadness wrote:Whiteside to the Kings for the vet min. Wonder what Drummond gets next year.

We know what Drummond gets this year -- Maker being an inadequate backup again. LOL@Cavs

Whiteside signing for the minimum and we're paying Plumlee how much...?


Yeah... where are all the folks who claimed that we should retain Drummond or pay him 25 million per now?


I would rather pay Drummond for 1 year than Plumlee for 3 Dedmon and Zhaire for 5 to no play and McGruder for a year.
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Re: Around the League 

Post#2219 » by Invictus88 » Tue Dec 8, 2020 3:00 pm

vege wrote:
Invictus88 wrote:
Uncle Mxy wrote:We know what Drummond gets this year -- Maker being an inadequate backup again. LOL@Cavs

Whiteside signing for the minimum and we're paying Plumlee how much...?


Yeah... where are all the folks who claimed that we should retain Drummond or pay him 25 million per now?


I would rather pay Drummond for 1 year than Plumlee for 3 Dedmon and Zhaire for 5 to no play and McGruder for a year.


I guess I'd rather have a root canal than have my leg amputated? But neither are good choices and both you would hope to avoid except in the most dire if circumstances.
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Post#2220 » by 440BB » Tue Dec 8, 2020 6:38 pm

Paying Drummond this season after he opted in would undermine building a winning culture for another year or more. No more entitled players moping like a high schooler for me, thanks.
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