Welcome to Charlotte: Brad Wanamaker?

Post #41 » by **yosemiteben** » Fri Mar 26, 2021 1:47 am

Swedd do you realize he cost more to GSW than his salary costs us? That was JDR's point.

Post #42 » by **luciano-davidwesley** » Fri Mar 26, 2021 2:27 am

Mitch Kupchak is out of his depth in the trade market. He has little to no creativity in making trades.

This isn't a horrendous move. And don't get me wrong I'm very glad he didn't try to sign a Vucevic type and mortgage the future.

It's just that this is a nothing move and I don't appreciate our FO doing other FO's favours with nothing being given back to us as a thank you. Wannamaker is a below average backup PG and we are saving the Warriors luxury tax money and limiting our own ability and flexibility to sign a player that might come up.

It's the most Kupchak move ever. Yawn

Post #43 » by **luciano-davidwesley** » Fri Mar 26, 2021 2:33 am

https://www.nba.com/news/report-warriors-trade-brad-wanamaker-to-hornets

"The two teams exchanged heavily protected future second round picks"

So yes it was for nothing but fake picks. I guess GS's might have a small chance of conveying for a 57th overall pick. Yay

Rays Pompadour · Post #44 » by **Rays Pompadour** » Fri Mar 26, 2021 3:08 am

It would definitely be more fun to "kick the tires" when you're at least half-way serious about buying the car.

I guess Kupchak likes his Camry. It's not a chick magnet, for sure. Let's at least stipulate that fact right off. And you won't go off-roading with it, either. Not enough under the hood. But it'll get you from A to B without a fuss and that's more Mitch's style.

Post #45 » by **JDR720** » Fri Mar 26, 2021 3:35 am

Read on Twitter

BlackOutBuzz · Post #46 » by **BlackOutBuzz** » Fri Mar 26, 2021 3:35 am

Per the Hornets release it's Wanamaker, cash, Toronto's top 54 protected 2nd in 2022 for our top 55 protected 2nd in 2025.

Doesn't sound like the type of assets you take then cut the guy, but I'd guess GSW is effectively paying his salary and there's at least a small chance of getting a 2nd out of it.

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Post #47 » by **Diop** » Fri Mar 26, 2021 5:25 am

Cho was good at these little bargain bin trades.

I probably would have preferred Napier, but what evs

Post #48 » by **yosemiteben** » Fri Mar 26, 2021 11:57 am

Read on Twitter

So we made this trade knowing we were still going to chase bigs. Just very odd.

Soul Rebel · Post #49 » by **Soul Rebel** » Fri Mar 26, 2021 2:58 pm

SWedd523 wrote:
Soul Rebel wrote:
SWedd523 wrote:Main PG goes down for rest of year

Brings in vet stopgap PG for little to nothing to help plug that hole

People baffled by move?

A contending playoff team is trotting out a center combo of Zeller/Biyombo
Centers are available but contending team does not plug hole
People baffled by move

Oh.... oh you thought the Hornets without Lamelo are a playoff contender? Yeah, I guess that's where we're a little split.

Besides... I wasn't aware that this deal would've precluded a separate deal for another big. Wild world we live in.

I think we are still a contender without LaMelo. Perhaps not a 4/5 seed, but maybe now in the 7/8 conversation. I don't doubt that we could still bring in a big via a buyout, but I would've preferred we had been able to acquire maybe Gafford or Theis. For all I know we were in those conversations and couldn't get a deal worked out for either....not sure.

I was just flippin' the narrative on you for fun, while mired in disappointment that we didn't add a center yesterday. Though our PG went down, our backcourt has been cluttered all year, while our center position has been less-than-mediocre. I also feel like we are heading towards another Kemba situation where we are holding onto guard assets that are about to expire and watch them walk with no compensation. Adding another body to our backcourt was not the move I expected.

Happy that we didn't make an over-aggressive move like the one for Vuc or Gordon.

Snidely FC · Post #50 » by **Snidely FC** » Fri Mar 26, 2021 3:04 pm

I am not baffled by this move so much as stultified by its blahness. Announcing the purchase of Brad Wanamaker on trade deadline day is like telling me as a fan, "here, I got you an old sock with a hole in it, enjoy..."

Post #51 » by **yosemiteben** » Fri Mar 26, 2021 3:31 pm

Read on Twitter

So, we traded for a guy that is only borderline rosterable to fill our only open roster spot, but we're not concerned about finding a roster spot for a buyout big we still want.

Chapelchilla · Post #52 » by **Chapelchilla** » Fri Mar 26, 2021 3:37 pm

yosemiteben wrote:

Read on Twitter

Read on Twitter

So, we traded for a guy that is only borderline rosterable to fill our only open roster spot, but we're not concerned about finding a roster spot for a buyout big we still want.

If we were to get LMA or Drummond I think Brad's or a Martins stay would be very short. He was just a cash grab

DY_nasty · Post #53 » by **DY_nasty** » Fri Mar 26, 2021 3:38 pm

if drummond happens i'm not gonna lose much sleep over anyone at the end of our bench

JackPhillie · Post #54 » by **JackPhillie** » Fri Mar 26, 2021 4:37 pm

I guess consensus is that this is really just a boring conservative mid-season move from a guy who is boring and conservative mid season. Really doesn’t bother me since I didn’t expect anything anyway. Didn’t they basically just pay us to take the guy?

James Gatz · Post #55 » by **James Gatz** » Fri Mar 26, 2021 5:14 pm

JackPhillie wrote:I guess consensus is that this is really just a boring conservative mid-season move from a guy who is boring and conservative mid season. Really doesn’t bother me since I didn’t expect anything anyway. Didn’t they basically just pay us to take the guy?

Yeah, almost certainly MJ got $ to take on Wannamaker and we got a break in case of emergency 3rd string PG. It's a pretty meh move. I wish we could have gotten a real 2nd but as we know MJ values his bank account more than 2nds.

Rays Pompadour · Post #56 » by **Rays Pompadour** » Sat Mar 27, 2021 2:43 pm

This whole move was a shrug. The Hornets added a bench point guard for free (Warriors paid the salary) and won't cost anything to waive if the club adds a buyout big. Warriors benefitted from not having to pay the tax on top of Wanamaker's salary, at the cost of his actual salary.

At worst, Wanamaker takes minutes from a younger player. At best, Golden State owes Kupchak a solid. But overall...shrug.

Post #57 » by **yosemiteben** » Mon Apr 12, 2021 1:02 pm

Read on Twitter

The anti-Graham

Chapelchilla · Post #58 » by **Chapelchilla** » Mon Apr 12, 2021 7:20 pm

yosemiteben wrote:

Read on Twitter

The anti-Graham

He has been entirely decent free addition, not bad Kupchak.

wilson115 · Post #59 » by **wilson115** » Tue Apr 13, 2021 12:32 am

Chapelchilla wrote:
yosemiteben wrote:

Read on Twitter

The anti-Graham

He has been entirely decent free addition, not bad Kupchak.

Did it ever come out if Terry and Gordon had something to do with it?

Braggins · Post #60 » by **Braggins** » Tue Apr 13, 2021 1:16 am

He was very serviceable last season in Boston. His terrible numbers in Golden State this year might have something to do with them basically having a clogged toilet offense that only functions because Curry is individually unguardable.