Around the NBA V: Live and Let Die

AirP. · Post #2141 » by **AirP.** » Wed Jul 2, 2025 8:47 pm

vvoland · Post #2142 » by **vvoland** » Wed Jul 2, 2025 8:59 pm

I wonder if dinwiddie went for the vet min.

AirP. · Post #2143 » by **AirP.** » Wed Jul 2, 2025 9:20 pm

Will Indiana finally get Ayton? They're the ones who gave him his last big contract in RFA that Phoenix matched and Portland just bought him out of.

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wco81 · Post #2144 » by **wco81** » Wed Jul 2, 2025 10:59 pm

Ayton signed with the Lakers, 2 years $16-17 million with a second year a PO.

watch1958 · Post #2145 » by **watch1958** » Wed Jul 2, 2025 11:04 pm

wco81 wrote:Ayton signed with the Lakers, 2 years $16-17 million with a second year a PO.

Was Indy looking at Horford too? With Turner gone and Ayton to LAL, they have to be concerned about center.

Why did Turner leave a young contender?

wco81 · Post #2146 » by **wco81** » Wed Jul 2, 2025 11:15 pm

watch1958 wrote:
wco81 wrote:Ayton signed with the Lakers, 2 years $16-17 million with a second year a PO.

Was Indy looking at Horford too? With Turner gone and Ayton to LAL, they have to be concerned about center.

Why did Turner leave a young contender?

Cuz Indy was trying to lowball him, so that his salary didn't put them over the luxury tax level.

superunknown · Post #2147 » by **superunknown** » Thu Jul 3, 2025 2:23 am

wco81 wrote:Ayton signed with the Lakers, 2 years $16-17 million with a second year a PO.

who would have thunk it?

watch1958 · Post #2148 » by **watch1958** » Thu Jul 3, 2025 3:11 am

superunknown wrote:
wco81 wrote:Ayton signed with the Lakers, 2 years $16-17 million with a second year a PO.

who would have thunk it?

I wonder how low ball Indy was.

ChuckDurn · Post #2149 » by **ChuckDurn** » Thu Jul 3, 2025 4:23 am

watch1958 wrote:
superunknown wrote:
wco81 wrote:Ayton signed with the Lakers, 2 years $16-17 million with a second year a PO.

who would have thunk it?
I wonder how low ball Indy was.

Sounds like they were capping it at 3 years (he got a 4-year deal from Milwaukee) with an average of $22 or $23M / year.

(Basically got 4 years at $26.5/year average from Milwaukee.)

whatisacenter · Post #2150 » by **whatisacenter** » Mon Jul 7, 2025 2:50 pm

Heat got Norm for a bag of peanuts...

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Onus · Post #2151 » by **Onus** » Mon Jul 7, 2025 3:15 pm

whatisacenter wrote:Heat got Norm for a bag of peanuts...

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Apparently he's looking for a 30-40M extension next year. Yikes ... I don't think he's going to get that, going to be a long off season for him

Crazy-Canuck · Post #2152 » by **Crazy-Canuck** » Mon Jul 7, 2025 3:19 pm

Onus wrote:
whatisacenter wrote:Heat got Norm for a bag of peanuts...

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Apparently he's looking for a 30-40M extension next year. Yikes ... I don't think he's going to get that, going to be a long off season for him

1 way scorers are expendable, they just don't hold value anymore. The days of ppg determining $$$$$ is done.

cpower · Post #2153 » by **cpower** » Mon Jul 7, 2025 3:22 pm

i think we have a chance to get Powell via SnT of JK?

Old_Blue · Post #2154 » by **Old_Blue** » Mon Jul 7, 2025 6:44 pm

The Clippers must have the inside track on Beal. Why else would they trade Powell for Collins?

Crazy-Canuck · Post #2155 » by **Crazy-Canuck** » Tue Jul 8, 2025 1:19 am

cpower wrote:i think we have a chance to get Powell via SnT of JK?

None

vvoland · Post #2156 » by **vvoland** » Tue Jul 8, 2025 7:19 pm

In other news, AD just had surgery to reattach a retina? Jebus. Doesn't sound too serious and he's expected back by training camp but still, is there an injury he has not had, yet?

whatisacenter · Post #2157 » by **whatisacenter** » Wed Jul 9, 2025 12:20 am

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Old_Blue · Post #2158 » by **Old_Blue** » Wed Jul 9, 2025 1:17 am

Olynyk to the Spurs doesn't make much sense - unless he was acquired to flip to another team. Olynyk on the Dubs would make a lot of sense - as might Kuminga on the Spurs. If Kuminga ends up with a salary anywhere around what Olynyk is making this year ($13.45 million), then you gotta think there's a good possibility of the two being swapped.

statsman · Post #2159 » by **statsman** » Wed Jul 9, 2025 1:21 am

Old_Blue wrote:Olynyk to the Spurs doesn't make much sense - unless he was acquired to flip to another team. Olynyk on the Dubs would make a lot of sense - as might Kuminga on the Spurs. If Kuminga ends up with a salary anywhere around what Olynyk is making this year ($13.45 million), then you gotta think there's a good possibility of the two being swapped.

That would be perfect. Put Kuminga on the Spurs, the team many have slated for Kerr in the future.

Old_Blue · Post #2160 » by **Old_Blue** » Wed Jul 9, 2025 1:29 am

statsman wrote:
Old_Blue wrote:Olynyk to the Spurs doesn't make much sense - unless he was acquired to flip to another team. Olynyk on the Dubs would make a lot of sense - as might Kuminga on the Spurs. If Kuminga ends up with a salary anywhere around what Olynyk is making this year ($13.45 million), then you gotta think there's a good possibility of the two being swapped.

That would be perfect. Put Kuminga on the Spurs, the team many have slated for Kerr in the future.

If such a deal were to go down, I would see it more as a buy low situation for the Spurs / favor done by Popovich for Kerr. The Spurs would then probably look to trade Kuminga next off-season.