We also don't have to actually use our SRPs on draft night. Useful NBA players can be had with SRPs (I threw out Marvin Bagley in the trade ideas thread). That is also a perfectly good use of picks. I just don't want to see any more cash considerations/Juan Nunez bullshit.
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Wemby doesn't need anyone to lean on to help him get a championship. He's going to get his championship as the main man as long as he stays healthy.
yeah i have no idea what that was
I don't think it'd be reducing his role as much as it would be adjusting it. Having him be a point forward wouldn't reduce his usage rate. He'd still heavily involved.
the Lillard trade was dumb. They should've just kept Holiday, who right now on the Blazers is still a productive player while Dame is out with a torn ACL. They would still have their picks and could add the right wings to that team and contend every year. Instead they traded for Dame and fucked themselves over. Their defense went to shit immediately after Jrue was shipped out.
Giannis needs a stretch 5 next to him, which are hard to come by. That's why NY should keep KAT, but it's hard due to salary. ATL got Porzingis so he'd fit there. Toronto would have to start Mamu. He wouldn't work in Houston cause Sengun doesn't play outside. Also doesn't work on the Lakers with Ayton. Technically teams should try to trade for Giannis and Turner, but Turner can't be traded right now because he just signed his deal. Maybe that's possible around the deadline.
they also have 3 potential lottery picks in this upcoming draftMIL should ask for both. However, this would have to be an offseason thing, wouldn't it? Same boat as Paolo, they are poison pilled because their extensions haven't kicked in.
But should the Thunder do that? Of course not. The Thunder have a good chance of setting the NBA record for wins this year. They are defending champs with a young core. They have high picks still incoming... and don't forget they have Sorber who will eventually add depth. Will Topic recover from ball cancer? If he does... there is more high level depth. They have guys like Queso who they should probably S&T this summer or next to reload the pick pantry. Same with Jaylin Williams, but he's cost controlled for awhile.
Wiggins, Joe and Ajay are other guys who they can and should probably flip to refill the pick pantry at some point as well once they near the end of their deals.
They just got a free gift of Jalen Williams missing enough games to lock him into the 25% max instead of the 30% max. Caruso is on a pretty manageable extension... iHart they should probably flip this summer while they can, and it will be easy to do if Sorber's recovery is on track.
It cannot be overstated how either by luck, genius or a combination of both, Sam Presti has set this team up for sustained success as well as imaginable in this era of Cap Economics.
Some folks were talking about how they'd be forced to shed talent, but they really aren't. They are built around 3 guys, and they have perfectly set things up to continually reload around them. And they have used SRPs to actually add real players, and not just punt them into outer space. Hopefully Wright is paying attention on that front.
Dammit its so frustrating
What are the other picks apart from the Clippers one?they also have 3 potential lottery picks in this upcoming draft
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PG forced his way out of Indy. Are you seeing the pattern here?
So what if he forced his way out? Basically the entire league wanted PG when that trade happened. It's not like he said he wants to go to OKC and nowhere else.
I'd say out of the teams that will surely throw their best offer at the Bucks, Ware/Herro, 2 FRPs and 4 swaps will probably be the best one. With a couple other players for salary matching purposes.
What a sad offer if so. Those swaps are probably useless.
Agree but all it takes is for one team to go all in. Teams, probably even the Spurs, are all posturing now. But what happens when the Nets say, screw it, here’s our whole cupboard of assets? You know the Nets are thinking it.
Whether Presti is the smartest GM in the league, or just the luckiest, it still makes him among the best.
