The Official Off-Season NBA Thread

[tay1]

Thunder not being on this list is confusing on many levels

TWolves never having a rim protector over all these years... lol

Wassup with Kat allowing this?

Pat Bev gon grill bruh.

 

[tay1]

ALot of people including myself had WB to CLT as a dream scenario that wasn't gonna happen at the deadline. But with ginger PGs injury problems and Rozier taking the ball out of Lamelo's hands its a possibility.

Anything around Heyward or Rozier is a deal if I'm LA.

**** I'd take Heyward/Plumlee alone. Fills two needs in one. Picks and other compensation in a sidebar.

Hayward too injury prone. I'd rather Rozier, Plumlee and Oubre if possible.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Is rondo a hof’er?

A lil tougher case but it's still a yes based on precedent

His assists and defense gets him in on top of the 2 rings, 4x All-Star, 1x All NBA

4x All Defense
3x Assist Leader
1x Steals Leader

 

[freeze]

It’s bout to go from “third mvp” “#1 seed” “all nba defensive team” “#4 on the way”…

To First round exit and “Steve doesn’t have anything left to prove” lmao

I can see it now

Damn y'all tight. Y'all fear is like warm cookies.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Anything around Heyward or Rozier is a deal if I'm LA.

**** I'd take Heyward/Plumlee alone. Fills two needs in one. Picks and other compensation in a sidebar.

I was gonna say... you should take PJ Washington if the salaries were possible and be on your way

 

[osh kosh bosh]

CC osh kosh bosh

Wayne Gretzky, Michael Jordan, and Lebron James cooking up the worst rosters ever.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

If the Hornets punt on a number of their talented pieces just to salary dump it'd be pretty sad

Seems like there should be more productive ways to navigate this "issue"

 

[osh kosh bosh]

I was a gunna say that Kareem had the self awareness not to try.


but I forgot about his stint as an assistant coach mentoring Jerome James and Michael Olawakandi

 

[amitt5504]

If the Hornets punt on a number of their talented pieces just to salary dump it'd be pretty sad

Seems like there should be more productive ways to navigate this "issue"

Is PJ a 4 or a 5. I could easily see a Hayward+PJ S&T for Russ that can clear space. Then go after Turner ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Is PJ a 4 or a 5. I could easily see a Hayward+PJ S&T for Russ that can clear space. Then go after Turner ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I could see this. Just cuz Hayward has been one of the most cursed players in recent history. I understand how Charlotte would just be done with that contract (although it's only 1 more year than Westbrook's so ehhhh)..

and then you have Bridges v PJ brewing all year... it's kinda clear they have to go with Bridges

But if you have to trade anything more, that's just a poor poor way to manage their talent

 

[tay1]

We not taking Hayward and his injuries.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

He had a lot of these last night lol, but it's the Pistons so I didn't want to spam the thread

 

[addict4sneakers]

Salary relief at the expense of taking the ball out of your young all star PGs hands still doesn’t make sense

 

[tay1]

Salary relief at the expense of taking the ball out of your young all star PGs hands still doesn’t make sense

They tryna tank if there's any truth to it.

 

[getback]

Kiss those 3 points, 4 steals and 2 assists goodbye.

 

[N41D]

They tryna tank if there's any truth to it.

That's the smart thing to do.

They're stuck in no man's land and paying Hayward/Rozier is just gonna keep them there.

Get off that money, be really bad for another year or two, and go get another lottery pick or two to fit around the young guys they have in place.

 

[maxelite]

Salary relief at the expense of taking the ball out of your young all star PGs hands still doesn’t make sense

Lol agree but it's Charlotte, so it's not supposed to make sense

 

[pmatic]

 

[addict4sneakers]

They tryna tank if there's any truth to it.

That still doesn’t make sense. A fringe 10th seed trying to tank? You already got assets you could move without trading for Rust

 

[tay1]

That's the smart thing to do.

They're stuck in no man's land and paying Hayward/Rozier is just gonna keep them there.

Get off that money, be really bad for another year or two, and go get another lottery pick or two to fit around the young guys they have in place.

Yup.

I guess detractors of the idea believe it'll hinder Melo's growth because the ball won't be in his hand primarily.

 

[QU!K]

@Moheezy

 

[tay1]

That still doesn’t make sense. A fringe 10th seed trying to tank? You already got assets you could move without trading for Rust

Are there many suitors for Oubre and Rozier?

Rozier set to make $21 million next season.

 

[N41D]

Yup.

I guess detractors of the idea believe it'll hinder Melo's growth because the ball won't be in his hand primarily.

I don't know that I'd specifically target Russ - but getting off that much money a year from now is never a bad thing given where they're at.

Perennial play-in contention is the worst possible place to be and that's all they're gonna be as constructed.

 

[addict4sneakers]

Philly going to have to go from aggressive press coverage and play some more cover 2

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