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believe thats the min for him, so they still have the full room exception which can be used to sign some lingering FA or even trade into
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believe thats the min for him, so they still have the full room exception which can be used to sign some lingering FA or even trade into
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Are we done then?
more or less
we can pencil in Ingram as taking a 2-way deal. with Bouyea that makes 2, leaving open the last 2-way spot.
otherwise, barring a trade, it does seem like we are done. not making use of the room exception at all just feels bad tbh. the other important roster decisions are the 4th year options for Sochan/Branham/Wesley. Sochan's getting picked up is a given... but Branhan/Wesley options next year combine to about 9.5mil. thats a pretty hefty amount of space to lock into 2 guys with no obvious futures. i would be pretty surprised if Wesley's option is picked up. while i dont think Branham has earned his 4th year option, Pop really seems to like him
Guess we're pullin outta the Markkanen sweepstakes.
Looks like he's headed to Warriors
No. We will use Keldon and Collins (plus picks) to land Lauri. Then use the Room Exception to sign a shooter.
we were going to have to send out salary to match in a lauri trade anyway, so not having a roster spot isnt whats getting in the way. its the price Utah wants.
I was interested in getting Gary Trent Jr. for a season if he was willing to sign for a season only, or do you guys think he wouldn't have fit? I wonder what amount he signed for?
The only way Lauri goes to Warriors is that Lauri has no basket ambition and prefers San Francisco life style. In this case, we don't want him anyway.
If he has ambition al all, (which I do believe he has), he would tell Warriors and Jazz that he will only extend with Spurs. In this case, Warriors will offer no more than 2 FRPs for a one-year rental. Spurs already offered 3 to 4 (I believe). So, eventually, before season starts, Jazz will accept Spur's offer.
Be patient guys. He is coming! We will be a top 4 team in the west. Then anything can happen in the playoffs.
wouldnt surprise me if Duke rounds out the 2-way guys along with Bouyea and Ingram
with these 1 year deals, next offseason looks like its going to be rocky. CP3, Tre Jones, Mamu, Bassey all expire. Sidy's deal is entirely non-guaranteed next year. have to believe that at least one of Wesley/Branham will have their options declined.
will have at least 2 more first round picks, and a ton of cap space
Not necessarily, but 90% most likely.
That decision has to be made by October 31 at the latest, so we'll know that in a few months at most.
There's just way too many players stuffing the roster who are pretty marginal. It costs to get off most of them too soon. A lot will clear next summer, but yeah, the questions of filling the spots better are severe.
This summer has proven how valuable cap space is right now. Big expensive teams are still shaking things out with the CBA and bargains can be squeezed out. May be another team or two whose future can be mortgaged to the SAS to save their present while picking up a player here or there.
But I think the 2025-2026 starters are more or less set. Pending changes, Wemby, Sochan, Harrison, Vassell, Castle, which is how we likely end this season. Creating lasting depth is the thing.
yeah, thats gonna be after camp/preseason and even start of the reg season. hopefully they have enough of a picture of what these guys are showing by then. if its just more of the same... i'd decline both.
So we gave up the #8 pick for nothing….
I can’t see Paul being a part of the second unit, at least to start the season.
You also have to play Tre Jones too and he would be unlikely to share minutes with Paul in the backcourt for regular/long stretches.
i think mr body assumes Paul is the starter to begin the season and Castle is the starter to end the season
Mr. Body was referring not to this coming season, but next season.
To which I say... I ing hope not. Harrison Barnes is a bottom tier starting 3 in this league and at a MINIMUM I'd hope we could upgrade that position going into Wemby Year 3 (and I'm not quite ready to assume he's starting this year).
Also, Sochan will have to make a leap this year to stay a starter in Wemby Year 3, where we should have a solid playoff run as our target.
That may very well be the case. What happens to Tre J though as a result?
I hope all positions aren’t set in stone prior to training camp though. I can see a starting five of:
Paul, Castle, Vassell, Barnes and Wemby.
Then you bring in Keldon, Tre and Sochan about 50 -60% through the quarter - followed by Zach and Branham/Champ (whoever wins the designated “shooter” spot) about 80% through first quarter.
Ahh…well spotted. Thanks. Apologies to Mr. Body.
Barnes and Sochan splitting time at the 4 (regardless of who starts) makes a lot more sense than forcing some other non-PF to play PF and some other SF to play another position like SG. It's not like Barnes is some stud who is a lock to start anyway.
Paul/Tre/Wesley
Vassell/Castle/Branham
Champ/Keldon/Sidi
Sochan/Barnes/Mamu
Wemby/Collins/Bassey
With Castle playing a lot of the PG in his minutes.
With luck we'll draft a great wing next time and there's our starter. Trading for someone is a possibility, lots of things can change.
I was really hoping Champagnie wouldn't start anymore. He would be a solid contributor off the bench but he's like Bonner as a starter.
I don't think he'll start at all. We'll probably see Barnes and Sochan as the wings/pfs.
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