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probably but both of those guys only have 1 year left on their deals and with Flagg coming in they need to get rid of both. If they hit free agency next year we could sign them.
I'm going to be very interested in Chet's extension this summer. Everyone just assumes the Thunder will rookie max him, but I don't see it. He's missed half of his career games and he's essentially a role player. I think 5/175 for Chet sounds about right.
probably but both of those guys only have 1 year left on their deals and with Flagg coming in they need to get rid of both. If they hit free agency next year we could sign them.
i dont think chet has played himself into a max extension. the injuries suck, but he didnt make any sort of leap in year 2, and also got hurt again.
OKC also doesnt use him as more than a role player
Mavs rotation right now:
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Christie/Martin/Hardy
Flagg/Klay/Marshall
AD/Washington/Powell
Gafford/Lively
Kyrie is done, Klay can't play guard anymore, Martin also spent most of his career at SF and Christie/Hardy aren't ballhandlers.
They need two point guards, not one. And another ballhandler if Flagg can't create.
If AD/Flagg is their duo for the next three years, Washington is surely gone. Why would he stay there to be a bench player that's never going to close the games out?
Yup. They'll most likely keep Lively as the C. AD can play PF next to him, but Flagg plays the 4 which slides AD to the 5. That's a good rotation for them, but makes Washington and Gafford useless. Both guys are only 26 and PJ is an OKC killer. He's probably at the top of my list as PF role player options, because he's a way better defender than a John Collins for example. Offseason, trade deadline or free agency next year. The Spurs need to find a way to add one of those PFs rather sooner than later.
I’m actually thinking that OKC is about to get a steal on Chet’s contract. Bc it makes zero sense to not have him as your number two guy. Instead they put their eggs in Williams basket bc he can score 20 points a game. Once Chet puts in some muscle and gets a little more seasoning, I fully expect him to be a unicorn type player with a jumper and defense and passing. Kinda like Pau was on the Lakers (but not as much post ups).
Mavs aren’t trading with spurs. This isn’t fantasy sports
Just like Milwaukee doesn't trade with Boston, but somehow Jrue Holiday still ended up on the Celtics...
Oklahoma strength is definitely its guards, but I thought they had a sort of problem with rebounding, or at least until they got Hartenstein. It may still be a problem.
For us, we have to get a great fit at the 4 to fill in the deficiencies.
how soon do you forget about the reggie bullock blockbuster
Doesn’t mean someone else won’t create a team around him. His UFA season is. 2026, when everyone has money. He could force the issue, or a change of scenery.
He'd be a RFA in the summer of 2026
‘When everyone has money’.
oh for sure. i do think he's being underutilized, though his unavailability hasnt done him any favors. he had a great rookie year but hasnt seemingly added anything to it. i think his value on the open market may be higher than it is for OKC...
Does everyone having money suddenly transform him into a UFA?
Nope. My bad. Thought you were nitpicking the year.
5 guards? Okc is wilding!
The game today is showing why having 3 good ball handlers (4 if you count Wemby ) to make solid reads and feed the post! Dylan’s the move.
a white boy athlete who dominates based on athletic ability. Doncic and Bird did it with court sense and feel fore the game. Both are below average athletes. Flagg doesnt have the court sense like Doncic or Bird. Not even close. If Flagg is Superstar successful he would be a new prototype similar to Wemby. Something never seen before.
Only because he’s white. I mean,he’s basically Jason Tatum, minus the tan. He not a new type, just a new shade of an existing one.
Actually JT a good example. Heck Tatum is half white anyway. I dont thing Flagg has the wiggle drive JT does. JT slightly more quick twitch and can hit the three on the move or step back. Flagg can develop that i guess but havent seen it so far. Three huge games he lost in college- two he fell down trying to drive and in the finals he takes a fadeaway because he was scared he would fall again. This isnt sour grapes because we got the 2 pick but I just think Harper is more of a cant miss than Flagg at this point. Harper's game is SGA, Harden , Cade all in one. His shot will improve. White boy who has quick twitch moves (rare havent seen).
What do you mean Tatum is half white? His father is black as he coached the NBL team in Australia that won the Championship last season.
Wow! This 5 guard is wild…
OKC might be the team that can repeat since 2018.
Youngest team in the league. Best warchest for draft picks. Light years ahead of everyone with the 5 guards death lineups
Caruso instead of Giddey seems like a huge improvement for the iden y they have formed with defense. It seems like they SGA as the head of the snake and then tons of 3/D players.
I don't see the Spurs following that model. We could project to have more of an offensive iden y, for now at least. Obviously, Victor is the glue for our defense and we have other potentially good defenders, but I see the team going for an iden y of sharing the ball and dynamic movement. Probably have to just to share the ball with so many ball dominant players. Someone will eventually need to embrace the Manu 6th man role to hit our absolute ceiling. In short, I see the Spurs seeking well rounded role players with BBIQ. Better versions of Mamu, basically.
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