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Still a rip-off, imo.
Still a rip-off, imo.
i've really never wanted melo... i'll take him if he comes with porzingis.
melo and poor can't even make the playoffs.
Heading into this week my hunch is:
- BOS and IND get a deal in place for George, with BOS being very confident they have a good shot at Hayward as a result.
- CLE turns focus toward Carmelo. They tell NYC they have their pick of Love or LMA (assuming SAS stays motivated to sell and are willing to take Love for CLE).
- SAS turns attention to PHX to see if they can offload LaMarcus.
- DEN emerges as favorite to sign Blake as FA and their interest in Love wanes.
cleveland should be hearing out offers for kyrie.
Wow, those are... Well, the only one I think is right is number three.
Actually, a lot of NBA insiders think that first scenario is becoming increasingly likely...Not sure how they get the cap numbers to work though.
Boston has the assets to make it work, Angie just needs to stop being a cheap bas . In fairness, BOS also probably wants to see want happens with Hayward first. It's a bit of a chicken and egg thing.
If that happens, CLE will have to scramble to figure out a Plan B that makes Lebron happy.
If they get PG and Hayward they'd have to dump Horford or Thomas and would still have destroyed their salary structure and I think killed their viability going forward.
I don't blame him one bit. He will have max cap space - they can cut Zeller before 7/2 and pay him nothing and should see what they get with it first. Will then come at any deals from a strong negotiating position - could run it with the FA upgrade and not do a trade, and their assets are all the sudden more valuable because they don't have to dump them.
Should they need two max slots in FA, there will be plenty of suitors for Bradley, Crowder and Smart. Those guys alone should be enough though it does gut their depth.
I think Boston is more than happy to trade Bradly, Crowder, jerebko, and a few picks to match salaries for George. Even with that they have more than enough caproom to sign Hayward this year.
Thomas, incredibly, only makes 6M next year, and should they opt to keep him next summer they'll have full Bird rights to do so. Oh, and they have a ton of future picks left to round out the roster in future years.
For BOS it's all about Angie. When does he turn from asset hoarder to legit team builder?
Stein adds that the team (Nuggets) is also interested in jumping into the sweepstakes for two of this offseason's premier free agents: Blake Griffin and Paul Millsap. Here's more on that, via ESPN:Sources say the Nuggets, meanwhile, have made upgrading at power forward one of their offseason priorities, which is why they covet Love.
Denver, according to sources, also hopes to crash the list of suitors for Los Angeles Clippers unrestricted free agent Blake Griffin and Atlanta Hawks unrestricted free agent Paul Millsap.
Just trade LMA for Bledsoe and be over with LMA and the CP3 sweepstakes all together.
Completely forgot about Milsap. He would be the best fit next to Jokic, honestly. Then Blake. Jokic and Love would be terrible on D.
Banana boat team incoming.
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The best options we're gonna get are probably:Just do this and be over with LMA and CP3 sweepstakes
1. Misfit Musical Chairs: Melo to CLE, Love to SAS, and LMA to NYC. Hope is we can rehab Loves value and flip him down the line.
2. LMA to PHX: probably have to take back Knights deal but might be able to get Bender.
3. LMA to MIA: they'd have an underwhelming offer but they did go after him in 2015. At a minimum we'd need to get back Winslow, Adebayo (who was just drafted), and some future asset.
1 or 3 please. At least Bam can throw it down near the basket and competes on the boards.
I'd take knight if we got bender. He could possibly play well as our #2 PG and build trade value.
I wouldn't mid 3. But no to 1.please no love1 or 3 please. At least Bam can throw it down near the basket and competes on the boards.
How can the cavs afford to sign both of them?
Agree.
CLE in a tough spot: need to make James happy, but they're tax situation is tough. I suspect if they bring in one of those guys they'd also like to see salaries go out too.
If they're bought out, I'd assume they take the minimum or split whatever Cleveland has to offer.
I'd prefer #2 or #3
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