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Should hit up Joe Dumars down in the bayou tbh
Posted earlier but sounds like the C's are trying to move Simons so that they can retain both Horford and Kornet. Whether they can find someone to take on his contract is another story, but I wouldn't be surprised if he's moved for that reason as he plays no defense and therefor doesn't fit into Boston's rotation.
Should hit up Joe Dumars down in the bayou tbh
Can’t believe he’s still playing 15 years later after we had him.
Good to hear the Spurs interest in Kornet. Hes my number 1 option as backup C, elite rim protection defensive metrics. I think the Celtics retain him though. Spurs may need to use big chunk of the MLE to get him.
BroLo would be my second option. Has regressed defensively a bit the last couple years but can still provide some rim protection and spaces the floor. I think the Warriors can offer him a starting role though. Not sure about the Lakers fit unless it’s as a backup to a rim running C like Gafford or Claxton via trade.
Capela is my third option.
Portis fourth.
I was about to say I still remember how excited spurstalk got about Temple back in 2009 lol that team was so old and unathletic any youth or athleticism was just shocking to see.
Jones for Jones
Thunder sent out five future SRPs to acquire Jones last year, now use a SRP to get rid of him.
Interesting OKC gave up on last years FRP already. Suppose that’s what happens when you have so many picks and limited roster spots.
The kicker is that the Wizards were the ones to originally draft Jones before shipping him out. That, and WAS hired a long time OKC FO guy as their GM in 2023. Definitely some familiarity there.
Bobby Marks free agency piece today makes mention of the possibility (just his opinion) of Brooklyn signing Santi Aldama to a 2/$40M offer sheet. Even though Brooklyn is in tank mode, Santi is probably young enough that that move makes some sense, but I think Brooklyn will use their space to take on one or two bad contracts with draft picks rather than going for players who will help them win.
Both good points (and would have been a valid case for drafting a C), and largely I think it really doesn't matter which one we truly "prioritize" because we should have the flexibility to significantly address both. We don't have to sacrifice one for the other.
For example, if we want Santi, then we can get him (assuming the reports about MEM wanting to sign and trade him are true, and assuming Santi wants to come here) - and we can also offer Kornet as much of the MLE as it takes to bring him here. Then you bring back Bassey if the staff isn't ready to give up on that project, some other young C, or someone like Bizmack for that emergency depth. That would still leave us with at least one roster spot (because someone would have to go out to bring Santi in the aforementioned S&T) to bring back someone like Mamu.
I think you made great points about which is the larger priority (especially that Wemby is likely to miss some games, so this isn't just a 15 mpg guy we need at C, it's someone who can start a handful of games as well), but at the end of the day... it doesn't really matter. Both are priorities and we aren't in a position where we have to address one at the expense of the other. We should take care of both. If the Spurs like Santi, then they can get a "long term" (in NBA contract context) solution... if they don't, and they prefer to maintain flexibility going forward at looking at the PF position, then someone like Collins (on an expiring) or Yabu (relatively cheap) might make more sense. The Spurs have the flexibility to go either direction and I hope they do, but that's based on my personal preference of how they should address the situation. They very well may have a preference towards forcing smaller wing forwards to play PF going forward.
On a personal level... it can't be good for Keldon to constantly go through these massive swings in weight, can it? It's not like he just adds weight by getting fat or sheds it by shooting ozempic... he's putting on/shedding real athlete pounds on when he does this and it can't be easy for him.
Uh the NBA champs just won with a roster full of 3 and d wings So did the previous one for that matter.
Can definitely see Capela to Lakers. Good fit with Luka as rim runner and vertical spacer.
Will be annoying if it’s Kornet back to Celtics, BroLo to Warriors and Capela to Lakers.
This is why i think a reasonable backup center can be had for the BAE which is about 1 mil less than the MLE
It's "everyone is going to the Lakers" season.
https://hoopshype.com/rumor/pistons-...-santi-aldama/
Zach Lowe:
“Zach Lowe: “Because Santi Aldama has full mid-level deals, I think, waiting for him. At least that’s the scuttlebutt I’ve heard: that he is sought after enough by a team like Detroit, for instance, with the full mid-level. There’s a lot of teams with the full mid-level. He’s an interesting kind of combination of skills, and I think they’re going to have to pay to retain him. And when you have full mid-level deals, if you do in the open market, your in bent team might have to pay a little bit more than that using your bird rights to do it, and then they’d have the salary cap room exception on top of that.”
So the Lakers are gonna get Lopez AND Capela?
If Mamu's gone then Yabu's a decent replacement. Kornet would be great too. Would be 2 good acquisitions.
I was thinking that too. Might be a good option for them to have solid 48 mins at C but not sure both those guys would want that.
Lakers have the BAE and I think the taxpayer MLE. Not sure if they can get under the tax and have the full MLE.
I feel like the BAE is so cheap for either Capela or Lopez. I could see both guys easily getting $10M per from multiple teams.
Mamu should be gone anyways
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