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But the biggest LOL of course is the idea that Patrick Williams should be paying the Bulls for allowing him to be in the NBA
Devin made a Top 10 list!!!
Funny, this list includes a guy the Spurs were rumored to be after at the deadline (Claxton), a guy some posters wanted (Lavine) and another guy other posters currently want (Durant).
But the biggest LOL of course is the idea that Patrick Williams should be paying the Bulls for allowing him to be in the NBA
Dude is extremely low IQ and not consistent enough offensively to override that fact.
I would have to check the formulas to see how you can get values below the minimum, or even negative. I can’t see Jaylen brown being only an $18.8M player in todays league.
https://www.expressnews.com/sports/s...t-20279268.php
EN has a story today about Devin being willing to accept a more supporting role.
That's a good first step, though.
This, paired with the Keldon article, though - sounds like the Spurs have told their media their plans for next year and now it's being slowly fed to us. That plan: run it back.
I think for the most part that’s probably true, but based on Bassey’s inability to stay healthy and Mamu sprinting to grab the Toronto game ball and giving a heartfelt thank you speech, I have a hard time seeing either coming back, probably McLaugjlin,too.
Mamu also tweeted “thank you for everything, SA”. You’re right, I think it’s the end for these guys. With no one behind Wemby, makes it feel likely they’ll draft a big.
I agree... but Bassey, Mamu and JMac are all relatively inconsequential members of the rotation (ranking 15th, 14th, and 19th in MPG for the team this season), so I don't really consider them coming back or not as part of "running it back". CP3 not returning as a starter will be the biggest change (even if he comes back as a backup, that will impact the YOY continuity stats).
If I had to guess today, I would say CP3 (with fewer minutes, down to as few as zero next year) and whatever FRPs we make (1 or 2) because the only significant changes to our Top 10 players in minutes next season.
I agree... but Bassey, Mamu and JMac are all relatively inconsequential members of the rotation (ranking 15th, 14th, and 19th in MPG for the team this season), so I don't really consider them coming back or not as part of "running it back". CP3 not returning as a starter will be the biggest change (even if he comes back as a backup, that will impact the YOY continuity stats).
If I had to guess today, I would say CP3 (with fewer minutes, down to as few as zero next year) and whatever FRPs we make (1 or 2) because the only significant changes to our Top 10 players in minutes next season.
I think they will make plans, but react to opportunities that may prevent themselves. I think they won’t go into next season with Wemby as the only big with any experience. I expect a trade or FA signing to at least partly fill the gap. We’ve talked about all the expiring contracts, but we have HB, Malaki,and Blake as 2026 ending contracts,plus $8M in likely cap space.
I think opening day starting lineup next year as it looks right now based on these articles is going to be Fox-Vassell-Barnes-Sochan-Wembanyama. With Mitch as head coach.
Even with all the continuity that happens according to scott ‘s posts, there’s one thing that’s consistent: at least one member of the starting lineup changes year to year. So I highly doubt that will be the lineup.
My bad, I just realized Paul was our starter all year. Smh. For some reason that lineup you shared felt like the lineup we ran after Fox was traded here.
Don’t get twisted. Castle will be starting.
You are right, that slipped my mind, so change in CP3 plus rookies plus backup big will be the main changes to the continuity stats, most likely. And I also agree they'll take advantage of any unforeseen scenarios that pop up (like getting paid to take HB)
scott mentioned in the PO thread folks refusing to trade Vassell for Herro once upon time
Our last play in game was in 2022, vs. Pels, and Devin was literally the only one to show up. Our All Star Dejounte Murray the bed.scott mentioned in the PO thread folks refusing to trade Vassell for Herro once upon time
Yep. I've mentioned this a few times the past year and it's the main reason I hadn't given up completely with Devin. Dejounte was out all of April with an illness, though, so I won't trash him too much as I think that play-in game was his first game back if I remember right?
Still, almost everyone else the bed and Devin looked locked in a poised that game. It was also on the road. Really, that game is what makes me not completely turn on Devin. I put a lot of weight in games that are playoff level over any regular season game.
So because Devin didn't the bed in a play in game 3 years ago you are still like "I want to believe"
So because Devin didn't the bed in a play in game 3 years ago you are still like "I want to believe"
Who said I was all-in on Devin? I didn't say that (I said it's the reason I haven't completely given up on him). I'm down to about 15% on wanting to keep him due to seeing that he can perform in a playoff like game. I still want him traded if they can get a good deal as he doesn't seem to be a great fit as the 3rd or 4th option if he's not playing defense and doing little things as well.
The only guys on the current team I trust in the playoffs are De'Aaron, Steph, Victor and only just squeaking in there, Devin. I'm just guessing with Victor and Steph, but that is because of what I've seen them do in the bigger regular season games. I thought De'Aaron did well in the Kings playoff series against the Warriors, so I don't have much more to go on than that for him. I don't know about HB as I don't recall how he's done in the playoffs.
Add this one to the listscott mentioned in the PO thread folks refusing to trade Vassell for Herro once upon time
Jalen was in the Sochan draft, not the Vassell draft.
well if we draft Harper he has to go. Let him play SF until the deadline to redeem some value, then trade him
If we can salary dump him with some second round picks do it.
With Harper in tow should also look into trading sochan for a true 3&d guy.
Harper castle and fox can potentially work even though the spacing would be awkward, that would be a parade of drive and kicks. Wemby will be the designated sniper from outside which is still not my preferred role for him but again, seems PATFO made up their mind on that.
A rotation of champaigne and another shooter can open up the offence. If that shooter can play some small ball Center that would be even better. I guess John Collins, who I wasn’t high on previously, would be a good fit now.
Keldon can still come off the bench and be that battering ram to the paint. If he can get his shot back then even better but I’m not holding out hope. Put in some rotation minutes for Mamu, bassey and Wesley and we have a decent 10 man rotation.
It will be very interesting in the beginning of the season who gets minutes at certain positions. At someone mentioned you are not going to bench a second round pick Harden if that is our pick will get his 25 to 30 minutes a game. So starting lineup may look like;
Fox/Harper, Castle
Harper, Castle
Castle, Vassell, Champagne
Barnes, Sochan/?
Wemby/?/?
The first thing I want to find out is how good our bad the Fox, Castle, and Harper lineup is? Based on that outcome will determine what trades I might make during or after season. Going into this draft I don’t see any of our bigs besides Wemby staying so definitely need to pick one up in the draft and maybe a free agent signing.
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