RIPPA Posted July 1, 2022 Posted July 1, 2022 Mitchell Robinson is staying with the Knicks 4 years, $60 million
Dolfan in NYC Posted July 1, 2022 Posted July 1, 2022 DeWayne Dedmon stays in Miami. 2/9 They're taking a long look at Otto Porter Jr. and John Collins per reports.
RIPPA Posted July 1, 2022 Posted July 1, 2022 4 minutes ago, Dolfan in NYC said: They're taking a long look at Otto Porter Jr. They are gonna have to keep looking since Zimbra just said Otto signed with the Raptors like 3 posts ago 1 1
Dolfan in NYC Posted July 1, 2022 Posted July 1, 2022 Ah, oh well. PJ Tucker to Philly is done. And Brooklyn is trading "the least of their" three 1's in 2023 to Utah for Royce O'Neal.
Dolfan in NYC Posted July 1, 2022 Posted July 1, 2022 Karl Anthony Towns is staying a Timberwolf and Devin Booker is staying a Sun, both on supermax extensions. 4/224. Ricky Rubio appears to be headed back to the Cleve. And it looks like Dallas is pissed at the Knicks:
Jiji Posted July 1, 2022 Posted July 1, 2022 (edited) This captivated me the entire way. And the reply is most certainly true. edit: for real tho, for a team that basically loses in the playoff because of their perimeter defense, trading away their best perimeter defender makes zero fucking sense unless they have something in mind. But, what? THE GAME IS AFOOT, WINDHORST. Edited July 1, 2022 by Jiji
Zimbra Posted July 1, 2022 Posted July 1, 2022 (edited) Oh my. Putting an elite defender next to KAT makes a ton of sense. E: And the return Edited July 1, 2022 by Zimbra
jaedmc Posted July 1, 2022 Posted July 1, 2022 On paper that sounds really good for Minnesota, but then again it feels like that team has supposed to have been good on paper for years now.
Cole Miner Posted July 1, 2022 Posted July 1, 2022 4 firsts, 3 unprotected for Gobert. WTF? What is Durant going to cost?
RIPPA Posted July 1, 2022 Posted July 1, 2022 Also - some folks are saying that the Jazz are trying to use some of the picks they just got to get Deandre Ayton in some sort of sign and trade
Brian Fowler Posted July 1, 2022 Author Posted July 1, 2022 20 minutes ago, Cole Miner said: 4 firsts, 3 unprotected for Gobert. WTF? What is Durant going to cost? And a swap. I mean, Gobert is really good, but damn.
Jiji Posted July 1, 2022 Posted July 1, 2022 (edited) Gobert is historically great by the numbers. That team could be really dangerous if Anthony Edwards keeps progressing. Really interesting to see what the Jazz do from here, as it could be Ayton or they hit full reset and move Mitchell to the Heat or whomever loses out on Durant. edit: like holy shit @ Edwards defending the best perimeter player and Gobert cleaning up anything that squeaks by. That'll be a nightmare to play against. Jazz consistently hung Rudy out to dry with shitass outside D. Edited July 1, 2022 by Jiji 1
Brian Fowler Posted July 1, 2022 Author Posted July 1, 2022 2 hours ago, Jiji said: Gobert is historically great by the numbers. That team could be really dangerous if Anthony Edwards keeps progressing. Really interesting to see what the Jazz do from here, as it could be Ayton or they hit full reset and move Mitchell to the Heat or whomever loses out on Durant. edit: like holy shit @ Edwards defending the best perimeter player and Gobert cleaning up anything that squeaks by. That'll be a nightmare to play against. Jazz consistently hung Rudy out to dry with shitass outside D. I really like where Ainge has Utah positioned of this: tons of assets and broke Gobert's salary into several smaller, easier to trade chunks. If he can find the right deal, he can straight into continuing to try to compete with Mitchell. And if he can't find the right deal, he can either stand pat for a year and see what's out there, or pivot into a full tear down and rebuild by moving Mitchell for even more assets.
Brian Fowler Posted July 2, 2022 Author Posted July 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Dolfan in NYC said: Okay well this seems like a problem. Is that even functionally possible salary wise?
Tarheel Moneghetti Posted July 2, 2022 Posted July 2, 2022 (edited) I like The Gobert trade quite a bit, but I still did a spit take when I read they gave up four first-round picks for him. i dunno how you get fair value for Durant if that’s the measuring stick. Maybe just give Brooklyn the Central Division and a franchise to be named later? Edited July 2, 2022 by Tarheel Moneghetti
Gonzo Posted July 2, 2022 Posted July 2, 2022 I'm not going to pretend that I understand the first thing about how NBA trades are constructed. . .but damn, it seems like the Timberwolves gave up a LOT for Gobert. Can someone help it make sense?
Contentious C Posted July 2, 2022 Posted July 2, 2022 They gave up a pile of players and leveraged their future to lose to Memphis in the 2nd round of the playoffs rather than the first, and now they have nothing to restock with if Towns blows a knee or Anthony Edwards stops playing like Paul Pierce and starts playing like Paul Giamatti. There you go! (BTW, it's hilarious they just traded that many ostensibly late-first-round picks to the team that drafted Gobert...with a late-first-round pick).
Brian Fowler Posted July 2, 2022 Author Posted July 2, 2022 I like Gobert, and I like the idea of him on that team, but it really feels like just the first three picks should've been enough without a fourth and the swap.
Tarheel Moneghetti Posted July 2, 2022 Posted July 2, 2022 11 hours ago, Brian Fowler said: I like Gobert, and I like the idea of him on that team, but it really feels like just the first three picks should've been enough without a fourth and the swap. Someone said to me at lunch that, if you told him the Timberwolves were going to trade all that for ______, he would have guessed __________ was KD. I can't disagree. I have no idea what fair market value for KD is or how Brooklyn gets something that looks like enough for him. I dunno that I'd trade for KD. You really are going to have to put most of your eggs in KD's basket and, if it doesn't work out, you're looking at a long dry stretch without a top draft pick or much to offer in trade except KD.
Brian Fowler Posted July 2, 2022 Author Posted July 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Tarheel Moneghetti said: Someone said to me at lunch that, if you told him the Timberwolves were going to trade all that for ______, he would have guessed __________ was KD. I can't disagree. I have no idea what fair market value for KD is or how Brooklyn gets something that looks like enough for him. I dunno that I'd trade for KD. You really are going to have to put most of your eggs in KD's basket and, if it doesn't work out, you're looking at a long dry stretch without a top draft pick or much to offer in trade except KD. It feels like you have to offer all four you can trade unprotected, and swaps on the other three, plus the best young player or two on your roster.
Contentious C Posted July 3, 2022 Posted July 3, 2022 It's good to see the NBA learning all the right lessons from the crypto and housing bubbles. 1
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