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unless he takes another step (and that's something i find him entirely capable of) i couldnt pay Buddy anywhere near what he wants. just as franchises bore the burden, in the last couple years, of those Deng/Mozgov contracts from the year the cap exploded, soon teams will be suffering the $20mil players they payed $35mil to keep as badly as the 40%-to-John-Wall ones
i'd really like to see the Wiz try to send Wall out to OKC for Paul now that that's settled. Maybe JW will lose the ol' baggage & see the wisdom in caring about others if a boonies team builds around him and Wash has some nice young players in Bryant, Troy Brown & Hachimura, maybe Wags as stretch4, to give yield to Paul/Beal as a backcourt duo
I feel equally comfortable making the pro and con arguments on the merits of signing him for that money, but I'm skeptical he'll get that level of interest as a restricted free agent. Many of the teams traditionally aggressive in RFA don't have cap space last year, and Hield's age makes signing him kind of a win-now move that younger rebuilding teams (e.g., the Hawks) may not want to make.
Pels could sign him back...
I'm not sure how ATL feels about Huerter, but he seems like he's at least a reasonable facsimile of Hield while being much younger and cheaper.
Bothers me that he's played the 2 every time he's been in. Hiding him on D is gonna be tough unless he's the point. May even be shorter than IT4
maybe i've seen him next to Tacko too often lately. but, if he's 5'9,. he's just barely so
Between his play on the court and his contract the guy is a complete drain on this team. I'd say closer to the 200 mark than top 100.SayWhat? said:I’ll tell you what, it’s bad enough rooting for a team saddled with a max Andrew Wiggins. But it’s even worse that he feels disrespected being left off ESPN’s list of its top 100 players. You cant be any more oblivious than to make the following comment, "Even when I averaged almost 24 points and got the max deal, people were still saying stuff," he added. "Look at max players and some max players don't average as much, but it is what it is.“
You know what you a sshat? Tons of NBA players could average 24ppg if they were putting up 19 shots per game. In addition to being elite at inefficiently scoring, you suck at rebounding, can’t create for others, give zero ####s on defense, and make free throws at a clip equivalent to a backup center. But other than that, you’re pretty ####### awesome! This guy.
I remember reading this article about Deng earlier this year: The NBA’s Unlikely Real Estate Mogul: Inside Luol Deng’s Towering $125 Million Portfolio
was a pre-season game with the Cavs too. i have seen C's fans go bonkers over Fall and Carson, thinking they are on their way to the championship this year.wikkidpissah said:
Much more than Harrison Barnes. The Kings make a lot of head-scratching moves but trading for Barnes and paying him a big money deal is right up there.
I would say that anything that lights a fire under him, but this doesn’t sound like that. Sounds like he might even go more the other way...SayWhat? said:I’ll tell you what, it’s bad enough rooting for a team saddled with a max Andrew Wiggins. But it’s even worse that he feels disrespected being left off ESPN’s list of its top 100 players. You cant be any more oblivious than to make the following comment, "Even when I averaged almost 24 points and got the max deal, people were still saying stuff," he added. "Look at max players and some max players don't average as much, but it is what it is.“
You know what you a sshat? Tons of NBA players could average 24ppg if they were putting up 19 shots per game. In addition to being elite at inefficiently scoring, you suck at rebounding, can’t create for others, give zero ####s on defense, and make free throws at a clip equivalent to a backup center. But other than that, you’re pretty ####### awesome! This guy.
It sucks. He needs to lose weight. It sure seems like his body is not going to handle the rigors of the sport at 280+ lbs.
I’m pretty “meh” on Barnes. Relatively young players who can competently defend big wings and hit the 3 are valuable. They gave up no assets in the trade and a little over $20 million per year on a declining deal was an overpay but not an absurd one. Unfortunately the team has made about 5,000 transactions in the last 15 years that are way worse than that one. If Buddy were 4 inches taller and played some defense like Barnes, he’d be a no brainer max player.
Was gonna start the threads Thybulle fanclub yesterday but got distracted by a Mahomes injury.
makes sense. i don't know if they got another "Kawhi" in them, and it will create good will. and agree about Van Fleet though he can likely make good money as a free agent
On this message board I've read something about Jake Layman. Apparently he's the cheat code in Minnesota. Bet accordingly.
whywhywhywhy?!?! great story, fine player but, so far, a one-year wonder who you can match as an RFA next offseason. even tho i'm on the side that doesn't guess he'll regress to the mean when taking over the team-leader mantle from a superstar, that possibility is reasonably close to a coinflip. if you can save a few mil a year off the max by extending him now, extend away. there is simply no sense nor upside to maxing a young player w any question marks going into year 4. if Siakam backs up MIP w further improvement, you max him as a Christmas present, or just wait. no loss. now, every $20mil youngster you groom is gonna say "why not me?!" going into the last year of his rookie contract. and that's how teams end up not being able to next-level or rebuild later on. Raptors just learned that doing every damned thing your superstar wants won't keep him when the time comes, so......
I agree that there is a risk and I'm not sure it is the right move when considering they just cost themselves $22 million in cap space. On the pro side, I would say:
van vleet apparently not extension eligible according to article on the Athletic.
Just bet the opposite on all of these. Thanks!
In all seriousness, this is the most excited I’ve been for a Bulls’ season since whatever year it was that they got Gasol and finally brought over Mirotic. I could see them winning anywhere between 25 and 50 games.
and I even made the Bulls a best bet!
What will be the Magic rotation to start the season?I think the magic roster is pretty good
Sounds like similar to last year with potentially more Bamba and Fultz. And the guy they got from Portland being worked in.
