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Great call LBL. Where does this leave the Celts in regards to the ability to sign a big?Sixers must really be the Horford mystery team.
Great call LBL. Where does this leave the Celts in regards to the ability to sign a big?Sixers must really be the Horford mystery team.
update?Elton Brand is probably just getting to the office.
Probably text Colangelo to tell him he was running a little late.
So "according to a Nets insider," Kyrie and KD have agreed to take slightly less than the full max in order to make accommodations for the rest of the roster - that would be pretty big IMO, Kurucs in particular is a nice young depth piece that you'd hate to trade away.Nets need to flip a couple minor guys. A smart team will bid on Kurucs I think.
Bucks maybe but Brogdon did miss about 1/3 of the season and Mirotic stunk for them. I expect Giannis to be even better though and I like some of the young guys like Brown and Divicenzo.So the best 4 teams from the East last year are all likely worse next year?
gotta give elton credit.elton's gonna be left with his #### in his hand.
again.
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They had Harris last year. And while adequate, neither Horford nor Richardson are great shooters...nowhere near Reddick at least.with harris, horford and richardson, they should have better spacing than last year
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While we understand that some Knicks fans could be disappointed with tonight's news, we continue to be upbeat and confident in our plans to rebuild the Knicks to compete for championships in the future, through both the draft and targeted free agents
Great analysis, Shaq.We'll see how Milwaukee replaces Brogdon. Philly basically swapped Reddick and Butler for Horford and Ricardson which could be a wash, worse, or better. On paper it seems to make Philly better defensively but worse on offense.
I don’t know either. Horford seems a bit out of his modern NBA position at 4 in their playoff lineup and I’m not sure where the half court initiation is coming from. JJ has a ton of gravity and obviously Butler was their off the dribble guy. They have to be in win now mode, but even the bad front offices in the league were scared off the fourth year of Horford’s deal.gotta give elton credit.
i don't know if this is really going to work, but these are big moves with big upside and he got creative and they still have room and they still have the MLE, I think.
If Simmons can find a groove with him, Horford is deadly on the pick and pop from the elbow/free throw line area.They had Harris last year. And while adequate, neither Horford nor Richardson are great shooters...nowhere near Reddick at least.
I think they have $5 million left, though $15 if they were to renounce Marcus Morris.Great call LBL. Where does this leave the Celts in regards to the ability to sign a big?
Wtf is that supposed to mean? I keep reading people act like Philly made some huge additions? They did but they also lost just as much as they added today. They shuffled the deck in a very expensive way.Great analysis, Shaq.
i am aware that they had Harris, but only for part of the year and they never really integrated everyone. I agree that Reddick helped to create a lot and he is a loss. But I think that now they have 3 willing shooters, whereas Butler really wasn't.They had Harris last year. And while adequate, neither Horford nor Richardson are great shooters...nowhere near Reddick at least.
The Lakers are dangerously close to having to sweat out whether they can entice Alec Burks to come start for them. If they whiff on Kawhi, that roster is going to be 3 dudes and a clown show.First there was conversation about Leonard joining Durant on the Clippers. Then there was conversation about Leonard joining Butler on the Clippers.
I think this is working out nicely for Lakers. I don’t believe he’d go to the Clippers unless another great player was going there and now that’s gone. Unless he stays in Toronto, the Lakers make logical sense for him.
Philly basically swapped Reddick and Butler for Horford and Ricardson which could be a wash, worse, or better.
i think it was the "could be a wash, worse or better" lineWtf is that supposed to mean? I keep reading people act like Philly made some huge additions? They did but they also lost just as much as they added today. They shuffled the deck in a very expensive way.
good point.I don’t know either. Horford seems a bit out of his modern NBA position at 4 in their playoff lineup and I’m not sure where the half court initiation is coming from. JJ has a ton of gravity and obviously Butler was their off the dribble guy. They have to be in win now mode, but even the bad front offices in the league were scared off the fourth year of Horford’s deal.
I think they’ll only have the room exception, not the MLE, because they signed Horford into space.
Totally agree with the bolded.i am aware that they had Harris, but only for part of the year and they never really integrated everyone. I agree that Reddick helped to create a lot and he is a loss. But I think that now they have 3 willing shooters, whereas Butler really wasn't.
I don't know, it will be complicated and I do wish they had kept Reddick. I really like getting Richardson in, though.
But that's the point. It's not clear cut if this even makes Philly better. The only clear thing is that it makes them way more expensive.i think it was the "could be a wash, worse or better" line
Is Zhaire Smith over his rubella or MRSA or whatever the #### he had last year?good point.
I assume that Scott got their room exception, though based on the contract amount (2/9.8)
There was a segment on TNT this year were Shaq said that the team could either score the same amount of points more points or less points in the second half. Bernie could not stop laughing at him because of how silly is analysis was. I was just laughing at the point where you said they could be better worse or the same.Wtf is that supposed to mean? I keep reading people act like Philly made some huge additions? They did but they also lost just as much as they added today. They shuffled the deck in a very expensive way.
Yes I see what you mean now. The point I was making is they spent a ton of money and may not be any better. $300 million on Harris and Horford and they very well might be worse considering Harris was already there last year and they lost Reddick and Butler. I really like Richardson but there's no guarantee that swapping Butler and Reddick for Hordford and Richardson makes them better.There was a segment on TNT this year were Shaq said that the team could either score the same amount of points more points or less points in the second half. Bernie could not stop laughing at him because of how silly is analysis was. I was just laughing at the point where you said they could be better worse or the same.
Well, if they were going to lose Butler, it is the best they could do really. They traded Covington, Saric, and dead weight and got back Richardson (is that it in the deal) and Horford. Do they have other cap space or just the MLE left now?Yes I see what you mean now. The point I was making is they spent a ton of money and may not be any better. $300 million on Harris and Horford and they very well might be worse considering Harris was already there last year and they lost Reddick and Butler. I really like Richardson but there's no guarantee that swapping Butler and Reddick for Hordford and Richardson makes them better.
My Bucks face the same dilemma. Their roster just got way more expensive and they have to find a way to replace Brogdon with a better fit / player.
come on now, dude played a minute in the playoffsIs Zhaire Smith over his rubella or MRSA or whatever the #### he had last year?
i honestly don't really understand it allAre we sure we like commiting to Butler in that kind of deal for Miami? I get paying a premium for him if you're on the cusp of being a top 4 team in the division, but are there other things the Heat can do that will make them something more than a 7/8 seed?
Not 100% sure but I gotta believe it's just the MLE now given the Horford signing. Maybe there's a TPE in the Butler deal?Well, if they were going to lose Butler, it is the best they could do really. They traded Covington, Saric, and dead weight and got back Richardson (is that it in the deal) and Horford. Do they have other cap space or just the MLE left now?
how does it make them more expensive?But that's the point. It's not clear cut if this even makes Philly better. The only clear thing is that it makes them way more expensive.
as catch pointed out above, i don't think the have the MLE since they signed horford with cap space.Not 100% sure but I gotta believe it's just the MLE now given the Horford signing. Maybe there's a TPE in the Butler deal?
Pat Bev is a UFA. Feels like he's waiting out the chaos and is going to strike it big with a desperate team.Embid, Harris, Horford and Richardson. Locked up for a while.
I'd look to move Simmons for a package. Beverly, Shai and a #1?
More expensive than last year and in future years meaning less flexibility. Butler, Harris, and Reddick on expiring deals could have turned into anything. It turned into Harris, Horford, and Richardson on long term deals. The flexibility is gone, the price is higher, and the question is - are they any better?how does it make them more expensive?
i think it's actually cheaper than bringing back reddick and paying butler the max.
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Sixers can take Josh Richardson into cap room, at which point they’d have $27M+ in cap room when including the cap holds of Tobias Harris ($22M) and T.J. McConnell ($2M). It looks likely they can then sign Al Horford and Mike Scott into that cap room, and still have R-MLE.
Well it would have to be a sign and trade.Pat Bev is a UFA. Feels like he's waiting out the chaos and is going to strike it big with a desperate team.
They are looking to extend Simmons.Embid, Harris, Horford and Richardson. Locked up for a while.
I'd look to move Simmons for a package. Beverly, Shai and a #1?
they were always going to lose the flexibility this offseason. there might be an argument for just keeping the powder dry, but i don't think that was ever in the cards for this FO this year.More expensive than last year and in future years meaning less flexibility. Butler, Harris, and Reddick on expiring deals could have turned into anything. It turned into Harris, Horford, and Richardson on long term deals. The flexibility is gone, the price is higher, and the question is - are they any better?
Looking to extend to keep the asset. It doesn't mean much in terms of whether they want to keep him or not.They are looking to extend Simmons.
Sixers still need shooting. Selling all of those seconds and giving up #33 instead of #34 to the Celtics still seems bad, unless I am missing something?
Have tall dudes form a wall around the rim, have Richardson (or Zhaire if he's not dying because of a stray raspberry) just huck it up there, grab o-reb, score, rinse/repeat.Sixers still need shooting.
Woj is saying KD and Kyrie are taking enough of a haircut to make everything work. Love it.Deandre Jordan signing a 4/40 deal? I hope the Nets aren’t trading Harris or Dinwiddie but I have no idea how this works otherwise.