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  1. Oh wow, I didn't know he was available. Nice get by the Cavs, and a huge upgrade over Levert, who can't stay healthy. Hunter has 2 more years on his contract and is 27 years old. He should fit in well with the guys on this team playing active defense and shooting nearly 40% from 3. The Cavs need some tall wing players to help match up better with Boston. I'm guessing the Nets want a lot more for Cam Johnson, so they went with Hunter for a much cheaper price. Leverts 16m is expiring, so that frees up some cap space for ATL next year. Niang has 1 year 8m left, and the 2nds are negligible. Great move.
  2. I think the Nets have several bidders for Cam, and it will take a lot to get him, but yeah his salary and age is very well aligned with this teams future. KD is reportedly available, but I would imagine the Suns are asking too much. The Rockets are the best suitor for a KD trade as they have plenty of expiring salary to match, and the Suns picks as incentive.
  3. PJ should get bought out, and then probably end up on the Lakers or something.
  4. Espada showed this past year that he is willing to alter the batting order whenever the starters change, so I think it will be fine. No more Dubon leading off when Altuve sits a game, and I expect to see a good amount of Dubon at 2b this year.
  5. I dunno how many of you have watched this show, but I love it and I think it's brilliant. If you ever enjoyed watching the old typical terrible American sitcoms, where the husband is a stupid oaf manchild and the wife has to keep the house together, then you'll appreciate this sort of satirical dark comedy of a sitcom like that, but it's from the perspective of the wife. Annie Murphy plays the lead actress (the daughter from Schitt's Creek) and she nails this role as a trapped housewife trying to hold it together and keep things on track, while dealing with an emotionally abusive relationship. I'm only halfway through season 1, but I have loved every minute of this show. The way it riffs on sitcom tropes is hilarious, and the roller coaster of emotions Allison feels, emptiness, fear, depression, hatred, etc, is realistic and funny in a dark way. She's a bit of an anti-hero in a lot of ways, so I don't think you really root for her, but it's just such an interesting perspective that I want to keep watching to see where it goes. I highly recommend giving it a try, it's only 16 episodes in total, so it's a quick binge watch, and it's very entertaining.
  6. Yeah, I think the Suns will kind of suck in the future too, but I don't think they are going to be bottom 5 in the league for several years in a row. This is Phoenix we are talking about, not Memphis, SLC, Milwaukee or Oklahoma City, players actually like to live there. I think they will still attract good players and remain relevant. I'm also in the camp that believes Jalen Green is not the long term answer that this team needs. I think his new deal makes him a negative value asset starting next year, and upgrading from him to Booker or KD would be worth it. It helps divert that salary into a player that can be a foundational piece of your franchise's future rather than hoping he turns out to be more like Clyde Drexler rather than Jordan Poole. If a deal like this is possible, and you have Jalens 29m taking up a large chunk of that salary, I'm all for it. Upgrading from Green is exactly what this team needs, smarter guys taking better shots all game, especially during the last 2 minutes.
  7. It's the Nets type of deal, you have to give back their picks or they won't trade him to anyone, and the Rockets hold all those cards. Booker is under contract for 3 more years, so no concern of him leaving, and he's only 28. Would be awesome to upgrade from Jalen Green to him as your guy trying to create shots for himself in tight games. None of the players in that trade will be anywhere as good as Booker is, and the picks have no guarantee to result in a player like him. It's a lot of future cap space, but maybe it would help them get that next Fred contract into a realistic range for his talents, because 33m to that guy is an overpay.
  8. If KD is out of Phoenix, then Booker should be a on the block soon... Between the 2 of them, I would prefer Booker, but this trade can get either of them. The Rockets have a ton of expiring contracts they can leverage to go get an allstar and replace Jalen Green in the process while the Suns get a young, budding star to build around! Detroit gets a 1st for taking on some salary. Win-Win-Win!
  9. Lebron will be on his fourth unique team once him and KD meet up in Golden State tomorrow.
  10. Do you think a buyout is going to happen? He's never won a title, and I have to think that bugs him. Easiest way for him to get a ring right now is hopping on the Thunder bandwagon. He has history with the Rockets, Suns, Clippers and Thunder, LeBron is in LA, all of them are in the playoff picture. Plenty of options for him if he wants to chase a ring, which I would guess he does. If he does end up on the Lakers with a minimum deal, the outcry will be hilarious.
  11. Yeah I get that he's a good mentor, and I think OKC felt the same way about him, but OKC ultimately decided to cash out on CP3 and go with the younger guys. The return certainly isn't going to be the same here, but I would think there is some value. I also would be concerned that he may ask for a buyout if he's not traded, but that's something they need to determine with him. It's just about his last chance at a ring, and he's not getting it with the Spurs. I don't know what the market would be for him, but I think it's worth exploring. The Spurs aren't winning this year, and letting the young guys get dumb mistakes out of the way now will set them up to be better in the future. Maybe they need CP3 to help integrate Fox into the system, but I doubt it given how historically good that organization has been over the past few decades. CP3 has done a great job, but I think this is the season to take the training wheels off and let the young guys crash their bike into some trees. It may even result in a fortunate lottery pick that helps them even more in the immediate future.
  12. If Chicago wins the lottery and gets Flagg, I'll believe it. Like Ewing to the Knicks with the frozen envelope or LeBron to the Cavs, it just seems fishy.
  13. I can't believe Castle wasn't in that trade, he has looked pretty good so far. Lots of potential there. hopefully he and Fox can coexist, but I don't know if it can work unless Castle figures out how to shoot better. If I'm SAS, I look to move CP3 to the highest bidder if Anyone wants him. He knew what this was, and the team doesn't need him. Get the young guys more time on the court, and figure out how to integrate Fox with the remainder of the season. Next year should be a year to make a deep playoff run if all goes well.
  14. The Lakers should casually float the idea that they might be willing to trade Luka to the highest bidder if the price is right, and wreck all the NBA insider heads. It would be glorious.
  15. Congrats Spurs fans, this is a fucking excellent trade! 2027 SAS and 2031 Min FRPs were the only real picks in that bunch. The rest were all too protected to matter. Lots of 2nds, but who cares about them. Turning all that salary into Fox for 1.5 years is a great deal.
  16. To those saying Nico's career in the NBA is over, I think the Lakers might hire him as a consultant after he gets fired by the Mavs. Gotta keep someone like that close.
  17. Nico Harrison signed an extension as GM of the Mavs this summer, maybe he's trying to get fired so he can get the fuck out of there and be paid millions to leave?
  18. The silver lining in all of this is that there is still a chance that Luka just leaves the Lakers in free agency after next year and they end up being real shitty for a long time.
  19. Zion has conditioning issues, Luka has knee issues. Still, I would have thought Luka would fetch more in return.
  20. Wow, I guess the new owners of the Mavericks aren't too interested in winning a championship...
  21. I think Josh has a good chance of making it. He seems like he will play until he's 40 or so, and should be hitting some all time high stats. He might get a ring or two along the way. While we are on the subject, does Eli Manning belong in the HoF?
  22. ESPN guys on West teams "intel" https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/43627075/nba-trade-intel-how-three-west-leaders-prepping-deadline
  23. Philly looked pretty good with Yabusele instead of Embiid tonight, and PG was out too. Yabu had an odd career of playing for the Celtics for a couple years, then going back to France for several years. Philly brought him over this offseason and signed him for a 1 year 2m deal. He looks like he can hold his own and be a productive Center, just needs to work on the defense more. Seems like a steal for that price, but unfortunately he's going to cost a bit more in free agency next year. I wonder if he gets traded this week so they can convert his value into future picks. I also gotta wonder if Philly is trying to backchannel a trade of Embiid somewhere. He's got the 6th most expensive salary in the league this year, and it's only going up from here. That contract is approaching Beal or Zion territory of shittyness if he can't play. The most important ability is availability, and he just never seems to have it. With McCain looking as good as he did for the beginning of the season, you have to wonder how good this team could be with a starting 5 of Maxey/McCain/PG/?/? and whatever players you can get with Embiid's contract/cap space.
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