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51 minutes ago, aggie08 said:

Man, you'd think at some point being the most unpopular guy in the room would wear on him. Phoenix is about to be a dumpster fire, and the fans are going to hate him and his contract for it. Why not disappear to Charlotte and go back to his calling: putting up empty calories on an Eastern conference also ran.

If I were Beal, I would tell them to buy me out, so I can go wherever I want and sign another contract. Even a minimum deal is worth it if you get to choose the city you want. He would fit right in with the Clippers organization! 

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i see rumors that okc is trying to trade for a top 10 pick.  i sure hope that anyone that trades with them over the next several years charges them a premium.  lord knows they have the assets to spare.

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45 minutes ago, Dutchrudder said:

If I were Beal, I would tell them to buy me out, so I can go wherever I want and sign another contract. Even a minimum deal is worth it if you get to choose the city you want. He would fit right in with the Clippers organization! 

They've changed the rules on which teams buyout guys can sign with.   I dont think the Clips would be eligible.   Most playoff level teams wont be.  

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Teams above the first apron ($172,346,000) cannot sign players earning more than $12,405,000 after a buyout

Now I do wonder if there is a loophole if he is bought out before the new season starts and then signs with a new team in the new season.

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21 minutes ago, RockyMountainHighHorn said:

I hate the teams that the recent mocks have tre going to. 
saw pelicans on espn this morning 

There's no fucking way he falls to 7.

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Looks to me like New Orleans saves some money this year and Washington gets two expiring contracts.  CJ and Olynk are both expiring while Poole and Bey both have 2 years left.  Washington should have a lot of cap space next summer.  If that even means anything anymore.

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11 minutes ago, BigOrange1 said:

Looks to me like New Orleans saves some money this year and Washington gets two expiring contracts.  CJ and Olynk are both expiring while Poole and Bey both have 2 years left.  Washington should have a lot of cap space next summer.  If that even means anything anymore.

The Wiz are clearing the decks most likely to take on other bad contracts and accumulate picks from teams that are at or above the apron next summer. Let's see how that works out for the Nets this summer. All those guys in the front office in Washington came from OKC, I believe. This is Sam Presti team building 101. They may be able to turn Olynyk and CJ into more picks as well at the deadline. They can both help contenders. The Wiz front office had the misfortune of starting out with Bradley Beal and his no trade contract that they turned into dogshit while Presti had Paul George that he turned into SGA and every Clippers pick possible.

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40 minutes ago, Mitch Cumsteen said:

They may be able to turn Olynyk and CJ into more picks as well at the deadline. They can both help contenders.

Maybe KO but McCollum's contract is fucking bad. He doesn't rebound or dime or play defense and doesn't even get his points very efficiently. With the 2nd apron I can't imagine taking that $33M on if I'm serious about winning. Maybe next year when he's an expiring if you want a vet to bring off the bench and get you 12-15 ppg.

Scratch that - he is an expiring. I was looking at the years wrong. Maybe someone takes a flier on him at the deadline then. Not sure he's worth a 1st rounder though.

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1 minute ago, Derka said:

porzingis to atlanta.

[Charania] BREAKING: Boston, Atlanta and Brooklyn are finalizing a three-team trade that sends Kristaps Porzingis and a second-round pick to the Hawks, Terance Mann and Atlanta's No. 22 pick to the Nets, and Georges Niang and a second-rounder to the Celtics.

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BREAKING: Boston, Atlanta and Brooklyn are finalizing a three-team trade that sends Kristaps Porzingis and a second-round pick to the Hawks, Terance Mann and Atlanta's No. 22 pick to the Nets, and Georges Niang and a second-rounder to the Celtics.

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Knew that Jrue and KP would be leaving, so there's no shock, but both were such big impact guys on and off the court.  No reason for them to be there next year while we slog through the season w/ no Tatum though. 

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It also uses some of the Nets cap space, which was the highest in the league. Free agents are going to have a hard time finding money on new teams, gonna be a lot of sign-and-trades. 

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Brad Stevens just moved on from 2 aging players, saved $196M in taxes, got Anfernee Simons and 2 draft picks.  Dude is pretty fucking good at his job.

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Brad Stevens just moved on from 2 aging players, saved $196M in taxes, got Anfernee Simons and 2 draft picks.  Dude is pretty fucking good at his job.

I hope he gets a nice bonus from the new ownership.
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34 minutes ago, Fastbreak said:

Brooklyn is like “thanks suckers!” Now they have 5 first rounders?

And they still have like $35 million in cap space. More deals to be had. More picks out there to horde. 

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1 hour ago, Fastbreak said:

Brooklyn is like “thanks suckers!” Now they have 5 first rounders?

That has to be a record for a single draft, no? I'm guessing they will use some of them wheeling and dealing tomorrow, but thats crazy. 

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10 minutes ago, Fastbreak said:

Good deal for both sides

Yeah. More guaranteed money for Kyrie as he comes of an injury and opens up some money to play with in the short term for the Mavs 

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Dallas' main task over the next couple years will be to find a suitable, young running mate for Flagg.  If it's Feb 2026 and the ASB and the Mavs are something like 16-35, they should just push Kyrie's return to the start of 2026-27 season and shut down AD to get another bite at the apple in a loaded 2026 draft.  I also wonder what kind of deals they may be able to get for Kyrie and AD at the trade deadline...oh wait shit forgot about Nico.

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13 hours ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

why the hell would beal green light this? 

Charlotte is probably closer to winning anything than Phoenix is.  He's from St Louis but has spent the last decade before Phoenix on the WC.  Also, maybe Charlotte is promising to not buy him out this year?  

 

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2 hours ago, Message Board User said:

Dallas' main task over the next couple years will be to find a suitable, young running mate for Flagg.  If it's Feb 2026 and the ASB and the Mavs are something like 16-35, they should just push Kyrie's return to the start of 2026-27 season and shut down AD to get another bite at the apple in a loaded 2026 draft.  I also wonder what kind of deals they may be able to get for Kyrie and AD at the trade deadline...oh wait shit forgot about Nico.

If they're that bad at 50 games it most likely means AD is hurt.  How badly he's hurt would probably dictate his value but he'd be 33 coming off injury.... again with 120m due the next 2 years.  Hard to imagine Dallas being that bad unless AD is leveraged so it's a sort of double edged sword.

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8 hours ago, Message Board User said:

Dallas' main task over the next couple years will be to find a suitable, young running mate for Flagg.  If it's Feb 2026 and the ASB and the Mavs are something like 16-35, they should just push Kyrie's return to the start of 2026-27 season and shut down AD to get another bite at the apple in a loaded 2026 draft.  I also wonder what kind of deals they may be able to get for Kyrie and AD at the trade deadline...oh wait shit forgot about Nico.

They can use that valuable 2067 second round pick they got for Luka to make some moves lol. Or maybe they can auction off a set of AD’s signature street clothes to raise a few bucks for salary.

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Hilariously bad Simmons’ Celtics takes:

- Really didn’t want to trade Holiday or Porzingis because “they meant so much to team off the court.”
 

- Thinks Porzingis can really help the Hawks playing off Trae, and the Celtics will bring him back in 9 months. Completely glosses over his horrific injury history and the long COVID bullshit. Did Porzingis cure cancer in Boston? I have no idea why he is beloved by their fanbase. He’s soft as baby shit and is never available. 

- Thinks the Holiday trade is “good for both teams.” “Holiday can be a leader on that young team. “ He is declining rapidly, is 35 years old, and is due $100+ over the next 3 years. The Blazers got fleeced.

- Celtics should rush Tatum back for the playoffs. “Looking over the roster without Tatum they can win 50 games.”

- Celtics shouldn’t trade Jaylen Brown unless they get 200% on the dollar back.” Good fucking luck Bill. 

- Simmons is super concerned about Horford joining the Lakers. WTF? Why? Horford is 39 and he would joins very old team. Is he worried about LeBron and Horford teaming up to run the LA Bridge scene?


Mannix is usually very good and an asshole but he only checked Bill on rushing Tatum back. Just sat there and nodded while Simmons ranted for 90 minutes. 

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I cant sit and listen to podcasters really. I can handle Lowe and Russillo during exciting NBA times like the playoffs, draft trade rumors or free agency opening... but Simmons' voice gets to me after 15 min. and almost every subject  has to be compared to  something  going on in Boston. then the convo drifts to more Celtics talk and hes able to burn another 20 min of his pod talking about something he really wants to talk about 

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44 minutes ago, Im_smarter_then_you said:

As a Laker fan, Horford needs to stay in Boston 

As a Boston fan, Horford needs to stay in Boston.

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1 hour ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Mannix is usually very good and an asshole but he only checked Bill on rushing Tatum back. Just sat there and nodded while Simmons ranted for 90 minutes. 

 

1 hour ago, MNLonghornFUKM said:

I cant sit and listen to podcasters really. I can handle Lowe and Russillo during exciting NBA times like the playoffs, draft trade rumors or free agency opening... but Simmons' voice gets to me after 15 min. and almost every subject  has to be compared to  something  going on in Boston. then the convo drifts to more Celtics talk and hes able to burn another 20 min of his pod talking about something he really wants to talk about 

Simmons and Russillo works so well because it brings out the best in both of them. It lets Bill think outside the box and be goofy and overreact and it lets Ryen keep all of that shit in check while at the same time not have to do as much lifting. 

Russillo - for my money - is the best voice on the NBA and has been for years now. But he shines best when he can play off of someone else. 

If you're going to do Bill you have to know what you're getting into and adjust for some of his biases and quirks. There are pods where he has people like Mahoney on and Bill just dominates the convo and it isn't good for anybody. But his NBA stuff with Russillo and his guess the lines pod during NFL season is some of the best sports media going. 

Bill is like Rogan minus the politics. They are both too big and rich for their own good. But when it hits right with either of them - when it's the right guest, the right conversation - they plain and simply outclass anyone else in their arena. It's why both of them are worth 9 figures plus. 

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