[ official ] 2016 summer moves

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  1. Rastapopoulos

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    At one point, that was 3 of Portland's starters that went on to beat an albeit injured Clippers squad. Since the Clips seemingly were better without Griffin, not sure I'm giving up that much for him.
     
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    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    Ah yes, the trade that hypothetically makes both teams worse. If you read the fine print at the bottom...

    Under the Clippers:
    With this trade you have decreased this team's projected wins by 2.

    Under the Blazers:
    With this trade you have decreased this team's projected wins by 6.

    So, we get worse by 6 wins (in theory) and it costs us almost $7 million in cap space. Plus, we replace some good dudes with one of the biggest douchebags in all of sports.

    BNM
     
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    Ah, but you're not the GM that drafted him.
     
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    I totally forgot about Blake. He could be a good trade target, but I'm not trading CJ for him.
     
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    To give some perspective, the MLE is typically for those guys 4 thru 7 on the roster. Not top starters, but solid role players. I'd consider Harkless in that range.

    Last year, with a CAP of $70M, the MLE was $5.4M. That's about 7.5%.

    This year, the CAP will be around $94M. 7.5% of that is $7.1M.

    Next year, they expect the CAP to be close to $108M. 7.5% of that is $8.1M.

    If a team thinks he's a low end starter or 6th man, he'll probably be getting offers in the $7M - $8M range.

    If a team thinks he's a future solid starter (23 yrs old with upside), then he may get offers a bit higher than that.

    Harkless.jpg
     
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    MLE isn't tied to the Cap
     
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    Gag me with a molten lava rock chunk....

    Not even giving up CJ straight up for him. Aminu and VOnleh? Okay.... Ill think about it...
     
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    Yeah all three is absurd. Blake is a good player, but he is not a "take over the game" whenever he wants type of player.
    Not sure we have what they need besides Aminu. They don't need CJ and I prefer to keep him.

    I saw where Howard officially opted out today. So the article mentioned how Portland, Charlotte, Orlando and Milwaukee were
    once considered the front runners. Seems like a wild guess on someone's behalf.
     
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    Howards mentor has already said portlands a good fit
     
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    How do y'all feel about a Blake/Howard frontcourt?
     
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    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    Neither is Neil Olshey. Griffin was a Dunleavy pick. He was drafted in 2009, Neil did not become Clippers GM until 2010.

    Two of the players POR would be giving up, however, were Olshey draft picks: C.J. and Aminu.

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    Depends on who is in the back court.
     
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    Correct. But looking at the current MLE players as a percent of the cap gives us an idea where comparable salaries will be with the higher CAP.
     
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    The Vertical Sources: Houston Rockets star Dwight Howard has declined his $23.2 million player option for 2016-'17, enters free agency.

    Here's the article from ESPN back on April 27, 2016 -
    http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/201...houston-rockets-face-dysfunctional-end-season

     
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    Who the fuck is matt moore and why do we care? Is he friends with dwight?

    All we care about is what dwight says. And his mentor said we are a good fit. Who would have much more influence on where dwight is going.
     
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    Sort of surprising there are not more teams interested in the #3 pick.
     
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    I really think the most valuable picks this year will be mid-1st rounders. The 3 tier of the draft according to Ford, et. al. is like 6 - 26.
     
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    Time for us to slide in
     
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