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Who is your favorite poster?

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  2. Kingspeed

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  3. BonesJones

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  1. SlyPokerDog

    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    Grandjury is from Germany? Haha okay the World is small :)
     
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    They are trash. Them and Warriors are not making playoffs.

    Kings and Suns are good.
     
    Sarni, Dec 29, 2017
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  4. SIeepwalker

    SIeepwalker The lone sane poster

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    you should try talking to him in german...
     
    SIeepwalker, Dec 29, 2017
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    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Nein. Deutsch es schwer.
     
    PtldPlatypus, Dec 29, 2017
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    dviss1 Emcee Referee

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    How could we get Tyreke Evans?

    7:15: Reports have indicated that the Memphis Grizzlies will consider shopping their veterans, specifically Marc Gasol, Mike Conley and Tyreke Evans. Should Memphis blow it up and embrace rebuilding?
     
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    KeepOnRollin Well-Known Member

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    Napier but we wouldn't have any bird rights on Tyreke Evans so he would be free to sign with any team this summer so while I want him on the team I think we wait and throw him full MLE this summer and hope he takes that offer instead.
     
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    How do you get Tyreke Evens you ask? You have to be willing to take Chandler Parsons.
     
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    They take Butters and I'd entertain the idea.
     
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  10. PtldPlatypus

    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Chandler Parsons would instantly be our best SF (since Terry refuses to play Aminu at the 3).

    Evans/Parsons' combined salaries are 26.4M, meaning we'd have to send out 21.4M minimum to make that deal. I'd probably be in favor of sending out just about any combination of assets excluding Dame/CJ/Nurk/Collins/Shabazz/Aminu to make that deal.
     
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    At this point we could trade for Dillon Brooks and HE would be our best SF.
     
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    Why Shabazz and Aminu untouchable in such a deal?
     
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    Agreed, but I've changed my POV on Biebs:

    I'd MUCH rather spend $10/$10.5/$11 mil on a player that doesn't play than $17/$18/$18.5 mil on a player who plays and sucks.

    As long as Biebs doesn't play, he's out of my doghouse.

    Parsons/Evans for Vonleh/Turner/Biebs would be too good to happen as it would get us out of the luxury tax, too.
     
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    If our return on a deal is
    1. a player on whom we have no bird rights (and therefore can't go above the MLE to re-sign if we're so inclined) and
    2. a player on an even worse contract than any of the other contracts we're presently lamenting;
    then I'm absolutely insisting on receiving the best player in the deal. To me, the six I listed are better players than Parsons and Evans, so I wouldn't be willing to include any of them.

    EDIT: Looking again, by that logic I should probably exclude Davis too, but since he's both expiring and somewhat extraneous, I'd be willing to part with him if necessary, but only if it got us under the tax line as well.
     
    PtldPlatypus, Dec 29, 2017
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    They should blow it up... they let go of a good coach and are 10-24 with no upside.

    See if SA of DEN would deal for Conley would be my first thing I'd do if I were the Grizz GM, both teams have nice pieces and assets and both teams would be a great to send Conley away to because they are both good teams.

    Then I'd explore a package deal of Gasol/Tyreke, maybe somewhere like Cleveland? Maybe Cleveland would give up the BKN pick... ESPECIALLY if IT3 comes back and looks great with the Cavs.
     
    BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94, Dec 29, 2017
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    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    My goodness--Gasol and Tyreke on the Cavs would be insane.
     
    PtldPlatypus, Dec 29, 2017
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    It may be enough to top the Warriors, it obviously depends on IT3's fit though. But damn... imagine if Rose came
    Back too..
     
    BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94, Dec 29, 2017
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    The output we get on them vs their pay make them extremely valuable to us right now.
     
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    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Trying to look to see what deal that makes sense for both sides would look like. Would the Brooklyn pick + Zizic + salary relief be a good enough return for the Grizz to part with Gasol? Would Memphis insist on Crowder too perhaps?

    Gasol for Frye/Crowder/Osman/Zizic works cap wise, and then Evans for the pick and a trade exception does as well. That's not a bad haul.
     
    PtldPlatypus, Dec 29, 2017
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    Maybe something like this with the BKN pick from Cleveland, and a pick or two from Denver.
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