Seth Curry a Free Agent Target of Detroit?

I don't have a subscription to the Athletic so I don't know what it says in the article, but the headline says Curry is being targeted by the Pistons this summer

might mean the non-Bird won't be enough to keep Curry, assuming Portland wants to


https://theathletic.com/961423/2019...th-curry-is-on-detroits-target-list-who-else/

 

It won't be unless he really WANTS to come back. I can't imagine Charlotte doesn't make a run at him as well.

 

1 Damian Lillard
2 CJ McCollum
3 Al-Farouq Aminu
4 Jusuf Nurkic
5 Rodney Hood
6 Maurice Harkless
7 Enes Kanter
8 Evan Turner
9 Seth Curry
10 Jake Layman
11 Zach Collins
12 Meyers Leonard
13 Gary Trent
14 Anfernee Simons
15 Skal Labissiere
16 2019 first round pick

musical chairs says one has to go...who is it?

 

Trades

 

I think Curry and Chief are gone....and I don’t think it’s the end of the world.

And yes I like both.

 

With Marvin Williams and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist picking up their options, Charlotte is at almost $95 million in payroll with only 8 players under contract. They have non or partial guarantees to Tony Parker, Hernangomez, and Dwayne Bacon. Throw in their 1st round pick and the only way they could offer a decent contract to Curry is if Kemba Walker, Jeremy Lamb, and Tony Parker all are gone. Charlotte seems like a long shot to offer more money than anyone else because of this.

 

Detroit is over the cap already this summer. They'll struggle to fill holes under the hard cap if they use the Full-MLE on someone like Curry, so most likely the Tax-MLE would be their biggest offer.

 

Hood is more important.

 

Unless Steph is the world's most generous brother. He Gone.

 

I think Curry and Kanter are probably too rich for Portland's blood, considering their cap structure. Hood might be within their financial grasp--he's played well for Portland in the playoffs, but I don't think he's played so well that he's going to be a hot commodity.

 

I could see him with the Clips or Lakers.

 

How the hell do you keep tabs on all that shit???

Damn. Lol

 

I will worry about that when the Blazers season ends, hopefully some time in mid June.

 

I’d put money on that not happening.

 

It's what I do.

 

I may be remembering something wrong from the CBA, but seem to remember reading that a team only gets hard-capped using the full-MLE if they use more than the amount of the tax-MLE. Is that correct? I guess it's irrelevant as that would make it a distinction without a difference since Portland (or Detroit) would still have a ceiling at the tax-MLE level on what they can spend

 

No way. He can make more elsewhere.

 

Yes, you're correct. With Detroit they could certainly find a way to be able to use the Full-MLE, it would just result in them probably not being able to retain some of their own free agents. I just can't imagine them thinking the key to taking the next step is simply adding Seth Curry to their team.